Chapter 296: Tang Taizong has remorse
"At this time, Li Shimin hurriedly sent Wei Chi Jingde to run to Li Yuan's side with swords, and Wei Chi Jingde was called Su Wei, which was really coercion."
"The historical truth of the Xuanwumen Revolution has been tampered with by Li Shimin and his subordinates a lot, and it has been changed beyond recognition, but many clues can still be found from the mutual confirmation of several historical materials."
"That's why this matter is regarded as a big mistake, and this historical record can't be recognized!"
"Wu Zetian's ascendancy, I don't think it's a fault, it has no impact on our future generations, but for you Li Shimin, I must be a little remorseful."
"Because Li Shimin's power was obtained by killing his siblings, he was worried that his children would be like this, so he did not pass the throne to his eldest son, but passed the throne to Li Zhi, a seemingly well-behaved child."
"It is precisely because Li Zhi is so well-behaved that Wu Zetian can finally gain power."
"I can rank Wu Zetian in the top ten, her ability is not weak, she has no big impact on future generations, and there is a good side, of course I don't think it's a mistake, but our Tang Taizong doesn't think so, right?"
Li Shimin: What do you say about the change in Xuanwumen? I have ambition, how could I not have it? I don't want to be an emperor, why do I fight so hard?
I'm sad that I hurt my royal brother, but I'm happy to see that my royal brother is also going with me!
Li Zhi was appointed as the crown prince, in fact, otherwise, I still know what kind of character this child is, mainly because of the political power at that time, the eldest grandson Wuji and their power were huge, Li Zhi was the best candidate, and let Wu Zetian take the throne later, which really made me angry!
"In the second year of Tang Wude, in the delivery room of the eldest grandson of the first generation of virtuous queens, a little baby fell to the ground."
"He was destined to be born with status, and this status caused him psychological pressure and madness."
As the emperor, Tang Taizong used the "way of the king" and finally decided that Li Zhi was the crown prince. ”
"Li Tai may have the idea of being the prince, if Li Chengqian is abolished, and then Li Tai is established, others will think that the position of the prince can be obtained through calculation and planning, and it will set a bad example for others, not to mention that once Li Tai becomes the prince, Li Chengqian, who is deposed as a commoner, will inevitably end badly."
"Only when the ninth son of the emperor and the last concubine, Li Zhi, becomes the crown prince, can we ensure that their brothers can be safe."
Li Shimin, who had gray temples, couldn't help it anymore when he heard this sentence of baby croaking to the ground, recalling this incident, and regretting it infinitely mentioned earlier.
Li Shimin: "How did a good child become like this?" Is it really my reason? Isn't that what a prince should do? ”
Wei Zifu: A person who has never seen the suffering of the world, learns this and that every day, is not satisfied, if he behaves well, he still takes it for granted, he is still just a child, how can he not collapse.
Dou Yifang: And you have a leg disease, you guys are really right!
Liu Bang: It's also the child's own reason, how can you say it in the early stage? Learning from the Turks, this is a big problem.
Wu Zetian: If I remember correctly, Li Chengqian is the prince who inherited at the age of eight, as soon as he ascended to the throne, he learned a lot of things, and he chose highly respected teachers, such as Li Gang, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other famous ministers of the early Tang Dynasty, let them teach the prince carefully, one Wei Zheng himself can't stand it, and arrange three for his eight-year-old son, hehe!
"Isn't it your Tang Taizong's fault? Since the tenth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian's temperament has changed greatly, the originally stable and sensible prince suddenly became a person with a good temperament, and he has done so many ridiculous things, isn't it the pressure you put on him? ”
"For example, he began to raise male pets to satisfy him, and even pampered him to the point of eating and sleeping together."
"Tang Taizong was very angry when he learned about this, and he was killed in a fit of rage, but Li Chengqian was hit hard by this, and even hung a portrait of his heart in the palace, made a statue of his heart and placed it in front of the palace gate, so that the palace people could worship."
"For example, he began to be rebellious, the original behavior of respecting teachers disappeared, he became more and more rebellious, and in the face of teachers' suggestions and criticisms, he could no longer listen modestly, but angrily wanted to kill the teacher Zhang Xuansu."
What's more, he often imitated the behavior of the Turks in the East Palace, took out his saber to cut mutton and eat it, and said loudly to others, "I am the Son of Heaven, I should want, and if there is a counselor, I will kill him, kill 500 people, will it be uncertain". ”
"Such unscrupulousness and madness are like two people like the steady prince of the past."
"The direct reason for Li Chengqian to lose the throne was to assassinate his younger brother Li Tai on suspicion of threatening his crown princeship, and then forced the palace to rebel."
"Although Li Chengqian is the eldest son born to the eldest grandson of the empress, he is also the son of the queen, in addition to him, there are two other people, namely the third son Li Tai and the ninth son Li Zhi."
"In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin especially favored his third brother Li Tai, and this favor was definitely a dangerous signal in Li Chengqian's view."
"Li Chengqian knows that his absurd behavior has disappointed his father, once he is deposed, then the next one to be made the crown prince is Li Tai is the most likely."
"Out of the defense of his crown princehood, Li Chengqian no longer disregarded his brotherhood, and decided to strike first, send someone to assassinate Li Tai, and eradicate the compatriots of the first mother who threatened him."
"However, the assassination failed, the more Li Chengqian thought about it, the more uneasy he became, he was afraid that Li Tai would complain to Li Shimin and aggravate his depose, but he was also afraid that Li Shimin would not let him go easily if he knew about it."
"So, with a horizontal heart, simply follow the example of my father and force the palace."
"Of course, his rebellion failed again and was suppressed by Li Shimin."
"The problem of rebellion and forcing the palace is serious, but after all, it is his eldest son, Li Shimin is still soft-hearted and demotes him to a commoner, and the ministers involved in it have also been killed and dealt with, even if this matter is over."
"Perhaps the biggest reason is because of the pressure of the prince's identity."
"Li Chengqian became the crown prince at the age of 8, when his father had just become the emperor, and the overall situation in the early Tang Dynasty was not stable, and the creation of the Zhenguan prosperous era was also a later thing."
"At a young age, Li Chengqian was forcibly put in that position, and was warned by countless outspoken ministers and teachers: You are the future prince, and you should take on more responsibilities."
"What's more, he's not a completely healthy kid yet – he has a leg problem."
It is conceivable that he is in the position of the crown prince, Li Shimin and the ministers have high expectations for him, but the "leg disease" has become his defect and weakness, coupled with the cynicism of other children, psychological problems have unconsciously breeded. ”
(End of chapter)