Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"has a problem!"

Seeing Li Chengqian like this, Du He knew that he was hiding something on his mind.

I just don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing!

Not long after Du He walked into the hall and sat down on the cushion, two maids from the East Palace came in carrying two basins of lychees.

Li Chengqian pointed at the lychees and said enthusiastically, "Du He, come and try the fresh lychees. They were just delivered from Lingnan this morning."

"You are in for a treat, these are the first batch of ripe lychees."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he personally took out a lychee from the fruit bowl and threw it into Du He's hand.

"Du He, I personally give you this first lychee."

Uh~

Is it also customary in the Tang Dynasty to send the first lychee of summer?

And Li Chengqian’s behavior is not right!

He was too enthusiastic, totally unlike the majestic prince of the past.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Du He had a bad feeling in his heart.

Li Chengqian also ate a few lychees himself, and then spoke slowly.

"Du He, we were just discussing matters in Liangyi Hall. Father plans to attack Goguryeo, and he wants to lead the army himself."

"But except for my uncle, all other ministers are against it."

Du He nodded slightly.

It is not surprising that the ministers opposed Li Shimin's personal expedition.

Now is not the time for the Qin Palace. If an emperor goes out and wanders around aimlessly, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

"Your Highness, why would Changsun Situ support Your Majesty to lead the army in person?"

Du He was somewhat puzzled by Changsun Wuji's unusual behavior.

As Li Shimin's brother-in-law, there was no reason for him to let Li Shimin take the risk of going to Liaodong.

After all, they did not have a God's perspective and did not know the outcome of the Tang Dynasty's expedition to Goguryeo, whether it would be a great victory or a disastrous defeat.

The former Sui Dynasty was so powerful that Emperor Yang Guang of Sui led the army to fight three times in person, and personally destroyed the century-old foundation.

With this previous experience as a lesson, Changsun Wuji should have done his best to dissuade him.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty had so many generals that any few of them could stand on their own and bring Goguryeo under control.

Li Chengqian said mysteriously: "My uncle said that if the emperor can lead the army to conquer Goguryeo, he can be enthroned as a celestial being!"

"So that's what happened."

Du He suddenly realized.

Fengshan at Mount Tai has been the pursuit of monarchs of every dynasty.

He remembered that due to various reasons, Li Shimin was ultimately unable to successfully go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Although it does not affect Li Shimin's reputation as the greatest emperor of all time, it is still a small regret.

"Your Highness, how did you discuss the results of His Majesty's personal expedition?"

Li Chengqian shook his head: "Father saw that all the ministers were against it, so he stopped talking about this topic."

Then Li Chengqian told Du He the general content of the meeting.

In fact, they didn't discuss anything particularly important, they just kept discussing how to improve the pre-war preparations.

Even the generals who would go on the expedition had not been decided.

It is only July now, and there are still nearly ten months before the troops are sent out, so many important decisions cannot be made in a hurry.

Seeing that it was nothing serious, Du He relaxed and began to enjoy the lychees.

Because transportation was very troublesome in that era, and lychees were a fruit native to Lingnan and the southwest, they were difficult to preserve over long distances, so generally only the rich and powerful could eat them.

"Well, it tastes pretty good."

Du He ate them one by one.

He had no idea that Li Chengqian, who was chattering away, was becoming more and more agitated.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian's voice suddenly increased.

"Du He, I intend to petition my father to lead the expedition against Goguryeo in his place!"

"Pfft~"

Du He spat out all the lychees in his mouth.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief, whose face was full of excitement.

How could this unfortunate child suddenly make such a stupid decision?

The previous chatter was all nonsense, and this was the only sentence Li Chengqian wanted to say to him.

Li Chengqian said with a serious face: "Du He, I am serious!"

Du He's face turned dark.

We are not afraid of the second generation being incompetent, but we are afraid of them proving themselves.

Li Chengqian, I advise you to be rational!

Even your father had to lead the army in person and it took a lot of effort to conquer the tough nut of Goguryeo.

How dare you, a pampered prince who has never led troops in battle, speak so shamelessly?

If you don't want to be the crown prince, you can't do this stupidly, right?

In Du He's plan, he wanted to use his later knowledge to help Li Chengqian make achievements little by little and accumulate fame among the people.

Leaving King Wei Li Tai far behind.

After a few years, it was natural for him to take over from Li Shimin.

This is the safest way.

But the bold idea proposed by Li Chengqian now completely exceeded Du He's plan.

"Whoo~"

Du He took a deep breath and calmly advised: "Your Highness, why did you want to take such a big risk? Is there someone behind you giving you advice?"

Apart from the fact that someone instigated Li Chengqian, Du He could not think of any other reason that would make Li Chengqian make such an absurd decision.

Li Chengqian shook his head, his eyes bright as he said, "Du He, no one has slandered me. This is what I thought."

Really hammered.

This guy wants to prove himself.

Hey, I feel tired.

Du He said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, with my support, you can make achievements, slowly accumulate reputation and move forward steadily. Succession will not be a big problem. Why do you still want to take risks?"

"Why not give up this dangerous idea? Wait until His Majesty personally leads the expedition against Goguryeo, and you should just stay in Chang'an and supervise the country."

The commander-in-chief of the three armed forces is not a mascot who doesn't have to take care of anything.

Sitting in the center of the army, he needs to coordinate the combat commands of various armies and make overall plans.

Unless Li Shimin intended to let Li Chengqian gain military merit and let Li Jing or Li Ji be the commander-in-chief, he would just act as a mascot.

Just follow the commander every day and don't have to worry about anything.

But is this possible?

Li Shimin wanted to use this military achievement to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

How could Li Chengqian be allowed to accumulate prestige in the army?

Seeing that Du He didn't understand his decision, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and patted his lame leg and said.

"because this!"

Du He was stunned for a moment, then slowly became serious: "Your Highness, did someone tell you something bad?"

Li Chengqian pointed at Du He and said, "You."

"I?"

Du He was stunned.

As a loyal supporter of Li Chengqian, how could he possibly make a fuss about Li Chengqian's lame leg?

And after searching through my memory, I found that he never said anything bad about it!

Just when Du He was confused, Li Chengqian smiled and explained, "That day when we were in the main hall, you and I were going to Chongwen Hall to study movable type printing. At that time, you were stunned and did not leave immediately."

"I know you are looking at my lame leg."

Li Chengqian patted his lame leg again.

His expression changed, and he said with a sad smile: "I know very well that one of the reasons why my father doesn't like me is because this leg cannot be cured at all."

"My father is an extremely proud man. He doesn't like the royal family to lose face and be criticized by the people behind their backs."

It turns out that Li Chengqian knows everything and his heart is more sensitive than anyone else.

It's just that he never said it out loud.