Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Looking at Cui Shenji's exaggerated reaction and confused expression, Du He curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

This guy is already the father of two children, but he is still so unreasonable.

I'm afraid his character is not as calm as his 16-year-old brother Cui Shenqing.

Du He pointed to the carriage in the yard and asked, "What is that?"

The three of them turned to look at the carriage, their smiles growing wider.

Cui Shenji winked and said, "Brother Du, please don't misunderstand me. Your four children are about to be born, so we are giving some small gifts to your four nephews."

"We've already given small gifts to Ping'an's eldest nephew and his family. We need to give the four of them a lot of gifts. We need to treat them equally."

The other two also echoed.

It turned out that what they gave him was a child's toy, and he thought that these three scoundrels gave him a treasure.

This time, the Ministry of Revenue will raid the homes of Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie, Gao Luxing and others, and some ownerless top-quality treasures will be sent to the warehouses of the Eastern Palace and the Princess's Mansion.

If I accept the gifts from these officials, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble.

Du He said angrily: "Brother Cui, put away your crow's mouth, I want four little cotton-padded jackets this time."

The three of them had been with Du He for a long time and knew what the little cotton-padded jacket meant.

Cui Shenji said with a smile: "Brother Du, don't be so delusional. You must have four little princes again this time."

The other two nodded and said, "That's right!"

This time, someone put out a bet. If you bet that Du He's wives and concubines will give birth to four sons, you can get five times the profit.

All three of them bet 2000 strings of cash, so no accidents could happen.

Moreover, many officials and common people in the court were secretly suppressing it, but most of them were suppressing two men and two women, or three men and one woman.

As for the four daughters, none of them was oppressive.

After all, Du He's strength is there...

Du He didn't talk nonsense with them, but asked softly: "Did you come here today to discuss something important?"

If the three of them had asked him to go to Baihua Tower for drinks and music, they would not have chosen to come at this time.

If his guess was correct, they must have something to ask him.

Cui Shenji walked over to sit across from Du He and said with a smile, "My parents gave me life, but it's Brother Du who understands me best!"

"We came to you this time and want to follow you to fight in the melee battle."

"Brother Du, you have to promise us!"

what!

Go to the battlefield to fight?

Du He said in a deep voice, "The battlefield is no joke. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded by the enemy. Your lives may be in danger if you go there."

"Besides, we can't eat or sleep well on the battlefield, and we can't even take a shower for ten days or half a month."

"Do you still want to go over there?"

There was a pause.

Du He said to Xiao Kai, "Don't you need to observe mourning?"

According to the mourning system of the Tang Dynasty, officials were required to observe mourning for three years when their parents died, to reflect the court's emphasis on filial piety.

However, few officials in the court mourned for three years, and generally only needed to mourn for about 20 days.

Xiao Kai was the first to respond: "Brother Du, I can serve you for a few more days. I can definitely go to the battlefield with you to make meritorious contributions."

"Besides, my eldest brother, third brother, and three sisters are all in mourning. As the pillar of the family, I have to do great things and support the family."

Pfft...

This guy brags without blushing or feeling ashamed.

Cui Shenji also said: "Brother Du, the crown prince will ascend the throne soon. If I don't make great contributions, I will be embarrassed to be promoted."

"Take me up there, I'll help you enforce military discipline."

Wang Jingzhi also gave a good reason, which was to help Du He supervise the transportation of food and grass to prevent some officials from withholding food and military pay.

After hearing what they said, Du He did not refuse immediately.

Thinking about it for a long time.

Du He said in a deep voice, "You can come along, but you must be clear-headed. War is no joke, and the risk of death is high!"

The three of them said excitedly.

"Thank you, Brother Du!"

If they were to go to war with other generals, they would still be worried.

What are you afraid of when going to war with Brother Du?

As far as Brother Du's current battle record is concerned, he has not yet lost a battle, and is more stable than the military god Li Ji and Hou Junji.

Besides, with 30 troops there, it would be difficult for them to die.

The four chatted for a while, and Du He told them the time and arrangements for the expedition. Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai then said goodbye and left happily.

"These three bastards..."

Du He muttered something, then went back to the backyard to deal with the Japanese beauty.

...

The next day.

Daily court meeting.

While officials from the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five academies were reporting on government affairs, the rest of the officials' attention was all focused on the more than ten vacant positions.

There was an expression of longing on their faces.

After the officials from various departments finished their reports, the attention of all officials focused on Li Chengqian.

"Cough cough."

Li Chengqian coughed twice, then said in a deep voice, "My dear ministers, I believe you are already aware of the rebellion of Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie, Yu Zhining and others."

"Your Majesty has already issued an order that these rebels be taken to the East Market and beheaded in two days."

"You should take this as a warning!"

He didn't say much to warn them. The blood at the execution ground in the East Market two days later would scare these officials.

All the officials were stunned for a moment, then stood up and shouted.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Although these fifth-rank officials were not present at the scene in person, they had heard the officials present at the scene recount the process and were aware of the danger and conspiracy involved.

After sitting down, everyone's eyes were on Du He.

Even though the Shangshu's left and right ministers are Li Ji and Hou Junji, they all know in their hearts that Du He is now the head of all officials.

On the imperial platform.

Li Chengqian said loudly, "The army is about to set out. All personnel must do a good job of logistics and must not hold the army back."

"Anyone who fails to perform their duties effectively, resulting in the defeat of the army, will be beheaded in public!"

hum~

As Li Chengqian finished speaking, a low buzzing sound suddenly rang out in the Taiji Hall.

Everyone stood up again and responded with serious expressions.

"The minister obeys the order!"

In this battle, the Tang Dynasty dispatched an army of 30, bringing most of the strong men with them.

If the soldiers were injured, the impact would be huge.

Li Chengqian gave some instructions to all the officials before standing up and making an announcement.

"Du He, come with me to the East Palace."

"Retreat."

Amid the respectful farewells of all the officials, Du He followed Li Chengqian and quickly left the Taiji Hall.

After the important officials left, these officials gathered in groups of three or five, whispering about what happened in the Taiji Hall the day before yesterday.

...

East Palace.

Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian said with a chuckle, "Du He, you must arrange three things before you go on the expedition. When you return victorious, I will crown you the first vassal king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty."

"I've allocated quite a bit of territory to you, so don't be too happy when the time comes."

Yo ho!

And I’m so happy!

What kind of storms hasn’t he seen?

Du He did not raise any question, but instead cupped his hands and said, "I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the reward."

He was quite looking forward to the fiefdom at first, but after learning that Li Shimin had granted the Tibetan territory to Li Ke, he immediately lost interest.

If the Li royal family treated Li Ke like this, how much better could they treat him?

Li Chengqian continued, "First, you need to arrange for someone to handle the memorials. It would be too much of a hassle for the three people in the current Privy Council to handle it."

"Secondly, arrange for people to make fireworks. At least 5000 of them must be made."

"Third, arrange for people to develop a magical flying object."

When Du He heard that Li Chengqian was going to be a hands-off boss, he felt emotional.

If Li Shimin had the same awareness as Li Chengqian and was willing to leave the heavy government affairs to his ministers, he would not have been seriously ill.

However, doing so has its pros and cons, and can easily lead to problems.

Du He bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will arrange these three things in the next two days. Then you can be a hands-off manager."