The Tang Dynasty is China, the great unification of the dynasty, are relatively top-notch dynasties, inclusive social atmosphere, so that social development force rises, and neighboring countries, ethnic minorities, etc., the formation of a harmonious social environment, the only bad thing is that there are too many deposed princes, in the history of the Tang Dynasty, there are only more than twenty emperors, but as many as ten deposed princes.
I don't know if it is, from the first generation, this kind of atmosphere has been formed, such as Tang Gaozu's eldest son, Li Jiancheng, who was originally a good prince and a figure who could also be literate and martial, but when he was about to ascend to the throne, he had to rebel, of course, this is only slander, but it also makes him have a stain, and also provokes the disaster of killing.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he realized the rule of Zhenguan, and indeed he was a great Ming Emperor, but he also made mistakes in dealing with his heirs, which also led to the later having to depose the crown prince. Li Shimin had a deep affection for empress dowager, so he had special expectations for his eldest son, Li Chengqian, and was made crown prince at the age of eight.
But later, it was abolished because of absurdities, which made people feel very dramatic, because in history, many deposed princes were because of absurdities, was it too coincidental, or was it added later?
Each dynasty's history, a certain degree of artistic processing, is indispensable, or beautify, or smear, but the needs are different. In his youth, Li Chengqian's evaluation was very high, and history recorded Li Chengqian: "sexual intelligence", "special minhui", "fengzi junling, benevolent filial piety pure depth".
It is said that Li Chengqian was born intelligent, quick thinking, tall, handsome, virtuous, benevolent and filial, and Tang Gaozu specially gave the name "Chengqian", a name with profound meaning, and had extremely high expectations for him.
But perhaps, like today's parents, Jackie Chan has everyone, plus Li Shimin's achievements are also high, and he unconsciously has too high requirements for his son Li Chengqian, just like a shackle, so that Li Chengqian has to be excellent.
Li Chengqian was bound in the thinking that if he was not excellent, he was wrong, so that he could only be talented, not only handling government affairs independently at the age of fifteen, but also meeting the requirements of his father Li Shimin, but perhaps everyone has the limit of endurance, and after growing up, some bad statements began to appear.
For example, Li Chengqian has the sayings of Longyang Zhizhi and Child Prostitution, such as having fun, simulating wars in the palace, and there are casualties every day, such as imitating the Turks, putting Ayala splendid embroidery without wearing it, and then cutting mutton with a saber to eat.
Although the Ancestors of the Li Family are a bit of humble blood, the Han culture has long been deeply rooted, but Li Chengqian yearns for the grassland life, which is a great rebellion. Moreover, he did not listen to the advice of the master, and he also said that some of the following offenses were committed, and he did not change his teachings, and because of these black materials, Li Chengqian was abolished, as if he were a matter of course.
Whether these things are true or not, why did Li Chengqian become like this?
In fact, as mentioned earlier, Li Chengqian cannot bear it, that is, it has a lot to do with pressure, one is the pressure given by his father, and the other is the pressure given by his brother Li Tai.
Because Li Tai was also born to Empress Changsun, Li Shimin also favored him, and believed that Li Tai's talent was still above Li Chengqian, and Li Shimin did not distinguish between concubines, and even crossed the rules and was crowned as the King of Zhengyipin Wei. After Li Tai grew up a little, Li Shimin found various reasons to give Li Tai a reward, including official positions, titles, rations, and so on.
Li Tai was knighted and changed three times, although the title has been promoted beyond promotion, but there is also a difference between being a prince, and every time the title is changed, many official positions and fiefs will be added, and Li Tai's peak period, overseeing twenty-two states.
In addition, Li Shimin also made an exception and issued an edict, hoping that Li Tai would move back to the Wude Hall in the palace so that father and son could easily meet each other. Originally, when the crown prince grew up, he would be sealed out separately, and generally could not enter the palace at will without summoning, but Li Tai was an exception.
Therefore, in the Old Book of Tang and the Biography of Wei Ting, it will be said that the prince has many faults, and Li Taide is favored by Li Shimin and has the idea of establishing a prince instead.
At this time, regardless of whether Li Chengqian's black material is real or not, it is inevitable to lose power, and Li Tai is gaining momentum, and seeing his brother fall out of favor, he has a different mind. And Li Chengqian was jealous of Li Tai's favor, and he was afraid that his father had the intention of changing the crown prince, and he had the idea of taking risks.
Li Chengqian tried to assassinate Li Tai, but was unsuccessful, and then colluded with Li Yuanchang the Prince of Han, Du He and Hou Junji, the princess of Chengyang, to force a confession against Li Shimin. But Li Shimin he Xuren, this result can be imagined, Li Chengqian plotted a rebellion failed, and then was imprisoned.
After Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Taicai tried to get a dagger and asked Li Shimin for the position of crown prince, and almost let him succeed, but Li Shimin eventually changed his oral transmission to Li Zhi. Moreover, with Li Tai's motives, it is very likely that he has smeared Li Chengqian.
Although Li Chengqian may behave abnormally due to pressure, he will never be so exaggerated, and seeing that he is orderly plotting rebellion shows that his thinking is still clear, but when he comes to the step of rebellion, he is more forced to be helpless. Because the chances of success in this move are not high, if there is a choice, no one wants to do so.
Looking at history and embarking on the road of rebellion, there are not many deposed princes, some are forced to be helpless, some are deliberate, some are slandered, but there are almost no successful people, and in history, he has become a "ridiculous prince".