Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

According to Changsun Wuji's initial estimate, he thought that Du He's sending 10 palace soldiers out was just a bluff.

I didn’t expect Du He to be so bold that he actually dared to order his soldiers to attack the prince!

Isn't it slapping the faces of so many vassal kings tantamount to slapping the faces of the royal family?

I believe that those princes who are usually high and mighty will definitely not be able to stand this grievance. They might even recruit the people in their fiefdoms to fight against the Yongzhou government troops!

By that time, Du He would be in trouble!

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "Duke Zhao's strategy is still the best. This strategy of driving away the wolf and swallowing the tiger will probably pull that Du He down from the altar!"

Yuwen Jie also nodded: "Facing the wrath of the princes of the world, Your Majesty can't protect Du He any longer. Even if Du He survives this time, he will be dismissed from office!"

They served as officials in the Tang Dynasty during the Wude period and had dealt with those vassal kings.

Arrogant, domineering, greedy, few of them are good people.

These people suffered such a huge loss, there is no way they would swallow their anger.

Now that they have not yet come to Chang'an to force the emperor to abdicate, they are probably accumulating greater anger, or they are communicating with each other and brewing a conspiracy to deal with Du He.

Zhang Sun Wuji said with a sinister expression, "Everyone, we must also be prepared during this period!"

"Once Du He is dismissed from office or imprisoned by His Majesty, we will be ready to use Li Junxian as a pawn and seize the opportunity to ensure that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin succeeds to the throne!"

Their plan this time was just to get rid of Du He, Xi Junmai, Cheng Wuting and others, and cut off the prince's minions.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remains firmly in the Eastern Palace and will not be affected by this major case.

Only by activating Li Junxian's hidden chess piece and forcing His Majesty to write a false edict to appoint Prince Jin as the crown prince can they achieve ultimate victory.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and their faces became solemn.

After using Li Junxian as a chess piece, this act is treason.

If they are caught by His Majesty or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the only fate they will have is death.

And after the success, they will also gain huge benefits.

People like Yuwen Jie and Yu Zhining will surely be able to bring glory to their family again with their great achievements.

Thinking of the scene of reaching the highest position in the country, everyone's faces showed ambition.

A moment of silence.

Chu Suiliang smiled and asked, "Everyone, Du He is unaware of the danger that is approaching. He is planning to take a Western Turkic woman as his concubine tomorrow. Will you send someone to attend?"

As soon as these words were spoken, envy appeared on the faces of these people.

Among these Princess Shang's consorts, except Fang Yiai, who was allowed by His Majesty's special order to take an additional concubine, the rest of them did not take concubines.

On the other hand, Du He took three concubines in succession, and each of them was more beautiful than the other.

What made them most upset was that Du He's wives and concubines had already given birth to six big fat boys for him, and now these four wives and concubines were pregnant again.

I don’t know what kind of tonic Du He ate, how he could be so big!

Zhang Sun Wuji shook his head. "I feel disgusted when I think of the name Du He. Besides, he didn't invite us to take a concubine this time, so there's no need to force our way in."

The others also shook their heads.

They and Du He are enemies, so there is no need for them to flatter Du He anymore.

Now that His Majesty's health is deteriorating day by day, their top priority is to overthrow Du He and the Crown Prince and support His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin.

Everyone discussed for a while, and then left Duke Zhao's mansion one after another.

Changsun Wuji sat quietly in the side hall, pondering for a long time before ordering Changsun Xun, "Go to Bingzhou in person tomorrow and tell the King of Jin about our plan. Have him be prepared to return to Chang'an at any time!"

Whether they wanted to imprison His Majesty or write a false will, they needed Prince Li Zhi to be present.

Otherwise they will not be able to intimidate the officials.

"Yes, sir!" Chang Sunxun replied respectfully.

Changsun Wuji waved his hand and said, "Go away. I want to be alone. Tell the maids not to come in."

"promise."

After receiving the order, Chang Sunxun strode out of the side hall.

Before leaving, he carefully closed the door.

As the night deepened, the candle on the candlestick went out, and Changsun Wuji's body was gradually swallowed by the darkness.

a long time.

A sigh and Changsun Wuji's tired voice were heard in the darkness.

"Hey!"

"I hope this time, the rebellion of the 35 kings will completely overthrow Du He!"

As Changsun Wuji's murmurs faded, the side hall suddenly fell into dead silence.

...

The next day.

in the afternoon.

Princess Chengyang's mansion was decorated with lights and there was a constant stream of guests coming and going.

Du He brought the beautiful Lidya Su and started toasting from the outermost wine table all the way to the innermost lobby.

Except for Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, all the other civil and military ministers and princesses came to the banquet today.

Even Princess Gaoyang, who had not been seen for a long time, came with a big belly.

Moreover, Fang Yiai seemed to have reconciled with Gao Yang as before. He would pick up the delicacies on the table from time to time and feed them to Princess Gao Yang himself.

Seeing this scene, Du He was stunned.

this...

The baby in Gao Yang's belly shouldn't be Fang Yiai's child, right?

Fang Yiai went on the expedition for a year and a half, and was only back in Chang'an for half a year. During this time, the two of them had a cold war for more than a month.

Gao Yang's belly is so big that she is probably nine months pregnant.

No matter how you look at it, this child is not Fang Yiai!

But why does Fang Yiai look so happy?

Is he really stupid, or is he pretending not to know?

Fang Xuanling is so smart, didn’t you give him a reminder?

After gathering my mind.

Du He picked up the wine bottle, smiled and said, "Congratulations, both of you! Within a month or two, you'll have a new family member."

"Hehe." Fang Yiai chuckled twice, then picked up the wine bottle and responded: "Brother Du, my situation is nothing. Your four wives and concubines are all pregnant. I am so envious of you!"

“Besides, Lidya Su is much more beautiful than my concubine Gunali.”

As a beauty from the Western Regions, Lidya Su has the characteristics of a Western Regions woman, and her appearance conforms to the aesthetics of the Central Plains people.

Unlike Gunali, she looks exactly like a woman from the Western Regions, and after looking at her for a long time, she seems ordinary.

At this moment, Gao Yang grabbed Fang Yiai's ear.

Gao Yang said in a deep voice, "Fang Yiai, you've been doting on that Western Region witch, Gunali, every day lately. Do you want her to get pregnant soon?"

Fang Yiai quickly begged for mercy: "Madam, I went to find Gunali out of pity for you being pregnant. Please don't misunderstand me."

"Hmph!" Gao Yang snorted and then let go of his hand.

She smiled at Du He and said, "Du He, Fang Yiai is a bit of a blockhead. You have to give him more advice."

Du He smiled and said, "Of course."

Since Fang Yiai was enjoying it, there was no need for him to point it out, so as not to ruin their happy life.

He chatted with Fang Yiai and Gao Yang for a few words, and then took Lidya Su to the main table.

When Li Yi saw Du He coming, she spoke to Li Chengqian in a coquettish manner.

"Brother, you need to teach your subordinate a lesson. He keeps thinking about taking a concubine."

"If you continue to take in concubines like this, my sister's princess mansion won't be big enough to accommodate her."