"The ninth year of Wude..."
Li Hongyun savored this critical timing.
For a student of history, the ninth year of Wude was a highly sensitive time.
Because it was in that year that the Lord Qin carried out the Xuanwu Gate Incident, successfully eliminating everyone who posed a threat to his throne.
Therefore, the ninth year of Wude was also the last year Emperor Gaozu of Liang reigned.
After the Lord Qin ascended to the throne, the reign title was changed to "Zhenguan," which for thousands of years has been known as the zenith of both civil and military governance, a model for emperors and ministers in later generations.
But there was another very important event in the ninth year of Wude, the Alliance of the Wei River.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Turkic people got word that this was the Liang dynasty's most vulnerable moment.
Thus, the army of Jie Li Khan neared the walls of Chang'an.
