After Li Shimin ascended the throne, how to deal with the framed himA favorite concubine?
In the long history of feudalism, countless things have happened inside the palace. At that time, the emperor had supreme power and status, and no one dared to disobey their orders, and those who disobeyed could only die.
Under the emperor's rule, the ministers acted cautiously and spoke carefully so as not to die for a wrong word or an event. In addition to power and status, the emperor also has to face the three thousand beauties of the harem.
Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, and the emperor with many concubines is no exception. There is no shortage of emperors in history who have misled their country because of their addiction to beauty, but not all emperors will be like this.
The two concubines, who were once favored by Li Yuan, had a tense relationship with Li Shimin, the king of Qin, in the harem, and even framed him many times. What is the reason for this? In the end, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, what did he do with these two concubines?
Next, let's unravel this mystery together.
Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, did not have an easy path to the throne. As the supreme throne, how many people have succeeded one after another, and even took the lives of their relatives.
Prior to this, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was cruel, making the people's lives miserable, people could not see hope, and uprisings occurred frequently in various places.
Among the many opposing forces, the Tang army led by Li Yuan eventually succeeded in reaching the top and established the Tang Empire, becoming the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Subsequently, Li Yuan established his eldest son Li Jian as the crown prince.
However, this decision made Li Shimin deeply dissatisfied, because he believed that he should become the crown prince. This led to the later Xuanwumen Rebellion, in which Li Shimin personally killed his elder brother Li Jiancheng.
Later, Li Shimin forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate and became the new emperor himself.
Although Li Shimin's road to becoming emperor was not smooth sailing, and he was framed by others, this did not affect his outstanding personal ability and contribution to the country. After he became emperor, a series of measures were implemented to make the Tang Dynasty achieve remarkable development in various fields, and even created a prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty that all countries came to congratulate.
Therefore, Li Shimin has made great contributions to the prosperity of the country.
In Li Yuan's later years, the two most favored concubines in the palace were Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De. Among them, Concubine Yin De was admired by the harem because of her peerless appearance and the emperor's favor.
In order to live better in the harem, in addition to getting the emperor's favor, giving birth to a prince for the emperor has also become an important goal for the concubines. Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De also gave birth to a prince for Li Yuan, so they acted arrogantly in the harem.
According to historical records, Concubine Yin's son Li Yuanheng was named King of Xu, while Zhang Jieyu's son Li Yuanfang was named King of Zhou. Although both were favorite concubines, they were allies and had fought together against Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
Although these two concubines were arbitrary in the harem, they were sober-minded and knew that their sons were too young to compete for the throne. They enjoy Li Yuan's favor and nourishing life, but they understand that Li Yuan is old and cannot protect them for long.
Therefore, they chose to unite with the crown prince Li Jiancheng, believing that he would be the future emperor and that befriending him would ensure their future lives.
Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu formed an alliance to fight against Li Shimin, the king of Qin. In order to weaken Li Shimin's power, they conspired to frame him many times. Although the Tang Dynasty has been established, it is not completely stable in various places, and Li Shimin is still fighting on the front line.
Once, after Li Shimin captured the eastern capital, in order to reward his subordinates, he rewarded them with the land he had obtained. However, this land caught Zhang Jieyu's attention, and she hoped that Li Yuan would give the land to her father.
Li Shimin was framed for the land he had been allocated. Zhang Jieyu told Li Yuan that even though Li Shimin had ordered the land to be distributed to his father, he still gave the land to others, which made Li Yuan very angry and directly reprimanded Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
This situation is not new in Zhang Jieyu's opinion, but how did Concubine Yin Defei frame Li Shimin? After all, when a person has power and status, it tends to become inflated.
Similarly, Yin Defei's father is no exception.
Who are you? How dare you not dismount in front of our house? What's even more infuriating is that this servant also beat Du Ruhui directly, obviously because they were at fault.
Yin Fu's groundless accusations made Li Yuan believe Concubine Yin's words, and instead blamed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and the behavior of the two led to the deepening of the conflict with Li Shimin. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin became the emperor in the future, and what the concubines did at the beginning also made them pay the price.
So, when Li Shimin ascended the throne, what did he do to the concubines?
After the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin ascended to the throne. While rewarding his cronies, he also purged the power of the crown prince and others. The two concubines who had framed him, Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu, naturally could not escape the fate of liquidation.
However, some people wondered why Li Shimin didn't directly execute these two concubines. According to the analysis, although they survived, their later life made them miserable.
Li Shimin had just conquered the country at that time, and in order to protect the world, he was unwilling to be too radical. What are your thoughts on this?