Li Yuan began to gather forces from the region, claiming that they were necessary to defend against the Turks, which drew suspicions from his deputies Wang Wei (王威) and Gao Junya (高君雅).
Li Yuan begyndte at samle styrker fra regionen og hævdede, at de var nødvendige for at forsvare sig imod tyrkerne, hvilket skabte mistanker hos hans deputerede Wang Wei (王威) og Gao Junya (高 君 雅).