In literary works such as "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", our impression of Li Shimin is that he is an omnipotent and fierce god of war, who led an army of 500,000 with his martial arts to dominate the country and establish a brilliant Tang Dynasty. However, does such a legendary image correspond to historical truth?When examining the historical details, we find that Li Yuan's decades of gestation and layout were crucial to the historical course of this period. Li Yuan is not empty of martial arts, he has a strong aristocratic bloodline, rich family wealth and excellent knowledge and magic behind him.
Li Yuan, a powerful minister of the Sui Dynasty, was born in a prominent family, and his family has been an official for generations, and his grandfather Li Hu was the captain of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his power was for a while. And Li Yuan's father, Li Xin, was an official to the general of the Zhu Kingdom, and became a member of the royal family with Emperor Wen of Sui's sense of wisdom. In such a family environment, Li Yuan enjoyed a worry-free life of food and clothing, and was favored by the emperor himself since he was a child. His appearance is dignified, humble and polite, and he has won the trust of Emperor Wen of Sui. And all of this is based on Li Yuan's family background and background, which made him a unique and influential figure in the Sui Dynasty.
However, Li Yuan is not just a noble child immersed in glory and wealth. His decades of brewing and layout laid a solid foundation for the later seizure of power. When the Sui Dynasty was corrupt and peasant uprisings broke out, Li Yuan seized the opportunity to secretly make friends with the powerful with his influence in the army, and prepared a gradual plan for more than ten years. The names of his four sons are in fact symbols of his ambitions, each of which shows his great cause of nation-building.
In the previous wars of Lingxiao Pavilion, many heroes did not follow Li Shimin at first, but they established their own merits through their own efforts and resourcefulness. This fully proves that in troubled times, personal struggle and struggle can determine a person's fate, and it is not necessary to be completely dependent on a certain leader. The life experiences of these heroes once again confirmed Li Yuan's foresight and grand ambitions, and it was they who took a fancy to Li Yuan's position as a leader and chose to form an alliance with him to jointly contribute to the great ship of seizing the dynasty.
After all, Li Shimin's era of power ministers was after Li Yuan grew old and became the Empress Taishang. Li Shimin seized power and completed the unification of the Tang Dynasty. However, even at this moment, Li Yuan's power is far from being shaken by Li Shimin. Li Shimin could only swallow his anger and wait for Li Yuan to give way. This undoubtedly confirms the truth of history: without Li Yuan's more than ten years of expanding territory and accumulating strength, the Tang Dynasty's rivers and mountains would probably still stay in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Li Shimin is only a part of the great cause of winning the championship, and Li Yuan is the chief designer and founder of this change.
The establishment of the Tang Dynasty was a glorious era in Chinese history, and the beginning of this era originated from Li Yuan's rebellion. If Li Yuan had not provoked the anti-Sui banner, Li Shimin might have been just a rich second generation of the Sui Dynasty and would not have had the opportunity to make contributions. Li Yuan provoked the banner of anti-Sui and laid the foundation for Li Shimin to establish the Tang Dynasty. Under Li Yuan's leadership, the anti-Sui forces were able to gradually grow, and finally the Sui Dynasty was overthrown. The heroes of Lingxiao Pavilion also fully demonstrated their personal struggle and struggle in troubled times.