Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"it is good!"

Li Shimin shouted happily, "Good!"

He stroked his beard with satisfaction and nodded, "Du He, I admire your confidence. If you can complete this battle before the New Year, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Come, I'll toast you a glass."

Du He did not dare to delay and quickly raised the wine bottle to signal.

"Your Majesty, please."

When the civil and military officials saw that His Majesty was so kind to Duke Han, the jealousy in their hearts was written all over their faces.

Since Your Majesty has said that there will be generous rewards, the rewards will not be too low.

The ministers thought of the fact that His Majesty had promised to make Du He a king of a different surname, and they all began to speculate in their hearts.

"Where will Your Majesty place the Duke of Han's fiefdom?"

"Could it be Tibet?"

"Or maybe Tianzhu?"

After the Tang Dynasty conquered the two vast territories of Tubo and Tianzhu, the most barren land in the Tang Dynasty should be Tubo, located on the snow-capped mountains.

Your Majesty should not let the princes govern such a bitter and cold place.

If Your Majesty only appoints one king of a different surname, Tubo would most likely be the fief of the Duke of Han.

Changsun Wuji, who lowered his head to drink, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, and a barely perceptible sneer appeared on his gloomy face.

After tonight, all the promises His Majesty made to Du He will come to nothing.

at this time.

Li Shimin's voice rang out slowly: "Assistant Engine, thank you for your silent support over the years. I also offer you a toast."

"I have not treated you unfairly, and I have done you justice."

Hearing His Majesty's words, which were full of warmth but sounded a bit strange, the officials' expressions changed slightly.

Something is wrong!

Your Majesty, why don’t your words sound like gratitude?

Like what you said before saying goodbye?

Changsun Wuji's right eyelid twitched and his heart began to tremble uncontrollably.

"what happened?"

"Why have I been so frightened these past two days?"

He had also experienced countless big scenes. Even when he launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, his heart was not as frightened as it is now.

Is there going to be an accident tonight?

After gathering my mind.

Zhangsun Wuji raised the wine jar and said gratefully, "I offer a toast to Your Majesty. Thank you for your grace over the years. I will continue to serve the Tang Dynasty."

The two men raised the wine bottles and gestured to each other, then drank the wine in the bottles.

After a while.

Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling, "Xuanling, you are not feeling well, so I will not toast you. Let's have tea instead of wine today."

Fang Xuanling raised his teacup and gestured, "Your Majesty, please."

The two of them had been together for some time and had already said everything they needed to say countless times, so Li Shimin didn't say much to express his gratitude.

For the next half hour, Li Shimin thanked his ministers one by one.

After calming down.

Cheng Yaojin said casually, "Your Majesty, could you please reveal the topic of the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival in advance?"

"We roughnecks don't know how to compose poetry. We have to think about it in advance."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil officials showed anticipation on their faces.

Only after knowing the theme of the poetry reading did they have enough time to think. If the topic was given on the spot, they would not be able to compare with that monster Du He.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "You idiot, if I tell you the topic of the poetry gathering now, it will be boring during the poetry gathering."

"It's dark now, you'll know later."

Having said this, the court officials did not ask any further questions.

Li Shimin asked Du He, "Du He, are you ready for the Mid-Autumn Festival surprise you mentioned?"

Du He bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, we are ready."

When the officials heard that Du He had prepared a Mid-Autumn Festival surprise, they were filled with curiosity.

What exactly is the surprise?

Could it be a demonstration of the power of the thunder bomb?

What they are most interested in at the moment is the sky bomb that can blow up the city walls.

They had heard the legend of the thunder bomb countless times, but they had never had the chance to see it with their own eyes.

"it is good."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, then stood up and waved his hand.

"My dear ministers, please follow me to the Yuhua Palace."

"We are ready to enjoy the moon!"

Everyone stood up and waited for His Majesty, the Crown Prince and the other princes to leave the hall, and then followed them according to their official rank.

Ziwei Palace was far away from Yuhua Palace, and it took everyone half a quarter of an hour to get there.

Looking at the group of soldiers standing below the Yuhua Palace, all the officials frowned.

"Aren't these people the guards of Duke Hanguo?"

"Why would Your Majesty allow them to stand here in armor and with spears in hand?"

"Weird thing!"

This group of people came to Yuhua Palace without bringing any guards with them, but they didn't expect that all of Du He's dozens of guards were there.

Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others raised their eyebrows slightly, but when they saw hundreds of Qianniu Guards, they felt relieved again.

Compared with hundreds of Qianniu guards, Du He's guards could not cause any trouble.

Under the arrangement of the eunuchs, all the officials sat at the back of the wide square, while the princesses and princes sat in the front.

Under the pavilion in the front, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and their concubines were sitting there.

Li Yi, who was pregnant, and the eldest princess Li Lizhi, also sat below with Du Ping'an, Du Junshan and Du Mingyuan.

At this time, Li Shimin was holding Du Junshan, and Li Lizhi was holding the little Du Mingyuan.

After everyone sat down, the sky had become dark.

The servants lit firewood in the high-legged braziers around, and the wide square became brighter.

Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "Du He, Xuan Ling, come sit next to me."

hum~

A low buzzing sound suddenly came from where the officials were sitting.

Facing the envious gazes of all the officials, Du He supported Fang Xuanling and walked slowly towards the pavilion.

Looking at the two figures, one old and one young, an idea suddenly came to the officials' minds.

"The old takes over from the new!"

Your Majesty's move is very clear, that is to let Du He take over the position of head of all officials!

After a brief moment of shock, everyone's expressions quickly returned to calm.

Based on the importance and trust that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince places on Du He, Du He will definitely be a person above everyone else in the future.

Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie, Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and others stared at Du He's back as he walked into the pavilion, with a sneer on their faces.

After tonight, it’s hard to say whether Du He will still be alive.

Still want to be the head of all officials?

Dream on!

Seeing that the bright moon had risen, Li Shimin waved to the eunuchs.

"Serve the meal!"

While waiting for the eunuch to serve the meal.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Du He, you are really capable. All the children you gave birth to are smart and clever."

"Especially that little guy Du Ping'an, he will be no worse than you when he grows up."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the concubines echoed them.

Li Lizhi smiled and said, "Father, you have been nurturing Ping An all this time. His success is due to your efforts."

"Hahaha."

Li Shimin laughed heartily, then shook his head and said, "That's true, but Du Ping'an is indeed very smart and can grasp many things very quickly."

He has taught so many people, and the smartest one before was that brat Li Tai.

But after teaching Du Ping'an, he finally knew what a monster was.

As cunning as his father!

Li Shimin pinched Li Jue who was sitting beside him and said helplessly: "My good grandson and my good grandson are studying together, but Jue'er is always a step behind. His mind is full of cooking."

There was a pause.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "You may not believe it, but the first Overlord Ox Trotter I ate was cooked by my good grandson himself."