: Minister of Responsible

"I just got the news, Your Majesty woke up today!"

Yun Dingxing repeated, his eyes filled with expectation.

Li Shimin's heart was also very upset. The imperial physician had already hinted to the ministers that the emperor was unlikely to wake up. Therefore, there was such a battle between the dragon and the tiger in Taiyuan City. Although his Li family has always been neutral in performance and neither side fell. But he knew his own affairs. It was not that they did not fall, but that he and his father had already discussed it. As a landlord in Hedong, the Li family held more than 100,000 people in their hands. With such a big trump card, they were not in a hurry at all.

My father had told him that the best strategy was to attract but not to be released. As long as they hold these strengths, both the Luoyang faction and the Chang'an Party must win over them. In this way, not only can they get more chips, but they will not take too many risks. As long as the situation is clear in the end, it is the best strategy. Moreover, the Li father tacitly believed that with the current situation, everyone must be sure that the Luoyang faction and the Chang'an Party must be the last laugh.

Maybe the King of Liao and Guanlong fight to the death, and it is not impossible for them to benefit the fisherman in the end. This was the case when the Northern Zhou Dynasty came, and this was the case when the Great Sui Dynasty came. Anyone can say that their Li family could not create a Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that the situation in Taiyuan City was under their control recently, no one expected that the emperor, who was ignored by everyone, would wake up.

Li Shimin pretended to be one arm behind his back, and walked constantly.

His eyes inadvertently swept across Yun Dingxing's fat face and a smile on the corner of his mouth. Li Shimin suddenly felt a sense of clarity in his mind. It was a huge matter that the emperor woke up. But why was it not for the eunuch in Jinyang Palace to notify him, but Yun Dingxing, who was the general of the Zuo Xiaowei?

According to common sense, when the emperor woke up, he naturally had to inform all the officials in Taiyuan City immediately. But now, there was no movement outside, and there was no news from the Liao King who controlled the Jinyang Palace. Instead, Yun Dingxing, who was not very close to the Liao King, came to tell him, and told him so privately. This abnormality immediately made him think about it.

He turned his mind carefully for a few times, glanced at him, and found that Yun Dingxing was still sitting there leisurely. He could even see that he should be very happy at this time.

"Uncle Shi, is there any good news?" Li Shimin stopped and smiled indifferently.

Yun Dingxing looked around and said to him, "I don't know that Duke Tang could come to Duke Tang's mansion in the mansion and would not go to see Duke Tang, but I was rude."

Li Shimin's eyes turned and he understood what Yun Dingxing meant. There must be something more important news. However, this old fox was clearly here to test me just now, and what he really wanted to see was his father.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin no longer hesitated, smiled and led the way, and directly took Yun Dingxing to his father Li Yuan's study.

When he saw Li Yuan, Yun Dingxing tentatively said a few more words, but what kind of person is Li Yuan? In the Sui Dynasty for so many years, he had already become an old fox, and he never saw a rabbit or a hawk. If Yun Dingxing was there, he would test him with one sentence left and one sentence right. Li Yuan was pretending to be stupid. After talking for most of the day, Yun Dingxing's speech was dry, and all he heard were polite words without any nutrition.

After thinking about the current situation, Yun Dingxing also knew that time was precious, so he could only grit his teeth and go straight.

Putting away his polite smile, Yun Dingxing stood up and tidied up his robe, and said solemnly, "Duke Tang, you know just now that Your Majesty has woken up today. But now in Taiyuan City, the King of Liao has long been hanging on the throne for a long time, and Your Majesty is deeply worried. Just before I came, Your Majesty came to see you with Your Majesty's edict."

When Li Yuan heard that the emperor actually asked the King of Yan to secretly bring the edict to see him, he immediately understood that this matter was unusual.

"Your Majesty has issued an edict to make His Highness the King of Yan the crown prince."

Li Shimin and Li Yuan and his son all looked moved. This was really a huge news. Although everyone knew that the emperor liked King Yan before, the situation now was the most gangsters of the Liao king and the most powerful. But when the emperor woke up, he hurriedly issued an edict to pass the throne, which shows that the emperor's health may not have improved after waking up this time. Secondly, it also shows the emperor's attitude, and he really didn't like the Liao king. Perhaps the emperor just felt the threat from the Liao king. But no matter what, they knew that Yun Dingxing came to find his Li family, which must be the emperor's intention.

Sure enough, Yun Dingxing took out the edict of the Eight Ministers and showed Li Yuan.

After reading it, Li Yuan was also very excited. In fact, he was unwilling to let the Liao King win the throne in the end. The Liao King's party was powerful. If Yang Han got the throne, the Li family would not only be unlikely to get more benefits, but would also be suppressed by the new emperor. This is also the reason why the Li family could immediately help Yang Han win the general trend as soon as they fell over, but they were hesitant. It would be better to add icing on the cake to help him in time.

The only way to combine the weak and attack the strong is to truly get the greatest benefit.

Compared with the Liao King, the King of Yan was truly weak. Even the Guanlong faction, although they opposed the Liao King, they might not necessarily support the Yan King. You should know that among Yang Zhao's three sons, the one who has always been in charge of Chang'an was the Dai King Yang You. Compared with the Yan King who has been with him, the Guanlong faction may be more willing to support the Dai King.

But that was the past. Now there was an emperor's handwritten edict, but the situation was immediately different. When the emperor woke up and issued an edict, most of the forces that had been waiting and watching like his Li family would immediately turn to the emperor's side.

While receiving the edict to thank him, Li Yuan kept thinking about it in his heart.

With these two edicts from the emperor, the Guanlong faction will definitely immediately turn to support the King of Yan. Even Wang Shichong, who has always been silent like himself, believes that as long as the edict arrives, Wang Shichong will immediately support the King of Yan. In short, as long as the support of the Li family is added, the support that the King of Yan will immediately surpass that of the Liao king.

There is the emperor's edict inside and their support outside. Based on the current soldiers and horses in Taiyuan, they have at least 300,000 troops, while the Liao king only has more than 200,000. What makes Li Yuan even happier is that the King of Yan is just a thirteen-year-old child. As long as the Li family supports the King of Yan, they can immediately become the strongest faction among the King of Yan. As long as they help the King of Yan seize the throne, they will be no longer in power as the minister of life.

Li Shimin frowned while frowned and remained silent.

Li Yuan was in a happy mood. As long as the plan was successful, Li Yuan would also be the number one person in the court. Seeing his son silent, he couldn't help but smile, "Erlang, you read a lot of military books on weekdays. Tell me, how should we eradicate the Liao King's party?"

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Shimin said, "According to the current situation, although Your Majesty has woken up, we have not received any news from the palace. Moreover, Your Majesty sent someone to send King Yan out of the palace, and he did so secretly. This shows that the King of Jinyang has been controlled by the King of Liao. Your Majesty obviously noticed this matter and acted like this. Therefore, I am afraid that the King of Liao will jump over the wall if..."

Li Yuan and Yun Dingxing are both old fox-level figures. They know the elegance when they hear the legendary songs. When they hear Li Shimin's words, they immediately understand the meaning behind them. The emperor woke up, but no news came out. This means that the King of Liao must have concealed the news and blocked the Jinyang Palace. Doing so is equivalent to a conspiracy to rebel.

Once the Liao King really takes action, although on the surface, their strength may be stronger when they unite. But after they have to join forces, they are still a mess now. If they are not done well, they will give the Liao King a chance to defeat them one by one.

Hearing this, Yun Dingxing was already a little anxious. He was the uncle of King Yan, and now this matter has begun. If King Liao gets the throne, how can he be as good as his Yun family in the future? Frowning with his brows, Yun Dingxing said anxiously, "Erlang, what should I do?"

"Uncle Yun Shi, according to my nephew's opinion, now we must be very quick in our soldiers. In the end, we will divide the troops into different directions. We will seize the time and make the best decision before the Liao King takes action." Li Shimin pondered.

"Tell me quickly, how can I do the first act?"

Li Shimin said slowly, "First, Uncle Yun Shi immediately sent the King of Yan to the Duke of Tang's Mansion. Our Li Mansion is secretly guarded and has strict guards. We can do our best to ensure the safety of the King of Yan."

Yun Dingxing thought about it. His Zuo Xiaogu military camp is now in a mess and there are many eyes and ears in the army. It is indeed not safe to leave the crown prince of Yan, the crown prince. Although he also speculated in his heart that Li Shimin proposed to send someone to the Li mansion because he wanted to be closer to the King of Yan, he didn't care much. Anyway, he was the uncle of the King of Yan, and as long as he really helped the King of Yan to take the throne, he would be afraid that he would lose his fortune in the future.

"Okay! I'll say I'll send your highness here later." Yun Dingxing nodded in agreement.

"Secondly, Uncle Yun Shi immediately brought an edict and went to see Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhuai, Fan Zigai and Wang Shichong respectively. As long as you declare Your Majesty's edict to them, I believe they will support King Yan. As long as we get their support, we can surpass King Liao."

The four people mentioned by Li Shimin were also one of the eight ministers of Guru. Among them, Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhua and Fan Zigai were the representatives of the Guanlong faction at present. Wang Shichong even held 100,000 Huainan Army, and the support of these four people was crucial.

"Will Su Wei tell him? After all, he is also the head of the minister of life. And the Pei family, should you win over it?" Yun Dingxing asked.

When Li Shimin heard Su Wei's name, he showed disdain in his eyes and shook his head quickly, "Su Xiang, don't look for him anymore. It's not too late to look for him when the matter is settled. As for the Pei family, although Pei Shiju is also the minister of life in His Majesty's edict, he is now in Liaodong, and the Pei family has long turned to the King of Liao, so we can't look for him."

Su Wei was known as the tumbler in the court. He has been the prime minister for decades, but he has never been turbulent. Everyone knows that this tumbler is based on his little fear and fence-bearing personality. If he told him about this, it would be possible that he would go and tell Yang Ming. Anyway, he is just a civil servant, and he will not use anything at this time. At most, after the matter is done, he will be able to balance the forces of the court.

As for the Pei family, even if they were willing to turn against each other and support the King of Yan, Li Shimin would definitely be a slander. Pei family and Li Shijun were mortal enemies. After Yuwen Shu died, their power had greatly declined. Now the real powerful aristocratic clans in the court are Pei family and Li Shijun. Now there is such a good opportunity to eliminate Pei family, how could Li Shimin miss such an opportunity?

"Father, Uncle Shi. The most critical step at the moment is actually Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty wakes up, he is trapped in the palace. If we can steal Your Majesty, then as long as Your Majesty appears and joins hands, how can this King of Liao be the most powerful?"

Compared with the emperor's edict, the emperor's weight is naturally heavier. However, Jinyang Palace is completely controlled by the King of Liao, otherwise the emperor would not have sent the King of Yan out of the palace, which is so complicated. With the current situation, they cannot even get close to the palace, let alone meet the emperor.

Yun Dingxing frowned and said, "The King of Liao mainly focused on the 30,000 troops he raised in Gan County, and expanded a lot of troops in Taiyuan City. Now there are 50,000 elite soldiers who are completely obeying his use. Now the Jinyang Palace is guarded by these 50,000 people. There are 100,000 Hebei troops, Yang Yichen's 50,000 Shandong troops, and nearly 30,000 to 40,000 scattered soldiers and horses that fell to them. It is probably not easy to steal Your Majesty from the Jinyang Palace."

The three of them fell into deep thought. Although Taiyuan City had gathered 600,000 soldiers and horses. It was impossible for so many people to be stationed in the city. At present, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses of the King of Liao to guard Jinyang Palace, and there are also the Imperial Guards. However, the most honorable Imperial Guards in the past are only 20,000 people who survived the 8,000 people in Yanmen City after the expansion. Among them, 5,000 people in the black-clothed Iron Guards, 5,000 people in the Xiaoguo Army, and 5,000 people in the left and right guards.

These 20,000 people lived in the Jinyang Palace and were surrounded by 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Liao King. Moreover, the guards in charge of the emperor were the five thousand black-clothed iron guards ruled by Pei Xingyan. Even the five thousand Fox Army of Li Jiancheng could only be stationed in the palace. The troops of the left guard were led by Yu Wen and the right guards were led by Sima Dekan. Although Yu Wen and their side were their side, Sima Dekan had long been attracted by the Liao King. Yu Wen and his men had long been restrained by Sima Dekan and could not play a role at all.

"Duke Tang, Wang Shichong's Huainan Army, and Wei Wensheng's Guanlong Army are all outside the city. If you want to retake the emperor, the five thousand Xiaoguo Army and the five thousand Zuoyi Guards are not enough. Duke Tang, the defense of Taiyuan City is still in your hands. Do you see if there is a way to let the army enter the city at that time?"
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