Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Du He walked out of the side hall, Zhang Shizheng said respectfully.

"Master, Her Royal Highness the Princess invites you to have dinner."

"Okay." Du He nodded, then said to the guards, "You should also go downstairs to eat and rest early."

After saying that, Du He walked towards the side hall.

When Li Yi saw Du He come in, she smiled and said, "My husband, the emperor's sister Gao Yang came to the princess's residence today."

What?

This woman came to the princess's mansion?

Du He asked curiously, "Yier, what is she doing here?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Imperial Sister Gaoyang has compiled a personal poetry collection, but she's currently missing a famous poem. I'd like you to write one for her."

So that's what happened.

Du He asked with a smile, "Did she promise any benefits?"

Li Yi covered his mouth and said, "The Emperor's sister Gaoyang has been crying poor to me. She asked if 1000 strings of cash could buy a poem?"

At the beginning of last year, my husband cheated 1 strings of cash from the Emperor Gaoyang's younger sister.

Today, Emperor Gaoyang's sister also mentioned this matter.

Du He nodded and said, "Since my relationship with Fang Yiai has eased, I'll give Gao Yang a friendly price of 1000 strings of cash!"

"What kind of poem does she want?"

Li Yi's expression paused.

She was surprised and said, "Husband, you want to write a poem now?"

"Correct."

"Are you sure you can do it?"

"no problem."

Du He is very confident.

While others need to ponder and meditate to compose a poem, he only needs to copy a poem.

Li Yi said with a strange expression, "Gao Yang is missing a deceased friend and wants you to write a poem about his death."

Du He asked speechlessly, "Is she still obsessed with that bald donkey?"

In order to remind Princess Gaoyang to change her mind, Fang Xuanling also gave her and Fang Yiai's son the name Fang Shouzhen.

This woman still doesn't repent.

Li Yi shook his head slightly.

In Princess Gaoyang's mansion, the spirit tablet of Monk Bian Ji is still standing. How could Princess Gaoyang forget him?

Du He nodded, then asked the maid to bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

After some thought, a poem quickly popped up in Du He's mind.

"once having seen the best, the rest is not worthwhile looking."

"Take this flower bush and look back lazily, half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be you."

This poem is called "Five Poems of Separation, No. 4", which is a representative work of Yuan Zhen, a poet in the middle period of the Tang Dynasty, and also a masterpiece among elegies.

Du He was able to remember this poem and "Brocade Zither" because he had studied them in textbooks.

After Du He finished writing the poem, Li Yi applauded and praised him.

"What a poem!"

"My dear husband, the Emperor Gaoyang will surely be satisfied with this poem."

After the ink dried, Li Yi immediately asked his attendant to put the scroll away and asked her to take it to Princess Gaoyang's mansion the next day.

at this time.

Li Jue held his stomach and said, "Aunt, Uncle, how long are you going to talk?"

"Cousin Ping'an and cousin Junshan are almost fainting from hunger."

Hearing Li Jue's words, Du He and Li Yi smiled at each other.

Li Yi smiled and said, "Let's start eating now."

With the addition of Li Jue, the little foodie, the atmosphere was very lively. The two little guys, who are usually picky eaters, also ate the food with big mouthfuls.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

After the chief officers of each department had finished their reports, Li Shimin asked the eunuch to tell him how Tubo and Brahman had defeated the main force of Central India.

After the eunuch finished reading, there was no significant reaction on the faces of the civil and military officials.

In their view, Central India was just a group of barbarians who were not worthy of being on the stage, and it was normal for them to be defeated by the powerful Tubo.

It would be strange if the people from Central India won.

Be quiet for a moment.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "My dear ministers, what are your thoughts on the Tubo defeating the main force of Central India?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, all the ministers lowered their heads to think.

At this moment, Xu Jingzong, the acting Imperial Court Minister, was the first to stand up and respond.

"Your Majesty, after Tibet conquers Central India, its strength will surely be strengthened. We should send a large army to station on the Tibetan border."

He was promoted to the Minister of the Interior not long ago, and his power was greatly strengthened, so naturally he had to perform well.

Just as Xu Jingzong sat down, Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining and others stood up and suggested that the Tang Dynasty deploy troops on the border to put pressure on Tubo.

They looked down on India, but attached great importance to Tubo.

Since the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasties have repeatedly defeated the northern grassland peoples, but have been unable to bring Tubo under their control.

Li Shimin frowned slightly and looked at Du He and asked.

"Minister of War, what do you think?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Du He.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a Minister of War in his 20s, let alone someone who only participated in two major wars.

Naturally, there were people in the court who were dissatisfied with Du He and questioned his abilities.

Du He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, whether it's Tubo or Nepal, as long as they leave the plateau, they will be a group of lambs to be slaughtered."

"In order to free up Tubo to attack the Indian states, I suggest that the soldiers stationed in Maozhou, Hanzhou, Yizhou, and Kunzhou retreat 300 miles!"

"Your Majesty, send another letter to Tibet and Nepal to attack the Indian kingdoms with all your might!"

wow~

There was a huge noise in the Taiji Hall.

Chu Suiliang stood up and said, "Minister Du, let's withdraw the army 300 li and station them there. What if Tubo invades the border?"

"Can you bear this responsibility?"

Followed by.

Yu Zhining also said, "Minister Du, what is your motive in allowing the Tubo forces to grow?"

There were many neutral ministers in the court, and they all agreed with what Chu Suiliang and Yu Zhining said.

Tubo is ambitious and has been looking for opportunities to expand outward in recent years.

Even in the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), Tubo raised an army of 20 to attack Tuyuhun, hoping to incorporate Tuyuhun into its territory.

If the Tang Dynasty had not sent troops in time, Tuyuhun would have been in danger.

Just when everyone was talking about it.

Li Jing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Minister Du's proposal!"

"If we want to defeat Tubo, we must get their soldiers off the plateau. Otherwise, it will be difficult for our Tang army to defeat the Tubo soldiers on the plateau."

"Since Tubo is so ambitious and wants to expand its territory, this is an opportunity for them to come out in full force!"

As soon as Li Jing, the god of war, finished speaking, those who questioned Du He changed their minds.

It seems reasonable!

The reason why the Central Plains dynasty could not destroy Tubo was not because the people of the Central Plains were not adapted to the climate of the plateau?

It seems that Du He is still quite capable!

Fang Xuanling also stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Minister Du's proposal!"

"The Tibetans have occupied the plateau for hundreds of years, taking advantage of the terrain. As long as they leave the protection of the plateau, it will be easy to destroy them!"

Ma Zhou, Du Gou, Cui Shenji, Xiao Kai and others stood up and responded.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin immediately issued an order: "What the Minister of War said is exactly what I want. Let's do it!"

When everyone saw that Li Shimin had made the decision, no one jumped out to cause trouble.

Li Shimin turned to look at Ma Zhou and Xu Jingzong and gave them instructions.

"Ma Zhou, immediately draft the letter of credence and the military deployment order after the court session."

"Xu Jingzong, your Ministry of Internal Affairs must review and approve the application quickly. No delay is allowed for any reason."