Chapter 132: A Mentor and a Friend
He not only took back Li Shimin's military power, but also divided and disintegrated Li Shimin's cronies, Cheng Zhijie, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and others were exiled one after another, and even handed over the command of the forbidden army to the crown prince Li Jiancheng."
"On June 29, 626, the Turkic Yu Shooting led tens of thousands of cavalry to garrison south of the Yellow River, and sent troops to break into the Great Wall to surround Wucheng, the crown prince Li Jiancheng saw that this was a good time to get rid of the Qin Palace, so he recommended Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, to replace Li Shimin, the king of Qin, to supervise the northern expedition of all troops and horses to resist the Turkic invasion, in fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to seize Li Shimin's military power."
"The fight against the Turks was approved by Li Yuan, and Li Yuanji took the opportunity to ask Wei Chigong, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong and other former Li Shimin's staff generals to go with him, and to review and select the elite soldiers under the account of the King of Qin to enhance the strength of his army, on the surface, it seems to be to prepare for the fight against the Turks, but in fact he wants to use this to disintegrate Li Shimin's troops and control these Li Shimin's capable generals."
"At the same time, the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji also want to take this opportunity to kill Li Shimin in one fell swoop, completely eliminate the threat of Li Shimin, and ensure the stability of Li Jiancheng's position as the crown prince."
"But Li Shimin is a chess player, and he bought Wang Hui of the East Palace early, and the conspiracy of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji was reported to Li Shimin by him in 1510."
"Getting this news, Li Shimin was shocked, his sister thought that his elder brother, his younger brother would want his life, and finally with the support of the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Chi Jingde and others, he decided to strike first."
"Since then, the relationship between father and son, filial piety, brother and brother in this imperial family has never returned, and the contradictions between them can no longer be reconciled."
"In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin led the elite of the Qin Palace, controlled Li Yuan with a stunned expression on Li Yuan's face, and set up an ambush in Xuanwu Gate in advance, and as soon as the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, entered the Xuanwu Gate, a fratricide inevitably happened."
Historical records record: "Taizong personally held a bow to shoot his brother and stabbed his brother, which was extremely cruel." ”
"At this point, everything has settled, and Li Shimin won the victory of Xuanwumen with his excellent courage and planning."
"Looking back, perhaps from a very early stage, Li Shimin clearly realized that there was only one real target and opponent, and that was his father Li Yuan."
"In the whole process, Li Shimin had the initiative to seek the position of the prince in the early days, and in the end he was forced to be helplessly suppressed to the point of fighting on his back, all of which is embarrassing, and maybe Li Shimin himself does not want this kind of ending."
"But it is undeniable that after the Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin brought us a prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty that future generations will be proud of! This will have a great impact on future generations! ”
Zhenguan people: I still scolded the emperor, saying that he was a tyrant, and I will never scold again, this is obviously a good emperor.
Zhenguan people: Me too, I also thought that I killed my relatives for that position, Your Majesty, you are a Ming Jun, and I am listening to nonsense.
Zhenguan people: Long live Emperor Taizong!
Zhenguan people: Long live Emperor Taizong!
"Guanyin, you see that you have finally been relieved from decades of infamy." Li Shimin, listening to Miss Zhang's explanation that he was forced to be helpless at that time, and seeing the recognition of these people, he laughed, laughed loudly, there is nothing more important than being recognized by others, or the recognition of many people and future generations.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, with Miss Zhang's explanation and the recognition of the people, this family can be solved." Liangchen chooses trees to live in, who doesn't want to follow a master, this explanation has given Datang a lot of help, and Datang will move faster towards prosperity.
"When the famous Xuanwumen Rebellion broke out in history, the eldest grandson, who had always stood behind her husband and silently supported her husband, walked out of the inner house on this day."
"She appeared on the city wall side by side with her husband in armor and on a war horse, and her calm demeanor and encouraging words doubled the morale of the soldiers, and brought great courage to her husband, she can be so calm as a woman, what fear shall I have?"
"The change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin won completely, on August 8, Li Shimin ascended the throne as the emperor, just 13 days after he ascended the throne, he named the eldest grandson as the queen, and since then, the Ming monarch and the virtuous queen have complemented each other."
"The eldest grandson queen, who has become the master of the harem, likes nothing more than to read, even if she is grooming, she can't let go of the volume."
"Tang Taizong will accompany the queen to read in his spare time, the sun is soft, the house is full of books, and the two people who read quietly have become the most moving pictures in the palace."
"Empress Changsun is deeply favored by Tang Taizong, but she is still the woman behind her husband, she no longer advises her husband as she did in the past, and when her husband wants to listen to her opinion on political affairs, she is always silent."
Li Shimin felt very strange and asked the reason, Empress Changsun said, "Si Chen, but the family's rope, the harem can't interfere in politics, this is the rule handed down by the ancestors, she can't break it, she has to set an example for the harem." ”
Li Shimin didn't care, and kept asking her, and the queen turned around and ignored him.
"In addition to Li Shimin's slight regret, it is more of a tribute to Empress Changsun, although Empress Changsun does not interfere in politics, but in the face of some loyal ministers and good generals, she will still try her best to protect."
One day, Li Shimin came down to the court and complained angrily to Empress Changsun: "I must kill that countryman in the future." ”
When the queen heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Who made the emperor angry?" ”
Li Shimin said angrily: "It's that Wei Zheng, who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, always doesn't give me face in the court and contradicts me." ”
When the queen heard this, she smiled slightly, brought a cup of tea to Tang Taizong, told him to dissipate her anger, and then turned around, entered the back room, changed into a solemn court dress, and knelt in front of Li Shimin, only to hear her say loudly: "Congratulations to my emperor for becoming a generation of Ming monarchs." ”
Li Shimin was puzzled and asked what he was talking about? Empress Changsun said: "I heard that only Jun Ming has ministers who dare to speak out, and now Wei Zheng dares to speak out, doesn't it mean that the emperor is Mingjun?" ”
After Li Shimin heard this, the anger in his stomach suddenly disappeared, and he understood that this was the queen telling him that Wei Zheng was a loyal minister and could not be killed, and Tang Taizong would use Wei Zheng more heavily in the future.
Cheng Yanjin: That's just a troll.
Liu Bowen: The emperor can tolerate so that the courtiers dare to speak, and I have to say in this regard that Tang Taizong is a good emperor, and he can listen to the teachings of others.
Wang Anshi: If Maxima didn't meet Bole, he would still be an unknown grass horse, Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng are Maxima and Bole, the two of them have achieved each other, mentors and friends.
(End of chapter)