Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Du He heard Li Chengqian's words, his expression was slightly stunned and his heart was filled with confusion.

What do you mean?

Why must he ascend the throne before late autumn next year?

According to Li Shimin's current physical condition, he no longer has enough energy to manage the government, or he may only have one or two years left to live.

The Crown Prince is currently the regent, and all military and national affairs are decided by him. He is already exercising the power of the emperor.

After two years of such a smooth transition, Li Chengqian was naturally able to ascend the throne.

Is it necessary to ascend the throne in such a hurry now?

Du He asked curiously, "Your Highness, why do you insist on ascending the throne before late autumn next year?"

Li Chengqian glanced at Du He doubtfully, then said in a deep voice, "Father's health is deteriorating. He no longer has the energy to handle state affairs."

"Rather than letting Father continue to occupy the throne, it is better for him to abdicate as soon as possible."

"This way, you can enjoy your old age in peace!"

Hey!

What a filial son!

Li Chengqian's analysis made a lot of sense, and Du He was speechless for a moment.

There was a pause.

Li Chengqian continued, "Du He, the closer we get to the most critical moment, the more variables there will be. I don't have the patience to wait for my father to pass on the throne to me before he dies."

"My early ascension to the throne is a great blessing for both my father and the Tang Dynasty!"

"I'm strong enough now, I don't want to wait any longer!"

During this period of free time, he reread those history books.

After some summary, he found that it was rare for the prince to ascend the throne smoothly, and various accidents would occur at every critical moment.

In order to prevent the country from being in turmoil, he had to let his father suffer a little grievance and ascend to the position of emperor emeritus in advance.

Besides, doesn’t the title of emperor sound better than that of the emperor?

Good guy!

The ancestral system of succession to the throne really cannot be abandoned!

After thinking about it for a while.

Du He smiled and bowed, saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is concerned about Your Majesty's health. Such filial piety will surely move heaven and be praised by the people of the world."

"Since Your Highness has made up his mind, I will naturally support Your Highness with all my strength."

It would be better to let Li Chengqian ascend the throne earlier, so that he wouldn't have to be on guard against that old silver coin Changsun Wuji every day, and Li Shimin could live a few more years if he had more free time.

Of course, if the method of ascending the throne early was too harsh, Li Shimin might die of anger early.

After all, Li Shimin ascended the throne by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and now Li Chengqian imprisoned his father as well. With such a cycle of cause and effect, it would be strange if Li Shimin didn't get angry to death.

"it is good!"

Li Chengqian shouted happily, "Good!" He patted Du He's shoulder excitedly and said.

"Du He, the next step depends on your planning!"

as predicted.

In planning to ascend the throne early, Li Chengqian was indeed counting on him.

"Okay," Du He replied with a bow.

After discussing the issue of ascending the throne early, Li Chengqian felt relieved.

He smiled and asked, "Du He, your father has called you to Ganlu Palace. What mission did he assign you?"

Du He did not hide anything, but told Li Shimin what he asked him to do and what he wanted to do next year.

After listening.

Li Chengqian said solemnly, "Du He, go all out with the tax reform. I fully support you!"

"If anyone dares to use the name of clearing the imperial court, you can mobilize the over 100,000 troops from Yongzhou and the thousands of spies from the Eastern Palace."

Now that the Tang Dynasty has conquered more and more territories, the imperial court's control over remote states and counties will become weaker and weaker.

If the land is not measured properly, the princes, officials, gentry and aristocratic families will definitely conceal the fields and population in the future.

Now that his father is implementing the tax system of equalizing land and land, those who oppose it only resent his father, not him, the crown prince.

Li Chengqian was naturally aware of his father's good intentions.

Li Chengqian continued, "You're working on the renovation of the carriage wheels and the production of those springs. If you need anyone to work with you, just let me know. I'll satisfy all your requests."

"As for how much money is needed, you, the Minister of Revenue, can just approve it yourself."

He knew that what Du He was going to do were big things, so he didn't need to ask too much about the reasons and just supported Du He with all his strength.

Anyway, the Tang Dynasty is not short of money now, and the silver in the treasury can be used at will.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Du He bowed respectfully.

After talking about business, Li Chengqian also talked about the recent situation of the court.

He first gave a detailed introduction to the weakening of the Guanlong family, and then talked about the result of Hou Junji's punishment.

"Du He, after Hou Junji returned to Chang'an, his father the Emperor stripped him of his title of Grand Marshal."

"The position of Grand Marshal is currently vacant, and the Emperor has no intention of appointing any more."

When Du He heard that Hou Junji had been stripped of his title of Grand Marshal, he was not curious at all.

Although the main reason for Hou Junji's two defeats was the presence of spies within the Tang army, this was not a reason for him to escape punishment.

You still have to pretend to bear the punishment you deserve.

Moreover, Hou Junji did not lose his official position as Shangshu You Pushe, and the power he held did not decrease at all.

As for the honorary position of Grand Marshal, it is dispensable.

Du He asked with a smile, "Your Highness, Hou Junji's Qi exploded, didn't he?"

Li Chengqian nodded. "Hou Junji is the most vocal advocate for the court to deal with the Guanlong families, and he even suggested that Father deal with the Changsun family as well."

So tough?

It seems that Hou Junji is really mad.

However, as long as Li Shimin was in power, Changsun could not be punished.

The two chatted for a while and it was almost noon.

Li Chengqian treated Du He to a meal, and Du He left the Eastern Palace contentedly.

...

When they returned to the Ministry of Revenue, a group of officials stood up and shouted excitedly.

"Meetings, Mr. Du."

Du He waved at them and said, "No need to be so polite, just go about your business."

As the officials watched Du He walk into the office, they gathered together and started whispering to each other.

"Du Shangshu has been appointed as the governor of Yongzhou. Do you know about this?"

"How could they not know? Now everyone in the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons has heard about it!"

"And Minister Du's actual fiefdom is as high as 3000 households!"

"The second son of Minister Du was granted the title of Duke of a County, and the third son was granted the title of Marquis of a County."

"It's really enviable!"

"..."

While a group of officials were discussing the matter, Du He was also listening to Lu Chengqing's report, and he had a clear understanding of all the major and minor events that had happened in the Ministry of Revenue recently.

Two hours later.

Du He praised: "Minister Lu did a good job, the implementation of the financial statements was very successful!"

There was a pause.

Du He changed the subject and said, "Minister Lu, next year our Ministry of Revenue will implement a tax system based on the amount of land used for land tax. This is one of our top priorities, and you will be personally responsible for its implementation!"

"As for the implementation of the financial statements, you can let the Ministry of Revenue's Langzhong be responsible for it."

"Let the people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Finance be jointly responsible for the issuance of childbirth subsidies."

what!

Let him preside over the implementation of the land-based tax system?

Lu Chengqing smiled bitterly and said, "Du Shangshu, our Fanyang Lu family also engages in reasonable tax evasion. How can you let me do this?"