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Li Shimin, who was deeply in love with Empress Changsun, had three sons and four daughters, Aiwu and Wu, and Li Shimin was quite spoiled for the seven children she had because he loved Empress Changsun, obviously surpassing more than twenty other princesses and princesses.
Among the seven children born to Empress Eldest Sun, one of the princesses was particularly favored by Li Shimin, almost to the point of spoiling. How about a spoiled law? If nothing else, li Shimin, as emperor, actually took the princess with him and raised her personally, which is said to be the only case in history.
Perhaps it was the grace that was too great, the little princess was too blessed, and the blessing was not consumed, and as a result, she only lived for a short period of 12 spring and autumn, and then she passed away, leaving Li Shimin with endless sorrow.
This princess was the third daughter of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, Princess Jinyang. Although Princess Jinyang only lived to be 12 years old, her personal biography is the longest among her twenty sisters, and several details of her growth are recorded in the New Book of Tang, but the year of her birth and death is not clearly recorded, and it is estimated that she was born between 632 and 633.
Princess Jinyang is mingda, and her nickname is Wu'er. In ancient times, it means rhinoceros, which is the same as the meaning of many folk children calling dogs and cats, but it is the voice of parents, hoping that children will thrive and have healthy and tenacious vitality. In addition, the name Mingda also pinned on Li Shimin's hopes, he hoped that his daughter Hui Wu would be able to reach it.
Li Mingda did not live up to Li Shimin's expectations, and since he was a child, he was indeed born smart and cute, well-behaved and sensible, and was simply the embodiment of an angel. Unfortunately, the little angel soon suffered the pain of losing his mother. In 636, the eldest grandson empress died at the age of 36, when Li Mingda was only about three or four years old, and he did not understand things, so he did not understand sorrow. At the age of five, Li Mingda's mind gradually opened, and sometimes Li Shimin took her to visit the places where Empress Eldest Sun had visited before she died, and she was always very sad, which made Li Shimin's heart ache.
Although Li Mingda spent too little time with Empress Changsun, his personality was very similar to that of Empress Changsun, gentle and considerate, intelligent and kind. She knows how to get along with people very well, and knows how to use her gentleness and thoughtfulness to resolve the anger of others, which is probably the reason why Li Shimin is particularly fond of her.
Li Shimin had a strong personality, was entangled in state affairs, and often reprimanded officials when there were many troubles, at this time, Xiao Mingda seemed to be the eldest grandson of the empress, always euphemistically persuading his father, letting him eliminate his anger and intercede for the ministers. Therefore, many ministers escaped Li Shimin's punishment under the persuasion of Xiaomingda, and because of this, the ministers of the DPRK and China liked this kind and lovely little princess very much. This probably also explains why Li Mingda only lived for 12 years, but the longest biography. It must be that her deeds were recorded the most by the courtiers, and the descendants of the historian naturally also picked up the most.
Because of his time with Li Shimin, Li Mingda not only knew the temper of the emperor's father very well, but also mastered his father's hobbies and specialties. Li Shimin loves poetry, especially in calligraphy, and writes beautiful flying white. Under the influence of the ears, Xiaomingda also learned to practice calligraphy every day in the style of his father, and when his father learned Wang Xizhi, she would learn from his father. In the end, Xiao Mingda actually wrote a good hand, and his flying white body was highly similar to Li Shimin, and the ministers often could not distinguish it.
The most touching thing is the relationship between Li Mingda and his brother Li Zhi. Li Zhi was born in 628, four or five years older than Li Mingda, and since the death of the eldest grandson Empress, Li Shimin could not let go of his beloved wife, so he personally took Li Zhi and Li Mingda with him and raised him. Because the two brothers and sisters have been together for a long time, they have had deep feelings since childhood, the brother has unlimited love and care for his sister, and the sister has unlimited adoration and dependence on his brother.
As a boy, Li Zhi, as he grew older, could not live in the palace like Xiaomingda, and had to often go out with his father for training. Whenever his brother wanted to go out, Xiao Mingda was always in love, pulling the corner of his brother's clothes to send it out the door. Especially after Li Zhi became an adult, he had to go to the court every day like the ministers, and Xiao Mingda was even more upset, pulling Li Zhi to cry: "My brother is going to go to the court now, and he can't play with me." The child's feelings are sincere, and Li Shimin on the side saw a pair of children so deeply affectionate, both sad and touched, and could not help but shed tears.
It is such a smart and clever girl who sets thousands of pets in one, such a little princess who seems to be particularly cared for by heaven, but when everyone loves her not enough to spoil her enough, she has come to a sharp brake and fixed her life at the age of 12. Only 12 years old, Xiao Mingda actually enjoyed the wealth of the world, only 12 years old, she gave up, leaving behind the old father and brothers and sisters who were eager to take her in their mouths and spoil her.
Could it be that Li Mingda's blessings were too heavy, and she was so endearing that God couldn't wait to summon her over? If life is impermanent, "joy and glory are just right, and hatred for impermanence is coming again."
It is conceivable that after Li Mingda's death, Li Shimin was so sad that it was said that he could not eat a normal meal for a month in a row, and he cried countless times every day, describing it as withered. He completely forgot that as the king of a country, when the state is the most important, his health is the people of the whole country, and he cannot put his emotions only on a child who has passed away. When the ministers went to comfort Li Shimin, he replied, "How come I don't know that life and death have a destiny, and I shouldn't be sad, but I really can't control it." "The affection of a loving father is evident.
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