If the history of the Tang Dynasty had not been fought between brothers in the Xuanwumen War this time, the Future Tang Dynasty may continue to be in a situation where Emperor Li Jiancheng and Wang Ye Li Shimin were fighting with each other, and even the entire country of the Tang Dynasty court may once again be in war.
Fortunately, this time the fratricidal Xuanwumen revolution finally narrowed the incident to the smallest extent possible, and successfully completed the transfer of the highest power of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, what more people do not understand is that behind the Xuanwumen incident, the two parties that are really wrestling are not the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the Qin king Li Shimin, but the direct confrontation between Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
There is no need to question why Li Yuan did not make Li Shimin, whose military exploits were more prominent, because Li Yuan had never fundamentally considered the possibility of making Li Shimin, the prince of Qin, crown prince. Although some people believe that if Li Shimin were allowed to ascend to the throne, there would be no subsequent bloody coup.
It is well known that at the end of each dynasty, the successor emperor must reflect on the reasons for the destruction of the previous dynasty and avoid it himself, so as not to repeat it. Looking back at Chinese history, this cycle of learning lessons and making new mistakes is something that every dynasty repeats.
Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was no exception. After destroying the Sui Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan successfully established the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan reflected on the mistakes of the former Sui Dynasty and believed that the reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty was that the original Sui Wen Emperor deposed Chang Liyou, and if it were not for Yang Jian's wrong son, there would be no subsequent chaotic situation.
The previous Sui Dynasty had just fallen, and as the founding emperor, Li Yuan, he had not yet fainted, and he had to cautiously avoid the minefield in the aspect of Li Chu. The ancestral precepts of standing up for a long time and not standing young, and not establishing a concubine cannot be abolished, and Li Jiancheng's position as the eldest son of the emperor and also the eldest son of the concubine determines his status as a prince.
Even if Li Shimin, whose body is the second prince, has a greater and more prominent position, he cannot break the rule that he is not young and young, and that he does not establish a concubine. After all, the tragedy of the former Sui Li Yang Guang is still in front of us. When the original tyrant Cao Cao established the world, Jia Xu's answer directly denied Cao Cheng Xiang's plan to establish a plant, which is the best explanation.
Moreover, the behavior of the crown prince Li Jiancheng himself is a qualified prince performance. Jian Jian himself was the eldest son of a concubine, and was a benevolent person, with his own team of civil and military ministers, and in Li Yuan's eyes, this prince was qualified.
Although Li Shimin, the King of Qin, had distinguished himself in battle, this did not mean that Li Jiancheng, the crown prince in the Eastern Palace, was a weak and incompetent disciple who did nothing. Li Jiancheng's military achievements before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty were not many, and later when he sat in the administration of state affairs, his achievements were not inferior.
When Li Shimin, the King of Qin, was able to fight on the front line, what supported his unscrupulous battle was not Li Jiancheng's rear stable force. Originally, the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, the clear-eyed people could see who was more suitable to be a military general, who was suitable to be an emperor and settle the world, the answer was obvious.
After the world was settled, Li Yuan found that Li Shimin was still dissatisfied with the people and horses, and even thought that he was no longer his good son. In addition, li shimin, the king of Qin, was too powerful, and his ambitions were not small. After all, everyone wants to be an emperor, and there is no problem with ambition nature. But the problem was that Li Yuan was not old enough to retire at this time.
If Li Yuan had not established the benevolent Li Jiancheng, it is likely that within a few years, Li Shimin would have taken control of the forces of his courtiers, brought these courtiers to meet Li Yuan, and then forced him to pass the throne to himself early so that he could enjoy the blessings of Qingfu as soon as possible.
Looking at Li Yuan's treatment after the Xuanwu Gate incident, he knew that seeing the pressure of the ministers, Li Yuan had no choice but to abdicate, allowing Li Shimin, the King of Qin, to sit on the throne smoothly. Li Shimin was obviously very filial and obedient, and arranged his father and emperor in the Da'an Palace, but in fact it was just another kind of house arrest.
The Tang Emperor Li Yuan and the Qin King Li Shimin were originally father and son, but under the temptation of power, they were eventually opposed, and from then on they went to the opposite side. The contest and wrestling between the two finally ended with the deaths of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and Li Yuan being imprisoned in the palace.
Perhaps, Li Yuan would rather be imprisoned in the Da'an Palace and would not see his son for the rest of his life, but also because the dissatisfaction in his heart is difficult to dispel.