Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The young eunuch paused, looked up, and saw a leopard face appear in front of him.

His heart skipped a beat and he quickly saluted the burly general with a slender chin and a tiger head in front of him.

"General Yang, the basket in my hand contains some medicine that the king asked the envoy to buy for pleasure."

"The king has been a little out of his depth lately, and is waiting for these medicines to work their magic."

He spoke in a very soft voice, fearing that this violent general would use force against him.

Many eunuchs and maids in the palace were killed by the executioner in front of them.

"Tsk!" The burly general sneered. He pouted and said, "You still call Gao Zang the king?"

In another month, King Shenwu will ascend the throne, and Goguryeo will be named Yuan from now on!

He hooked his finger at his father-in-law and said, "Bring the basket here for me to see."

"As ordered."

The young eunuch did not dare to disobey his order and quickly handed the basket to him.

The burly general named Yang looked through the basket carefully and found that there were no other notes or words in it except some medicine.

"waste."

He cursed and then threw the basket back like trash.

"Go back and tell Gao Zang to enjoy this time!"

"Once King Shenwu ascends the throne, there will be no chance."

"Hahaha~"

The burly general left with a big laugh.

After the burly general left, the young eunuch did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. He took the basket and hurriedly walked towards the harem.

Return to the hall.

The young eunuch told King Gao Zang exactly what the great envoy had instructed him to say.

"Oh!"

Gao Zang kicked the table hard and overturned it.

He cursed angrily in a low voice: "Traitor!"

Who would have thought that when the Tang army was at the gates of the city, Yeon Gaesomun, the thief who stole the country, would dare to defy the world and directly choose to ascend the throne and be crowned king!

Once Yeon Gaesomun becomes king, how can he, a puppet emperor, have a chance to survive?

The young eunuch glanced outside the hall, then he quickly walked to King Gao Zang's ear and whispered something.

"Your Majesty, the great envoy said that there are many people in the city who support the orthodox tradition, and he is now uniting these forces."

"When the time is right, they will open the city gates and let the Tang army in!"

The current grand envoy is the last straw for King Gao Zang. Upon learning that the grand envoy is actively contacting old ministers, a hint of expectation appeared on his face.

"Gao Shou, did the Grand Envoy tell me how I can cooperate with him?"

The young eunuch whispered back, "The great envoy said that when he finds the right opportunity, he will inform us of the next course of action!"

"it is good!"

King Gao Zang nodded solemnly.

He murmured in a low voice: "There is only one month left, I hope the Tang army and the great envoy can hurry up!"

As the nominal emperor of Goguryeo, he actually expected the Tang army to break through the city gates as soon as possible. How ridiculous!

...

While undercurrents were surging in Pyongyang, Li Chengqian was lying on his bed, feeling very bored, basking in the warm sunlight before sunset.

"Hey, there's no one to talk to!"

Li Chengqian sighed and then murmured in a low voice.

"I don't know how Du He and Hou Junji are doing in their battles."

"You haven't sent anyone to deliver the battle report in such a long time. Do you still respect me, the commander-in-chief of the entire army?"

The two guards standing behind him saw the prince mumbling again, and they looked at each other tacitly.

Ever since Prince Consort Du led his troops away, the Crown Prince has been nagging him several times a day.

At this moment, the personal guard stationed at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion ran in with a battle report.

"Your Highness, Prince Consort Du has sent someone to deliver the battle report!"

Li Chengqian suddenly propped himself up with both hands and spoke hurriedly.

"Hurry up and bring the battle report over here!"

"promise!"

When the guards came over with the battle report, the two guards behind him hurriedly helped Li Chengqian sit up.

After Li Chengqian received the battle report, he opened it impatiently.

Not long after.

Li Chengqian shouted happily: "We have captured three cities in two days, annihilated 41927 enemies, and killed three generals. What a great fight!"

"As expected of my number one military advisor, you have wiped out 30% of Baekje's soldiers in just a few days!"

After praising Du He for a few words, Li Chengqian continued to ask.

"Hou Junji and Li Ji and the others, haven't they taken Pyongyang yet?"

The guards hurriedly reported: "Your Highness, according to the soldiers who delivered the battle report, Pyongyang has not been taken yet."

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "It's been almost two months, and a group of great generals can't even take a city. It really delayed my important matters!"

"You must go to Pyongyang right away and tell the generals of the army that I have ordered them to take down Pyongyang within a month!"

The personal guard took the token of identity from Li Chengqian and said respectfully with a fist clasped.

"As ordered!"

Li Chengqian watched his guards leave, then he opened the battle report again with a smile and read it carefully.

At the end of the battle report, Du He asked him to give 3% of the property in Xiongjin City as rewards to the soldiers.

Li Chengqian said to the guards behind him: "Bring the writing brush, ink and seal!"

"promise!"

Not long after, a guard came running over with pen, ink and seal.

Li Chengqian asked two guards to hold the battle report, and he picked up a pen and wrote a word at the end.

"Can!"

After signing his name, Li Chengqian handed the pen to his personal guard and then gave instructions.

"After stamping it, give it to the soldier sent by Du He and let him take it back."

"As ordered."

The soldier carefully stamped the document and then quickly walked towards the gate of the City Lord's Mansion with the battle report.

As the sun was setting, several guards in charge of meals came over with several basins of food.

"Your Highness, please enjoy your meal."

Li Chengqian looked at the boiled meat and instantly lost his appetite.

Although they were both boiled meals, the cooking skills of the army's cooks were no match for those of the imperial chefs in the palace.

Li Chengqian sighed and said, "If only Du He were here, we could eat delicious roast lamb."

...

While Li Chengqian was thinking about roasting lamb, a lively bonfire party was being held in Xiongjin City, thousands of miles away.

In order to reward the hard-working army, Du He and the firemen personally roasted a whole lamb.

Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Wang Jun'e and Qin Huaidao quietly surrounded Du He, watching him spread the dipping sauce on the golden roasted lamb.

Wang Jun was drooling as he said, "Deputy Chief Steward Du, you roast the mutton the best!"

"If I can learn your skill of roasting a whole lamb, I will be blessed with good food in the future."

The whole lamb roasted by other grilled people was very average in both appearance and taste.

The whole lamb roasted by Du He is golden and shiny on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, and has a refreshing and fragrant taste.

Du He smiled and said, "After we conquer Baekje, I will personally teach you how to roast a whole lamb!"