Li Shimin looked at his confidants, and after a battle between heaven and man, he finally made up his mind and said, "If we delay it any longer, we will be the ones who die. There are risks on both sides. It is better to do a big one. Now the manpower is ready." Tomorrow, my father will let me and my eldest brother go to the palace to confront each other, and my third brother will definitely follow my eldest brother. But, where should we start, and how should we start!"
There is no room for error in what Li Shimin is going to do next. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it fails, the result will probably be disastrous.
Therefore, they must make careful arrangements in advance and take into account as many influencing factors as possible. The more you think about it now, the less likely it will be to have an accident later.
"Your Highness, if the Crown Prince and King Qi want to enter the palace, they must pass through the Xuanwu Gate. We can start at the Xuanwu Gate!" Li Guangbi calmly analyzed the route of the domestic city while carefully thinking about it.
The inner city was the former royal city of Goguryeo, and it naturally became the capital of Li Tang. The Xuanwu Gate is the North Gate of the Imperial Palace in the Inner City. It is the only way that brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji must pass on their way to and from court every day.
In history, Zhu Meng, the leader of my country's local ethnic minority regime, established a local regime under the jurisdiction of Xuantu County in the Western Han Dynasty, named Goguryeo. The initial capital was Heshenggu City. In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty, Goguryeo moved its capital eastward to the inner city. It was not until the fourth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty that it moved its capital to Pyongyang again. During these 425 years, Domestic City has been the political, economic and cultural center of Goguryeo.
"Your Highness, the general has an old relationship with General Qibi Heli who guards Xuanwu Gate, and General Qibi Heli has admired Your Highness for a long time. If we can get General Qibi Heli's help, we will definitely help His Highness succeed. It's a great cause." At this time, Zhi Wu suddenly spoke up without thinking.
And Zhi lost Si Li's words once again dispelled one of Li Shimin's concerns, greatly increasing Li Shimin's confidence in their next actions.
If they can really tell how Qibi can help, then their people can ambush around the Xuanwu Gate without anyone noticing. Once Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji enter the Xuanwu Gate, they can close the door and beat the dogs. Even if Li Yuanji went to heaven and earth, he would have no way to escape.
Moreover, if they control the Xuanwu Gate and trap Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in it. By then, even if Li Jiancheng or Li Yuanji's men discovered something was wrong and wanted to send troops to rescue them, they would never be able to break through the city gate in a short time. And within this time, it was definitely enough for them to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji several times.
"Okay, if we can really get General Qibi Heli to come and help, I will remember you a great contribution!" Li Shimin said with a little excitement.
"Brothers, tomorrow we will ambush at Xuanwu Gate in advance. As soon as Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji arrive, we will immediately take off their heads. If you win, you will be my hero, and I will share the glory and wealth with you. . If defeated, Shimin and everyone will die together." Li Shimin turned his head and encouraged the generals under his tent again.
Li Guangbi, Eulji Mundeok, Hou Junji, Zhi Shisili and others all said in unison, "I and others are the only ones who are following the lead of His Majesty the King of Qin."
"Li Guangbi, Eulji Mundeok, you two will stay for a while while the others go down to prepare! We can only succeed in our action tomorrow, not fail!" Li Shimin waved his hand.
Tomorrow is the time to decide who will have the last laugh, and there is not much time left for them to prepare. They must be fully prepared for tomorrow's actions in this short period of time.
In this operation, they are not allowed to make any human mistakes. Otherwise, any inattention may lead to failure in the end. Once the operation fails, they will lose not only their personal lives, but also the lives of their entire family.
The struggle for imperial power has always been one of the cruelest things. This is a path that can only succeed but cannot fail.
"Your Highness, did you leave us two for the sake of King Wei and King Xia?" Li Guangbi asked tentatively.
After all, these two people have a certain level of strength and are equally ambitious for that position. Li Yuan and his son have just refrained from taking action against them for various reasons.
Tomorrow's actions must take these two people into consideration. If these two people take the opportunity to cause trouble or want to stage a mantis stalking the cicada with the oriole behind, it will not be a good thing for them. It is precisely because of this that they must be on guard against these two people.
And it was precisely because of taking these factors into consideration that Li Guangbi made such a guess about Li Shimin leaving him and Eulji Mundeok.
Li Guangbi was an outstanding commander and military strategist in the Mid-Tang Dynasty. He was the commander-in-chief who quelled the Anshi Rebellion. History said that he was "as famous as Guo Ziyi, known as 'Li Guo' in the world, and his military achievements were ranked first in ZTE."
Although he is not as famous as Guo Ziyi, his military talents are not inferior to Guo Ziyi. Li Guangbi was resourceful and resourceful. During his military career, he was good at winning by surprise and defeating more with less. He also managed the army with dignity and skill. He is known as "since the difficult times have come, only Guangbi has been marching to control the army, and Shen Yi has a plan, and he is the best among the generals."
According to the "Old Tang Book: Biography of Li Guangbi", even Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Han Xin, Bai Qi, etc. "may be less virtuous" than Li Guangbi.
"The one who knows me is Guang Bi!" Li Shimin couldn't help but feel good as he looked at his favorite general, and his heavy mood about tomorrow's plan was diluted a bit.
Li Guangbi didn't join his command for too long, but he showed his talents in the shortest time and quickly surpassed Hou Junji's group of seniors and became one of the best generals under his command.
"Yes, I will ask Yuanba to follow you two tomorrow. Once you find out that Li Mi and Li Yuanhao are doing something strange, kill them immediately! In addition, you must send someone to stabilize the camp outside the city, and you must not cause chaos at this time! "Li Shimin said indifferently.
Both Li Guangbi and Eulji Mundeok were resourceful people under his command, and it would be enough for him to keep an eye on Xuanwu Gate tomorrow. With Li Shimin himself present, even if Li Guangbi and Eulji Mundeok went, they might not be able to help much.
Instead of doing this, it would be better for them to keep an eye on Li Mi and Li Yuanhao to prevent them from having any impact on their plans for tomorrow.
What's more, Li Mi and Li Yuanhao are definitely not easy people to deal with. If these two people were simple, they wouldn't be able to survive until now. Among the generals under Li Shimin, the only two who were most capable of carrying out this task were Li Guangbi and Eulji Mundeok.
