Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Chapter 938: Still not telling the truth? Upon hearing the good news brought by Cui Dunli, Du He quickly took the battle report and started to check it out.

Now Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong split their troops into two groups. Hou Junji led more than 4 soldiers to attack the Heishui tribe, and Yuchi Gong led more than 2 soldiers to attack the Baishan tribe.

The main forces of these two units have been almost completely wiped out, so there won't be much resistance in the future.

The Mohe, an ancient tribe that can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, will completely disappear in the long river of history in a month.

As for the Xueyantuo, after the Western Turks withdrew their main forces, they completely lost the chance to resist.

The Xueyantuo people living in the north also fled to the north with their families.

After reading.

There was a complicated look on Du He's face.

The army defeated the enemy so quickly, and I wonder if Li Shimin will decide to retreat behind the scenes.

"Hey!"

Du He sighed secretly.

He stamped the seal of the Minister of War on the back of the battle report, then handed it to Cui Dunli and said.

"Minister Cui, please submit the battle report to the Secretariat."

"Your Majesty is very concerned about the battle situation of the various armies. Now that good news has come back, let Your Majesty be happy too."

It would be better if the two armies ended the battle earlier, so that Hou Junji, the Shangshu You Pushe, could return to Chang'an earlier.

All subsequent battle reports from the Ministry of War do not need to be reported to Changsun Wuji, but can be reported directly to Hou Junji.

When the army is redeployed, it will also be convenient for him to transfer the prince's confidants to the vicinity of Chang'an.

"promise!"

Cui Dunli took the battle report, bowed and left quickly.

...

The next day.

Du He had just arrived at the Ministry of War and had not yet sat down on the Hu chair when Li Shimin's personal eunuch walked in and said something.

"Duke Hanguo, His Majesty summons you to Ganlu Palace."

What?

Li Shimin is looking for me again?

Since he took office as the Minister of War, Li Shimin has been looking for him more frequently.

It would be fine if they were talking about the government affairs of the Ministry of War, but Li Shimin always discussed with him the feasibility of enfeoffment of vassal states and retreating behind the scenes to supervise the country.

Du He gave various examples and almost told Li Shimin directly that he should abdicate as soon as possible, which would be good for his health and the prince.

However, Li Shimin always ignored his advice and still liked to chat with him afterwards.

Oh, I'm so bored.

Du He forced a smile and said, "Let's go."

After arriving at Ganlu Temple.

Du He noticed that Prince Jin Li Zhi came out from inside, and judging from the expression on his face, he was obviously a little happy.

"See His Highness King Jin."

Li Zhi waved his hand calmly, "No need to be so polite, Duke Han."

After he finished speaking, he did not say much to Du He, but left quickly with his attendants.

Now that the conflict between Prince Jin's Mansion and the Eastern Palace has been laid bare, there is no need for him to flatter Du He, the Crown Prince's aide, as he did before.

Du He squinted his eyes and looked at Li Zhi's back, and found that he was holding a book in his hand, but he could not see the name of the book.

"hehe!"

"It seems that Li Shimin has given Li Zhi a little hope again!"

Du He sneered in his heart, then followed the eunuch into Ganlu Palace.

Li Shimin, who was sitting on a Hu chair, was in good spirits today and the sickness on his face had dissipated a lot.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. It is obvious that Li Shimin had eaten the longevity elixir made by the Indian sorcerer Ersabomei not long ago.

"See Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand: "Du He, sit down and talk."

A few breaths of silence.

Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "The armies of Su Dingfang and Hou Junji have performed well. Once they have dealt with the Xueyantuo and Mohe, they will be able to help deal with the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks!"

"Now the imperial court has a way to deal with Tubo. It's really a triple blessing!"

Seeing Li Shimin's excitement, Du He responded from time to time.

Half a minute later, the two finished talking about this topic.

Li Shimin stared at Du He with his deep eyes, and asked with a smile.

"Du He, what are you doing with a group of Taoist priests?"

"Don't tell me why I'm refining the elixir. I'm not that easy to fool."

In addition to sending Pei Xingjian to investigate, he also sent people from the Hundred Cavalry Division to secretly investigate the news, and the information he obtained was very comprehensive.

A group of Taoists gathered in the manor, and thunderous sounds were heard from time to time. It was obvious that they were developing something important.

In addition, this brat Du He has amazing attainments in the study of things, so the things he makes are probably not ordinary things.

Just when Du He was silent, Li Shimin continued.

"There have been bursts of thunder in the manor over the past two days. Although it's not as loud as yesterday's noise, it's still not the kind of noise that can be made by alchemy."

"If you don't tell me the truth, I will have all the Taoist priests brought into the palace!"

Well...

Du He's expression paused slightly.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin was so concerned about this matter that he even sent his spies to investigate the news.

Du He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, one day I saw a Taoist priest refining an elixir and his furnace exploded, and I felt something."

"Since the materials used in alchemy can shatter a furnace, if we increase the amount of materials, can we blow up a tall city wall?"

"So I hired a group of Taoist priests and asked them to conduct experiments."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard Du He's explanation.

The Tang army was now invincible in terms of weapons and armor, but it lacked the equipment to quickly break into the city.

If what Du He does is successful, wouldn't it speed up the progress of conquering the Western Turks or developing the Western Regions?

This is a sacred object of war!

Li Shimin said excitedly: "Du He, you bastard, you actually did this big thing quietly!"

"I've asked the Ministry of Revenue to prepare the materials and allocate funds for you. Tomorrow, take the list to see Fang Xuanling, the acting Minister of Revenue!"

When Du He heard that Li Shimin was willing to pay, a smile appeared on his face.

Anyway, the technology is in his hands, and he also controls when the gunpowder is developed.

With the court's funding, Li Chengqian can also save a lot of money.

Du He quickly stood up and responded, "With your Majesty's full support, I am even more confident in developing this magical artifact!"

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, then waved his hand and said, "You can go back first. Remember to put more effort into developing the thunder bomb."

Sky-thunder bomb?

When Du He heard the name Li Shimin gave to the explosives, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

This name is really appropriate!

"Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

After Du He saluted, he turned around and strode away.

He did not return to the Ministry of War, but walked towards the East Palace nearby.

When Du He revealed the news about gunpowder, Li Shimin made the decision to fund the development of gunpowder, as well as his analysis of the pros and cons of this matter.

"Hey!"

Li Chengqian sighed and said with a frown.

"That's good too. I can save some money."

"I will send another 50 guards to garrison there later. The gunpowder technology must not be known to others!"

The development of gunpowder would cause too much noise, and it was obviously impossible to keep it completely secret, unless we moved to sparsely populated places like Lingnan or Sishui Road.

Du He and Li Chengqian chatted for a while and then left the East Palace.

Back at the Ministry of War, Du He began to make a list of materials.

In order to avoid being discovered for the specific materials used to develop gunpowder, Du He listed all the things needed for alchemy, but the quantities of the materials required were different.