With the pacification of the separatist forces in various places one by one, the rule of the Tang Dynasty gradually stabilized, and it seemed that it could breathe a sigh of relief.
However, after the war outside, is it really safe? The answer may not be so certain, because the problems within the royal family are still fermenting.
Li Yuan had multiple sons, and after the family was wealthy, they began to fight for the inheritance, and the open and secret battles continued, causing a series of disputes and contradictions.
In China's thousands of years of history, infighting and power struggles between brothers are not uncommon. When affection and power meet, affection often becomes insignificant.
In the Tang Dynasty Unification War, who has the greatest credit?
There is no doubt that Li Shimin is the greatest hero, this second son of the Li family performed amazingly in the war, won almost all the big battles, and made great contributions to the unification of the Tang Dynasty.
However, herein lies the problem. Your merits are too prominent, but there is one more person in your family, according to Chinese tradition, Li Jiancheng, as the eldest son, he is the legitimate heir to the throne.
Your merits are high, and this will inevitably cause internal contradictions and conflicts.
Li Yuan was worried that his flesh and blood would kill each other, so he decided to separate Li Shimin and Li Yuanji and let them take refuge in different places.
Li Yuan's good intentions were to avoid further escalation of the feud between them.
Li Jiancheng's rebellion case also aroused Li Yuan's vigilance, and he knew that he could not let something like this happen again.
Therefore, Li Yuan took this measure, hoping to protect his sons from falling into contradictions and conflicts.
Soon after Li Yuan left the summer palace halfway up the mountain, Chang'an began a busy transportation operation.
The carriages were full, and the soldiers escorting them looked cautious, as if each of them had a fragile treasure hidden in their arms, carefully escorting them.
The leading general, named Er Zhuhuan, sounded like a Hu man, who was a loyal follower of Li Jiancheng and loyal to the crown prince.
Their car was loaded with brand new armor and their destination was Gyeongju, claiming that they had been ordered by Lee Jiancheng to send the new armor to Yang Wengan, the governor of Gyeongju.
Don't look at this task as inconspicuous, but without the approval of the Son of Heaven, smuggling weapons is a capital crime.
While escorting the squad to Gyeongju, Er Ju-hwan suddenly stopped and insisted on going to Inzhi Palace to report an important situation to Li Yuan.
He firmly told Li Yuan that Li Jiancheng was plotting to unite with Yang Wengan in an attempt to oust Li Yuan from the throne and that he wanted to become the new emperor.
Er Zhuhuan's description made Li Yuan convinced, and his eyes widened.
At this time, another person named Du Fengju also came over, although his reputation was not very good, but the situation he said was almost exactly the same as what Er Zhuhuan described, which also made Li Yuan pay more attention to this matter.
After Li Yuan learned of something unpleasant, he immediately summoned Li Jiancheng to come to see the driver. Li Jiancheng had some doubts in his heart, and he was summoned for some reason, but he still went to Renzhi Palace.
However, as soon as Li Jiancheng entered the palace, he was tied up by five flowers, and Li Yuan scolded him with a slap in his face, making him cry bitterly and cry out for injustice. Despite Li Jiancheng's excellent acting skills, Li Yuan decided to find out the truth.
Therefore, he sent Yu Wenying to Gyeongju to summon Yang Wengan to confront him. Surprisingly, after Yu Wenying arrived in Gyeongju, Yang Wengan really launched a rebellion.
Yang Wengan's conspiracy was exposed in Renzhi Palace, Li Yuan's anger was overflowing, and now the evidence is conclusive, and the human and material evidence is complete, even if Li Jiancheng jumps into the Yellow River, it is difficult to clear the suspicion, and there is no way to justify.
Li Yuan was completely disappointed in Li Jiancheng, and even eager to push him back to the maternal womb to rebuild. He quickly summoned his second son Li Shimin and ordered him to take command of the expedition and pacify Yang Wengan.
Yang Wengan is reckless, how can he be compared with Li Shimin, the news that the King of Qin led the army to conquer came, the rebel camp immediately fell apart, and Yang Wengan was beheaded by his own subordinates.
The rebellion was easily quelled, and it was a false alarm. In this way, this rebellion case came to an end.
Historically, seemingly impeccable iron cases often hide unknown tricks. Every step of the case seems to have been carefully planned, pointing directly to Li Jiancheng's life.
However, Er Zhuhuan, a loyal supporter of Li Jiancheng, suddenly betrayed him. This may be because he is driven by huge interests, or it may be because he is coerced.
In addition, the testimony of passerby Jia Du Fengju is almost the same as that of Er Zhuhuan, which makes the whole case even more confusing, like a well-arranged script. In the end, Yang Wengan's rebellion, the problem may lie with Yu Wenying.
The old man found Yang Wengan and said something, which is not recorded in the history books, but it is certain that his words made Yang Wengan feel desperate and was forced to rebel.
For example, Yu Wenying told Yang Wengan that Li Jiancheng had already confessed to him, so what would Yang Wengan do? Perhaps he has been cornered and decided to give it a go, and there may even be a chance of survival.
Sort out the biggest suspect, as if the script is carefully arranged. In this case, who is the chief director behind it? A thousand years have passed since the incident, and we cannot go back in time and ask, but we can reason about who has benefited the most from this matter.
After all, the answer is about to come out - Li Shimin, he almost became the prince because of this, can his benefits be greater? Therefore, Li Shimin should be the chief director behind this scene, and he is the big one.
From this incident, we can see how deep Li Shimin's city government is, and it is not surprising that he can win the battle for the throne in the future. Stay tuned for the follow-up, so I'll be here today and see you next time.