Shortly after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, there was a fierce battle for the throne with Prince Li.

Originally, Li Shimin contributed the most to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. He also recruited famous men such as Qin and Li Jing, and made extensive friends with celebrities. Therefore, his strength is unparalleled. Li led the army to win several battles in Taiyuan. Although he is not as powerful as Li Shimin, he has the legal status of a prince, which makes a large number of royal family members gather around him. He looked forward to being in Guanzhong, with a solid foundation in Chang 'an, the capital, and even the defenders of the imperial court (guards of Xuanwu Gate) were under his control. He also courted Li Yuanji, king of Qi. Generally speaking, Li and he are equal.

One day in the ninth year of Wude, the court sued Li Yuanji and exposed their evil deeds in the harem. Gaozu was surprised and said, "How could this happen?"? Li Shimin said, "Not only that, they tried to kill me several times. If they succeed, my son will never see his father! " Gaozu said, "What you said is very important. I will interrogate myself tomorrow! " That night, Li Shimin battalions.

On July 2, 626, Li Shimin personally led Sun Chang Wuji and others to ambush near Xuanwu Gate. The general guarding Xuanwu Gate is Chang He, who was Li's confidant and was later bought off. When Li and Li Yuanji came to Huxintang, they found that the situation was abnormal. They immediately turned around and ran to the East Palace. They only heard someone shouting, "King Qi, why don't you go to court?" Li Yuanji looking back, it was his rival Li Shimin. He quickly picked up his bow and arrow and shot three arrows at Li Shimin in a row, all of which missed. Aim at Li and shoot an arrow. Li fell off his horse and died. Li Yuanji hurried to the west and was shot dead by Wei Chijingde's arrow.

When the three brothers caught fire, Tang Gaozu was taking a boat trip in the seawall with his ministers and concubines. Suddenly, Gaozu saw Wei Chijingde coming in a hurry and asked, "What are you doing here?" Wei Chijingde said, "The Prince conspired with the King of Qi, and the King of Qin was afraid to disturb your majesty. The special envoy escorted the coachman." . Gaozu was surprised and asked, "Where are the Prince and the King of Qi now?" Wei Chijingde said, "It has been killed by the king of Qin". Gaozu was very sad and ordered the cruise ship to dock. He turned to Pei Ji and others and said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen today. What do you think? " Xiao and Chen said, "Yuan Ji was not successful when it was built. The king of Qin won the hearts of the people because of his merits." Gaozu said, "I think so, too." Wei Chijingde quickly said, "it's not completely calm outside. Please issue a decree that all troops should obey the command of the king of Qin. " Gaozu immediately sent a message to end the coup.

Three days later, Tang Gaozu declared the king of Qin a prince, and all state affairs were handled by the prince. In August this year, Tang Gaozu was forced to give way, claiming to be the emperor's father. When Li Shimin became emperor, he was Emperor Taizong. In the second year, the title was changed to Zhenguan. Historically, this coup was called "the change of Xuanwu Gate".

After Tang Gaozu acceded to the throne, Li Jian was the prince, Li Shimin was the king of Qin, and Li Yuanji was the king of Qi. Among these three people, Li is one of the best.

Shimin made the greatest contribution. Taiyuan arise, is his idea; In the next few battles, he also made the greatest achievements. plum

The meritorious military service is inferior to that of Li Shimin, only because he is the eldest son of Gao-zu, did he gain the status of Prince.

Li Shimin is not only brave and resourceful, but also has a group of talented people. The palaces in Qin Dynasty were square, Du Ruhui, etc.

Known as the 18 th bachelor; Famous generals such as Qin and Cheng are all brave generals in martial arts. Does Prince Jian know the prestige ratio?

When he went to Li Shimin, he was jealous, so he and his younger brother Wang Yuanji joined forces to crowd out Li Shimin.

When Cheng Jian and Yuanji know that Tang Gaozu likes some concubines, they often give gifts in front of them to please them.

Hello. Li Shimin has not done so. After Li Shimin pacified the eastern capital, some concubines privately asked Li Shimin for the treasure of Sui Palace.

The treasure, also made for their relatives, was rejected by Li Shimin. Therefore, concubines often say that the prince is good in front of his great-grandfather.

Words, talk about the shortcomings of the king of Qin. Tang Gaozu listened to his favorite concubine and gradually alienated Li Shimin.

Li Shimin made great contributions, and Yuanji became more jealous and tried every means to get rid of Li Shimin.

On one occasion, Li Shimin was invited to the East Palace for a drink. Shimin had a few drinks and suddenly felt a stomachache. Someone helped him come back.

When he got home, he felt a pain and vomited blood. Li Shimin knows that it must have been poisoned in the wine, so please seek medical service as soon as possible.

The medicine is finally ready.

After the completion, Yuanji wanted to harm Li Shimin, but he was afraid that Shimin's men would be braver, so he really began to take advantage.

Buy off these brave generals first.

Wei Chijingde, a brave general who was privately built for the king of Qin, wrote a letter saying that he would make friends with Wei Chijingde.

Send a load of gold and silver to Wei Chijingde.

Wei Chijingde said to the messenger, "I am a subordinate of the King of Qin. If you associate with the prince privately, you are half-hearted to the king of Qin.

It means that I have become a greedy villain. What's the use of such a person to the prince? "He said, and put a car full of gold and silver.

The seal came back motionless.

Wei Chijingde refused to build it, and he was angry. That night, Yuanji sent an assassin to Wei Chijingde's house.

Stingo Wei Chijingde had anticipated that when it was completed, they would not let him go. At night, deliberately open the door. The assassin slipped into the yard,

Through the window, I saw Wei Chijingde reclining on the bed with a spear beside him. An assassin knows his name before he knows it.

I was on the alert, afraid to start work, and sneaked back.

After the completion, one plan of Yuanji failed and another plan was born. At that time, the Turks invaded the Central Plains and proposed to Tang Gaozu that Yuanji be built.

Take the place of Li Shimin in the Northern Expedition. After appointing Yuan Ji as the head coach, Yuan Ji invited Qin Hecheng again.

The three generals and Qin's elite soldiers were commanded by Yuanji. After they plan to move these soldiers, they can kill them.

Shimin.

Someone reported the secret plan to Li Shimin. Shimin felt that the situation was urgent, so he quickly found his brother-in-law Sun Chang Wuji and Wei Chi.

A discussion about morality. They all suggested that Li Shimin take the initiative. Li Shimin said, "It is never a decent thing for brothers to kill each other. still

We'll take care of them when they come. "

Wei Chijingde and Sun Chang Wuji were worried, saying that if Shimin didn't start work, they wouldn't want to stay in Qinwangmi for nothing.

Go to hell. Seeing that his men were very determined, Li Shimin made up his mind.

That night, Li Shimin entered the palace and complained to Tang Gaozu about how the Prince and Yuanji murdered him. Tang Gaozu promised to wait.

Please invite the three brothers into the palace tomorrow morning, and he will personally inquire.

The next morning, Li Shimin called Sun Chang, Wuji and Wei Chijingde to ambush at Xuanwu Gate in the north of Gongbei.

Only when it is completed and Yuanji enters the palace.

Soon, Cheng Jian and Yuanji came riding the Xuanwu Gate of Ma Chao. When they arrived at Xuanwu Gate, they felt that the atmosphere around them was a little counterproductive.

Often, I have doubts in my heart. The two men turned their heads and prepared to go back.

Li Shimin rode out of Xuanwu Gate and shouted, "Your Highness, don't go!"

Yuanji turned around and picked up the bow and arrow around him, trying to shoot Shimin, but he couldn't even open the bowstring in panic.

Let's go Li Shimin nimble, shoot an arrow, the first arrow shot dead Jiannu; Then, Wei Chijingde took seventy cavalry.

Wei Chijingde rushed out and shot down Yuanji with an arrow.

When the soldiers of the East Palace and Qi Wangmi heard that something had happened to Xuanwu Gate, they all went out to attack the soldiers of Qin Wangmi. Li Shimin pointed to one side.

Send troops to resist, while Wei Chijingde into the palace.

Tang Gaozu is waiting for three people to appear in front of him in the palace. Wei Chijingde rushed into the palace with a spear in his hand and said, "Prince!

The king of Qin killed them. The king of Qin, afraid of disturbing your majesty, specially sent me to protect him. "

Gaozu knew that something had happened outside, and he was so scared that he didn't know what to do.

Prime Minister Xiao Yu and others said: "There is no credit for the completion of Yuanji. They were jealous of the king of Qin and used tricks. Now the king of Qin

Now they are eliminated, which is a good thing. Your majesty handed over the affairs of state to the king of Qin, and everything would be fine. "

At this stage, it is useless for Tang Gaozu to object. Just listen to the words of the ministers, announce the completion and charge Yuanji.

Ordered the officers and men of each government to be under the command of the king of Qin. Two months later, Tang Gaozu gave way to the king of Qin and became the emperor's father. Li Shimin is.

One is Emperor Taizong.

First of all, after the Xuanwumen Revolution, a group of officials of the Museum of Literature and History, represented by cronies, were ordered to omit the national history and compile Records of Emperor Gaozu and Records of Emperor Taizong, with many derogatory meanings between the lines. The so-called' more words and less articles' (the original words of historians in the Song Dynasty when commenting on books such as national history). The old and new books in the Tang Dynasty were added or deleted on the basis of national history. Therefore, the credibility and authenticity of the records about the change of Xuanwu Gate in the new and old Tang Shu really deserve our consideration.

Secondly, is Li Zhen as incompetent as everyone thinks? Through the old and new Tang Shu and Zi Jian, we can know that Li is not as famous as his brother, but he is also a brilliant political figure. In addition, in the turbulent era of "a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a hero chooses his master to serve", Li Neng lets heroes such as Jean and Jean work under his command, and his own moral quality and personality charm will inevitably reach a certain height. Therefore, I don't think Li will be as incompetent and fatuous as all previous dynasties have said.

Among the crimes committed by Li and Li Yuanji, the most widely known one is Li and Li Yuanji's fornication harem. Wude nine years, Li Shimin to Tang Gaozu' secret play Jian 'an, Yuanji fornication harem'. In the period when the status of the prince was very consolidated, how could Li Shimin dare to snitch in front of Tang Gaozu without concrete evidence? To say the least, if what Li Shimin said is true, how can Tang Gaozu not chatter on the big issue of the moral decay of the country's heirs? Even Sima Guang, editor-in-chief of Zi Zhi Tong Jian in the Song Dynasty, said,' Secrets are forbidden in the palace, so you can't be clear'. My younger brother thinks this is probably the result of Mitchell's malicious slander, because since ancient times, in China, it is the easiest to discredit losers on the charge of "steaming my father's concubine".

In addition, according to many historical records, Li Yuan proposed to make Li Shimin the prince when Jinyang rose: "The rise of Jinyang in the world is all due to the work of Qin Wang Shimin. The people said,' If this happens, the whole world will start with you. Treat you like a prince. People all over the world gave in. And as the king of the Tang Dynasty, the general will also ask Shimin to be his son. The general will succeed, the people will resign, but they will stop. "(Volume 190,No. 1 1 period of Wude five years) This historical fact has a strong forgery trace, and I have searched all the time, but I haven't seen anyone asking Li Shimin to be a prince at that time. If this really happens, then these people are loyal ministers and righteous men who have made great contributions to the establishment of a wise king. How can you not write big books in history books?

The SAS brothers think it's Liu Renjing, but I think Liu Renjing may not have the courage. Besides, it's really Liu Renjing. Why didn't Li Shimin praise Liu Renjing's "historical achievements" after he ascended the throne? Li Shimin may not abide by his words, but this is more like Li Yuan's compensation to Li Shimin, that is, "ministers give orders first" and then "princes". It was because Tang Gaozu decided to make Li Jian a prince to make up for Li Shimin's achievements before and after he left Tang Gaozu that he made this decision.

After all, Li Yuan witnessed the forgetfulness of the Sui Dynasty. As a politically minded leader, Li Yuan is unlikely to repeat the mistakes of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.

In fact, Li Shimin had the ambition to seize the throne a long time ago. When Wu De pacified the king in four years, he and his cronies visited a Taoist named Wang. Yuan Zhi told Li Shimin that you will be the emperor of peace, and you are willing to cherish yourself. Li Shimin said, "The faster you speak, the less you will forget to sleep.". After the fall of Luoyang, Li Shimin established the Ce Tian House, which recruited heroes from all over the world. Establish a museum of literature and history to attract scholars from all over the world; In his spare time, he talked with these civilian military commanders about ancient books and the gains and losses of the previous dynasty, just like a small court. If Li Shimin had no ambition, why did he do so many things to attract the taboos of the prince and the emperor? Doesn't he know that this will cause resentment in the construction? In China, if there is no ambition, which prince dares to attract the envy of the emperor and the prince?

Historians of later generations often say that after the completion of the project, Yuanji murdered Li Shimin first, while Li Shimin staged a coup just to protect himself. I don't think this statement holds water at all. Among the numerous evidences of the murder of Li Shimin by two people, the most famous one should be "poisoned wine and rotten horse". I don't think these two things can stand scrutiny.

First of all, the incident of poisoned wine: In June of the ninth year of Wude, Prince Li and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, invited them to the East Palace for drinking and preparing to kill them with poisoned wine. Results: The king of Qin suddenly felt heartbroken and vomited several liters of blood. Li Shentong, King of Huai 'an, helped the King of Qin to return to the West Palace. This incident is the main evidence of Li Shimin's murder since the Tang Dynasty. But please think about it carefully: 1, this happened in June of the ninth year of Wude, and the' Xuanwu Gate Change' happened on the fourth day of the same month. If Li Shimin is poisoned and vomits blood, according to common sense, he will vomit several liters of blood, so he should stay in bed for at least one month, and even if he doesn't rest, he will be weak for several days. But after two or three days, why did Li Shimin have the ability to pull a strong bow to kill his brother? When it was first built, it was incompatible with the common people. How dare Li Shimin go to the East Palace to make wine? 3. Since Li Shimin will be poisoned after completion, it is also true that it is poisonous and immortal; Even if Li Shimin is not poisoned, how can Li Can citizens go back safely?

Second, bad horse: once Li Shimin and Cheng Jian were hunting, Cheng Jian gave Li Shimin a bad horse to ride. As a result, the bad horse pushed Li Shimin off the horse three times. Finally, Li Shimin felt that he was up to no good and immediately changed his mount, which only survived. This matter, I'm sure, is pure fabrication. 1, Li Shimin's expedition to the east and the west, why can't you even see the advantages and disadvantages of horses? 2, that is, I still didn't see it at that time. The rotten horse behind pushed Li Shimin off the horse for the first time. Li Shimin should change horses. Why did he have to wait three times? He doesn't seem to have brain problems. 3. Since Li Shimin is not harmonious with completion, how can it ride the horse given by completion?