Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When they heard that Yin Yuhe's plan involved the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang, everyone in the hall showed a puzzled expression on their faces.

They racked their brains to think about it, but still couldn't figure out why Zhang Liang had to be dragged into this matter.

Li Tai frowned and asked, "Governor Yin, why did you force Minister of Justice Zhang Liang to return to Luozhou?"

"Do you know that Zhang Liang is a loyal minister to my father? If he returns to Luoyang, wouldn't it be more difficult for us to replace our troops?"

"And what about Zhang Liang's character? If we recruit him to start a rebellion, our plan might be exposed!"

Two years ago, Zhang Liang was sent by his father to Luozhou as the governor. When his good friend Hou Junji gave him a farewell party, he may have drunk some wine and then said some resentful words from his heart.

Hou Junji said to Zhang Liang, "You, the Minister of Works, were sent to Luozhou as the governor. Who pushed you out?"

"Your Majesty and the ministers have excluded you, a minister with great merit. You will definitely have no way to survive. Do you dare to rebel?"

"If you dare to rebel, I will risk my life to accompany you!"

The reason why Hou Junji said such a bold statement at that time was not because he really wanted to rebel, but because he destroyed Gaochang Kingdom at that time, but was impeached and imprisoned by the censor.

In fact, Hou Junji deserved the punishment. After he destroyed Gaochang, he privately exiled some innocent Gaochang officials and took the treasures of Gaochang for himself.

But at that time, Hou Junji, who had made great military achievements, had become arrogant and thought that his father was deliberately suppressing him, a meritorious minister.

So when he saw his good friend Zhang Liang being sent to serve as an official outside, he felt indignant for him.

But Zhang Liang, this two-faced friend, perhaps hoping to gain merit by doing so, actually told his father everything Hou Junji said to him.

You should know that Hou Junji is Zhang Liang’s close friend, and their relationship is like that of brothers.

Even though their relationship was so close, Zhang Liang still used Hou Junji's idle talk while drinking as a stepping stone for him to achieve merit.

Although the emperor did not punish Hou Junji due to insufficient evidence, he must have been suspicious of him in his heart.

How could Li Tai dare to drag a villain like Zhang Liang into a rebellion?

Who knows, he might send someone to win over Zhang Liang to join in a rebellion, and Zhang Liang would go to Chang'an to file a complaint with the emperor and tell everyone the whole story of their rebellion.

Yin Yuhe smiled and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Wei, if we send someone to persuade Zhang Liang to rebel now, he will definitely not give up his bright future to join us."

"So we have to muddy the waters in Luozhou first, and then drag Zhang Liang, the Minister of Justice, into the muddy waters."

"When His Majesty becomes suspicious of Zhang Liang and suppresses him, it will be convenient for us to lobby Zhang Liang!"

Father is suspicious of Zhang Liang?

Hearing Yin Yuhe's premise, Li Tai also frowned and began to think.

He really couldn't imagine what Zhang Liang had done to make his father suspicious of such a loyal general.

Du Chuke, who originally had a sad face, suddenly showed a gleam of light in his eyes after carefully thinking about Yin Yuhe's words.

He looked at Yin Yuhe and asked anxiously, "Governor Yin, are you planning to take action against Zhang Liang's adopted son?"

Zhang Liang served as the governor of Luozhou for two and a half years, and he adopted hundreds of sons.

However, few of his adopted sons are good people. They are all arrogant and domineering. The whole Luozhou is in chaos because of them.

Yin Yuhe smiled and nodded, saying, "What Governor Du said is correct!"

"Since Zhang Liang is the Minister of Justice, if his adopted son commits a serious crime in Luoyang, do you think Zhang Liang should severely punish his adopted son?"

"If Zhang Liang shows leniency to his adopted son and Luoyang continues to be in turmoil due to our instigation, Your Majesty will surely be furious!"

"In order to avoid hurting Zhang Liang, a meritorious official, your majesty might eventually send him to Luozhou to clean up the mess!"

The words had been made so clear that Li Tai and the staff present knew Yin Yuhe's general plan.

The people who were originally angry at Fang Yiai's incompetence suddenly became active.

"Huh~"

Li Tai's breathing became more and more rapid, and he spoke to Yin Yuhe with an excited expression.

"Governor Yin, quickly tell us your overall plan and see how we can win over Zhang Liang!"

If Zhang Liang was demoted by his father to the governor of Luozhou again, and he won Zhang Liang over, the success rate of his rebellion would increase by 30%!

Luozhou is the secondary capital, and it has an arsenal second only to Chang'an!

Moreover, Luozhou is a wealthy province second only to Chang'an in terms of population and economic strength.

Yin Yuhe said calmly, "Zhang Liang's adopted sons hold important posts in various counties in Luozhou, and all they do is oppress the people, causing the wrath of the local people."

"In addition, one of Zhang Liang's adopted sons, Gongsun Jie, is very close to the sorcerer Cheng Gongying, and the prophecies they talked about are all extremely treasonous!"

"As long as the things done by Zhang Liang's adopted sons are exposed, Zhang Liang will definitely have a huge headache."

Because Luozhou was Zhang Liang's base camp, his family and adopted son all lived in Luozhou and occupied core positions in the governor's office and the county government.

Report Zhang Liang's adopted son for oppressing the people and committing corruption and abuse of power. If Zhang Liang, the Minister of Justice, can enforce the law impartially and put the interests of the country above his own, he can also keep his current position.

However, Zhang Liang's adopted son Gongsun Jie was fond of witchcraft and even made many outrageous predictions about Zhang Liang having the potential to be an emperor.

If this matter is reported to the authorities, Zhang Liang will have no way to defend himself!

You should know that witchcraft has always been a taboo for the royal family. Crown Prince Liu Ju during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han was harmed by witchcraft.

Li Tai frowned and asked, "Governor Yin, if we expose Gongsun Jie's witchcraft, won't father have to kill Zhang Liang?"

"Even if Father didn't kill Zhang Liang, it's impossible for him to go to Luozhou and continue to serve as the governor?"

"How can I send someone to persuade him to work for me?"

Now he only needs Zhang Liang, who holds great power, and he also wants him to serve as the governor of Luozhou to ensure that his plan can continue to be implemented.

If Zhang Liang was killed for this reason, it would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

By then, if the emperor sends someone like Cheng Yaojin to govern Luozhou, it will be even more difficult for them to act.

Yin Yuhe shook his head and said, "We just need to expose the actions of Zhang Liang's other adopted sons and force Zhang Liang to come to Luozhou to clean up the mess."

"As for Gongsun Jie's practice of witchcraft, this is our leverage over Zhang Liang, and we can make him completely turn to the side of the Prince of Wei's Palace!"

In order to make Zhang Liang work wholeheartedly for Li Tai, not only must Zhang Liang be resentful of Li Shimin, but Li Shimin must also find something to hold against Zhang Liang.

Yin Yuhe smiled and continued, "According to information obtained by our spies, Zhang Liang's second wife, Zhang, had an affair with a young man who sold pens for a living when Zhang Liang was on his way to conquer Goguryeo!"

"I believe that if we tell Zhang Liang about this, he will definitely not be able to stay in Chang'an any longer!"