The Tang Dynasty can become a very brilliant page in Chinese history, in which Li Shimin is indispensable. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was diligent in government and loved the people, meritocracy, and even patiently listened to the advice of his subjects, saying that Wei Zheng was a mirror of himself in front of all the courtiers, and at the same time he lost his temper in the harem to kill Wei Zheng, which was Li Shimin's unique two-sidedness.
Li Shimin was indeed a benevolent monarch, and after he ascended the throne, he did good things that benefited the country and the people, so the Tang Dynasty, which had just been established, quickly entered a stable situation of "the rule of Zhenguan". But Li Shimin always pays some special attention to all special people, in addition to Xu Mao's public defense, even the treatment of his brother Li Jiancheng, who was killed by him, is also remarkable. Xi'an unearthed Li Jiancheng's mausoleum, the tomb room is engraved with 55 words, only to know Li Shimin's personality!
The battle was great, and the king reneged on his word
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the peasant revolt, the warlord forces in various places also rose, and Li Yuan's team stood out from the top, of which Li Shimin had a great credit. Before the army was raised, Li Shimin instigated his father Li Yuan to prepare for the army, but Li Yuan ostensibly refused, but secretly acquiesced to Li Shimin's move of recruiting troops and recruiting talents, while he himself retreated behind the scenes and waited for his success.
After that, Li Shimin stuffed a palace maid into the arms of his father Li Yuan, who was a person who served the emperor, and after Li Yuan woke up and saw that he had no way to retreat, he embarked on the road of rebellion. Here, Li Yuan has some sincerity and some falsehood, and he has no way of knowing, only that from the uprising to the founding of the country, Li Shimin has made great achievements in battle and made great achievements.
Li Yuan repeatedly praised Li Shimin: "The soldiers are not only victorious, but also have no casualties." Worthy of being a vassal, not worried about his father, and Ru Gong also. At the same time, he also made a promise that once he took the world, He would make Li Shimin the crown prince, and Li Shimin would work harder when he heard it. Unexpectedly, after Li Yuan became emperor, he directly made his eldest son Li Jiancheng the crown prince, and in the face of the king's renegation, Li Shimin said in his heart that it was false not to be frustrated.
The prince of duzhong was forced to have no way
Since the crown prince has become a foregone conclusion, Li Shimin is also content with the status quo, after all, his father has sealed him as the king of Qin, only under the prince, not to mention that in ancient times, there was a rule of establishing a concubine and establishing a long time, and no matter how many military achievements he made, this rule could completely leave him speechless. Li Yuan was indeed very protective of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and during the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, he always put the prince in the back, afraid that the prince would make a mistake, but Li Shimin made one military merit after another for this.
Li Shimin's military merits represent popularity and connections, his soldiers obey his command, so that when Li Jiancheng was crowned prince, he had no power to speak of, and his younger brother Li Yuanji was his loyal nemesis, even Wei Zheng could not see it, so that the prince went out to fight and accumulate contacts for himself. Later, Li Jiancheng took over Liu Heimin, whom Li Shimin had defeated, which slightly consolidated his own power.
As the situation stabilized, Li Jiancheng felt more and more that his position as crown prince was unstable, so while saying bad things about Li Shimin, Li Yuan was demoted to Li Shimin's confidant, and at the same time, he bribed the palace ladies and ladies in the harem to let them blow the wind in their ears, and also let Li Shimin not be welcomed in front of Li Yuan. After this operation, Li Shimin felt that it was difficult for him to move, and what made him most unbearable was that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji conspired to kill him, and Li Shimin was forced to have no way out, and could only strike first.
The change of Xuanwu, cannibalism
In 626, Li Shimin came to Xuanwu Gate one step earlier, and took the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Baoshu and others to ambush here, waiting for Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to hook up. Li Jianhua planned to attack on the same day, and when he rode into the palace, he was still thinking about how to take power after the plan succeeded, when he suddenly found that the Janissaries around him had changed.
When Li Jiancheng felt that things were not good, Li Shimin had already taken the arrow on the winding, and then Li Jiancheng fell in response. Historical records record: "After completion, Yuan Ji traveled to the Linhu Hall, felt the change, that is, returned to the horse, and returned to the palace in the east." Emperor Taizong followed suit, and Yuan Ji immediately opened his bow and did not hesitate again and again. Emperor Taizong shot it, and died in response to the completion of the string. ”
Li Jiantang was openly shot at the palace gate, admiring Li Shimin's accurate riding and shooting, but also admiring his extraordinary courage. After killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, Li Shimin did not stop doing two things, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's family were cut down and rooted, and then he forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate, and Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor.
The inscription of the mausoleum can be seen
Li Shimin became emperor, he has his own powerful forces to support, but at the same time there are many voices of opposition, has borne the crime of killing his brother and forcing his father, he can no longer kill innocents, so he launched a series of huairou policies, the purpose is to appease and win people's hearts, really can not be tamed what can only be eliminated. When he sat firmly on the emperor's throne, he also showed his past side in a timely manner, that is, to give Li Jiancheng a "posthumous title", posthumously crown Li Jiancheng as the King of Xie, and the title of "Cain".
This is also the last record of Li Jiancheng in the history books, so that the world can see that Li Shimin seems to be an emperor who does not remember his previous suspicions and is open-minded. However, in the tomb of Li Jiancheng excavated in Xi'an, the true person of Li Shimin was known, and there are 55 words inscribed in the tomb: "Tomb of the Hidden King of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhen was built, Wu De was born in the ninth year of the Beijing Division, and Yue Yi zhenguan was buried in Gaoyangyuan in Chang'an County, Yongzhou." ”
From these 55 words, it can be seen that there is no superfluous description of Li Jiancheng's life and death, but simply an introduction to what year, where he died, and when he was buried. According to the normal funeral specifications of the royal family, the epitaph should write in detail the experience of the deceased before his death, as well as the glory he enjoyed at that time, and there is no description of this in the tomb room of Li Jiancheng, which can only prove that this mausoleum is owned by Li Jiancheng.
It can be seen from this that Li Shimin's superficial "forgiveness" is all done for others to see, and in his heart he has never let Go of Li Jiancheng, and hastily doing things is considered to be an explanation to the world, and as for how to do it, it is up to him to decide, and this is also the two sides of Li Shimin. While not forgetting to flaunt their own merits, they should vent their emotions and never hide their feelings.
brief summary
Through the inscription in Li Jiancheng's mausoleum, it can be seen that Li Shimin is a very tolerant person, and this "hidden" character is also the nickname that Li Jiancheng has been added, he gave Li Jiancheng the title he should have, but he still expressed dissatisfaction with it, a "hidden" word is the true description of his mentality at that time, and also reflects his personality.
If it wasn't for The Forbearance, he couldn't let Li Jiancheng be as aggressive toward him as he was, if it wasn't for the Forbearance, he couldn't properly bury Li Jiancheng, and if it wasn't for the Hidden Forbearance, he couldn't let Wei Zheng, who had supported Li Jiancheng, become his mirror. When patience accumulates to a certain extent, it will erupt, the change of Xuanwumen is a negative outbreak of Li Shimin, and the rule of Zhenguan is also the correct result of his hidden tolerance, he wants the world to see that his struggle for the throne and cannibalism are not wrong, and he also gives his subjects a stable and prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Reference: Old Book of Tang
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