Speaking of the Tang Dynasty, although Li Yuan was the founding prince, in fact, Li Shimin was the one who really conquered the south and the north and made military achievements, but all this did not exchange the affirmation of his father and brother, but felt that he supported the army and respected himself, and at any time threatened the imperial power, so Li Yuan and the crown prince Li Jiancheng united and began to suppress Li Shimin.
The change of Xuanwumen was the climax of the imperial struggle for power and profit, which in addition to the background of Li Shimin's suppression, there was also the encouragement of Li Shimin's men, at that time Li Shimin was deprived of military power, his generals were also assigned to Li Yuanji's command, and even the roster of soldiers and soldiers was taken away.
If there is no more action, Li Shimin's clique can only be disintegrated, this situation makes his subordinates rarely anxious, surrounded Li Shimin and let him kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, even Li Shimin wanted to occupy a gua was stopped, asked him: If the gua elephant is not ominous, is it not done, which shows how urgent the situation at that time was.
But even in this case, Li Shimin did not rush to act, but asked two people thousands of miles away, they were Li Jing and Li Ji, they were fighting outside, and when they expressed their attitude, Li Shimin made up his mind to move his hand, why these two people are so important, and what role can the two of them play. Let's take a look.
Prepare for the various outcomes of the action
At that time, the generals who fought abroad were certainly not only Li Jing and Li Ji, but also other generals, who actually had different positions in the DPRK, such as Luo Yi, who was guarding Jingyang at that time, who supported Li Jiancheng, and Zhang Jin, who was guarding Fengzhou, who was Li Yuan's confidant. These military forces, and the forces in the palace, supported each other and formed the various forces at that time. If Li Shimin supports his own military strength, the result is very unfavorable, let's look at the situation.
In the first case, if Li Shimin fails, he will have no way to retreat, even if he escapes from the palace, he will have nowhere to go, and can only wait for death.
In the second case, if Li Shimin wins and Li Jiancheng dies, because he is not loyal to his military strength, he will not be able to control other troops, and at that time, the military strength of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan may also counterattack, and at that time, even if Li Shimin kills Li Yuan, it may not be useful, of course, Li Shimin will not be willing to do that, after all, he is his father.
In the third case, if Li Shimin wins and Li Jiancheng escapes, then after he goes out, he will definitely organize his own military forces to counterattack, and when the time comes, Li Yuan is inside, Li Jiancheng is outside, and Li Shimin has no chance of winning.
Prevent external forces from stealing the fruits of victory
In fact, the worst result is not the internal slaughter of the Li family, because in the end, the three Brothers of the Li family will inevitably leave one person, and Jiangshan must still be the Li family.
Once Li Shimin moved, the worst result was that the three brothers were dead, Li Yuan could not keep Jiangshan even if he did not die, and Jiangshan would definitely change hands.
If Li Shimin fails, it is okay, because his power has been disintegrated now, and he has never been a prince or anything, at most he will be charged, killed or imprisoned, and things will pass quickly.
But Li Shimin killed his brother, and those who had an army inevitably killed Li Shimin in the name of the Qing Emperor's side or avenging the crown prince, and Li Yuan at that time could only be the meat under the knife of others, even if he continued to be the emperor, it was estimated that there would be no successor.
Perhaps, in Li Shimin's view, making wedding clothes is still secondary, and the most feared thing is that this dress will still be torn up, and then it will be a great chaos in the world, and the masses will rise up, and all the efforts will really be in vain, then it is better to be the emperor himself.
Prevent foreign invasion
Whether it is the nest fighting inside the Li clan or the rise of various forces in the Central Plains, it is all right, but you must know that outside the Central Plains, datang still has enemies, that is, nomadic tribes, if they take the opportunity to invade, it is the nightmare of the Central Plains.
At that time, Li Jing was in the forefront of defending the Turks, if he could not stop the Turks at this time, then the problem would be big, the internal turmoil of the regime, the invasion of foreign enemies, Datang would be caught off guard, and once the foreign enemies succeeded, the entire Li family would become sinners of the people of the Central Plains.
In fact, Li Shimin asked Li Ji's meaning, which also includes this layer, I want to move here, you guard the border well, don't let the enemy get a chance.
It should be said that Li Shimin is far-sighted. But this kind of foresight did not completely avoid this situation, because the Turks finally invaded, not because Li Ji did not support Li Shimin, but because the Turks did not come from him, they came from Lingzhou, and Lingzhou, luo Yi was guarding, Luo Yi was exactly Li Jiancheng's confidant, among them, how many stories, clear-eyed people know.
Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty finally reached an alliance with the Turks, and although it was humiliated, it survived. Here we can see why when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Revolution, he would wait until Li Jing and Li Ji were stationed on this frontier, and once they slackened, internal and external troubles would be a disaster for Li Shimin. So the two of them are the most important pawns in this coup.
epilogue
The result of Xuanwumen was tragic, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were shot to death, and all 12 sons of the two men were killed by Li Shimin, and Li Shimin naturally ascended the throne.
It can be seen from the above that Li Shimin's use of his own military strength to contain the military strength of the other side is the best way, and when the forces are balanced, everyone will have some scruples, will not make light moves, and he will have a better chance of winning.
In fact, people with great success will always think a few steps more than ordinary people, Li Shimin can be said to be born on horseback, extremely looking at military strength, he will never let himself be in a state of no strength, he knows, to move, not to say that the strength should be better than the other side, at least to be evenly matched, and, moreover, he has considered his own success or failure, it can be said that he is very thorough. What is even more valuable is that while Li Shimin fought for his own interests, he also took into account the interests of the family, and even the interests of the people of the Central Plains at that time. This is something that the average power-grabbing person is unwilling to do.
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