Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Li Tai said this, he suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart, as if Yin Yushan, this important woman, would leave him forever.

Unlike Li Tai's lost expression, Yin Yuhe's mouth corners curled up slightly.

He immediately clasped his fists towards Li Tai and said, "Your Highness the Prince of Wei is wise!"

Now they have entered the countdown to their rebellion. If he doesn't send his sister away from Prince Wei's Palace as soon as possible, he will have no chance to escape in the future.

Yin Yuhe then said, "Your Highness, Prince of Wei, I will go down and make the arrangements first."

"While your Majesty is passing through Luozhou on his way to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods, I intend to take this opportunity to cause some serious trouble for Zhang Liang and force him to surrender to the Prince of Wei's Palace as soon as possible!"

Although Zhang Liang has been demoted now, he is still loyal to Li Shimin in his heart.

The only way to get Zhang Liang to join the rebellion is to continue to muddy the waters in Luozhou and force Zhang Liang to join the rebellion.

Li Tai nodded and said, "Governor Yin, lobbying Zhang Liang is the top priority at the moment. You must personally lead people to Luozhou to show the king's importance to him!"

"As long as Zhang Liang is attached to me, I will have enough capital to lobby the King of Wu later."

Although the King of Han and the King of Teng are now busy replacing officials in their fiefdoms, Li Tai does not trust these two uncles too much.

Especially for Prince Teng, who only liked to build attics, Li Tai did not place any hope on him at all.

Li Tai's expectation for Prince Teng Li Yuanying was just to let him make some big noise and share some of the pressure for them.

Yin Yuhe immediately clasped his fists towards Li Tai and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go back and make some arrangements, and then go to Luozhou in secret!"

"It is getting late now. The Ministry of Works also needs Weizhou to recruit laborers to help build the official road. I will take my leave first."

Because Your Majesty is about to lead civil and military officials to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the Ministry of Works has recruited a million laborers to build official roads, and the governors of all provinces must cooperate unconditionally.

A provincial governor like Yin Yuhe, who has not yet been fully promoted, dare not slack off in the slightest.

"Go!"

Li Tai waved at him, then walked to the window sill on one side with his hands behind his back, looking at the plants and birds outside with a dull look.

When Yin Yuhe walked to the lobby door, Li Tai suddenly spoke.

"The Yin Assassin."

Yin Yuhe paused, his expression changed quickly, then he turned around and clasped his fists respectfully towards Li Tai.

"Your Highness, what else do you want me to do?"

He was a little nervous, worried that the King of Wei would not let his sister go to Chang'an, and it would be difficult to find another opportunity at that time.

According to his estimated plan, the rebellion will start as early as this year, and he can't bear to let his only sister die with them.

Li Tai didn't look back, but spoke in a deep voice.

"Governor Yin, as long as you wholeheartedly support my rebellion, I will make you the Grand Commandant of the Three Dukes after I ascend the throne, and you will be in charge of all the troops of the Tang Dynasty!"

"And I will also marry Yushan as my queen, and then I will make you the King of Zhenbei!"

"The only king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty!"

Hearing the huge benefits promised by Li Tai, Yin Yuhe's breathing became rapid.

He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, speaking with a hint of fanaticism in his tone.

"I thank His Royal Highness the King of Wei for his trust!"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will serve you till death and do my utmost to help you achieve great things!"

After saying this, he kowtowed heavily to Li Tai several times.

After he left Prince Wei's Palace in the carriage, his originally excited expression suddenly became extremely cold.

"Haha, a king with a different surname!"

As this low whisper fell, the carriage suddenly fell into silence.

...

While Li Tai and his staff were plotting against Zhang Liang, Du He also went in and out of Hou Junji and Liu Li's residences to fight for the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice for Cui Yixuan.

Duke Zhao's Mansion.

In the antique study.

Hou Junji smiled and said, "Nephew Du, you are really capable. You even managed to win over the Cui Clan of Qinghe!"

"Don't worry, Cui Yixuan is already the Zuosi Langzhong, so he is the most suitable person to take on the position of the Minister of Justice."

"And Minister Liu also agrees to help Cui Yixuan up, so I don't have to spend too much effort!"

The Qinghe Cui clan was very large, and many of their members served as local officials, even more than the Hongnong Yang clan.

It is no exaggeration to say that in another thirty to fifty years, the Qinghe Cui family will surely become the leader among the five surnames and seven families.

Now that he could win over this powerful force to support the prince, Hou Junji naturally supported it.

Du He raised the wine jar and gestured to Hou Junji, "Thank you, Uncle Hou. I, your nephew, would like to offer you a toast on behalf of Doctor Cui Zuosi."

Hou Junji also picked up the wine bottle and said, "Please!"

After the two finished talking about Cui Yixuan's matter, they continued to chat about business and personal matters.

Hou Junji asked, "My dear nephew Du, how are the official roads for your majesty's eastern tour and the mountain roads of Mount Tai being repaired?"

"This is a big deal, you must keep a close eye on me!"

Now everyone in the department is busy, except for Du He who has some free time.

Every day he either hangs out in the Eastern Palace or returns to the Princess's Mansion to accompany his two pregnant wives. Such a leisurely life makes the heads of the three provinces and six ministries envious.

Moreover, when Du He is in his free time, his subordinates in the Ministry of Industry can still do things very well, which makes them unable to refuse.

Du He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Hou. Yesterday, Minister Yu wrote a memorial back, saying that the progress of the official road repairs has exceeded the original plan."

"I'm sure we can repair both the official road and the mountain road of Mount Tai before Your Majesty goes to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods."

In the face of major events, officials from various departments of the imperial court and local prefectures and counties dared not be negligent, otherwise no one would be able to bear the responsibility if they were held accountable.

Hou Junji said with relief: "That's good."

"Nephew Du, I'd like to offer you a toast."

For the next half a quarter of an hour, the two chatted and drank until it got a little dark. Only then did Du He pat his butt and leave the Chen Guogong Mansion.

As the time for Li Shimin to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth drew closer, the court became increasingly busy.

Because Li Chengqian was going to Luozhou to supervise the country, Li Shimin summoned Li Chengqian and a group of officials, and temporarily transferred the power in his hands to Li Chengqian.

Being regent means exercising the powers of the emperor. Li Chengqian needs to handle all major state affairs of the Tang Dynasty, which is not an easy task.

Even Du He, who was trying to take advantage of the situation, was called over and given an important task by Li Chengqian.

...

Luozhou.

Governor's Mansion.

Unlike the busy and lively atmosphere of the imperial court, the atmosphere in the Luozhou Governor's Mansion was extremely depressing, making people want to escape.

In the spacious lobby, Luozhou Governor Zhang Liang and his adopted son Gongsun Jie were both silent, with their expressions constantly changing.

There was silence for a long time.

Zhang Liang said in a hoarse voice: "Jie'er, Chang Dexuan reported that I had secretly raised five hundred adopted sons with the intention of treason. How did you deal with it?"

"And how did Chang Dexuan know the secret that I told you about my arm having dragon scales? Did your elder brother Gongsun Chang and the sorcerer Cheng Gongying leak the secret?"