In the long river of history, the alternation of prosperous times and troubled times, unification and reincarnation, seems to have become irreversible laws. Although Li Yuan had a fairly high official position in the Sui Dynasty, he still chose the path of rebellion.
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What kind of secrets are hidden in the names of Li Yuan's four sons? These names reveal his original plans for rebellion. Li Yuan was from Chang'an and was a descendant of Li Hui, the founding monarch of Western Liang.
Although Li Yuan was only an obscure young man after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he quickly gained a place in the court by virtue of his status as an imperial relative. If the rule of the Sui Dynasty had not chilled the hearts of the people, Li Yuan might have lived an ordinary life.
However, real history tells us that Li Yuan is actually a man of great talent.
When he was seven years old, Li Yuan lost his father. Before his father's death, he went to the imperial court and passed the title to Li Yuan. Although he could choose to rely on Zuyin, he chose to challenge himself.
With his intellect and close ties with the Sui Dynasty's royal family, Li Yuan took only a few years to become an assassin. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he indulged in pleasure, which made the people live in dire straits.
There is only one step between the ruling world and the troubled times.
With his outstanding political wisdom and outstanding military talents, Li Yuan laid the groundwork for his uprising. Soon after he was transferred to an official post in Shanxi, a peasant uprising broke out in the area, but the uprising was at risk of failure due to the uneven quality of the insurgents and the lack of adequate financial support.
However, Li Yuan successfully used this army and not only succeeded in suppressing the uprising, but through the process, his military strength was significantly improved.
During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, Li Yuan's strength continued to grow, making him a thorn in Yang Guang's heart. And Li Yuan also clearly recognized this, and he began to devote himself to pleasure, as a way to show his loyalty and trustworthiness, trying to make Yang Guang let his guard down.
However, even after he did this, Yang Guang was still suspicious of him, so he found an excuse to transfer him away from the core of power and let him go to Taiyuan to take up a position.
There is no time to lose. Seizing the opportunity is to open the door to success. For Li Yuan, Taiyuan was a precious opportunity in his life, and fortunately, he didn't let it slip away.
In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, society was in turmoil and uprisings broke out. As the main person in charge of the Taiyuan region, Li Yuan was faced with a difficult choice: whether to join the ranks of the uprising.
Li Shimin is well aware of his family's dedication to the concept of loyalty, but his heart is miserable because of the unfair treatment. He advised his father: "Now is the best time for us to get into trouble, and if we don't act soon, we may miss the opportunity." ”
In the end, Li Yuan led his army to capture Chang'an and gained a huge political advantage.
Li Yuan made full use of the favorable time, place and people, and the signboard of the Li family headed by him as officials for generations also attracted many talented talents, these people cooperated with the people's anger against the harsh government of the Sui Dynasty under the successful experience of Cheng Yanjin and Qin Shubao, and finally made Li Yuan successfully raise troops.
When Yang Guang went south to Jiangdu for the third time, Li Yuan seized the opportunity and captured Chang'an in one fell swoop.
He took Yang Yu as the new monarch and ordered the princes in the name of the Son of Heaven to keep the power of the state in his own hands. Behind every talented person, there will always be someone to support him.
His supporters strongly demanded that he ascend the throne as emperor, and he obeyed the will of the people and established his own state, which he named the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty began to embark on the road of unifying the world. Li Yuan's ambition is to do something for the people in the troubled times, so that every corner of the world can be far away from the war, so that the people can be saved from the pain of displacement.
Based on this concept, in the fight against the enemy, he influenced talents with a tolerant attitude and made them join the ranks of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, the "Don regime" had a powerful army that was enough to protect itself.
In the following years, the regime of the Tang Dynasty successively defeated Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heimin and others, and successfully incorporated the entire land of China into the territory of the Li family.
Under Li Yuan's leadership, the Tang Dynasty established a complete system that covered many aspects such as politics, economics, and military.
Li Yuan overcame difficulties with a steady strategy, and he was good at discovering talents by promoting the imperial examination. His foresight laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng, as Li Yuan's eldest son, became the crown prince by virtue of his status as the eldest son.
Although his younger brother Li Shimin was young, he already had a significant reputation among scholars. And his younger brother Li Yuanba, although strong, has a slightly lower IQ, so he is not popular with his brothers.
Among Li Yuan's four sons, the one who was most loved and cared for by him was his fourth brother Li Yuanji, who was an indispensable member of Li Yuan's camp. The names of these four sons seem to be nothing special on their own, but when they are connected together, they can reveal the contradictions and struggles in Li Yuan's heart.
Li Yuan's eldest son is named Li Jiancheng, a name that implies that he expects his son to build a career and succeed. Li Yuan's expectations for his son are not only in doing things, but also in the results of doing things.
Li Yuan named his second son Li Shimin, which means that he wants to dedicate his strength to the people of the world and do his best to help others. If you want to save the people of the world, you must have supreme power.
Li Yuanba, where the yuan represents the initial beginning, and the tyrant symbolizes pride, and only those who are in high positions and have great power can show this kind of spirit.
In ancient times, people's perception of the universe was "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang", in which "Xuan" symbolized the world, echoing the word "Ba", with far-reaching meaning. In the long history, every person with lofty ideals is eager to achieve a great cause, and Li Yuan is no exception.
His fourth son was named Li Yuanji. The word "Yuanji", in which "Yuan" implies the beginning, and "Ji" implies auspiciousness, placing a good expectation on the future.
Li Yuan hopes that under his rule, the people can live a stable and harmonious life, so that the society can achieve peace, and everyone can feel the beauty of life. The names of his four sons, each symbolizing a different stage in the process of dominating the world, and his expectations and yearning for society.
Li Yuan went from a courtier to an emperor, and he developed steadily in seven years, and finally achieved hegemony, pacified the people, and dominated the world. His path to kingship was arduous, but he eventually ushered in a bright future.