All the battles for the throne in history are full of blood, and the throne of the world is made of white bones.
Whether it is the leader of heaven who leads the people's uprising to success, or the seizure of power to save the common people or fulfill their own ambitions, the road to success is paved with thorns and hardships.
Even the benevolent, righteous and wise monarch who was rumored in later generations must have an iron and bloody hand, and if he wants to be the emperor, he must first make himself stand out from his peers, otherwise he will not be convinced even if he is on the throne.
The game of power struggle has never stopped since the advent of mankind, no matter what dynasty it isIn the thousand-year history of feudal dynasties, allusions about the change of imperial power emerge one after another.
For example, the famous nine kings of the Qing Dynasty seized the heir, both for the noble prince who did not have the ambition to achieve hegemonyHowever, many times ambition and strength coexist, and it will not become a killer weapon on the road to victory.
Throughout the famous Taiping and prosperous era in history, the name of the Tang Dynasty will become the first answer in many people's minds, and the Tang Dynasty is qualified to leave traces in world history.
During the Tang Dynasty, not only the living environment of the people was greatly improved, but also the cultural products were rich and varied, which ensured the social prosperity produced after the problem of food and clothing, and people lived and worked in peace and contentment without worrying about food and clothing.
During the period when the prosperous era came, the Tang Dynasty ** can be said to have contributed a key force, but even such a terrifying change in Xuanwumen was still terrifying, and a generation of Ming monarch Li Shimin led ten people to attack.
The fate of these ten people has also troubled future generations for many years.
Li Shimin was born in a famous family and received an elite education since he was a childHis father Li Yuan sniffed out the precursor to the destruction of the country at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty was a well-known tyrant, and Li Yuan was not among the emperor's henchmen in the court.
From an outsider's point of view, Li Yuan is just a pawn in the imperial court, and he will not have a negligible influence on the emperor's decision-makingHowever, what few people know is that Li Yuan is very good at keeping his head down, and preserving his true strength has always been Li Yuan's way of survival.
Li Yuan was able to sit in the position of the mainstay of the Sui Dynasty, which had proved to the emperor that he had a good ability, so Li Yuan's ability to do things was not doubted by the emperor.
Smart people feel that Li Yuan's talent has not yet reached the point of shockingThis situation is too common in the imperial court, and over time, no one knows about the careful thinking behind Li Yuan.
When the time came to the eve of the imminent destruction of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan seized the opportunity to establish the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoopAs the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan's methods can be described as fast, accurate and ruthless.
If it weren't for Li Yuan's careful planning in the early stage, there would be no future Tang Dynasty that everyone praisedWhen Li Yuan was in power, he probably didn't expect that his reputation was almost overshadowed by his son Li Shimin, who was a gentleman in the eyes of countless people when he was a teenager.
Erudition is everyone's first impression of him, and even Li Yuan has high hopes for this son laterIt's hard to imagine that the change of the Xuanwu Gate, which makes people smell and change, is actually from the hands of such an elegant Tanlang.
In fact, as early as when Li Yuan was preparing to snatch the Sui Dynasty, his son Li Shimin had already made great contributions by his father's sideUnder normal circumstances, Li Shimin, as a prince, does not have to fight everywhere in person, and the sword on the battlefield has no eyes, and he does not know when he will die on the battlefield.
Li Shimin's decision to lead the army to recruit in person is extremely risky, and it can also be said that Li Shimin has a more long-term viewHe didn't want to be only an honorable heir by Li Yuan's side, Li Shimin only wanted real power from beginning to end.
But before Li Yuan became suspicious of Li Shimin, the father-son relationship was also a model of father and son in front of him who was harmonious and harmoniousLi Shimin was not an unforgettable existence among Li Yuan's descendants at first.
Li Yuan didn't expect that the momentum of Li Shimin's rise would be so rapidAs Li Yuan's plan to seize power became more detailed and thorough, Li Shimin led the army in the rear to support Li Yuan, which also freed Li Yuan from many worries.
Li Shimin can be said to be in the limelight for a whileOn the one hand, Li Yuan enjoyed the dedication and assistance of his own son, and on the other hand, he was worried that if Li Shimin had too much prestige in the army, would he make a move to force the palace for the imperial power in the future.
Li Yuan was at a loss for what to do in his thinking dilemma, and it was a pity that the relationship between father and son could not be repaired after being separatedLi Yuan's jealousy of Li Shimin began to grow bigger and bigger, and sometimes Li Shimin could clearly feel his father's hostility.
Li Shimin is by no means the kind of man who likes to follow the rulesOn the contrary, Li Shimin understands very well the truth that Ci is not in charge of the army, and good is not in power, and he will become Mingjun as the goal of his life, but he does not exclude the use of unconventional means to obtain the opportunity to seize power.
This is very similar to his father Li YuanFinally, Li Shimin realized that Li Yuan's patience with him had reached its peak, and Li Shimin was determined to launch the Xuanwumen Revolution that shocked the society.
Changsun Wuji, Wei Chigong, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du Junxuan, Zheng Rentai, and Li Mengwei are the key figuresNot all of them have a good death.
After Li Shimin's success, they thought that Conglong Zhigong would not run away, but in reality, only Wei Chigong got a veritable good death.
As for the famous military talents Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, and Dugu Yanyun, these people either died of illness in the army, or died on the battlefield for the country.
At least it didn't damage the reputation of the individual or the family, but when it was the turn of the eldest grandson Wuji and Hou Junji, the ending changed.
Because the ambitions of these two people swelled too fast, Li Shimin thought that the power in his hands was threatened, and the value of the two increased sharply with Li Shimin's succession.
But slowly forgetting the duty of a courtier, it is not surprising that there will be such a sad resultLi Shimin is different from those emperors who showed their brutal faces when they ascended to the throne.
Li Shimin seems unwilling to exterminate all the meritorious ministers, but he will never condone the courtiers to interfere in the government without a bottom lineThe eldest grandson Wuji and Hou Junji obviously wanted to override Li Shimin, violating the dignity and bottom line of the emperor.
The ** who has been involved in the imperial court seems to be extremely difficult to die well,However, the emperor's suspicion is one of the reasons, and on the other hand, it is more necessary for the courtiers to abide by their duties, and never get carried away because of a temporary promotion.
Wei Chigong's contribution to Li Shimin's ascension to the throne is not inferior to others, Wei Chigong's cleverness lies in the fact that he sees through human nature, as long as he is a courtier, he must stick to the bottom line.
can desperately become the emperor's right-hand man, but he must not dictate the emperor's decision-makingThis is not only Li Shimin's taboo, but also the red line of the emperors.
The emperor wants talents who can bow their heads, and being talented does not mean that they must refute the emperor, and feel that they have the ability to judge the emperor's decision at will.
The result of this is to completely provoke the emperor's suspicion, and the emperor suspects that this is something that the courtiers do not want to seeJust don't let your ambitions grow endlessly.