Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in Ziwei Hall seemed to be drained away, and it suddenly became ice-cold.

The attendants serving around lowered their heads one after another. They wished they could plug their ears immediately and did not want to hear any conversation between His Majesty and Duke Hanguo.

Below the main hall.

Du He's eyelids twitched suddenly, and for the first time, he felt a brief palpitation in his heart.

"I rely on!"

"Is Li Shimin planning to attack me?"

However, this palpitation only lasted for a short time, and Du He's heart quickly returned to calm.

As Li Shimin ascended the throne by launching a palace coup, he is the originator of this field. It is normal to guess what he and Li Chengqian are thinking.

However, since Li Shimin brought up this issue, it proves that he doesn't care about it in his heart.

Think about it.

Du He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been busy regulating the country lately. I am responsible for the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, Yongzhou, the Institute of Gewu, and the Three Departments, as well as writing your biography."

"I don't even have time to drink water, how can I have time to plot something bad?"

There was a pause.

Du He smiled and said, "Besides, the Crown Prince is the heir to the Tang Emperor. What bad things can we plot?"

"Even when Your Highness and I were planning things, we were thinking about how to make the Tang Dynasty more prosperous and make the Zhenguan Reign a model for all dynasties."

Looking at Du He's calm demeanor, Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Du He, you have grown a lot, you can now look me straight in the eyes and speak calmly."

"Not bad!"

Before the 17th year of Zhenguan, although Du He was arrogant and lawless, he did not dare to raise his head when facing his own scrutiny.

Now Du He was being respectful to him on the surface, but there was no awe in his eyes.

This huge change surprised him.

Li Shimin then revealed his shortcomings, "Cheng Qian has been busy with government affairs recently. I believe that you, a scoundrel, will be so busy that you won't even have time to drink water."

"As far as I know, you've handed over the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue to two vice ministers, the affairs of Yongzhou to Jia Dunyi and Wang Renbiao, and the affairs of the Institute of Gewu to Pei Xingjian. As for the affairs of the Three Departments, they are all under the responsibility of the three chief officials."

"Ask yourself, kid, are you the most idle person?"

Just ask any official, if they are busy with official duties, will they go home half a quarter of an hour before the end of their shift?

He has also never seen a minister above the third rank, who is in charge of several departments, who can not only get things done but also do it easily every day?

If the departments under Du He's jurisdiction had not performed well, I'm afraid Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others would have complained to him long ago.

When Du He heard Li Shimin's words, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"How could these things be leaked?"

"Which bastard is telling tales about me?"

God is my witness, he has been so busy lately that he has no time to go to Baihualou to listen to music. Isn’t that busy enough?

How busy is busy?

Du He cursed in his heart, then said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, in all conscience, you can't just erase my hard work like this!"

"Princess Chengyang has been complaining to me recently, saying that I don't have time to go back and accompany her."

"When I'm busy as a dog and no one sees me, I take a break and rest for a while, and then someone jumps out and accuses me."

"Who can I tell about the grievances in my heart?"

Looking at Du He's face full of resentment and grievance, Li Shimin curled his lips speechlessly.

If he hadn't sent people to keep an eye on this brat and knew his style of doing things, he would have really believed his lies.

However, Li Shimin also had some admiration for Du He. He was able to control his subordinates and boldly delegate power. Few people in the current court could do that.

Even Fang Xuanling, who had served as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for more than ten years, did not dare to delegate power like Du He.

Fang Xuanling personally handled many important state affairs, and many times he was busy until dark before leaving the Secretariat.

After being confused by Du He, Li Shimin did not continue to dwell on this topic.

The two did not continue to talk about such exciting topics, but instead talked about novels, poetry and other topics while eating.

When you're almost done eating.

Li Shimin suddenly asked, "Du He, after Cheng Qian ascends the throne, will he be able to live in harmony with Li Zhi, Li Ke and others?"

"Li Zhi is kind, filial, gentle, and honest. He has previously had conflicts with Cheng Qian. Will Cheng Qian be unable to tolerate him?"

The person he is most worried about now is Li Zhi, his legitimate son.

This child is weak in nature and easily bewitched by others. It is unknown whether Li Chengqian will attack his own brother.

Hey!

When Du He heard Li Shimin's evaluation of Li Zhi, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The scheming Li Zhi is kind, filial and weak?

What a joke!

If he was kind and filial, he would not be with his concubine. If he was weak, would he dare to compete with Li Chengqian for the throne?

According to original history, Li Zhi ascended the throne with the support of Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang. After taking power, he directly eliminated Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others with the support of the military group.

He is no less cruel than Li Chengqian.

However, since Li Shimin brought up this topic, he might as well make the issue clear so that Li Shimin would not be hesitant.

Think for a moment.

Du He said seriously, "Your Majesty, why do you think the King of Bingzhou is weak and honest?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall changed again.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Du He, why do you say that?"

It can be seen that Li Shimin is a little angry at this moment.

Du He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, before these 76 Li clan members came to Chang'an, they had close contacts with the King of Bingzhou. They were also instigated by the King of Bingzhou and were preparing to target the Crown Prince."

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had the foresight to transfer 10 Yongzhou troops to Chang'an, which was enough to deter these clan members who were about to cause trouble."

"Otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

When Li Shimin heard the news from Du He, he clenched his hands tightly on both sides of his chair.

Chi Nu still hasn't given up?

Would he do such a thing?

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Du He, do you have any evidence?"

Du He nodded. "When the implementation of the new tax policy of equalizing the land tax was blocked, the Eastern Palace placed many spies around these princes. I also have several letters exchanged between the Prince of Bingzhou and these princes."

"Your Majesty, would you like to see it?"

The establishment of spies by the Eastern Palace is no secret.

They had already known about it, including the all-powerful Li Shimin, as well as his opponents Changsun Wuji and Wei Ting.

"Oh!"

Li Shimin slapped the armrests of his chair heavily with both hands, his face filled with complex expressions of anger, confusion and sadness.

Rebel!

They are all rebellious sons!

It goes without saying that Li Tai started a rebellion, and that rascal Li Chengqian almost launched a palace coup before. His youngest son Li Zhi, whom he trusted the most, actually did such a bad thing behind his back!

Is there really something wrong with his upbringing?

There was silence for a long time.

"call!"

Li Shimin exhaled heavily and shook his head slowly.

"No need!"

He was filled with grief and anger when he heard the news. If he had read the letter, he would probably have lived a few months less.

That's right!

He no longer dares to say that he will live a few years less, but rather a few months less.

He had no one to confide in about the pain of his short lifespan!