In many ancient history books and most modern film and television works, Li Jiancheng has almost been portrayed as a mediocre and narrow-minded image. For example, the "Old Tang Book" said that Taiyuan raised troops, and Li Jiancheng "was not premeditated, and since its establishment, there has been no merit." "New Tang Dynasty Book" and "Zizhi Tongjian" even said that Li Jiancheng was "desolate and addicted to alcohol, and hunted excessively", and "was on the right side with mediocrity". The domestic TV series "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" released in 2003 also portrayed Li Jiancheng as a narrow-minded person.
Is Li Jiancheng a dumb person? Is there any descendant?
Is Li Jiancheng a dumb person?
Of course not. After Tang Taizong Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to show his legitimacy, he reshaped the image of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince, and characterized him as a cruel, mediocre, incompetent and promiscuous person, so as to declare his legitimacy and legitimacy, and also showed that his succession to the throne was due to the fate of the world.
In fact, in his early years, Li Jiancheng was handsome in Hedong, assisted his father Li Yuan in establishing the Tang Dynasty, exterminated the warlord Liu Heimin supported by the Turks, and pacified Shandong. If Li Jiancheng was useless, it would be impossible to be made the crown prince.
In fact, before the Xuanwumen coup, Li Jiancheng had many opportunities to kill Li Shimin in one fell swoop, and the reason why he missed it was mainly due to his personality.
What kind of character is Li Jiancheng? He is an indecisive, loyal, and cowardly person. This can be seen from the beginning of the dispute between him and Li Shimin. Because Li Jiancheng is Li Yuan's eldest son, he was made the crown prince very early. And he has been out of prison many times in Li Yuan, and it is precisely because of this "legitimate heir" relationship that he has a high support rating in the DPRK.
In addition, Li Yuanji also supported him. Therefore, although Li Shimin has made outstanding achievements in war and has many powerful generals, his strength is obviously not as good as Li Jiancheng. Coupled with the support of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan, it can be said that the battle for the prince can be said to occupy the time, place, and people, and there are many opportunities to get rid of Li Shimin, such as sending Li Shimin out of Chang'an, such as killing Li Shimin first. But Li Jiancheng often hesitates at critical moments, taking into account his identity as the crown prince for a while, feeling that it is ungraceful to directly attack the black hand, and at the same time, he has a merciful heart, and feels that it is too cruel to kill his flesh and blood brothers. It is precisely this kind of gain and loss that many good opportunities have been missed to execute Li Shimin.
However, Li Shimin was much more resolute, he had no way out, he led his cronies and horses, and resolutely launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and seized the rights and the world that really belonged to him.
Li Jiancheng's subordinates are also full of talents, including Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Pei Ju, Wei Ting, etc., and Xue Wanche, Luo Yi, Feng Li, etc. Most of these people were loyal to Li Jiancheng, for example, Wei Zheng proposed several times that Li Jiancheng get rid of Li Shimin, and Xue Wanche led his troops to storm the Qin Palace. Such a large number of talented people follow Li Jiancheng with all their hearts, and it can be seen that Li Jiancheng is by no means mediocre. It's just that after Li Shimin succeeded in seizing power, in order to show that he was in accordance with the will of heaven in seizing the world, he deliberately sent people to smear Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, portraying these two as mediocre and incompetent people, and attributing all the establishment of the Tang Dynasty to himself, so that it seemed that his seizure of power was in accordance with the will of heaven.
Does Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, have any descendants?
The answer is yes, the heir is the person who inherits the ancestry, as long as it is recognized in the patriarchy, so the stepson is also counted, of course, the daughter does not belong to this category, after Li Shimin sat on the throne, he felt that he had done too much to his brothers back then, so he posthumously presented Li Jiancheng, and "took the prince Zhao Wangfu as the heir", and passed his 13th son Li Fu to Li Jiancheng as the heir, so Li Jiancheng has an heir.
The Tang Dynasty was not only one of the most glorious historical periods in the history of the mainland, but also one of the most frequent coups in the history of the mainland, which was related to the unique social and historical background and open social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. As an important event that changed the direction of Chinese history, the Xuanwumen Incident has become a story that people talk about!