Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Although the Eastern Turks had been conquered by the Tang Dynasty and four military governorates, Shunzhou, Youzhou, Huazhou and Changzhou, were set up within its territory, the actual power of the Eastern Turks was still in the hands of the chiefs of the major tribes.

The Chebi Khan Ashina Hubo in the northeast of Jinshan was a relatively powerful tribal chief.

In addition, he did not submit to the control of the Tang Dynasty and had been expanding the power under his command over the years. I am afraid that he had long wanted to restore his country.

"Colluding with Eastern Turks?"

Li Tai murmured in a low voice, his chubby face full of confusion.

Before he could say anything, Du Chuke, who was standing on the side, quickly spoke up to dissuade him.

"Your Majesty, we must not collude with the Turks!"

"We started the rebellion without any righteous cause. Once we collude with the Turks to bring chaos to the Tang Dynasty, the people of the world will definitely resist our Eastern Land Tang Dynasty with all their strength!"

"Besides, the Turks are still strong. If we lead them through the pass and head south, it will be easier to invite them than to send them away!"

"Your Majesty, please abandon this idea!"

When Du Chuke was persuading Li Tai, he had already cursed Wei Ting in his heart.

He even came up with such a dirty trick, and he wasn't afraid of killing all of them.

Wei Ting looked a little unhappy and said, "Du Sikong, we are now surrounded by the imperial army and are losing territory every moment. Do you know how critical the situation is?"

"Once our soldiers are exhausted, we will all die!"

"Besides uniting with the Eastern Turks, do you have a better solution?"

No matter whether it was the Jingzhao Wei family or the Jingzhao Du family, they all supported the King of Wei in his uprising with the strength of their entire clan.

If they fail in their uprising, they will definitely be exterminated along with their entire clan.

They have no way out!

The reason why Wei Ting wanted to unite with the Eastern Turks was because the Eastern Turks had the desire to restore their country, otherwise they would not even be able to borrow this power.

Du Chuke said in a deep voice: "Wei Situ, the situation is not favorable to us, I know it clearly in my heart!"

"The more critical the moment, the more we need to calm down and think of a solution that will satisfy both sides!"

"The trick you proposed will undermine the Han people's rule and endanger our future generations. Naturally, we cannot adopt it."

When Wei Ting first proposed colluding with Goguryeo to harm the prince, he thought it was a bad move.

As it turned out, his guess was correct!

Originally, the King of Wei was living well in Chang'an. However, because of Wei Ting's dirty tricks, the King of Wei was demoted to Xiangzhou and even had to resort to rebellion.

If his attitude had been more resolute at that time, perhaps the King of Wei would have been the crown prince now.

"Haha." Wei Ting sneered twice, and said with a sneer: "Du Sikong, you should come up with a solution!"

"Who wouldn't say something that is righteous and awe-inspiring?"

Seeing his left and right arms quarreling, Li Tai slammed his fist on the table.

"Oh!"

A loud noise immediately shut up Wei Ting and Du Chuke.

Li Tai said angrily: "It's already this time, and you still have the heart to quarrel here?"

"Regardless of the consequences of colluding with the Eastern Turks, until there is no better way, consider this method as an important option!"

"We don't have much time left, so we need to think of some ways to break the impasse!"

He was so angry!

Just when he encountered a small setback, two of his advisers started to disagree. What will happen if this continues?

Cui Renshi, who had remained silent the whole time, reported with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, I think we should move the capital!"

After hearing what Cui Renshi said, everyone turned their eyes to him.

Li Tai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lord Cui, please elaborate on your thoughts!"

Now I don’t care whether the suggestions put forward by my ministers are good or not. Having more options will give everyone room to weigh the pros and cons and discuss.

Cui Renshi said quickly: "Your Majesty, Xiangzhou is the heartland of the Central Plains. The terrain is flat and the city is low. There is no strategic location to defend!"

"Our territory is surrounded by the imperial court. With our capital in this war-torn place, it's hard for us to get some breathing space."

"Therefore, I think we should move the capital!"

After a cup of tea in silence.

Li Tai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lord Cui, our territory is in the heart of the Central Plains and is surrounded by the prefectures and counties of the imperial court. Where do you think we can move the capital to?"

Cui Renshi raised his voice slightly: "Liaodong Road, Liaodong City!"

Liaodong?

When Li Tai, Wei Ting and Du Chuke heard this unexpected place mentioned by Master Cui Ren, they all looked puzzled.

Wei Ting frowned and said, "Minister Cui, Liaodong is a barren land. Are we going to break through the layers of blockades by the imperial court just to go there?"

"Besides, the people of our Eastern Tang Empire may not necessarily follow us to Liaodong."

"If we force the people to follow the army north, I'm afraid it will seriously delay our march, and we will end up being annihilated by the imperial army along the way!"

This time Du Chuke did not refute Wei Ting's words because he also thought so.

Moving the capital to a barren land and breaking through the blockades of the imperial army is extremely difficult.

Cui Renshi continued, "Youzhou is still in the hands of the King of Han. The only obstacles in front of us are Dezhou and Cangzhou!"

"As long as our army can break through to Youzhou, we can escape the pursuit of the imperial army."

"After we stabilize our position in Youzhou, we can head north to Liaodong Road and avoid being besieged by the imperial army."

"Besides, Liaodong City, Anshi City, Baiyan City, etc. are all strong cities that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. With our army of more than 100,000, we will definitely be able to hold them!"

The Liaodong Road is full of steep mountains and ridges, as well as strong cities to defend.

Only by occupying Liaodong Road can the King of Wei be regarded as a dragon entering the sea, and they can slowly accumulate strength to make a comeback.

Just as Li Tai lowered his head and carefully analyzed the suggestion made by Master Cui Ren, Du Chuke proposed a different approach.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan too!"

Li Tai waved his hand and said anxiously: "Lord Du, please tell me what you have planned!"

When his think tanks are in harmony, they come up with many clever ideas.

Li Tai thought both Wei Ting's suggestion and Cui Renshi's suggestion were feasible.

And if the two are combined, the effect will probably be even better.

Du Chuke said: "Your Highness, I think we should do our best to conquer Qingzhou, Mizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, and then establish the capital in Laizhou!"

"This way, we won't have to worry about anything, and if the war situation gets unfavorable, we can take a big ship from Laizhou to Sishui Road!"

"Sishui Road is farther from the imperial court. If we take over Sishui Road and Jincheng Road, it will definitely be better than going to Liaodong Road!"

There was a pause.

Du Chuke went on to say: "Qingzhou, Mizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou have large populations and fertile land. As long as we can hold on, we will definitely be able to quickly recover our strength later!"

Faced with the different suggestions put forward by Cui Renshi and Du Chuke, Li Tai was once again caught in a dilemma.