Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Upon hearing that the two important ministers were opposed to promoting Yin Yuhe to the position of Weizhou Governor, Li Shimin's face became somewhat conflicted.

Fang Xuanling found that something was wrong, so he didn't play tricks on him. He just tore off the fig leaf and gave advice.

"Your Majesty, the King of Wei has just committed a serious crime that endangers the country. The court should take a control attitude towards his fiefdom. We must not let the King of Wei place anyone there."

"Wei is a wealthy state. I suggest sending an official who is loyal to Your Majesty and the court there. That would be more appropriate!"

When Li Shimin heard Fang Xuanling's words, his expression suddenly changed.

"Humph!"

Li Shimin stared at Fang Xuanling with his eyes wide open, then snorted coldly.

He said angrily: "Does the King of Wei have the will to rebel in your eyes?"

"I have already privately warned the King of Wei to give up his fantasy of becoming the crown prince and be a vassal king."

"The matter of the King of Wei has already been exposed. My dear ministers, please do not bring up the old matter again!"

Before his beloved son Li Tai went to his fiefdom to take up his post, Li Shimin specially organized a family dinner and had a long talk with Li Tai after the dinner.

The father and son had a private conversation, and he also knew the reason why his beloved son instigated Zhang Junyi to escape from the battlefield.

In the final analysis, it was my favor to him that made him have the evil intention of competing for the throne.

Now that he had completely cut off Li Tai's thoughts, he would never be able to compete with Cheng Qian for the throne again.

Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu looked at each other, then they bowed and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

It is said that even an honest judge finds it difficult to judge family affairs. Isn’t it the same for Your Majesty, who is wise and powerful?

Moreover, His Majesty is sometimes stubborn. Once he sets his mind on something, it will be difficult to convince him unless he hits a wall.

When Li Shimin saw the depressed expressions of the three important ministers, he softened his expression a little and explained softly.

"The King of Wei said in his memorial that Yin Yuhe served as the magistrate of Wei County for only one year. He not only dredged the rivers and canals in the area, but also vigorously dealt with the bullies and corrupt officials in the market."

"Moreover, in March of this year, Yin Yuhe also converted the closed-down bully casino into a private school, allowing school-age children in Wei County to receive free enlightenment."

"In May this year, there were severe floods in many places in Henan Province, and many counties and prefectures were affected by floods, but Wei County was the only one that remained unscathed."

"This is all thanks to Yin Yuhe's efforts to dig deep into the riverbed and reinforce the embankment during the dry season!"

As a wise monarch who only employs talents, Li Shimin boldly recruited Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche and Li Sixing, former subordinates of Li Jiancheng, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident and entrusted them with important tasks.

Moreover, Li Shimin also appointed foreign generals such as Ashina She'er, Zhisi Shili and Qibi Heli as generals of the Sixteen Guards.

Now, how could Li Shimin be afraid of Yin Yuhe, who had no family support and was only a small governor of Weizhou, plotting treason?

Moreover, Yin Yuhe has also demonstrated outstanding talent in domestic affairs, and it would be a waste to leave such a person unused.

Changsun Wuji, who had been silent, stood up and proposed a compromise.

"Your Majesty, since Weizhou is the fief of King Wei, and King Wei approves of Yin Yuhe, why not let him temporarily take over the post of Governor of Weizhou?"

"If Yin Yuhe's performance during his term is not good, you can remove him from his position as Weizhou governor at any time."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

He turned to Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu and asked, "My dear ministers, do you agree?"

Feeling Li Shimin's sharp gaze, Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu had to lower their heads and speak.

"I agree."

Although the two of them agreed on the surface, they had already started cursing in their hearts.

Especially Fang Xuanling, he had suffered a great loss in the past.

In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin mistakenly killed Zhang Yungu, the deputy minister of Dali Temple. At that time, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other ministers tried their best to persuade him, but Li Shimin insisted on his own way and dragged Zhang Yungu to Dongshi to be beheaded.

But later, the Censorate reviewed the case and found that Zhang Yungu was not at fault.

For this reason, Li Shimin called Fang Xuanling to Ganlu Palace, criticized him harshly, and yelled in anger.

"Why didn't you persuade me then?"

Fang Xuanling was like a dumb person eating coptis chinensis, unable to express his pain.

How similar this scene is to that of more than ten years ago!

Moreover, His Majesty now is not as receptive to advice as he was a decade ago.

Seeing that the three ministers all agreed, a smile appeared on Li Shimin's majestic face, and he said to Cui Xu, the Minister of Personnel.

"Lord Cui, I'll leave Yin Yuhe's fate to your Ministry of Personnel."

"According to the order!"

Cui Xu quickly clasped his fists and said.

At this moment, the voice of a eunuch suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent back a battle report."

Li Shimin said quickly: "Bring it in quickly!"

The King of Wei's rebellion had caused him secret pain for more than ten days. Now, when he heard that the prince had sent someone to deliver the battle report, his sadness was somewhat alleviated.

The prince's performance was so brilliant that he felt extremely proud as a father.

Not long after, the eunuch guarding outside the Ganlu Palace door walked in with a sealed battle report in both hands.

Li Shimin took the battle report from the eunuch and hurriedly opened it and read it.

After a cup of tea.

Li Shimin laughed happily and said, "Hahaha, Li Ji and Su Dingfang fought really well in the battle of Wugut City, killing nearly 6 enemies in one battle!"

"Now the Han and Jin territories in Liaodong have all been recovered by the Crown Prince!"

"Besides, there are only 10 troops left in Pyongyang, so it's only a matter of time before we completely conquer Goguryeo!"

Upon hearing this good news, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu all showed some joy on their faces.

Fang Xuanling said with emotion: "I never thought that the Han and Jin homeland that had been lost for hundreds of years could not be taken back after years of conquest and heavy casualties by the previous dynasty."

"And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led only over 10 elite troops to recapture the area in less than half a year. He is truly worthy of being the son of His Majesty."

"Hahaha." Li Shimin raised his head and laughed heartily.

The prince's performance became better and better, and he became happier.

After a moment of excitement.

Li Shimin continued, "There is another important thing. Baekje has conquered Silla! Buyeo Yici ordered the massacre of Silla's officials and people!"

"Silla is a vassal state of our Tang Dynasty. Baekje's actions are no different from invading Tang territory."

"So the prince suggested to me that we take advantage of this opportunity to conquer Baekje as well and bring the entire peninsula into the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"

hiss!

Unexpectedly, Silla, which had resisted Goguryeo for more than half a year, was destroyed by Baekje, the weakest country.

It's really good-for-nothing!

Zhang Sun Wuji immediately said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the prince's proposal!"

"I agree too!"

Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu all agreed.

Emperors and ministers of every dynasty have been keen on expanding territory. This is a major event that will be recorded in history and passed down through the ages!

Li Shimin nodded solemnly: "In this case, I will draft a letter to order the crown prince to attack Baekje!"

Destroying the Three Kingdoms in one battle is a great feat!