Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Yin Yuhe felt the strange looks from everyone, but his expression did not change at all, and he still looked eager and excited.

Yin Yuhe knew very well what these people were thinking.

But he knew that King Wei's rebellion would not succeed, and letting his sister follow Du He was the best destination for her.

At this moment, the eunuch opened the second imperial edict and read it aloud.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty in the East orders that Wei Ting, who has far-sighted plans and is both virtuous and talented, will be appointed as Minister of Works and concurrently as Minister of the Left!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty in the East ordered that Du Chuke should be in charge of the government and have made great contributions. From today on, he will be appointed as Sikong and concurrently Shangshu You Pushe!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty of the East Earth decrees that Zhang Liang is a wise commander who can fight and defend. Effective immediately, he is appointed as the Grand Commandant and concurrently the Minister of Personnel!"

wow~

As the appointment of the three ministers was completed, a huge noise suddenly broke out in the hall.

No one had any objection to the appointment of Wei Ting and Du Chuke, because they were both senior members of the Wei Palace and supported the King of Wei with the strength of their entire family.

But why did Zhang Liang, who defected to King Wei halfway, become the Grand Marshal?

Moreover, Zhang Liang suffered a series of defeats in Luozhou, and 4 of his 3 elite troops were killed. Can such a person be called a good commander?

Pooh!

Virtue does not match!

Although everyone had opinions, today was a happy day and no one dared to stand up and raise any objections.

After the eunuchs went back, Wei Ting, Du Chuke and Zhang Liang stood up and responded with excited expressions.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

Li Tai smiled and nodded, then said loudly: "My three beloved ministers, I appoint you as the heads of all officials. This is a recognition of your abilities and your great contributions."

"I hope you can command all officials and continue to expand the territory for me!"

His current territory only occupies 22 states, it’s too small!

At least 100 states must be occupied to be able to compete with my father.

Wei Ting, Du Chuke and Zhang Liang responded with serious expressions.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. We will do our utmost to defend the territory and expand the borders for Your Majesty!"

After the three of them sat down, the eunuch came up with a new imperial edict and read it.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang of the East Earth orders that Cui Renshi, who has been loyal and diligent, be appointed as the Minister of Revenue and concurrently the General of the Left Tunwei Army effective immediately!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang of the East Earth decrees that Cui Yuqing, who has extraordinary wisdom and great contributions, is appointed as the Minister of War and concurrently the General of the Right Tunwei Army effective immediately!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang of the East Earth orders that Wei Renzuo, who is highly respected and a good minister to the country, will be appointed as the Minister of Rites and concurrently the General of the Left Guard effective immediately!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang of the East Earth decrees that Yin Yuhe is selfless and strict in enforcing the law, and is appointed as the Minister of Justice and concurrently the General of the Right Guard effective immediately!"

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty of the East Earth decrees that Wei Tong is an expert craftsman, loyal and sincere, and is appointed as the Minister of Works and concurrently the General of the Left Guards from today!"

"..."

Because Li Tai had relatively few civil and military ministers under his command, he asked core ministers such as Cui Renshi and Yin Yuhe to hold important civil and military positions.

After the war is over, the civil and military officials will be gradually appointed separately.

This time, the official appointments took more than half an hour to be completed, and the six ministers of the six ministries and the heads of the nine temples and five academies were announced all at once.

After the eunuchs went back, more than twenty people stood up holding tablets and received the order.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch continued to announce the appointments of important officials under the three provinces and six ministries, nine temples and five academies, and twelve guards.

Two hours later.

The grand appointment was finally over.

Whether it was Li Tai on the imperial platform or the civil and military officials below the hall, their faces were all filled with brilliant smiles.

Aren't they risking their lives just for this moment?

Especially for someone like Cui Renshi, who was a Sima of a state and was now appointed as the Minister of Revenue, this huge leap in official rank made him feel a little flattered.

Li Tai waved his hand at the eunuchs and said in a cheerful voice: "Prepare a banquet, sing and dance, I want to entertain all the ministers!"

"My dear ministers, you must not leave today until you are drunk!"

Before the eunuch left, a servant guarding outside the hall ran in with a panicked look on his face to report.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

"Urgent news from the border, the imperial army has attacked us!"

Boom~

A bolt of lightning from a clear sky suddenly struck everyone's heart.

The originally joyous hall suddenly became deathly silent because of the news reported by the eunuch.

There was silence for a few moments.

Li Tai said in a deep voice: "What is the situation at the border now? Tell me quickly!"

The eunuch nodded, quickly opened a piece of paper with information recorded, and read aloud in a trembling voice.

"This morning, the three states of Wei, Hua, and Bian were attacked by Cheng Yaojin's troops. Our army lost a total of 2 soldiers. Currently, 3 soldiers have retreated to Jizhou to garrison!"

"Luzhou was attacked by Xue Wanche's troops. Our army lost 1 soldiers. Currently, 5 soldiers are retreating to Yizhou!"

"Zhaozhou was attacked by Su Dingfang's troops. Our army lost 5 soldiers. Currently, 1 soldiers are retreating to Xingzhou!"

"Zizhou and Dizhou were attacked by Xi Junmai's troops. Our army lost 1 soldiers. Currently, 3 soldiers have retreated to Qizhou and Yanzhou!"

"Ji, De, Yun, Ji and other states were also attacked by Li Ji's troops, and the total casualties were no less than 2. All the troops retreated to Xiangzhou and Weizhou."

what!

In just half a day, the three armies lost 7 troops?

Upon hearing of this heavy loss, Li Tai and his civil and military ministers all turned pale.

They had only 25 troops under their command. As soon as the imperial army started, they lost 7 men. How could they fight on?

"Oh!"

Li Tai slammed his fist heavily on the imperial platform and shouted angrily.

"Why did so many soldiers die?"

"Are these losers drinking to celebrate?"

The eunuch's face changed and he quickly knelt down and responded.

"Your Majesty, I don't know either."

He was just a messenger and reporter. How could he know whether the soldiers stationed at the border were drinking to celebrate or were really unable to defeat the imperial army?

If Your Majesty punishes him severely for this matter, wouldn't he be wronged?

At this moment, Wei Ting stood up with a serious expression and said.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to have all the generals return to their garrisons and reorganize their forces to resist the imperial army!"

"Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others had obviously planned this battle for a long time. It is reasonable that they succeeded in a surprise attack on the armies."

Du Chuke, Cui Renshi and others also stood up and suggested that King Wei should not hold the banquet, but should immediately send the commanders of all armies back to organize the remaining troops.

"it is good!"

Li Tai responded with a serious expression, then gave the order.

"Yin Yuhe, Cui Yuqing, and Wei Renzuo, hurry back to your base and lead your troops to resist the attack of the imperial army!"

"You must defend the territory we conquered with great difficulty at all costs. Don't let the imperial court take it away so easily!"

Without these states and counties to hold the line, the imperial army would attack Xiangzhou directly, and he would be in danger.

Yin Yuhe, Cui Yuqing and Wei Renzuo responded immediately.

"As ordered!"

After completing the ceremony, they strode out of the hall.