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

Yun Dingxing repeated, with anticipation in his eyes.

Li Shimin's heart was also churning, and the imperial doctor had hinted to the ministers that it was unlikely that the emperor would wake up. That's why there will be such a dragon and tiger fight in Taiyuan City. And his Li family, although he has always been neutral in performance, neither side has fallen. But he knows his own family affairs, it's not that they won't fall, but that he and his father have already discussed, the Li family, as the landlord of Hedong, has more than 100,000 people in their hands, and they are not in a hurry at all with such a big hole card.

My father told him a long time ago that it was the best policy to lead but not to provoke. As long as they hold these strengths, either the Luoyang faction or the Chang'an party will have to win them over. In this way, not only can you get more chips, but you will not take too many risks, as long as the situation is clear in the end, the choice is the best policy. And the father of the Li family tacitly knows that with the current situation, who will guarantee that it must be the Luoyang faction and the Chang'an party that will have the last laugh.

Maybe the King of Liao and Guan Long's faction will fight to the death, and it is not impossible for them to benefit in the end. This is how the Northern Zhou Dynasty came, and the Great Sui also came like this, who can say that their Li family can't make a Tang Dynasty.

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

Li Shimin pretended to have one arm behind his back, and kept pacing with square steps.

His gaze inadvertently swept over Yun Dingxing's chubby face, as well as a smile on the corner of his mouth. Li Shimin suddenly had a clear mind for a while, and the emperor woke up, which is a big deal. But why was it not the chamberlain in Jinyang Palace who came to inform, but Yun Dingxing, who was the general of Zuo Xiaowei?

According to common sense, as soon as the emperor woke up, he naturally had to immediately notify all the officials in Taiyuan City. But now, there was no movement outside, and even the King of Liao, who controlled the Jinyang Palace, did not have any news, but Yun Dingxing, who was not very close to the King of Liao, came to tell him, and he told him so privately. This is abnormal. Immediately let him think about it.

He carefully turned around in his mind a few times, glanced at it again, and found that Yun Dingxing was still sitting there for a long time. It can even be seen that he should be in a very happy mood at this time.

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

Yun Dingxing looked at him left and right, "I don't know if Duke Tang is in the mansion, I came to the Duke of Tang Mansion and didn't go to see Duke Tang, but my rudeness." ”

Li Shimin's eyes rolled. has understood what Yun Dingxing meant, there must be some more important news. But this old fox has obviously come to test me just now, and what he really wants to see is my father.

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

As soon as he saw Li Yuan, Yun Dingxing tried a few words again, but what kind of person Li Yuan was. So many years in Dasui. It was an old fox who had been trained early, and he had never seen a rabbit or an eagle. Ren is Yun Dingxing's temptation to leave a sentence and a right sentence there, Li Yuan is pretending to be stupid there, and after talking for a long time, Yun Dingxing's tongue is dry, and all he hears are polite words that have no nutrition.

I thought about the current situation. Yun Dingxing also knows that time is precious. You can only grit your teeth and go straight up.

Putting away his polite smile, Yun Dingxing stood up and tidied up his robe, and said solemnly, "Tang Gong, you also knew just now that Your Majesty has woken up today. However, now in Taiyuan City, the King of Liao has already been on the throne for a long time, and His Majesty is deeply worried. Just before I came, His Royal Highness King Yan came to see him with His Majesty's edict. ”

When Li Yuan heard that the emperor actually asked King Yan to secretly bring an edict to meet him. It was immediately clear that this was unusual.

"Your Majesty has issued an edict to establish His Royal Highness King Yan as the emperor's grandson."

Li Shimin and Li Yuan's father and son looked at each other in unison, this is really big news. Although everyone knew that the emperor liked King Yan before, but now the situation is that King Liao has the most henchmen and the most power. But as soon as the emperor woke up, he hurriedly made an edict to pass on the throne. This shows that after the emperor woke up this time, his health may not be improving. Second, it also shows the emperor's attitude, he really doesn't like the King of Liao. Perhaps, the emperor just felt the threat of the Liao king. But no matter what. They knew that Yun Dingxing came to his Li family. It must have been the emperor's meaning. …,

Sure enough, Yun Dingxing took out the edict of the eight ministers and showed Li Yuan.

After Li Yuan read it, he was also very excited. In fact, he was not willing to let the Liao king get the throne in the end. The Liao Wang's party is powerful, and if Yang Xuan takes the throne, the Li family is not only unlikely to get more benefits, but also may be suppressed by the new emperor. This is also the reason why it is clear that as soon as the Li family falls, they can immediately help Yang Jian win the general trend, but they hesitate. The icing on the cake is better than sending charcoal in the snow.

Combining the weak and attacking the strong is the real way to get the greatest benefits.

Compared with King Liao, King Yan is really weak. Even the Guan Long faction, although they oppose the King of Liao, they do not necessarily have to support the King of Yan, you must know that among Yang Zhao's three sons, the one who has been staying in Chang'an is the acting king Yang Yu. Compared to the Yan King who has been driving with him, the Guanlong faction may be more willing to support the acting king.

However, that was before, and now there is an edict written by the emperor himself, but the situation is immediately different. The emperor woke up and issued an edict, so most of the forces that were on the sidelines like his Li family before would definitely fall to the emperor's side immediately.

Li Yuan received the edict to thank him, but he kept thinking in his heart.

With these two edicts from the emperor, then the Guan Long faction will definitely immediately turn to support King Yan, even if it is Wang Shichong, who has always been as silent as himself. He believed that as soon as this edict arrived, Wang Shichong would immediately support King Yan. Calculated together, as long as the support of the Li family is added, the support that King Yan receives will immediately surpass that of King Liao.

There is the emperor's edict of succession inside, and they support it outside. Based on the current soldiers and horses in Taiyuan, they can have at least 300,000 soldiers and horses, while the King of Liao only has more than 200,000. What made Li Yuan even happier was that King Yan was only a thirteen-year-old child, and as long as the Li family supported King Yan, he would immediately become the strongest faction among King Yan's forces. As long as he helps King Yan win the throne, then with the name of the minister who cares about his life, his Li family will not have the power to tilt towards the government and the opposition.

Li Shimin frowned on the side and was silent.

Li Yuan was in a happy mood, as long as the plan here was successful, he Li Yuan would also become the first person in the imperial court. Seeing that his son was silent, he couldn't help but laugh. "Erlang, you read a lot of military books on weekdays, tell me, how should we eradicate the Liao Wang party?"

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Shimin said, "Judging from the current situation, although Your Majesty has woken up, we have not received news from the palace. Moreover, His Majesty sent someone to send King Yan out of the palace, and he did it so secretly. This shows that Jinyang Palace has been controlled by the King of Liao. His Majesty was apparently aware of this and acted in this way. Therefore, I am only afraid that the Liao Wang dog will jump off the wall in a hurry, in case"

Li Yuan and Yun Dingxing are both old fox-level characters, and they know the meaning of elegance when they hear the string song, and as soon as they hear Li Shimin's words, they immediately understand the meaning behind it. The emperor woke up, but no news came out. That means that the King of Liao must have concealed the news. Blockade Jinyang Palace. And in doing so, it is already tantamount to complicity.

Once the Liao King really makes a move, although on the surface it is said that their strength may be stronger together. But after that has to be united, it is still a plate of scattered sand, and if it is not done well, it will give the King of Liao a chance to break through.

Hearing this, Yun Dingxing was already a little anxious. He is the uncle of King Yan. Now it has begun. If the King of Liao is allowed to take the throne, how can it be good for his Yun family in the future. With frowning brows, Yun Dingxing said anxiously, "Erlang, how is it good?" ”

"Uncle Yun Shi, according to the little nephew's opinion, now we must be fast. In the end, the troops divided the way, seized the time, and rushed to the people before the Liao King made a move. This is the best policy. Li Shimin groaned.

"Come on, what's the first-strike method?"

Li Shimin said slowly, "First of all, Uncle Yun immediately sent King Yan to the Tang State Mansion secretly, our Li Mansion is secret and heavily guarded, and we can fully guarantee the safety of King Yan." ”

Yun Dingxing thought about it. His Zuo Xiaowei military camp is now in a mess, and there are many eyes and ears in the army, so it is indeed not safe to leave King Yan, the imperial grandson, there. Although he also guessed in his heart, Li Shimin proposed to send people to the Li Mansion. I wanted to be closer to King Yan, but I didn't care too much. Anyway, he is the uncle of King Yan. As long as you really help King Yan to ascend to the throne, I am afraid that I will lose myself in the future.

"Good! In a moment, I will send His Highness. Yun Dingxing nodded in agreement.

Secondly, Uncle Yun immediately took the edict and went to see Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhua, Fan Zigai, and Wang Shichong respectively. As long as His Majesty's edict is announced to them, I believe they will all support King Yan. As long as we have their support, we will be able to surpass the Liao King in strength. ”…,

The four people mentioned by Li Shimin are also one of the eight ministers of Gu Ming, among which Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhua, and Fan Zigai are the representatives of the Guanlong faction at present. And Wang Shichong has 100,000 Huainan troops, and the support of these four people is crucial.

"Shall you tell him? After all, he is also the head of the ministers who take care of their lives. And the Pei family, do you want to woo it? Yun Dingxing asked.

As soon as he heard Su Wei's name, Li Shimin's eyes showed disdain, and he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't look for that Su Xiang, it's not too late to look for him when the dust settles." As for the Pei family, although Pei Shiju is also the minister of care in His Majesty's edict, he is now in Liaodong, and the Pei family has already fallen to the king of Liao, so we can't look for him. ”

Su Wei is known as the court tumbler, has been the prime minister for decades, up and down, but has always been undefeated. Everyone knows this tumbler, relying on his petty and fearful character. If he told him about this, it was possible for him to run and tell Yang Jun. Anyway, he is just a civil official, and he is not needed at this time, at most, after the matter is completed in the future, it will be good to get him to balance the forces of the DPRK and China.

As for Pei Valve, even if they are willing to defect and support King Yan, Li Shimin will definitely make a stumbling block from it. Pei Valve and Li Valve are mortal enemies, Yuwen Valve has been greatly reduced in power after Yuwen Shu died, and now the real powerful gate valve in the DPRK is left Pei Valve and Li Valve. Now that there is such a good opportunity to eradicate Pei Valve, how could Li Shimin miss such an opportunity.

"Father, Uncle Shi. The most crucial step at the moment is actually Your Majesty. Now His Majesty has woken up, but he is trapped in the palace. If we can snatch out Your Majesty, then as soon as Your Majesty shows up, plus we join forces, how can this King of Liao turn the sky upside down? ”

Compared with the emperor's edict and the emperor himself, it is naturally the emperor's weight. However, at present, Jinyang Palace is completely controlled by King Liao, otherwise the emperor would not have sent King Yan out of the palace, and it would be so complicated. With the current situation, they couldn't even get close to the palace, let alone see the emperor.

Yun Dingxing frowned and said, "The King of Liao mainly uses the 30,000 soldiers and horses he raised in Lao County, and has expanded a lot of soldiers and horses in Taiyuan City, and now there are 50,000 elite soldiers who are completely at his disposal. Now Jinyang Palace is guarded by these 50,000 people, and there are 100,000 Hebei troops of Pei Renji outside the city, 50,000 Shandong troops of Yang Yichen, and nearly 30,000 or 40,000 scattered soldiers and horses of various departments that have fallen to them. If you want to snatch Your Majesty from Jinyang Palace, I'm afraid it will not be an easy thing. ”

All three of them fell into deep thought, although Taiyuan City had gathered 600,000 soldiers and horses. But it is impossible for so many people to be stationed in the city, and at present, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses of the King of Liao guarding Jinyang Palace in Taiyuan City, and there is also the Janissary Guard, but at present, the most honorable Praetorian Guard in the past is only 20,000 people after the expansion of the 8,000 survivors of Yanmen City. Among them, there are 5,000 black-clothed iron guards, 5,000 Xiaoguo troops, and 5,000 men and horses on the left and right Yiwei.

These 20,000 horses lived in the Jinyang Palace, surrounded by 50,000 soldiers and horses of the King of Liao. Moreover, the guards in charge of the emperor were the five thousand black-clothed iron guards commanded by Pei Xingyan, and even the five thousand Xiaoguo troops of Li Jiancheng could only be stationed in the palace. Zuo Yiwei's soldiers and horses are led by Yu Wenhua and the right Yiwei is led by Sima Dekan, although Yu Culture and belong to their side, but Sima Dekan has long been co-opted by the King of Liao. Yu Wenhua and his people have long been restrained by Sima Dekan, and they can't play a role at all.

"Tang Gong, Wang Shichong's Huainan army, and Wei Wensheng's Guanlong army are all outside the city, if you want to regain the emperor, the five thousand Xiaoguo army and five thousand Zuo Yi guards and horses are simply not enough. Tang Gong, the defense of Taiyuan City is still in your hands, do you think there is a way to enlarge the army into the city by then? ”

Li Yuan's eyes were like water, but he was constantly thinking in his heart. Every step at the moment is related to the future of the Li family, and he has to be cautious. The biggest advantage of the Li family in this battle for the throne is that Taiyuan City is his Li Yuan's territory, and Yun Dingxing's words made him hesitate. (To be continued.) )