The Xuanwu Gate became a famous event in history.
Li Yuan was the founding emperor of the Tang Empire, but he did not give Li Shimin the position of prince, but wanted the eldest son Li Jiancheng to become the crown prince, which required the brothers to have a deep contradiction, and both sides were waiting for an opportunity to kill each other.
In the ninth year of Wu De, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji united to prepare to crush Li Shimin in one fell swoop and seize the supreme power.
In order to survive, Li Shimin could only fight back, killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji at Xuanwu Gate and becoming the heir to the throne of the Tang Empire.
Li Shimin was in a weak position before the Xuanwumen Revolution, so why could he defeat someone stronger than himself.
Many people believe that the reason why Li Jiansheng was able to become the crown prince was because of his concubine status, which required him to take the initiative in the dispute over concubines.
In history, Li Jiancheng was not a mediocre person, he was good at handling government affairs and could fight a good war.
When Li Jiancheng captured Xihexi County, he and the soldiers shared the hardships, actively participated in training together, shared the food captured during the journey with the soldiers, and then successfully quelled the Xihe rebellion.
After Li Yuan established the Tang Empire, Li Jiancheng stayed in Chang'an to assist Li Yuan in handling the imperial government, and also gave effective support to Li Shimin's Eastern Expedition, and he was deeply loved by Li Yuan.
Li Jiancheng was not a straw bag, he had the ability to inherit the position of prince.
Li Jiancheng's wen has Wang Jue and Wei Zheng. Wu had Xue Wanche, Feng Li and others, and he had enough power to fight against Li Shimin, but he was helpless
The key to Li Shimin's victory in the Xuanwumen change was unexpected, and he caught Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji by surprise and won the victory of the Xuanwumen change.
Li Shimin won the victory of the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and also had to get Li Yuan's support.
Li Shimin made every preparation for this incident, and when the Xuanwumen Revolution broke out, Li Yuan was boating in the lake, which made Li Yuan unable to get the news at the first time.
Li Yuan's great power had gone, such an important place as Xuanwumen had been taken away by Li Shimin, and later Wei Chi Jingde was able to break into Li Yuan's place with a weapon, which could be determined that Li Shimin had controlled the Janissaries, which meant that Li Yuan did not have enough strength to oppose Li Shimin.
After Li Yuan saw Wei Chi Jingde, he already knew that the general situation was gone, and he could only hand over the crown prince to Li Shimin, and abdicated the throne as emperor a few months later.
The reason why Li Shimin was able to win at Xuanwu Gate was mainly to catch Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji by surprise, which was the key to his victory, and the reason why Li Yuan gave way was because he had no possibility of resistance and could only give up the throne.