He was the third son of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and was nominated as a candidate for the second re-establishment in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan. And he was not only handsome in appearance but also good at riding and shooting, both literary and martial, and after being made the Xian, he was given the titles of King of Shu and King of Wu, and his mother was also the daughter of Yang Guang. So, what happened to him? Why was he given death in the end?
Li Ke was born in 619, his mother was Yang, because he was captured by Li Yuan's father and son to meet Li Shimin, and the two gave birth to Li Ke in the second year of marriage. As a child, Li Ke was also taken hostage by Yu Wenhua and others, and it can also be said that he grew up in the camp of the enemy army since he was a child.
It was not until the fourth year of Zhenguan that Li Shimin took his third son back to the Central Plains. However, Li Ke's status in front of Li Chengqian, the eldest son of Empress Changsun, was not prominent. Because the power of the Empress Eldest Sun family in the dynasty was relatively large, second, Li Ke could only be regarded as Li Shimin's son.
However, his father still liked Li Ke more, and when he was two years old, he gave him the title of King of Changsha County, and four years later he changed his title to King of Hanzhong County. When his father became emperor through the change of Xuanwu Gate, he also became the crown prince.
In the second year, he was crowned the King of Shu, which shows that Li Shimin's attention to this child is not too bad. And Li Ke is cautious, speaks gently and usually likes to read, and occasionally goes out hunting, which is a relatively good son in Li Shimin's heart.
Li Shimin additionally trained Li Ke and let him hold important official positions in key provinces and cities in China. He not only completed his performance well, but also paid attention to the task of rehabilitation, and would always pay attention to what kind of political changes there were in the places where he served, and then summarize some information and hand it over to Li Shimin.
Perhaps because of the tree's great trick, if Li Ke, as a shuzi, once surpassed the eldest son, it might cause him trouble. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian was exposed after plotting a rebellion, which also shook his position as crown prince.
At that time, there were two theories in the dynasty, one was to continue to make Li Chengqian the crown prince, and the other was to make Li Tai the crown prince. However, the two princes had already had a dispute over the government before, and Li Shimin was very troubled by this. Neither of his princes wanted to stand, so they set their sights on Li Zhi's body.
However, Li Shimin still regretted it, and he felt that although Li Zhi was also the child of empress dowager, Li Zhi's character Li Shimin was not 100% satisfied. Then the father compared Li Zhi and Li Chengqian together.
He found that the attitude and effect of the two people in handling government affairs were obviously different, and then Li Shimin began to shake the idea of establishing Li Zhi as the crown prince, and he wanted to support Li Chengqian.
However, Li Zhi was a member of the eldest grandson family, and the right to speak in the imperial court was very heavy. Therefore, after the eldest grandson Wuji guessed that Li Shimin had such a thought, he would immediately take remedial measures to stabilize Li Zhi's position as crown prince.
Then the eldest son Wuji made a suggestion to Li Shimin, saying that the prince was the foundation of the country, and since it had been established to change easily, it was wrong. Then, eldest Sun Wuji took the lead in making other remarks in the courtroom. It is said that since ancient times, the patriarchal system has been a big system, and it is also a rule to establish a wife and a long time. Since there is a concubine, it is illegal for the concubine to have a non-dividing thought.
This matter was thus suppressed by Li Zhi's uncle, Changsun Wuji, and within a few years, Li Shimin's body had been consumed too badly and he died, and Li Zhi naturally inherited the throne.
However, Li Chengqian still had not yet reined in his own sharp edge at this time, he was still shining in politics, and later he also achieved the post of Sikong, and then gave the prince to be a taishi.
In the 4th year of Yonghui, Princess Gaoyang and her husband Ai Ai, along with the aristocratic class, opposed Li Zhi and wanted to establish Li Yuanjing as emperor. Although this rebellion ended in failure, The eldest son Wuji directly imprisoned Li Chengqian because of this coup.
Under the accusations of the eldest son Wujie, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee suspected that Li Chengqian had the intention of plotting rebellion, but there was no evidence. At this time, the eldest grandson wujie asked Fang Wei'ai to write a document accusing Li Chengqian of plotting rebellion. In this way, the empty accusation of conspiracy was firmly attached to Li Chengqian's head.
In the end, Not only was Li Ge beheaded, but his children were also exiled and unable to inherit the title. In 705, Li Chengqian was unjustly punished, and although he was posthumously given sikong and reburied with princely etiquette, he never returned.