Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

what!

Your Majesty, why don't you interrogate us?

Seeing that the Xuanjia Army was about to take them away, Yuwen Jie, Zhang Xuansu, Yu Zhining, Gao Luxing and others became anxious and began to struggle frantically.

"Your Majesty, please leave us a stick of incense!"

"We can't have no descendants!"

"Your Majesty, please..."

They all knew that since His Majesty knew the whereabouts of Zhangsun Wuji's descendants, he must also know where their descendants were sent.

If Your Majesty is unable to leave them with a legacy, their lineage will be extinct.

After they are executed, how will they have the face to face their ancestors?

Li Shimin said coldly: "You have colluded with the Western Turks before, resulting in the death of 2 soldiers. You have committed such a great crime, but I will spare your lives."

"But you refuse to repent and now dare to usurp the throne. Do you still expect me to forgive you?"

"Pull it down!"

He was able to give Changsun Wuji several chances because Changsun Wuji had made great contributions and was also his brother-in-law.

Don’t they know the identities of the others?

It’s too late to beg for mercy now!

Faced with Li Shimin's cruelty and ruthlessness, these people's hearts suddenly fell to the bottom.

They also knew that it was useless to continue begging Li Shimin, so they struggled and cursed.

"Li Er, you cold-blooded and heartless usurper, I curse you to be the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Within a few decades, your Li Tang dynasty will definitely be ruled by the surname Du!"

"Just wait and see!"

What the hell!

Du He, who was originally just watching the show, suddenly turned pale when he heard these mad dogs slandering him.

Dare to throw dirty water on him?

If we don’t show them some power, they won’t know how many eyes the Horse King has!

Li Chengqian turned his head and looked at Du He. He smiled and waved his hand.

"Palm mouth."

"Beat them until they can't speak."

Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, who were guarding on one side, rushed forward and raised their palm-leaf fans to slap him in the face.

"Crack~"

"Crack~"

These two peerless warriors were very powerful. Every slap they gave would knock the men's teeth out.

Yuwen Jie and Zhang Xuansu, two people who intended to frame Du He, were given special attention by Xue Rengui. They were slapped twice and fainted.

The others swallowed the words that were about to come out of their mouths.

Being beheaded was just a matter of one knife, but now being slapped in the face is a serious punishment.

After they are detained.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Li Junxian, you can go back and rest."

The three generals bowed quickly and saluted.

"promise."

Led by the eunuch, the three of them left quickly.

As for the Black Armor Army and the Imperial Guards guarding one side, they were also dismissed by Li Shimin with a wave of his hand.

A moment of silence.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Cheng Qian, Du He, the night is long, please accompany me for a few drinks."

"After Du He leads his troops to war, we won't be able to see each other for several months."

There are still thousands of rebels outside Yuhua Palace who have not been captured. He has to wait here for Li Ji to come back and report.

Moreover, his mind was extremely confused at this moment.

I definitely can’t sleep, so I might as well enjoy the moon and chat here.

"According to the order."

After Du He and Li Chengqian bowed, they slowly followed Li Shimin to the pavilion.

After dealing with Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others, the heavy stone in their hearts fell, and they were in a very good mood.

The three of them drank a few glasses of wine.

Li Shimin suddenly spoke up, "Du He, do you think the prophecy of the [Female Warrior King] will eventually come true?"

Du He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the so-called prophecy is nothing more than a means for those with ulterior motives to plot rebellion and deliberately spread it to confuse the people."

The person mentioned in this prophecy is now hiding in Bingzhou.

Even if this prophecy came true, Li Zhi was named King of Zhenbei and she usurped Li Zhi's throne.

But Li Zhi is protected by Li Chengqian, how dare Wu Meiniang usurp power?

Looking for death?

Hearing Du He say this, Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

After a while.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I will demote Chang Sun Chong to a commoner and send him to live in Sishui Road. After my death, you must not persecute him."

"After all, he is Guanyinbi's nephew. I want to leave a ancestor for the Changsun family!"

If Chang Sun Chong was not Guanyinbi's favorite nephew, he would definitely get rid of him without hesitation to prevent future troubles.

He has to leave at least a descendant for his lovely wife's family.

Li Chengqian said solemnly, "Don't worry, Father. Since you have ordered to spare Chang Sun Chong, I will naturally not harm his life."

Chang Sun Chong, who was demoted to a commoner, posed no threat to the Tang Dynasty, so there was no need for him to kill him.

"Ah."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

He picked up the wine bottle and said, "You two rascals have made great progress. I am very pleased. Come, I offer you a toast."

Li Chengqian and Du He quickly raised their glasses to toast back.

Let’s finish talking about business.

Li Shimin said with anticipation, "Du He, the fireworks you prepared tonight are great. You should prepare more fireworks before you lead your army back to Chang'an in triumph."

"When the time comes, I will order people to set off fireworks in Chang'an so that the people can enjoy them!"

Well...

Du He's expression paused slightly.

He sent people to prepare fireworks to celebrate his success?

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

For more than an hour, the three of them did not talk about serious matters, but chatted casually.

In the dead of night.

Li Ji returned and reported, "Your Majesty, I have led my troops to eliminate all 2055 rebels, and none of my soldiers were killed or injured!"

Facing a group of unarmored rebels, the imperial guards fired five rounds of arrows and killed nearly 30% of the enemy troops.

After a round of cavalry charge, less than 10% of them were still standing.

"it is good!"

Li Shimin smiled and said "OK".

He said softly, "Li Ji, it's getting late now. You should go back and rest first. I will host a banquet for you in Ziwei Palace tomorrow."

"promise."

After Li Ji paid his respects, he quickly left the place with the eunuch.

Before leaving, he looked at Du He with some envy, and then his expression quickly returned to normal.

The three of them chatted for another half an hour.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Cheng Qian, I plan to abdicate the throne to you after Du He leads his troops to conquer Tubo and Tianzhu. Then you will be in charge of rewarding these meritorious officials."

"What are you thinking?"

Li Chengqian's eyelids twitched slightly as his father stared at him with his deep eyes.

He didn't expect his father to be so frank and tell him the specific time of abdication, which made him not know how to respond for a moment.

Li Chengqian hoped to ascend the throne in late autumn, and when Du He returned triumphantly, he would immediately lead all the officials to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

When the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai is over, he will take advantage of the situation to confer titles on his ministers.

Isn’t that a beautiful story?

Besides, the prefectures and counties around Mount Tai are all Du He's territories. If Du He learns of this news, I wonder if he will be shocked!

But my father wants this achievement now. Doesn’t this completely disrupt his plans?

Seeing Li Chengqian in a dilemma, Li Shimin pointed at Du He and said.

"Du He mentioned before that the vast territory west of the Western Regions contains hundreds of countries, large and small, whose combined territory is several times larger than that of the Tang Dynasty."

"After you ascend the throne, you will have plenty of time to expand your territory."

There was a pause.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "I don't have much time left, ah~"