The Tang Dynasty has always been a dynasty obsessed with many history lovers, and Li Shimin, who created the Tang Dynasty, was indispensable, and he was also admired and admired by posterity.
Li Shimin's father, Li Yuanrong, built the Tang Dynasty and became the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. In this process, Li Shimin has been assisting his father and is a capable general.
Li Shimin showed the potential of a general in his youth, and once the Sui Emperor was besieged by the enemy army, Li Shimin was alone to rescue him. As a result, he was given a heavy responsibility, and after receiving a heavy responsibility, he showed his wisdom and bravery.
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin should have done a great job, but Li Yuan listened to the rumors of the villains and sent his son Li Shimin to the border pass to guard the frontier, and even wanted to get rid of him.
Li Shimin did not have much chips at that time, in the face of his father's confusion and cruelty, he finally could not bear to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, forcing his old father to withdraw from the throne, thus successfully ascending the throne.
After the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Shimin, in order to achieve his political ambitions, killed his eldest brother Li Jiancheng and younger brother Li Yuanji, and their sons, li Shimin's nephews, were all killed, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's daughters and concubines were left behind.
In terms of political talent, Li Shimin was a good emperor praised throughout the ages, and he pioneered the rule of Zhenguan. However, in terms of personal morality, he was criticized by posterity, the most famous of which was that after killing his younger brother Li Yuanji, he took his sister-in-law Yang Shi for himself.
Li Yuanji's wife Yang Shi was from a famous and prestigious family, and was a descendant of Yang Xiong, the King of Guan of the Sui Dynasty, and the historical records record:
Therefore, judging from this historical record, yang was very good-looking, and at first married Li Yuanji as princess of Qi.
When Li Shimin eliminated Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, he selected the female dependents who remained, young and beautiful, basically into the palace, of which Princess Qi had the highest status and the most favored after entering the palace.
Li Shimin included Princess Qi in his harem for the following reasons:
1. Princess Qi is beautiful, and Li Shimin has long coveted her.
2. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was customary for nobles to eliminate opponents and include female dependents in the concubine room.
3. Li Shimin co-opted the Yang family in Guanzhong, and at the same time used the Yang clan to appease the Yang family.
Was Princess Qi willingly married to the enemy Li Shimin, who killed her husband and son?
If it is a very embarrassing thing in this era, the eldest brother and the younger sister-in-law have become husband and wife sleeping in the same bed, and the eldest uncle is still his own enemy who kills his husband and son.
In the face of Li Shimin, who killed her husband and son, Yang Shi was not so willing at first, but for the following reasons, she could only accept and adapt to this fact.
1, under the influence of the feudal ideology of male superiority and female inferiority, women are men's appendages, "three from four virtues" is a compulsory course for women in the feudal period, Yang's as a weak woman, although born into a famous and prestigious family, can not influence the change of this situation.
2. Li Shimin has already killed Li Yuanji's sons, and the Yang clan wants to exchange the rest of his life for the peace of his daughters and the peace of the Yang family.
3. Compared with Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, Li Shimin broke out of the bloody storm and sat on the throne, among all li yuan's sons, Li Shimin was the best, and Li Yuanji was defeated by Li Shimin. There is no harm without contrast, and the Yang family has a little admiration for Li Shimin.
4, if the Yang clan does not accept this fact is also a dead end, rather than die it is better to agree to it, and the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is very civilized, deeply influenced by the Culture of the Xianbei ethnic group, it is more important to save your life than to preserve chastity, and obey Li Shimin, not only can you survive but also enjoy the glory and wealth.
After the Yang clan was included in the harem, Li Shimin pampered her, the relationship between the two became better and better, in the face of glory and wealth, as for the revenge of killing her husband, it is estimated that it has long been forgotten, and later gave Li Shimin a son.
Stories similar to Li Shimin and Yang are unique in history, and there is no two.