In the late years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty appointed Li Yuan as the Taiyuan Garrison Commander and Supervisor of the Jinyang Palace, responsible for organizing the army, preparing for war, defending against the invasion of the Turks, and suppressing rebellions within the territory. Thus, the Li family came to Jinyang.

At that time, there were two important figures in Jinyang, one was Pei Ji, the deputy supervisor of the Jinyang Palace, and the other was Liu Wenjing, the governor of Jinyang. The Li family dealt with them, and Li Yuan became good friends with Pei Ji, while Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, became close friends with Liu Wenjing. Soon after, Liu Wenjing was imprisoned because of his marital relationship with Li Mi, the leader of the Wagang Army. Li Shimin went to visit him.

Liu Wenjing encouraged Li Shimin to persuade his father Li Yuan to raise an army from Jinyang and "seize the opportunity to enter the pass, issue orders to the world, and accomplish the emperor's career in less than half a year." Li Shimin was deeply moved by his grand blueprint and tried every means to rescue Liu Wenjing from prison.

Li Shimin, Liu Wenjing, and Pei Ji discussed the great cause of rebellion against the Sui Dynasty, but they believed that the rebellion in Taiyuan could not succeed without Li Yuan's participation, as only with his involvement could they gather enough troops. However, Li Yuan was very cautious, and they dared not tell him about the plan of rebellion. So, Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing devised a ploy.

One evening, Pei Ji invited Li Yuan to drink and got him drunk. Then he sent several Jinyang palace women to Li Yuan's bed. The next day, when Li Yuan woke up, he found several unfamiliar beauties beside him and was completely confused. Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing told him that he had committed the crime of sexual misconduct in the palace and would either have to rebel or face the destruction of his entire family. After some consideration, Li Yuan decided to rebel, and thus the rebellion in Taiyuan began.

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