Chang He, a native of Junyi County, Bianzhou, is brave and righteous, and widely benevolent, in order to resist tyranny, he pulled up a village of 500 people, which shows that his local prestige is extremely high.

At that time, there were three major rebel forces, namely Dou Jiande in Hebei, Wagang Army in Shandong, and Du Fuwei in Jianghuai.

Chang He judged the situation, led his troops to join Wagang, and won the first battle, in the battle of Xingyang Dahai Temple, with Li Mi ambush and kill the Sui Dynasty general Zhang Xutuo.

Chang He was brave in battle, and was named the Pillar State and Lei Zegong.

In the thirteenth year of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, launched the Jinyang Mutiny, and the following year he established the Li Tang Dynasty as emperor in Chang'an, seizing the opportunity.

Although the Wagang army was invincible in Heluo and Guandong, and had the potential to be the co-lord of the world, once it was defeated by Wang Shichong, it lost its sharpness and the people's hearts were scattered.

Chang He expected the situation of safety, judged the traces of rise and fall, and made a statement to Li Mi, advocating to belong to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Mi began to discuss entering the West, but not long after he joined the Tang Dynasty, he felt remorse and wanted to surrender and rebel.

Chang tried his best to persuade him, but he couldn't stop Li Mi's ambition to make a comeback.

Chang He was helpless, even though he was deeply valued by Tang Emperor Li Yuan, not only retained the false positions of Shangzhuguo and Lei Zegong, but was also named the hussar general of Qingyi Mansion, but he still chose to follow Li Mi.

It was not until Li Mi defected and was killed that Chang He switched to Wang Shichong, and finally took Wang Shichong's inner camp to return to the Tang Dynasty again.

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Li Lizhi quietly listened to Luo Taisui talk about the process of Chang He Tou Tang, and sighed in her heart.

She only heard that Li Mi had rebelled, but she didn't expect Chang He to encounter several ups and downs in it.

At this moment, Chang He's image immediately plumped up.

"Chang He never gave up when Li Mi was down, which means loyalty. After Li Mi was killed, he did not surrender to Datang immediately, but passed through Wang Shichong and then returned to Datang, which was a workaround. ”

Luo Taisui said slowly: "In this regard, the Emperor Taishang Jiaqi is flexible, still heroic, still courteous, and specially awarded the general of the chariot and cavalry."

Since then, Chang He has been active in various battlefields until the seventh year of Wude, when he was ordered to enter Beijing and stay at Xuanwu Gate. ”

"On orders? On whose orders? ”

Li Lizhi keenly captured the key point in Luo Taisui's words.

The importance of Xuanwu Gate, after nine years of martial arts, should not be able to be ignored.

According to Luo Taisui's previous statement, Chang He Wude served in Daxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi Province for four years and was a subordinate official of her father's emperor, but Wude was transferred to Xuanwumen in Chang'an in seven years, and there was a mutiny here two years later......

It's very telling who arranged this appointment.

Sure enough, I heard Luo Taisui say: "Naturally, it is on the orders of King Qin." ”

At that time, the king of Qin was the son of today.

"How is that possible?!" Li Lizhi cried out in a lost voice.

Even though she vaguely guessed the possibility, she was shocked.

If what Luo Taisui said is true, then her father's choice to launch a mutiny in Xuanwumen was not a passive and helpless move, but a ...... Premeditated!

"How could it be?" Luo Taisui looked at the calm lake lightly, "At that time, King Qin was also the post of Shangshu Ling of the Great Bank of Eastern Shaanxi Province, so he naturally had the power to mobilize his subordinates.

At the same time, he also served as Shang Shuling in the court and led the twelve guard generals.

The Su Guards of the Jing Division were all under the management of Shangshu Province and were specifically under the command of the Twelve Guards, so the King of Qin could transfer Chang He to Xuanwu Gate without going through anyone at all. ”

In other words, no one could make this order without alarming the King of Qin, not even Li Yuan, the Tang Emperor at the time.

Luo Taisui's words are well-founded, and Li Lizhen is powerless to refute them.

"So...... Do you think that when today's son planted Chang He in Xuanwumen in advance, it was actually premeditated, not critical, and he was forced to launch a counterattack two years later? Her voice was slightly low, like she was pressing against a stone.

"Nope." Unexpectedly, the conclusion she came to with difficulty was simply denied by Luo Taisui, "King Qin at that time was indeed forced. ”

The logic that Li Lizhi had built up with great difficulty suddenly collapsed, and even felt slightly teased.

I only heard Luo Taisui say: "The way of the Son of Heaven to use soldiers, first to be invincible, to wait for the enemy to win, is to win the army first and then seek war." ”

This is not the words of Luo Taisui's family, but the analysis and summary of many scholars based on Li Shimin's previous battles.

Li Lizhi frowned and nodded, I had heard Luo Taisui mention these before.

Her father was always able to force his opponent to fight him at a time and place he set, and he was very precise in creating and controlling the aircraft.

But what does this have to do with what we're talking about now?

"The problem is that although you have succeeded in ascending to the throne, choosing the mutiny method is not the most advantageous for today's son."

Luo Taisui drew a parabola on the ground at his feet with his fingers, and then pointed to the top of the parabola and said: "To put it simply, the Xuanwumen Mutiny was a counterattack he had to make when his own strength had fallen back and would only worsen if it dragged on.

This is different from previous battles, which seem to take the initiative throughout the whole process, but in fact it is passive.

You might as well compare the Luoyang Tiger Prison at the beginning, and capture the two kings in a battle, how high-spirited it was! ”

Speaking of this, Luo Taisui glanced at Li Lizhen, saw that she was thoughtful, and continued: "I believe that the original plan of the Son of Heaven was to be invulnerable first, and then force the prince to make mistakes, so that his father could depose the prince and pass on the throne to him."

But after Yang Wengan's rebellion, this illusion was shattered. ”

It can be said that Li Shimin almost handed the reason for the deposition of the crown prince to Tang Emperor Li Yuan in the Yang Wengan incident, but Li Yuan blamed Jiancheng and Shimin for the incompatibility of the two brothers, and blamed the crown prince Zhongyun Wang Jue, Zuo Wei Wei and Tiance soldier Cao to join the army Du Yan, and exiled them to Shanzhou.

Obviously, the crown prince smuggled armor and colluded with foreign ministers, and Li Shimin had a meritorious role in quelling the rebellion, but in the end, he played fifty boards each, and Li Yuan's determination to establish a long line cannot be described as unresolute.

"For the Son of Heaven, from this moment on, the situation is out of control, like a wild horse galloping all the way in another direction." Luo Taisui shrugged his shoulders, "And even if he knows that there is an abyss in front of him, he can only go down hard." ”

"The abyss? What abyss? Li Lizhi asked with a heavy heart.

I only heard Luo Taisui say word by word: "Father Jun's righteousness!" ”

Li Li's heart shook.

She finally understood why Luo Taisui said that her father was forced.

If the emperor's grandfather is determined not to change the crown prince, then her father's only way to ascend the throne is to force the palace.

Father's righteousness...... is also the emperor's grandfather Li Yuan, who is the hurdle that can't be bypassed!

"If it......" Li Lizhi sat with Luo Taisui on her knees, the only difference was that she gently rested her chin on her knees, "What if the Son of Heaven gave up the idea of competing for the crown prince at that time and was content to be a prince?" ”

Luo Taisui smiled, looked up at the sky and said: "If the Emperor Taishang is still here, the best result is to be an idle prince and enjoy wealth and prosperity."

If one day the emperor is gone, the best result will be ...... It's just a whole corpse. ”

Li Liqing's eyes lowered when she heard this, and she fell silent.