Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hearing that His Majesty was so magnanimous towards Du He, Chu Suiliang's expression changed slightly.

He misjudged His Majesty's attitude towards Du He!

Because Du He did not hold military power, in His Majesty's mind, Du He was not someone like Li Jing who could threaten the imperial power.

His Majesty has already made the final decision, so he did not dare to continue impeaching Du He and could only bow.

"My lord, I obey."

Deputy Chief Position.

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Suiliang who pretended to be righteous, his heart filled with murderous intent.

Even if Chu Suiliang did not frame his confidant Du He, he would not be able to let him stay in the court even if he framed other meritorious officials.

"When I ascend the throne, I will be the first to destroy you!"

Li Chengqian clenched his fists and thought secretly in his heart.

Below the main hall.

Chu Suiliang felt the hostile gaze of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and a chill ran down his back, with a sense of impending doom.

broken!

His body trembled and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet the prince's eyes.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin felt dizzy and had tinnitus again. He closed his eyes to calm down, then announced in the direction of Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian.

"Since Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong have already killed 20 enemy troops, let them deal with the Mohe!"

"I hope that before May next year, Du He and Hou Junji can wipe out the Xun and Mohe tribes!"

Now that two of the four kingdoms in Liaodong have been destroyed, if the Xun and Mohe tribes are also destroyed, the Tang Dynasty will have no worries in Liaodong.

After conquering the Eastern Turks, Xueyantuo and Western Turks, the army can rest for a year or two and then mobilize heavy troops to develop the Western Regions.

His body couldn't wait too long, so he could only speed up!

Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian stood up and responded at the same time.

"I obey!"

Li Shimin pinched his eyebrows, then waved to the eunuch standing beside him.

The eunuch did not hesitate at all. He quickly walked to the side of the imperial platform and announced.

"Today's court meeting ends here, dismissed!"

Everyone stood up and saluted.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

As the eunuchs helped Li Shimin out of the Taiji Hall, all the ministers in the hall turned their eyes to Li Chengqian and Li Zhi.

Although your Majesty's condition has improved after recuperating in Cuiwei Palace for several months, the wind disease will still break out if the weather changes drastically.

If this continues, I'm afraid I won't live long.

Now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is at a disadvantage in the fight for the throne, will he and his staff launch a crazy counterattack?

Ever since the end of the Wei Wang Rebellion, the court officials have been keenly aware of the support of the Jin Wang Mansion and are alarmed by its power.

The force that supported Prince Jin was the Guanlong Group, and the force that supported Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan in founding the Tang Dynasty was also the Guanlong Group!

Even though the Guanlong Group is not as big as it used to be, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

With the strong addition of Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, the Guanlong Group is still one of the most powerful forces.

As Li Zhi looked at his elder brother who was becoming more and more calm, his mood became increasingly heavy.

"Brother has behaved so wisely, do I still have a chance?"

"Do we really have to use that trick?"

He pondered for a few breaths, then followed Li Chengqian away.

...

The backyard of the palace.

In a relatively remote palace.

Wu Meiniang was wearing a colorful fur coat and standing alone in the backyard admiring the snow.

Her expression looked very complicated and full of regret.

During the several months she spent in Cuiwei Palace, because His Majesty was reluctant to favor her, she hooked up with Prince of Jin, Li Zhi, but did not dare to take any substantial action.

Otherwise, once she becomes pregnant, it will bring her fatal disaster.

After a long time, the personal maid came in hurriedly.

She handed a sealed letter to Wu Meiniang and whispered in her ear.

"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter from the Prince of Jin."

Wu Meiniang clenched the letter tightly and then waved to the maid.

After the maid left, Wu Meiniang opened the secret letter, and there was only a simple word and a question mark on it.

"hook?"

Wu Meiniang sneered and quickly threw the letter into the brazier in the palace and burned it.

This was what she pretended to say to Li Zhi in order to seduce him.

When the word "勾" is expanded, it means to seduce the prince.

Wu Meiniang deceived Li Zhi, saying that at the critical moment, she would seduce Li Chengqian and ask His Majesty to depose Li Chengqian from the position of crown prince.

Since she couldn't use Li Zhi, she certainly wouldn't do something stupid like seducing the prince.

Otherwise, the first person to die would be her, an ordinary concubine.

After burning the letter, Wu Meiniang shouted to the maid.

"Shuang'er."

The maid hurried in from outside the hall.

Wu Meiniang warned her, "Tell His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin that the time is not right yet."

She couldn't give up Li Zhi completely, so she could only keep him hanging.

Moreover, she felt strong desire and love from the depths of Li Zhi's eyes, and it would be beneficial for her to continue to maintain an ambiguous relationship with Li Zhi.

"As ordered!"

The maid responded respectfully.

...

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was March of the 21st year of Zhenguan.

Khitan Imperial Court.

The rain curtain covered the area within a hundred miles around the imperial court, and thunder could be heard from time to time in the sky.

Inside the palace.

Du He, Zhangsun Wuji and Xue Rengui were sitting in the main hall eating.

Not only were the three of them wearing thick clothes, but they also had a fire lit under their feet.

The cold winter has just passed, but the chilly spring breeze is still cold.

Xue Rengui reported: "General Du, Deputy General Changsun, 2 elite Khitan soldiers, and 1 veteran soldiers have all been killed in the battle."

"They assassinated over 2 Xi soldiers, over 1 Eastern Turkic soldiers, and over 9 Xi civilians."

"Currently, there are less than 5 soldiers in the Xun tribe."

Because the strength of the Xi tribe was far inferior to that of the Xi and Khitan tribes, the Xi tribe relied on the Eastern Turks for many years and was protected by elite soldiers sent by the Eastern Turks.

The Khitan soldiers' initial assassination was very effective, and the soldiers of the Xun tribe and the Eastern Turks were not very wary.

But later they were discovered by the Xun tribe and Eastern Turkic soldiers, who killed the Khitan soldiers on sight.

The Khitan soldiers could not afford to provoke the soldiers of the Xi tribe, so they could only turn their butcher knives on ordinary Xi people.

A moment of silence.

Du He smiled and nodded, saying, "Now that the time has come, let's wait until the rain stops and then wipe out the Xun Clan!"

"General Xue, you are fully responsible for this battle."

"After defeating the Xun tribe, we will return to Chang'an to collect the reward."

Without the support of the elite Eastern Turks, the remaining 5 soldiers of the Xi tribe were completely insignificant.

Xue Rengui stood up and replied, "I obey your command!"

Let’s finish talking about business.

Changsun Wuji said with regret, "It's a pity that we stopped in November last year. If we had taken advantage of the situation to defeat the Xun tribe, we would have had enough time to deal with the Mohe."

"Your Majesty has now sent Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong to annihilate the Mohe, saving us the need to destroy one nation."

"Hey!"

Destroying four countries in one battle is a feat that will be remembered forever!

Unfortunately, it’s still a little short!

Du He smiled and said, "They are just three small vassal states. There is nothing to be proud of."

If one war could destroy the three powerful states of Eastern Turkestan, Xueyantuo and Western Turkestan, it would be truly unprecedented and unparalleled.

Changsun Wuji curled his lips and didn't say much.

...

Three days later.

The showers have begun to subside.

Xue Rengui personally led 1 cavalrymen and attacked the main force of the Xun tribe.

Ten days later.

What Du He was waiting for was not the news of Xue Rengui's great victory, but a secret report sent by Pei Xingjian.

"Minister Yang Shidao died of illness!"

"Minister of Personnel Gao Shilian is seriously ill and has been unable to get out of bed for three days. He is no longer able to handle state affairs!"