The establishment of the Tang Dynasty is quite peculiar, and it is significantly different from other dynasties. As the founding emperor, Li Yuan was not as fierce as Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, but instead occupied the light of his second son, Li Shimin. As the great man said, "Since ancient times, there has been no right hand of Li Shimin", Li Shimin gave his father a generous gift with his hands with the performance of the god of war.
However, with the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and the expansion of the territory, the relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin became delicate. Li Shimin was still unstoppable, but Li Yuan was afraid that his meritorious service would be too great, so he hid it as much as possible and tried his best to let the eldest son, Li Jiancheng, make a meritorious career. Later, Li Jiancheng was simply made crown prince, and unless there was a war that could not be leveled, Li Shimin was generally suppressed and attacked.
In the eyes of future generations, this is Li Yuan's old eyes are dizzy, there are no pearls in the eyes, and he can't see a generation of Ming Jun. Li Yuan did not flatten a bowl of water, no wonder Li Shimin was fierce later. Fortunately, Li Shimin came to a change in Xuanwumen and won the world. Moreover, he returned the prosperity to the people of the Tang Dynasty, so that future generations admired him and selectively forgot his act of killing his brother and killing his brother.
So, is Li Yuan really so unbearable, really so stupid? In fact, he has unspeakable grievances, and there are good reasons.
First of all, the primogeniture system is the tradition of the Han people, and within the framework of this game rule, Li Jiancheng is the well-deserved first heir. This system has shortcomings, and it is often impossible to select the best talents. However, it also has the most important advantage, that is, stability. This system put an end to the undivided thoughts of others and ensured the smooth handover of the throne to the greatest extent. If it is a selection of talents, it is inevitable that it will go into a dead end where the fist is the truth, and it will make anyone who has the opportunity to inherit the throne want to move.
It was because Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution and changed the rules of the game, and there were immediately bad consequences. His second son-in-law, Li Tai, followed suit and tried to pull the crown prince Li Chengqian off his horse. Li Chengqian even tried in vain to imitate his father and pass the emperor's addiction in advance. Even throughout Li Tang, there was no shortage of insane royalty who thought they were Li Shimin's second, and this was a bad example set at the beginning.
If the system is dead and people are alive, then another living example is placed in front of Li Yuan's eyes, making him have to be cautious.
Emperor Wen of Sui before Li Yuan also faced difficulties. Emperor Wen of Sui's two sons were also very good, and the eldest son, Yang Yong, was unusually beautiful and was made crown prince very early. The second son, Yang Guang, was only twenty years old, and as the commander of the Xing army, he destroyed the Chen Dynasty. The roles they played were almost identical to those of the later Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin brothers. Later, Emperor Wen of Sui deposed the crown prince and made Yang Guang crown prince.
After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he became the Later Sui Emperor. He was so great that he worked hard and hurt the people' money, and his wisdom and wisdom could not be used, so he went around causing trouble. As a result, the Sui Dynasty's iron barrel-like world was defeated at his hands, and when the masses were rising, the Tang Dynasty was established, and the Li family was cheapened in vain.
This lesson was too close and too profound, so that Li Yuan had to be vigilant. Although the world of the Tang Dynasty was fought down by Li Shimin, how could Li Yuan think that Li Shimin could fight the world when he got off his horse, and he could rule the world when he got off his horse, and he could also rule a prosperous world? He was not a god of uncertain prophets, and with his experience, he could only see that Li Jiancheng's assistance in handling political affairs was also orderly.
Li Yuan couldn't help but worry about whether Li Shimin was invincible on the battlefield and was just as good as Yang Guang. Where would you expect that Li Shimin is simply a hanging life. Even in the thousands of years of history of China's feudal society, Tang Taizong's name is the most shining one. If Li Yuan could have known in advance, Xiao Jue suspected that he would personally eradicate the crown prince without Li Shimin's blood.
From that time, Li Yuan's choice was correct. Even if Li Jiancheng's prestige is worse and Li Shimin's ability is stronger, he must choose the primogeniture system. From Li Yuan's point of view, the road after that was very long, who knows if there are more talents in Li Er's family, or more talents in Li Er's family? It's just that Li Yuan didn't expect that under his eyes, Li Shimin turned over successfully and continued to run wild on the road of winning in life.