The great man will live forever

Chapter 282 It’s a bad chess, but he is willing

Luoyang, East Palace.

"You support your father's abolition of your mother. Is that similar to what King Wei of the Tang Dynasty said about killing his son to establish a younger brother? In the eyes of outsiders, you are unkind and unjust, and you can even kill your own mother."

The speaker was Ayimei. She initially did not support Liu Han's initiative to abolish her mother. Even if it was to be abolished, he could not support it so blatantly.

"Hey, do you still know about the Tang Dynasty in later generations? That will be hundreds of years later."

Liu Han thought for a moment and then thought, "What did Zhao Lan say?"

Ayimei smiled and nodded, "Yes, I have nothing to do. I asked some things that happened in later generations, and she told me all about them, the Three Kingdoms, Two Jin Dynasties, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, And you have a general understanding of modern times."

"Not bad, not bad." He naturally understood what Ayimei said.

The Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were the two most glorious dynasties in Chinese history. They made remarkable achievements in many aspects, and they cannot be bypassed no matter what.

The Han Dynasty was the first long-term unified dynasty in Chinese history, and its political system had a profound impact on later generations.

The Han Dynasty implemented a three-gong and nine-qing system. The prime minister, Taiwei, and Yushi were responsible for administrative, military, and supervisory affairs respectively, while the nine ministers were responsible for specific departmental affairs.

This system effectively balances the power of various departments and enables national politics to proceed within a relatively stable framework.

The Tang Dynasty implemented a three-province and six-ministry system. Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province were respectively responsible for decision-making, deliberation, and execution. The six ministries were responsible for specific departmental affairs.

This system significantly improved the efficiency of the court's work and played an important role in promoting the prosperity and development of the country.

The Han Dynasty was one of the most prosperous economic periods in Chinese history. Especially during the Western Han Dynasty, the country's economic strength was unprecedentedly improved.

At that time, the Han Dynasty implemented a series of policies to promote agricultural production, which greatly increased food production and improved people's living standards.

In addition, the Han Dynasty also opened up the Silk Road and promoted trade with Central Asia, Europe and other regions.

The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period in Chinese history, when the country's economic strength reached its peak. The Tang Dynasty implemented a series of policies that were conducive to the development of agriculture and commerce, which resulted in great development of grain output and commodity economy.

In addition, the Tang Dynasty also vigorously developed handicrafts and manufacturing, especially the production of goods such as porcelain and textiles, making the country's economy more diversified.

The Han Dynasty was one of the most glorious cultural periods in Chinese history, when many important cultural figures and works appeared.

For example, Sima Qian's "Historical Records" and Ban Gu's "Hanshu" are all important parts of ancient Chinese culture.

In addition, the Han Dynasty also promoted Confucianism, making Confucianism the leading ideology of the country.

The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous cultural period in Chinese history, when a large number of important cultural figures and works appeared.

For example, the poetic works of writers such as Du Fu and Li Bai are still praised by people today.

In addition, the Tang Dynasty also vigorously developed art and technology, especially in the fields of painting, sculpture, and architecture, and made remarkable achievements...

Putting these aside, just look at the external record.

From the period of Taizong to Gaozong, the Tang Dynasty conquered the Eastern and Western Turks, Xueyantuo, Gaochang, Goguryeo, and Baekje.

During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Liu Rengui defeated the Sakura Navy in the Battle of Baijiangkou, and its territory extended to Vietnam in the south, the White Bear Empire in the north, various Stans in the west, and Northeast China in the east.

With a land area of ​​1237 million square kilometers, it can be said to be the largest dynasty in ancient times, excluding the Yuan and Qing dynasties.

Looking back at the Han Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Wu, he defeated the Xiongnu, built the Great Wall Fortress, recovered the Hetao area, and incorporated Hexi into the territory. Later, he annexed South Vietnam, Minyue, Yelang, Qing Dynasty, Wei Manchu and Korea and other countries. He also expedition to Dayuan, surrendered the countries in the Western Region, and opened up the Han Dynasty. Silk Road.

During the reign of Emperor Xuan, he completely defeated the Xiongnu and issued the strongest message of the era that "the powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away he is." He included the Western Region into the territory. Excluding the tributary countries, the territory reached more than 600 million square kilometers.

Guoheng perished due to weakness, while the Han and Tang dynasties perished due to strength. When discussing martial arts, the Han and Tang dynasties are right to be juxtaposed, because in terms of external warfare and domestic systems, the Han Dynasty was the pioneer, while the Tang Dynasty inherited and optimized and upgraded.

They all died at their own hands, rather than being terminated by the outside world. They all have some common characteristics. For example, when the Han Dynasty was about to fall, there was the Yellow Turban Uprising, and when the Tang Dynasty was about to fall, there was the Huangchao Uprising.

Moreover, both of these failed, but the dynasty was also coming to an end at the same time, and there were no external forces, it was all caused by one's own people.

The people who caused this situation were really too powerful. The frontier princes of the Han Dynasty were very powerful, such as Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family. They were really capable of overthrowing the Han Dynasty.

Then let’s talk about the Tang Dynasty. If you look directly at the power of the Jiedushi, you will know that they all have the capital to listen to the tune but not the propaganda. Any Jiedushi can defeat all other surrounding countries.

On the first day of April in 643 AD, the rebellion of Prince Li Chengqian broke out. Overnight, Li Chengqian fell from the position of prince.

Li Shimin's legitimate second son, King Li Tai of Wei, was overjoyed. After seven years of fighting for the throne, it was finally time for him to reap the fruits of victory.

He suppressed his joyful expression, went to the palace early every morning to accompany Li Shimin, and thoughtfully comforted his father. At the same time, he begged for mercy for his brother, even though he wanted Li Chengqian to die immediately.

In addition, he instigated many ministers to write to Li Shimin, requesting that he be made the prince.

This operation of Wei King Li Tai really moved Li Shimin. In fact, he was often sick at this time, and the prince he had cultivated for many years rebelled and was deposed. He was in great need of an heir.

On the fifth day after he entered the palace to accompany his father, Li Shimin touched his head and said, "My son Qingque, I want to make you the crown prince."

This green bird was Li Tai's nickname. In ecstasy, Li Tai excitedly said the famous words: "I have a son. On the day of my death, I will kill him for your majesty and pass him on to the throne."

Unexpectedly, this passage became a big pit that ruined Li Tai's future.

Li Shimin was very moved after hearing this. The more a person lacks something, the more he wants something. His only and biggest stain was the Xuanwu Gate Incident, in which he killed his brother to seize the throne. He himself did not want his sons to kill each other because of the throne.

Later, he specifically told this story to his ministers. At this time, Li Shimin obviously wanted to make Li Tai the prince. He hoped to use this story to win the approval of the ministers.

But history is like reincarnation. Once it started, it is difficult to end. In the Tang Dynasty, sons turned against fathers, fathers killed sons, sons turned against mothers, mothers killed sons, brothers killed brothers, brothers killed brothers... it was not uncommon.

For the sake of the throne, the Tang Dynasty royal family never stopped. Everyone thought that they were Li Shimin. As long as they could ascend to the highest position and do great things, they would naturally be famous throughout the ages and wash away the stigma. But they often looked down upon themselves. There was only one Li Shimin. .

If you look at Li Shimin's life, you will know how awesome he is.

In 599 AD, Li Shimin was born in the Li family annex of Wugong. His father was Li Yuan, an official of the Sui Dynasty at the time, and his mother was from the Northern Zhou royal family.

Li Yuan adopted the righteousness of "helping the world and bringing peace to the people" as his son, and named him Shimin. Li Shimin was smart and decisive since he was a child, and learned to ride and shoot.

In 615 AD, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was surrounded by Turks in Yanmen. Li Shimin, who was only 16 years old, led his army to Yanmen Pass to rescue Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

In 616 AD, Li Yuan was appointed as the garrison in Taiyuan. Li Shimin, who was only 17 years old, followed him to Taiyuan and subsequently went on many expeditions to quell various rebellions and fight against the invasion of DTZ people.

In 617 AD, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's various manipulations went too far and made the people miserable, causing great chaos in the world. Li Shimin encouraged his father Li Yuan to raise an army against the Sui Dynasty, which was known in history as the Jinyang Uprising.

Li Yuan granted Li Shimin the title of Duke of Dunhuang and led the army to the right as the Commander-in-Chief. Li Shimin commanded the three right armies to invade Chang'an and eliminate the Sui Dynasty.

In the same year, Li Shimin served as Marshal of the Right and led 10 troops to attack Luoyang, the eastern capital, but failed to return. He set up a three-way ambush at the Tomb of Three Kings to defeat Sui general Duan Da.

In 618 AD, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, changed the country's name to Tang, granted Li Shimin the title of Shangshuling, and made him the general of Youyiwei, the king of Qin.

In the same year, Xue Ju and his son Xue Rengao invaded with an army of 20. Li Shimin led his army to defeat Xue Ju. In the Battle of Qianshui, he pacified Longxi Xue Rengao and eradicated the threat from the west of the Tang Dynasty.

In 619 AD, the armies of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang captured the two prefectures of Jin and Hui. In the critical situation, Li Shimin led his army to defeat Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, regained and burned the lost territory, and consolidated the northern territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In 620 AD, Li Shimin led his army to eliminate Liu Wuzhou, who had collaborated with the Turks, and restored his rule in Shanxi.

In the same year, Li Shimin led an army to attack Wang Shichong and successfully besieged Wang Shichong in Luoyang. Wang Shichong asked Dou Jiande for help. Dou Jiande led more than 100,000 troops to Luoyang, arrived at Hulao Pass, and fought fiercely with the Tang army.

In the battle of Hulao Pass, Li Shimin captured two kings in one battle and eliminated the forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in one fell swoop.

In 621 AD, Dou Jiande's old general Liu Heitai rebelled. Li Shimin led his army on an eastward expedition, severely injuring Dou Jiande's remaining troops Liu Heitai and Xu Yuanlang of Shandong.

In the same year, Li Shimin was named General Tiance, a position created solely for him. His position was above the prince and the three princes, and second only to the three nominal civil servants (i.e., the grand master, the grand tutor, and the grand treasurer). The Tiance Mansion is the head of the military attaché government, above the Fourteenth Guards Mansion. General Tiance can recruit his own talents as officials in the Tiance Mansion, which is the so-called "Xu Zizi Officials"

At the same time, Li Shimin led Situ and Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province to open a literature museum, recruited talented people from all over the world to join the library, and prepared consultants, forming a team that combined the literature museum and the Qin Palace.

In 624 AD, the Turks invaded the border. Li Shimin led his army to negotiate and form an alliance with the Turks, and the Turks retreated.

In 625 AD, Li Shimin was appointed Zhongshu Ling.

In 626 AD, Li Shimin led his eldest son Sun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others to shoot and kill Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji near the Xuanwu Gate of Chang'an City, which was known as the Xuanwu Gate Incident in history.

Afterwards, Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate. Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. The following year, Zhenguan was changed to Yuan Dynasty, and Li Chengqian, the king of Li Zhongshan, became the crown prince.

In the same year, DTZ Jieli Khan took the opportunity to send hundreds of thousands of troops south to attack Jingzhou and threaten Chang'an City. Li Shimin sent Yuchi Jingde to block the attack repeatedly, and the 20 Turkic army finally reached the north bank of the Weishui River.

Li Shimin and Jieli Khan signed the Weishui Alliance on the Bian Bridge on the Weishui River, thus averting a major war.

In 628 AD, the destruction of the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty caused the world's economy to decline and the population to drop sharply. Li Shimin took the death of the Sui Dynasty as a warning and granted amnesty to the whole country. He sent envoys to visit various places in the customs to recruit and arrest refugees in order to restore production.

In 629 AD, Li Shimin listened to the government in Taiji Hall and encouraged his ministers to actively attend. Li Shimin worked hard in politics, knew people and assigned them well, and followed advice readily.

Economically, he was frugal and cautious in his administration. At the same time, he attached great importance to imperial examinations and revived culture and education, which ultimately stabilized the turbulent situation in the late Sui Dynasty.

In the same year, Li Shimin built a history museum in the Forbidden Palace, and ordered Wei Zheng and other officials to finally complete the "Book of Northern Qi", "Book of Zhou", "Book of Liang", "Book of Chen", "Book of Sui", and "Six Books of Jin", which were revised by the official history.

In 630 AD, Li Shimin ordered Li Jing to attack Jieli Khan at night and defeat him. He successfully captured Jieli Khan alive and presented it to the capital. Li Shimin personally reported his capture to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

In the same year, foreign states from all over the world came forward one after another to give Li Shimin the title of "Khan of Heaven". Li Shimin issued a seal to appoint the king of each state. The prestige of the Tang Dynasty spread far and wide, and all parties surrendered.

In 633 AD, the ancient scriptures were spread to the Tang Dynasty. Due to differences in versions, errors in transmission and inheritance, there were many different texts with different characters.

After three years of work by Yan Shigu, he unified the versions and texts and made the final version of the Five Classics.

Li Shimin promulgated the final version of the Five Classics as the standard textbook for local Zhouxian schools in the central official school system, which provided great convenience for the world to learn Confucian classics.

In the same year, Li Shimin ordered Minister Gao Shilian to compile the gentry system, with the Li Tang royal family as the leader, followed by relatives, and the Shandong gentry Cui Shi clan was demoted to the third class, which suppressed the status of the gentry clan and improved the status of the Li Tang royal family and common landowners. status.

In 634 AD, Li Shimin sent Li Jing, the Minister of War, Hou Junji, the Minister of Punishment, Rencheng, Wang Daozong and others to lead their armies in multiple directions to attack Tuyuhun.

In the same year, Li Shimin ordered the construction of the Daming Palace to begin.

In 635 AD, various armies fought in succession and organized many battles to defeat Tuyuhun. Li Jing captured King Tuyuhun alive in the West Sea and pacified Tuyuhun.

In 637 AD, the Luo River filled up and washed away 600 families. Li Shimin went to Baisima Ban to observe the floods and gave the Liang family cloth to the flooded families to provide relief.

In 639 AD, Li Shimin sent Hou Junji to conquer Gaochang Kingdom. Hou Junji captured the king of Gaochang and presented it to his ancestral temple.

In 640 AD, Li Shimin established the Western Region Protectorate in the Western Regions and established the Tang Dynasty's rule over the vast areas north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

In 641 AD, Li Shimin granted Princess Wencheng the title of Marrying Songtsan Gampo of Tubo. From then on, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo became in-laws.

In 643 AD, Prince Li Chengqian had an evil plot and was deposed as a commoner by Li Shimin after it was revealed. Li Shimin established the ninth son Jin Wang Li Zhi as the prince and strictly disciplined the prince.

In the same year, Li Shimin ordered Yan Liben to paint portraits of 24 heroes led by Changsun Wuji in Lingyan Pavilion in memory of the heroes who followed him.

In 644 AD, Goguryeo rebelled and conquered Silla, an ally of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin led an army of 10 to personally conquer Goguryeo, Liaodong, and captured 15 Goguryeo cities.

In 646 AD, Li Shimin ordered Li Ji to lead his army to conquer Xue Yantuo. Li Ji led his army to win consecutive battles and destroyed Xue Yantuo, making the Tiele tribes in the Mobei Mongolian Plateau attached to the Tang Dynasty.

In 648 AD, Li Shimin awarded 12 chapters of "Emperor Model" written by him to Prince Li Zhi.

In the book, Li Shimin summarized his governance experience and evaluated his own merits and demerits in his life, so that Li Zhi could learn from his experience and lessons and govern the world after he succeeded to the throne.

In 649 AD, Li Shimin died of illness in the Hanfeng Hall of Cuiwei Palace on Zhongnan Mountain. He was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wen, the temple name was Taizong, and he was buried in Zhaoling.

After 23 years of hard work by Li Shimin and his ministers, the Tang Dynasty had a stable society, affluent people, stable economic development, and outstanding external military achievements, laying the foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty during the periods of Emperor Gaozong, Wu Zetian, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Even more than two hundred years later, a Qin king broke the formation song, allowing three military governors to fight against the rebels on the spot, continuing the 30-year reign of the Tang Dynasty...

This was the life of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was glorious and legendary. There was only one Li Shimin in history.

As powerful as he is, he is just a father. He is still powerless in front of his children. He did not understand what Wei Wang Li Tai said.

However, Li Shimin's ministers had a vicious vision and saw through the loopholes in Li Tai's words at a glance. Minister Chu Suiliang began to attack fiercely and refuted: "This is wrong. Which emperor is willing to kill his own son and pass the throne to his brother?

Is it possible for the King of Wei to do that? Your Majesty, you made Li Chengqian the crown prince before, and then favored the King of Wei, which caused great disaster.

Your Majesty has established the King of Wei now, so you should deal with the King of Jin first, that way you can be safe! "

Li Shimin was originally moved by Li Tai's words, but after hearing Chu Suiliang's straightforward analysis, he immediately sobered up. It seemed that he had to weigh and weigh who to appoint as the new prince, and there was no rush.

On the other side, Li Tai, who was anxiously waiting for the edict to establish the crown prince, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and his back felt like thorns. He thought that my father did not happily appoint me as the prince. He must be hesitating about Li Zhi?

So Li Tai found Li Zhi, stared at him fiercely, and said quietly: "Little pheasant slave, you know that the Seventh Emperor's uncle Yuan Chang participated in the prince's rebellion and was killed, right? You and the Seventh Emperor's uncle are usually so good, you Aren’t you afraid of being implicated now?”

At that time, Li Zhi was still a 15-year-old child with a weak personality. Li Tai's obviously threatening words immediately frightened Li Zhi.

But whether he was really frightened or whether he was pretending was another question. Li Zhi, who was frightened, was naturally "unconscious" all day long and soon "attracted" Li Shimin's attention.

Under Li Shimin's questioning, Li Zhi had no choice but to tell the story of being intimidated by Li Tai.

After Li Shimin heard this, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, heartbroken and heartbroken. Because the fourth son, Li Tai, has always been a perfect son in his heart, good at both civil and military skills, humble and polite, possessing both ability and political integrity, and being proactive.

He never thought that Li Tai would be a scheming and vicious person.

A few days later, Li Shimin went to visit the deposed prince Li Chengqian with a heavy heart. Li Chengqian's words made Li Shimin completely give up on King Wei.

Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian why he rebelled. Facing his father's questioning, Li Chengqian said reluctantly: "I am already the prince, what else can I pursue?

It was Li Tai who secretly plotted to fight for the crown prince position, and also instigated me to do some unethical things. If he becomes the prince now, the conspiracy will succeed. "

After hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with deep disappointment and regret, and Li Tai's image collapsed in his heart.

In the end, Wei King Li Tai was demoted to the king of Donglai County and exiled from Junzhou. The 15-year-old Li Zhi was established as the prince.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Liu Han's support for Liu Xiu to abolish his biological mother is a bad move, very bad.

"It doesn't matter what other people think. What matters is what Liu Xiu thinks. He is the founding emperor. He can decide who will succeed the throne. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed his mother to establish a son. Emperors are often ruthless and unjust. What is important is in his heart. Can I run the empire?"

This was what Liu Han was thinking. He went on to say: "If I don't take the initiative, won't he depose Guo Shengtong? His will can be changed so easily? He is Liu Xiu."

Ayimei was silent for a moment, then spoke, "Then you are placing your hope on him, what if he attacks you that day?"

Liu Han was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's fate, I'll start over from the beginning. After all, there is an afterlife. He is not worth it. My true heart is still the same. Since I dare to give this heart, I am not afraid and will just keep moving forward."

I treat him this way because I want to. If this is the case, it would be gratifying to have the same sincerity. But if not, I have nothing to regret. "

Ayimei didn't say much, she just sighed in her heart, "What if it's immortality? How many people can resist the temptation of immortality? That's all, as long as you are happy, I will follow you in this life."

She raised her head and looked at Liu Han's face. It was different from before, but just like that, the person in front of her was her sweetheart.

She stretched out her hand to touch her, but Liu Han avoided her. Ayimei's eyes dimmed visibly, and then she smiled brightly, "It doesn't matter, as long as you are here."

At this moment, Liu Han's heart seemed to move violently again.

A wise man does not fall in love, and a fool is willing to fall in love. But when he meets the right person, it is destined to be difficult to be a wise man, and he is willing to become a fool...

(End of this chapter)