The Xuanwumen Revolution is arguably the most famous event in the history of the mainland, involving Li Shimin, the second son of the emperor who contributed to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty but was only named Emperor Qin. On the other side, Li Jiancheng, who was named the crown prince because of his eldest son, and his fourth brother Li Yuanji.
After all, Li Shimin did not have the determination to be the king at the beginning, but Li Jiancheng pressed him step by step, and Li Shimin decided not to tolerate it anymore. Li Shimin conspired with his cronies to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and shot Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to force Li Yuan to the palace. After Li Yuan abdicated, Li Shimin was proclaimed emperor.
Li Shimin had a very high status among all the emperors of ancient China, and under his rule in the Tang Dynasty, the economic, cultural, and military strength was greatly developed, and there was even such a prosperous situation as the "rule of Zhenguan".
It can be said that Li Shimin is a good emperor in history, after all, after the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin humbly accepted advice, recruited talents, attached importance to the legal system, and saved money. Let the people live and work in peace and contentment, coupled with Li Shimin's very good use of soldiers, he has destroyed the threat of the northern peoples.
When Li Shimin was young, he began to work hard, studying history, astronomy and geography, and the art of war. In this way, it laid a solid foundation for the creation of the rule of Zhenguan in the future.
Li Shimin was perfect among emperors and a model for Chinese emperors, and Chinese often used the Han and Tang dynasties to describe the most powerful era of the Chinese nation, and often compared Tang Emperor to Han Wu.
The death of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji
After the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed. But how did they deal with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's families?
Li Jiancheng's wife, Zheng Guanyin, was very bleak for the rest of her life, but she lived 27 years longer than Li Shimin. Li Jiancheng's wife, Zheng Guanyin, was born in the Xingyang Zheng family of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the family status is huge.
According to the epitaph, the Zheng family was a famous family at that time. Zheng Guanyin was fortunate to be born in such a family and grew up in a relatively privileged environment since he was a child. Her beauty and noble character became the focus of praise in the inscription.
Zheng Guanyin married Li Jiancheng when he was 16 years old, but he didn't expect to become a loner at the age of 28, and he lived until he was 78 years old. After Zheng Guanyin died, Li Zhi buried her and Li Jiancheng together.
For Zheng Guanyin's fate, it can be said that there are sweet and desolate. It is completely different from Li Yuanji's wife Yang Qimei, after Li Yuanji's death in the Xuanwumen Revolution, Li Shimin occupied Yang Qimei and gave birth to a child.
Yang Qimei's family has been poor since she was a child, but Yang Qimei is diligent and studious, and is deeply loved by the teacher in her hometown. And Yang Qimei also learned poetry and songs, and never left her poetry and books, and also showed a high talent for literary creation.
Yang Qimei's talent and appearance also quickly attracted the powerful people in Chang'an City, who came to give precious dowry gifts, hoping to marry Yang Qimei as his wife. But in Yang Qimei's heart, she just wants to live a peaceful life and find a talented person to spend her life with, so Yang Qimei is not interested in the powerful.
Until the appearance of Li Yuanji, it changed the fate of Yang Qimei. Because Yang Qimei's talent and beauty deeply attracted Li Yuanji, he wanted to include Yang Qimei in the harem. At first, Yang Qimei was unwilling, but under the continuous pressure of Li Yuanji, Yang Qimei also had to compromise.
Later, Yang Qimei married Li Yuanji, but after marriage, Yang Qimei did not get Li Yuanji's favor. Li Yuanji was very indifferent to Yang Qimei, which also made Yang Qimei's beauty a waste.
But in Yang Qimei's heart, Li Yuanji is not the same as the person she imagined. After all, Li Yuanji is extravagant and idle all day long. The most excessive thing is that Li Yuanji doesn't want Yang Qimei to continue writing and writing, which also makes Yang Qimei disgusted. But Yang Qimei can't change the current situation.
By chance, Yang Qimei met Li Shimin, so she fell in love. Compared with Li Yuanji, Li Shimin is higher than Li Yuanji in appearance and ability, and since then, Yang Qimei has secretly had feelings for Li Shimin.
After the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin included Yang Qimei in the harem, but Yang Qimei was Li Yuanji's wife after all. Although it is said that he was included in the harem by Li Shimin, he has never had a name. Until Li Shimin died in Chang'an, Yang Qimei did not have any name, resulting in a very low status.
After Li Shimin's death, Yang Qimei could only leave the palace, and Yang Qimei reflected on her life and decided to escape into the empty door and spend her future days in the temple. I have to say that Yang Qimei's life is full of loneliness, and she can't control her life, only endless disappointment in her heart.
As for the sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, they were all executed, and their names were also removed from the genealogy of the Li Tang clan. At the same time, all the female dependents of the family were included in the palace and became an important part of Li Shimin's harem.
In fact, in the struggles of various dynasties and generations, it is an ironclad law that the king will be defeated and defeated. If Li Shimin fails in the Xuanwumen Change, presumably his family will not end up much better.
Among them, there is also a mythical story that has been praised by the world, after Li Shimin eradicated Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, Li Shimin was afraid that they would come and ask for their lives. ordered Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde to guard in front of their door day and night, but the two generals also had times of fatigue, so Li Shimin asked the painter to draw the two and paste them on the door.
But Li Shimin's fate seems to have been fixed, in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin has grown old. Li Shimin's sons also began to compete for the storage position. The eldest son Li Chengqian, the second son Li Tai and the fifth son Li You were successively involved in the battle for the throne. Perhaps at this time, Li Shimin understood his father Li Yuan's mood.
Throughout the more than 2,000 years of feudal dynasties, dozens of dynasties have been replaced, and more than 400 emperors, most of the emperors have mixed reputations, even Ming Jun is no exception.