When talking about the prosperous Tang Dynasty, we must mention Tang Taizong Li Shimin. When talking about Li Shimin, people naturally think of Xuanwu Gate change . History cannot be repeated, but we might as well assume boldly that if there were no Xuanwu Gate Incident, would China have a prosperous Tang Dynasty? What kind of development will the feudal dynasty in China be? Let’s listen to Brother Hao’s analysis below.
1. The evenly matched camp
. The reason why Li Shimin was able to conquer the world and create the Zhenguan rule was definitely not possible by himself. It is difficult for a lonely tree to form a forest because he gathered the backbone forces of Tang : Changsun Wuji , Fang Xuanling , Du Ruhui , Wei Zheng , Wang Gui , Li Jing , Li Shiji, Yuchi Gong , Qin Qiong , Hou Junji , etc. Among these backbones, Li Jing and Li Shiqi were Optimus Prime of the Tang Dynasty's military and a national treasure-level general of the Tang Dynasty.
Before Li Shimin ascended the throne, he pacified Wang Shichong , destroyed Dou Jiande , and attacked Liu Heita, making immortal contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty; after Li Shimin ascended the throne, in the fourth year of Zhenguan (630 AD), Li Jing attacked Dingxiang , defeating Turkic , and then pacified Xueyantuo , and defeated Goguryeo . Li Shiji, who was equivalent to Li Jing's apprentice, also defeated the Turkic army in Baidao (the border area between Inner Mongolia and Shanxi). The two contributed great strength to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and the pacification of the frontiers.
However, these two people do not belong to any faction. Even if Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng fight to the point where they are incompatible, the two did not participate. On the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin contacted Li Jing and Li Shiji respectively, hoping that they could help get rid of Li Jiancheng. However, both of them were rejected. The two were very clear and impartial, saying that this was the emperor's family matter and that they only served for , the Tang Empire, . In other words, no matter whether the emperor was Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, Li Jing and Li Shiji were also brave and good at fighting and defeating the Turks.
The same goes for Qian Jiulong. This person is good at riding horses and shooting archery, and is highly valued by Li Yuan and regarded as a confidant. Qian Jiulong has followed Li Shimin to eliminate Dou Jiande in the battle of Luoyang, and also followed Li Jiancheng to attack Liu Heita. It has made great contributions, but it can also be seen that he is neither Li Shimin's confidant nor Li Jiancheng's troops. As long as the country is in trouble, he will stand up. Chinese people pay attention to "learning literature and martial arts, selling their families with the emperors" and "cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country and pacifying the world". Whoever becomes emperor is orthodox.
Twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion
Of course, this does not mean that there was no one in his camp before Li Shimin became emperor. Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin , Liu Shili , Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du Junchuo, Zheng Rentai , Li Mengchang These ten people are from Li Shimin's camp, but Li Jiancheng's camp is also not weak, including Luo Yi , Wang Gui, Wei Ting, and Feng Li , and four brave and good generals, as well as the famous minister Wei Zheng. It is really a head-on battle, and it is unknown who will win or lose.
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Li Shimin
Li Yuan had not yet launched a military army from Taiyuan , the army had a kind name for Li Shimin, called "Erlang", and the name for Li Jiancheng was "Dalang", which shows that in the eyes of soldiers, the two were equal in strength.Li Jiancheng also shared the joys and sorrows with ordinary soldiers, and was in the same boat through thick and thin. Li Shimin had it, Li Jiancheng had it, and Li Jiancheng did it. Taking the famous minister Wei Zheng as an example, he first followed Li Mi , and later defected to Dou Jiande. After Dou Jiande failed, Wei Zheng came to Chang'an . Li Jiancheng had been admiring him for a long time and immediately asked him to come out to assist him, and respected him very much. Wei Zheng had long seen that Li Shimin had bad intentions and advised Li Jiancheng to take action first. Unfortunately, Li Jiancheng was kind-hearted and could not bear to have his brothers tragically killed each other, but he ended up suffering. Li Shimin was good at accepting advice and was famous throughout the ages, but in fact he valued Wei Zheng, it may be that Li Shimin was showing the world that he was a monarch who ignored past grudges, was generous, and was polite, and was respectful to the wise and humble. He might not have regarded Wei Zheng as his own.
After Li Shimin became emperor, he did reuse many of Li Jiancheng's men, but if Li Jiancheng became emperor, he might not ignore the Qin Wang Mansion. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui , Yu Shinan and others would still become wise ministers in governing the country, just like Wei Zheng and Wang Gui to Li Shimin. As for Li Jiancheng's affair with the harem, I believe many people will laugh, it is very likely that it was the dirty water poured by Li Shimin.
" Datang Entrepreneurship Daily Notes " is also an extremely important reference material. According to the records in the book, Li Jiancheng's contribution to the Tang army's military operations from Jinyang to Chang'an was obviously higher than that of Li Shimin. Attacking Xihe County Li Jiancheng is the head coach, and Li Shimin follows. After attacking Guanzhong , Li Shimin also fought as Li Jiancheng's deputy. Before invading Chang'an, Li Jiancheng's military contribution rate was significantly higher than that of Li Shimin.
At the same time, Li Jiancheng assisted Li Yuan in handling the government affairs. During the handling of the government affairs, he had no scandals of drinking and lust, no records of greed for money and good goods, no violence of killing innocent people indiscriminately, and no shortcomings in observing slander. This shows that his ability to manage government affairs has been recognized, otherwise Li Shimin would definitely amplify his shortcomings and use them as a negative textbook. From this point of view, Li Jiancheng's political talent is no less than Li Shimin's. Li Jiancheng was a loser in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but we cannot deny his character, cannot erase his personality, and cannot cover up his political ability.
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Because the person who proposed that Li Jiancheng would change the historical trend of the Tang Dynasty was based on Li Jiancheng's bad female sex. After all, Li Shimin fell in love with 14-year-old Wu Meiniang because of his incompetence in his later years and brought him into the palace, which led to a huge disaster that almost ruined Li Tang's territory. If Li Jiancheng became the emperor, at least there would not be a disaster like Wu Zetian usurping the throne, and the Tang Dynasty would not have almost died. But looking at Li Shimin, he was also very wise and powerful when he was young. After all, Li Jiancheng died at the age of 37. Who can know what will happen in the future?
Wu Zetian's existence subverts the world's perception that women can not only engage in politics, but also handle state affairs well. Under her rule, the Tang Dynasty also showed a peaceful image. Wu Zetian did not drag down the Tang Dynasty, nor did she deviate from the prosperous track. Moreover, after Li Longji's "talking and laughing and sweeping the haze", the prosperous Tang Dynasty was slowly opened. If Li Jiancheng had governed, the best situation would be for his descendants to succeed, but it was nothing more than an era similar to " Kaiyuan Prosperity " appeared a few years earlier, and it could only remain the same, and there was little possibility of transcending.
Third, although the Tang Dynasty relied on its unique political system to achieve overall prosperity, with the aging of this political system and the changes of the times, the Tang Dynasty finally embarked on the road of decline. Even though there have been constant attempts to stop this process in the history of the Tang Dynasty, it still cannot change the general trend of historical development. For example, separatist rule of the vassal states was the main reason for the decline of the Tang Dynasty, but this problem was not solved until Northern Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin. Therefore, even if Li Jiancheng was in power, he could not change the historical trend of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, belittle Li Jiancheng, we cannot completely blame the historian, as history must belong to the winner.Fortunately, there are always some sporadic historical materials that provide us with a valuable basis for uncovering the historical truth. We can also start from these fragmented historical materials and try to objectively restore a close-to-real Li Jiancheng.
