Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

During the Yuanzheng holiday, Li Chengqian had something to discuss with Du He in the East Palace. This guy was either preparing a banquet or on his way to a banquet.

Moreover, those who had the banquet with Du He were important officials such as Hou Junji, Liu Li, Ma Zhou, Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing, so Li Chengqian couldn't force Du He to come to the Eastern Palace.

Unexpectedly, after Yuanzheng, Du He finally remembered to do his work.

Du He glanced around the hall and saw that there was no one else inside except him and Li Chengqian, so he slowly put down the tea.

He asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to watch Wu Wang Li Ke rebel, or do you want to keep him to manage your country in the future?"

what!

It turned out to be a topic about Li Ke!

When Li Chengqian heard Du He bring up this topic, which was exactly one of the topics he wanted to discuss with Du He in the past few days, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

After a moment of silence.

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Du He, my mind is very confused right now, just say whatever you want to say!"

Li Chengqian was very conflicted about his younger brother, Prince of Wu, Li Ke.

Because Li Ke was not as threatening to him as Li Tai and Li Zhi, and his ability in government affairs was also very good. If he was kept, he would definitely be a good helper to him.

But my father’s attitude is unclear now, and he also said that Li Ke’s temperament and abilities are most like his. Li Ke is undoubtedly one of the stumbling blocks on his way to the throne.

Naturally, the fewer capable princes there are, the better for him.

Du He whispered, "Your Highness, if you want to get rid of Li Ke, this stumbling block, you can send spies to instigate him and the King of Wei to rebel."

"When the time comes, the imperial court will get rid of the King of Wei and the King of Wu, and your only opponent will be the King of Jin."

After a pause, Du He continued.

"The spies from the East Palace reported back that on the third day after the Yuanzheng period, the King of Wu stayed in the King of Wei's mansion for half an hour. I'm afraid this was a test from the King of Wei on the King of Wu!"

"If you want to keep the King of Wu to assist you, then you must send someone to warn the King of Wu to prevent him from being plotted against by the King of Wei."

Now the Prince of Wei's Palace is full of talented people, including a madman with outstanding abilities like Yin Yuhe.

If they did something in Songzhou like they did to Zhang Liang, Li Ke would probably fall into Li Tai's trap.

Li Chengqian stood up with the help of the table and walked slowly in the hall with the help of a cane.

After thinking for a long time, he walked up to Du He and said.

"Du He, we just need to send someone to keep an eye on Li Ke. There's no need to give him any reminders."

"I can also take this opportunity to see if he has any intention of rebelling!"

A prince with rebellious intentions is not worth his rescue, and he would not dare to hand over important power to him in the future.

If Li Ke had not been deceived and had been able to stick to his original intention, he would not only not rebel with Li Tai, but would have taken the initiative to send troops to suppress Li Tai's rebels.

"it is good."

Du He nodded, then clasped his fists and said.

"Your Highness, since there is nothing else to do now, I will take my leave first."

Just as Du He was about to turn around and leave, Li Chengqian hurriedly stopped him.

"and many more!"

"You finally came to the East Palace, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

The other staff members of the Eastern Palace were eager to show their faces in front of him more often and show their courtesy.

As for Du He, he couldn't wait to go back to the princess's mansion to be with his wife and children before he could even tell her about his situation.

Du He curled his lips and said, "Your Highness, the court session is tomorrow. How about I come over after the court session is over tomorrow?"

While other people spend their New Year's Day holidays playing and resting, he spends his time receiving guests or visiting people, and has no time to rest.

He finally didn't have to socialize today, but Li Chengqian called him to the East Palace for a banquet and bought a farewell party for Su Dingfang and Xi Jun.

Li Chengqian said unhappily, "I just want to discuss one thing with you. It won't take you too long."

Then, without waiting for Du He to say no, he told him everything.

"Father has decided to lead all the civil and military officials to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods in mid-February, and has already made arrangements for me to supervise the country."

"I will go to the Luozhou Palace to supervise the country. When the time comes, you, Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu, Niu Jinda, Li Mengchang and others will go to Luozhou with me."

"And the emperor asked Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu, Li Daliang, Cheng Yaojin and others to stay in Chang'an."

After saying this, Li Chengqian complained.

"Originally I was very happy to be able to supervise the country, but I didn't expect that my father would arrange it this way. He is simply treating me like a thief!"

“It’s really infuriating!”

After hearing Li Shimin's arrangement, Du He's expression changed slightly.

Good guy!

Li Shimin's move was really brilliant, and it completely defended against Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

Except for Li Chengqian himself who was the staff of the Eastern Palace, the others who accompanied Li Chengqian to Luozhou were basically Li Shimin's confidants.

In addition, by letting Li Chengqian govern the country in Luozhou, Li Tai and Zhang Liang did not dare to do anything tricky, thus ensuring that Li Shimin's journey to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods was safe and sound.

And those who stayed in Chang'an were Li Shimin's most trusted confidants.

Du He looked at Li Chengqian with a frown on his face and an unhappy expression. He shook his head and said softly.

"Your Highness, this arrangement by His Majesty is also human nature."

"He didn't want to happily go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods, only to find out that his lair had been raided and he couldn't even return to Chang'an or Luoyang."

"When the history books record this incident, won't Your Majesty be laughed at by future generations?"

Whether it is Crown Prince Li Chengqian or the favored prince Li Tai, both of them are restless and want to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

Especially Li Tai, he has probably already formed an army, and the number is probably not too small.

If Li Shimin had not been on guard against the two brothers, he might really not have been able to return to Chang'an and Luoyang.

As an emperor who fought on the battlefield, how could Li Shimin make such a low-level mistake?

Li Chengqian glanced at Du He, then frowned and said.

"Du He, even you think I have ulterior motives?"

"I am the crown prince, how could I ruin my future at this critical moment?"

Du He said seriously, "Your Highness, I know you have no ulterior motives, but do His Majesty and the other ministers think so?"

"Besides, His Majesty arranged for you to go to Luozhou as regent in order to intimidate the King of Wei and Zhang Liang and prevent them from having any evil intentions!"

"So I think your majesty's arrangement is more to guard against the King of Wei rather than against you."

If Du He had not planned a rebellion with Li Chengqian, he would have really been deceived by Li Chengqian.

In Du He's opinion, Li Chengqian and Li Shimin are the same kind of people, and their obsession with the throne is far greater than family affection.