Li Shina's sister-in-law Yang Shi did a very low-key job for concubines, even unconsciously, because it was a few years after the change of Xuanwumen, which showed Li Shimin's cautious attitude. However, as far as the incident is concerned, it did not cause much repercussions at that time, and its influence was even less concerned than Li Shimin's marriage to the daughter of the Sui Emperor. Therefore, we can speculate that there is a certain rationality for Li Shimin to be a concubine of the Yang clan, which in itself has greater significance than the possibility of physical harm or moral and ethical condemnation.
So where is the rationality?
The first is age. Li Shimin was 5 years older than Li Yuanji, and at the time of the Xuanwumen Revolution, Li Shimin was 28 years old and Li Yuanji was 23 years old. The ancients had the custom of early marriage and concubinage, between the innate favorable conditions of the dignitaries and dignitaries, which are particularly prominent in this side, so it is speculated that the Yang family was not old at that time and should be under 20 years old. In this way, if Li Shimin was a concubine of the Yang clan five years later, then the Yang clan at that time was just a beautiful young woman in the year of Hua Xin. This may be the main reason why Li Shimin has been thinking about Yang.
The second is fertility issues. Because the history books are very vague about Li Yuanji's family, it is not known who gave birth to Li Yuanji's five sons. But one thing is certain, that is, the Yang family did not give birth to a child for Li Yuanji, or li Yuanji died before he came. The Tang Dynasty continued the customs of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the widows of the royal family were not allowed to remarry or be sent home, but sent to the temple and spent the rest of their lives. Li Shimin may have coveted Yang's beauty for a long time, so he would do things that violently destroyed heavenly things. I also can't bear to look at the Yang Family's Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, lonely for a lifetime.
The other is the identity of the Yang family. The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty that advocated aristocratic customs, especially in the first half of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the marriage of the nobles in the Tang Dynasty paid more attention to "door to door", or simply naked political marriage. Needless to say, the yang family is noble, because the Guanlong Yang family is a hereditary nobleman who has been continuing since the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the same time, its political influence should not be underestimated. Therefore, for Li Shimin, the Nayang clan is like the icing on the cake.
Therefore, through the analysis of the above points, for Li Shimin, whether it is physical enjoyment, or psychological satisfaction, or the acquisition of political power, the benefits of Nayang's concubines outweigh the disadvantages.
So, is Li Shimin not afraid of Yang's retaliation?
In fact, this is a problem that you have to worry about the least. Because the execution of the five sons mentioned in the title is not directly related to the Yang family, it is simply that the son who was killed was not the son born to the Yang family himself. Since there is no pain of losing a son, how can hatred and revenge come from! Of course, it is not excluded that Yang Shi has prejudices against Li Shimin's approach. But with the passage of time, the displeasure in Yang's heart will gradually disappear. What's more, if Li Shimin did not put the Yang family in his heart and "recreate it", then for the Yang family, it would be a kind of bereavement. Because her young flower of life had not yet fully bloomed and was mercilessly withered. Therefore, being loved by Li Shimin and accepting Li Shimin is the best choice for yang. Therefore, Li Shimin did not have any concern about being retaliated against.
In short, Li Shimin is meticulous, and everything he does must be thoughtful and weigh the pros and cons. In the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin not only executed Li Yuanji's five sons, but also the five sons of the eldest brother Li Jiancheng also loved to fight together, and only some female relatives who could never set off the storm were spared. It is worth mentioning that Li Jiancheng's five sons are basically married, that is, the mother is Zheng Guanyin, the wife of Li Jiancheng. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin respected his sister-in-law and did not dare to covet him at all, for no other reason than two reasons:
1. Subject to moral and ethical checks and balances. Because of the early death of Li Shimin's biological mother Dou Shi, Zheng Guanyin played the role of an "old sister-in-law as a mother". If Li Shimin remembers his sister-in-law, not only is it ugly to eat, it is simply shameless. Li Shimin happens to be self-aware.
Second, the fear of hatred. Because the loss of a widow and a son is a pain that can never be erased from Zheng Guanyin, Zheng Guanyin would rather enter the temple and use the morning bell and drum to drown out the inner pain while raising those children who are not yet underage. If Li Shimin accepted Zheng Guanyin, no matter who it was, it would be an experience like a man on his back, and life was worse than death.
Therefore, Li Shimin strives to do things appropriately, just rightly, and appropriately, without seeking trouble and causing himself to burn himself.