Tang Taizong Li Shimin's brother-in-law, the eldest grandson, had courage and strategy, and made great contributions to Sheng Tang, but in the end why was he forced to commit suicide?
First of all, starting from the birth of the eldest grandson, he lost his father at an early age, and lived with his sister Empress Eldest Sun with his uncle Gao Shilian, who was a Guanlong nobleman. Gao Shilian and Gao Zu Li Yuan were friends, and the eldest grandson Wu Ji defected to Li Shimin, the King of Qin, to conquer the world, while his sister married Li Shimin and became a crown princess. His younger sister was dignified and virtuous, virtuous, and read a lot, and was Li Shimin's virtuous helper. Whether it is in serving Taizu or accepting Li Shimin, the relationship is handled very well. Later, when Li Shimin's advisers Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi were expelled from the Qin Palace, Changsun Wuji urged Li Shimin to kill Li Jiange and Li Yuanji, played a key role, and became a meritorious servant of Ling Yange, ranking first. After Emperor Taizong of Tang succeeded to the throne, Li Shimin wanted his eldest son Wu Ji to be the prime minister, and under the advice of his sister Empress Changsun, he insisted on resigning, and instead appointed ChangSun Wu Ji as the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, as a foreign relative, he was still very enlightened. After the failed rebellion of the crown prince Li Chengqian, the eldest son Wu Ji supported Li Zhi as crown prince, and Chu Suiliang became li Shimin's posthumous trusted minister.
After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, his uncle Changsun Wuji became a major courtier of the imperial court, and at the beginning, everything was entrusted to his uncle to take care of, and everyone was at peace. Later, the problem was with Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian He Xuren, the daughter of Tang Taizong's friend, whose friend was a timber merchant, was born in a solid family. Later, he was chosen by Emperor Taizong by chance, became a talented person, and has not been favored. During Emperor Taizong's illness, Li Zhi developed feelings for Wu Zetian. After Emperor Taizong's death, because he had no heirs, he could only go to Ganye Temple to become a nun. Empress Wang, the empress dowager, wu Zetian and Li Zhi's affair, was known. Empress Wang has a more direct personality and will not please Li Zhi. Later, When Concubine Xiao Shu was favored, Empress Wang returned Wu Zetian from Ganye Temple to the palace. Unexpectedly, after attracting wolves into the house, Emperor Gaozong fell in love with Wu Zetian and gave birth to a number of small princes. Under the charm of Wu Zetian, he wanted to make Wu Zetian empress. Eldest Sun Wuji first objected, Wu Zetian was Emperor Gaozong's concubine and insulted the law of etiquette, and then Wu Ze was not a Guanlong nobleman, from a humble origin, a merchant family, and when he became empress, he would touch the interests of the Guanlong aristocratic clique. So firmly opposed. Empress Wang's uncle was the eldest grandson's right-hand man. Together with the imperial court ministers, they opposed the abolition of Empress Wang and the establishment of another warrior Tian as empress. Wu Tian also used various means to win over the eldest son Wuji, but the group behind the eldest son Wuji did not agree, and the eldest son Wuji could only oppose. For this reason, hatred is forged.
Later, with the support of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, Wu Zetian became empress. Li Zhi suffered from a genetic disease and limited energy, so he could only hand over some official documents to Wu Zetian for processing. Wu Zetian cultivated a large number of his own henchmen through the power to handle official documents. By the time Li Zhi died, Wu Zetian was already in control of the imperial court.
When Wu Zetian became empress, he found a crime of rebellion and exiled his eldest son Wuji, who was forced to commit suicide during the exile, and his two sons were also killed. A generation of famous courtiers fell like this.