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"Sure enough, Dou Jiande fell into the trap. The next morning, the whole army attacked for 20 miles, beating drums and shouting to fight the Tang army."

"But from morning to noon, no Tang troops came out to fight. By noon, Dou Jiande's army was hungry and sleepy. They competed with each other for water and sat paralyzed on the ground, without any fighting spirit."

"Li Shimin saw the opportunity and ordered an attack. The Tang army's cavalry rushed straight to the position of Dou Jiande's army."

"Dou Jiande hurriedly responded to the challenge, and soon his formation was in chaos and the entire front collapsed."

"The Tang army pursued for more than 30 miles and captured more than 5 enemy troops. Dou Jiande himself was shot and was captured when he retreated to Zhuzhu, Benkou."

"After the Battle of Hulao, Wang Shichong was panicked and prepared to break out and go south to Xiangyang, but his subordinates unanimously opposed it, and Wang Shichong had to surrender."

"The Battle of Hulao was between Li Shimin, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, who staged the "Three Kingdoms Killing"."

"After the Battle of Hulao, Henan and Hebei were all owned by the Tang Dynasty, and the unification of the Tang Dynasty was basically completed."

"The "three major battles" of the Tang Dynasty commanded by Li Shimin, the king of Qin at that time, were characterized by skillfully playing the "food card" and all of them were great successes. These became Li Shimin's important political capital. Although he was not the prince, he was victorious. The prince not only commanded the three armies and controlled the military power of the Tang Dynasty, he was also the Minister of Secretariat and ranked as prime minister, which provided support for his subsequent succession."

"During his reign, Li Shimin also streamlined government agencies, reformed the system of three provinces and six ministries, and was willing to put the imperial power in a cage."

"Although the system of three provinces and six ministries was established as early as the Sui Dynasty, its most standardized operation and best performance was during the Zhenguan period of Li Shimin."

"To sum up, Li Shimin's policy of governing the country is to "safeguard the people," "emphasis on talents," and "strengthen politics." He realized his ambitions through a series of systems, policies, and measures."

"This is why the Tang Dynasty was able to quickly recover from the war and form a governance situation with political clarity, economic recovery, and cultural prosperity."

"I believe the people of that period must have lived very happily."

Zhu Yuanzhang: You have to admit it. No matter how unfair Li Er's succession is, he can't stand up to his good management.

Zhao Kuangyin: Because of the Sui Dynasty, Tang Taizong was still internally unstable when he came to power, and Li Yuan did not do much. The development of the Tang Dynasty indeed started from him.

Wu Zetian: In fact, the reason why we gave up on the foreign races was because they were unstable and a bit weak at the time. In addition to the Turks, the foreign races at that time also had Tubo. This Tubo could not allow them to develop. Marriage was the best strategy at that time.

Changsun Wuji: To be more specific, firstly, there are many officials from the previous dynasty, who actually did not really approve of the arrival of the Tang Dynasty.

Second, His Majesty's succession to the throne was not a direct succession, but a throne obtained through the Xuanwu Gate Incident. This caused His Majesty's succession to bring about strong public opinion risks among the people, and also had an impact on His Majesty's normal governance.

Furthermore, because His Majesty did not succeed to the throne normally at that time, the literati class dominated by Confucianism had a lot of opinions about this, and therefore they did not truly submit to Li Shimin for a long time.

In addition, due to years of war, the country's national strength is weak and at a low ebb. If the Turks are attacked, other foreign races feel threatened and will take advantage of the Tang Dynasty's weak period to attack. That is another outcome.

Dugu Jialuo: It’s a good thing my good son did. This tyrant’s son really built a bridge for others.

Qin Shihuang: This situation cannot be solved by just any emperor. Moreover, Tang Taizong has developed into a powerful country, and his ability must be recognized. "In such a harsh environment, Li Shimin opened up a new era with his excellent military commander, political talent and broad mind. How can we not admit it?"

"After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he listened humbly to the opinions of good ministers, paid attention to their opinions, and selected and appointed many outstanding officials who were good at governing the country and the people. He governed the world with civility, practiced frugality, and rested and recuperated."

"What I also want to focus on is that Li Shimin encouraged farmers to teach farming and set an example. He worked in the fields with Queen Changsun, thus winning the recognition of the people. Agriculture has achieved greater development, and compared with other dynasties, it has achieved great progress. We passed the drought and flood years smoothly.”

"It is precisely because of Li Shimin's efforts that after he succeeded to the throne, the Tang Dynasty gradually got on the right track and showed a prosperous trend, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming Zhenguan rule."

"As a prosperous emperor, Li Shimin's achievements in the Tang Dynasty have been recorded in history."

"But we also know that because the feudal idea of ​​"family world" has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, the sword of "imperial power" throughout his life will often unknowingly bring about many negative effects while strengthening centralization. "

"In the imperial family, a generation of kings is not easy to come by, let alone Li Shimin."

"There must be faults as well as merits. What are the "faults" that Li Shimin can't hide?"

"The previous questions about the Tang Dynasty include one of Tang Taizong's faults, and that was fornication!"

"In your eyes, Tang Taizong, these should be two mistakes, because your Tang Dynasty is in the hands of a woman, which has something to do with the heir you chose."

"The biggest stain in Li Shimin's life was that he slept with his younger brother's wife. Although this was just a political marriage, it couldn't get off to a good start.

"Because Li Shimin's regime was not so open and aboveboard, he needs the support of ministers."

"And this younger brother's wife is a child of the Yang family, an important official in the court."

"His son imitated him and slept with his wife Wu Zetian. During Wu Zetian's era, in order to maintain power, Wu Zetian had to kill some military generals who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty, which led to the continuous failure of the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars."

"Tang Xuanzong also imitated him and married his son's wife, and this wife was Concubine Yang. Concubine Yang's brother Yang Guozhong was incompetent and greedy for money. Yang Guozhong killed many of An Lushan's retainers because he failed to ask for bribes from An Lushan. This led to An Lushan's rebellion, which was followed by the Anshi Rebellion. More than 3000 million people died in the Tang Dynasty, and the decline of the Tang Dynasty began."

"And it's not just these emperors. The troubles in the Tang Dynasty started when Li Shimin came to power."

“The rebellions of King Changsha, Princess Gaoyang, Princess Anle, and Princess Taiping that occurred in the Tang royal family were all indirectly related to Li Shimin’s bad influence, especially during the Wu Zetian period. There is a certain origin.”

"This is your fault, Li Shimin, for violating human ethics and committing lewdness."

Kangxi: After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin took over the wife of his brother Li Yuanji. His son Tang Gaozong Li Zhi learned from him and also fell in love with Wu Zetian, which eventually led to Wu Zetian taking over the Tang Dynasty.

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