Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Each of them led 3000 soldiers to the prince's fiefdom. Was this to fight a war or to investigate a case?

Judging from the huge fuss that Duke Han Guo has put together for them, it doesn't look like they are going to arrest corrupt officials, but more like they are going to fight against rebels, right?

Just as the officials of the three divisions were astonished, Cheng Wuting stood up and responded in a deep voice.

"The final general honors your order!"

Du He then ordered, "Left Guard General Luo Tong, lead your 3000 elite troops to assist the Minister of Justice Cui Yixuan in dealing with Li Xiaotong, Prince of Zichuan."

"Right Guard General Fang Yiai, lead your 3000 elite troops and assist General Xin Mao, the Junior Minister of Dali, to deal with Li Daoli, the Prince of Gaoping."

"..."

"Left Guard General Dai Zhide, lead your 3000 elite troops to assist Dali Temple Secretary Yuan Gongyu in dealing with King Li Yin of Shu."

Originally, Fang Yiai was guarding the Xuanwu Gate. As Fang Xuanling's health had been getting worse during this period, Li Shimin asked him to return to Youwei so that he could have time to go home and accompany his father.

During this period, Li Shimin frequently sent Sun Simiao to the Duke of Liang's Mansion to help Fang Xuanling recuperate.

It can be seen how much Li Shimin cared about Fang Xuanling, his right-hand man.

As for Duke Daoguo Dai Zhide, he was previously the General of the Right Guard of the Crown Prince.

Because Du He cleared out all the veteran generals from the Prince of Qin's Palace in Yongzhou, and Dai Zhide performed well in exposing the concubine Han Yu-nu last time, Du He asked him to replace Zheng Rentai as the General of the Left Guard.

Dai Zhide got a great bargain!

As Du He finished speaking, more than thirty burly young generals stood up and responded.

"I will obey your orders!"

The roars of these generals made the ears of the officials of the three divisions buzz.

The people from the Three Divisions looked at this group of murderous generals. They felt excited but also a little worried.

"South Korea is sending these assassins over here. We won't let them go on a killing spree, will we?"

"If those princes were ignorant and gathered together to resist their scrutiny, wouldn't there be rivers of bloodshed?"

"As expected of the Duke of Korea, he's still so ruthless!"

These officials from the Three Departments had previously worried about insufficient troops and the inability to bring those vassal kings to justice. Now it seems that their worries were obviously unnecessary.

With 3000 veterans, they can easily defeat several vassal kings.

On the main seat.

Du He asked the men from the Three Divisions, "Gentlemen, with 3000 soldiers following you, do you have the confidence to catch those corrupt and lawless villains in one fell swoop?"

"If you lack confidence, I will dispatch 500 more soldiers to you!"

what!

Another 500 people needed?

The people from the three divisions stood up one after another, their bodies trembling as they responded.

"Enough is enough!"

"With 3000 brave soldiers here, we will definitely accomplish our mission!"

They were traveling to arrest the people on the list, not to start a war.

Moreover, they had never fought such a prosperous battle since they became part of the Three Divisions.

"That's good!"

Du He nodded slightly, and then said solemnly, "Everyone, in addition to dealing with the princes on the list, you must also investigate their families, as well as the officials and noble families within their fiefdoms."

"Once they are found to have committed corruption and abuse of power, they will be severely punished according to the provisions of the Zhenguan Law!"

When you find the termites crawling out, the wood inside is actually rotten.

Since these princes dared to confront the imperial court, they must have something to rely on, and this support most likely came from the officials and aristocratic families in their fiefdoms.

The deployment of 10 government soldiers required a large amount of money and food.

How can we make back the money we spent without confiscating the property of more princes and noble families?

The people from the three divisions looked at each other, and then responded in unison.

"As ordered!"

When they heard that the Duke of Korea had arranged for 3000 palace soldiers to accompany him, they knew that this matter would not end easily, but would become a big deal.

It seems that the sky of the Tang Dynasty is about to be exposed this time!

They had heard officials from the Ministry of Works say that if they worked with Duke Han Guo, they had to be brave, otherwise they would not be able to sleep well at night.

It now seems that what the officials from the Ministry of Works said was still conservative.

A moment of silence.

Du He turned to the generals and gave them an order: "Although you are here to cooperate with the Three Divisions in investigating the case, if the criminals resist with force and the Three Divisions dare not issue orders, you have the right to detain the troublemakers."

"If anyone raises a weapon to threaten you, etc., they will be killed as enemies!"

Except for Cui Shenji, Cui Yixuan and Xin Maojiang, most of the people in the Three Departments were low-ranking officials.

Faced with the threats from the vassal kings, they might not dare to give the order to take action.

After all, not everyone has the courage to offend the vassal king.

These generals who were promoted by Du He responded with anticipation on their faces.

"I will obey your orders!"

Then, Du He explained something to them again, and then waved his hand to let them communicate on their own.

These people also need to discuss the time of action, the gathering place, and the method of travel, so it is better to let them contact each other in advance.

...

After leaving the Yongzhou Mu Mansion, Du He did not return to the Ministry of Revenue, but went to a manor in the suburbs.

Accompanied by Wang Kang, the Secretary of the Treasury, Du He checked the progress of the Taoists in developing artillery one by one.

"Han Guogong, the craftsmen had previously forged five cannon barrels, but after the explosives were ignited, all of them were shattered."

"Also, the distance the gunpowder is thrown cannot be controlled. The distance is only about a hundred steps."

When Du He heard that the progress was not so smooth, there was no change on his face.

After all, the development of artillery seems to be simple in principle, but in actual practice, there are still many details that need to be paid attention to.

Especially the forging process of the gun barrel has very high requirements.

Du He said softly, "Wang Kang, let the Taoist priest and the craftsmen give it a try, but they must pay attention to safety and avoid any casualties!"

These Taoists are treasures, and the death or injury of one of them is a huge loss to the court.

"Yes, sir!" Wang Kang replied respectfully.

Under Wang Kang's guidance, Du He went to Zhen Fengzi's laboratory.

A few greetings and greetings.

Du He smiled and said, "Master Zhen, please suspend the development of artillery for the time being and find a way to make the gunpowder explode in a variety of colors."

"What if you could make gunpowder explode in a variety of colors, fill it with thick paper, and then launch it into the night sky?"

"This is the fireworks I asked you to make!"

Although Zhen Fengzi is old, he has a very good brain.

After thinking about it for a while.

Zhen Fengzi bowed and asked, "Lord Han Guo, are the fireworks you're talking about the same as the sky monkeys you made last time?"

"If you want the gunpowder to burst out in other colors, just add stone powders like cinnabar and malachite."

There was a pause.

He went on to explain, "Making thick paper is easy. Just ask the papermaker to paste a few more layers of hemp paper together. It's a minor issue."

Good guy!

Zhen Fengzi is truly a genius!

I just told him the general process of making fireworks, and he had already come up with a solution.

He truly is a natural-born gunpowder saint!

Du He praised, "Master Zhen, the more brilliant the fireworks you create, and the higher they fly, the greater the reward I will give you!"