As the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin was highly regarded in history, and during his reign, he worked diligently, listened to advice, and had the ability to govern the country and command the military combat strength.
The rule of Zhenguan pioneered by Li Shimin made the tang dynasty's national strength prosperous, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and also made him immortal in Chinese history.
Politically, Li Shimin's praise was continuous, but he was criticized for his private life in the harem. After launching the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Shimin killed his two brothers, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, leaving Li Yuanji's Princess Yang of Qi alone and taking him as his wife.
So how beautiful is this sister-in-law of Li Shimin?
The figure of Yang has been recorded in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and the Yang clan has the beauty of the water hibiscus, and the skin is like gelatin. The light and graceful posture, the distant mountains and the eyebrows, and the affection between the eyes, are the existence that makes men fall in love at a glance.
It is no wonder that when Li Shimin went to Li Yuanji's home as a guest, as soon as Yang Shi appeared, Li Shimin's eyes could not be removed.
After the death of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, li Shimin got the throne as he wished, and at the first time he went to the Qi palace to take away the beautiful Yang clan and incorporate it into his palace.
Since ancient times, male lust is not a rare thing, not to mention that as a son of heaven, sitting in the harem beauty three thousand. In Li Shimin's harem, we are familiar with Wu Zetian, who was not favored but still a talented person for twelve years, and empress Dowager Xianliang Shude's eldest grandson, or Empress Xiao, who was amazingly beautiful.
Li Shimin has never lacked beautiful women around him, but he is still fascinated by the Yang family, which is enough to see that the Yang family has outstanding features in appearance and talent.
After the death of Li Shimin's eldest grandson, Empress Dowager Li Shimin, Li Shimin was deeply saddened. When he re-established the empress, Li Shimin tried several times to make Yang Shi the candidate for the next empress. If it were not for Wei Zheng's obstruction, I am afraid that the Yang clan would have already become the mother of a country in the Tang Dynasty.
Ancient people paid attention to fame, and everyone wanted to leave a name in history, rather than leaving a stink for thousands of years, especially for tianzi. Li Shimin's path to the throne is already quite controversial, and the world believes that his means of seizing power and usurping the throne are disgraceful, and the brotherhood says that killing is killing. In the era of paying attention to etiquette, this can be regarded as a "stain" on Li Shimin.
If Li Shimin married his sister-in-law into the harem again, and was still honorable and upright as empress, he must have more insults on his back, and Li Shimin listened to Wei Zheng's advice, which dispelled the idea of establishing Yang Shi as empress.
Leaving aside Li Shimin's temperament, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he would devote himself to the sake of the Tang Dynasty's society, and only then would he leave a prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty for future generations. Li Shimin's path to the throne gathered several major elements of killing his brother, usurping power, and seizing the throne, so that he could sit on the chair of the Tang Emperor.
The change of Xuanwumen has always been an important node that scholars like to study, and the contradiction between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, which has long been discordant, finally broke out at this time.
The struggle for imperial power has always been cruel and bloody, and those who can ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme Must Have a mind that transcends ordinary people, and the fierceness of killing decisively, Li Shimin can laugh to the end and be inseparable from these.
Before the Tang Dynasty was established, Li Shimin had already followed his father Li Yuan around in conquest and accumulated a lot of practical ability on the battlefield. Li Shimin was brave and good at war, whether he personally went out on the horse or offered advice from the side, he could fight this battle beautifully.
Li Yuan admired Li Shimin's boldness and strategy, and promised Li Shimin the title of crown prince. With this promise, Li Shimin was even more protective of the stability of the Tang Dynasty and fought on the front line.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the position of crown prince was suspended, and Li Yuan reneged on his promise and chose to establish Li Jian, which made Li Shimin feel cold.
After Li Jiancheng had real power, he did not stop, always thinking that he was afraid that Li Shimin would take his place, so he worked with Li Yuanji to target Li Shimin everywhere.
Li Jiancheng not only chewed the root of his tongue in front of his father and said bad things about Li Shimin, but also often tripped Li Shimin behind his back. Li Shimin's relationship with the brothers deteriorated day by day, eventually reaching the point of fighting each other.
The turning point of events occurred in 626 AD, when a Large Turkic army invaded the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin volunteered to go on a campaign for the country. However, under Li Jiancheng's arrangement, the leading soldiers became Li Yuanji.
Originally a mediocre defense war, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji discussed the murder of Li Shimin.
This conspiracy reached Li Shimin's ears, and he was unwilling to sit still and prepared to take the lead. The final result is that we see Li Shimin shooting Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji at the city gate. And soon after, Li Shimin became the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, truly grasped the power of the Tang Dynasty, and opened his own road to governing the country.
No matter how cruel and ruthless Li Shimin's means of ascending to the throne were, or whether he had undeserved thoughts about his sister-in-law, he could not deny Li Shimin's contribution to the Tang Dynasty. The road to imperial power struggle is already very dangerous, but what the people want is always a Ming King, and Li Shimin has done it.