Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Because only a small number of people have been relocated to the Liaodong territory, and most of the counties there have few people.

In order to prevent the Khitan, Xi, Xun and Mohe tribes from moving south, the imperial court left a total of 5000 cavalry in Liaodong Road.

These 5000 cavalrymen were the elite troops who conquered Goguryeo and Baekje. They even annihilated 5 elite cavalrymen of the Xueyantuo in one battle. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Du Chuke continued, "Su Dingfang is the direct disciple of the Duke of Wei. He made great achievements in the conquest of Goguryeo and his strength is not inferior to that of Zhang Liang, the governor of Luozhou!"

"If we don't guard the Youzhou checkpoint well, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to defend our Xiangzhou and Weizhou bases!"

Hearing Du Chuke's words, Li Tai's mood suddenly became gloomy.

When they discussed important matters these days, they all focused their attention on Bingzhou, Taiyuan, Jingzhao Prefecture and other places, because these places were heavily guarded by the imperial court.

They believed that Liaodong Road, Sishui Road and Jincheng Road were barren lands and would not pose much threat at all.

But now Du Chuke mentioned Su Dingfang and Wang Jun'e at this time. Isn't this making things difficult for him?

Li Tai frowned and said, "Du Chuke, what solution do you have?"

"Can you send someone with a large sum of money to win over Su Dingfang and make him work for me?"

As long as they have Su Dingfang's 5000 elite cavalrymen serving them, the combat effectiveness of their troops will undoubtedly rise to a higher level.

Moreover, after Su Dingfang surrendered to him, he could order Su Dingfang to capture Sishui Road and Jincheng Road, and he would have a safe and stable rear base.

Even Su Dingfang was able to lead his troops south to assist his uncle Li Yuanchang in attacking Yizhou, Dingzhou, Cangzhou and other places.

"Hey!"

Du Chuke sighed, then said helplessly.

"Your Highness, Su Dingfang is the prince's man. It is impossible for him to join the Prince of Wei's palace for a little fame and fortune."

"Besides, he is currently serving as the Grand Commander of Liaodong Road, a second-rank official. He will not give up his bright future and follow you in rebellion."

Are you kidding me?

Now that Su Dingfang has a backer, power and a bright future, how could he possibly follow the King of Wei, whose future is uncertain, in rebellion?

After the crown prince ascends the throne, Su Dingfang will definitely be one of the most powerful generals.

Li Tai raised his voice and said, "Since a large sum of money is not enough, how about I promise to make him the King of Liaodong?"

"Neither the Emperor nor the Crown Prince can give Su Dingfang this condition, right?"

At present, there is no king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty. Even someone as noble as Zhangsun Wuji, the emperor's uncle, only has the title of Duke of Zhao.

Now that I have promised Su Dingfang that he will be the king of the opposite sex, he should have no reason to refuse me, right?

The corner of Du Chuke's mouth twitched slightly, and then he shook his head.

"Your Highness, Su Dingfang is not a follower of the Prince of Wei's Palace. How could he easily believe the benefits you promised him?"

"If Su Dingfang is loyal to the court and the crown prince, sending someone to bribe him would only alert him."

"By the time Su Dingfang knows our plan in advance, I'm afraid he will take action first!"

I don’t know what the King of Wei is thinking. He always thinks that everyone can be bribed by him.

If it were that simple, he could just promise to make each vassal king, governor-general and provincial governor a king of a different surname, and make them follow the King of Wei wholeheartedly.

Doesn't that mean the King of Wei can conquer the world without having to mobilize a single soldier?

"Uh..."

Li Tai also felt that what Du Chuke said made sense, and he fell silent again.

I thought about it for a long time.

Li Tai narrowed his eyes and looked at Du Chuke, then promised in a deep voice.

"Du Chuke, ask Du Jingyong to take some of the Du family's people to Youzhou to help Li Yuanchang deal with Su Dingfang and Wang Jun'e!"

"After the matter is accomplished, I will make you the King of Liaodong, and the entire Liaodong Road will belong to your Du family!"

Since the promise of being crowned a king of a different surname could not win over Su Dingfang, he would just give the people of Jingzhao Du family some sweet treats to make them work harder.

Li Tai believed that with this important promise, the people of Jingzhao Du would definitely try their best to deal with Su Dingfang.

Good guy!

Li Tai actually used this trick on their Du family.

However, faced with such a huge benefit, Du Chuke's heart began to move.

Liaodong Road occupies 11 states and is divided into 70 counties. If the Du family can manage it, it will definitely become a powerful country in the future.

Thinking of this, Du Chuke responded with a rapid breath.

"As ordered!"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. We, the Du family, will use all our strength to support Your Highness in achieving great things!"

Now the main force of the Du family has moved to Xiangzhou and Weizhou, and they have also sent many clansmen to Liaodong Road to expand their branches.

There were only two branches of the clan left in Jingzhao Prefecture.

The people of these two branches needed to manage the fields, shops and estates of their Du family to prevent their ancestors' legacy from falling into ruin.

Li Tai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Lord Du is indeed worthy of being my king's right-hand man!"

"Now that it's decided, go and make the arrangements now!"

There is only one month left until the uprising begins, and every minute and every second cannot be wasted.

"I'm resigning!"

After Du Chuke saluted with his fists, he walked out of the lobby with a happy look on his face.

Make big!

At present, the King of Wei only promised him to be a king of a different surname. Wei Ting, Zhang Liang, Yin Yuhe, Cui Yuqing and others did not receive this treatment.

Du Chuke has always had a goal in his mind, which is to surpass his brother Du Ruhui one day.

And now is the best opportunity to follow Li Tai in rebellion!

With Du Chuke's departure, only Li Tai and a few trusted attendants were left in the huge lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Li Tai frowned and thought for a moment, then thought of Yin Yushan who was far away in Chang'an, and his heart was filled with longing for her.

Now that the decision to start a rebellion has been made, he believes that there is no need for Yin Yushan to stay in Chang'an any longer.

So he sat down at his desk and wrote a secret letter, and instructed his trusted attendants.

"Give this secret letter to Miss Yin!"

"You must tell Miss Yin in person that we are going to start the war on June 15th and ask her to withdraw to Xiangzhou in early June!"

He knew very well that once his father learned that he had raised an army in Xiangzhou, he would definitely send people to arrest the relevant personnel of the Prince of Wei's Mansion.

As Yin Yuhe's younger sister, Yin Yushan must have been one of the people targeted by her father.

"promise!"

The attendant responded and then trotted out of the Governor's Mansion.

...

Three days later.

The secret letter written by Li Tai was also delivered to Yin Yushan, and Yin Yushan also knew the specific time of the uprising.

Pingkang Square.

In the private room on the second floor of Moxiang Bookstore.

Yin Yushan stood upright in front of the windowsill. She looked at the bustling scene on the street below, her heart full of worry.

My eldest brother Yin Yuhe was one of the core members of the rebellion. If the King of Wei's rebellion failed, my eldest brother would definitely not have a chance to survive.

Just as she was lost in thought, the voice of a maid was heard outside the door.

"Miss, I see Master Du coming."

"Are you going out to meet him?"