If the most blessed "founding emperor" is selected, Li Yuan will definitely be on the list. Even Cao Pi and Sima Yan would bow to the wind. The vast majority of founding emperors either fought for themselves or fought for their fathers, but Li Yuan was "fighting for his son".
In the world of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan only carried a large banner and sat on the dragon chair, and the rest of the things Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng's two sons did for him. Among them, especially Li Shimin, most of the Tang Dynasty was fought down by Li Shimin.
Li Yuan actually recognized this, so much so that later he reached the point where he had "no reward for Li Shimin". Because if you reward again, you can only give the "princely throne" and your own "throne".
This is why, after Li Shimin captured the two kings (Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande) in the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Li Yuan began to suppress Li Shimin and violently promote the crown prince Li Jiancheng. It can only be said that Li Shimin was too fierce, seriously threatening the position of the crown prince and the emperor. Natural people must guard against you, even if it is a father and a brother, after all, since ancient times, it has been "no father and son in front of the throne".
Therefore, the outbreak of the Xuanwumen change is sooner or later. Whether it is Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, or Li Shimin, this should be very clear.
After all, Li Yuan was a father, and in order to prevent the tragedy of cannibalism, he once ordered: Let Li Shimin go to Luoyang to be a "land snake", and don't fight with his brother Li Jiancheng. As a result, Li Yuan soon repented again, because he was afraid that this was "letting the tiger return to the mountain", once Li Shimin got out of his control, what if he came to seize the throne? It is better to "bolt" around the insurance.
Obviously, At this moment, Li Yuan is not only a "split," but simply a "split." Father and emperor, these two identities, flashed back and forth and dominated him, so that Li Yuan did not know what to do. The so-called most bitter is the heart of parents. If you don't have a father and mother, you really can't understand Li Yuan's "divine operation." Therefore, the author can only say that they all hope that they will become dragons, but if there are too many "dragons", it is also uncomfortable to be a parent.
Finally, Li Yuan made up his mind, sided with the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and began the action of cutting off Li Shimin's henchmen. For example, Wei Chigong first drew gold and silver, and when he saw that the gold and silver were not moving, he directly threw it into the big prison. He was also released as Cheng Biting Jin and appointed as the "History of the Corniche Thorns". And Li Shimin's two great think tanks, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi, were also monitored and controlled.
Then he shouted: Send an army to fight the Turks! Li Shimin's nemesis Li Yuanji was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and almost all of Li Shimin's fierce generals were assigned to Li Yuanji to control and command.
This was the dilemma that Li Shimin faced before the change of Xuanwumen. Obviously, if the situation continues to develop, Li Shimin will properly become the commander of the light rod, and no matter how big the skill is, it will be in vain. Maybe Li Yuan wouldn't kill him, but what about Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji? What's more, Li Shimin is a person who demands progress, in fact, he has long been eyeing the "throne", how can he be slaughtered?
Finally, Li Shimin made a move, but he went straight to the "next three roads". Li Shimin sued Li Yuanji and Li Yuan's concubines, who were unclear about each other and had one leg.
Although this trick "can't be taken", it is something that Li Yuan must deal with, because it is related to the face of the emperor's eldest brother. So Li Yuan ordered: Let Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji come together on June 4 and confront each other.
So is it clean between Li Yuanji and Li Yuan's concubine? No one can figure it out. After all, in the early morning of the same day, the xuanwumen change occurred. However, many years later, the matter of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian was a foregone conclusion. Ridiculingly, this is equivalent to Li Shimin "predicting" his own affairs in advance...
In this way, the change of Xuanwumen occurred.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed, and Li Yuan announced: It was the crown prince and Yuanji who plotted against him, and Li Shimin "escorted him according to his will", which was a great merit! And soon after, he passed the throne to Li Shimin, and he went to become emperor, which was equivalent to Li Yuan conceding defeat.
Obviously, Li Yuan's concede of defeat is the change of Xuanwu Gate, and the most critical place is equivalent to direct characterization. Naturally, at this moment, there was a question: If Li Yuan did not admit defeat, what could Li Shimin do? If you want to understand this problem, you must understand: Why did Li Yuan concede defeat? In summary, there are two questions that need to be understood.
First: Xuanwumen is obviously Li Yuan's territory, why did Li Yuan not know when Li Shimin dueled Xuanwumen?
In fact, at first, Li Yuan did not understand this. According to the Zizhi Tongjian, Li Yuan asked: Who are the evil people in today's turmoil? Why is the secretary here?
Wei Chigong said: The King of Qin (Li Shimin) used the prince and the king of Qi to make trouble, raised an army to criticize him, fearing to alarm His Majesty, and dispatched his ministers to Guard.
Obviously, until Wei Chigong forced the palace, Li Yuan didn't know what was going on! Therefore, there is only one truth: that is, Li Shimin has already bought the forbidden army.
That is to say, although Li Shimin seemed very passive on the surface, in fact, he had already gained the lead in key places, and even the forbidden army guarding Li Yuan fell to Li Shimin and strictly sealed the news against Li Yuan. In other words, Li Shimin had long hung a knife on the head of his father Li Yuan, until finally Li Yuan woke up like a dream.
This can be called a kind of "psychological destruction or shock", which is enough to make Li Yuan collapse.
Second: Why does Li Yuan "boat in the sea pool"?
On June 4, li yuan summoned his three sons to confront him: In the end, "does Li Yuanji have a leg with the harem concubines?" For this reason, they all called Pei Ning, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Feng Deyi to arbitrate together. Wei Chigong, however, carried the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and ran to the boat to "report" to Li Yuan.
So why does Li Yuan "sail and gallop"? This is clearly unscientific!
In the "Records of Tang Taizong's Entry into Meditation", there was such a sentence: Ask Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty why he killed his brother in the front hall and imprisoned his father in the harem in the ninth year of Wude?
The forbidden army that contacted Li Yuan in front of him was already controlled by Li Shimin. Therefore, the truth should be: At the same time that Li Shimin was in front and launched an attack on Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, Li Yuan and others had already been "imprisoned" in the ship and were also controlled!
And Wei Chigong came to report with the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and it was nothing more than an ultimatum to Li Yuan on behalf of Li Shimin: Emperor Dad, are you convinced?
It is equivalent to declaring Li Yuan, there is no bargaining chip at all, there are only two ways to go: one admits defeat, and the other resists hard.
But what if you don't concede defeat? From the previous analysis, it is not difficult to see that there is only one result of estimation "accidentally falling into the water and dying".
Because, at this moment, Li Shimin has no way out, and only by forcing his father to admit defeat can he barely keep each other's dignity. Therefore, this explains why after Li Yuan conceded defeat, "(Li) Shimin knelt down and sucked on the milk, and mourned for a long time."
By analyzing the changes in Xuanwumen from Li Yuan's point of view, it is obvious that a conclusion can be drawn: Li Shimin's layout is far more clever than That of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, so he can finally win the victory of the xuanwumen change. Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, he lost helplessly.