Li Yuanji, the king of the nest thorn, is the fourth son of Gaozu. When Gao Zu was on the Western Expedition, he stayed in Taiyuan, making it the ancient Tibetan county magistrate, Qi Huangong. He was in charge of the military affairs of the 15 th county of Hedong, and was added as the general of Zhenbei and the marshal of Taiyuan Road March. After Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, he was crowned King of Qi and served as the general manager of Bingzhou.

At first, when Yuanji was born, Empress Dowager Tai didn't like his appearance and didn't want to raise him. Her servant Chen took good care of him in private. When I grow up, I become a cruel soldier, living in border counties for a long time, and becoming more and more arrogant and extravagant. Hundreds of slaves and concubines often practice fighting in armor and stab each other, causing many casualties. Later, Yuanji was stabbed and kindly stopped him from doing so. Yuanji was furious and ordered a strong man to kill her and secretly named her Mrs. Cixun.

Liu Wuzhou invaded Fen and Jin areas, and the court sent Yu Wenxin, a right-back general, to help him defend Bingzhou. Yuanji likes eagles and dogs. He often takes more than 30 cars when he goes out, and says, "I'd rather not eat for three days than hunt for one day." Sneak out of the house door at night, indulge in others and leave the house door open. Yu Wenxin repeatedly advised, but didn't listen at all. Yu Wenxin went to see Gaozu and said, "The King of Qi went out of the city many times, and Dou Dan hunted wildly, destroying people's fields, plundering the left and right, and the six domestic animals were exhausted. I often shoot when I'm on the right track. I think it's interesting to watch people avoid arrows. The people are extremely dissatisfied. Don't share the city with him. " An imperial edict called him back to Beijing. Yuanji hinted that the father and the people would go to Beijing to stay temporarily so that they could resume their posts. Wu Zhou led 5,000 cavalry in Huangsnake Ridge, and Yuan Ji sent general Zhang Da to lead 100 infantry to try to fight bandits. Zhang didn't want to play his serenade, but Yuan Ji forced him to play it, and it was all gone. Zhang Da was furious and led Wu Zhou to capture Yuci County. Yuanji surrendered to Qixian, and thieves rushed to attack the city. Yuanji immediately fled back to Bing, and the thief army was very imposing. Yuanji lied to Sima Liu Dewei and said, "You take the old and the weak to guard the city, and I'll lead Ruishi to fight thieves." So, he took the treasure of his wives and concubines at night, abandoned the army and ran back to Beijing, leading to the fall of Bing. Great-grandfather was furious, and only allowed him to crusade with the king of Qin, and he was no longer allowed to be alone.

Soon, as an assistant, Xiangzhou Road Xingtai official, Jizhou secretariat. When the king of Qin besieged the eastern capital, Dou Jiande came to the rescue. The king of Qin led elite cavalry to battle, and Yuanji and Qu Tutong continued to besiege the eastern capital. Shi Chong looked down on them and immediately sent troops to fight. Yuanji ambushed and robbed, beheaded at level 800, and captured the warrior alive. After Dongdu was pacified, pilgrimage became a common practice, and he was given a crown suit, two horns, twenty guards with swords and two thousand pounds of gold. He, the prince and the king of Qin each received three furnaces to cast money for their own use. Progressive for Stuart, but also cited stone for loyalty, and the state governor.

At that time, Qin made great contributions, but the crown prince was not noticed by the court inside and outside. Yuanji is afraid of chaos and wants to get rid of them together. So he said to the prince, "The king of Qin has made outstanding contributions and won the favor of the emperor. Although your highness is a prince, his status is uneasy. If you don't plan ahead, you will be in trouble in an instant. Please kill the king of Qin for your highness. " The prince couldn't bear it, and Yuanji persuaded him many times before the prince agreed. So he invited the concubines in the palace, bribed the secretariat to seal Deyi, and asked them to lobby Gaozu, so that Gaozu really alienated the king of Qin and got close to the prince. Yuanji also hid a lot of desperate brave people and gave the money to them for their own use. Yuan Ji's aide Rong joined the army and satirized him with poems. He said, "Decorate Cheng qin with painters and treat Zhuan Xu with jade." When Yuanji saw it, he didn't understand. After Pei Xuan Yanyan was dismissed from office, she went to work in the Qin Palace. Yuanji suspected that he would leak, so he poisoned Xuanyan. Since then, people have been afraid to speak. The king of Qin once went to Yuanji House with Gaozu. Yuanji ordered his bodyguard Wenbao Yu to lie in the bedroom, ready to assassinate the king of Qin. The prince resolutely stopped all this. Yuanji lost his temper and said, "This is for my brother. What harm has he done to me? "

Later, when the Turkish chief was handsome and depressed, he was placed in Weichu City. Recommend Yuanji to lead the troops to the north when building. He also introduced many people, such as Qin, Zhou, and Duan, to Qin and merged them into his house. Gaozu knows his plan and can't ban it. Yuanji secretly asked to harm the king of Qin. Gaozu said: "He has the power to pacify the four seas and there is no reason to kill him." Yuanji said, "The king of Qin once pacified the eastern capital, but he cared about the western capital, and distributed gold, silver, silk and silks as private pets. Isn't that the opposite?" Gaozu didn't answer. The prince and Yuanji discussed and said, "When the army set out, the king of Qin and I went to Kunming to bid farewell, and a strong man was ambushed to kill the king of Qin. Unexpectedly, the emperor heard about it and died suddenly. There is nothing that the emperor does not believe. Then convince my father to give me the throne, and I will let you be the emperor's brother and kill Qin and others. " The rate even made Wang Rizhi secretly inform the king of Qin of his plot, and the king of Qin called his men to discuss it. Everyone said: "Yuanji is vicious and insidious, which has made his achievements. After all, he can't serve his brother. Once upon a time, Xue Bao, a military supervisor, recorded that the word' Yuanji' could be combined into a word' Tang'. Yuanji was overjoyed and said,' As long as we get rid of the king of Qin, it will be easy to seize the East Palace!' Before the chaos, it was already very lively. If the king does not determine his chaos as soon as possible, the country and mountains will not be owned by Tang Fu. "The king of Qin thus set the counter-insurgency.

Yuan Ji was twenty-four years old when he died. His son was named King of Liang County, Cheng Luan as King of Yuyang, Cheng Yu as King of Pu 'an, Cheng Yu as King of Jiangxia and Cheng Du as King of Yiyang, all of whom died by sitting. In the early years of Zhenguan, Yuanji was reburied, and the king of Hailing County and posthumous title were posthumously sealed. Later, it was renamed the Nest King, and Cao Wang Li Ming was adopted by him to preside over the sacrifice.

1, Introduction to Li Yuanji:

Li Yuanji (AD 603-July 2, 626), the fourth son of, was born to Sanhu in fine print and Queen Dou. Li Yuanji once made great achievements with Li Shimin's expedition to Luoyang and Liu Heita, and was named Stuart, Shi Zhong, Bing viceroy, general and Shang Zhuguo. In the political struggle in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanji actively supported Prince Li and took the initiative to arrange the assassination, but Li stopped him. On the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wude (A.D. 626), he launched a "Xuanwumen coup" and was killed at the same time as Prince Li. Five sons were killed together, aged 24.

2. Brief introduction of Li Yuanji's life:

Li Yuanji is the fourth son of gaozu tang gaozu. After the uprising in Taiyuan, he was appointed as the magistrate of Taiyuan County, and was named the Duke of Ancient Tibetan County. Soon, Jin was named Qi Huangong, appointed as the military commander of fifteen counties and the general of Peking University Town, leaving Taiyuan as the guardian, giving him the power to handle the military and political affairs on his own.

In the first year of Emperor Gaozu's Wude (6 18), he was promoted to King Qi and became the general manager of Bingzhou. In the second year of Wude (6 19), Liu Wuzhou attacked Fenzhou and Jinzhou to the south, and Gao Zu ordered Yu Wenxin, a right-back general, to help defend Bingzhou. Li Yuanji loves hunting, and there are more than 30 cars with snares. He once said, "I would rather not eat for three days than hunt for one day", and he also indulged people around him to plunder the property of the people. Yu Wenxin repeatedly dissuaded him, but he didn't listen, so he presented a performance report to Gaozu, saying: "When he was in Bingzhou, the King of Qi often put on casual clothes and went out of the city, playing and hunting with Dou Dan, trampling on farmland and crops, indulging people around him, openly plundering people's property, and almost taking away all the poultry and livestock in the country. He stood in the middle of the road shooting arrows at people and watching them escape for entertainment. Divide the team into left and right sides and play war games until they fight and kill each other, causing disability and even death. Open the door at night and openly go to other people's homes to do some obscene activities. The resentment of ordinary people is full of anger. How can this situation keep the city! " Li Yuanji was finally found guilty and dismissed. He also gently mobilized local venerable old people to intercede for him in Beijing, and soon resumed his official position.

At that time, Liu Wuzhou led five thousand cavalry to Huangsheling, and Li Yuanji sent general Zhang Da to lead one hundred infantry to explore first. Zhang Da insisted on not going because there were too few people. Li Yuanji sent his troops and was killed as soon as he arrived at Huangsheling. Zhang Da became angry from embarrassment, captured Yuci County, led the way for Liu Wuzhou, and advanced on Bing. Li Yuanji was very scared. Sima Liu Dewei, who lied to him, said, "You take the old and the weak to guard the city, and I will take the elite out of the city to fight." When the troops left the city at night, he left the army and fled back to Chang 'an with his wives and concubines, and soon the soldiers fell. Great-grandfather was furious and said to Li Gang, the minister of rites, "Yuanji is young and unfamiliar with military and political affairs, so he sent Dou Dan and Yu Wenxin to help him. Tens of thousands of able-bodied men and rations have been designated for ten years. I hit the birthplace of Jiangshan with a banner and lost it in a blink of an eye. Yu Wenxin took the lead in proposing this plan, and I will kill him. " Li Gang said, "Thanks to Yu Wenxin, Your Majesty didn't lose his beloved son. I think he is meritorious. " When Gaozu asked him why, Li Gang replied, "The sin is that Dou Dan failed to persuade the King of Qi, which made the foot soldiers resentful. Besides, the King of Qi is young and unscrupulous, doing things that are arrogant and indulgent, indulging people around him and plundering people's property. Dou Dan didn't persuade him to stop, but let him cover up, causing a curse. This is Dou Dan's guilt. Yu Wenxin talked about alienating his feelings and being close to him for a short time. He has told all the faults of the King of Qi. What's more, this is between father and son. Others are hard to say, but Yu Wenxin said it. Isn't it loyal? I don't think it is appropriate to hold him accountable now, and I can't convince him. " The next day, Gaozu invited Li Gang into the palace, sat him next to him and said, "Now I have you, and the punishment will not lose its measures. Yuanji himself committed iniquity and made enemies with others. Yu Wenxin once played on the table, not their fault, but how can Dou Dan stop it? " Li Yuanji was soon appointed as an assistant, an official of Xiangzhou Daoxing Taiwan, and a secretariat of Jizhou.

In the fourth year of Wude (62 1), Emperor Taizong conquered Dou Jiande, leaving Li Yuanji and Qu Tutong to besiege the king in Luoyang. Wang sent troops to resist, Li Yuanji ambushed, killed 800 people, and captured his general Le Renri and more than 1,000 soldiers alive. Pacify the queen, Li Yuanji was named "Qiu", the rest of the office unchanged. In addition, he also gave princes robes, two front and back military bands, 20 ceremonial players and 2,000 kilograms of gold. Emperor Taizong gave three furnaces of coins for his own use. In the sixth year of Wude (623), he was awarded as the general manager of Xizhou. Later, he and Li jointly calculated Emperor Taizong, recruited brave thugs respectively, and took in fugitives. He also colluded with the harem concubines, flattering them one by one, and bribing Zhongshu to seal Lun as an accomplice. From then on, Emperor Taizong was alienated and favored Li Yuanji. Emperor Taizong once accompanied Gaozu to Qi Wang Mi, and Li Yuanji let his bodyguard Wenbao Yu lurk in the bedroom, ready to assassinate Emperor Taizong. Li Chengjian stopped because he was worried that he would not succeed. Li Yuanji said angrily, "It's only for your brother. What does it have to do with me! " In the ninth year of Wude (626), he was awarded the title of General Zuo Wei, and was soon promoted to Stuart and part-time assistant. The official positions of Bingzhou viceroy, Qiao Zhou viceroy and Jizhou secretariat remain unchanged.

Gaozu will go to Taihe Palace for the summer, and the king of Qin and the king of Qi will accompany him. Li Yuanji said to Li, "When I get to Taihe Palace, I will send a good soldier to catch him. Put him in the cellar and only open a hole to deliver food. " It happened that the Turkish army was stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River and besieged Wucheng. Li recommended Li Yuanji to take the place of Emperor Taizong and lead an army to the north to crusade, and still ordered Qin, Zhou, Duan and others to set out with the leading role of Qin Wei. He also transferred the roster of Qin foot soldiers, selected elite soldiers, and prepared to capture Taizong's people to enrich Qi. He also framed Du Ruhui and Fang in front of Gaozu and drove them home. Gaozu knew it was their plot but didn't stop it. Li Yuanji secretly asked to get rid of Taizong, and Gaozu said, "This man has the power to pacify the world, but his crime has not been exposed. If he was killed, why? " Li Yuanji said, "The king of Qin often disobeyed imperial edicts. When Luoyang was just pacified, he was arrogant and didn't want to hurry back to Beijing to divide his property and establish personal friendship. Is it not treason to disobey and resist to this extent? Just kill it quickly, there is no reason! " High-impedance didn't answer, Li Yuanji went out.

Li Chengjian said to Li Yuanji, "You captured the elite troops of the King of Qin, and you commanded tens of thousands of soldiers. The king of Qin and I went to Kunming Pool to bid you farewell, and ordered the samurai to kill him behind the curtain, saying that he died of a sudden illness. I don't think my father will believe it either. I will send someone to persuade my father to hand over the affairs of state to me. When you ascend to the throne, I will make you the emperor's brother. Wei Chijingde and others have fallen into your hands, and they will be buried alive. Who dares to refuse? " Wang Rizhi, who led Cheng Geng, heard about this conspiracy and secretly reported it to Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong summoned officials from the DPRK to tell this story, and they all said, "If your Majesty doesn't make a decision, Jiangshan will not belong to the Tang Dynasty. If Cheng Jian and Yuanji succeed in their evil plots, those villains will succeed, and Yuanji will run out of luck. They will not serve Cheng Jian after all. In the past, the symbol given to Yuanji by Xue Bao, a guard, said,' Together, Yuanji is the Tang character.' Yuanji got the symbol and said happily,' As long as the king of Qin is removed, it will be easy to catch the prince. Before we succeeded in provoking civil strife, we had a good idea of fighting for the prince. With your prestige, your majesty, get rid of Cheng Jian and Yuan Ji. Emperor Taizong hesitated, and everyone said, "What kind of person do you think Yu Shun is?" Taizong said: "He is smart, profound, brilliant, gentle, humble, just and upright. He is a dutiful son and a wise king. How can he comment on his old man's house casually? "Everyone said," If he can't come out of the well and drown like a fish and a turtle, how can he be a dutiful son? "If you don't come when you fill the cracked wall of the warehouse, you will be burned to ashes. How can I become a saint? It is indeed a strategy to endure small sticks and avoid big sticks. " Emperor Taizong made a plan to get rid of Li and Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji was twenty-four years old when he died. He had five sons: Liang Jun Wang Li, Yuyang Wang Li Chengluan, Pu 'an Wang Li Chengyu, Jiangxia Wang Li Chengyu and Yiyang Wang Li Chengdu, all of whom were killed together. Soon, the imperial edict was issued to cancel the royal register of Li and Li Yuanji. Emperor Taizong acceded to the throne, made Li Yuanji king of Hailing County, and posthumous title La was reburied according to the ceremony. In the 16th year of Zhenguan (642), he was made the king of the nest, posthumous title remained unchanged, and Wang Cao and Li Ming were the stepsons of Li Yuanji.