Among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was of course an emperor through the ages. His son Li Zhi had a low evaluation because of the blessing of Wu Zetian, but in fact, the territory of the Tang Dynasty came to the maximum in the hands of Li Zhi. Li Shimin is like the sun at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, but when the temperature is at its highest, it is at two o'clock in the afternoon. That is, during the reign of Li Zhi.
During The reign of Li Shimin, he was revered by surrounding countries as the "Heavenly Khan". During the reign of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin created a record of destroying a country in World War I, and the territory of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak in li Shimin's hands, with a total area of more than 12 million square kilometers. How can the Tang Dynasty expand under the rule of Li Zhi?
It turned out that during Li Zhi's reign, he inherited the great inheritance of the Tang Dynasty from Li Shimin. That is the military level and military industrial strength of the Tang Dynasty. Take the Tang Dynasty Mo Dao as an example, the Mo Dao developed in the Western Han Dynasty popular chopping horse sword, after the development of the times, coupled with the Tang Dynasty advanced quenching technology, the Tang Dynasty Mo Dao was born, this knife has this huge slashing advantage, very sharp. In addition to the Strange Knife, the Tang Dynasty army also possessed a series of offensive weapons, as well as bright light armor for defense.
In the era of cold weapons, this is the symbol of letting go of military power. The cavalry rode on fine warhorses and slaughtered all sides in the Battle of the Eastern Turks. Li Zhi and Li Shimin attached great importance to caring for the sufferings of the people on internal issues, which made the Tang Dynasty unprecedentedly united and laid the foundation for military victory.
During Li Zhi's reign, the Tang army continued to work hard and defeated the Western Turk Khaganate, which caused Central Asian countries to submit to the Tang Dynasty, including the Sixteen Kingdoms of Hezhong, and almost all the territory of Central Asia was included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. On the other hand, Li Zhi sent the Tang army to defeat Goguryeo and expand the Tang dynasty's territory to the Korean Peninsula. This is a sign of the strong Tang Dynasty, what do you think?