The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

As he walked out of the Ministry of Works, Chen Huai'an looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

It's time to bring out his junior high school physics knowledge!

However, before Chen Huai'an could act, a eunuch hurriedly approached him: "Minister Chen, His Majesty has an urgent matter and requests your presence."

Chen Huai'an was taken aback: "Okay, let's go."

"The carriage is ready, Your Excellency, please."

The carriage hurriedly entered the East Palace. Chen Huai'an dared not delay and immediately followed the eunuch to Xiande Hall.

To be honest, Li Yuan was quite something. Even after being made Emperor Emeritus, he still didn't move out of the palace, leaving Li Shimin to continue working in the Eastern Palace to this day.

Li Shimin was probably out of options.

In an era where filial piety was highly valued, Li Shimin, a great son known for his filial piety, could not possibly force Li Yuan to move away.

So Li Shimin is still staying in the Eastern Palace.

As soon as Chen Huai'an stepped into Xiande Hall, he sensed that something was wrong. Li Shimin sat on the throne with a gloomy face, and the ministers below dared not breathe.

Just then, Chen Huai'an's arrival broke the deadlock.

Du Ruhui immediately said, "Mr. Chen, please come and sit down. We're just waiting for you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I was handling official business at the Ministry of Works and arrived a little late. I hope Your Majesty will not be offended."

"It's alright." Li Shimin raised his hand, gesturing for him to sit down, and then said, "Today, I received a secret report!"

These words raised some doubts among the ministers.

Changsun Wuji rose and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what secret report is this?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Luo Yi, you've rebelled!"

Everyone: !!!

These four short words immediately caused a huge uproar in the hall, even surprising Chen Huai'an.

However, upon closer reflection, it seems that Luo Yi did indeed rebel in the first year of the Zhenguan era.

He just forgot the exact time; he never expected it to be now!

But... although Chen Huai'an didn't quite remember the exact time of Luo Yi's rebellion, he did remember that, like the Prince of Lujiang, Luo Yi rebelled but didn't achieve anything significant.

He was killed not long after.

He and the Prince of Lujiang were betrayed and killed by their own son-in-law, and then used to claim credit with Li Shimin.

Luo Yi was practically betrayed and killed by his own soldiers, because these soldiers had no intention of rebelling at all.

"Outrageous!" Yuchi Gong was furious. "After His Majesty ascended the throne, he granted Luo Yi the title of Grand Master of the Palace and a fief of 1,200 households. Even though he watched the Turkic army invade Tang territory, His Majesty did not blame him."

"His Majesty has treated him with utmost kindness and righteousness, yet he still dares to rebel!"

"Your Majesty!" Yuchi Gong replied without hesitation, "This humble general is willing to lead troops to quell the rebellion, and within three months, I will certainly present Luo Yi's head!"

Li Shimin's expression softened considerably. Now, with the imperial guards he left in Chang'an, plus the local militias from various parts of Guanzhong, he could still muster 30,000 troops.

With the addition of the Mo Dao Army, that would be enough to quell the rebellion.

His grim expression wasn't solely due to Luo Yi's rebellion; they had anticipated it and had been preparing for it, otherwise he wouldn't have received the news so quickly.

What Li Shimin cared about was the impact of this matter!

The first year of the Zhenguan era had barely begun when a rebellion broke out.

From any perspective, this is not good news for him.

"Let's talk about suppressing the rebellion later," Chen Huai'an said at this moment.

"Huh?" Yuchi Gong was taken aback, unable to understand why Chen Huai'an, who had always paid attention to Luo Yi, was now saying that the matter of suppressing the rebellion would be discussed later.

Isn't this the most important thing?

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by this? The Zhenguan era has only just begun, and a rebellion has already broken out. Shouldn't the most urgent task be to quell the rebellion first?"

"Only by quelling the rebellion as quickly as possible can we put the people at ease. What could be more important than suppressing the rebellion?"

Li Shimin and others also turned their attention to it.

Chen Huai'an said directly, "The rebellion must be quelled, but it requires mobilizing a large army and supplies, which cannot be prepared in a short time. Even if we anticipate this, it will take at least ten days for the army to set off."

"That's why I said, this matter is not urgent."

"The most urgent thing now is to remove Luo Yi's surname Li, revoke his status as a prince, remove all his official titles and ranks, and define him as a traitor, so as to prevent him from using his status as a prince of the Li family to mobilize local military and political forces."

"Secondly, and most importantly..." Chen Huai'an said meaningfully, "Now that the world has been newly settled and the Zhenguan era has begun, it has been announced to the entire Tang Dynasty that Luo Yi wants to rebel for his own reasons, but his troops... may not necessarily want to rebel."

These words instantly awakened Li Shimin from his reverie.

Yes!

What year is it now? The Zhenguan era!

How long had it been since the chaotic end of the Sui Dynasty during the Zhenguan era?

How long has the world been at peace?

In such circumstances, no one would want to fight unless invaded by a foreign enemy.

What everyone wants is a peaceful life.

Instead of experiencing another round of turmoil.

Luo Yi wanted to rebel, but the others didn't.

Isn't the Prince of Lujiang the best example?

He was killed by his own son-in-law, who then used his head to curry favor with Li Shimin.

"Good, well said." Li Shimin stood up, put his hands behind his back, and pondered. "Issue an imperial edict to immediately strip Luo Yi of his bestowed surname, remove him from all official titles and ranks, define Luo Yi as a traitor, and proclaim this to the world."

"The Minister of Personnel, Sun Wuji, is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and General Yuchi Jingde, the Right Martial General, is appointed as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief. They will lead 15,000 Imperial Guards, 10,000 Imperial Soldiers, and 5,000 Mo Dao Soldiers, totaling 30,000 troops, to march north and quell the rebellion!"

"Furthermore, immediately issue a proclamation to all the prefectures in the northern border region, informing all soldiers and officials that all responsibility for this rebellion rests solely with Luo Yi and his close associates. Any soldiers and local officials who have been coerced by him and have abandoned their allegiance to the court will be pardoned!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Fang Xuanling bowed. "Winning hearts and minds is the best strategy, while attacking cities is the worst. In this way, the morale of Luo Yi's army will surely collapse, and the speed at which the rebellion is quelled may far exceed expectations."

"Indeed." Du Ruhui nodded first, then said, "Your Majesty, I have another matter to discuss."

"Zhao Cihao, the Prefect of Binzhou, and Yang Ji, the Commander-in-Chief, have always been loyal to the court. I request that you secretly send envoys to contact them, offer them a generous reward, and order them to wait for an opportunity to act in the city."

"Once the main army approaches, we can coordinate our efforts from both inside and outside, achieving twice the result with half the effort."

"Granted." Li Shimin nodded immediately. "This matter will be entrusted to you. You must act with complete secrecy and do not let any word get out or alert the enemy."

Chen Huai'an's expression turned strange upon hearing this.

If he remembers correctly, historically, before Yuchi Gong and Changsun Wuji even set off and while the army was still assembling, Luo Yi was forced by Zhao Cihao, the governor of Binzhou, and Yang Ji, the commander, to abandon his wife and daughter and flee with his confidants.

In the end, Luo Yi was killed by his own confidants, who then cut off his head and sent it to Chang'an to surrender.

In this light, history seems to repeat itself.

First there was Li Yuan, the Prince of Lujiang, and now there is Luo Yi.

This is really a mess.

"..."