The Tang Dynasty is recognized as one of the most powerful dynasties in China's history, and the tang dynasty is inseparable from Tang Taizong Li Shimin's southern conquest and northern war. The success of Li Shimin's xuanwumen change is inseparable from the ten heroes around him. However, there are also many talents under Prince Li Jiancheng, and they are also very famous. Who are these people?
After Wei Zheng surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the first year of Wu De,he had been assisting the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng treated him very kindly and courteously. After Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion in the ninth year of Wude, the crown princes Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed.
When Li Shimin heard that Wei Zheng often advised Li Jiancheng to arrange him elsewhere, he deliberately sent someone to bring Wei Zheng for questioning, believing that Wei Zheng had alienated the two brothers, and Wei Zheng believed that if Li Jiancheng listened to his opinion, he would not be killed today. Wei Zheng's outspokenness made Li Shimin very appreciative, and he not only pardoned him, but also arranged for an official position.
After that, Wei Zheng had been serving the Tang Dynasty, and had always been outspoken in the courtroom, with more than two hundred comments before and after, but they were all accepted by Li Shimin. Not only did Li Shimin reuse Wei Zheng, but empress Dowager Changsun also admired him in the later period, so Wei Zheng's career was also very smooth, all the way to the Tang Dynasty prime minister.
Wei Zheng, as a famous courtier of the Tang Dynasty, also laid an important foundation for Li Shimin to create the rule of Zhenguan. His outspoken words eventually convinced Li Shimin. His assistance made Li Shimin's rule more stable and reliable. After Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin was very sad, resigned for five days, and ordered a thick burial. This treatment shows that Wei Zheng played a pivotal role in the Zhenguan period.
Li Gang's political path was very interesting, and he served as the crown prince during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, assisting the then crown prince Yang Yong. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he was responsible for teaching the crown prince Li Jiancheng. After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Zhenguan spent four years and became the teacher of The Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
Li Gang assisted the three princes in his lifetime, and friends familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty can find that none of these three princes eventually ascended the throne. Although Li Gang was an official and a subject, he had always been outspoken and quick-witted, and even the prince who assisted one person and was above ten thousand people dared to speak out and advise several times.
It is precisely because of this that Li Gang was assisting the crown prince Li Jiancheng during the period, because he repeatedly violated his words and direct advice, which caused Li Jiancheng to be displeased. Li Gang not only did not relent, but because Li Jiancheng did not adopt his advice, he angrily proposed to resign, but was not allowed by Li Yuan. However, in Li Gang's later years, when he assisted the crown prince Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian was very respectful and courteous to him, and he was very respectful.
In the later period, Li Gang suffered from a foot disease, and Li Chengqian personally helped him to the temple, and his attitude was also respectful and respectful, which was a good story for a while. When Li Shimin ascended to the court, he would also let Li Gang sit next to him, which showed the importance he attached to him. Li Gang eventually died at the age of eighty-five, and was also a long-lived old man in ancient times.
Tang Lin initially followed Li Jiancheng on his eastern expeditions, and during this period he also gained a good reputation and actively advised the crown prince Li Jiancheng. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Tang Lin was appreciated by Li Shimin, and instead of abdicating his guilt, he was recruited to serve Li Shimin.
When Tang Lin was an official under Wanquan County Ling, he released all the prisoners in the county prison who were held because they did not pay taxes, so that they could go home and cultivate land during the good season of farming. The county commander was worried that the prisoners would escape after being released, and could not bear the responsibility and asked for leave to return to their hometowns, but Tang Lin was willing to take all the charges alone. The prisoners were impressed by his kindness, and the incident made him famous.
During the Zhenguan period, he was recommended by Wei Zheng to serve as a palace attendant, and later became a waiter at the Yellow Gate. After Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne, he successively held important positions such as the Punishment Department, the Household Department, and the Official Department Shangshu. He was a man of integrity and a clean wind in his sleeves, and later offended li Yifu, the prime minister at the time, and died in office at the age of sixty. It can be seen that he is also a famous courtier with high wind and bright festivals.
Xue Wanche was originally a Sui Dynasty general, and after returning to the Tang Dynasty, he and his brother Xue Wanjun were both meritorious in his conquest of Liang Shi, and later followed Luo Yi around in the conquest, which was highly appreciated by Li Jiancheng. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Xue Wanche heard the news of the death of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and led two thousand troops to attack Xuanwu Gate, almost cutting off Li Shimin's rear road. Later, Li Shimin sent people to surrender many times before he recruited Xue Wanche to his subordinates.
During the Zhenguan period, Xue Wanche was also a down-to-earth fierce general and made great achievements in battle. In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Xue Wanche married Tang Taizong's sister Princess Danyang and became a lieutenant. After marrying the princess, the princess felt that he was dull and quite unhappy, and the newlyweds also had a conflict, and it was only after the mediation of Tang Taizong Li Shimin that they reconciled, which was also an interesting thing.
In the fourth year of Yonghui, Fang Yi'ai plotted a rebellion with Princess Gaoyang and launched a palace coup. Princess Gaoyang was proud and arrogant, and Fang Yi'ai was also dissatisfied with being deposed, so the two waited for the opportunity to launch a coup d'état and establish Li Yuanjing, the sixth son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, as emperor. At this time, Xue Wanche had a close relationship with Fang Yi'ai, and repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with the imperial court at that time in conversations.
However, Fang Yi'ai and Princess Gaoyang's plan was not secret, and soon the plan was revealed, and a cadre of people involved in the rebellion were arrested. Tang Gaozong sent Changsun Wuji to try the case, and Xue Wanche was naturally killed for participating in it.
Born in present-day Wenxi, Shaanxi, Pei Zhi was diligent and studious since childhood, and after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he entered the Sui Dynasty as an official, and was a famous diplomat and strategist of the Sui Dynasty. Pei Zhi successfully divided the Turks by means of divisive tactics, laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Turks in the later Tang Dynasty. After the death of Sui, Pei Zhi surrendered to Emperor Gaozu of Tang and served as crown prince Zhan Shi. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Pei Zhi was heavily used.
After Li Jiancheng was killed in the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, the participants who retreated to the Eastern Palace fled under the persuasion of Pei Zhi, avoiding a decisive battle between Li Shimin and Li Shimin. Li Shimin was made crown prince, and after emperor succeeded to the throne, Pei Ji assumed the important position of Minbu Shangshu.
At this time, Pei Zhi was already more than eighty years old, and in ancient times, he was undoubtedly an old man with a fairy wind Dao bone. But he was still in good spirits and was deeply used by Li Shimin. In the first year of Zhenguan, after Pei Zhi died of illness, Li Shimin posthumously gave him the title of Daizhou Assassin History, with the title of Jing. It can be said that in the history of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Zhi was also a big figure with a happy ending.
Under the crown prince Li Jiancheng, both civilian and military generals, there were many celebrities, which was enough to rival Li Shimin's hero Haojie. However, most of these people were also able to become famous in history in their later years because they stood in the ranks of Li Shimin in the later period.
Although several of the people mentioned in the text were initially attributed to the crown prince Li Jiancheng. However, after the change of Xuanwumen, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, not only did he not particularly embarrass them, but he repeatedly appeased and surrendered, and recruited these capable people to his subordinates, which could also prove from the side that their ability was very good.
After the famous courtiers accepted by the crown prince Li Jiancheng submitted to Li Shimin's command and continued to serve the Tang Dynasty as officials, most of the others, except for those who participated in rebellion or committed major crimes, also got a good ending.