Foreword: Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu, was originally unwilling to rise up against the Sui Dynasty, but he did not expect that his son Li Shimin had given him a death slug of beauty. Li Yuan was frightened out of a cold sweat and carefully calculated and concluded that the rebellion was not a big deal, it was either dead or not, but it was already a certain death.
Tang Gaozu, Li Yuan
Li Yuan, Tang Gaozu, and the Sui Emperor Yang Guang were cousins of his sister-in-law
First, why did Li Yuan not want to rebel in the first place? I think there are 2 main reasons.
1. Li Yuan and the Sui Emperor Yang Guang were cousins of concubines, and Emperor Yang of Sui Wen insisted that Li Yuan'en be as heavy as a mountain.
Li Yuan's mother was called Dugu Mantuo, her eldest sister Du lonely was the empress of Northern Zhou, and her seventh sister Dugu Jialuo was the empress of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui, so Li Yuan should be called little uncle, and Yang Guang was a cousin.
Both men are great characters
Li Yuan's father died when he was 7 years old, and Emperor Wen of Sui and Empress Dowager Dugu Jialuo both pitied Li Yuan and asked him to attack the Duke of Tang, and when he was older, he was sealed, Wei Wei Shaoqing, Taiyuan remained behind, etc., and Emperor Jue put him in charge of supervising the transportation of grain and grass during the Eastern Expedition.
Therefore, from the perspective of family affection, Li Yuan himself did not want to rebel at all.
2. Li Yuan has a conservative personality, because he is a member of power and a vested interest, he has already enjoyed the glory and wealth, what is the purpose of the rebellion? Isn't it still glorious and rich? He already had this, and if the rebellion failed, it would be a great sin of killing the head and exterminating the clan.
Territory map of the Sui Dynasty
Second, why did Li Shimin rebel? I think there are also 2 reasons.
Many people only know that Yang Guang is Li Shimin's uncle, but they do not know that Yang Guang and Li Shimin have another layer of relationship: Yang Guang's daughter Princess Yuerong married Li Shimin, referred to as Yang Fei in Tang history, she gave birth to three sons, the sixth son Li Ke the Prince of Wu was the most effective, and was almost made crown prince.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin
Princess Yuerong of the Sui Dynasty Emperor was a cousin of Li Shimin, and she liked "cousin" Li Shimin since she was a child
Therefore, Li Shimin is also Yang Guang's son-in-law and donkey horse, which is clearly recorded in history. In 615 AD, the Sui Emperor toured the north, was besieged by the Xiongnu's Shibi Khan's iron horse at Yanmen Pass, Li Shimin and Li Yuan used a suspicious military strategy to force the Xiongnu to retreat, the Sui Emperor was very grateful, handed over the important town of Taiyuan to Li Yuan, and married his daughter to Li Shimin, this year Li Shimin was only 17 years old.
Li Shimin originally did not want to rebel, but the two acts of Yang Jian and Yang Guang made Li Shimin take the road of anti-Sui.
1. At that time, there was a rumor in the folk: Li Shi should be the son of heaven. Therefore, Yang Jian and Yang Guang had a natural vigilance against the people surnamed Li in the government and the opposition and killed them, among which Li Shimin's 4 uncle Liang Zhou stabbed Shi Li Zhang, who was killed by Yang Jian.
2. The Xiongnu attacked the border again, and Wang Rengong ordered Yang Guang to be beheaded because of his weak defense; likewise, Li Yuan was ordered to be arrested immediately because of his weak support.
The actions of the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty made Li Shimin very afraid in his heart. Therefore, Li Shimin focused on the chaotic situation in the world, so he suggested that Li Yuan conform to the people's will and rebel.
Iii. How did Li Shimin set up a beauty plan for Li Yuan?
The Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang Guang had two palaces in Taiyuan, and although he did not come very often, the palace eunuchs inside were complete. Li Yuan, as the retainer of Taiyuan (mayor of Taiyuan + commander of the Taiyuan Military Region), was also authorized to take charge of the palace. Of course, the palace also has its own set of bureaucratic systems, and the chief official is Pei Ning, who plays very well with Li Shimin.
Pei Huan later became the first chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
One day, Li Yuan was drunk while out on official business, and when he woke up, he suddenly found himself sleeping in the palace, and he was still sleeping next to the two little wives of the Sui Emperor!
Depending, the woman who slept with the emperor, is not her head going to fall off? Li Yuan felt that his mind was very short of oxygen and his brain was confused.
Li Yuan asked the two women of the Sui Dynasty Emperor next to him, "I drank too much, and I don't know why I slept here." I didn't do anything I shouldn't do when I slept here, did I? ”
Let the father sleep with the emperor's woman, such an idea Li Shimin dared to think and dare to do
The two women replied softly, "You did what every man likes to do last night, but we also feel that the current emperor has no way, so we are willing to obey the orders of the deputy governor of the palace to serve you." ”
Li Yuan jumped up at once, and took the sword to kill Pei Huan and Liu Wenjing, the palace chiefs.
At that time, Liu Wenjing was Jinyang Ling, and pei huan was so good that he often slept in the same bed, so the design of Li Yuan was done by Pei Huan and Liu Wenjing.
Liu Wenjing also became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but was later killed by Li Yuan on an excuse
However, Pei Huan and Liu Wenjing were already waiting for him outside with a smile: "Tang Gong, sleeping and sleeping is a dead word after all, why don't you make up your mind to rebel earlier, and there is still a hope of success?" ”
In fact, all this was arranged by Li Shimin, that is, to force Li Yuan to have to oppose. Li Yuan thought carefully all night, felt that his son Li Shimin was right, and finally made up his mind to rebel.
The territory map of the Tang Dynasty is much larger than that of the Sui Dynasty
Conclusion: After nearly a year of preparation, Li Yuan raised an army in Jinyang in 617 AD, quickly captured Chang'an, and declared himself emperor in Chang'an in 618, thus creating the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for 289 years, of which Li Shimin set up a beautiful plan to force Li Yuan to rebel, and the credit was the first. Of course, for Li Shimin, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, only being a king of Qin was not satisfied, and he finally "rebelled" again to kill his brother Li Jiancheng and his younger brother Li Yuanji, forcing Li Yuan to abdicate, and he became emperor for Tang Taizong.