Li Zhi and Wu Zetian's grandson Li Longji also fell in love with their daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan, which led to their relatives taking over power, and the Anlushan Rebellion and the Anshi Rebellion occurred one after another.

Such unethical behavior led to the chaos in the Tang royal family and also shook the Tang Dynasty's century-old foundation. Li Shimin must bear the blame for this crime, but Li Longji was more responsible for the Anshi Rebellion.

Empress Changsun: The "Xuanwu Gate Incident" pushed His Majesty to the throne. Since ancient times, emperors have been criticized by many, not to mention that humans are not perfect.

Guantao: You can't say that. Your man violates human ethics and you shouldn't speak for him. This is an ideological issue and has nothing to do with politics. Empress Changsun, your words make me think that you are not a virtuous queen?
Li Si: Even if the emperor has merits, it is difficult to cover up his faults, but merits and faults cannot be offset. Historical merits are always interdependent with historical faults. This mistake is not a political fault. The emperor did not do it perfectly. Human ethics is his own temperament. The problem is that if it is wrong, it is wrong.

Liu Bang: There is no need to debate this issue. When he heard that the Tang Dynasty had moved a woman, no one was as angry and miserable as Li Er.

"There is a lot of cholera in the Tang Dynasty. They know it themselves. Issues that have nothing to do with politics will be resolved internally if there are mistakes."

"Then the second mistake is still the issue of the "Xuanwu Gate Change"."

"Political factors aside, Li Shimin initiated the Xuanwu Gate Incident and forced his father to abdicate, which was treason."

"In your ancient feudal dynasty, usurping the throne itself was disloyal and unfilial. What's more, he killed hundreds of brothers and other family members. Therefore, people who ignore family ties for their own selfish interests also leave a reputation for future generations."

"At that time, because of this battle, there were a lot of topics about Li Shimin. The Confucianists were not convinced by him, and he himself was not afraid of being discussed later, so he made a mistake - tampering with history."

"All his life, Li Shimin was worried about how historians would comment on the "Xuanwumen Incident" and how he would be evaluated in the future. Therefore, he repeatedly asked historians to read "Notes on Living Life" and "Records of Records", breaking the precedent of emperors of all dynasties not being able to read them."

"Secondly, "making an exception", Li Shimin is suspected of revising "Daily Notes" and "Records" many times because he was afraid that he would fall into the public opinion of the Xuanwumen Incident and be nailed to the pillar of historical shame."

"In the past, "Daily Notes" was devoted to the emperor's daily life and remarks. The emperor had no right to interfere. This was a long-standing tradition. Emperors in the past did not read it. They respected the authority and status of the historian, and the historian also wrote impartially and directly. Never hide anything, never fear the emperor's retaliation."

"But the famous emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty made a big historical mistake. He read the "Living Notes" and set a bad precedent for all subsequent emperors of the Tang Dynasty and destroyed the system."

"In this way, when I tell you history, I don't know what is right or wrong, and history is constantly distorted."

"This move is to break the rules of history to rectify himself, so that many historical facts have become inaccurate, which is also what he is disgusted with."

Wei Qing: I think even if his eldest brother ascends the throne, it will not be bad. From the previous content, Ms. Zhang also mentioned that Tang Taizong’s brother was also a good fighter. Tang Taizong just had many generals. If it were replaced by Li Jiancheng, this The rule of Zhenguan is not a bad idea.

Wei Zifu: Nothing is possible, history is biased towards Li Shimin.

Huo Qubing: All politics originate from the talents at hand, but I all have low-level ideas.

Xiaozhuang: Two mistakes and one mistake really make people think that this Tang Taizong is not very good.

Liu Bang: What Wei Qing said is actually quite reasonable.

Li Zhi: Why don’t you believe that what is recorded in historical records is correct?
Zhu Di: Haha!Do you believe it?Do you feel that there is no evidence, so you don’t dare to confront me? Why don’t you look at how this record is compiled?You don’t need to ask Miss Zhang, just read what you wrote, recording the day before the coup, and I’ll show it to you.

Wang Hao, a subordinate of the Crown Prince, reported to the King of Qin that the Prince of Qin's Palace knew in advance that the Prince and the King of Qi were going to "kill" the King of Qin when they held a banquet in Kunming Pool, and all the generals of the Prince of Qin's Palace were killed.

From this analysis, it seems that Qin King Li Shimin and his officials and generals were in danger, so the public sentiment was turbulent and a plan to change the Xuanwu Gate was hastily prepared.

Hurry!Are you in a hurry?The Xuanwumen coup was planned carefully, executed quickly, and coordinated closely. This was by no means an overnight success. Wasn't this a plan that the officials and generals of the Prince of Qin's palace had been plotting for a long time?

Qianlong: Nothing wrong, the word "hasty" is used well!Our Tang Taizong's ambition has been obvious for a long time, but we are still afraid of discussion and changing the historical facts.

"As for the issue of "Taizong of the Tang Dynasty changing historical facts," I really have no historical research. Modern people say that Taizong of the Tang Dynasty changed historical facts is nonsense. I attribute this to Taizong of the Tang Dynasty because of some suspicions."

"As Emperor Yongle said, how could such a thorough battle be accomplished overnight, and the strategist in this battle must be Prime Minister Fang!"

"More than respecting Zhou Gong's affairs, show the etiquette of filial piety and support." Fang Xuanling's words actually expressed the ambition of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty at that time. It involved two key words: "the affairs of Zhou Gong" and "the etiquette of filial piety and support".

"Such a familiar historical allusion. I think many people know that Duke Zhou once sidelined King Cheng of Zhou and became the de facto Emperor of Zhou. At this time, the emperor was still his father, great ancestor Li Yuan. If Li Shimin wanted to deal with the crown prince and Queen Qi, , we have to consider the emperor's situation, so combining these two keywords, we know that the plan contains a plan to deal with the great ancestor Li Yuan - abandon him and support him with filial piety."

"From this, combined with the changes after the coup and even the entire arrangement, the Xuanwu Gate change plan contains two major parts."

"That is to kill the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji, and eradicate all their party members."

"The second is to set up different alternatives based on the reaction of the great ancestor Li Yuan. The core is to force him to make Li Shimin the crown prince and abdicate as soon as possible."

"What the hell are the historical records? Although there are factors that caused Li Yuan to change his mind, the historical records have indeed been changed."

"Anyone who goes into battle to kill the enemy is written as a little white rabbit."

"According to what Emperor Yongle said, the reason why Li Shimin launched the "Xuanwumen" was because he had to protect himself in an emergency."

"On the other hand, the record is that Tang Gaozu's private promise and the conspiracy of the prince's party molded Li Shimin into an aggrieved little white rabbit. It was the rabbit that was eager to bite him that launched the coup."

"But in fact, although the "Notes on Daily Life" and "Records of the Emperor" have undergone a lot of tampering, there are still contradictions and even errors and omissions. Combined with the historical facts of the Taketoku Dynasty, they have indeed been changed."

"The plan of the "Xuanwu Gate Change" that we saw was only half implemented, and the prince and the Qi King's party were successfully executed without mercy and cleanly."

(End of this chapter)

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