Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

what!

Capsized by huge waves?

Upon hearing the sad news, Li Chengqian, Du He, Hou Junji and others were all shocked.

Hou Junji hurriedly asked, "Is Pei Xingjian okay? How many casualties did the soldiers suffer?"

I finally met a good son-in-law, so no accidents can happen!

The soldier replied respectfully: "General Hou, General Pei is fine and is now leading his troops to rest in Laizhou City."

"A total of 98 brothers were missing in this capsized boat, and their bodies could not be found because of the strong wind and waves."

"And the Baekje people who were rowing the boat and the children on board were all buried in the sea!"

Hearing that Pei Xingjian was safe and sound and that the casualties among the soldiers were not serious, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

In the eyes of these generals, the death of Baekje’s people and children was no big deal.

Li Chengqian asked in a deep voice: "Does Pei Xingjian need my help?"

"Your Highness, General Pei has the assistance of the Laizhou Governor and will be able to reach Chang'an on time!"

"That's good!"

Li Chengqian nodded with relief.

After the naval soldiers who delivered the message left, all the generals in the governor's mansion remained silent.

It is such a pity that the soldiers died on their way to triumph.

A moment of silence.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Generals, we have rested for a whole day, let's set off now!"

"Father and all the civil and military officials are ready and will go 30 miles outside the city to welcome us!"

Because the army was going to march in a hurry, Li Shimin only entertained Hou Junji and Du He, and no other generals drank a glass of wine.

Now that the army had returned victoriously, Li Shimin also used the most grand welcome ceremony to welcome this meritorious army.

When dozens of generals heard Li Chengqian's order, they all stood up and saluted.

"As ordered!"

...

Xiangzhou.

Inside the Governor's Mansion.

Du Chuke, the governor of Xiangzhou, reported to Li Tai, who was sitting in the central army hall.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Wei has led his army through Xiangzhou."

"The gold, silver, treasures and livestock they seized were endless. I'm afraid they emptied all of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla."

Just recently, Li Chengqian led a large army through Xiangzhou, and Du Chuke led a group of Xiangzhou officials out of the city to greet them in person.

Li Tai, the governor of Xiangzhou, found an excuse of being ill and stayed indoors.

How could Li Tai possibly go to welcome Li Chengqian and watch him show off in front of him?

If Li Tai had not been unable to contact Li Chengqian, he would have wanted to send his assassins to assassinate him.

Li Tai asked with a dark face: "Du Chuke, did you see Li Chengqian's legs?"

"Are you still limping like before?"

What he is most concerned about now is Li Chengqian's injured leg, because his healthy body is the only thing that makes him better than Li Chengqian.

Du Chuke quickly replied, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince was sitting on the sedan chair the entire time, and his legs were covered by his long robe."

"His Royal Highness's personal guards and generals did not allow me to get too close, so I don't know."

Thinking back to today when he welcomed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not only did the Crown Prince not even look at him, he even did not allow him to come within thirty steps.

This attitude, like guarding against thieves, made Du Chuke very unhappy.

The worst thing was that when he bowed to the prince, the prince just waved his hand perfunctorily and chatted and laughed with Du He beside him.

It's really abominable!

Du Chuke then smiled bitterly and said, "When I asked Li Ji, Zhang Jian, Chang He and other generals for information, they ignored me."

"Moreover, these generals' attitudes towards me are quite hostile..."

It was more than just hostility. Li Ji and Li Daozon both wanted to draw their swords and chop him to death.

When attacking Anshi City, if Li Tai and his staff had not colluded with the enemy and committed treason, the Tang army would not have lost thousands of soldiers.

Moreover, tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass would not be ignited by a fire.

"Humph!"

Hearing that these generals were distancing themselves from Du Chuke, Li Tai snorted heavily.

He knew very well that these generals wanted to distance themselves from him and wholeheartedly support Li Chengqian, that lame loser.

Li Tai clenched his fists tightly, then said with an unhappy look on his face.

"A cripple follows a bunch of great generals to gain merit, does he really take himself seriously?"

"These generals are short-sighted. Seeing that I have lost power temporarily, they have begun to side with that loser Li Chengqian!"

When he was still in Chang'an, the attitude of these generals towards him was completely different.

Especially generals Zhang Jian and Chang He, who had repeatedly hinted to me in the past two years that they wanted to join me.

Seeing Li Tai's chubby face turned purple with anger, Yin Yushan, who was sitting on the side drinking tea calmly, said in a quiet voice.

"Your Highness, let's let the Crown Prince and these officials be proud for a while."

"Now that the King of Han has agreed to form an alliance with us, by the time we raise a large army and sweep across the world, it will be too late for them to regret!"

After hearing Yin Yushan's words, Li Tai's angry face slowly calmed down.

Yin Yuhe has already sent people to persuade the King of Han to join him in a rebellion. Once his staff have discussed a specific action plan, both sides can take action.

Li Tai turned to Du Chuke and ordered: "Du Chuke, during this period of time, you must communicate more with Yin Yuhe, Wei Ting, Cui Renshi and the King of Han, and support the King of Han in ruling Youzhou!"

"Raising an army is a dangerous undertaking, and there can be no mistakes!"

Among the staff of King of Han Li Yuanchang, except for the Chief Secretary who has some brains, the rest are a bunch of mediocre people.

The King of Han cannot control Youzhou by his own power.

Du Chuke frowned slightly, then bowed and said.

"As ordered!"

In his opinion, joining forces with the King of Han was not the wisest choice. After all, the King of Han had a frivolous personality and was not like someone who could achieve great things.

He was more optimistic about the calm and resolute King Wu Li Ke, and he believed that there would be a chance only if he brought him along.

Thinking of this, Du Chuke asked curiously, "Your Highness, King Wei, has King Wu sent anyone to lobby?"

Li Tai shook his head and said, "Now is not the time."

He went on to say, "Du Chuke, you just need to deal with the King of Han and send someone to lobby the King of Wu. I will let Yin Yuhe do it."

Li Ke’s attitude was not clear at the moment, and Li Tai was afraid that if he told Li Ke about the rebellion now, he might leak it out.

Among all his staff, Yin Yuhe is the most suitable person to lobby Li Ke.

When Du Chuke saw that Li Tai trusted Yin Yuhe so much, he frowned tightly and responded.

"As ordered!"

Li Tai waved his hand and said, "Du Chuke, you go and do your work first. I have something important to discuss with Yu Shan."

"promise!"

Du Chuke saluted and left quickly.

After walking out of the lobby, Du Chuke looked back at the lobby with a complicated expression on his face.

After a long time.

"Hey~"

Du Chuke sighed, then shook his head and left with a hunched back.