Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Ji, who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, had not yet officially taken action, but Cheng Yaojin, Du He, Xue Rengui and Xue Wanche alone had already destroyed Zhang Liang's forces.

Zhang Liang was a general who had experienced many battles. Even he couldn't hold out for a few days, let alone others who had never been on the battlefield?

In his opinion, the generals under the King of Wei were a group of makeshift troops.

As long as the imperial army officially surrounds and attacks, the King of Wei will be put down in no time.

Li Ke said in a deep voice: "Shi Chang, what Master Cui Ren said is very true. I am a bastard, and I have the royal blood of the previous dynasty flowing in my body. I will never have the opportunity to participate in the competition for the throne!"

"If I hadn't raised an army in Songzhou and proclaimed myself emperor, I would have always been just a prince or a lord!"

He was well aware of the consequences of rebellion, and knew that the chances of success were slim at the moment.

But if he doesn't fight for it, won't he have no chance at all?

He is not willing!

Why were Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi the only ones qualified to be emperor? His performance was no worse than those of the three legitimate sons. Why couldn't his father make him the crown prince?

Shi Chang smiled and consoled him: "Your Highness, who said you don't have a chance to compete for the throne?"

"Looking through the Han people's history books over the past thousand years, there are many cases of illegitimate sons ascending the throne."

"For example, Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, and Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Xun, all of them were illegitimate sons who ascended the throne, and they governed the country very well."

"If the illegitimate prince of the Han Dynasty can ascend the throne, then Your Highness, you will also have the opportunity to ascend the throne!"

Among all your Majesty's sons and daughters, except for Prince Wu Li Ke who is most like your Majesty, the performance of other princes is not good enough.

Although the prince has made great achievements in both civil and military affairs, he has had several years of absurd experiences after all.

If the prince becomes lazy after ascending the throne and repeats his past mistakes and does licentious things, wouldn't that bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty?

Only King Wu Li Ke is as kind to others as Your Majesty and is open to all opinions.

Therefore, he always believed in his heart that King Wu had the best chance of succeeding to the throne.

"Hey!"

Li Ke sighed, then shook his head and said.

"But my father is now extremely concerned about the crown prince. Do I still have a chance?"

"If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid I'll never be able to touch the throne!"

If the prince had been defeated in Goguryeo at that time, he might still have a chance, but the prince conquered Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

In addition, the prince and Du He also invented "Pinyin", "Chinese Dictionary" and movable type printing.

It can be said that the prince was outstanding in both civil and military affairs, and the civil and military ministers as well as the people of the world all believed in him.

As long as the prince maintains his current wisdom, who can shake his position as crown prince?

Shi Chang hesitated for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "Your Highness, I believe that the fight for the throne should be upright and not take crooked paths."

"Once you lose control of your greed and start a rebellion, the consequences will be irreversible. Your Highness, please think twice before acting."

His meaning was very clear, that is, he did not support the King of Wu in raising an army.

Because there is no chance of winning!

There was silence for a long time.

Li Ke clenched his fist and said, "Shi Chang, let's observe for a while!"

"Let's see how Li Tai performs in the war with the imperial court. I will then make a decision based on the situation."

Although he did not give up the idea of raising an army, his words had already made his attitude clear.

Shi Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness is wise!"

He couldn't figure out what kind of sons His Majesty had given birth to, because every one of them had rebellious intentions.

In the past there was Li You, the Prince of Qi, and now there is Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, or Li Ke, the Prince of Wu. They all wanted to ascend the throne by launching an army and rebelling.

...

For the next half month, the Tang Dynasty fell into a strange calm.

The King of Wei and his forces stopped their external expansion, and countless generals were secretly recalled to Xiangzhou to prepare for the coronation ceremony and reward ceremony.

Although the imperial court did not initiate an attack, they made frequent moves.

Under the unified command and deployment of Li Ji, the 20 troops led by him and the 3 troops commanded by Cheng Yaojin have formed a huge encirclement of the territory under the command of the King of Wei.

Su Dingfang's troops, who were blocked by Youzhou, also made a big detour through the territory of Eastern Turks and secretly rushed to Hengzhou to wait for orders.

The war is about to start.

Xiangzhou.

In the lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Li Tai, wearing a yellow dragon robe, looked at the civil and military officials on both sides of the hall with excitement, his heart filled with excitement.

"Cough cough."

Li Tai coughed twice, then spoke loudly.

"My dear ministers, the coronation ceremony will be held in two days. I will officially ascend the throne and be named the Tang Emperor of the East!"

"On the day I ascend the throne, I will formally confer honors and appointments upon you!"

"By then, you will all be important officials of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and enjoy the great Tang Dynasty together with me!"

When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. After he ascends the throne, these ministers under his command will support him wholeheartedly.

Although ascending the throne at this time might be rejected by the people of the world, it would completely anger my father and all the civil and military officials in the court.

But in order to motivate his civil and military officials to work harder, he had to go against the current!

Rebellion is a capital crime. Once he took this step, even if he did not proclaim himself emperor in Xiangzhou, he would have no way to survive after failure.

Since there is only one way, just be straightforward and go all the way!

Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Zhang Liang, Yin Yuhe, Cui Renshi, Li Sixing and others stood up and saluted with excited expressions.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"I wish your highness to unify the world as soon as possible, rule over all people, and prosper the country..."

Everyone shouted for a long time, and then they slowly stopped at Li Tai's signal.

Li Tai then asked, "My dear ministers, have you made sufficient arrangements before you rush back to Xiangzhou?"

"If the imperial court launches a surprise attack while I am crowned emperor, my soldiers will be leaderless and will be unable to resist the imperial army!"

Hearing Li Tai's worried words, the three army commanders, Weizhou Governor Yin Yuhe, Xiangzhou Chief Secretary Wei Renzuo, and Mingzhou Governor Cui Yuqing, immediately responded in a loud voice.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We have already made arrangements."

"We will leave the deputy generals here and let them take charge of the military power temporarily!"

The deputy general is also a relative of theirs, so they are not worried at all that the deputy general will rebel.

"it is good!"

Li Tai shouted "OK" and then said with a smile.

"My dear ministers, you have been working hard in leading the troops and fighting during this period. You should take a good rest these few days."

"Lord Yin, please stay. The rest of you may leave for now."

After the other civil and military officials paid their respects and left, Li Tai walked down from the platform with a serious face, walked up to Yin Yuhe and spoke in a deep voice.

"My dear Yin, do you know where Yushan is?"

Through the search during this period, Li Tai also guessed that something was wrong.

He knew that Yin Yushan did not have an accident, but was deliberately avoiding him, which made him feel uncomfortable and puzzled.

Yin Yuhe frowned and said, "Your Highness, isn't my sister in Chang'an gathering information for you?"

"Did she have an accident?"

Li Tai stared at Yin Yuhe's eyes with burning eyes, and found that he also looked unaware, so he raised his eyebrows and said.

"You really don't know where Yushan is going?"

"If I ascend the throne in two days, and Yushan cannot rush back to Xiangzhou, I will have no choice but to make Concubine Yan the queen!"

"Once a queen is appointed, it will not be easily changed in the future. You need to think carefully before answering!"

When Yin Yuhe heard the King of Wei's questioning words, his expression remained unchanged.

He clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I have been preparing for the uprising during this period and have not had any contact with my sister!"

Li Tai's brows were tightly furrowed.

strange!

The court did not take any action against Yushan, so where else could she go?