Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

During this period, Li Ke went to dozens of cities to solicit surrender. He found that there were no young and middle-aged people in other cities of Tubo, and he was afraid that dozens of soldiers could destroy a city.

As for those small tribes, they don't even have armor or long weapons, so they are not a concern.

Du He nodded.

If he can't even handle this little thing, Li Ke will not be able to take charge of the vast Tubo in the future.

After all, the subsequent migration of people, redivision of prefectures and counties, and appointment of officials all need to be coordinated and completed by Li Ke.

After explaining Li Ke's affairs.

Du He said to the generals, "Everyone, you have to hand over the meeting to the officials from the King of Chu, the Ministry of Revenue, the Imperial Household Department, and the Imperial Household Department in the next two days. We will return to the capital the day after tomorrow!"

"Especially the gold, silver and valuables seized, the amount must be carefully counted and there must not be any major discrepancies."

The spoils of war handed over on the battlefield will not be counted in too much detail.

After all, if the inventory is too detailed, the officials responsible for the aftermath will have nothing to gain.

These people need to be given some soup so that they will work more actively.

In addition, being responsible for logistics is very hard work, and they will not receive much reward after completing the task, so some benefits must be left for them.

Everyone in the hall stood up and shouted in unison.

"I will obey your orders!"

Then Du He gave them some more instructions, especially about the matter of imprisoning prisoners of war, and Du He reminded them many times.

After explaining all the matters, big and small, Du He immediately waved his hand and told them to get to work.

While others were busy, Du He was free and drank tea quietly in the hall alone.

As for Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai, they were also extremely busy.

Towards the afternoon.

Pei Xingjian walked in with a serious face and reported, "General Du, the Tibetan royal family has reported that General Lun Qinling is secretly inciting the soldiers, preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to start a rebellion after our main force returns to the capital!"

"What do you think we should do?"

What?

Lun Qinling, the defeated general, still dares to incite his soldiers to riot at this time?

Or was it the Tubo royal family who informed on the matter?

Du He said in a deep voice, "Shou Yue, you will investigate this matter now. If the intention of rebellion is true, execute all those involved."

"Reinforce the iron cage to prevent them from breaking out."

At present, there are more than 14 soldiers and officers captured in Tubo, including millions of men, women, old and young, and there are only more than 7000 soldiers guarding them.

A group of people must be killed to serve as a warning to others.

Pei Xingjian said solemnly, "I obey your command!"

Thinking of the Tubo generals' intention to rebel, Du He thought that there were nearly 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of Indian civilians detained in Qunu City.

There were only a few thousand soldiers guarding this large group of prisoners.

Du He immediately wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to his personal guards, saying, "Take this letter to the commander of Qunu City and ask him to strengthen the prison and strictly investigate the prisoners."

"If he discovers any signs of rebellion, he will be allowed to execute them first and report to the emperor later."

The defenders did not have as much power as he did. Even though they knew that the prisoners wanted to rebel, they did not dare to kill them on the spot.

If he sends someone to deliver the memorial to Chang'an, it might cause a disaster.

"promise."

The guards received the order and left quickly.

An hour later.

Pei Xingjian returned to the main hall and reported, "General Du, I have investigated thoroughly and found that Lun Qinling has persuaded ten generals and 5592 soldiers to rebel."

"I have already beheaded these people and have reinforced the cells."

Not bad!

The work is quite efficient.

Du He said softly, "Keep your promise. Before we return to Chang'an, send someone to investigate for hidden dangers to prevent these captives from taking advantage of us."

In the previous wars of annihilation, either there were no prisoners or the prisoners and livestock were brought back to the Tang Dynasty without so much trouble.

It would be more prudent to leave the captives in the custody of Tubo and Tianzhu now.

Pei Xingjian bowed and said, "As you wish."

Night falls.

When the other generals learned that Lun Qinling had incited the Tibetan soldiers with the intention of causing trouble after the army left Tibet, they all slammed the table in anger.

If they hadn't had to leave these strong men behind to do hard labor, they would have wiped them out long ago.

Two days later.

Du He led more than 200,000 soldiers, stepping on the shallow snow, and galloping along the official road towards Chang'an.

In order to hurry on their journey this time, they spent all their time on the road except for a short break and eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

...

Changan.

Inside the Mingde Hall of the Eastern Palace.

Li Chengqian sat high in the main seat, while Hou Junji, Li Jing, Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong, Du Gou, Gao Jifu and other ministers sat on his left and right sides.

In the middle of the hall.

A soldier said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Duke of Han has led the army to destroy Tubo, and now the Duke of Han is leading the army back to the court."

"According to the army's pace, we expect to return to Chang'an in a month."

"This is the victory report prepared by the Korean public!"

wow~

As the soldier finished speaking, a huge noise broke out in the hall.

The generals looked at each other with astonishment on their faces.

"So fast?"

"The army has only been on the march for more than three months, and they have already destroyed India and Tibet?"

"Are you dreaming?"

During these three months, they had to waste a lot of time just traveling.

I didn’t expect that the 30-strong army was so powerful that it actually completed the combat mission and crushed the hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops!

On the imperial platform.

Li Chengqian said excitedly: "Send us the victory report!"

"promise."

Si Yilang Lai Ji quickly took the good news and then presented it to Li Chengqian.

Half a quarter of an hour passed.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "My dear ministers, Du He fought brilliantly in this battle. He annihilated 200,000 enemy troops and captured over 280,000!"

"Except for a few tribes and remnant forces, Tibet and India have become the territory of our Great Tang!"

Then he asked Lai Ji to pass on this victory news to all the ministers.

After everyone has finished watching.

Li Chengqian said loudly, "My dear ministers, immediately prepare for the welcoming of the victorious army and the ceremony for my coronation!"

"I will personally bring this victory report to Your Majesty at Yuhua Palace and discuss the matter of abdication with Your Majesty!"

When the ministers heard the prince's words, their eyes moved slightly.

Is the prince finally going to ascend the throne?

In the past two years, the crown prince has been in charge of all matters of the court, big or small. It can be said that except for his identity as the emperor, the power he exercises is that of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

After a moment of silence, everyone stood up and shouted.

"The minister obeys the order!"

After these ministers left the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian also rode on the dragon chariot to Yuhua Palace.

...

It's approaching evening.

Li Chengqian walked into the Ziwei Hall on the snow. He glanced at Li Tai, Li Zhi, Li Zhen and others sitting on both sides of the hall, then bowed to Li Shimin.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father."

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin smiled and asked, "Cheng Qian, you came to Yuhua Palace without saying hello today, but is there good news from Du He?"

Looking at his expression, it's still the same as it was two years ago.

All the princes in the hall turned their eyes to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. Du He has already led a large army to conquer Tubo. He sent Princess Wencheng to southern Xinjiang and has now led his army back to the capital."

There was a pause.

Li Chengqian bowed and said, "Father, I came here today to ask about your abdication."

"The officials in the court are very busy nowadays, so I must make arrangements for my ascension to the throne in advance."