Li Yuan, the Emperor Gaozu of Tang, had a total of twenty-two sons, of whom only 5 sons were born before 618 (that is, before he ascended the throne), including Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiyun, and 17 sons were born after becoming emperors.
In addition to The early deaths of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji due to the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and the early deaths of Li Xuanba, Li Zhiyun, Li Yuanheng, and Li Yuanfang, there were fifteen living brothers until Li Shimin ascended the throne. Let's talk about the fate of these fifteen people in turn.
1. Li Yuanjing: 618-653, Mo Concubine, Li Yuan's sixth son. In 620, he was made the Prince of Zhao; in 625 he was appointed the Governor of Anzhou; after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was appointed as the General of Yongzhou Mu and the Right Xiao Wei; in 636 he was made the King of Jing and appointed as the Governor of Jingzhou; in 637 he was appointed as the Governor of Jingzhou; after Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi ascended the throne, he was promoted to the throne; and in 653, he was executed together with his son Li For his involvement in the rebellion of Fang's widow.
2. Li Yuanchang: 618-643, Sun Concubine, Li Yuan's seventh son. In 620, he was made king of Lu; after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was given the title of King of Han; in 643, he was given death for his involvement in the conspiracy of the crown prince Li Chengqian.
3. Li Yuanli: 619-672, Guo Jieyusheng, Li Yuan's tenth son. In 621, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he successively governed Zhengzhou, Xuzhou, and Daizhou, and was diligent and good at governance, which was praised by Li Shimin. After Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he was appointed Situ, along with his eldest grandson Wu Ji and Li Ji (李勣), as the third duke, and concurrently served as the Assassin of LuZhou, which enhanced the influence of Li Tang's office on the court. He died in 672 and was posthumously awarded the military and assassin history of the eight prefectures, including Tai Wei (太尉), the envoy, and the governor of Ji Cang De (冀沧德) wei bo (魏博), and was buried with the title of Kang.
4. Li Yuanjia: 619-688, Yuwen Zhaoyisheng, Li Yuan's eleventh son. In 621, he was the King of Song and the Prince of Xu, good at learning, good at cursive writing, and fond of painting; in 635, he was appointed as the Great General of the Right Army; the following year he was renamed king of Han and the governor of Lu Prefecture; in the last year of Emperor Gaozong's reign, he was transferred to the post of Assassin of Zezhou; when Wu Zetian was in power, he entered Taiwei and Dingzhou Assassin History; in 688, Li Yuanjia's son Li Zhu and Emperor Taizong's son Li Zhen the Prince of Yue were entangled in li clan pro-opposition to Wu Zetian, and after the defeat of the army, Li Yuanjia was arrested and killed.
5. Li Yuanze: 620-651, Wang Caisheng, Li Yuan's twelfth son. In 621, he was made the King of Jing, in 633 he was appointed the Assassin of Yuzhou, in 636, he was renamed King Peng, and he was appointed the governor of SuiZhou; he was dismissed from office because of his wearing of arrogance. In 643, ren Lizhou stabbed the history and began to refine government affairs, with a prominent reputation. In 651, he died, posthumously presented Situ and jingzhou as the governor of Jingzhou, and was buried with the tomb of The Tomb.
6. Li Yuanyi: 620-673, Zhang Baolinsheng, li yuan's thirteenth son. In 621, he was enfeoffed as king of Teng; in 633, he was granted the history of Yanzhou Assassination; in 636, he was renamed King Zheng of Zheng and Lu Erzhou; in 649, Jiashi sealed a thousand households. In the general chapter, the history of the Dai Prefecture Thorn is taught. Several prisons have been broken, and they have a reputation for peace. Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the Book of Lowering seals praised beauty, and gave three hundred paragraphs. In 673, Xue, given to Situ and the Governor of Jingzhou, with the courtesy name hui, was buried and sacrificed.
7. Li Yuan rail:? -688, Zhang Meisheng, li yuan's fourteenth son. In 623, he was enfeoffed as the King of Shu; in 625, he was enfeoffed as the King of Wu; in 633, he was renamed king of Huo, and he was appointed to the assassin of Dai Prefecture, and soon became the assassin of Xuzhou; in 649, Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne and appointed him as the assassin of Dingzhou. The Turks attacked Dingzhou, and the Yuan Rail opened the city gate and stopped the drum. The Turks were confused, did not dare to enter the city, and fled at night. In 685, Jia Situ was transferred to xiangzhou thorn history and Qingzhou thorn history. In 688, when Li Zhen the King of Yue was defeated, Li Yuanlu was seated consecutively for the crime of complicity, exiled to Qianzhou, carried in a sill, and died passing through Chen Cang.
8. Li Feng: 622-675, Yang Meisheng; Li Yuan's fifteenth son. In 623, he was enfeoffed as the King of Feng; in 631, he was appointed as the Assassin of Dengzhou, and thereafter he served as the official Ofe prefectures of Yu prefectures, Yuzhou, Songzhou, Shouzhou, and Qingzhou; in 636, he was renamed king of Yu; in 675. He died in Luoyang at the age of fifty-three; Emperor Gaozong of Tang posthumously honored him as Situ and Governor of Yangzhou, with the courtesy name zhuang, and was buried with Xianling.
9. Li Yuanqing: 623-664, born of Liu Jieyu, the sixteenth son of Li Yuan. In 623, he was enfeoffed as the King of Han; in 625, he was renamed King of Chen; in 635, he was appointed as the Assassin of Zhao Prefecture. In 636, he was renamed the King of Dao, ren Yuzhou assassin history; in 653, Ren Huazhou's assassination history was learned by Tang Gaozong, and he gave two hundred paragraphs. He successively served as the assassin of Xuzhou, Qinzhou and Weizhou. He died in 664 and was posthumously given to Situ and the Governor of Yizhou, and was buried with the tomb.
10. Li Yuanyu: 624-665, Cui Concubine, Li Yuan's seventeenth son. In 631, he was enthroned as the King of Qi; in 637, he was conferred the title of Assassin of Deng Prefecture,the Title of King of Deng,and the History of The Assassination of Liang and Huang'er prefecture; after Emperor Gaozong of Tang ascended the throne, he successively governed Shouzhou, Xiangzhou, and Yanzhou; in 665, he died and was posthumously given the title of Situ and the Governor of Yizhou, with the posthumous title of Kang, and was buried in Xianling.
11. Li Yuanming:? –689, Xiao Yang concubine, eighteenth son of Li Yuan. Zhenguan was five years old, and was crowned king, and successively served as the assassin of the states. During the Vertical Arch period, he successively served as the assassin of the three states of Qingzheng Slippery, the political peace, and the grant of Sikong. In the first year of the first year of zaichu, he was framed by the cool official Qiu Shenxun and was killed for sitting on the sin.
12. Li Lingkui: 625-688, born Yuwen Zhaoyi, li yuan's nineteenth son. Good learning, good at cursive writing, lishu, tonal rhythm, has a good reputation, and is very friendly with his half-brother Li Yuanjia, the king of Han. In 631, he was appointed King of Wei; in 636, he was renamed King of Yan and appointed as the Governor of Youzhou; in 640, he was appointed as the Governor of Yanzhou; in 655, he was transferred to the History of Longzhou Thorn, successively serving as the Assassin of Daizhou, Huazhou, and Dingzhou; in 685, he was transferred to the Assassin of Xingzhou as the Prince of Taishi; in 688, Li Zhen, the King of Yue, rebelled against Wu Zetian, was arrested, exiled to Zhenzhou, and committed suicide on the way.
13. Li Yuanxiang: 626-680, Yang Concubine, Li Yuan's twentieth son. In 631, he was conferred the title of King of Xu; in 637, he was appointed King of Jiang and appointed as the Assassin of Suzhou; after Emperor Gaozong of Tang ascended the throne, he successively served as the Assassin of Jinzhou, Yanzhou, and Zhengzhou. Li Yuanxiang has a greedy personality, is good at collecting gold treasures, and is insatiably greedy. Together with his younger brother Li Yuanbao the Prince of Teng, his nephew Li Yun the Prince of Jiang, and his older brother Li Feng the Prince of Yu, he was known for his greed and tyranny. Li Yuanxiang died in 680 and was posthumously given to Situ and the governor of Hezhou, and was buried with the title of An.
14. Li Yuanxiao:? -678, Lu Cai's life, Li Yuan's twenty-first son. In 631, he was enfeoffed as the King of Secrets; in 635, he was appointed as the Assassin of Yu Prefecture and later moved to Zezhou; Emperor Gaozong of Tang ascended the throne and successively served as the Assassin of Xuanzhou and Xuzhou; in 678, he died in office and posthumously awarded the title of Situ and the Governor of Yangzhou, with the posthumous title of Zhen.
15. Li Yuanbao: 628-684, Liu Baolinsheng, Li Yuan's twenty-second son. In 639, he was enfeoffed as king of Teng, and the fief of Tengdi (present-day Tengzhou, Shandong), Li Yuannian established a palace in Tengzhou, named tengwang pavilion, which was also the first Tengwang pavilion; in 641, he moved to Jinzhou Thorn History; in 652, he moved to Suzhou Thorn History; in 653, he moved to Hongzhou Governor and built a second Tengwang Pavilion; in 662, he moved to Longzhou Thorn History and built a third Tengwang Pavilion. In 684, Li Yuanbao, the King of Teng, died.
It can be seen from the above that after Emperor Taizong of Tang ascended the throne, Li Shimin was still good to his brothers, except for Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, who participated in the rebellion of the crown prince Li Chengqian and was given death, the other kings had good treatment during the Zhenguan years.