On the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wu De, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killing the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the Qi king Li Yuanji. In order to avoid forcing the infamy of his father's emperor, Li Shimin asked Wei Chi Jingde to lead troops into the palace to "protect" Li Yuan. Faced with Wei Chi Jingde's bloody butcher's knife, Li Yuan was first forced to crown Li Shimin as crown prince, and then voluntarily abdicated as Emperor Taishang.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he put Li Yuan under house arrest in the palace. Li Yuan lost his freedom, but enjoyed a favorable material supply. Li Yuan asked for money, and Li Shimin gave it. Li Yuan wanted a beautiful woman, and Li Shimin gave it to a beautiful woman. Li Yuan asked for fine wine, and Li Shimin gave it to him. When we went to read li yuan's retirement life recorded in the history, we found that the old man had a song and dance party when he was fine.
Speaking of Ling Yan Pavilion, everyone will definitely think of the Twenty-Four Heroes. The Lingyange Meritorious Officer was established 8 years after Li Yuan's death, and when Li Yuan was alive, Lingyange was the place where Li Yuan's song and dance party was held. The history books record that Li Yuan often held song and dance parties here, and Li Yuan's retirement life, in addition to fine wine, was accompanied by beautiful women.
Li Jiancheng stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
After Li Yuan retired, he lingered in the flowers, and as a result, he gave birth to little princes and little princesses such as Li Yuanbao, the King of Teng, and Princess Changle. Li Shimin materially satisfies Li Yuan's needs for money and wine, and satisfies Li Yuan's requirements for beautiful women in entertainment, but does not dare to give Li Yuan freedom. Li Yuan was placed under house arrest in the palace and became the Emperor Taishang who was waiting to die.
Now the question arises: "Li Yuan's retirement life, want money and money, want beautiful women to have beautiful women, want fine wine and fine wine, is no freedom." In such an old age, will Li Yuan feel happy? ”
The author's personal view is that Li Yuan lived as emperor for nine years, and the first four years were not happy, and the last five years would feel very happy.
Li Yuan stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Yuan and Li Shimin have a very serious line conflict in the concept of governing the country. When Li Yuan ruled the country, he took the lead in hegemony. Li Shimin ruled the country and took the royal road. The overlord Fuji, the king is rich. Li Yuan wanted to feed the scholar group as if they were to manage the people. Li Shimin believes that if the common people become rich, they will not rebel, and the foundation of datang will be solid.
In the Wude Dynasty, Li Yuan made his relatives a high-ranking official. After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he crowned his relatives as princes on a large scale. Li Yuan's canonized counties added up to dozens. This matter is a classic of the New Book of Tang. The original text is: "So Tang Shixing, Wuguang Zhi fan town world, so from kun disciples from shengyi above, all are lords of the county." ”
In addition to the great title of prince, Li Yuan also appointed officials all over the world. The Wude Dynasty was full of princes and officials. The laws formulated by Li Yuan were very strict, basically following Emperor Wendi's "Kai Huang Law". The "Kai Huang Law" is notoriously harsh, and even the Sui Emperor could not bear to look at it, and abolished many of the severe punishment laws in it.
Sui Dynasty Emperor stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Yuan's concept of governing the country, like his uncle Emperor Wen of Sui, was also a hegemonic "external Confucianism and internal law". Li Shimin's governing philosophy is the king of the provincial law of leniency. Li Shimin believed that Emperor Wen of Sui's hegemony could not make the common people truly submit. Li Shimin wants to hide the wealth of the people and let the people truly support Datang.
After Li Shimin seized power, he immediately repudiated Li Yuan's practice on a large scale. Li Shimin said, "The emperor of the world is to appease the people, and the people are not allowed to support their own relatives," and he demoted the more than fifty princes who were canonized by Li Yuan.
Li Shimin said that "there are not many officials, but people", and he dismissed the officials appointed by Li Yuan on a large scale. The Zizhi Tongjian records that after Li Shimin's dismissal, there were only more than 600 people left in the Tang Dynasty court (excluding local officials).
Sui Wendi stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Shimin abolished the Wude Law and formulated a more relaxed Zhenguan Law. Li Yuan once issued an edict ordering the monks and nuns of the world to return to the world. As soon as Li Shimin came to power, he abolished this edict.
Li Shimin abolished a series of edicts, such as Li Yuan's "Sha Ji Buddha's Dao Edict", which clearly showed that he wanted to run counter to Li Yuan's hegemony. Li Yuan watched his son deny his own laws and edicts, but there was nothing he could do. Even if Li Shimin gave him money and beautiful women and wine, he could not make him feel happy.
Li Yuan certainly believes that his concept is the correct line, and Li Shimin's line will definitely destroy the country. While Li Yuan was worried, the Tang Dynasty was thriving. At this time, Li Yuan's mood was very complicated: "Erlang's route is right, which proves that my route is wrong." Erlang's route was wrong, and the Datang Sheji I established played. ”
Li Shimin stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Yuan, who has mixed feelings but has no choice, will not feel happy even if he has beautiful women and wine. The turning point in Li Yuan's mood appeared in the summer of Zhenguan's fourth year. The Tang generals not only defeated the Turkic Iron Horsemen on an expedition, but also captured the Great Khan of Jieli alive.
In his early years, Li Yuan once submitted to the Turks. From the time of li yuan's army, he had to pay tribute to the Turks. In the seventh year of Wude, Li Yuan faced the Turkic iron horsemen heading south, and for a time had the idea of abandoning Chang'an and moving the capital to Xiangyang.
Li Yuan heard that Li Shimin had captured the Great Khan of Jieli alive and completely solved the Turkic problem. Li Yuan realized that his domineering power was wrong, and Erlang's royal way was the correct route.
The Zizhi Tongjian records that Li Yuan held a song and dance party at Ling yan Pavilion. Li Yuan summoned all the princes and princesses, the county kings, and the horses to lingyan Pavilion to celebrate the gong for Erlang. Li Yuan personally played the pipa to accompany Erlang, and Li Shimin danced to help his father and emperor drink.
When the wine was hot, Li Yuan said a famous saying through the ages: "Han Gaozu had the shame of Bai Deng, and when he died, he failed to avenge the shame of snow." In my early years, I was forced to pay tribute to the Turks, but in my lifetime, I witnessed Erlang avenging my shame. My son is better than Liu Bang's son. ”
After the Lingyange cocktail party, Li Yuan can retire with confidence. The relationship between Li Shimin and his father has also eased up a lot. Li Yuan witnessed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the fact that the eldest grandson Empress was in the middle to mediate between Li Shimin and his father, Li Yuan's last five years of life were really quite comfortable.
For example, in the eighth year of Zhenguan, Empress Eldest Sun sent a hand-sewn dress to emperor Li Yuan to wear. Li Yuan invited Li Shimin and Empress Eldest Sun to drink, and said: "Today's barbarians are obedient, and they have never tasted it in ancient times." ”
Since the Lingyange Cocktail Party, the history books' record of Li Yuan is basically a song and dance to level the "polar night party". Li Yuan saw that his son had a career, lived a happy old age for five years, and died in the ninth year of Zhenguan.
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