Li Shimin cut off Li Jiancheng, what action history books are afraid to write?
Li Shimin, as the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, worked hard to establish the Tang Dynasty, and then this emperor created"The rule of Zhenguan", which was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and then people praised Li Shimin's historical exploits, but no one really understood them.
However, it may be disgraceful to talk about how Li Shimin became emperor. The purpose of this history is to avoid talking about the Tang Dynasty as a whole, but even Li Shimin is reluctant to look back. The Xuanwumen coup completely changed the fate of the Tang Dynasty and even changed the fate of Li Shimin. The Xuanwumen coup d'état not only killed Li Jiancheng, but also did something that the Tang Dynasty history books dare not record? That's what we're going to talk about today.
The battle for the throne is such a ruthless struggle, the winner can often win everything, and even if the means of some ruthless people are contrary to the throne, their relatives can be poisoned until the last person becomes emperor. He can also erase the disgraceful past from his body, but there are a few things to do.
At first, Li Shimin was not the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and when Li Yuan rebelled, he promised Li Shimin until he inherited the crown prince, and after the country was defeated, the prince became Li Jiancheng. This also made Li Shimin not very convinced, you must know that a large part of the Tang Dynasty was worked hard by Li Shimin, and it was not easy to be born and die no matter how many times.
The palace is naturally divided into two forces, on one side is Li Shimin's leading force, and on the other hand is the power of the crown prince Li Jiancheng. Neither of the two forces obeyed anyone, but Li Shimin did not die, the prince could not sleep at night, the prince and the first four Li Yuanji put pressure on Li Shimin, Li Shimin did not give up and finally bowed his head directly, and he launched a shock at home and abroad"Xuanwumen coup"。
If you think that's all you do? Then you couldn't be more wrong. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Yuan suddenly dreamed that he was boating on the lake with his ministers. Not only that, but Li Yuan also played the role of an amnesiac patient, and the Xuanwu Sect killed thousands of people, he knew nothing about it, did not take any action, and it was not until the matter was over that the emperor got certain news. Obviously, the historian could not write clearly some of the things that happened in the palace of heaven, so he used a crooked pen. The emperor's rafting on the lake took place hundreds of years ago, when the emperor was hit in the palace and had to run to the boat to protect himself and wait for rescue, using the water to isolate himself from the rebels.
Li Yuan probably did the same, which also explains why he gave up power so quickly after the Xuanwumen incident, and even abdicated. In fact, Li Yuan has been under surveillance for a long time.