Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Now most of the military and political power of the Tang Dynasty has fallen into the hands of Li Chengqian, and the transfer of power has been very good.

Now that Li Shimin has retired, it will be of great benefit to the country and all civil and military officials.

After some emotion.

Du He saw the eunuch nodded to him, then he bowed softly.

"See Your Majesty!"

When Li Shimin heard Du He's voice, his snoring stopped immediately. Then, with the help of the palace maid, Li Shimin slowly sat up.

He rubbed his eyes and finally saw Du He's face clearly.

"sit down."

Li Shimin pointed to the cushion on one side.

He then waved his hand and said, "All of you go down."

After paying their respects, the attendants and palace maids bowed their heads and left the hall, and the eunuchs closed the door.

However, the light of the setting sun shining through the mullion windows still illuminates the hall.

After a while.

Li Shimin then laughed and scolded, "Du He, you bastard, how dare you suggest calling dozens of clan members to Chang'an? What are you trying to do?"

"Tell me quickly, don't make me worry."

He had originally planned to come to Yuhua Palace again in mid-July to escape the summer heat, but in order to avoid contact with clan members, he came a month earlier.

He thought that this matter did not require his concern, but now it seems that it is obviously not the case.

If he didn't ask a few questions, Li Chengqian and Du He, those two brats, would have dug a big hole in his way in a long time.

Du He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, these royal relatives impeached me, but they have no evidence to prove my guilt. They simply want to put pressure on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"If we want to quickly resolve this major hidden danger, we have to confront them face to face."

"I have always persuaded people with reason, and I am confident that I can influence these royal relatives."

With 13 truths in his hands, he still doesn't believe that he can't deal with this group of Li clan members!

If the number of people is not enough, bring 5000 East Palace spies.

Those spies from the Eastern Palace have been eating meat for several years, and they are holding Mo Dao forged from fine steel. When they are given armor, they will become a group of powerful soldiers.

With the truth in his hands, what does he have to fear?

There was a pause.

Du He continued, "If they bring up the Zhenguan Code, I will explain the law to them. If they want to use force to intimidate me, I will pull out the 13 Yongzhou soldiers and practice with them."

"I believe that they will realize their mistakes after hearing my earnest advice."

Li Shimin's eyelids twitched suddenly.

The way this brat dealt with these princes was just as he expected.

Li Shimin said angrily, "Du He, you are a counselor, why do you act like a reckless man?"

"Can't you use some overt tactics?"

Conspiracy?

What's the point of using any conspiracy when facing a group of scoundrels?

The monarchs in the past resorted to open schemes because they lacked strength and confidence.

He now has 13 troops under his command, Su Dingfang is in charge of 5000 cavalry, plus the troops under the command of Wang Jun'e, Xue Wanche and others, why should he bother with that?

Push forward directly!

Du He smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, I just said that if these royal relatives use the Zhenguan Code to impeach me, then I will explain the law to them."

"Isn't this an overt conspiracy?"

"These clan members impeached me on the grounds that I was disrespectful to the 35 princes who committed the crime. However, I was only handling the case according to the law. Their impeachment is nonsense."

After hearing Du He's words, Li Shimin fell into deep thought.

A long time passed.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Du He, I have only one bottom line, that is, as long as these relatives do not rebel, I will not allow them to be killed."

"As for the punishment, you decide according to the Zhenguan Law!"

After thinking about it carefully, he also thought that the solution proposed by Du He was the most appropriate.

This tactic of using courtesy before force, and being able to advance and retreat, can not only seize the initiative, but also convince all officials and relatives all over the world.

"As ordered!"

Du He bowed in response.

Let’s finish talking about business.

Li Shimin asked expectantly, "Du He, have you written any new stories in the past few days?"

"I wrote a little."

Du He took out the newly written story from his wide sleeves and handed it to Li Shimin.

After getting the new story content, Li Shimin couldn't put it down and read it.

Du He didn't say anything either, just stood there quietly.

After a long time.

Li Shimin praised: "Du He, this story is really well written. I am very satisfied!"

"Next, you need to write quickly. I will have the Secretary General print it out when the time comes."

He originally thought that the people who understood him best were Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, but now he discovered that the person who understood him best was actually the young man Du He.

The image Du He created for himself in the story was exactly the same as the effect he wanted.

But he had never told Du He these things before.

Demon!

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

The two were silent for a moment.

Du He saw Li Shimin flipping through a novel and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, your life is so good now, living in such a beautiful place, and seeing the Crown Prince making the Tang Dynasty even more prosperous every day."

"And you were able to remind the prince in time when you saw him doing something wrong!"

"Unlike the crown princes of previous dynasties, in the first few years after they ascended the throne, they were either stripped of their power by the harem or by relatives of the emperor!"

Li Shimin knew what Du He was hinting at, but when he thought carefully about the inheritance of imperial power throughout the dynasties, he found that there were indeed many problems.

Every time an emperor abdicates before his death, the new emperor will be stripped of his power by his ministers or relatives.

Li Shimin suddenly sighed and said, "We can learn from history and correct our ways. It is for this reason that I have allowed the Crown Prince to serve as Regent indefinitely!"

"I hope the prince can understand my painstaking efforts!"

Ha ha!

Having said so much, Li Shimin still did not waver in his determination to delegate power.

Come to think of it, who would be willing to give up power?

For the next half hour, Li Shimin asked a lot of questions about the development progress of the five departments of the Academy of Gewu. After listening, Li Shimin never stopped praising Du He.

After the sun set, Du He left Yuhua Palace under the escort of his personal guards.

...

As the news that the court summoned 76 clan members to Chang'an spread, all the Li clan members in the world were in an uproar again.

These clan members didn't expect that the prince was still protecting Du He, and they were filled with anger.

"How courageous!"

"They actually asked us to go to Chang'an for a confrontation!"

"Who is afraid of whom?"

They were eager to go to Chang'an right now and expose the crimes committed by their uncle Du He in front of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

However, although they cursed, their attitude was not as intense as before.

Only the group of Li clan members who were named were struggling with whether to go to Chang'an.

What if I go to Chang'an and can't come back?

But if we don’t go to Chang’an, how can we force His Majesty and the Crown Prince to return the titles of those 35 vassal kings?

...

Changan.

Household Department.

Du He sat high in the main seat, while Sun Fujia, Tang Lu and Zhang Xingcheng stood at the bottom of the hall with excited expressions.

Judging from their expressions, there was obviously great news.

Sun Fujia excitedly reported, "Duke Han, ever since the news of our handling of the 35 princes spread, the 360 ​​small aristocratic families have become frightened and are now escorting the culprits from their clans to Chang'an."