Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He's throat gurgled twice and he swallowed hard.

He didn't expect that his small action that day would make Li Chengqian so concerned and even come up with this bold idea.

Du He said with an unnatural expression: "Your Highness, as long as a monarch can control his officials and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, he is a wise monarch."

"My legs and feet are a little inconvenient, but it has no impact on the people at all."

"As long as they have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear and a house to shelter them from the wind and rain, they are satisfied."

"and..."

When Du He was about to persuade him, Li Chengqian suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.

How could he not understand these principles?

Having been the crown prince for 18 years and studying with countless wise ministers and great scholars for 18 years, what life truths has he not heard?

Moreover, he went to the Secretariat to hear lawsuits at the age of 12, began to regent at the age of 14, and basically participated in all the important meetings convened by his father.

During that period, his position as crown prince was very stable, and it was only a matter of time before he became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

But since he became lame due to illness, and despite the treatment by imperial doctors, Sun Simiao and others, there was no improvement.

His father's attitude towards him slowly changed.

At the same time, the emperor's father became more and more fond of Li Tai.

He knew that his father had no intention of changing the crown prince during that period, but from the moment his father let Li Tai live in the Wude Hall.

Li Chengqian suddenly came to his senses.

Because at this point, it was no longer a question of whether the emperor wanted to change the crown prince, but a group of ministers saw the ambition of supporting Li Tai to ascend the throne.

For example, the Jingzhao Wei family and a number of aristocratic family groups.

When these aristocratic families support the new king to ascend the throne, the families behind them will become even more prominent!

In addition, his father's favor towards Li Tai is growing, and he can no longer guess what his father is thinking.

If his father insisted on letting Li Tai ascend the throne, he would definitely have no way to survive.

Li Tai would not keep this huge hidden danger.

Li Chengqian stood up, dragged his lame leg and slowly walked to Du He, and said with an expression more serious than ever before.

"Du He, if I want to ascend the throne without any mistakes, in addition to accumulating reputation among the people, I must also establish prestige in the army."

"With this two-pronged approach, Li Tai will definitely not be able to shake me in the slightest."

"Only when the emperor sees that I can maintain peace and stability in the country through both literary and military means, will he feel at ease handing over the country of the Tang Dynasty to me!"

"Du He, I hope you can help me!"

Li Chengqian stared straight at Du He, hoping to get his approval.

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Du He fell silent again.

What can I do to help you?

When it comes to commanding troops and fighting, you know nothing and I know nothing.

Do you want to help with your head?

There was silence for a long time.

Du He weighed the pros and cons in his mind and found that the best option was for the prince not to go to war, and steady development and progress was the right path.

So he organized his words and tried to persuade her again: "Your Highness, what you said makes sense, but it is not practical!"

"First, convince His Majesty to agree to your expedition. The success rate is almost zero."

"Even if His Majesty intends to train you and let you lead the army, do you know how to fight this battle?"

"If we lose the battle, it will be hard to recover."

"Your Highness, please... think twice!"

If you, Li Chengqian, had the ability to command an army, it would be great if you could make a great contribution.

If we suffer a major defeat, wouldn't that be giving Li Tai a wasted opportunity?

If you do more, you will make more mistakes; if you do less, you will make more mistakes; if you do less, you will make more mistakes.

Sometimes, it is better to do less or not do some non-essential things.

What Du He didn't expect was that this time Li Chengqian's attitude was unusually firm.

He looked determined and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Du He, if I can convince my father to let me lead the army, will you support me?"

"When the time comes, please ask Li Ji or General Hou Junji to come to the central army and give me advice!"

It’s difficult!

I am really worried to death.

This guy Li Chengqian is crazy.

In terms of courage, Li Chengqian is exactly like his father.

Du He did not rush to refute, but began to think deeply from the perspective of Li Chengqian's expedition.

If Li Chengqian only acted as a tool and the specific combat command was handed over to Li Ji or Hou Junji, then it would be completely feasible.

Although I can't guarantee victory 100%, at least I won't suffer a crushing defeat.

By then, let Xi Junmai and Qin Huaidao gain some merit, and then recruit Xue Rengui, and the prince's army will have a pretty good team.

Seeing Li Chengqian's firm attitude, Du He had no choice but to say, "Your Highness, if you can do the above two things, I agree that you will take charge."

"Okay, Du He, wait for my good news!"

A smile instantly appeared on Li Chengqian's face.

Since becoming the crown prince, he has never asked his father for anything.

If his father doesn't agree, he can only use his trump card!

He was very confident that as long as he used this trump card, his father would agree to his request no matter what.

Du He bowed to him and said with a smile: "Then I will wait for good news."

Ideals are beautiful, and reality is very skinny.

There is no way Li Shimin would let you take charge.

When your enthusiasm hits a wall, don't just sigh all day long.

Du He immediately complained in his heart.

He was convinced that Li Shimin would never let Li Chengqian go to war on his behalf.

Unless the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

Li Chengqian, in a good mood, shouted outside the gate: "Come here, bring a few more baskets of lychees and take them back to the prince consort."

After Li Chengqian finished giving the order, he turned to Du He and said, "Bring some lychees back later and let my second sister taste them."

"Your Highness, I won't be polite to you."

While Du He was talking, he ate most of the lychees in the basin.

Next, Du He told Li Chengqian about the personnel adjustments in movable type printing.

"Your Highness, I have made new arrangements for the carving of the live reverse characters. I will let the scholars of Chongwenguan be responsible for writing the reverse characters, and let the craftsmen of the printing workshop be responsible for carving."

"Du He, you made the arrangements just in time. I originally wanted you to go to the Secretariat to send some craftsmen over."

Li Chengqian spent part of his time in Chongwenguan every day and knew the difficulty of carving movable reverse characters.

He even tried to carve a few pieces of living wood himself, but all ended in failure.

In addition, there were spies who infiltrated the Prince of Wei's palace, who would report to him from time to time on the progress of Li Tai's book compilation.

The book compiled by Li Tai has been nearly 70% completed!

The spies also said that under the advice of four great Confucian scholars, Yu Zhining, Kong Yingda, Zhang Xuansu and Li Baiyao, they would also come up with a series of ways and means of river management.

Increase the value of compiled books.

On his side, the progress was stuck on the carving of the movable reverse characters, which made him feel more and more urgent.

Du He continued, "Your Highness, the achievements of the scholars of Chongwenguan and the engraving masters of the printing workshop must be carefully counted to avoid any mistakes."

"Don't worry Du He, with the Chief Clerk of the Zhanshi Mansion here, there will be no problem."

Li Chengqian stared blankly and answered absentmindedly by waving his hands.

In his mind, he was thinking about how to convince his father.

Seeing Li Chengqian's look, Du He didn't stay any longer, but asked his servant to take the fruit basket and leave.