Li Shimin, who returned to Chang'an City, immediately began to plan. First of all, he has to determine the manpower, not to mention his henchmen and the people around him, Gao Junming also has to come in handy, as well as the group of people who followed Gao Junming, Zhang Deyou, Feng Derui and so on. The most important thing is Li Zhenghang, he is the secretary of the military department, and there is no other way to transfer troops.

Therefore, the heavy task of persuading Li Zhenghang to defect fell on Gao Junming.

Gao Junming came to the Li Mansion. "King Qin has decided to do it."

Li Zhenghang was shocked, he fell into deep thought, worried about the fate of King Qin, worried about the fate of everyone, including himself.

"Since the coup d'état has been decided, it is necessary to win, and nothing will go wrong. Brother Li, you are the secretary of the military department, and you have the power to dispatch soldiers and horses, and the king of Qin needs your help. ”

Li Zhenghang was silent.

Gao Junming said: "Hehe, as the saying goes, 'those who know the times are handsome', and Gao still has this vision." Only always being on the side of interests is the most reliable. Isn't it? Master Lee. ”

Li Zhenghang raised his head: "Interests? Will King Qin be able to win? ”

"You're right. However, according to my long-term observation, the king of Qin was good at strategy, wise and martial, and was the best choice for the emperor, while Li Jiancheng just followed the ancestral system, and the people around him supported orthodoxy. The emperor is a powerful person, and Brother Li has also been in the officialdom for many years, who do you think is more suitable to be the emperor? ”

Li Zhenghang believes that although Gao Junming's rebellion is due to snobbery, he occasionally slips around and pats horses, but he is an extremely smart person, he is very good at judging the situation and cannot underestimate him.

Gao Junming seemed to know what he was thinking: "I know that in the eyes of you, a righteous gentleman, I am a two-faced villain. But have you ever thought about it, the throne should be resided by those who can live there, and should the primogeniture system really be used as the only criterion for selecting the emperor? ”

Gao Junming continued to convince him.

Li Zhenghang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Where is Lord Gao, your personality, Li has never denied it." Ling Gongzi is the quasi-son-in-law of our Li family. I am also concerned about his safety. What's more, our two families also have in-laws, one is prosperous, and the other is lost. ”

Gao Junming understood that Li Zhenghang agreed, because he said, "One glory is prosperous, and one is lost." Li Zhenghang knew that he was bound to betray Li Jiancheng, because the kid Ang was a hostage in the Qin Palace. He now clearly said that he wants to advance and retreat together, that is, he agrees to help Li Shimin.

And Li Zhenghang knew that if he did not compromise at this time, if King Qin won, he would definitely die. In order to save his life, he agreed to defect to the battle.

Li Zhenghang said coldly: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"You are the secretary of the Ministry of War, I'm afraid you have to transfer troops privately."

Li Zhenghang was shocked again: "This is a capital crime!" ”

"All of us involved put their heads on the chopping board. Li Shimin launched a coup d'état, and the emperor would never order troops, but if the king of Qin won and he controlled the military power, you would not transfer troops privately. Again, King Qin is bound to win. ”

Li Zhenghang knew that he was already riding a tiger, so he could only bite the bullet. As Gao Junming said, "The King of Qin is bound to win." Only by helping Li Shimin with all his might, everyone's lives are tied to him alone.

In order to strengthen Li Shimin's power, Gao Junming also attracted some people. Among them are the supervision of the imperial history Zuo Linghong and the imperial history of the master Bo Wei Qingyu, these two people are the best to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, Gao Junming used his status as a high-ranking official to give them the opportunity.

To put it nicely, it is to strengthen the power, and if it is not good, it is to pull more people into the water, and pull more cushions when they die.

The important people have all agreed, "Capture the thief and capture the king first." "We have to choose a place to attack Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

"There is a palace gate, which is in the center of the palace guards, with strong troops and strong fortifications." Li Shimin said.

"Your Highness is talking about the north gate of Chang'an Palace City-Xuanwu Gate?"

"Yes, the position of Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an City is very important. Once you control the Xuanwu Gate, you will control the entire Imperial Palace, and even the entire Chang'an City. "The next thing to do is to turn the guards of the Xuanwu Gate into his own people, so Li Shimin rebelled against the guards of the Xuanwu Gate.

Because the location of the Xuanwu Gate is very important, for the sake of insurance, Li Shimin also buried a secret chess piece. The main battlefield is Xuanwu Gate, and a large number of troops must be deployed in Xuanwu Gate, which is of course Li Zhenghang's mobilization of troops and horses.

Including the attack on the Taigong Palace and the Qi Palace, Li Zhenghang needed to deploy troops. And there must be soldiers to Xuanwu Gate to save their masters, Li Shimin divided the forces of the Qin Palace's forces into three waves, one part stayed in the palace, one intercepted the soldiers of the East Palace, and the last part intercepted the soldiers of the Qi Palace.

According to the deployment of King Qin, Li Zhenghang attacked the East Palace with a team of men and horses, and a team of men and horses attacked the palace of the King of Qi. The general Li Zhenghang ordered to attack the imperial palace was Zuo Rui, the one who was exceptionally promoted by Li Jiancheng and allowed to discuss matters in the prince's mansion, and he was also Zuo Linghong's cousin. Because he was related to Zuo Linghong, Li Zhenghang trusted him and assigned him a task. But Zuo Rui disagreed, he must be loyal to Li Jiancheng.

His performance gave Li Zhenghang a headache, originally he didn't want to do it, just change someone else. But everything is secretly deployed, Zuo Rui knows about it, and knows that too many people are prone to life for a long time. What's more, it's such an earth-shattering event!

Moreover, dispatching troops and horses without the emperor's order is a capital offense. There is no room for the slightest mistake, Li Zhenghang already has a plan in his heart. "At this critical moment, no one can influence our overall plan, so in order not to leak the secret, let's shut this person." Li Zhenghang gave the order.

"Li Zhenghang is Zuo Rui's top boss, and the dispatch of soldiers and horses is his purview, at this critical moment, he has already had murderous intentions, and Zuo Rui is afraid that he will not survive." Those involved in the incident know to keep their mouths shut, but inside information spreads quickly. Li Zhenghang's order was like the wind, fluttering into Zuo Linghong's ears.

Zuo Linghong was naturally very anxious: "Zuo Rui is higher than my official position, his official position is the highest in the Zuo family, he is the hope of the Zuo family, no matter what, I have to keep him." ”

Zuo Linghong could only go to Li Zhenghang to intercede for Zuo Rui. When he came to the Li Mansion, because he had been to the Li Mansion many times, the disciples had known him for a long time, and the people who passed it on were also familiar with him. Zuo Linghong was not blocked, he had been invited into the Li Mansion, and when the messenger came out, he hurriedly asked, "Where is your master?" ”

"The master is in the study, but I'm sorry Lord Zuo, the master didn't say he wanted to see you."

This was also what Zuo Linghong expected, so he had to go to the courtyard separated by a wall from the study and kneel. The reason why he didn't go outside the study was because he didn't want to be annoyed, and besides, people came and went here, and his contribution could be quickly valued.

After a long time, Xiao Tangzi looked at Zuo Linghong, which really damaged the image of the Li Mansion. Only Xiao Tangzi won Li Zhenghang's trust, and he could enter and leave the master's study at will, so he went to say: "Master, Zuo Linghong has been kneeling in the courtyard for two hours. ”

"Invite him to the main hall to speak."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as Zuo Linghong arrived at the main hall, he still ignored the prestige of being an official, and knelt down: "Master Li, Zuo Rui is young and confused, he shouldn't contradict you, you can forgive him this time." ”

Li Zhenghang sighed and said, "Lord Zuo, get up." ”

Zuo Linghong got up.

"Lord Zuo thinks that this official is someone, and he will kill someone if he is confronted with a few words." He thought for a moment, "Lord Zuo, you, your cousin, are not of the same mind as us, and it will even affect our overall plan. ”

"He's still young after all, and he doesn't know the myriad entanglements involved."

Li Zhenghang knew Zuo Rui's character, but he still paid attention to it, and if he didn't get rid of him, he would inevitably cause disaster. At the moment, Zuo Linghong was perfunctory: "This official will give him one last chance, if he doesn't cherish it, this official can't save him." ”

As soon as Zuo Linghong heard that Zuo Rui was still saved, he went home.