Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Of the current heads of the Three Departments and Six Ministries, apart from the Attendant-in-Ordinary Xu Jingzong whose achievements are insufficient, the other three are fully capable in terms of both merit and ability.

The positions of Li Jing, the Left Minister; Hou Junji, the Right Minister; and Ma Zhou, the Grand Secretary, are not suitable for relocation.

However, the position of Attendant-in-Ordinary is not quite suitable for me.

Furthermore, since he had already recommended Liu Ji to Li Chengqian for the position of Attendant-in-Ordinary, he couldn't very well take Liu Ji's place.

Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Du He, you are my top strategist and the greatest contributor to my ascension to the throne. You must be the head of all officials!"

"What other official positions do you think I could hold?"

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's appointment of her, Du He's expression shifted slightly.

After a while.

Du He said softly, "Your Highness, if you promote me to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, won't Li Ji have any objections?"

Li Chengqian shook his head: "Not the Left Minister."

What?

Not the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?

Du He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Your Highness, are you suggesting I be promoted to one of the Three Dukes?"

The Three Dukes were the Minister of Education, the Minister of Works, and the Grand Commandant. These three positions were honorary titles, and the officials did not hold any real power.

Unless Li Chengqian reforms the official system in the court, making the Three Dukes powerful officials, he cannot become the head of all officials.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The Three Dukes is just one of your titles. I have appointed you to many other official positions and titles, and you will find out when the time comes."

“If I tell you now, it won’t be anything new.”

Good guy.

Li Chengqian also learned to keep things mysterious.

However, no matter how many official positions Li Chengqian appointed him, they could not compare to the title of a prince.

The feudal lords had independent territories, held military and political power within their territories, and were not required to obey the court's administration.

A moment of silence.

Li Chengqian continued, "Du He, of the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion, I have already removed Changsun Wuji and Zhang Liang from the list."

"I plan to establish a Lingyan Pavilion for forty-nine meritorious officials, and you will be ranked first."

What?

The Forty-Nine Meritorious Officials of Lingyan Pavilion?

Du He's lips twitched, then he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is wise!"

After removing Changsun Wuji and Zhang Liang, only twenty-two meritorious officials remained in Lingyan Pavilion. The remaining twenty-seven were probably the group that had always supported Li Chengqian.

It's surprising how many ideas Li Chengqian had during the time he led the expeditions to India and Tibet.

The two chatted for a while.

Li Chengqian said softly, "Du He, after I have completed my three resignations and three refusals, I will summon everyone to discuss the various matters concerning my ascension to the throne."

"Go and arrange the military review and prepare the fireworks."

Li Chengqian knew very well that Du He was a lazy person who hated trouble the most, so it was not suitable to entrust Du He with such a tedious task as preparing for the enthronement ceremony.

His most suitable candidates were the meticulous Ma Zhou and that little guy Pei Xingjian.

However, Pei Xingjian is too young, so Ma Zhou is the most suitable.

Du He cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sir."

After leaving Mingde Hall, Du He first went to take a look at the Privy Council.

Looking at the pile of memorials on the six desks inside, Gao Jifu, Shangguan Yi, and Wang Fuzhi were engrossed in reviewing them. Du He didn't make a sound but quietly withdrew.

There are way too many memorials!

Did the Ministry of Personnel simply delegate most of the memorials to Li Chengqian?

"Hey!"

Du He sighed inwardly, then walked toward the Ministry of War.

Inside the Privy Council.

Gao Jifu looked up and asked, "Officer Shangguan, Officer Wang, did someone just walk in?"

Shangguan Yi shook his head: "Officer Gao, you must be seeing things. Who would enter the Privy Council?"

Wang Fuzhi added, "Vice President Ma and Vice President Pei have been extremely busy these past few days, so they won't be coming over. Let's hurry up and review the memorials!"

Hearing his two fellow sufferers' words, Gao Jifu rubbed his sore eyes.

No one?

Did he really mishear?

It seems he's been too busy lately, to the point that he's developed problems with both his vision and hearing.

Gao Jifu looked up at the empty gate, then at the tall memorials around him, before burying himself in reviewing them again.

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Ministry of War.

When the generals saw Du He walk in, they all surrounded him and bowed.

"Meetings, Coach Du."

The way these people looked at Du He seemed to glow.

Du He waved his hand and said, "Now that we are returning to the capital, you don't need to address me as Commander Du."

"Where did Xue Rengui and Xi Jun buy it?"

With Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne imminent, and with them also receiving rewards, they would be staying in the Ministry of War during this period.

Cui Dunli, the Vice Minister of War, cupped his hands and said, "Duke of Han, General Xue and General Xi are discussing military texts in their office."

"I will take you there immediately."

Led by Cui Dunli, Du He walked along the corridor and finally met Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai in a spacious office.

When they saw Du He walk in, they quickly stood up, bowed, and asked.

"Greetings to Lord Korea."

Du He waved his hand and said, "Ren Gui, Jun Mai, His Majesty and the Crown Prince will be inspecting 30 troops in a while. You two should focus on training the army during this time."

"You must display the might and momentum of the army to satisfy His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

After finishing speaking.

Du He handed the tiger tally to Xue Rengui and said, "Rengui is the chief general for training troops, and Junmai is the deputy general. You can freely allocate whichever generals are needed to cooperate."

what!

Let those two train an army of 30!

Upon hearing Du He's words, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai felt a chill run down their spines.

They had only been making their mark for a few short years, so asking them to mobilize a group of veteran generals and an army of 30 was an immense challenge.

Xue Rengui took the tiger tally with trembling hands, then swallowed hard and said.

"Lord of Korea, could you please give us some pointers?"

"Time is so tight, we're afraid of messing things up."

Standing to one side, Xi Junmai's face was also filled with solemnity.

It is no easy task to please His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and all the officials!

Du He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. You just need to communicate with the generals and let them handle the mobilization of the army."

"This military review will consist of 60 formations, each with 5000 soldiers."

"At the very front of the formation, it can be led by a general or a general."

Pause for a moment.

Du He continued, "You can make the formations more varied, such as spearmen formations, armored infantry formations, archer formations, light cavalry formations, heavy cavalry formations, artillery formations, medical formations, and so on."

“The generals leading the formations can also include Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, and others.”

Then Du He explained her thoughts to the two of them in detail.

After listening.

Xue Rengui said excitedly, "Thank you for your guidance, Duke Han. We know what to do now!"

As expected of a Korean man!

The suggestion was excellent; they listened with great anticipation!

Du He instructed, "You must hurry up and rehearse. His Majesty and the Crown Prince may inspect the army at any time, so you must not make any mistakes."