Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hearing Du He's arrangement, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Du He, when attacking the Eastern Turks, why didn't you let Hou Junji and Cheng Yaojin fight?"

"This is a free military achievement!"

Because Cheng Yaojin had good intentions towards the Eastern Palace, and Xi Junmai married Cheng Yaojin's legitimate daughter, Li Chengqian also treated Cheng Yaojin as his own.

As for Hou Junji, there is no need to say more, he is his most trusted confidant.

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, Cheng Yaojin is already a general of the Zhenjun Army, and his title is Duke of Lu. He has already reached the pinnacle of military commanders."

"Even if he gets some military merit now, he won't get any useful rewards."

"It would be better to let him rest for a while, and then let him go to the battlefield to make merit when the Western Regions are opened up."

The General of the Zhenjun Army was a second-rank military official, and his official rank was the same as the Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Zuo Pushe.

Among all the military generals in the court, Cheng Yaojin holds the highest official rank.

Du He continued, "Hou Junji is also at the pinnacle of power, so there is no need for him to take credit for this."

"It would be better to leave him in Chang'an and devote all our efforts to preparing for the war to open up the Western Regions."

According to Du He's estimation, this expedition against Xueyantuo and Eastern Turks would most likely result in rewards of gold, silver and treasures.

Only by opening up the Western Regions and the Indian countries could it be possible to enfeoff kings.

"Okay, just do as you say."

Li Chengqian didn't hesitate too much and agreed directly.

Then he chatted with Du He for a while, and as it was getting late, he let Du He go home.

...

After Du He returned to the princess's mansion, he found that Du Wu and other attendants had returned.

When they saw Du He coming back, they saluted with excitement.

"Greetings, sir!"

Du He smiled and said, "Is it done?"

Du Wu nodded: "Master, it has been done, Yin..."

Before he could finish his words, Du He quickly stopped him with his eyes.

Because Li Yi and Linglong were walking out of the lobby.

Du He said to Du Wu: "Let's talk later."

"promise."

Du Wu responded respectfully.

Du He finished dinner with his wife and children, and then played with them in the backyard for a while.

As it was getting dark, Li Yi and Linglong were about to take the children to bed, so he took the time to go to the lobby to find Du Wu to find out what was going on.

Du Wu reported in a low voice: "Master, all the money has been sealed up."

"Ms. Yin hung plaques of Princess Chengyang's Mansion and Duke Han's Mansion on the gate of her house, so Xiangzhou Chief Clerk Wang Xuance personally sent a team of palace soldiers to guard it day and night."

After hearing Yin Yushan's arrangement, Du He also showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Only Yin Yushan could think of this. No one else would have thought of this.

Du Wu then reported: "Master, Miss Yin has returned to the Duke of Han's mansion in Chang'an. She also asked me to deliver a letter to you."

As he spoke, Du Wu took out the letter and handed it to Du He with both hands.

Du He took the letter but did not open it, but spoke to Du Wu.

"Thank you for your hard work. Tomorrow I and my brothers will go to Yan Jialing to claim the reward."

"You take 3 guan, and the rest of the brothers take 2 guan."

As he said this, Du He immediately wrote a letter to collect the money and stamped it with the seal of Duke Han Guo.

There were 19 officials appointed by the court in Princess Chengyang's mansion, including 1 household steward, 1 secretary, 1 recorder, 8 historians, 2 chief clerks, 2 ushered men, 2 servants, and 2 household clerks.

The Princess's Mansion's Housekeeper is the person who assists the Princess's Mansion in managing the shogunate.

Most of the officials in these princesses' mansions were female officials.

Like the housekeeper Yan Xuemei, she was one of Li Yi's personal maids, serving them all day long.

Du Wu responded excitedly: "Thank you for the reward, sir!"

"Go back and rest." Du He waved his hand.

After Du Wu left the lobby, Du He spread out the letter written by Yin Yushan and took a look at it.

When Du He saw only a few words on the paper, the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Du Lang, I miss you."

This letter consists of only seven short words.

Du He shook his head, then put the letter on the candlestick beside him and burned it.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

After Li Chengqian and other heads of various departments reported on the affairs of their departments, he immediately announced the end of the court meeting and summoned a group of prime ministers to the Liangyi Hall to discuss matters.

When everyone saw the handwritten edict from His Majesty, they suddenly began to have different thoughts.

"Your Majesty is so bold that he even gave the military power to the prince!"

"It seems that His Majesty has chosen the prince as the heir to the throne!"

Li Zhi, Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, after reading the handwritten edict written by Li Shimin, their mood suddenly sank to the bottom.

Just when everyone was having mixed feelings, Li Chengqian gave a direct order.

"My dear ministers, the Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo disobeyed the king's order and drove our Tang envoys away. This is an unforgivable crime!"

"I intend to send a large army to annihilate the Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo!"

"I wonder what you think, my dear ministers?"

As Li Chengqian finished speaking, Du He immediately stood up and told him the arrangements that had been made in advance.

"Your Highness, I suggest that Generals Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai, and Wang Jun'e each lead 1 cavalrymen to attack Xueyantuo."

"Let the three great generals, Li Ji, Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche, each lead 2 cavalry to conquer the Eastern Turks!"

Then Du He also named the deputy generals of the six armies.

People like Yuchi Huan, Cheng Huailiang, Fang Yiai, Cheng Wuting and Li Dejian are all on his list.

In response to Du He's proposal, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, Ma Zhou and others were the first to stand up and support it.

Their interests are now tied to Du He's, so naturally they have to support Du He.

Since the staff of Prince Jin's Mansion had no generals, they could only nod in agreement.

After all, the generals recommended by Du He are the most capable fighters in the current court.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Du He, who muttered a few words of complaint but didn't say much else.

Cheng Huailiang was sent by Du He to fight in the melee, which shows that Du He has not forgotten him.

The one in power now is the Crown Prince, not His Majesty. Cheng Yaojin knows that throwing a tantrum at this time will not do him any good, but will make the Crown Prince and Du He unhappy.

It is not a wise move to offend these two unsportsmanlike hooligans.

When Li Chengqian saw that everyone agreed with Du He's proposal, he immediately gave the order.

"Since all of you agree with Du He's proposal, then this matter is settled!"

"Next, let's discuss the time of the war and the preparations before the war!"

After two hours of discussion, it was decided to launch a surprise attack on the Xueyantuo and Eastern Turks in two months, and the preparation and division of labor for the war were also assigned to each tribe.

After the proceedings.

Du He sent someone to say hello to Li Chengqian, and then left the Ministry of Works and went to the Duke of Korea's Mansion.

backyard.

Yin Yushan, who was wearing a gauze dress, said softly with eyes full of tears when she saw Du He.

"Du Lang..."

Yin Yushan's call of Du Lang sounded like a battle horn.

After some tenderness.

An hour has passed.