Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong (simplified Chinese: 唐太宗李卫公问对; traditional Chinese: 唐太宗李衛公問對; pinyin: Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Duì) is a dialogue between Emperor Taizong (599-649 AD) of the Tang Dynasty and Li Jing (571-649 AD), a prominent Tang general. It discusses matters of military strategy, and is considered to be one of the Seven Military Classics of China.
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