In 649 AD, Li Shimin, the first emperor of the ancient Tang Dynasty, ran out of oil and came to the end of his life.
Before his death, he was a martial artist, able to fight the world, expand his territory, and help his father Li Yuan establish the Great Tang Empire; Dismounting can rule the world, the country is rich and the people are strong, creating a prosperous generation, and life is legendary and wonderful.
However, at this time, Tang Taizong Li Shimin seemed to have been forgotten by the world, lying alone on the bed cold and cold, and there was no longer the hustle and bustle of the past.
He knew that the ministers were looking forward to dying as soon as possible in order to welcome the new monarch and seize the greater good in the new dynasty, and he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about it.
However, what gave Tang Taizong Li Shimin some comfort was that the crown prince Li Zhi behaved quite filial piety, and would come to ask for peace every day, shush and ask for warmth, and listen to instructions.
However, the scene that happened afterwards made this trace of comfort from Tang Taizong Li Shimin disappear.
I saw the martial artist serving the soup medicine on the side looking flustered, and hurriedly ran to the toilet, and then Tang Taizong Li Shimin heard her and the crown prince Li Zhi whispering, Tang Taizong Li Shimin instantly understood everything.
The father is sick in bed, but the son does such a thing, it is really a big disobedience, how can such a prince do a good emperor if he inherits the throne.
However, the crown prince Li Zhi was strongly recommended by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji, who trusted him all his life. At this time, Tang Taizong Li Shimin understood everything at once, so he was unable to return to heaven and cursed Changsun Wuji: "It's all you who deceived Xuan." ”
What is going on here, we also start with the relationship between Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji.
Close comrades, mutual achievements.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Changsun Wuji both walked together with the dream of overthrowing the Sui Dynasty and rebuilding Qiankun.
In 617 AD, Li Yuan Jinyang raised his army, Li Shimin was only 19 years old at that time, but he was heroic and ambitious, and his eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin were the same age, born as generals, with the world in mind, and also wanted to do something, and walked with Li Shimin under the recommendation of his uncle Gao Shilian.
Li Shimin, as Li Yuan's second son, was weak at that time, only a very weak force in the Tang army, and even more insignificant among many rebel armies, but Li Shimin, with the assistance of Changsun Wuji, fought in the south and the north, and the team continued to expand, and Li Shimin had a broad heart, cherished talents, and the heroes of the world returned one after another, gradually becoming the mainstay of the Tang army, and also famous in other rebel armies.
In order to win over Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin married his sister Changsun Shi, later Empress Changsun, and the relationship between the two deepened.
In 618 AD, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was named the King of Qin, and continued to expand the territory on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, in view of Li Shimin's merits, Li Yuan allowed Li Shimin to set up a Tiance Mansion to set up hundreds of officials, and the power was close to the East Palace, which made the crown prince Li Jiancheng feel pressure, and over time, the contradictions between the two groups became larger and larger, and finally reached the point of death and life.
In the crucial year of life and death, in 626 AD, Changsun Wuji and other people persuaded Li Shimin to strike first and kill the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji the king of Qi.
Li Shimin hesitated thinking of his brotherly feelings, and then Fang Xuanling and Du Ruxian and others were successively expelled from Tiance Mansion by the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin was slowly erected, and the situation became more critical.
In the nick of time, Changsun Wuji persuaded Li Shimin day and night not to sit still, and finally persuaded Li Shimin and planned the change of Xuanwu Gate together.
On the day of the coup, Changsun Wuji, as Li Shimin's main force, entered the Xuanwu Gate together, eventually killing the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji the king of Qi, and finally assisting Li Shimin to ascend to the Ninth Fifth Honor.
Li Shimin, who became the emperor, naturally will not forget the merits of Changsun Wuji, Changsun Muyi was named empress, Changsun Wuji was an extremely powerful minister, successively served as Shangshu, Sikong, and Situ of the military department, and was also named the Duke of Zhao, and ranked first among the twenty-four meritorious ministers of Lingyange.
Push the ninth son of the emperor, Li Zhi, to end the struggle for imperial power.
Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin was a hero and invincible, but in his later years, due to the power struggle between his sons, he could not sleep peacefully and worried day and night.
After the emperor's eldest son Chenggan failed to murder Li Tai the King of Wei, he united with Li Yuanchang the King of Han to rebel, and after the incident was revealed, he was exiled to Qianzhou by Li Shimin and died of indignation.
The fourth son of the emperor, Li Tai, was suspected of rebellion and was demoted to the throne by Li Shimin and expelled from the capital.
The fifth son of the emperor, Li You, was bent on becoming emperor, but eventually rebelled, and after being exiled, he died in seclusion.
Looking at the haggard Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji recommended the ninth son of the emperor, Li Zhi, as the crown prince. However, Li Zhi was weak in character, timid and afraid of things, and was far from the candidate for the crown prince in Li Shimin's heart, and Li Shimin could not accept it for a while. However, Li Shimin, given his trust in Changsun Wuji, eventually accepted his opinion.
Changsun Wuji recommended Li Zhi for two reasons.
First: Although Li Zhi has a weak personality, but simple filial piety, he will be a prince will be truly filial to Li Shimin, so that Li Shimin has a happy old age, and after he becomes the emperor, he will also unite his brothers, so that there will be no more killings between the princes, and the Tang Dynasty is already on the right track, what is needed is the prince who guards the city, as long as Li Zhi adheres to Li Shimin's national policy step by step, the Tang will be at peace.
Second: Li Zhi was born to Empress Changsun and is the nephew of Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Wuji will definitely assist him wholeheartedly, and having Changsun Wuji is not a problem in everything.
However, before Li Shimin could breathe, Li Zhi's ugly face was exposed. In front of his hospital bed, he actually did something to martial arts, how could such a son become a good emperor, Changsun Wuji recommended Li Zhi as the crown prince, but it was just to facilitate his future control of the imperial court, so he shouted that Changsun Wuji had deceived himself, and then swallowed.
The ending is dramatic
After the death of Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, and his eldest grandson Wuji formed a party to privately control the imperial government, in an attempt to empty Li Zhi. However, he did not expect that Li Zhi took Wucai into the palace, and Wucai was later Wu Zetian, she was ruthless, and soon with her assistance, Li Zhi eliminated Changsun Wuji's party, and the Changsun family was beheaded all over the house.
Li Shimin was worried that Li Zhi could not become a good emperor, but Li Zhi handed over the imperial government to Wu Zetian, and under Wu Zetian's rule, the Tang Dynasty was thriving, and the country was safe, and it was more than Zhenguan Shengshi .
conclusion
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji achieved each other's life, life and death together, and they were a model between monarchs and courtiers, and he always believed that Changsun Wuji was loyal to himself.
And Changsun Wuji believes that Li Zhi is weak and he must be able to completely control him.
However, these are things that I think are subject to change and unforeseeable.