Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin also looked at Du He expectantly, then nodded slightly at him and said.

"Du He, since you have important things to do, you should stay in Chang'an."

"I hope you can develop this miracle drug before the war begins!"

Du He is in charge of the Ministry of Medicine, and with the assistance of the miracle doctor Sun Simiao, he has a great advantage in developing drugs.

In addition, everything Du He had done before was a huge success without exception, so Li Shimin was full of trust in Du He.

There was a pause.

Li Shimin continued to ask Du He: "Du He, who do you think is qualified for the mission of being an envoy to Tubo?"

Although the prince suggested that Chu Suiliang be sent as an envoy to Tibet, Li Shimin was well aware of Chu Suiliang's talents.

It would be fine for Chu Suiliang to be a minister of remonstration, but asking him to serve as an envoy makes him lack the ruthlessness.

Without an envoy with strong deterrent power, it would be difficult to accomplish this difficult task.

When Du He heard Li Shimin ask this, he knew that he did not want to send Chu Suiliang to Tubo.

Think for a moment.

Du He pointed at Li Dao Zong and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I think King Jiangxia is the most suitable!"

When they heard the candidate for envoy mentioned by Du He, everyone turned their attention to King Jiangxia Li Daozon.

They thought of many candidates, but they didn't expect Li Daozon, a member of the Li clan.

In everyone's opinion, Li Daozon has always been good at leading troops in battle and is not suitable for being an envoy.

Besides, Li Daozon is a member of the royal family. Sending a royal family member as an envoy is no different from using a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Du He continued to explain.

"Princess Wencheng, the daughter of King Jiangxia, is the queen of Songtsen Gampo. If King Jiangxia goes on a diplomatic mission to Tubo, the probability of success will naturally be the greatest."

"It's just that asking King Jiangxia to be an envoy is a bit of a waste of talent."

"I wonder if King Jiangxia is willing?"

Although Songtsen Gampo is only in his early 30s this year, he is a man of great talent and vision.

Under his governance, Tubo's national strength is not weak now, and they also have natural terrain as a barrier.

As long as the Tibetan soldiers do not leave the plateau, it will be difficult for the Tang army to destroy them.

If Du He had not been worried about Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang causing trouble behind the scenes, he would have wanted to go to Tubo personally to resolve this huge potential threat.

Li Daozon glanced at Du He, then stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, in order to open up the Western Regions and India as soon as possible, I am willing to serve as an envoy to Tubo!"

"Please give me your Majesty's permission!"

He had not seen his daughter for five years since she married Songtsen Gampo in the 15th year of Zhenguan (641).

I'd like to take this opportunity to see how my daughter is doing in Tubo.

If Songtsen Gampo, as his son-in-law, didn't even give him this little face, it would prove that Songtsen Gampo had ulterior motives.

For the future of the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't mind sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice.

"Okay!" Li Shimin nodded, then said with a smile on his face: "King Jiangxia, then I'll trouble you to go to Tubo as an envoy!"

After the envoys were selected, Li Zhi, Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others all looked solemn.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin confirmed the details with everyone.

Two hours later.

Li Shimin said with anticipation: "My dear ministers, now that the plan for the war has been finalized, we must make every effort to prepare for it during the next period of time!"

"I hope to end this war within 5 years!"

Everyone stood up excitedly and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Sir, obey the order!"

...

There are few stars at night.

In a secret house in Chang'an City.

Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Yuwen Jie, Yu Zhining, Liu Shi, Han Yuan and others sat on both sides of the spacious lobby.

The atmosphere in the lobby was very solemn at this moment.

"Cough cough."

Changsun Wuji coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention.

He glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, then spoke in a deep voice.

"Everyone, your majesty has left Xue Rengui in Chang'an, which is very disadvantageous to us!"

"Does anyone have a solution?"

Now, His Majesty is very satisfied with the Crown Prince's performance. If the Crown Prince does not make any mistakes, he will definitely be the one to ascend the throne.

Their only chance to overthrow the Crown Prince is to take advantage of His Majesty's serious illness and incompetence to slander him or use tricks to deal with him.

For the seriously ill Majesty, witchcraft is the best method.

As long as they bribe the palace maids of the Eastern Palace and have them plant witchcraft in the prince's bedroom, the prince will surely be suspected by His Majesty.

As long as Your Majesty is suspicious of the Crown Prince, Prince Jin will have the opportunity to ascend the throne.

But now, Your Majesty has left behind Xue Rengui, the Crown Prince's confidant, and has let him take charge of the key location of Xuanwu Gate, which creates a lot of uncertainties.

Once the Crown Prince and Du He realize that something is wrong, they will definitely take action against Your Majesty and their group.

With Xue Rengui, the most powerful general in the Tang Dynasty, if the prince launched a palace coup, all of them would die.

A moment of silence.

Chu Suiliang said solemnly, "Duke Zhao, Li Junxian, the general of the Left Thousand Bull Guard, is quite brave and has been in charge of the Thousand Bull Guard for a long time."

"If we can win him over, we will have the power to fight against the crown prince."

When they heard Chu Suiliang's suggestion, everyone's faces brightened.

Li Junxian is also a fierce general. Even if he is not a match for Xue Rengui, his fighting power should not be much different.

The most crucial point is that Li Junxian guards His Majesty closely and is His Majesty's personal bodyguard.

Once there is any change in the astronomical data, they will be able to take the initiative and take control of the palace first.

Yu Zhining frowned and said, "Li Junxian is your majesty's confidant, how could he defect to the King of Jin?"

After all, the prince is now the legitimate heir and has behaved quite wisely.

Anyone with a discerning eye would support the Crown Prince rather than the cowardly Prince Jin.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), the star Taibai appeared repeatedly in the daytime, and the historians interpreted it as a sign that the empress would ascend the throne."

"Moreover, the Secret Records circulated among the people recorded that after three generations of the Tang Dynasty, a female ruler, Queen Wu, replaced the Li family and took over the world."

After hearing what Changsun Wuji said, everyone was confused for a moment.

The female protagonist, Queen Wu, replaced the Li family in the world. What does this have to do with Li Junxian?

Zhang Sun Wuji went on to explain: "Li Junxian's nickname is 'Fifth Lady', his official title is General of the Left Guard, his title is Duke of Wulian County, and he was born in Wu'an County!"

"His official position, title, and territory all have the word 'Wu' in them. Doesn't that match the prophecy?"

This!

Everyone was suddenly shocked.

Chu Suiliang said quickly, "Duke Zhao, do you want to use these prophecies to make His Majesty suspicious of Li Junxian and finally make Li Junxian work for the King of Jin?"

They have seen the power of prophecy.

It was because of the prophecy that Your Majesty suspected Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun, and then forced to follow the King of Wei in rebellion.

"Yes."

Changsun Wuji nodded and continued.

"However, we cannot spread these words now, otherwise His Majesty will deal with Li Junxian in advance."

"When the time is right, we will send people to spread this prophecy among the people, and then we can win them over."