Crossing the river and demolishing bridges and unloading and killing donkeys seems to be the innate skills of every emperor, such as Liu Bang's killing of Han Xin before, and Zhu Yuanzhang's execution of Lan Yu and Li Shanchang, including Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin joined the army in his early years to help his father Li Yuan fight the world, and made great achievements, and Li Yuan also promised to make Li Shimin the crown prince after claiming the emperor. However, after Li Yuan became the monarch of the Tang Dynasty in 618, he rebelled and made Li Jiancheng the crown prince, while Li Shimin was made a general of Tiance and the king of Qin.
This is not to mention, because Li Shimin's merits are high, not to mention Li Jiancheng, even Li Yuan, who is a Lao Tzu, is afraid of Li Shimin's prestige, And Li Shimin's generals are out of the crowd, and they almost completely control the military power of the Tang Dynasty, so after Li Yuan became emperor, he began to help Li Jiancheng suppress and even frame Li Shimin and his henchmen.
In order to protect themselves, Li Shimin and his founding heroes had no choice but to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion in 626, killing the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, who helped Li Jiancheng, and forcing his father Li Yuanchan to take the throne, so that Li Shimin finally became emperor and became the later Tang Taizong. At the time of the Xuanwumen Revolution, there were a total of 10 capable people who followed Li Shimin in launching a coup d'état, and what happened to them in the end?
The eldest grandson is unscrupulous
Before Li Shimin was even born, he had already met the eldest grandson Wujie, Li Shimin admired the eldest grandson Wujie Bo Gutong and now learned the five cars, and the eldest grandson Wujie respected Li Shimin's literary and martial arts personality, and the two had a very good relationship. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin ascended the throne, and the eldest grandson Wuji took the position of prime minister, a very popular subject.
However, after Li Shimin's death, Li Zhi was extremely fond of Wu Zetian and wanted to depose Wu Zetian, but he did not get the support of the eldest son Wujie, so much so that Wu Zetian held a grudge against him. In 659, Xu Jingzong, a member of Wu Zetian's henchman, fabricated the crime of conspiracy against changsun Wujie, and Li Zhi was displeased with Changsun Wujie, so in the end, Changsun Wuji was persecuted to the extreme, and he had no choice but to hang himself, the family property should be confiscated, and the family was reduced to slavery and exiled to Lingnan.
Wei Chi Gong
Wei Chigong, whose original name was Wei Chi Jingde, initially did not work under Li Shimin's account, but under Liu Wuzhou's banner. Later, Liu Wuzhou's army was defeated and Wei Chigong was captured, and Li Shimin admired his bravery and martial arts, so he included it in his account, and Li Yuan gave him the name Wei Chigong. Wei Chigong contributed greatly to the Xuanwumen Rebellion and was given the title of Grand General of the Marquis of Right Wu.
After Wei Chigong became famous, he often made a big fuss about his pride, and only after being beaten by Li Shimin did he finally relent. In his later years, Wei Chigong was obsessed with Dan Medicine, and from then on he did not ask about political affairs and devoted himself to Dan Dan, so he was not persecuted by Wu Zetian, and died peacefully in 658 at the age of 74.
Hou Junji
Hou Junji was also a general who fought with Li Shimin very early, and later became a general of the Right Guard. However, Hou Junji was also proud of his achievements and greedy for national treasures, so he was imprisoned by Li Shimin, and later participated in the rebellion of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and finally Li Shimin tearfully executed Hou Junji.
Zhang Gongjin
Although Zhang Gongjin's military achievements were less than the above three, they were of great help to Li Shimin's claim to the throne. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Zhang Gongjin was made the Duke of Zouguo, but unfortunately he did not enjoy a long blessing, and Zhang Gongjin died of illness in 632, at the age of 38.
Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, and Dugu Yanyun
Liu Shili, like Wei Chigong, was only later attached to Li Shimin, but he was also deeply respected by Li Shimin, and although he was later slandered, he at least retained the position of Assassin of Shizhou and eventually died.
Gongsun Wuda was favored by Li Shimin and became the Great General of Right Wu Wei and the Duke of Donglai County, fighting all his life, worrying endlessly, and finally accumulating fatigue and illness, and died in the post of Right Wu Wei Grand General.
Dugu Yanyun was given the title of Governor of Youzhou and Duke of Liyang County, and later the Eastern Turk Jieli Khan rebelled, and Dugu Yanyun was ordered to go on a crusade, but unfortunately suffered and died on the battlefield.
Du Junqiu, Zheng Rentai, Li Mengxian
Du Junqi showed courage and bravery in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and was later given the title of Right Leading General and other official positions, and in 662 AD, the 61-year-old Du Junqi died suddenly in the middle of the Shang Dynasty and bid farewell to his death.
After 626, Jeong In-tae was given the rank of guerrilla general and commander of the army, but as a warrior, he coveted the battlefield, so most of his time afterwards was spent on conquest of the Turks, Goryeo, and Tiele, and in 663 AD, Jeong In-tae died in his own palace at the age of 63.
Li Mengxian was made the founding duke of Wushui County, and during the Reign of Li Zhi, he was given the title of Grand General of right Wei Wei, but unfortunately, in 666, Li Mengxian died in Jing'anfang at the age of 73.
epilogue
It can be seen from this that Li Shimin is worthy of being a generation of Ming Jun, the rewards and punishments are clear, and he is also very tolerant of the founding heroes of that year, and the only Hou Junji who gave death was only Hou Junji himself who died, forcing Li Shimin to die, while most of the other heroes finally got a good ending, and all this is not unrelated to Li Shimin's benevolence.