In the long river of China's history of more than 5,000 years, history is often created by the victors, and the success of the king and the defeat of the king have always run through history, you have the strength to call the king the emperor, and if you succeed, you are legitimate; you do not have the strength to call the king the emperor, and if you fail, you are illegal. Succeed, power, no one dares to say you; failure, no power, no power, no others want to scold you, you are powerless to refute.
And Li Shimin is such a person, the Tang Dynasty established by Li Yuan, the world is all fought down by his own sons, if Li Yuan does not have such a few outstanding sons, then the world does not know or not the surname Li.
After the world was at peace, he was about to become a crown prince, and several of his sons were outstanding, especially the second son, Li Shimin, who fought down half of the World in the Tang Dynasty. However, his eldest son Li Jiancheng is not bad, coupled with the ancient emphasis on longevity and orderliness, Li Jiancheng is the eldest son, and the position of prince falls on Li Jiancheng's head.
Later, the two fought openly and secretly, neither of them was convinced, under the favor of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng had the upper hand, at this time Li Shimin felt bad, in order to save the situation, so he made a desperate bet, launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and killed his brother Li Jiancheng and younger brother Li Yuanji. After Li Yuan knew, there was no way but to give up the throne to Li Shimin.
For Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's sons, the rebel party was exterminated, but for their women, Li Shimin not only let them go, but even married them. For example, Li Yuanji's wife Yang Shi was originally a sister-in-law, but Li Shimin still married him.
This Yang family is not an ordinary family, at that time it was a famous and prestigious family in Guanzhong, he was originally Li Yuanji's wife, and then Li Yuanji was killed, and he was taken in by Li Shimin. According to historical records, Yang Shi looked very beautiful, saying that he had jade appearance and snow skin, and his eyebrows were picturesque, which showed that he was a beauty. When Li Shimin married her, he may still look up to his power, after all, at that time, the famous and prestigious families in Guanzhong could not blow, their power was very large, and Li Shimin's marriage to the Yang clan could also be regarded as pulling through the Yang family.
Li Shimin was very fond of this Yang clan, and after the death of Empress Changsun, he always wanted to make her empress, but was advised by the chancellor Wei Zheng to give up this idea. Six years later, yang gave birth to a son for Li Shimin, who was Li Ming the Prince of Cao. In his later years, Li Shimin may have found himself a little sorry for Li Yuanji, so he passed this Li Ming over to Li Yuanji.