Li Ke, the bright star of the Tang royal family, won the favor of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
However, fate makes people, his identity and lineage are sensitive and complicated, coupled with the unfinished aftermath before Tang Taizong's death, his life is full of twists and turns and hardships.
Li Ke was the son of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who was one of the most prominent emperors in ancient history. However, what few people know is that his grandfather was actually a very famous figure in history, he was Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
His mother is the daughter of Yang Guang, and this family history is full of legends.
Li Shimin has a deep blood relationship with Li Ke, the grandson of the former emperor Yang Guang, Li Ke's mother is a princess of the former dynasty, but Li Shimin is not prejudiced against him, but attaches great importance to it.
Li Ke has been talented and beautiful since he was a child, and he has done an excellent job in learning and practicing martial arts, and he is deeply loved by Li Shimin.
1.Li Ke and Li Shimin are intimate, sharing dinner and talking about ideals, which is incomparable treatment for other princes. This shows that Li Ke had a happy childhood, all-round development, and was an excellent and lucky child.
2.The first requirement for the selection and assessment of officials in the Tang Dynasty is image, and it is required to have a good appearance, Li Ke is very likely to be a beautiful man, judging from the historical records, we can infer this.
3.Li Ke was deeply favored by his father, Zhenguan for seven years, Li Ke served as the governor of Qizhou, Li Shimin always mentioned him in front of the people around him after Li Ke left home, expressing his thoughts and reluctance.
But at the same time, he also thinks that the child should have his own development when he grows up, so he feels conflicted and depressed.
A year later, Li Shimin's thoughts and worries about Li Ke could not be suppressed, so he recalled him to his side. When Li Ke was nineteen years old, he left his father again and went to Anzhou.
In this year, there was a hunting incident. Li Ke loved hunting, but accidentally destroyed the local farmland, and when Li Shimin learned about it, he thought that the people around Li Ke did not admonish him well, so he ordered them to be executed.
Although the minister objected to this, Li Shimin only symbolically punished Li Ke, and then the matter passed. In general, the matter is not serious, but if someone uses this incident to make a fuss, things can get complicated.
During this period, Li Shimin's love for Li Ke has reached the level of doting. However, because Li Ke is not the eldest son, he is destined not to become the crown prince.
However, when the eldest son Li Chengqian was deposed due to rebellion, Li Ke had the possibility of becoming the crown prince again.
After Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Shimin considered appointing his concubine Li Ke as the crown prince, but was strongly opposed by the ministers on the grounds that Li Ke had Yang Guang's blood and was not a concubine.
Although Li Chengqian has problems, there are still two sons-in-law, Li Tai and Li Zhi, and Li Ke is not qualified to succeed to the throne. In the end, Li Shimin had to abandon this idea and devote his energy to other affairs.
However, Li Shimin set up many protective measures for Li Ke. Unfortunately, after Li Shimin's death, Li Ke was killed by the eldest grandson Wuji and others in the name of "Zhulian".
Li Ke died young, at a young age, at the age of 34, just in the prime of life, heroic. The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty once expressed deep regret and regret for his early death, saying that he was "unexpected, unjust at home".
It's a pity that his death makes people all over the world regret it.