Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Changsun Wuji originally wanted to make some suggestions to Li Shimin and explain to His Majesty the dangers of dealing with these vassal kings so that His Majesty would change his original mind.

He never expected that His Majesty would actually drive him away?

Has he fallen from favor to this extent?

Zhangsun Wuji was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please take care of your health. I will take your place when you recover. I will take my leave now."

As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, then lowered his head and slowly walked out of Ganlu Temple.

Until he walked out of the hall, His Majesty did not try to keep him.

Hey!

After all, the old is replaced by the new!

After walking out of the hall, Changsun Wuji's pace suddenly quickened a lot.

Looking at Changsun Wuji's leaving figure, Li Shimin shook his head slightly.

"Auxiliary machine, you don't understand Du He!"

"But I understand you!"

Du He may become a powerful official who threatens the imperial power, and isn’t Zhangsun Wuji also such a person?

From the fact that he painstakingly supported the cowardly Zhinu, we can see how big his ambition is, which is even far greater than Du He's ambition!

After some emotion.

Li Shimin ordered the eunuchs, "Call Du He over."

"promise!"

The eunuch received the order and left quickly.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Du He, with a handsome look and a faint smile on his face, strode to the center of the hall and bowed.

"See Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."

Looking at Du He, who was full of energy and calm, Li Shimin felt a lot happier.

After looking at it carefully.

Li Shimin deliberately kept a straight face and said, "Du He, Zhangsun Wuji just came to impeach you, saying that you secretly stored white caltrop seeds and used 108 Western Turkic captives for personal use."

"Is this possible?"

Ha ha!

I didn't expect that Changsun Wuji would come here to tell tales!

The more you live, the more you go backwards!

How is his behavior different from that of a child who agrees to have a fair fight but then runs to an adult to complain after losing?

Think about it.

Du He echoed Li Chengqian's words and replied, "Your Majesty, I think the white sedge tree is beautiful, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gifted me with its seeds."

"I don't have anyone under my command who knows how to grow Baidizi, and the area suitable for growing Baidizi is west of Liang Province, so I'm going to dispatch some Western Turkic captives to plant the trees."

There was a pause.

Du He continued, "I noticed that the fruit of the white daisy tree is as white as snow and has some warmth-retaining properties, so I ordered the people at the Institute of Gewu to research and develop slingshots and spinning wheels."

"If we can put the Baidiezi fruit to good use, that would naturally be a great thing."

After listening to Du He's explanation, Li Shimin nodded slightly.

That's it!

In his opinion, it was really not a big deal for Du He to ask for these white floribunda seeds.

There are tens of thousands of plants in the Tang Dynasty, and the specific uses of the fruits of many plants have not yet been fully understood.

Now that the crown prince is regent, it is within his power to reward these seeds to Du He, who has made great military achievements.

Li Shimin asked curiously, "Du He, what are slingshots and spinning wheels?"

Hey!

It takes time to explain again.

Du He explained: "The people of Western Turkestan need to repeatedly beat the white sedge fruit to make it fluffy, and then fill it with clothes to keep warm. The slingshot developed by the Chenpai Institute of Gewu is a tool for this purpose."

"The spinning wheel is a tool used to sew cotton wool. I don't know what it looks like, I just described its function to the craftsmen."

He had never seen a spinning wheel, but he was impressed by the slingshot for cotton.

When he was young, many craftsmen came to the village to pick cotton, and at that time, these children loved to watch.

At that time, our passion for cotton-picking was no less than that of today's children watching excavators in operation.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "You little rascal, you want to do good things for the court and the people, but you have to hide it!"

"Since your cultivation of white flounder is useful, and since it was given to you as a reward by the Crown Prince, then this matter will not be a problem."

He didn't call Du He over to investigate the matter.

After hearing the reasonable reasons given by Du He, he did not continue to ask questions, but directly let the matter go.

Li Shimin changed the subject and asked, "Du He, some people say that bringing 35 princes and their accomplices back to Chang'an for trial will affect the stability of the country. What do you think?"

Du He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will enforce the law impartially!"

Hearing Du He's answer, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

This is the answer he wants!

Li Shimin asked with a smile: "You little rascal, your methods are so brutal and direct, aren't you afraid that the princes of the world will unite to deal with you?"

If it were the first few years after the establishment of the Zhenguan Dynasty, Li Shimin would have had to endure these vassal kings.

After all, he was also afraid that these vassal kings would rise up in rebellion and shake the Li family's rule.

Du He said sternly, "Your Majesty, in order to alert the princes and noble families throughout the world, I must use drastic measures, otherwise I will not be able to deter these people."

"Besides, with your Majesty's support, I don't need to hide from them!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly and did not continue the conversation.

Dealing with this group of Li clan members was the order he gave to Du He. He even gave Du He more than 100,000 palace soldiers so that he could do it without restraint.

As Li Shimin fell silent, the Ganlu Palace also became dead silent.

After a long time.

Li Shimin waved to the eunuchs, signaling them to leave the hall.

After a while.

Li Shimin suddenly said, "Du He, someone has impeached you for holding so many important positions. If I only allow you to keep two titles, which two would you keep?"

Did Zhangsun Wuji also tell Li Shimin about this?

This old man is quite insidious!

Du He smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, I will retain the titles of Dean of the Institute of Gewu and General Zuo Wuhou. Your Majesty, are you going to send someone to issue an order now?"

"I have been so busy lately that I am even writing your biography at night. This way, I can retire early."

Well...

Li Shimin's expression paused slightly.

He originally just wanted to test Du He, but he didn't expect that this brat would outsmart him.

Li Shimin shook his head: "You bastard, I just said it casually, and you want to give up?"

"You're not even thirty yet, you're full of energy. If you're thinking about retirement now, isn't that just wasting your time?"

"You have to take on these important positions!"

Whether it is tax reform, population census, or the issuance of birth subsidies, Du He needs to preside over it.

The other ministers could not bear the anger of the princes at all.

Du He bowed and replied, "I obey your command."

He had long guessed that Li Shimin would not remove him from his post. At least, Li Shimin would not touch him at all before all the princes in the world were dealt with.

Even if some of his power was taken away, it would probably only be the military power of the Governor of Yongzhou.

But now the soldiers in Yongzhou are all loyal to Li Chengqian and him, and it is impossible for Li Shimin to seize the military power of the governor of Yongzhou.

Then Li Shimin asked a few more questions about the progress of writing the autobiography of the immortal. After Du He answered, he kept Du He for a meal and then waved him back.

...

Ministry of official affairs.

Changsun Wuji was extremely angry because he knew that Li Shimin did not weaken Du He's power. He not only chatted with Du He for several hours, but also invited Du He to have a meal together.

But before this, he was ordered to expel by Li Shimin.

"hateful!"

"Li Shimin, you have changed, so don't blame me for changing!"