Foreword: Yongfeng County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province is the hometown of Ouyang Xiu, the author as a late student of Ou Gong's hometown, I hope to use the "New Book of Tang" written by Ou Gongxiu to recommend my hometown to everyone, this article is accompanied by pictures all taken in Yongfeng County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, Ouyang Xiu's hometown.
You may wish to imagine: "If the Xuanwumen Revolution launched by Li Shimin fails, how will the history books evaluate Li Shimin?" How will the history books evaluate Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Wei Chi Jingde, and others? ”
There is no doubt that if the change of Xuanwumen fails, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Wei Chi Jingde and others will definitely be in different places. The person who wrote the history book was Li Jiancheng or Li Yuanji, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji would definitely smear Li Shimin's Tiance clique, just as Li Shimin smeared Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
In this way, the history books' evaluation of Li Shimin is that he is the chief evil element of the rebel clique. The history books' evaluation of Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Wei Chi Jingde, and others is that they are important leaders of the rebellion group. History has no if, Li Shimin won, and the history books have a fairly high evaluation of the Tiance Group. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi, as important strategists of the Tiance Group, gained the reputation of "Fang Mou Du Duan".
Rebellion is a desperate job. High risk means high return. According to the New Book of Tang compiled by Ouyang Xiu, on the eve of the change of XuanwuMen, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi were only middle-level officials. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi immediately became prime ministers.
The power of example is infinite, Li Shimin has seized the country by intrigue and trickery, and his sons have learned the same way. Crown Prince Li Chengqian, King Li Tai of Wei, and King Li You of Qi, in order to compete for the chair in the Taiji Hall, also launched a struggle between you and me like the King of Qin and the Prince of Qi.
Du Ruyi's son, Du He, also joined the fierce battle for concubines like his father in those years. Du He was Du Ruyi's son and Li Shimin's son-in-law. Du He's wife was princess Chengyang, who was consorted by Empress Changsun, and Li Shimin attached great importance to this son-in-law. Between his eldest brother-in-law Li Chengqian and his second uncle Li Tai, Du He chose to take sides to support his elder brother Li Chengqian.
Fang Yi'ai is Fang Xuanling's son and Li Shimin's son-in-law. Fang's beloved wife, Princess Gaoyang, is not a fuel-saving lamp, she pulled her husband along and joined the camp of Li Tai, the King of Wei. The Li Tai camp was aggressive, and the Li Chengqian camp lost step by step. Du He saw the defeat begin to appear, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and decided to emulate his father and father-in-law and come to the Xuanwumen Transformation 2.0 version.
Li Chengqian and Du Heyi together wanted to "kill their brothers in the front hall and imprison their fathers in the harem", is this plot familiar to everyone? Yes, this is Li Shimin playing with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi playing the rest of the script. Ginger is old spicy, Xiao Li and Xiao Du do not have the skills of Old Li and Old Du after all. The Xuanwumen Change 2.0 version failed to pass the level, and Du He was killed by his father-in-law.
Although Li Chengqian failed, Li Tai did not succeed either. The eldest brother and the second brother, Sandpiper, fought, and the third brother Li Zhiyu Wongde. Fang Yi'ai and Princess Gaoyang stood on the wrong side, and the situation was very embarrassing. When Li Shimin was alive, Li Zhi still had to maintain the image of a "well-behaved boy". Li Zhi sent warmth to the eldest brother and the second brother every three or five minutes, and naturally would not blackmail Fang Ai and Princess Gaoyang.
After Tang Taizong's death, Li Tai died inexplicably. Fang Yi'ai became a fish on the chopping board, and could only be slaughtered by Li Zhi. Fang Yi'ai and Princess Gaoyang did not want to sit still, and wanted to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion 3.0 version. Fang Yi'ai wanted to kill Li Zhi and supported the emperor's uncle Li Yuanjing the Prince of Jing as emperor.
The skills of Xiao Fang and Xiao Li are, after all, inferior to those of Lao Fang and Lao Li. The Xuanwumen Change 3.0 version failed to pass the customs clearance, and Fang Yi'ai was sent by Tang Gaozong to see his father and father-in-law. Fang Xuanling was originally a meritorious person who was worthy of the Taizong Taimiao Temple, but as a result, he was implicated by his son and was disqualified from the enjoyment.
Li Shimin did not eat this set and engaged in conspiracies and tricks to seize the country. Li Shimin made a bad start, and the descendants of the Tang Dynasty royal family learned from each other, so that the XuanwuMen of the Tang Dynasty changed one after another. There were more complete and attempted palace coups d'état during the Tang Dynasty than in any other dynasty. In a sense, Li Shimin can also be regarded as being punished.
The New Book of Tang compiled by Ouyang Xiu records that Li Ji once said before his death: "Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi were both working hard to build a portal, originally hoping to favor their descendants, but they were all defeated by the descendants of Xiao Xiao." ”
In my opinion: "Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi made a fortune by conspiracy and trickery, and their sons learned from each other, and the result was that they were all in a different place." In a sense, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi can also be regarded as retribution. ”