Speaking of the change of Xuanwu Gate, everyone is no stranger, Li Shimin killed his eldest brother Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, and his fourth brother Li Yuanji, the Prince of Qi, at Xuanwu Gate, and then forced his father Li Yuan to take the throne. There were many people behind Li Shimin who pushed him to do so, and on the morning of the fourth day of the first month of June in the ninth year of Wu De alone, there were at least ten generals who participated in the Battle of Xuanwumen, and each of them had meritorious achievements. However, most of the highly meritorious military generals were not good, before there were Han Dynasty Liu Bang who killed many meritorious generals who helped him fight in Jiangshan, and then there was the Northern Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin cup of wine to release the military power and the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes. So, who were these ten civilian generals who helped Li Shimin win the xuanwu gate victory? After the success of the incident, were they not killed, and what was their ending?
The first, the eldest grandson Wujie (65 years old). He and Li Shimin were friends with Cloth Yi, and later, Li Shimin married the sister of the eldest grandson Wujie, and the two became the relationship between the eldest brother-in-law and the brother-in-law. Since Tang Gaozu raised an army, the eldest son Wuji went to defect and accompanied Li Shimin to fight in the four directions and became his confidant. During the xuanwumen rebellion, the eldest son Wuji strongly advised Li Shimin to act first and seize the throne. Because the eldest son Wuji is Li Shimin's brother-in-law, his loyalty is naturally recognized by Li Shimin, so Li Shimin believes in the eldest son Wu Jie the most. Before Li Shimin's death, he specially arranged for the eldest son Wuji to assist Li Zhi as a minister to assist Li Zhi, but what Li Shimin never expected was that his most trusted loyal subjects were finally killed by Li Zhi and Wu Zetian for the crime of conspiracy and treason, and affected the whole family.
The second, Wei Chigong (73 years old). Wei Chigong was one of the twenty-four heroes of LingYange, he was simple and loyal, brave and good at war, and spent his life fighting horses and horses, conquering the north and south, galloping on the battlefield, and making many military achievements. The change of Xuanwu Gate helped Li Shimin seize the throne, and later he was promoted to the rank of Grand General of the Marquis of Right Wu and the official title of Duke of Eguo. In his later years, he refused to accept guests, went deep into simplicity, and died in the third year of Xianqing (658), and was given the title of Situ and the Governor of The Prefecture, with the title of "Zhongwu", and was buried with Zhaoling, which can be described as a good beginning and a good end.
Third, Liu Shili. Liu Shili was initially a general under Wang Shichong and had a close encounter. After luoyang quelled the chaos, it should have been killed. Emperor Taizong of Tang cherished his talents and specially pardoned him and made him a left guard. After participating in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he received a large number of rewards from Emperor Taizong. It is said that one day, someone secretly told Taizong that he was going to raise an army to rebel, but Taizong did not think so, he believed in Liu Shili's character, and would never oppose him, he also smiled and told Liu Shili to believe him and let him relax his mentality, which shows that Liu Shili's position in Taizong's heart is very credible. Later, he participated in the war with Tuguhun and served as the assassin of Shizhou, and died of illness in the fourteenth year of Zhenguan.
The fourth, Hou Junji. Hou Junji was a major general under Li Shimin's command who had a relatively tragic fate, and was also one of the twenty-four heroes of LingYange. It is said that Hou Junji did not learn any skills in his early years and called himself Yongwu. Later, he entered the Qin Palace and accompanied Li Shimin in battle, made military achievements, and gradually gained Li Shimin's appreciation, and later and Wei Chigong urged Li Shimin to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, gaining Li Shimin's trust. He studied the art of war with Li Jing, but he took revenge and falsely accused Li Jing of having a rebellious heart. During the Zhenguan period, Hou Junji accompanied Li Jing in his conquest of the Turks, and later led a large army to suppress Gao Changguo. Hou Junji, who had made military achievements, gradually began to be proud of his achievements, and was imprisoned for taking treasures privately when he destroyed Gaochang, and after being released, he began to feel resentful, and later persuaded the general Zhang Liang and the crown prince Li Chengqian to rebel. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Hou Junji was executed for being implicated in the rebellion of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and his family was moved to Lingnan, which can be said to have a beginning and an end, but the main responsibility lies with Hou Junji.
Fifth place, Li Mengxian (74 years old). In the last year of Daye, Li Mengyu was a thief, and later returned to the Tang Dynasty with Wang Junkuo, and was appreciated by Li Shimin. In the ninth year of Wu De, he participated in the change of Xuanwu Gate and was named the founding duke of Wushui County. During the Zhenguan period, he made meritorious contributions to breaking the Eastern Turks and moved to the founding duke of Handong County. Later, after Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne, he was moved to the position of Right Wei Wei General. On May 30 of the first year of Qianfeng (July 7, 666), he died of a violent illness at the age of seventy-four in The Fudi of Changjing Anfang.
Sixth, Zhang Gongjin (39 years old). Zhang Gongjin was originally the governor of The Xiahuan (wěi) under Wang Shichong, and later surrendered to Tang with the assassin Shi Cuishu and became one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyange. On the eve of Li Shimin and others plotting to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Shimin was hesitant to kill his eldest brother Jiancheng and fourth brother Yuanji, and for this reason he also asked people to divinate Ji Ji. Just when he was about to divinate, Zhang Gongjin came in from the outside, threw the shell of the divination turtle on the ground, and said: ''Divination is to decide difficult things, and now things are not difficult, what else is divination?' If the result of divination is not good, can we stop acting?'' Li Shimin deeply agreed. When xuanwumen began to fight, Zhang Gongjin bravely and bravely closed the gate alone, blocking Feng Li and others from the door. Later, Zhang Gongjin was promoted to the rank of Marquis of Zuowu (左武侯) and the Duke of Dingyuan Commandery (定遠郡公). Unfortunately, in 632 (the sixth year of Zhenguan), Zhang Gongjin died of illness at the age of thirty-nine, and was posthumously awarded the title of Grand General of Zuo Xiaowei (左骁衛大將軍) with the posthumous title of Xiang.
Seventh place, Gongsun Wuda. In his early years, Gongsun Wuda was known for his boldness and narrow meaning, and during the Sui Dynasty, he served as a xiaoguo, and in the early years of Wude, he followed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, in his crusade against Liu Wuzhou, fought to the death, and also participated in the war to pacify Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and was promoted to the position of Right Third Army Horse of Qin Province, and was the Duke of Qingshui County. In the ninth year, Wu De accompanied Li Shimin to participate in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and later served as the Assassin of Suzhou, and died in the yonghui years during the reign of the Right Wu Wei General, and was given to the governor of Jingzhou and buried in Zhaoling.
Eighth place, Lonely Yanyun. Dugu Yanyun's father, Du Gukai, was the governor of the Sui Dynasty's Ruyang County, and in the ninth year of Wu De, he accompanied Li Shimin in the xuanwumen rebellion, and was awarded the title of Governor of Youzhou and Duke of Liyang County for his merits. He was later killed in a confrontation between Emperor Taizong of Tang and the Turkic Khan of Jieli.
The ninth, Du Junqi (61 years old). Du Junqi joined the rebel army in his early years, and later returned to the Tang Dynasty, followed Li Shimin to conquest warlords in various places, and participated in the crusade against Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang. After participating in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he was awarded the title of Marquis of Kaiguo County for his merits. After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne in Tang Dynasty, Du Junqi participated in the conquest of Goguryeo and was worshiped as a major general for his merits. Later, during the Shang Dynasty, he suddenly fell ill and died in the forbidden house.
Tenth place, Zheng Rentai. Zheng Rentai was one of the pioneers of the Xuanwumen coup, but his status was low, so he rarely appeared in the history books of the Zhenguan period. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, he was awarded the title of Guerrilla General. After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, Zheng Rentai died in liangzhou.
From the above records, it can be seen that among the ten generals who participated in the Battle of Xuanwumen with Li Shimin, there were 5 with clear age records, and their average life expectancy was 62.4 years. Except for the eldest son Wuji, who was killed by Wu Zetian, the rest were mostly died of illness or war, basically with a beginning and an end.