In 626 AD, a full eight years had passed since the founding capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, and with the basic end of the national unification war, the world was initially decided. Years of war have led to the economic decline of the world and the displacement of the people, and the Tang Empire urgently needs to recuperate, restore vitality and re-establish order.
At this time, Li Yuan, the Emperor Gaozu of Tang Gaozu, who was sitting in the Taiji Palace, always frowned and could not sleep and eat. Heavy government affairs were only one aspect, but more importantly, the struggle between Li Shimin, the King of Qin, and the alliance between the crown princes Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji became increasingly intense, and the two sides were almost sword-fighting.
Tang Palace
In order to avoid the tragedy of brotherhood, Li Yuan once made up his mind to place Li Shimin, the King of Qin, in Luoyang. However, they were all Li Yuan's own sons, and the palms of their hands and the backs of their hands were all meat, not to mention that Li Shimin had made great achievements in the Founding War of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan hesitated, on the one hand, he let Li Jiancheng continue to be the prince of the Eastern Palace, on the other hand, he let Li Shimin hold heavy troops and his advisers were fierce. At this time, Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu, may have been hesitant for a while when it was difficult for the Qing officials to decide on family affairs, or perhaps he was fighting for his position as emperor and father, and wanted to use the imperial balance technique to let several sons balance each other, but the direction of the matter quickly exceeded Li Yuan's control!
This summer, Li Shimin, who heard that the crown prince and Li Yuanji had joined forces to put himself to death, decided to strike first.
Li Shimin stills
On the night of the third day of the sixth lunar month, Li Shimin went to the palace according to the plan he had formulated to give Li Yuan secret information, which was that Li Jiancheng and the harem concubines had committed adultery, and when he heard that Li Yuan was furious, he was informed to let Li Jiancheng come to the palace the next day for interrogation and confrontation.
In the early morning of June 4, before dawn, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were ordered to enter the palace. At this time, Li Shimin had already bought the Xuanwu Gatekeeper and led people to ambush nearby. After a bloody battle, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed. Under pressure and helplessness, Li Yuan established Li Shimin as the crown prince, and soon Zen was located in Li Shimin, and history entered the Zhenguan era.
Stills of the Tang Dynasty army
After the Xuanwumen coup, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's children were all executed. Subsequently, Li Shimin forcibly occupied Li Yuanji's wife, Princess Yang of Qi, in spite of the world's criticism, and later had a son with him, and nominally passed it on to Li Yuanji. This series of riots is really surprising. More importantly, after the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin also wanted to make this former sister-in-law empress, and finally Li Shimin gave up this idea under the outspoken advice of his direct minister Wei Zheng.
So, what magic does Princess Yang of Qi have? So much so that Li Shimin, who let the harem beauties flock to her, be so obsessed with her, and finally risked the world to forcibly occupy this sister-in-law into the harem, and even wanted to become an empress? Based on historical data, we speculate that there are three reasons for this.
Stills of Princess Yang of Qi
First of all, Princess Yang of Qi came from a famous family, she was the daughter of Yang Gongren, the chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Gongren had a very famous younger brother, called the Sui Emperor. In ancient times, when the door was right, especially for the ancient ruling class that paid attention to blood, the origin of Princess Yang of Qi and the forces represented behind it had a huge attraction to Li Shimin.
Secondly, Princess Yang of Qi is indeed very beautiful, how beautiful is it? According to the historical data, it can be described in a few words, the national color is fragrant, the skin is like jade, the pavilion is jade, and the knowledge of the book is dali. Coming from a famous family, she has received a good education since she was a child, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Since ancient times, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, in the face of such a young and beautiful and famous and gentle and virtuous talented woman, as long as it is a man, he may salivate, not to mention Li Shimin, who is in his youth, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at that time.
Portrait of Princess Qi
Finally, when Li Yuanji was alive, he formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the crown prince Li Jiancheng. The alliance formed by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and Li Shimin eventually developed into a life-and-death confrontation. If it was not Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji who fell under the pool of blood at Xuanwu Gate, then it was Probably Li Shimin who had already been in a different place. Li Yuanji was far more sinister and vicious than Li Jiancheng, so when faced with this brother and opponent who was deliberately trying to put himself to death, Li Shimin hated him to the bone. As the ultimate winner of a bloody battle, the seizure of his wife may also be a special act of revenge.
In short, perhaps out of political considerations, perhaps out of revenge, but it is more likely that the young Li Shimin was indeed overwhelmed by the beauty and talent of Princess Yang of Qi. Therefore, he ignored the shame and laughter of the world and disregarded the possible criticism of future generations, and forcibly occupied this former sister-in-law and included her in the harem.
A long history
The smoke and clouds of history have long since dissipated, and the real answer to the mystery has been lost in the long river of history. No matter what, fratricide and bloody fighting, this is a complete human tragedy, but since ancient times, it is the most ruthless imperial family! Affection has long been swallowed up by power and desire! Therefore, even the ancient emperors also had their own pain and helplessness, and even ordinary people had their own happiness and consummation, perhaps this is the balance of the Heavenly Dao! What are your thoughts on this? Welcome to leave a comment ~
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