The secret of the Xuanwu Gate change Li Yuan, Li Shimin's life and death moment
In feudal society, the heir to the throne became a major problem for the emperor. Taking the Qing Dynasty's nine sons as an example, because Kangxi was hesitant to choose the crown prince, each prince thought that he had a chance to inherit the throne, and as a result, the princes killed each other, and some were even imprisoned.
For the emperor, it is unfortunate that there are no excellent princes, but too many excellent princes are also a trouble.
The emperor is also a human being, and the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat. Seeing his son fighting endlessly for the throne, how could Li Yuan, as a father, not feel pain in his heart? The Xuanwumen Mutiny was only one of many battles, and if it was one day later, both Li Yuan and Li Shimin could be in danger of their lives. "
Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, although he founded the great Tang Empire, his presence was relatively low in history. This is not because later generations deliberately weakened his merits, but because he was good at using the art of imperial weighing, and his son Li Shimin was too dazzling, so that when people talked about the Tang Dynasty, they first thought of Li Shimin, not Li Yuan.
It's not unfair.
How did Li Yuan achieve the balance of power? In fact, it is very simple, that is, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng constantly reconcile their power, the strong are suppressed, and the weak are supported.
This approach was absolutely correct before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. In order to compete for power, the two sons eventually joined forces to help Li Yuan establish the Tang Dynasty. This shows that the appropriate use of the strategy of "pit sons" can actually achieve unexpected results.
In the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in order to maintain the balance of the imperial throne, the method of letting Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin check and balance each other was adopted. But this method may lead to dissatisfaction with the two sons, and the real balancing technique is not only to balance the distribution of the throne, but also to make Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng themselves psychologically balanced.
Therefore, when Li Shimin successfully killed Li Jiancheng through the Xuanwumen Incident, he immediately protected his father "strictly", for fear that his father would continue to "work" because of national events.
If Li Yuan had been more decisive in supporting one side to suppress the other, his imperial status would probably not have been questioned. In ancient times, the power of ** could not be ignored, just like the four words "the teacher is famous", it needs to have a reasonable explanation.
For example, when Zhu Di resisted Zhu Yunwen's cutting of the domain, he found an excuse of "Qingjun's side, correct the audio". If the Xuanwumen Incident had been delayed by one day, Li Yuan and Li Shimin might not have survived, because the incident launched by Li Shimin was a narrow victory.
Without Li Shimin's resourcefulness of "capturing the thief and capturing the king first", the history of the Tang Dynasty might have been rewritten. You must know that the number of soldiers Li Jiancheng at that time far exceeded that of Li Shimin, and if it was a head-to-head confrontation, it would be difficult for Li Shimin to win.
Xuanwu Gate is the gate of the imperial palace, why can Li Jiancheng carry many guards? This is related to the aforementioned Imperial Balancing Technique. As Li Jiancheng's dissatisfaction with Li Yuan's balancing methods deepened and his power grew, he successfully infiltrated the palace guards and entered and exited the palace freely.
In the face of all this, Li Yuan, who was weak and weak, had no choice but to turn a blind eye and let him act recklessly.
On the day of the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jiancheng decided to bring many guards into the palace, in fact, he had prepared for the worst. He understands that if his father is unwilling to pass on the throne to him, and his younger brother has always been a threat, then he can only strike first.
His plan was for his father to "take the initiative" to cede the throne to him, and then Li Shimin could only watch everything happen. Therefore, on the day of the incident, Li Jiancheng led his troops in and out of the palace, actually going to "step on the spot" in advance.
Li Jiancheng did not expect that, although he was guarded, he was raided by Li Shimin and died in Huangquan. And those guards are not completely loyal, after all, the country ultimately belongs to the Li family, and it is impossible to serve anyone.
Therefore, when Li Shimin ordered Wei Chi Jingde to hold a sharp knife to intimidate Li Jiancheng's old department, everyone did not resist fiercely. Otherwise, if they collectively revolt, Li Shimin would be difficult to deal with.
After Li Shimin successfully solved Li Yuan's problem, he immediately rushed to the palace and staged a tragic scene of siblings killing each other with his father Li Yuan, and the two burst into tears, which was sad.
Only two months later, Li Yuan, who was in the prime of life, took the initiative to abdicate, and Li Shimin successfully ascended the throne and was respected as Tang Taizong by later generations. At this point, the battle for the throne in the early Tang Dynasty came to a successful end, and while Li Shimin achieved the throne, he gradually made people forget his ruthlessness in the brotherly battle.