Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

You have to know that the military and political power of these princes' fiefdoms are in their hands, and they are also the ones who collect taxes within the fiefdoms.

Du He continued, "The King of Wei's fiefdom is in the heart of Henan Province. He is now trying to win over the King of Han who is entrenched in Youzhou, the King of Teng in Tengzhou, and some vassal kings we don't know about."

"The purpose is very clear, which is to completely occupy Henan and Hebei provinces and then confront the imperial court."

Most of Henan and Hebei Provinces are plains, densely populated, and very rich.

If these two places were occupied by the King of Wei and others, it would probably take some time for the imperial court to deal with them.

When Li Chengqian heard that Li Tai actually wanted to win over the royal family to prepare for a rebellion, his face was filled with anger.

"Oh!"

Li Chengqian hit the Anji hard.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Li Tai, his ambition is so big!"

"For the sake of the throne, he actually disregarded the stability of the country and wanted to drag millions of people into war!"

"The other uncles are also ambitious and unworthy of being subjects!"

Li Chengqian was now not only filled with resentment towards Li Tai, but was also extremely furious towards Li Yuanchang, Li Yuanying and others.

These princes enjoy endless wealth and glory.

Now, not only do they not appreciate the kindness of their father to them, but they are even thinking of rebellion for a little selfish desire. This is truly a crime that cannot be forgiven!

Du He said softly, "Your Highness, the generals of the Tang Dynasty only support Your Majesty. This group of people can't cause any trouble."

"And if they really rebel, we can take the opportunity to completely eliminate them, and there will be fewer obstacles for you to inherit the throne in the future."

Li Chengqian frowned and nodded.

He was not afraid of these people's rebellion, but he was worried that hundreds of thousands of people would die in the rebellion.

As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he really couldn't bear it.

"Hey~"

Li Chengqian sighed deeply, then gave Du He some instructions.

"Du He, in addition to sending spies out during this period, you should also have more contact with Yin Yushan in private to see if you can get some useful information."

"Use your beauty tactic to capture her heart and make her yours."

Good guy!

Li Chengqian's words completely shocked him.

As expected of a prince, he would do anything to achieve his goal.

After all, he is Li Chengqian's brother-in-law. No one expected that this guy would start to seduce Yin Yushan on his own without any psychological pressure at all.

It is true that emperors have always been ruthless.

Thinking of Yin Yushan's words and actions towards him last night, Du He's heart was also stirred a little.

Which man would not like a woman who is cold, noble and extremely beautiful?

Du He stretched out his hand and said, "Your Highness, if you want to capture the heart of a beautiful woman like that, you need money. You have to approve several hundred strings of cash for me."

Li Chengqian glanced at Du He and said, "Princess Chengyang's mansion is so rich, how could you still be short of money?"

Forehead...

Du He's expression paused.

Then he said with a strange look on his face, "Your Highness, you want me to use Princess Chengyang's money to pursue other women?"

Once this matter is discovered, will Li Shimin really not chase him with a knife?

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Then I'll give you 200 strings of cash first. If it's not enough, come back to me for more."

Seeing that Du He still wanted to bargain, Li Chengqian quickly raised his hand and said.

"Don't push your luck, I'm giving you money to seduce women. 200 strings of cash is not a small amount."

Du He smacked his lips and said, "Okay, a little is better than nothing."

Although Du He looked very unhappy, he was actually laughing inside.

This unexpected wealth came so suddenly.

Du He was delighted for a moment, then asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, the soldiers won a great victory, don't they have any rewards?"

For the lower-level soldiers, there is no chance for them to be promoted or given more titles, and all they pursue is that little bit of reward money.

But now the court has not done anything to pay the soldiers. If this goes on for a long time, the soldiers will probably complain.

Li Chengqian explained softly, "It has only been a few days since the army returned victoriously, and the Ministry of Revenue has not even finished counting our battlefield spoils."

"Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will also check the military achievements of the 100,000-man army, and then issue silver and corresponding rewards based on the military achievements."

"According to the current progress, the reward should be issued in the middle of next month."

After hearing Li Chengqian's explanation, Du He nodded in sudden enlightenment.

However, the court's approach is still somewhat inappropriate. At the very least, a notice should be issued so that the soldiers can have an idea of what to do.

At this moment, the door of Mingde Hall was knocked gently.

"Knock knock knock~"

Qin Huaidao, wearing soft armor, was seen standing at the entrance of the hall, clasping his fists and bowing in the direction of Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Minister of Imperial Households, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of Rites request an audience."

Upon hearing that these three people were coming at the same time, Li Chengqian and Du He showed surprise on their faces.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Please invite them all in."

"promise."

After Qin Huaidao bowed, he quickly walked towards the gate of the East Palace.

Not long after, Guanglu Temple Minister, Pei Xingjian and Chu Suiliang walked in quickly.

Chu Suiliang glanced at Du He with surprise, then lowered his head and walked into the main hall with the other two, and bowed to Li Chengqian together.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "No need to be polite, my three lords. Please stand up quickly."

"I wonder if the three of you are ready to complete the tasks I have assigned to you today?"

There are only two days left before this grand sacrifice, and time is very tight.

The Minister of Imperial Households was the first to speak: "Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Du, everything needed for the sacrifice is ready."

Li Chengqian did not answer, but winked at Du He.

Since this job was given to Du He and it was not his responsibility, he didn't want to interfere.

Du He smiled and said, "Yang Siqing, I'll go take a look later."

The Minister of the Imperial Household nodded and said, "As you command!"

Then, Chu Suiliang handed the sacrificial text in his hand to Li Chengqian and spoke respectfully.

"Your Highness, the memorial has been written. Please check it out."

Seeing the thick stack of papers in his hand, Li Chengqian quickly spread it out and read it carefully. It took him half a quarter of an hour to finish reading the eulogy.

Li Chengqian handed the memorial to Du He and said, "Du He, take a look to see if there are any problems."

"If you think it's okay, I will recite it on the day of the sacrifice."

His usual action surprised Chu Suiliang and Guanglu Temple Minister Zhang's boss.

Although Du He was in charge of all matters related to the sacrifice, the prince's words clearly showed how important Du He was in the prince's heart.

Seeing Du He pretending to read the sacrificial text, Chu Suiliang felt contemptuous of him in his heart.

"Bah, pretending!"

"You haven't read many books, how can you understand this beautiful and touching eulogy?"