We Chinese and like to label people. People who are labeled as good people, no matter what they do, are reasonable. People who are labeled bad guys, no matter what they do, have ulterior motives. For example, the eldest grandson of Ling Yange's meritorious service, Wu Jie, did many great treacherous and evil things, but was beautified by history as a loyal subject.
When I read the Zizhi Tongjian and the Old and New Tang Dynasties, I found that the eldest son Wuji had done many great treacherous and evil things, which seemed to be inconsistent with the impression of being a loyal subject. The author has to be empty today, and write out the bad things that the eldest grandson Wuji did, so that everyone can see whether the eldest grandson is loyal or adulterous.
The first bad thing that eldest Sun Wuji did was to be the first to propose to Li Shimin to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion. If you rebel against this kind of thing, if you succeed, you will change the day, and if you fail, you will fall to the ground. The change of Xuanwu Gate was successful, and the eldest grandson Wuji ranked first among the heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion.
When I read the history books and read this, I thought: "Instigate the prince, murder the prince, and imprison the father and emperor." Such a person is also considered a loyal subject? If the change of Xuanwu Gate fails, the eldest son Wujie will be the most heinous anti-thief. He was not so much the first hero of Ling Yan Pavilion as the first conspirator. ”
Eldest grandson wujie stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
After the defeat of the king, the change of XuanwuMen laid the position of the eldest son Wujie, so that the eldest son Wuji could be obtained in the Tang Dynasty. The eldest grandson in the early years of Zhenguan was suppressed by his sister Empress Eldest Sun, and could only do some errands for high power and light ludo. After empress dowager's death, empress dowager Entered the core area of Tang power.
In the later years of Li Shimin's life, the eldest grandson Wuji did a thing that lacked morality, that is, to exclude Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling is the Prime Minister of Zhenguan, and his position is above that of the eldest grandson Wujie. The eldest grandson did not hesitate to disobey Fang Xuanling for a long time, so he tried to squeeze Out Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling was also a smart person in ice and snow, and he knew that the eldest grandson could not tolerate himself. Fang Xuanling applied to Li Shimin for retirement and pension again and again.
Li Shimin once wanted to reconcile the relationship between Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wujie, and let the two brothers serve together as the teacher of the crown prince Li Zhi. The eldest grandson was reluctant to work with Fang Xuanling, and Li Shimin had to approve Fang Xuanling's resignation application. After Fang Xuanling retired, the eldest grandson Wuji became the only family in the later years of Zhenguan.
After Li Shimin's death, the eldest grandson of the Minister of Orphanhood became the Prime Minister of Yonghui who covered the sky with his hands. During the Tang Dynasty, xiangquan was divided into three provinces: Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, and Menxia Province. The official position of the eldest grandson is the inspection of the zhongshu order, the knowledge of the shangshu, the second province of menxia. The separation of the three provinces has become the eldest grandson Wujie's hand covering the sky, and the ambition of the eldest grandson Wujie can be seen from this.
Li Shimin stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Soon after Li Zhi ascended the throne, he honored his father's last wishes and appointed Li Ji as a left servant. After Li Ji arrived at his post, he encountered the same situation as Fang Xuanling in his later years. The eldest grandson was unwilling to be divided by Li Ji and squeezed Li Ji everywhere. Again and again, Li Ji applied for resignation. Li Zhi had no choice but to approve Li Ji's resignation.
Judging from the two things that the eldest grandson Wujie excluded Fang Xuanling and Li Ji, the desire for power of the eldest grandson Wujie was very strong. When empress eldest grandson was alive, she did her best to suppress the eldest grandson. When Empress Eldest Sun died, she also told Li Shimin not to reuse the eldest son. Empress Eldest Sun repeatedly guarded against Eldest Sun Wujie because Empress Eldest Sun knew of her brother's unscrupulous disposition for power, and was afraid that he would bring disaster to the family.
The eldest grandson is not only a strong desire for power, but also a flaw must be repaid, and a little revenge will try to take the other party's life. Fang Xuanling's daughter-in-law, Princess Gaoyang, in order to compete for the inheritance, denounced the eldest uncle Fang Zhizhi for being rude. In order to save his life, Fang Yizhi accused Fang Yi'ai of conspiring with Princess Gaoyang. The eldest grandson seized this opportunity to trick Fang's widow into confessing and killing a group of ministers who were not at odds with him.
Zizhi Tongjian. Volume 199 records that the eldest grandson Wuji used the story of Qigan Chengji as bait to let Fang Yi'ai "hope to avoid death". Qigan Chengji was Li Chengqian's nemesis, and because he confessed li Chengqian's conspiracy to rebel, he was not only exempted from the death penalty, but also given a high-ranking official HouJue by Li Shimin.
Li Ji stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
The eldest grandson Wuji asked Fang Yi'ai to learn from Qigan Chengji and confess the conspiracy to the same party. In accordance with the instructions of the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Yi'ai confessed to Li Ke the King of Wu, Li Yuanjing the King of Jing, Li Daozong the King of Jiangxia, Princess Baling, Chai Lingwu of the Horse, Xue Wanche, and others. Fang Yi'ai bit his breath and said that they were involved in the rebellion.
The eldest grandson took Fang's confession and demanded that Emperor Gaozong of Tang sentence these people to death. Emperor Gaozong of Tang also knew that these people had grievances, so he asked the ministers: "King Jing, Uncle of Shuo, King Wu, Brother Shuo, want to kill them, can you?" ”
Li Zhi interceded, wanting to spare his uncle and brother from dying. The eldest grandson, Wu Ji, and the ministers he controlled, demanded that Emperor Gaozong of Tang give them the death penalty. Li Zhi had no choice but to give two princesses, three horses, and two princes to death according to the will of the eldest grandson Wujie. When Li Ke, the king of Wu, was killed, he once shouted loudly: "The eldest son is unscrupulous in stealing authority, harming goodness, and the clan has a spirit, and it will not be long before the clan is exterminated!" ”
Li Daozong was a cousin of Li Shimin, and was praised by the Zhengshi New Book of Tang as "the first emperor of the country, only Daozong and Filial Piety were the most virtuous". Li Daozong offended the eldest grandson Wujie because of a trivial matter, and the eldest grandson Wujie pulled hard and dragged Li Daozong into the Fang Yi Ai conspiracy case. The eldest grandson exiled the old prince to Guangxi, and Li Daozong could not bear the exile of the bitter road, and died in the middle of the road.
Li Zhi stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
This incident is from the New Book of Tang. The biography of Li Daozong," the original text is: "The eldest son Wujie, Chu Suiliang and Daozong had a feud, slandered and left behind love and kindness, Liuxiang Prefecture, Dao Sick Xue, year 54." ”
The eldest grandson Wujie began from the change of Xuanwumen, and was a person who started with conspiracies and tricks. The eldest grandson Wuji arrived at the late Zhenguan period and squeezed out Fang Xuanling. In the early days of Yonghui, the eldest grandson Wuji also excluded Li Ji. In the middle of Yonghui, he concocted the case of Fang's widow's love plot and killed Li Ke, Li Daozong and others.
The eldest grandson is so unscrupulous, where is it like the work of a loyal minister? The eldest son Wuji was ostensibly a loyal subject, but in fact he was a man of great treachery and great evil. If he continues to sit on the throne, the eldest grandson Wuji will definitely become the second Wang Mang. In order to protect himself, Li Zhi united with the Shu landlord class headed by Wu Meiniang and wiped out the Guanlong aristocratic clique headed by Changsun Wuji. The eldest grandson was killed as a result, and the eldest grandson family was destroyed.
In my opinion: "Eldest Sun Wuji is a traitorous courtier, and if he does not die, Li Zhi will become a puppet emperor." Li Zhi's destruction of the eldest grandson Wujie's family was legitimate defense. The destruction of the eldest grandson empress family is deserved. ”
The historical sources of this article are: "Zizhi Tongjian" and "New and Old Tang Dynasty Books".
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