I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

In Hebei Province, the Qinghe Cui family proudly stands at the top of the five surnames and seven families.

The glory and power of his family, after generations of sedimentation and accumulation, has become a behemoth within the Tang Dynasty.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had great ambitions and was determined to conquer the aristocratic families with thundering means in order to reshape the government, consolidate the imperial power, and win the hearts of the people throughout the world.

Wei Zheng once made a private suggestion to Your Majesty that the strategy of attacking the aristocratic families should be like peeling off the silk threads of an onion, starting from the weakest point, taking each step carefully and slowly. Only in this way can the greatest effect be achieved with the least turmoil.

When His Majesty's mighty power was raging, the Wang family of Taiyuan were the first to fall under the sword.

With only 5,000 Jinyiwei, the Taiyuan Wang family collapsed and turned into ashes in an instant.

For a time, everyone firmly believed that His Majesty would follow the established strategy and uproot those weaker families one by one.

The world is unpredictable, and no one could have foreseen that Your Majesty would make a decision that caught everyone off guard.

He brazenly sent an army of 300,000 to attack the Cui family of Qinghe.

The lineup of this 300,000-strong army is composed of 150,000 Tang troops carefully selected from the Five Military Camps, the Left and Right Shen Ce Armies, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The other 150,000 were a large army of foreign races formed by the Xi, Xun, Khitan, Turks and Kunlun slaves.

Zhang Xianhuai, Qin Ruzhao and Xue Rengui each led an army of 100,000.

Together they headed straight to Hebei Road.

In the magnificent mansion of the Cui family in Qinghe.

"Jingming, 300,000 Tang troops have already entered Hebei Province and are almost at Beizhou!"

Cui Huaide's dry fingers gently stroked his snow-white and sparse beard.

There was a hint of doubt in his voice as he reported this serious situation to Cui Jingming.

When Cui Jingming heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing an elusive smile.

"Li Chengqian is definitely not an ordinary person. This boy is so bold that he dares to directly attack my Cui family."

"This is clearly a vain attempt to fight to the death with all the noble families in Hebei Road."

"If he succeeds, after this battle, there will be no more aristocratic families in the world."

"The imperial army is not easy to deal with!"

When Cui Huaide heard this, he felt a strong sense of dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Jingming, why do you want to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige? What can the imperial court's 300,000 troops do to you? My Cui family has been passed down for hundreds of years and has experienced countless hardships. We have a deep foundation. What is there to be afraid of?"

"Hebei Province and Huainan Province are all supporting our Cui family. The five surnames and seven families are all of the same blood. Now, our Beizhou has already deployed 500,000 troops!"

"Why fear the tyrant?"

He straightened his originally hunched back, trying hard to show the Cui family's former arrogance.

Cui Jingming slowly raised his eyes and stared at Cui Huaide quietly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"It's not that simple. Even though Hebei and Huainan are now under our control, are the governors of Hebei and Huainan really willing to serve as pawns for our aristocratic family?"

Cui Huaidao was a little confused.

"how do you know?"

"I've already started gathering troops since the day the imperial army set out. Besides the troops from our other aristocratic families, half of them are from Hebei Province, our base. Have you seen a single soldier from Huainan Province?"

"They are all waiting. Although we control the area, those people are not fools. They are waiting for the first battle between us and the imperial army. They will help whoever wins."

"In this battle, the first battle is the decisive battle!"

"Besides, our soldiers are far behind the battle-hardened Tang army in terms of both daily training and actual combat experience."

"If we engage in a head-on fight with them, it will be extremely disadvantageous to our Cui family. It's like hitting a rock with an egg!"

After saying that, he slowly closed his eyes, and his slender white fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic "tapping" sound.