Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Just as the officials of the Ministry of War were sighing, Cui Dunli, the Vice Minister of War, came out and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, gather!"

"Pack up all the paperwork. We will go to Cuiwei Palace with His Majesty tomorrow to work!"

what!

Go to Cuiwei Palace with His Majesty to work?

When the military officials heard this order, their faces were filled with astonishment.

Will their Ministry of War be directly managed by Your Majesty from now on?

Thinking of this, the officials who were originally in a depressed mood suddenly smiled.

The person in power now is still His Majesty. Showing up in front of His Majesty will definitely have a better effect than showing up in front of Minister Du.

The Ministry of Revenue on the side.

In the office.

Du He and Fang Xuanling sat opposite each other, drinking steaming hot tea.

Unlike the noisy Ministry of War next door, there was no other noisy sound in the Ministry of Revenue except the sound of abacus.

Fang Xuanling asked with a smile, "Nephew Du, Your Majesty has taken the Ministry of War to Cuiwei Palace. Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worried?"

"Uncle Fang, that's not the case." Du He shook his head and said softly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a filial man. He wouldn't have any bad intentions."

The prince doesn't have any bad intentions?

Who was the person who colluded with Hou Junji, Li Yuanchang, Zhao Jie and others to plan a palace coup?

Who was the person who sent a large number of spies into Chang'an City?

At that time, His Majesty discussed these issues with him. Fang Xuanling cited Prince Fusu of the Qin Dynasty, Prince Liu Ju of the Han Dynasty, and Prince Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty as examples, which dissuaded His Majesty from the idea of suppressing the power of the prince.

Although Your Majesty did not deliberately suppress the power of the Crown Prince, Your Majesty still held the military power in his own hands.

Your Majesty, who is wise and powerful, is also afraid that his eldest son will not be able to restrain himself and will imprison him and then ascend the throne early.

If this really happened, your Majesty's reputation in history books would be mixed.

Fang Xuanling put down his teacup and said with a smile, "You rascal, you're hiding something when you talk to me?"

He did not continue the conversation, but spoke with a serious expression.

"Nephew Du, these few years are a critical period. You still have to pay attention to Zhangsun Wuji's little tricks."

"Based on my understanding of Zhangsun Wuji, he will definitely fight to the death in the next two years."

Hearing Fang Xuanling's reminder, Du He's brows moved slightly.

He didn't expect Fang Xuanling would actually talk to him about this topic, which really surprised him.

Du He whispered, "Uncle Fang, Prince of Jin Li Zhi has already been demoted to a prince. What tricks can Zhangsun Wuji pull? Could he be supporting Prince of Chu Li Ke to ascend the throne?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head slightly.

He said softly, "Nephew Du, who told you that Li Zhi had no chance?"

interesting!

Unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling's views were exactly the same as his.

He also believed that although Li Zhi was demoted, it did not mean that he had no chance of ascending the throne.

Du He deliberately asked, "Uncle Fang, Li Zhi caused chaos among the concubines in the harem. How could he still ascend to the throne?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "As long as Li Zhi does not rebel and the staff of the Prince of Jin's Mansion plan well, Li Zhi will have a chance to ascend the throne."

He picked up the teacup and took a big sip of tea, then continued in a low voice.

"Since the Guanlong Group was able to support the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, they have the ability to support Li Zhi."

"Your Majesty didn't deal with the thousands of spies in the Eastern Palace in order to give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince some power to protect himself. Do you understand His Majesty's intention?"

this...

It was the first time that Du He heard these secrets.

According to Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin did not want Li Chengqian to threaten his imperial power, so he always kept the military power in his own hands.

At the same time, he also did not want the Guanlong Group to take action against Li Chengqian, so he allowed Li Chengqian to secretly build up his strength in order to ensure that the imperial power could be smoothly inherited.

Good guy!

It’s really complicated to think about!

Du He asked curiously, "Uncle Fang, isn't His Majesty afraid of the thousands of spies in the Eastern Palace?"

Ha ha.

A group of people without armor would make Your Majesty afraid?

Fang Xuanling said mercilessly: "Nephew Du, Your Majesty does not take the thousands of Eastern Palace spies seriously, because the 3000 Black Armored Army under Your Majesty's command are fully capable of killing all these spies."

"Even with the leadership of powerful generals like Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, we can't defeat the Black Armor Army!"

Ordinary Black Armor Army soldiers have the strength of a captain or above, while the squad leaders have the strength of a brave captain, and those who lead the team have the strength of a lieutenant general or above.

Moreover, the Black Armor Army wore the strongest heavy armor, held the sharpest Mo Dao, and the most powerful crossbows.

Even if the Black Armor Army stood there and let the East Palace scouts attack them, they wouldn't be able to kill a single person in half a day.

As for the two peerless warriors Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, they would be dead if they rushed into the encirclement of the Xuanjia Army.

Back then, the two powerful generals Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong joined forces, but were both defeated by 200 black-armored soldiers.

Can the combination of Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai be stronger than that of Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong?

"3000 Black Armored Soldiers?" Du He asked in astonishment, "Uncle Fang, didn't His Majesty only retain 1500 Black Armored Soldiers?"

In order to recuperate, Li Shimin only maintained 1500 Black Armor Army soldiers.

This news was no secret in the court.

Fang Xuanling did not hide it: "Ever since the King of Wei rebelled, Your Majesty has secretly increased the number of the Black Armor Army to 3000."

"Before, only I knew about this, but now you know about it too."

Good guy!

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin made such preparations without saying a word.

It seems that ginger is still spicy!

Du He bowed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Fang, for telling me this."

Fang Xuanling waved his hand, then sighed, "Nephew Du, my health is getting worse day by day. I hope you can help me take care of those rebellious sons in the future."

"no problem."

Du He agreed immediately.

The two chatted for a while, and then began to formally hand over the Ministry of Revenue's government affairs.

...

Wannian County.

Prince Jin's Mansion, in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhi, Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, Liu Shi, Li Yifu and others gathered together again.

Everyone lowered their heads and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

There was silence for a long time.

Li Zhi stood up and bowed, saying, "This time, it is I who have caused you so much trouble. I apologize to you."

When everyone saw Li Zhi bowing to apologize, they were all indifferent and their expressions were full of complicated expressions.

They invested so much in Li Zhi, but because Li Zhi acted behind their backs, they ended up with nothing. There was no way they could be happy.

There was another long silence.

Zhang Sun Wuji suddenly said, "Your Highness, have you given up?"

After hearing what Zhangsun Wuji said, Li Zhi and his staff all turned their attention to him.

Li Zhi whispered, "Uncle, what do you mean?"

"Does this king still have a chance to fight for the throne?"

When he said this, his heart was full of anticipation.

Zhang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "As long as the Crown Prince does something worse, or becomes powerful enough to seriously threaten Your Majesty's rule, the conflict between Your Majesty and the Crown Prince will erupt."

"As the legitimate son, Your Highness naturally has the opportunity to ascend the throne."

Every time when power transition comes to the final moment, the conflict between His Majesty and the Crown Prince will completely erupt.

One is unwilling to give up the throne too early, while the other can't wait to ascend the throne.

As long as they fan the flames well, there may be a chance.

Zhang Sun Wuji continued, "Now the Crown Prince is favoring the forces of the humble, Hedong, and Wagang factions. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, our Guanlong faction will definitely be suppressed."

"For everyone's future, we must all be prepared to give it a try."

There was a pause.

Changsun Wuji looked at everyone with sharp eyes, and then he spoke in a cold voice.

"Besides, we still have Li Junxian's trump card. No one knows who will win until the last moment!"