If Li Yuan behaves very well, he insists on dealing with the troublemaker Li Shimin, and there is only one end for him, because he is drunk driving and sinking into the lake.
Of course, Li Yuan is not that kind of axis man, and the axis man cannot become the founding prince.
With the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin was already in a state where the arrow was on the string and had to be sent.
When the emperor seized power, it was no longer his own appeal, but the common vision of the heroes who followed him to fight the country, only when Li Shimin became the emperor, they would be the prince of wandai, and the cause they had fought for would blossom.
If it was Li Jiancheng who became emperor, then these old vassals of Li Shimin would most likely become outcasts and be worthless.
Therefore, Li Shimin decided to start when Xuanwumen was fighting each other, this matter was no longer a matter for him alone, but a matter involving many people, and there were only two outcomes to this matter:
Success, everyone shares the riches.
Fail, everyone dies together.
The moment Xuanwumen changed and decided to change, Li Shimin had no third way to go.
Li Yuan actually did not have a third way to go.
He was old, he had long been a headache for the heir, and the sons of the emperor's family were sometimes a headache, but the sons were too capable, and sometimes it was not a good thing.
Li Yuan was undoubtedly a headache for the latter, the three sons were excellent, the eldest son was not wrong, and the second son, Li Shimin, was too capable to pass the throne to whom?
Later, Li Yuan made up his mind to pass the throne to the crown prince Li Jiancheng, determined that he began to pave the way for the crown prince to take the throne, mainly to disintegrate the power of the King of Qin, and Li Yuan began to dig the corners of Li Shimin, the King of Qin, little by little.
He first transferred Li Shimin's think tank Fang Ling Du Ru out of the Qin Palace, Li Yuan did a very good job, Li Shimin asked Fang Du to discuss the matter before the change of Xuanwu Gate, these two former Qin King's most trusted old ministers actually did not dare to come:
If there is an edict that no one is allowed to do anything to the king, if he is a private person, he will be destroyed, and he will not dare to obey the order.
It can be seen what kind of death order Li Yuan issued at that time, not allowing Fang Du and Du to approach Li Shimin.
In addition to acting against Wen Chen, Li Yuan also moved Li Shimin's military generals, Wei Chigong was almost killed by Li Yuanji, Cheng Yaojin was demoted to the history of Kangzhou, and for a time as long as the Tang Dynasty had anything to do with Li Shimin, everyone was in danger.
Li Shimin also understood that the old father was preparing for the succession of the crown prince.
Li Yuan's life li Shimin is already so difficult, if Li Yuan dies, Li Shimin's fate will be even more miserable.
The royal family never had any affection.
As a generation of male lords who decided to kill and decide, after analyzing his own situation, Li Shimin resolutely decided to seize power by force, and the change of Xuanwumen was inevitable.
Looking at the 12 people led by Li Shimin, it can be roughly understood that the King of Qin, who laid down half of the Tang Dynasty, did not have many of his true cronies at this time:
Emperor Taizong led Sun Wuji, Wei Chi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Yu Wenshihe, Gao Shilian, Hou Junji, Cheng Zhijie,
Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Qu Tutong, and Zhang Shigui were equal to Xuanwu Men Jiezhi.
What happened after the seizure of power?
In what way should Li Shimin go to see Li Yuan?
The solution given to him by Li Shimin's think tank was not seen.
After killing Yuanji, if Li Shimin went to see Li Yuan immediately, the father and son would probably quarrel or fight without a word, and then Li Shimin would treat himself.
If Li Shimin listens to his father's words, li Yuan wants to avenge his two sons and deal with the heroes of the Xuanwumen Revolution, what should he do? What if Li Yuan refuses to give up power?
If he didn't listen to his father, what kind of image would Li Shimin look like in the history books thousands of years later? Killing the brother can also be a few words of defense, if you rebel against your father, the historian will really send him four words: animals are not as good.
Therefore, Li Shimin chose a representative to meet Li Yuan and investigate Li Yuan's attitude toward jiancheng Yuanji's killing.
This person absolutely cannot be a literary courtier such as Fang Xuanling Du Ruyi, the literati are representatives of reason, and after the iron-blooded seizure of power, tang Gaozu is needed not reason but coercion, so Li Shimin asked Wei Chigong to report to Li Yuan.
This passage in the Old Book of Tang is very interesting, Li Yuan is playing on the lake, and the concubines are rowing a boat, Wei Chi gong came, and Wei Chi Jingde at this time was murderous:
Emperor Taizong ordered Emperor Taizong to honor The Guardian Ofe. Jingde held a spear until he reached the High Ancestral House. Gao Zu was shocked and asked, "Who is making trouble today?" Why is the secretary here? "The King of Qin, with the prince and the king of Qi, rebelled, raised an army to rebuke him, fearing that His Majesty would be alarmed, and sent his ministers to sue wei." ”
Notice that at this time, Wei Chigong was wearing soldiers, wearing the armor of the battle and holding a spear to see Li Yuan, and he still had the anger of just killing Li Yuanji, Li Yuan saw that he was very scared, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart, and asked Wei Chigong: Who is in trouble today, what are you going to do.
Wei Chigong's answer was also crisp and neat, the prince and the king of Qi rebelled, and the king of Qin had already killed them:
Raise your arms against them
Raising troops shows that the army has been controlled by us, and it is said that Jianyuan Jidu is dead, and the four words are simple and powerful to explain everything.
At this time, Wei Chigong observed Li Yuan's attitude with a tiger's eye, and if Li Yuan angrily jumped his feet and scolded: Li Shimin, you are not human, you are cannibalistic, and the sky is thundering.
Or he showed a slightly angry expression, about the boat he was riding on would accidentally sink on the lake, after the investigation, Li Shimin would announce bitterly that Emperor Gaozu had sunk the boat because of drunk driving, reminding the people of the Tang Dynasty: driving a boat is not drinking, driving a boat is not standardized, and his relatives have two lines of tears.
Li Yuan knew that Wei Chigong was a rough man and loyal to the King of Qin, and he knew that he was slightly dissatisfied with the King of Qin at this time, and Wei Chigong could do anything out of the ordinary.
What does Li Yuan, who is accustomed to seeing the wind and waves, do it?
In the history books, Li Yuan's performance is written in five words: Gao Zuyi Nai'an.
Yi Nai'an is not saying that Li Yuan heard that his son was dead and felt very happy and peaceful: Wow, finally no longer bothered about who is the emperor, oh also.
He was safe because he knew that as long as this mutiny was handled properly, at least his own life was not in danger, and Wei Chigong said: The King of Qin, with the prince and the king of Qi, raised troops to rebuke him, fearing that His Majesty would be alarmed, and sent his ministers to sue wei.
There are two meanings in this statement, one is to inform Li Yuan that this incident is aimed at Jianyuan Ji, you or we want to focus on protecting, and the other meaning is that the situation has been controlled by the King of Qin, so he asked me to come to Suwei, in fact, he wanted Li Yuan to take a stand on this matter.
Li Yuan knew that Mu had become a boat, Jian jianyuan ji was dead, the qin king had become a king, and he was powerless to return to heaven. Li Yuan was a man who had experienced great winds and waves, knew that he was not in danger, he quickly calmed down, and also praised Wei Chigong: Qing Yu's achievements in the state-owned security security society.
Wei Chigong just killed their two sons, his heart is dripping blood at the moment, but he still has to pretend to be very happy and praise Wei Chigong against his heart, you killed my two sons, kill well, kill the scream.
Therefore, Jin Yong said that politicians sometimes have to have patience, and endure what others cannot, including grievances, humiliation and anger.
Li Yuan, who had calmed down, ordered that the military power be handed over to the King of Qin, and the armies accepted Li Shimin's restraint, and he sent a signal to Li Shimin: I agree to the murder of the prince.
Therefore, the change of Xuanwumen changed from illegal to legal.
All the conditions were negotiated, and it was Li Shimin's turn to appear, and he didn't have to say anything when he appeared, as long as he and Li Yuan performed a play of fatherly kindness and filial piety for the people of the world to see.
In this regard, the father and son of the Li family are both acting schools.
Text: Xue Baipao