In the 12th year of the Great Cause (6 16), Li Yuan stayed in Taiyuan, taking only his second son to Taiyuan, while his eldest son Li, Li Yuanji and his fifth son Li Zhiyun stayed in Hedong.
In the 13th year of the Great Cause (6 17), Li Yuan rose up against the Sui Dynasty and sent envoys to Hedong to gather scholars. Li and Li Yuanji sneaked back to Taiyuan, and only Li Zhiyun, who was 14 years old, stayed behind.
After Tang Gaozu occupied Chang 'an, Li Yuanji was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, and Duke Gu Zang was appointed. Soon after, he joined Qi Huangong, took charge of the military affairs of fifteen counties, and served as the general of Zhenbei and the marshal of Taiyuan Road March. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he became the King of Qi and was appointed as the general manager of Bingzhou.
In the second year (6 19), Liu Wuzhou went south to attack Fenzhou and Jinzhou, and Tang Gaozu ordered Yu Wenxin, the right-back general, to help defend Bing. 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.
Angry, Li Yuan 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 said that feelings should be alienated and close for a short time. He has played 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.
From the 4th year of Pingsifang Wude (62 1), Li Yuanji and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, surrounded Wang Shichong in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Dou Jiande led the army to help. Li Shimin led a group of elite soldiers to Hulao Pass, leaving Li Yuanji and Qu Tutong to continue to besiege Luoyang. There have been two battles in history. Once, Wang sent troops to refuse to fight, Li Yuanji ambushed him, beheaded him 800 levels, and captured his general Le Ren P alive; The other time was on April 15 (621May 1 1), when Tang Jun suffered a crushing defeat and Jun Lu, the chief marching officer, was killed.
After the East Capital was pacified, both Li Shimin and Li Yuanji were rewarded. On the fifth day of October (62165438+125 October), Li Yuanji was given a uniform, a crown, two drums, twenty swordsmen and 2000 Jin of gold. 1 February 15 (1February 622), Dou Jiande rebelled against Liu Heita and seized Dou Jiande's hometown, and Li Shimin and Li Yuanji went to pacify. The following spring, Li Shimin defeated Liu Heita and forced it to flee to East Turkestan. The two brothers attacked Xu Yuanlang, the king of Lu, and returned to Chang 'an, leaving Li Yuanji to fight against Xu Yuanlang. But Liu Heita returned from Turkey to recapture Dou Jiande's hometown, and Li Yuanji could not stop it.
In October, the fifth year of Wude (622), Li Yuanji was appointed as the leading general and the general manager of the annexed state, and was ordered to conquer Liu Heita again. In November, Liu Shishan was defeated in Weizhou. In December, he and Prince Li led an army to invade Changle and annihilate Liu Heita.
In the sixth year (623), my younger brother Kanqiang Wude was appointed as the general manager of Qiao Zhou. Later, Li Yuanji and Li calculated together to recruit the brave and the dead respectively and take in the fugitives. He also colluded with the harem concubines, flattering them one by one, and bribing Zhongshu to seal Lun as an accomplice. Since then, Tang Gaozu has alienated Li Shimin and favored Li Yuanji. On one occasion, Li Shimin accompanied Gaozu to King Mi of Qi, and Li Yuanji let his bodyguard Wenbao Yu lurk in the bedroom, ready to assassinate Li Shimin. Li Chengjian stopped because he was worried that he would not succeed. Li Yuanji said angrily, "This is just for the sake of Big Brother. What's wrong with me! "
On July 21st, the seventh year of Wude (September 9th, 624), Li Yuanji and Li Shimin were stationed in Jianzhou to resist the Turks. In the same year, Tang Gaozu wanted to burn Chang 'an and move the capital to Fancheng due to the repeated invasions by Turks. Li, Li Yuanji and Pei Ji all agreed, but opposed, and this measure failed to be implemented. Later, I went to the East Palace where the Prince lived to hold a banquet. When he came back, he vomited several liters of blood. When he came to see him, Li said, "The king of Qin can't drink. Don't invite him to drink again. " Gaozu wanted to send Li Shimin to guard Luoyang to avoid further conflicts between brothers. However, after exchanging views with Li Yuanji, Li thought that this would enable him to establish his own power in Luoyang, and raised objections. Tang Gaozu has not done so.
On November 13th, the eighth year of Wude (6251February 7th, 65438), he served as an assistant.
On February 9th (March 4th, 626), on the first day of junior high school, Wu De entered Situ, still serving as an assistant general in China and Bingzhou.
Tang Gaozu is going to the Taihe Palace for the summer, and Li Shimin and Li Yuanji should 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 leading the northern expedition to Turkey, and ordered Qin protagonists,,, Duan and others to set out together under the guidance of Qin Wangmi. He also collected the roster of Qin soldiers, selected elite soldiers and prepared to capture Qin people alive to enrich Qi. He framed Du Ruhui and Fang in front of him and drove them home. Tang Gaozu knew this was their plot, but he didn't stop it.
Li Yuanji secretly asked to get rid of Li Shimin, and Li Yuan said, "The King of Qin has the meritorious service of pacifying 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! " Tang Gaozu didn't answer, and Li Yuanji went out.
Li 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 y, the leader of the company, heard about the plot and secretly reported it to. Li Shimin summoned officials from the DPRK and told them about it. They all said, "Your Majesty, if you don't make a decision, the country 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, the guardian army, said,' Together, Yuanji is the Tang character.' Yuanji was very happy to get the symbol and said,' As long as the king of Qin is removed, it will be easy to seize the position of 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. Li Shimin hesitated. They said, "Your Majesty, what kind of person do you think Yu Shun is?" Li Shimin said: "He is profound in wisdom, brilliant, gentle and humble, fair and honest. My son is filial to the sovereign, how can he comment on his old man's house casually? They 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 filling 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. "So he made up his mind to get rid of Li and Li Yuanji. That night, he impeached Li, Li Yuanji and his stepmother Yin Defa, committed adultery, cheated on her, and went to the harem. The next morning, Li Yuanzu ordered Li and Li Yuanji to be summoned, and planned to call Prime Ministers Pei Ji, Xiao R and Chen to verify the contents of impeachment.
On the fourth day of June (July 2, 626), Li Shimin launched a mutiny in Xuanwumen, Miyagi and Chang 'an. Li and Li Yuanji came to the temple in the middle of the lake. Sensing the change, they immediately turned their heads and prepared to return to the East Palace to meet Qi. Li Shimin called them after, Li Yuanji is guilty. He drew his bow first and shot an arrow at Li Shimin, but because of impatience, he pulled his bow two or three times in a row and missed the arrow. Picked up the bow and shot at Li, killing him. Weichi Gong led seventy cavalry arrived one after another. Soldiers around him hit Li Yuanji with arrows, and Li Yuanji fell off his horse. But at this moment, Li Shimin's mount was frightened, and he and Li Shimin ran into the forest next to Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin was caught by a branch in the forest, fell off his horse and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a while. Li Yuanji arrived soon, grabbed the bow and prepared to strangle Li Shimin. At this moment, Weichi Gong came running and stopped him loudly. Li Yuanji knew that he was no match, so he quickly let go of Li Shimin and wanted to run into the Wude Hall to seek Tang Gaozu's asylum.
But Weichi Gong trotters caught up with him and shot him to death at the age of 24. Li Yuanji's five sons: Liang Jun Wang Li, Yuyang Wang Li Chengluan, Pu 'an Wang Li Chengyu, Jiangxia Wang Li Chengyu and Yiyang Wang Li Cheng were all killed collectively.
After Li Shimin acceded to the throne, it was built in the second year of Zhenguan (627), and Yuanji was reburied with ceremony. Li Yuanji was posthumously crowned as the king of Hailing County, and posthumous title stabbed him and reburied with ceremony. In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan (642), posthumous title was the same as before, and his fourteenth son Li Ming (born with Li Yuanji's wife Yang Suo) was Li Yuanji.
Historical evaluation of "Old Tang Book": "It is cruel to build it, so you can't be a teacher; Yuanji is crazy and has traces of nesting. " "Built, YuanJi, are two fierce. China's diplomatic structure is inclusive of people and gods. Enlighten saints with darkness and sadness. Luck belongs to Wendi, and success is correct. There is a division between good and evil, and society is certain. "
"New Tang Book": "Guess the elite soldiers, live in the frontier fortress for a long time, and benefit from arrogance."
Anecdotal allusion Wei Chijingde is proficient in martial arts, especially one unique skill: he is good at "avoiding the enemy", that is, catching the enemy and stabbing the other side. Every time a single rider rushes into the enemy's defense, the enemy can't stab Wei Chijingde. At that time, Li Yuanji was also good at cheating. After hearing about Wei Chijingde's technology, he was very dissatisfied and asked to compete with Wei Chijingde. Before the tournament, Li Yuanji ordered his men to take off the blade and stab each other with a pole. Wei Chijingde said, "Even if you add a blade, you can't hurt it. Please don't remove it, Jingde is willing to be the blade. " After they met, Li Yuanji stabbed Wei Chijingde many times with the blade of his sword, but he missed. Li Shimin, watching from the sidelines, said, "Which is more difficult?" Wei Chijingde replied, "It's hard to get." So Li Shimin ordered Weichi Gong to catch Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji's prancing horse was going to stab it, but Wei Chijingde won it three times at once. Li Yuanji has always been brave. Although he marveled at his skill, he felt ashamed.
Historical Records records The Book of the New Tang Dynasty, Volume 79, Biography and Biography of the Fourth Emperor.
The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Volume Sixty-four, Chapter Fourteen, The Twenty-two Children of Gaozu
Family members, parents and father: Tang Gaozu Ethan
Mother: Doe, Queen Tai Mu.
His wife, Princess Yang of Qi (later called Princess Chao, and Li Ming was born to Emperor Taizong).
Children and sons
The eldest son, Li, king of Liang County, was executed in 626.
The second son, Li Chengluan, King Yuyang, was executed in 626.
The third son, King Pu 'an Li Cheng Award, was executed in 626.
The fourth son, Li Chengyu, King of Jiangxia, was executed in 626.
The fifth son, Li Chengdu, Yiyang Wang, was executed in 626.
daughter
Six women, Li Ling, the monarch of Xinye, have beautiful words and are married to Hedong Pei.
Hejing Princess, marry Xue (the son and grandson of Xue Shou).
Shouchun princess, married to Yang (son of Princess Changguang and Yang Shidao)
Princess Wen 'an married Duan Yan (son of Duan Lun, the grandson of Princess Gaomi and Duan Wenzhen).
Noble princess, married Tianshui style, the second son of Long Island princess.
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