In ancient times, the great achievements were overwhelming, which attracted fear from the court and the public, the emperor's doubts, and even caused the disaster of killing. In ancient times, the emperors were elusive, and many important officials with great power in the court and the opposition died at the hands of the emperor.
The Xuanwu Gate change caused by the two sons' capture of the reserve , which was caused by Tang Taizong Li Shimin personally shot and killed his brother and left the curtain call. The soldiers who followed Li Shimin to participate in this coup are also called " Lingyan Pavilion Twenty-four heroes" , and were highly commended and promoted and promoted.
But why didn't Li Shimin repeat the mistakes of Zhu Yuanzhang and kill these close ministers, especially officials like Qin Qiong and hiding heavy troops and threatening them?
Control talents to govern the world
Li Shimin, as the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty , pioneered the "Zhenguan Governance" . Under his leadership, the Tang Dynasty achieved unprecedented prosperity and prosperity. He was a monarch who could lead his ministers to charge into battle to conquer the world, and sit in the court to govern the world with a plan.
In the Sanqing Hall of the Tang Palace, there is a place called "Lingyan Pavilion" . It contains portraits of the twenty-four meritorious officials who participated in the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" and the emperor's resignation. In this way, a building was built in the palace, which was only used to place portraits of ministers. It is rare in all dynasties.
Twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion
From the side, you can also see that Li Shimin loves talents and cherishes talents . For those ministers who have made outstanding contributions to the country, they are not hesitant to trust and reuse them.
Li Shimin openly declared the minister's merits, and the portraits of the meritorious officials allowed future generations to worship, which also reflects that Li Shimin is a generous and generous person, and does not care about the interests of the individual and the country.
Reminiscing old friends
Wei Zheng was a close minister of Li Jiancheng . Li Shimin cherished his talents. As a counselor, Wei Zheng repeatedly advised Emperor Taizong of Tang. Emperor Taizong was not angry. After Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin was deeply saddened and said:
"If you use copper as a mirror, you can see whether your clothes are in line with the etiquette system. Using past history as a mirror, you can see the rise and fall of history; using people as a mirror, you can know what a person has gained and what he lost in his life. Now that Wei Zheng has passed away, it is equivalent to me losing a mirror."
has great achievements that the master is not doubtful, and the ministers in the court are not afraid of it.
is actually not how outstanding the minister is, but that he needs to have a wise monarch. The monarch did not easily believe others' slander and trusted his ministers and used them seriously, but he also relied on the Tang Dynasty system at that time.
Three provinces and six ministries system, divide power
Since ancient times, holding military power is the priority. Why has Li Shimin never doubted the general Qin Qiong who led the troops?
First of all, it was because Qin Qiong was weak and often fell ill in the later years because of years of running around and fighting. He died soon after Qin Qiong was sick in his later years;
Secondly, during the Tang Dynasty, the three provinces and six ministries system was further improved, and the three provinces and six ministries assisted the emperor in exercising power, which played a major auxiliary role in strengthening centralization.
This shows that military generals like Qin Qiong do not hold military power. Qin Qiong can be ordered to lead troops to fight, but cannot hold military power. Qin Qiong finds it difficult to escape the central command and send troops at will, because the military power is divided into three provinces and six ministries to assist in the management. Moreover, the military system of the Tang Dynasty at that time was government military system .
Simply put, when you need to use troops, the people will gather together to join the army to fight, and when you don’t have to fight, it is no different from ordinary farmers. You will train and do farm work at ordinary times.
Three provinces and six ministries and was used to enable Li Shimin to better govern his subordinates and centralize his power to centralize his power. At that time, the Tang Dynasty had many laws and regulations to control and balance these generals. Therefore, like Qin Qiong, the generals who could only be ordered to lead troops were actually not too great a threat.
Moreover, if Li Shimin killed the founding heroes one by one, it would inevitably arouse people all over the world and express doubts about his benevolence and righteousness in governing the country , and at the same time it would also make the heroes who are loyal to Li Shimin feel disheartened. Killing and attacking heroes is a taboo, especially ministers like Qin Qiong who are born in military generals.
Dang The country is prosperous and the troops are strong, so naturally there must be excellent leaders to fight in all directions in the future. Therefore, for the later prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin would not easily kill military generals and heroes. Under such circumstances, although it is not allowed to easily kill the meritorious officials, it does not mean that if the meritorious officials make mistakes, the central government cannot punish them.
For example, Yuchi Gong acts erraticly, and Li Shimin will say: Since I ascended the throne, I have often protected all the heroes, so that you can continue for generations. Today, when you saw what you did, you will understand that the reason why Han Xin and Peng Yue were killed is no wonder Han Gaozu .
National events only depend on rewards and punishments. Whether unexpected grace can be obtained again depends on the diligence of the ministers and constantly correcting the mistakes, otherwise it will be too late to regret in the future.
Li Shimin's direct warning can make those ministers who are ready to move restrain themselves. But there are also ministers who turn a blind eye. At this time, "shot the first bird" , so naturally Li Shimin will punish him regardless of his merits, such as Hou Junji and Zhang Liang in the "Twenty-Four Meanors of Lingyan Pavilion".
Hou Junji participated in the prince's dispute, intending to murder Li Shimin and support the prince he supported Li Chengqian . After the incident was exposed, he was killed, and Zhang Liang was found to have raised five hundred adopted sons. After verifying the facts, he was also sentenced to death.
