Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father, and finally got his wish to reach the pinnacle of power in the empire, but is being the emperor really as happy as he imagined? He inherited a vast empire, and the complicated troubles were enough for him to drink a pot.

The first thorny issue he had to face was his relationship with the Turks. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, because of the national strength, the Han Empire adopted the method of marriage and tribute to appease the Xiongnu and pacify the border troubles. It was not until the time of Emperor Wu that the Han Empire began to fight against the Xiongnu on a large scale by recuperating and recuperating and the treasury was full, annihilating the main force of the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, forcing the Xiongnu to move westward, and completely relieving the Xiongnu.

The Turks were another nomadic power that rose in the north after the Xiongnu, and their leader was called Khan, and the Khan's wife was called Kedun. In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, Shibi Khan ascended the throne, and the Turks had nearly one million elite soldiers, and their strength was unprecedentedly strong. The Khitan, Murwei, Tuyuhun, Gaochang and other states were all Turkic. Dou Jiande, Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Rail, Wang Shichong and others must pay homage to the dock of Shibi Khan, otherwise there will be constant trouble. Even when Li Yuan raised his army, he had to respectfully give the Turkic Shibi Khan an attitude, or he would have to start a fire in the backyard.

In the second year of Wude, in 619 AD, when the Tang Dynasty was just established, this Shibi originally wanted to wander around Taiyuan, but he didn't expect to get a serious illness and hang, his son was too young, and his younger brother took over the throne of the Khan, which was the Khan of Chuluo. What I didn't expect was that Chu Luo Khan didn't work for a few years and died of illness. Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty first married Shibi, and then married Zhu Luo, who was still a beauty control, and suspected that Zhu Luo's son was small and ugly, so she set up her younger brother to be aggressive, this is Jieli Khan. Jieli Khan also made the son of Shibi Khan as Tuli Khan.

The Turks are very unspeakable about martial virtues, they are all masters who see money, and they don't talk about the spirit of contract at all, and they have signed a non-aggression pact with the Tang Dynasty, but they have nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty to take a seven-day tour to see if there is an autumn breeze to fight, which makes the border soldiers and civilians miserable. With such a neighbor on the stall, do you think Li Shimin can worry about it?

In August 624, the two Khans of Turkic Jieli and Turki mobilized a national army to invade the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin led his troops to meet the Turkic army in Fengzhou, because it rained in Guanzhong for several days, and the grain and grass could not be transported to the army, and the army's heart was somewhat shaken. The Turkic army set up a position in Wulonghan and wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army.

Li Yuanji was so frightened that he didn't dare to go out of the city, but Li Shimin was not afraid, and rushed to Wulonghan with more than 100 horsemen, and said to Jieli Khan in front of the battle: "You don't talk a lot. If you dare to fight, come out and I'll play with you. If you want to fight in a group, you can come up together, and we will accompany you to practice. ”

When Jieli heard this, he didn't dare to answer. Li Shimin ran to Tuli again and said: "We said that we would support each other, why did you still come to beat me, not caring about the old feelings at all?" Tuli didn't dare to answer.

Tuli's position as Khan was snatched by Jieli, and there was already a grudge between the two. As soon as Li Shimin and Tuli reminisced, Jieli's suspicion was immediately aroused. He was afraid that Tuli would suddenly turn back, so he hurriedly re-formed an alliance with Li Shimin and retreated.

With such an unobtrusive neighbor, Li Yuan had a headache when he was in power. In order to avoid the Turkic threat to Jingshi, someone once suggested that Li Yuan move the capital. Li Yuan also thought that this plan was feasible, and sent the Zhongshu scholar Lang Yu to inspect the places that could be used as capitals in Fan, Deng, and other places. At that time, the crown prince, the king of Qi, and Pei Lin were all in favor.

This is a rather stupid idea, not to mention the enormity of the project, but to move the capital just to reduce the threat is obviously an irresponsible confession. Once the capital is moved, it means abandoning the Guanzhong region, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which will only make the Turks gain an inch. The best way to deal with nomads like the Xiongnu and Turks is to use fists, and you can only make him honest if you beat him all over the ground to find teeth.

Li Shimin was dismissive of the ideas of Li Yuan and others, this is what makes the strong man different, and every inch of land cannot be abandoned. He advised Li Yuan, "These horse-riding nations have existed since ancient times. We now have millions of elite soldiers, and we are invincible all over the world, and we are afraid of him. Now that the Turks are fighting, we will run, won't the people of the world laugh off their big teeth. In this way, give me a few years, if I don't catch this kid Jieli, I won't be surnamed Li. ”

Under Li Shimin's strong dissuasion, Li Yuancai denied the idea of moving the capital.

After Li Shimin took Li Yuan's class, the news reached the Turks, "Yo! This is a great opportunity to get started! ”

Li Shimin ascended the throne on the eighth day of the first month, and Jieli Khan came to do things again on the 24th, and on the 28th, the Turkic army had reached the north of the Weishui River Bridge. Jieli Khan also arrogantly sent his henchmen to give Li Shimin a message, "The million-strong army will arrive in your capital today!" ”

Li Shimin was not frightened, he had seen too many big battles in his life, so he directly detained his stubborn thinking power, took the six horses to Weishui, and started a second conversation with Jieli, scolding him for breaking the contract first. Jieli didn't expect Li Shimin's aura to be so strong, this time he brought fewer people than last time, he was scolded a little dazed, and was conquered by Li Shimin's language on the spot, and dismounted to worship in line.

At this time, behind Li Shimin, a large group of Tang troops appeared, with flags fluttering, shining armor, and murderous formations. Jieli was once again shocked by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin waved the command flag, and the Tang army slowly retreated. Li Shimin stayed alone to talk to Jieli. Xiao Yu stepped forward to persuade Li Shimin to retreat into the army, and Li Shimin said: "You don't understand, Jieli dared to come out of the nest, just because he thought that I had just ascended the throne and did not dare to start a war with them." Once we show weakness, Jieli will definitely lead people to loot. I have shown them so much contempt that I am determined to fight. The Turkic army is alone in the depths, and it is beneficial to us whether it is war or peace. Whether Jieli can be subdued or not is up to here. ”

War is sometimes all about faith. Li Shimin stood by the bridge with great force, and completely destroyed Jieli's will, what a domineering and mighty way this is. In the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, when there were many heroes and famous generals, Li Shimin was also a first-class figure.

In the face of such a Li Shimin, Jieli could only bow his head and be a subordinate. On the same day, people were sent to ask for reconciliation. On the 30th, Li Shimin went to the bridge again, killed the white horse, and once again formed an alliance with Jieli, who led the Turkic army to retreat.

Later, Li Shimin talked about this incident and said: "The Turks have many soldiers, but they have no discipline at all, and it is easy to defeat Jieli. But I have just taken the throne, the country is not stable, the people are not rich, and the strategy now is to rest and recuperate. Once a war starts, it will not only have a grudge with the enemy, but also cost the people and money. So exchange money for peace, and when you have the strength, you can kill them at once and never suffer in the future. ”

Li Shimin knew the public opinion too well, he knew that after many years of conquest from the end of the Sui Dynasty to the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the newly built imperial state needed to breathe, and the people needed to be stable.

Although Li Shimin scared away the Turkic army, the Tang Empire did not become peaceful with the accession of Li Shimin, the British lord. In less than a year after Li Shimin ascended the throne, there were two incidents of rebels smashing and looting. They are Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, and Li Yi, the king of Yan.

Li Ming's rebellion was somewhat deceived. Twenty days after the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Ming, the governor of Youzhou, the king of Lujiang, rebelled. This Li Yuan was originally Li Yuan's distant cousin, and he didn't have any real talent, but he just relied on his good background to become a prince. When Liu Heimin rebelled, Li Yuan abandoned the city and fled, Li Yuan had a strong family concept, and he did not blame Li Yuan, and reappointed him to the governor of Youzhou, knowing that he was not the material for war, he sent him a deputy who could fight, Wang Junkuo.

Wang Junkuo was originally a thief, extremely brave, and repeatedly made military exploits. After he arrived in Youzhou, he quickly became Li Jin's confidant. It's just that Li Ying didn't expect Wang Junkuo to be a wolf with ambition, and soon pushed him into the abyss.

After the crown prince Jiancheng was killed by Li Shimin, when he was cleaning up Li Jiancheng's relics, he found that he had planned to kill Li Shimin in his letters with Li Jin. At this time, Li Shimin had already grasped the power of the DPRK and sent someone to summon Li Ying back to Chang'an. Li Ying felt that things were not good, so she asked Wang Junkuo to discuss the matter. He originally wanted Wang Junkuo to give him advice, but he didn't want Wang Junkuo to seek a wealth from him.

Wang Junkuo said to Li Jin: "If you want to return to Chang'an, your life will definitely not be guaranteed, now that we have soldiers and horses in our hands, how can we go back and die because of the call of a messenger?" Wang Junkuo gave Li Ying a naked hint that he would die if he went back, and he still had soldiers in his hand, so he almost didn't say the word "rebellion".

Li Ying's mallet looked at Wang Junkuo and was moved, "Just for your good for me, I entrust this life to you." It's the other way around! Wang Junkuo looked at Li Jin's head and thought, your life is not worth much, but this head can protect me from glory and wealth.

Li Ying was bewitched by Wang Junkuo, immediately imprisoned the envoy, and summoned Wang Xu, the assassin of Philadelphia, to discuss the matter of raising troops.

Li Jin's army member Wang Lishe had actually seen through Wang Junkuo's ambition and persuaded Li Jin, "Wang Junkuo, this kid is capricious, and he must not be allowed to control the military power." Let Wang Shu lead the troops. ”

The news reached Wang Junkuo's ears, and he decided to strike first and found Wang Xu. Wang Shu was in the dark, and was tidying up his personal hygiene at home - washing his hair. Wang Junkuo was happy when he saw it, "This is washed and waited for me to cut it?" The knife fell in his hand, and Wang Shu cried out for his life. Wang Junkuo carried Wang Xu's head and said to everyone: "Li Ying and Wang Shu want to rebel and imprison the messenger, and now Wang Shu has been killed by me. Do you want to follow Li Ying to rebel and exterminate the clan, or do you want to seek fame and wealth with me? ”。

Of course, the soldiers did not want to rebel. Wang Junkuo led more than 1,000 people, entered the city, released messengers, and surrounded Li Jin's palace. When Li Ying saw Wang Junkuo breaking into the palace with heavily armed soldiers, he felt that something was wrong and scolded Wang Junkuo.

Wang Junkuo didn't talk nonsense, grabbed Li Ying, and strangled him directly. A rebellion was nipped in the bud before it could take shape. Wang Junkuo got his wish and became the general of the left army and the governor of Youzhou, and became a feudal official. Everything about Li Ying was rewarded to Wang Junkuo by Li Shimin.