Works Attributed To Li Jing
One of the Seven Military Classics of China, Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang (唐太宗李衛公問對/唐太宗李卫公问对, Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèigōng Wènduì), is a purported dialogue between Li Jing and Emperor Taizong. The work is attributed to Li Jing, although many modern scholars doubt the attribution, as neither the Book of Tang nor the New Book of Tang mentions the work in their biographies of Li Jing.
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