Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The serious matters have been discussed, and now we just need to wait for the court's order to return home.

Hou Junji said loudly: "Everyone, go back and rest. We will kill pigs and sheep tonight to reward the three armies!"

"promise!"

A group of generals stood up and left.

Hou Junji then said, "Du He, please stay."

After the other generals left, the tent suddenly became empty.

Hou Junji said, "Nephew Du, let's sit down and talk."

"it is good."

Du He nodded calmly.

There was silence for dozens of breaths.

Hou Junji lowered his voice and said, "Nephew Du, I have an unwelcome request and need your help."

Du He smiled and said, "Uncle Hou, we are all on the same ship. Why should we be so polite? Just tell me what you want to say."

Although Hou Junji hadn't said it yet, Du He had already guessed what he wanted to say.

It's nothing more than the word power.

Hou Junji nodded, and then went straight to the point and said, "Uncle Hou, I am now the Minister of Personnel, the head of the six ministries. Now that I have made great contributions, His Majesty will definitely reward me."

"Uncle Hou, I am already a duke. It is impossible for me to get any higher in title. The only reward I can get is an official position!"

Hearing Hou Junji's words, Du He nodded slightly.

Duke is the highest title that a subject can be granted, and the next highest title is King.

At present, apart from the royal family, there is no king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty.

Hou Junji continued, "Gao Shilian, the Duke of Shen, serves as the Shangshu You Pushe, but he is already 68 years old and is suffering from illness."

"The position of Shang Shu You Pushe is the position I, Uncle Hou, am most likely to win!"

In Hou Junji's subconscious mind, he never thought of striving for the position of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, after all, that position was occupied by Fang Xuanling.

Over the past twenty years, the heads of the three provinces and six ministries have been replaced one after another, but Fang Xuanling is the only one who remains as stable as a rock.

It can be seen that Fang Xuanling's position in Li Shimin's heart is currently irreplaceable.

If Hou Junji knew that Fang Xuanling was dismissed from the post of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, according to his ambition, he would definitely fight desperately for the post of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, the head of all officials.

After a pause, Hou Junji looked straight at Du He and said with a hint of expectation.

"Uncle Hou wants you to tell the Crown Prince to give your full support to Uncle Hou to become Shangshu You Pushe!"

Du He said without hesitation: "Uncle Hou, take care. I will do my best."

Hou Junji patted Du He on the shoulder and said, "Nephew Du, Uncle Hou was right about you. You are a young talent that you can rely on!"

"If you didn't have Princess Shang, Uncle Hou thinks you and our Haitang would be the best match."

Hearing Hou Junji's words, Du He got goose bumps all over his body.

This old man is still thinking about him!

Pooh!

Du He waved his hands and said, "Uncle Hou, you are too kind. I am just an ordinary scholar. How can I be worthy of a good girl like Hai Tang?"

Hou Junji nodded and said, "That's quite right. You are a little thinner."

"It's better to keep your promise, who is both civil and military, and has a good background!"

Good guy!

To belittle him in front of him really means you don't treat him as an outsider!

...

Two days later.

The soldiers carrying the battle report traveled day and night and finally arrived at Anshi City.

"Your Highness, Pyongyang has been conquered!"

what!

Upon hearing this great news, Li Chengqian was so excited that he almost sat up from the bed.

"Help me up!"

After the personal guards helped Li Chengqian up, Li Chengqian waved to the soldier who delivered the message and said.

"Show me the battle report!"

"promise!"

The messenger soldier hurried over and handed the battle report to Li Chengqian.

After a cup of tea.

"Hahaha, we finally took down Pyongyang!"

Li Chengqian clenched his fists excitedly and pounded the bed continuously.

He said with a smile on his face, "It still took Du He to take action. Pyongyang, which had been difficult to capture for a long time, was captured in just a few days by Du He!"

"You are worthy of being my number one military advisor!"

Hearing the prince's praise for Prince Consort Du, the corners of the soldier's mouth twitched.

The main credit for the capture of Pyongyang was not given to Prince Consort Du. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attributed all the credit to Prince Consort Du.

After Li Chengqian calmed down, he ordered his soldiers to report in a low voice.

"Your Highness, the Grand Steward has asked me to tell you what to do with Goguryeo and Baekje."

Li Chengqian frowned and muttered, "Deal with Goguryeo and Baekje?"

During the time he was recuperating, although he was almost sick from being idle, he never thought about this problem.

He spent most of his time thinking about how his father and the officials would praise him after he returned to Chang'an.

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Du He say what to do?"

"Your Highness, I don't know. Chief Steward Hou didn't give any special instructions."

Li Chengqian waved at him and said, "I understand. You can go down and have a rest first. You can deliver my secret letter tomorrow."

"As ordered!"

The messenger soldier, led by one of the prince's personal guards, quickly left the hall.

Li Chengqian muttered, "There are only tens of thousands of captives left in the territory of Goguryeo. It's easy to resettle them."

"There are still millions of people in Baekje's territory, and Baekje King Buyeo Ui-ji and his civil and military ministers are still there. This is a hot potato!"

Migrating Baekje's million people back to the Tang Dynasty and resettling them was a huge problem, which was time-consuming and laborious.

However, setting up a protectorate in Baekje went against his original intention.

Baekje has already surrendered, and if he were to wield the butcher's knife against the people, it would have a huge impact on his reputation.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian still couldn't find a better way to deal with it.

Because no matter how they dealt with Baekje, they could not be as thorough as Goguryeo and Silla.

Li Chengqian raised his head and sighed, "Ah, Du He has left me with a difficult problem!"

stunned for a moment.

Li Chengqian said to his guards: "Move the table to the bed, I want to write a war report!"

"promise!"

The guards quickly moved the desk, writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone from the hall to the bed.

An hour later.

Li Chengqian handed the sealed battle report to his personal guard and said, "Send it back to Chang'an at an expedited speed of 800 miles and hand it over to your majesty!"

"As ordered!"

The guards hurried out with the battle report.

Li Chengqian looked at the backs of the guards as they left. He murmured in a low voice, "Let's just leave the problem to our father!"

...

Five days later.

Eight fast horses rushed into Zhuque Street at a rapid speed, and the armored Tang soldiers on their horses shouted loudly.

"Eight hundred miles urgent report!"

This loud shout instantly broke the peace in Chang'an that had lasted for several months, causing a huge sensation.

Inside the Manna Hall.

Li Shimin held the battle report written by Li Chengqian in both hands and read it, his muscles shaking uncontrollably.

"Goguryeo was finally conquered!"

"Did you see that, Guanyin? Gao Ming did not disappoint me!"

"It lived up to my expectations!"

At the end of his speech, Li Shimin couldn't help but burst into tears.