Preface
Li Shimin and Zhu Di These two emperors who were famous in the feudal era must be familiar with everyone. Both of them usurped the throne and ascended the throne.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin passed the change of Xuanwu Gate to protect himself, and ascend the throne; while Ming Chengzu Zhu Di launched the battle of Jingnan and seized the throne of his nephew. Although they all usurped the throne and came to power, their methods and methods are very different.
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Why did Li Shimin dare to rebel directly and force Li Yuan to the position of the Supreme Emperor and expel him from the political center. However, Zhu Di did not dare to rebel when his father Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, but chose to rebel when his nephew ascended the throne?
The situation faced by different
There is a saying that goes, "The times create heroes". If you want to succeed, you cannot do without the right time, place, and people. If a person wants to succeed, in addition to his own conditions, he must also have the right opportunities and situation. The different situations Li Shimin and Zhu Di faced at that time determined the different ways of usurping the throne and taking office.
When Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and established the Tang Dynasty and fought against the heroes, Li Shimin made great contributions to him in all directions. It can even be said that half of the world of in the Tang Dynasty was played by Li Shimin.
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Therefore, Li Yuan also admires Li Shimin, and once promised Li Shimin that if he succeeds in his great things, he will make Li Shimin the crown prince.
However, according to the habit of passing the throne in feudal society, "establishing the legitimate and establishing the eldest son", the throne should be inherited by the eldest son, while Li Shimin was just the second son of the legitimate son, and it was not reasonable to make him the crown prince, so Li Shimin had to refuse many times.
After Emperor Gaozu of Tang ascended the throne, he made the eldest son of Li Jiancheng as the crown prince, but Li Jiancheng was a lenient and simple person, addicted to wine and sex, had no talent, and was far inferior to the Qin King Li Shimin.
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Therefore, when Emperor Gaozu of Tang was rewarded for his merits, he only won the position of crown prince. King Li Shimin of Qin was outstanding, Emperor Gaozu of Tang appointed him as General Tiance, opened Tiance Mansion, and set up an official office. His power was greater than that of Li Jiancheng.
Li Jian founded the horse and couldn't sit still, so he joined forces with King Qi Li Yuanji to bribe the favorite concubine around Li Yuan, falsely accused Li Shimin in front of Li Yuan, and said bad things about him. At that time, Li Yuan was addicted to alcohol and sex, and only cared about enjoying himself in the harem. He heard too much slander and became less and less disliked Li Shimin.
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However, Li Jiancheng was still afraid of Li Shimin's power and wanted to transfer the elite soldiers under Li Shimin away and take the opportunity to get rid of Li Shimin. Li Shimin was also very agile and soon realized the disadvantage of the situation. After thinking about it over and over again, he finally decided to take the initiative and launch a coup in Xuanwu Gate.
, and Zhu Di's situation is very different from Li Shimin. When Zhu Di was 11 years old, he was named King of Yan and went to guard Beiping early. In the capital, he had no political power at all.
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On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his son had a rebellious heart before he died, so before he died, he left a secret order, ordering King of Jin to restrain Zhu Di, while laying out prevention and control for Zhu Yunwen . Zhu Di naturally knew that his father was vicious and scheming, so how could he dare to use eggs to touch the stone? Isn’t this seeking death?
The two have different strengths
We all know that Li Yuan rebelled in Jinyang , and at that time only Li Shimin was by Li Yuan's side. It can be said that Li Shimin did a lot of things that Li Yuan didn't dare to do.
At that time, Li Yuan did not realize his situation and decided to wait until the time is right before taking action. After seeing his father's hesitation, Li Shimin thought that "the arrow was on the string and had to be fired", so he found Li Yuan's old friend to lobby him.
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After the persuasion of Li Shimin and Pei Ji, Li Yuan had to turn it over in order to survive.During the Li Yuan uprising, Li Shimin was brave and good at fighting, brave and resourceful. With his unique personal charm, he attracted many capable military generals, which also provided important force for his later rebellion.
Li Shimin fought everywhere for Li Yuan, fought for the heroes, and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in order to reward Li Shimin, Li Yuan appointed him as General Tiance, above the prince and as prime minister.
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Li Shimin not only improved his political status, because he led troops to fight all year round, and responded to the military camp, holding most of the military power of the Tang Dynasty, and gradually formed a private party group with himself as the core.
At that time, Li Yuan abandoned political affairs and indulged in the extravagant life surrounded by wives and concubines. Even later, Li Shimin took action first and then reported, launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, Li Yuan could only bear it silently, helplessly accepting the statement that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji intend to cause trouble, and retreated to Li Shimin two months later.
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For Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a suspicious person by nature, and he was very afraid that others would take away his throne. Zhu Di's bloodline is not pure, but he is very smart and witty. In the eyes of the suspicious Zhu Yuanzhang, such a son is naturally a big trouble. Therefore, when Zhu Di was a child, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill this child who would threaten his throne many times. Fortunately, Zhu Di was lucky and survived safely.
Zhu Yuanzhang's most optimistic heir Zhu Biao died of illness in his early years, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to look at his grandson Zhu Yunwen. Compared with the Ming Taizu , which implemented high-pressure rule, Zhu Yunwen was benevolent and filial. The ministers and officials all hoped that Zhu Yunwen could come to power and carry out enlightened and virtuous governance.
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and Zhu Di is exactly the same personality as his father, and he also likes to implement iron-blooded policies. In order to avoid being oppressed by this kind of oppression, the ministers of course had to support Zhu Yunwen to come to power, repeatedly suppress Zhu Di and disperse Zhu Di's power everywhere.
The "Jingnan Battle" launched by Zhu Di had to unite with the major vassal kings to attack. It cost a heavy price to finally successfully pull Zhu Yunwen off the throne. So what would Zhu Di, who had only one vassal power, fight against the powerful Zhu Yuanzhang during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang? Isn’t this a stone hit with an egg?
The personalities and abilities of the fathers are very different
The personalities of Li Yuan and Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be very different. Let’s start with the life experiences of these two.
Li Yuan was born in an aristocratic family. He has been well-educated in military books since childhood, has a good understanding, has a cheerful personality, and is generous and kind. Li Yuan had lofty ambitions very early, and even before the uprising, he showed his determination to raise an army to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and establish an imperial career.
When Emperor Yang of Sui wanted to kill him in . He was not panicked, but calmly waited for the arrival of the mature opportunity, which caught Emperor Yang of Sui off guard.
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In the process of anti-Sui and established the Tang Dynasty, his son Li Shimin was deeply impressed by the morale of the army during the war, absorbed many capable soldiers, and his power continued to grow. Therefore, after Li Yuan founded the country, he had to vigorously commend his son with great achievements to win over the hearts of the people.
Later, Watching the open and secret struggles between his sons, although Li Yuan, who is known for his kindness, favored Prince Li Jiancheng, he was unwilling to hurt Li Shimin, the son who had built half of his country for him, so he had to slowly reconcile it, hoping that they could reconcile as before.
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Although Li Yuan was addicted to the palace to enjoy himself, he also understood that Li Shimin was full of wings at this time and he was no longer his opponent. Therefore, after Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Yuan also tactfully named himself the Supreme Emperor and took the initiative to abdicate to Li Shimin to enjoy his old age.
, Zhu Yuanzhang was a lower class citizen who struggled all the way and went through all kinds of hardships before he took up the throne. He went from being a commoner and eventually became an emperor. The gap between the two sides was so big that his inferiority complex caused him to be more inferior. He was afraid that others would be superior to him, which also created his suspicious and autocratic character by nature. Zhu Yuanzhang like put the entire dynasty under his high pressure rule and did not allow anyone to deceive or betray him.
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Faced with such a cruel, suspicious, arbitrary and autocratic father, did Zhu Di dare to confront him head-on? Isn’t this a waste of life? Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang had half his life in the army. It can be said that the world was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang and had extremely strong military capabilities. Zhu Di during the Zhu Yuanzhang period was just a young boy. If he attacked Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be a dead end.
Conclusion
From the above major reasons, we can clearly see why Li Shimin dared to rebel against Li Yuan, but Zhu Di did not dare to attack Zhu Yuanzhang. Although both of them usurped the throne and seized power, Li Shimin had a strong position and power, which could force Li Yuan to abdicate; while Zhu Di, who had no power and had no power, could only bear it silently in the face of the autocratic Zhu Yuanzhang and did not dare to attack him.
Reference
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"The Truth of Passing Jinyang Palace and the Founding of the Tang Dynasty" Wu Peng "China Youth Daily"
"The Legend of Emperor Gaozu of Tang Li Yuan and Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin"
"The Founding Emperor Gaozu of Tang Li Yuan" edited by Jinhua
"A Brief Analysis of the Formation of Zhu Yuanzhang's Character" Fu Liangbo
"Why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang pass the throne to Zhu Di" "People of the Times"
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