Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When everyone heard the proposal of Hanyang County Duke Li Chongji, they echoed it.

"it is good!"

"Du He has relied on the trust placed in him by His Majesty and the Crown Prince to trample on the dignity of our Li royal family time and time again. We cannot let him off easily!"

"Tomorrow, we will humiliate Du He first, and then deal with the prince!"

"As long as we unite as one, we will be the victors!"

"..."

When this group of Li clan members came to Chang'an, they were worried that the prince and Du He would confront them head-on. Now it seems that these two young men are not very courageous.

Since the opponent is scared, they must press on and crush them with their momentum!

After a moment of excitement.

Duke Xun Li Xiaoxie said with a sinister expression, "Prince Li Zhi of Bingzhou also wants to use our power to dethrone the Crown Prince. He has already ordered Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Yuwen Jie and others to impeach the Crown Prince together!"

"The Prince of Bingzhou is kind and generous; he is fit to be the emperor!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately applauded.

This group of people also had private contact with Li Zhi. Compared with Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Li Zhi was the most suitable emperor.

After the conspiracy of these princes was completed, a fast horse rushed to Chang'an in the dark.

Night falls.

Princess Chengyang's Mansion, in the lobby.

Pei Xingjian reported solemnly, "Duke Han, those princes will try to intimidate you tomorrow. They've also teamed up with Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, and others to attack the Crown Prince."

"They have also reached a consensus and are preparing to recommend Li Zhi to ascend the throne!"

He then gave Du He a detailed account of the conversation between the princes.

Ha ha!

Quite courageous!

Why do they, a group of princes who had been punished by Li Shimin or were not valued, think they can support Li Zhi?

Among the truly powerful vassal kings, who will stand up?

Du He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Keep your promise. I have already asked Xi Junmai to mobilize the army into the city. Tomorrow, these vassal kings will not be able to cause any trouble."

Mobilize the army into the city?

Play so big?

Pei Xingjian collected his thoughts and said, "If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

The two chatted in whispers for another half a minute before Pei Xingjian left the princess's mansion with an excited look on his face.

...

The next day.

Just as the sky was getting light, a loud shout of surprise suddenly broke through the quiet Chang'an City.

"Oh my god! So many soldiers!"

The people living nearby opened their doors and came out.

When they saw the wide Suzaku Street lined with soldiers in armor and holding spears, their faces were filled with horror.

"What's the big deal?"

"Why did so many palace soldiers appear in the city without making any noise?"

"Is there someone plotting a rebellion in the city?"

The soldiers guarding Chang'an usually wear leather armor and rarely come to places like Zhuque Street to guard.

But today, countless soldiers are standing on both sides of Zhuque Street, and something big is happening behind the scenes!

The Xuanwu Gate Incident more than 20 years ago didn't cause such a commotion, right?

There were many well-informed people who whispered.

"You all don't know, do you?"

"Dozens of vassal kings are planning to come to Chang'an to confront the Duke of Han in the near future. These palace soldiers are probably sent by the Duke of Han to serve as a deterrent!"

"what!"

"Duke Han dispatched the Yongzhou government troops to the city?"

"This move is in line with the conspiracy..."

The people didn't say the following words, but they could already think of them.

Just as the people were talking about it, a luxurious carriage slowly drove towards Mingde Gate from the direction of the imperial palace.

The imperial guards guarding both sides roared in unison.

"Meet the Duke of Korea!"

The shouts of the soldiers came one after another.

When the people learned that the person in the carriage was Duke Du He of Korea, they talked even louder.

"Duke Han's prestige in the army is really high!"

"nonsense!"

"Duke Han is also the governor of Yongzhou. These soldiers are all his subordinates. Can't they shout louder?"

"..."

Inside the carriage.

Du He listened to the shouts of the soldiers and the discussions of the people crowded on both sides, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

The feeling brought by this kind of power is intoxicating. No wonder so many people are fighting to the death to become the king.

Half an hour later.

The carriage stopped at Mingde Gate. Du He got off the carriage and asked the councilor Lai Ji who was waiting there.

"How long will it take for those princes to arrive?"

Lai Ji responded respectfully, "My Lord, they left a little late and may not arrive for half a quarter of an hour."

Are you still playing tricks on him?

These idiots can do anything, but they are good at playing tricks.

Du He ordered Xi Junmai, "General Xi, close all four doors, leaving the one on the right open."

"Wait for the princes to arrive and have them walk to the palace."

Mingde Gate has a total of five gates, the middle gate is reserved for the emperor to pass through, and the gates at both ends are for carriages and pedestrians to enter.

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, Xi Junmai immediately ordered his soldiers to close the gate.

Hearing the order given by Du He, Cheng Yaojin, who was standing on the side, blinked his eyes. He shook his head and then continued to lean against the doorpost with his eyes closed to rest.

Du He walked out of Mingde Gate and slowly practiced the improved version of Five Animal Exercises outside.

This set of fitness exercises was taught by Sun Simiao. Du He had persisted in it for more than a year, but later gave it up because of years of war.

Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly dozens of luxurious carriages drove in outside Mingde Gate.

Luo Tong walked to the front, raised his hand, and shouted at these princes.

"Stop!"

"Dismount and pass!"

After these carriages were stopped by Luo Tong, a group of soldiers came up aggressively to intimidate Luo Tong.

When they saw hundreds of soldiers surrounding them, they were so frightened that they apologized repeatedly and then went back to report to their masters in shame.

After a while, dozens of princes came out of the carriages cursing.

"Why stop?"

"Mingde Gate is still ten miles away from Suzaku Gate. Do we have to walk in there?"

"That's unreasonable!"

When this group of princes arrived in front of Mingde Gate, they took one look at the young man in purple robe doing strange exercises, and immediately guessed his identity.

Lackey Du He!

The princes looked at each other, and then attacked Luo Tong in front of them.

"Get out of here!"

"Can you afford to delay our audience with the Crown Prince?"

"You bitch!"

These princes seemed to be calling Luo Tong a lackey, but their eyes were actually on Du He.

Seeing the rudeness of these princes, Luo Tong narrowed his eyes slightly.

He grinned and said, "Are you all here?"

"Those whose titles are lower than Duke should first pay their respects to Duke Han."

what!

Are these clan members going to pay a visit to a minister like Du He?

What a joke!

Li Chongji, the Duke of Hanyang, shouted, "Are you kidding me? You want us, our clan, to pay homage to a minister like Du He?"

"You can't deceive God!"

Outrageous!

They haven't even started any trouble with Du He yet, and now Du He is trying to intimidate them?

Do you really think they are made of clay?

The rest of the clan members surrounded Luo Tong and pointed at his nose and cursed at him.

"Du He is just a minister. Why is he putting on airs in front of us?"

"Hurry up and get Du He to come over and kneel down to welcome us into the city!"

"Otherwise, I will make you suffer!"