Inside the house, candlelight flickered gently.
"...That's roughly it."
Li Shimin recounted what happened in the palace today.
Snapped!
"Your Highness is indeed very witty!"
Xu Fenglei clapped his hands and praised,
"Proposing Queen Taimu to play the family card is indeed the best strategy!"
"The emperor lost his father when he was young, and he values family ties the most. Your Highness's words are deeply touching. How can the emperor not be moved? How can he not dispel his doubts?"
"Excellent!"
In response to his praise, Li Shimin shook his head.
"Part of it is a response on the spot, and part of it is the true feelings in my heart..."
He smiled bitterly and said,
"If not..."
"I also want to have fun together. How good are brothers and sisters?"
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly.
"Speaking of which, your precise analysis helped a lot and made me well prepared."
Li Shimin also praised,
"And the piece of bloody clothing on Du Ruhui's body successfully aroused my father's suspicion of Concubine Yin De, so he can listen to what I say next."
"If it weren't for this, I'm afraid my father would have forced me to kneel down to that bitch."
This time, he really felt that it was a beautiful thing to have a think tank who could predict things before they happened!
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he just smiled slightly.
"Your Highness, three days have come. You can enter the palace again tomorrow and use retreat as an advance strategy."
He said,
"After what happened today, he will definitely not let you go and join the feudal clan! On the contrary, I think he will make up for it and give you encouragement and rewards."
"I have a draft book here as a reference for the book His Highness will present tomorrow."
Saying that, Xu Fenglei took out a book from his sleeve.
Li Shimin took it and took a look, only to see three big characters written on it——
"Book of Begging"!
"this……"
Li Er raised his eyebrows, opened it and read it carefully.
"Sir, this letter begging for the vassal is sincere and sincere!"
He looked at Xu Fenglei in surprise and exclaimed,
"You actually know how to do this?"
The content written in this book can make people's noses sore. If he were Li Yuan, he would definitely not be able to bear to let such a filial son out and become a feudal lord!
"I just understand a little bit." Xu Fenglei grinned.
Li Shimin: "..."
Good guy!
If you understand a little bit, you can write better than me if I concentrate on it!
Then if you are proficient, how can you do it?
What a genius!
With a clatter, Li Shimin put the "Book of Begging for Fan" into his arms.
"No need to refer to it, I will send this letter to my father tomorrow!"
Li Shimin smiled and said,
"With it here, I believe it will be just as Mr. expected!"
After saying that, he felt relaxed.
This feeling of slowly progressing according to plan is very good, he likes it very much!
"Your Highness, are you familiar with Chang He, the newly arrived general of Zuojianmen and in charge of Xuanwumen?"
Xu Fenglei asked suddenly.
Li Shimin was startled.
"Of course we are familiar with each other! Today he was still standing in front of Xuanwu Gate, specially waiting to lead my horse for me!"
He immediately said,
"When he was in Wude for three years, he accompanied me on the eastward expedition to Luoyang and made considerable military exploits."
"In the fifth year of Wude, he accompanied the prince to conquer Liu Heita, and he also had military exploits."
"He has a calm and careful personality, and is very cautious in using his troops. He never takes action without permission. Therefore, it is not surprising that after the emperor disbanded the soldiers of the Imperial Palace, he was recruited into the Forbidden Army as a general."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin was suddenly stunned.
How did Mr. Xu know that Chang He had just taken office? Even I just found out today!
"This Chang He has been with you and the prince."
Xu Fenglei knocked on the table and asked in a deep voice,
"Then is he closer to you, or is he more familiar with the prince?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he frowned and pondered.
After a while, he said with some uncertainty:
"You should be closer to me, right?"
"Looking at his attitude toward me today, it's no different from how he used to be in the army. But if you want to say whether he treats the prince the same way... I'm really not sure."
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"Your Highness wants to achieve great things, and Chang He is a detour that cannot be avoided!"
He said seriously,
"No matter what, we must take him down and make him a secret confidant!"
Li Shimin was shocked!
"Sir, please elaborate!" he said hurriedly.
Faintly, he felt as if he had grasped some key point.
Wow.
A map of Chang'an appeared in front of Li Shimin.
Anyone who sells or hides the map of Chang'an will be punished with death for treason!
But it is normal for it to appear in Tiance Mansion. With Li Shimin's energy, he can draw the map of Chang'an.
"Your Highness, please look!"
Xu Fenglei stood up and said,
"Suppose we want to enter the palace now, there are two options."
"To enter from the south gate, which is the Suzaku Gate, you need to pass through the imperial city's vestibule, then enter the Chengtian Gate, and then enter the Taiji Palace. This requires passing through a large number of forbidden troops. Not only is it time-consuming, but it is also easy to be blocked and trigger a fierce battle."
"And if you enter from the Xuanwu Gate, you can directly enter the back of the Taiji Palace. After passing the Xuanwu Gate, you will find the emperor's palace!"
"If you want to cause trouble, you can only succeed at Xuanwu Gate!"
Li Shimin looked at the map and nodded in agreement.
The imperial palace and the imperial city occupy a huge area. Unless they are ministers who live near Taiping, Wubenfang, or Dongxifang City, no one is willing to enter the palace through the Zhuque Gate.
Most ministers enter through the Xuanwu Gate, which is convenient and fast.
"Looking at it this way, the identity of the guard of Xuanwu Gate is very important."
Xu Fenglei knocked on the map where Xuanwu Gate was located and said,
"Your Highness, you also lead the twelve generals on the left and right, but this title can only help you quickly calm down the chaos when you sound the trumpet of victory."
"When in trouble, you can't use the troops of the Twelve Guards, because they often have to change defenses, and there are huge variables."
Li Shimin looked solemn.
Under Xu Fenglei's guidance, he had already begun to deduce the route and layout of the coup in his mind.
"But there are only two exceptions! The left prison guard and the right prison guard, these two troops are permanent troops and will not be rotated."
Xu Fenglei said,
"Because it is necessary to verify the identity of people entering and exiting and ensure stable access control, prison guards cannot be transferred frequently, otherwise they will not be able to recognize all ministers, eunuchs, etc."
"This also means that if His Highness can capture the guards on the left and right, he will be in control of the entire palace!"
"And the prison general Chang He is the key among the keys! Whoever his butt leans towards will have a chance of winning!"
Li Shimin: "!!!"
On the way back, he vaguely felt that Chang He was quite important, but he couldn't tell why it was important, he just had such a feeling.
Now that Xu Fenglei analyzed it like this, I suddenly realized it!
Chang He is extremely important!
It can be said that in order to achieve great things, he must pass this level!
"Sir's analysis goes deep into the core!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath to calm down his excitement, then hesitantly said,
"But Chang He has a particularly calm temperament and acts in an even-keeled manner. I'm worried... that it will be difficult to conquer him."
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