Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Chengqian's face paused slightly. He didn't expect that his father would tell him about Li Tai's rebellion in advance and also ask for his suggestions on how to deal with it.

But what can he say?

Suggest that your father kill Li Tai?

If he said so, his father, who preferred Qingque, would probably think that he was not magnanimous enough.

When the power is finally transferred, he, who has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, will be kicked out.

But if the suggestion was just to demote Li Tai to a commoner, then wouldn't the deceased King of Qi Li You have died unjustly?

How can this convince people?

Besides, Li You's rebellion did not cause any damage, just like throwing a small stone into a pond.

The commotion caused by Li Tai this time affected dozens of states and counties, and the damage caused was incalculable.

Li Chengqian frowned and thought for a long time before he replied with a serious expression.

"Father, I think the most urgent task is to quickly dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion and prevent the war from harming the people."

"As for how to deal with Qingque, that depends on how much damage he causes."

Li Chengqian knew that no one's advice would be of any use in dealing with Li Tai, as all decision-making power lay in the hands of his father, or in the hands of officials and the people of the world.

As the crown prince, it was difficult for him to give any advice.

Li Shimin stared at Li Chengqian with deep eyes, with a look of relief on his face.

Obviously he was very satisfied with Li Chengqian's answer.

After a long time, Li Shimin spoke quietly.

"Qingque has persuaded the King of Han, the King of Teng, and Zhang Liang to rebel, and the five states involved are Xiang, Wei, Ming, Luo, You, and Teng."

"Cheng Qian, how do you think we should arrange this so that the impact of this rebellion is minimized?"

Hearing his father's words, Li Chengqian's pupils shrank slightly.

It turns out that my father knows everything!

Fortunately, he had already discussed this with Du He before, so he repeated the result of his discussion with Du He in detail.

In fact, it is not difficult. It is nothing more than adopting the principle of suppressing the rebellion nearby.

Li Yuanchang, who was in Youzhou, was beaten up by Su Dingfang, Wang Jun'e, Xi Junmai and others.

Zhang Liang, who was causing chaos in Luozhou, was led by Xue Rengui, who was the vanguard. He dispatched generals including Xue Wanche, the governor of Puzhou, and Cheng Huailiang, the governor of Qizhou, to encircle and suppress him.

As for Li Tai, who was far away in Xiangzhou, he sent a general, together with Li Ke, the governor of Songzhou, Yuchi Huan, the governor of Luzhou, and others to encircle the enemy.

After Li Shimin heard Li Chengqian's arrangements, a hint of fear appeared in the corner of his eyes.

The generals that Li Chengqian had just arranged were either generals trained under the Eastern Palace or people close to the Eastern Palace.

However, this fear only flashed by, and Li Shimin's face quickly returned to calm.

Although the Eastern Palace was powerful, it was far from threatening him.

Li Shimin nodded slightly and said appreciatively.

"Cheng Qian, you have made great progress!"

Li Chengqian immediately clasped his fists and said, "I am ashamed to accept this."

Almost all of these combat arrangements were made by Du He, and he just participated in the discussion.

Li Shimin did not say anything more, but turned around and gave orders to the eunuch.

"Xuan Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Liu Li, Ma Zhou, Hou Junji, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Li Daozong and Niu Jinda came to Ganlu Palace."

"Summon Du He as well!"

Li Shimin did not dare to let Li Chengqian be responsible for suppressing this rebellion.

He knew that Li Chengqian had the ability, but he couldn't let Li Chengqian continue to make achievements.

Li Chengqian's prestige is too high, which will seriously affect the balance between father and son.

"promise!"

Several eunuchs stood up at the same time and saluted, then lowered their heads and walked away quickly.

Not long after, a group of ministers who received the imperial edict rushed to Ganlu Palace one after another.

When they heard Li Shimin tell them about Li Tai's rebellion, they all showed expressions of astonishment on their faces, and each one looked more exaggerated than the other.

"The drama queen."

Du He knew that these old foxes were just pretending.

Although they did not know the exact time when Li Tai rebelled, they must have guessed that Li Tai would rebel before.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "In order to quickly suppress the rebellion, the Crown Prince has just proposed a plan. My dear ministers, please take a look at whether it is feasible."

After saying this, Li Shimin directly told all the civil and military officials about the arrangements that Li Chengqian had mentioned.

As Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Ji immediately stood up and asked for a fight.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Crown Prince's arrangements are extremely thorough and can be implemented accordingly."

"I am willing to fight and quell the rebellion for your majesty!"

Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, Li Daozon and Niu Jinda, who were a step slower, stood up and requested to go into battle.

"The last general invites you to fight!"

Li Shimin did not immediately respond to the generals. He turned to look at Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

"Assistant, Xuanling, what do you think?"

After Fang Xuanling frowned and thought for a while, he slowly stood up and responded.

"I agree with your Highness the Crown Prince's suggestion."

Seeing that Fang Xuanling had expressed his opinion, everyone in the hall looked at Changsun Wuji.

Now that Changsun Wuji is the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, the head of all officials, his opinion is very important.

After Changsun Wuji stood up, he said with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it is necessary to mobilize Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai to deal with Han Wang Li Yuanchang."

"The defense of Liaodong Road is weak. The Khitan, Xi, Xun and Mohe tribes may move south at any time. The commander-in-chief Su Dongfang cannot act rashly."

"As for the Sishui Road Grand Commander Xi Junmai, his station is thousands of miles away from Youzhou, so it would not be appropriate for him to rush over."

"I think we can dispatch Yingzhou Governor Cheng Mingzhen to the south to assist Wang Jun'e in dealing with the King of Han."

Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai are the trident of military generals under the prince. How could Changsun Wuji dare to let them gain military merit?

Not to mention that the Prince of Jin's Mansion has no military generals to deal with these three people, even the Minister of Personnel Li Ji is probably no match for these three people working together.

When Du He saw that Changsun Wuji, the old silver coin, started to make trouble, he immediately stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion."

"In addition to the King of Han, Youzhou also has the support of several people from large families. Governor Cheng and General Wang cannot suppress the rebellion quickly."

"Su Dingfang's men are all cavalrymen. You can let him lead 3000 elite troops to quickly move south, and leave 2000 cavalrymen to guard against the northern countries."

"Xi Junmai's place is not far away. He can take a big ship back to Laizhou and participate in the battle to suppress the rebellion of King Wei."

Du He's words were immediately agreed upon by Hou Junji, Liu Li, Ma Zhou and Cheng Yaojin.

Especially Cheng Yaojin, in order to let his son-in-law Xi Junmai make merit, he even scolded Changsun Wuji in the hall.

Although Changsun Wuji was good at speaking and debating, he was defeated after talking so much that the group of people attacked him at the same time.

After a heated debate for most of the hour.

Li Shimin made the decision immediately and carried out Li Chengqian's original plan, except that he asked Xi Junmai to participate in the battles to quell the rebellion in Xiangzhou and Weizhou.

When it came to choosing the main general, Li Shimin did not hesitate at all.

"Li Ji, this time the suppression of the rebellion is left to you!"