For example, Liu Bang was originally the president of the small county town of Pei County, but he won the world-famous Western Chu Dynasty and founded the feudal imperial Han Dynasty, which has the longest surviving time in China (405); Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and brothers and sisters-in-law all starved to death in the famine, Zhu Yuanzhang had to go out to make a living, and in order to survive, he worked as a beggar and a monk, and finally unified the Zhuxiong at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty.
However, many founding princes believe in a concept, that is, "cunning rabbits die lackeys to cook, birds do their best to hide their bows", so they will kill heroes after stability, such as Liu Bang will kill all military generals such as Han Xin, leaving only civilian officials; Zhu Yuanzhang has done even more absolutely, wen and wu are killed, and only 4 of the 34 founding heroes are left. In dealing with his former colleagues, the song taizu Zhao Kuangyin's approach was considered by posterity to be the most benevolent, and after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he did not kill the righteous brothers who supported his yellow robes, but used a glass of wine to make them surrender their military power and enjoy their old age in a stable position in the dprk.
Then, how did Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who was known as the "Ancestor of Tang Emperor Song" along with Zhao Kuangyin, treat the ten confidants who supported him in launching the Xuanwumen coup?
First of all, the most famous eldest grandson wuji among the ten people, his sister Wende is Li Shimin's concubine, because of this relationship, the eldest grandson Wujie naturally follows Li Shimin to do things. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, changsun Wuji served as an official Shangshu, and in his later years he was awarded the title of Duke of Zhao, and at the same time, Changsun Wuji was also Li Shimin's entrusted minister to Li Zhi. Unfortunately, no one was good for a thousand days, and the eldest son Wuji saw through Wu Zetian's ambitions and strongly opposed Li Zhi's abolition of Empress Wang, because this matter became a stumbling block for Wu Zetian, and in 659 he was accused by Wu Zetian and forced to commit suicide.
Then there was the general Wei Chigong, who was given the title of Right General, Duke of Wu, and Shangzhu Guo after Li Shimin ascended the throne. Li Shimin claimed that after 17 years of emperor's reign, Wei Chigong told the old man to return to his hometown, and two years later he was reactivated by Li Shimin and followed Li Shimin to the north to conquer Goguryeo. In 658, Wei Chigong died of illness at the age of 74, because of his loyalty, righteousness, courage and martial arts, Wei Chigong was revered by the people as a door god, and people believed that hanging The portrait of Wei Chigong at the door could suppress evil spirits.
In addition to the eldest son Wuji and Wei Chigong, seven people were not persecuted by Li Shimin and continued to serve the Tang Dynasty after Li Shimin became emperor. Among them, Zhang Gongjin, Gongsun Wuda, Li Mengyu, and Dugu Yanyun all went to the Tang Dynasty border to fight against the nomadic Turks, but Dugu Yanyun died of his wounds during the battle; the other three, Liu Shili, Du Junqi, and Zheng Rentai, served in the dynasty, and the history books record that all three died well.
The last Hou Junji was the only one among all the heroes who was killed by Li Shimin, but not because of his high merits, Hou Junji was killed completely as he deserved. Hou Junji was given the title of General of the Right Guard, and followed Li Jing around in his conquests, making great military achievements. After the triumphant conquest of the Turks, Hou Junji no longer led the army, and successively served as the Shangshu of the Bingbu and the Shangshu of the Bureaucracy in the dynasty.
In 643, the crown prince Li Chengqian discovered that his father had the idea of Yi Lizhi as the crown prince, and he was restless, so through Hou Junji's son-in-law Helan Chushi, he co-opted the old minister Hou Junji and agreed to rebel together. Unfortunately, things failed, and Hou Junji's mistake should have been blamed on the Nine Tribes, but Li Shimin was grateful for his hard work and meritorious achievements, and only one person was executed by Hou Junji, and his family was not implicated, and he also had the honor of being a hero.