Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan and invaded Chang'an to establish the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan adhered to the principle of "establishing a concubine to be long", and established Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of a concubine, as the crown prince. His second son, Li Shimin, marched south to fight in the north and conquered half of the Tang Dynasty. The second brother Li Shimin disobeyed the eldest brother Li Jiancheng, and the two brothers launched a struggle until death for the chair in the Taiji Hall.
In June of the ninth year of Wude, Li Jiancheng Group pressed forward step by step and achieved an absolute advantage over Li Shimin Group. Li Shimin's advisers and military generals were transferred away by Li Yuan. Seeing that Li Shimin was about to become the commander of the light pole, Li Yuan used the excuse of "Taibai Jingtian, the King of Qin to dominate the world", suggesting that Li Shimin commit suicide.
The "Zizhi Tongjian" records that Li Shimin opened the film emperor mode and used a set of crying scenes to let Li Yuan temporarily withdraw his killing heart. Li Shimin returned to Tiance Mansion and immediately decided to launch a mutiny to resolve the struggle between him and Li Jiancheng by force. Li Shimin immediately gathered the soldiers of the Tiance Province, and Wei Chi Jingde and Changsun Wuji and nine other people followed Li Shimin's soldiers to send XuanwuMen, known in history as the "Nine Generals of Xuanwumen".
If Li Shimin wanted to succeed in the mutiny, he had to control the Xuanwu Gate, the only way to the Taiji Hall. Li Shimin controlled xuanwumen, and there was no battle, which can be described as a bloodless blade. Li Shimin controlled Xuanwu Gate so easily, the key was that there were three internal ying jing junhong, Lu Shiheng, and Chang He.
Li Yuan stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Xuanwu Gate was related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty, and it was certainly impossible to have only one defender. On the third night of the first month of June in the ninth year of Wu De, the generals on duty at Xuanwu Gate were the general Jing Junhong of sipin Yunli, the general Lü Shiheng of Wupin Zhonglang, and the well-known Chang He. In their early years, these three people were all generals who followed Li Shimin to fight the world, and they had a friendship with Li Shimin who grew up in the fires of war.
In the early morning of the fourth month of June in the ninth year of Wu De, Li Shimin and The Ninth General of Xuanwu Gate, with the cooperation of General Neiyingsan, entered the Xuanwu Gate and set up an ambush circle. After Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji entered the ambush circle, Li Shimin shot Li Jiancheng with an arrow. Li Jiancheng fell to the ground on his horse and cried out for his life. Wei Chi Jingde also rose up and killed Li Yuanji.
After the news of Li Jiancheng's and Li Yuanji's deaths came out, more than 2,000 soldiers from the Eastern Palace and the Qi Dynasty, led by Xie Shufang and Xue Wanche, launched a fierce attack on XuanwuMen. (This matter canonically refers to the "Zizhi Tongjian": "Deputy Protector Xue Wanche, Qu Zhifu Left Car Riding Wannian Xie Shu Fang Shuai Donggong, Qi Fu Elite Soldier 2,000 Chi Fun Xuanwu Gate.") “）
Li Jiancheng stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Among the generals of Li Shimin's clique, Wei Chi Jingde and Chang He advocated sticking to the reinforcements, and Jing Junhong and Lü Shiheng advocated a decisive battle with the remnants of the crown prince. Jing Junhong and Lü Shiheng ignored the opposition of the generals and resolutely led their troops to meet the enemy in a column. (This matter canonically refers to the Zizhi Tongjian: "Junhong did not obey, and Zhonglang shouted Lü Shiheng forward, and all died.") “）
The outcome of the battle was one-sided, and Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng were soon killed. When Jingjun Hong was struggling to fight, Ling Yange's meritorious lieutenant Chi Jingde chose to hide on the city tower and did not save his comrades in arms. In terms of combat effectiveness, Wei Chi Jingde absolutely killed Jing Junhong in a second. Wei Chi Jingde's choice to close the door and not fight can only prove that Wei Chi Jingde has courage and strategy.
At that time, the rest of the prince had no way to retreat, and they could only fight a battle. At this time, the remnants of the prince were poor Kou Mochai. The fighting power of the remnants of the Prince is very strong. Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng did not realize this point, and only then would Qingqing's life be ruined.
Wei Chi Jingde was calm-headed, planning and then moving. He was well aware of the situation of the prince's remnants and chose not to fight. The remnants of the prince stormed the Xuanwu Gate, drumming up, then weakening, and exhausting three. Crown Prince Yubu Jiugong Xuanwu did not go down, and he shouted that he wanted to attack the Qin King's palace. At this time, Wei Chi Jingde cut off the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and threw them down the city wall.
The remnants of the prince, who had been attacking Xuanwu for a long time, were confused about their future. The heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji became the last straw that crushed them. The crown prince Yubu saw the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and immediately scattered. (This incident canonically refers to the "Zizhi Tongjian": "The gatekeepers fought with Wanche and the like for a long time, and Wanche clamored to attack the Qin Palace, and the generals were afraid; Wei Chi Jingde held the completion of the building, Yuan Ji first showed it, and the palace soldiers collapsed.") “）
After the remnants of the crown prince dispersed, Wei Chi Jingde led troops into the palace to "protect" Li Yuan. Under the "threatening protection" of Wei Chi Jingde, Li Yuan was forced to make Li Shimin crown prince and handed over all the Tang to Li Shimin. Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, took control of Li Yuan, and won the victory in the Xuanwumen Rebellion.
In everyone's impression, Wei Chi Jingde is a martial artist. In real history, Wei Chi Jingde's bravery is indeed commendable, and his strategy is superior. The battle at Xuanwu Gate proved Wei Chi Jingde's strategy, and there was also an event recorded in the history that also proved Wei Chi Jingde's strategy.
The Zizhi Tongjian records that no sooner had the Xuanwumen Revolution ended than Li Shimin drew up a list of more than a hundred households, all of whom were close associates of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Li Shimin ordered that people be arrested according to the list. Wei Chi Jingde made up his mind and then moved, saying to Li Shimin: "The crime is in the second evil, and it is the curse of him; if he and the party are supported, they must not ask for peace!" “
At that time, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's cronies were all over the Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng's cronies held heavy troops, and the defenders in Hebei and other places were All Li Jiancheng's cronies. Li Yi, the king of Yan County, and Li Yi, the king of Lujiang, were both Li Jiancheng's confidants. If Li Shimin painstakingly pursues and kills Li Jiancheng's Yu Party, Li Jiancheng's Yu Party is bound to rebel. Once this happens, the mid-summer land will be full of wolf smoke.
Wei Chi Jingde judged the situation and persuaded Li Shimin to adopt a policy of appeasement against the Prince yu party. Li Shimin followed Wei Chi Jingde's advice, pardoned the prince Yu Dang, and also used Xie Shufang and Xue Wanche and others. In order to appease the remnants of the crown prince, Li Shimin asked the remaining princes to send envoys to Hebei to appease people's hearts. Wei Chi Jingde's plan allowed Li Shimin to quickly stabilize the situation, which has been proved by history to be a very good plan.
Wei Chi Jingde, like Zhang Fei, is also a wise and courageous person. It was only their bravery that was so great that it masked their strategy. Most of the successful warriors in history are brave and strategic, so they can succeed. Folklore and exegesis like to exaggerate the military force of the warriors, so that we ignore their strategies.
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