In March 618, Emperor Yang of Sui was killed by the minister Yu Wenhua, who established Yang Hao, the king of Qin, as emperor. At this time, the Sui Empire was completely chaotic. When Yang Guang was not dead, those who rebelled were more or less concerned, such as Li Yuan, who just set up Yang Yu as Emperor Gong and proclaimed himself the prime minister and general under the banner of Fuzuo Sui, but he did not dare to encroach on the emperor.

As soon as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died, the Sui Empire had no core figures, although it seemed to be still very powerful, but it would soon become a plate of loose sand. Li Yuan realized that the time was ripe, the Sui Empire was powerless to return to heaven, and the time had come to replace the Sui. Li Yuan did not have the slightest hesitation or concern, and in May 618, less than two months after the death of Emperor Yang of Sui, he kicked Yang Yu away and impatiently sat on the throne of the emperor, with the state name Tang.

Of course, Li Yuan's eating appearance is not so ugly, but he has done enough work on the surface. Yang Yu is a thirteen-year-old child, what Li Yuan asked him to do, how dare he object, so he took the initiative to give up the emperor's position, a group of bureaucrats who climbed the dragon and attached the phoenix, prepared an abdication edict for Yang Yu, and sent it to the mansion of Li Yuan, the king of Tang, together with the emperor's seal. Li Yuan waited for this moment to thank the flowers, but he said: "I'm not that kind of person......"

The person who sent the edict asked again and again, and Li Yuan gave in three times, and it is estimated that his heart was smoking. At this time, if the person who delivered the edict was a real person, and turned around and took the edict and the jade seal back, Li Yuan would have to rush up and press him to the ground and kick out the.

After a hypocritical performance, Li Yuan finally became the emperor as he wished. Poor Emperor Yang Yu of Sui Gong only served as emperor for six months, and he ended hastily. Fortunately, Li Yuan was still interesting enough, and did not harm Yang Yu's life, demoted him to the Duke of Yuguo, and let him stay in Beijing to retire. At this point, the Great Sui Dynasty came to an end.

Li Yuan, who became the emperor, began to seal the children surnamed Li. Because Li Jiancheng was the eldest son, he naturally became the crown prince, Li Shimin was named the king of Qin, and Li Yuanji was named the king of Qi. Li Yuan's cousins and nephews, all of whom have merit. Even the deceased parents, parents, and ancestors have also built temples and enshrined them. Li Yuan also abolished the Sui Dynasty's Great Cause Law and the County System, established the state system, and promulgated new laws.

Those who pinned their heads to their belts and rebelled with Li Yuan's revolution were also rewarded and placed in different important positions. These people are Li Yuan's most trusted close friends, relatives and friends, and old ministers and guards, and they are basically his Taiyuan military staff. Moreover, these people are from a similar background to Li Yuan, they are all old officials of the Sui Dynasty, or descendants of officials of the Sui Dynasty of the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi Dynasty, or descendants of members of the royal family of previous dynasties. Therefore, the establishment of the Tang Dynasty did not have much impact on the ruling elite groups of previous dynasties and generations. This was also an important reason why most of the Sui bureaucratic class was able to quickly and smoothly attach themselves to Li Tang.

Among these old ministers, Li Yuan was most favored by Pei Lian, who rewarded him with countless things, and sat with him in the court, and obeyed Pei Lian's words. And Feng Pei Lian's official position is not small, and he is appointed as the right servant and governor. This official is equivalent to the position of prime minister.

Here, a brief introduction to the official system of the central government of the Tang Dynasty. Because the Tang Dynasty established by Li Yuan was transitioned on the basis of the Sui Dynasty, and most of the emperors and officials in power were former ministers of the Sui Dynasty, the political system of the Tang Dynasty basically followed the system of the Sui Dynasty, and the system of three provinces and six ministries was implemented. The three provinces are Neishu Province (later changed to Zhongshu Province), Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province. Zhongshu Province is responsible for formulating policies, Menxia Province is responsible for auditing, and Shangshu Province is responsible for specific implementation. Among them, Shangshu Province has six departments: rites, work, punishment, soldiers, officials, and households. The highest governor of Zhongshu Province is Zhongshu Ling, the highest governor of Menxia Province is Menxia Shizhong, and the highest governor of Shangshu Province is Shangshu Ling. Because Li Shimin served as Shangshu Ling, the supreme governor of Shangshu Province was actually the left servant and the right servant. Pei Lin held such an important position, which shows Li Yuan's trust and favor for him.

And Liu Wenjing, who formulated an anti-Sui plan with Pei Lian, was named Nayan. This is a counselor, also equivalent to the prime minister. This official position of the emperor cannot be easily killed, his main responsibility is to point out the emperor's mistakes, that is, he is the only person in the whole world who can resist the emperor. Later, he was demoted due to crime and served as the secretary of the household department. This household book happened to belong to the servant, which means that Liu Wenjing's official is not as big as Pei Lian, which makes Liu Wenjing very unhappy, and also lays the groundwork for his later unjust death.

Liu Wenjing and Pei Lian were originally very good friends, and when Li Yuan started the incident, they pushed it hard. But in terms of personal ability, Liu Wenjing is indeed higher than Pei Lian. Li Yuan's strategic idea of going west to Chang'an was first put forward by Liu Wenjing, and it was the effective implementation of this strategy that laid the foundation for Li Yuan's proclamation as emperor. For the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Wenjing made great contributions, and in the later reunification cause, Liu Wenjing led the troops to fight and still made a lot of contributions.

On the other hand, Pei Lin did not have any great merit except for fooling Li Yuan into trouble. But because Li Yuan pulled the pimp, he was very trusted by Li Yuan, so he was in a high position.

Liu Wenjing's jealousy of Pei Lin soon manifested itself. Every time he discusses matters in the imperial court, Pei Lin will say the east, Liu Wenjing will say the west, and he will sing against him, which makes Pei Lin hold a grudge, and the gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger.

Liu Wenjing's immature performance is often a common problem of some talented and arrogant people, which is a taboo in officialdom. Pei Lian's official was sealed by Emperor Li Yuan, Liu Wenjing thinks that he has made great contributions, and the official who is sealed should also be bigger than Pei Lian, isn't this denying the emperor's Yingyin, it is simply self-defeating.

Therefore, to rank and see officials, we must remember an iron law of officialdom. The superior is always right, don't deny the superior, remember to remember. Even if you know he's doing something stupid, don't try to warn him, or you'll be the stupidest person ever.

In addition, another iron rule of officialdom is given free of charge: never tell people what you think in your heart. Forever! Because the judges will soon see a bloody lesson. It was Liu Wenjing's open-mouthed mouth that led to the murder.

One day, Liu Wenjing had nothing to do, drinking with his younger brother Liu Wenqi, when the wine was hot, Liu Wenjing did not control the anger in his heart, pulled out a knife and knocked on the pillar and said: "Pei Lian, this grandson, sooner or later I will cut off his head one day!" "This is a drunken sentence, the brothers drink together and do homework, whining, bragging, and can't be taken seriously. The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, this was heard by one of Liu Wenjing's concubines, this concubine is estimated to be not very good-looking, and she is usually not favored by Liu Wenjing. When the concubine heard that Liu Wenjing dared to insult the chief, she quickly told her brother that her brother was very vicious and directly accused Liu Wenjing of rebellion to Li Yuan. Liu Wenjing was planted in the hands of a woman like this. This tells us another truth, "The junior is very dangerous, and we must be cautious in raising them." ”

When Li Yuan received the informant, he immediately arrested Liu Wenjing and handed him over to the judicial department. And when he knew that he and Pei Lin had a dirty relationship, he still let Pei Lin and Xiao Yu preside over the case. Let Pei Lian interrogate Liu Wenjing, Li Yuan never planned to let Liu Wenjing get fair treatment at all, which already showed Liu Wenjing's fate.

When Li Shimin heard about this, he hurriedly asked Li Yuan to intercede for Liu Wenjing, listed Liu Wenjing's merits, and persuaded Li Yuan to let him go. But Li Yuan still believes Pei Lian's words, Pei Lian's words are like this, "Liu Wenjing can strategically surpass anyone, and now, the world is undecided, and it is really a disaster to keep him." ”

Pei Lian's words are very weighty and very damaging, which is a reminder to Li Yuan, "If you don't kill him today, he will rebel, and no one can kill him." Li Yuan listened to Pei Lian's words, was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind to get rid of Liu Wenjing.

Liu Wenjing's death was really unjust. There are four lessons to summarize the bloodshed of Liu Wenjing's case:

First, the leader is always right;

Second, the villain around the leader must not be offended;

3. The inner thoughts should not be said to outsiders in any way, even the closest ones;

Fourth, fire prevention, anti-theft and anti-junior, she is likely to know too many of your secrets.

Li Yuan's killing of Liu Wenjing is likely to have another hidden intention that cannot be spoken, that is, to suppress Li Shimin. Liu Wenjing has a close relationship with Li Shimin and everyone knows it, and Li Shimin's faint surpassing the crown prince has posed a threat to the prince's status. It is also reasonable for Li Yuan to take advantage of Liu Wenjing's matter to suppress Li Shimin's limelight.

This is the art of the emperor!