Wei Zheng replied: "Attack the heart." In this Eastern Crusade, our Tang army will focus on attacking the heart, supplemented by attacking the city, and assisting in promoting suppression, so as to pacify the entire Hebei. ”

Prince Jiancheng asked, "Can Wei Qing explain this strategy in detail?" ”

Wei Zheng replied: "The strategy of attacking the heart must do a good job of four strokes and one eradication. The four caress people, one caress the wealthy family in Shandong, and let them cut off the support of the absolute traitor Liu Heimin; second, to appease the Turkic Jieli Khan, let them abide by their promises to the Tang Dynasty, and not let them take the tribute of the Tang Dynasty while supporting the traitor Liu Heimin and opposing the Tang Dynasty; The soldiers and generals under Liu Heimin, as long as they are willing to submit to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness will accept them generously; Fourth, the people of Hebei were appeased, so that the benevolent government of the Tang Dynasty and the benevolence and righteousness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were widely spread throughout Hebei, and the hearts of the people of Hebei were collected for His Royal Highness's use; The one who exterminates it is the thief leader Liu Heimin, who must be exterminated without mercy. In this way, Hebei can be completely stabilized, so that the entire Tang Dynasty exists in the hearts of every Hebei people, and completely eradicate the chaos in Hebei, and His Royal Highness can also take the opportunity to recruit those heroes among the people of Hebei and use them for His Highness, so that they can become subordinates of the East Palace and become the capital of His Highness to suppress King Qin in the future. ”

The crown prince was excited and said, "What Wei Qing said is extremely true. With Wei Qing's advice, he was lonely and worry-free. ”

Chang'an City, heavy snowfall, this night, there are three places brightly lit, sleepless all night.

One is the Imperial Palace. Emperor Li Yuan not only ordered the left and right Jin Wuwei guarding the imperial capital Chang'an, which he could control, and the left and right Qianniu guards guarding the imperial palace, to strengthen their vigilance, but also ordered the Nighthawk to keep a close eye on the movements of the Qin Palace. Although King Qin did not show any abnormality in appointing the crown prince as the generalissimo of Daxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi Province and Xingtai in Shandong Province, Li Yuan was a person who had led soldiers all his life after all, and he also relied on the army to oust others from power and ascend to the throne himself, he knew better than anyone when to be cautious, at this time, if King Qin was angry, a restless thought would lead to the subversion of Datang Sheji. King Qin's power in the army was too strong, and Li Yuan had a deep fear in his heart.

One is the palace of the king of Qin. The henchmen of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, were all outside the study of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and asked to see him. In addition to Gao Shilian, the secretary of the ministry, and the eldest grandson Wuji, there are also Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde, the generals of the left and right Xiaowei, Cheng Yanjin and Zhang Gongjin, the third person of the left and right Qianniuwei, and Hou Junji, the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, and so on. Since the next dynasty, they have consciously gathered here, although Li Shimin, the king of Qin, has not come out of the door, they are still unwilling to disperse.

Seeing that the sky was completely dark, everyone was at a loss. The eldest grandson Wuji walked quickly to the door of the study of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, slammed the door vigorously, and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, now the right to lead the troops has been taken away by the crown prince. Everyone is anxious, but you don't respond, do you really want us, your henchmen, to wait for you outside this study, in the snow? Your Highness will come out and discuss the countermeasures with everyone. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's actions were very rude, but everyone present was accustomed to it. King Qin and the eldest grandson Wuji have been friends since childhood, and they are close relatives, in the entire Qin Palace, only the eldest grandson Wuji dares to be so indulgent and uninhibited, and others give him a thousand dares, but he doesn't dare.

The door of the study opened with a "creak", and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, walked out, he first glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then his eyes swept over everyone present. Everyone's eyes looked at him with concern.

Li Shimin said to everyone: "I know why you want to see me, but I want to tell you that this matter has passed, please act according to Your Majesty's will." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said: "Is Your Highness just like this and not doing anything to resist and waiting to be killed?" The crown prince already has the right to lead the troops, and he will gradually deprive His Highness of his military power and completely suppress His Highness. Now, His Royal Highness should enter the palace overnight to meet His Majesty and regain the right to lead the troops. ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "Regain the right to lead the troops? Will my father give it to me? Think about it, since the prince got the right to lead the troops, how many people in this Chang'an City are happy like the New Year, the Qin Wangfu handed over the tiger talisman, and without the right to lead the troops, the father is more like the father, and the prince is more like the prince, and I, the king of Qin, is not more like an ordinary prince? In such a happy situation, I want to take back the right to lead the troops, will people be willing? ”

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, everyone's faces suddenly changed, and the eldest grandson Wuji was even more dumbfounded.

After a long silence, the eldest grandson Wuji asked, "Your Highness, do you mean that the emperor does not allow you to lead the troops, but deliberately lets the crown prince lead the troops. ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, did not answer directly, but walked under a big tree in the courtyard, stretched out his hand and patted the trunk of the tree and said: "The big tree in the Qin Palace's mansion is too tall and too big, higher than the trees in the Taiji Palace and the East Palace. Suppress me, weaken me, I already know this in my heart. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji asked, "Then what is Your Highness going to do?" ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked up at the big tree and said: "Instead of letting people uproot, it is better to cut off the branches and leaves yourself, so that he can lower himself than the trees in the Taiji Palace and the East Palace to avoid the edge." ”

Hou Junji took a step forward and said, "Your Royal Highness King Qin, how can this be?" Actually, we have another way to go. ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked at Hou Junji and asked, "Which way?" ”

Hou Junji replied: "Turn this Qin Palace's mansion into an East Palace or ....... without them, then there is no need to prune branches and leaves?" ”

Hou Junji's voice was not loud, but in the ears of the others, it was like a muffled thunder, and they all set their eyes on Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

Li Shimin didn't speak, and Hou Junji thought that King Qin was hesitating, so he took another step forward and said, "There are my Tang Twelve Guards army stationed in Chang'an City. And the left and right Xiaowei, the left and right leading the army and the four guards are under the control of His Royal Highness, the left and right Qianniuwei, the left and right Jinwuwei are in the hands of His Majesty and the King of Qi, and the minister is in the left and right Qianniuwei as the commander of the Flying Tiger Army. In this way, the army controlled by His Royal Highness can reach six guards, standing at half of the Chang'an garrison, while His Majesty and King Qi can only control the two guards of the left and right Jinwuwei, so the odds are quite great. Your Highness. ”

After listening to Hou Junji, Li Shimin sighed and said, "Junji, you misunderstood me." I'm not going to do the big thing you said. ”

Hou Junji looked surprised and asked, "You won't do it?" Why? Can they only let His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the King of Qi do whatever they want? ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, said: "Who should own the world is decided by God." Yang Guang seized his brother's throne, and killed his father to stand on his own, and was finally spurned by the world, and he was also killed by Yu Wenhua. He lived to suffer, and died and stenched for ten thousand years. What's the point of doing this? The lessons ahead are not far away, and I will not follow his old path! ”

With that, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, turned around and returned to the study. Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head, and was the first to turn away, leaving behind an emaciated back and a sigh. Then, the henchmen of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, also left with different moods.