Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

How to resolve the impeachment of the vassal king?

This is a bit tricky!

Li Chengqian thought for a moment, then asked Du He, "Du He, tell me your thoughts, and I'll give you some advice."

How could a monarch give advice to his subjects?

Isn't this the opposite of Tiangang?

Du He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I have a plan that will make these princes afraid to speak out."

"What's the plan?"

"Summon these princes who suggested my death back to Chang'an and let them list my crimes in detail in the Taiji Hall."

"What a plan!"

Li Chengqian slammed the table excitedly.

At present, everything Du He does is in accordance with Tang law. These vassal kings are not in the right anyway, and if they are confronted in court, Du He can make them speechless.

Besides, these clan members were not good people. Li Chengqian knew very well what kind of people they were.

If they dare to come to Chang'an, we will not let them return to their fiefdom!

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Du He, I was thinking of asking you to send a large army to visit each of them one by one to express our condolences and give them a good warning."

"Now it seems that your plan is the best!"

"We don't need to start a war. We can just wait for these people to arrive in Chang'an!"

As expected of the top think tank under his command, Du He has a really good brain!

Well...

The corner of Du He's mouth twitched slightly.

Ever since Li Chengqian came to power and took control of the military power in Yongzhou, Li Chengqian's methods of handling things have become increasingly simple and crude.

In the past, they convinced people with reason, but now they often send troops to attack them.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Du He, give me the list. Tomorrow I will have the Secretariat draft an imperial edict ordering these princes to come to Chang'an for a face-to-face confrontation!"

"promise."

Du He walked up to the imperial platform holding the small notebook and handed it to Li Chengqian.

A few breaths of silence.

Du He reminded him, "Your Highness, if you ask the Secretariat to draft an edict, you must give these princes another option."

"If they have no charges or grounds to impeach me, let them stay quietly in their fiefdoms. If they incite others to harm me, they will be punished for treason."

"In this way, most of these princes will shut up."

These princes now have the majority of people, so the words in their memorials will be more intense.

Now we give them two choices. If they dare to continue making trouble, the more than 100,000 soldiers from Yongzhou will have to continue to be dispatched.

"Okay!" Li Chengqian nodded slightly.

The two chatted for a while, and as the sky gradually darkened, Du He said goodbye and left the East Palace.

Li Chengqian watched Du He leave, then glanced at the pile of state affairs on the desk that had not yet been reviewed, and he sighed heavily again.

"Hey!"

"I've been working day and night reviewing memorials, and I don't know if I can live to be 60!"

"We still need to improve the Tang Dynasty's system!"

He learned a profound lesson from his father, and knew that he must never work day and night, otherwise he would die young.

In order to reduce the emperor's burden and prevent his ministers from deceiving the monarch, a comprehensive supervision system must be established.

...

The news that the princes of the world had written a letter to impeach Du He also reached the ears of Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, Yuwen Jie and others.

After hearing the news, Changsun Wuji immediately summoned his accomplices.

evening.

In the side hall of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion.

"Hahaha~"

Everyone in the room didn't know what good news they were talking about, but now they all laughed with their heads tilted back.

After a long time, the laughter slowly stopped.

Zhang Sun Wuji said with a smile on his face, "Everyone, as the news of 35 princes being stripped of their titles spread, all the princes and members of the Li clan were extremely furious!"

"I heard that the prince's impeachment memorial against Du He was so complete that it took two large carriages to enter the Eastern Palace!"

"This time, even if Du He doesn't die, he'll be in big trouble!"

Few of these princes had clean hands. When they saw Li Shenfu, Li Feng and others being severely punished by His Majesty, they naturally felt panicked.

If Li Shimin and Li Chengqian wanted to investigate them, wouldn't they also be stripped of their titles?

These princes did not dare to confront Li Shimin and Li Chengqian head-on, so they could only focus on Du He, the soft target.

Chu Suiliang asked doubtfully, "Everyone, do you think the prince will hand over Du He?"

Everyone shook their heads and responded in unison.

"will not!"

Now Li Chengqian and Du He have such a good relationship that they can wear the same pants. In addition, Du He is Li Chengqian's trusted aide. How could Li Chengqian give up Du He?

However, Li Chengqian did not have the courage to go against all the Li clan members in the world.

Otherwise, if the matter got out of hand, Li Chengqian might not be able to become the crown prince.

Yu Zhining asked Zhangsun Wuji, "Duke Zhao, it's already mid-June. We only have one month left before we plan to activate Li Junxian, our hidden player!"

"Are we still proceeding as planned?"

If it passes mid-September and the weather gradually gets cooler, Your Majesty will definitely return to Ganlu Palace.

They had no confidence at all in taking action inside the palace.

After all, Xue Rengui is guarding the imperial city and Cheng Yaojin is guarding Chang'an. If they take action in the palace, their chances of success are slim.

It can be said that there is no chance!

Zhang Sun Wuji shook his head. "Your Majesty will be staying in Yuhua Palace for quite some time. We have plenty of time. Let's see how big a scene these princes can cause!"

"If these princes and the crown prince were to fight fiercely, perhaps we wouldn't need to imprison Your Majesty!"

The core criterion for Your Majesty to select an heir is the ability to get along with the princes, officials and aristocratic families of the world.

If the Crown Prince and the princes had deep resentment, Your Majesty would not dare to allow Li Chengqian to ascend the throne.

The group frowned and thought for a while, then nodded and said.

"it is good!"

"Let's sit back and watch the fight!"

When Your Majesty launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and ascended the throne, these princes did not dare to cause trouble because Your Majesty was in charge of all the military forces in the world.

Now these princes dare to bully the prince, not only because they think that the prince is young, but also because they think that the prince does not have the skills and ability of His Majesty.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

The atmosphere of today's court meeting was very strange. All the civil and military officials turned their eyes to Du He, and many of them were whispering and discussing.

"Korean Prince is in trouble now!"

"This is the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty that the Li clan has jointly submitted a petition, which shows how angry they are."

"If Your Majesty doesn't come back to take charge of the situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve!"

"Hey!"

From the whispers of these officials, we can tell that they also knew about the impeachment of Du He by the Li clan members.

Faced with the murmurs and strange looks of the officials, Du He remained unmoved. As usual, he reported the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and Yongzhou with a calm expression.

After the heads of various departments finished reporting on government affairs, Li Chengqian asked loudly.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything to report?"

Under the astonished gaze of all the civil and military officials, Du He stood up holding a tablet and reported.

"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, I have something to report!"

"Recently, many princes have impeached me. Without even pointing out any violations of Tang law, they've urged Your Highness to put me to death."

"I implore Your Highness to recall all these princes who are plotting to kill me back to Chang'an and have them confront me face to face in the Taiji Palace!"

wow~

As Du He finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly broke out in the Taiji Hall.

Is the Korean prince so reckless?

Do you want to fight with the princes of the world in the Taiji Palace?

He is indeed a madman!

Li Chengqian pretended to think for a moment, then raised his voice and spoke.

"Can!"

He turned his gaze to Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong and Li Ji and gave them orders.

"Ma Zhou, after the court meeting, I will give you a list of the princes who are to be recalled to Chang'an. Your Secretariat must draft the decree within today!"

"Xu Jingzong, the Ministry of Personnel must also review the imperial edict today!"

"Li Ji, the Ministry of Chancellery needs to deliver the imperial edict today!"

All the officials were stunned.

in such a hurry?