After the change of Xuanwumen, why did Li Shimin let Li Yuan decide the throne by himself?

Updated on history 2024-02-14
32 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Because no matter what Li Shimin does, he just wants the throne, and there is only one purpose, if he can, he naturally doesn't want to be charged with killing his father again, even if he has already killed his brother. Therefore, he still has to act, and it is best to let his father take the initiative to abdicate, although everyone knows the truth, but everyone doesn't want the truth, everyone wants to survive.

    After the Xuanwumen Change, Li Yuan was already <> at this time

    I don't have the ability to resist, and I can't sit on the throne anymore, this is for sure, because his son Li Shimin has already taken the road that it is impossible to turn back, and Li Shimin has only one way to go, that is, to become the emperor.

    Li Yuan's heart is clear, and Li Shimin has <>

    After killing his brother, it is not impossible to kill himself as a father. If he could, he would naturally not kill him, after all, Li Shimin was not the kind of person who had any desire to kill. So Li Yuan consciously retreated, because even if he couldn't rely on it, he would be carried down, but it was just a little more ugly, and the ending would not change.

    Because the real duel has ended after the end of the Xuanwumen Change, the Xuanwumen Incident is a duel, not a beginning. At this time, Li Shimin has no way to stand in the way, he is already the de facto emperor, and Li Yuan has no way to change this.

    It's like, in ancient times, there would also be emperors who gave death and gave a cup of poisoned wine, can you choose to drink it or not? Is that really an option? Actually, too, you can choose to die with dignity or die with dignity, this is the option, not to live or die, when the emperor gives you poisoned wine, you are already dead.

    When the Xuanwumen Change, in fact, it was also like this, there were only two ways in front of Li Yuan, death or abdication, Li Shimin was not a fool, would he really tolerate not being the emperor?

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    After the Xuanwumen Change, in essence, Li Shimin was already in power. But in order to be the emperor in his name, Li Shimin asked Li Yuan to take the initiative to abdicate himself, also in order to have a good reputation.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Because Li Shimin didn't want to be infamous as a usurper, and there was no one else who was his competitor at that time.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    It is not so much to let Li Yuan decide by himself, but rather to be the persecution of Li Shimin, who was the most powerful person after Li Shimin killed the prince.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    In order to have no worries. In order to prevent Li Yuan from getting up again, he simply cut the grass and eradicated the roots.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    I think it may be that Li Shimin was afraid that his foundation was unstable at that time, and he was afraid that Li Yuan would affect his status, so he also made this choice in order to make his future road smoother.

  7. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The main reason for Li Yuan's abdication is that Li Yuan made some foolish decisions in his later years, which had a very serious impact on the subsequent development of the Tang Dynasty, and it was impossible for Li Shimin to see that the country he had worked so hard to build was so badly trampled by his father.

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Because the Tang Dynasty was single-handedly beaten down by Li Shimin, the people's will, whether it was the government or the people, Li Shimin's practices have been strongly supported by the people, and if Li Yuan is not forced to abdicate, it will affect Li Shimin's rule.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    After the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin came to Li Yuan's side, not only did he not have a high profile, but also "knelt and sucked his upper breasts", hoping that Li Yuan would forgive himself. After a father endured the death of his two sons, that kind of fatherly love was overflowing, and he was naturally reluctant to do anything to Li Shimin. Li Yuan didn't dare, it was nothing for him to hit Li Shimin a few times at that time, as a father's education of his son, no one would say anything about him, but Li Yuan understood that he no longer had any choice, he only had Li Shimin as a son-in-law, who else would not let him be the prince?

    What Li Yuan did immediately afterwards was to make Li Shimin the crown prince, help Li Shimin understand the government affairs of the DPRK and China for three months, and then give the throne to Li Shimin, and he retired honorably and became his own emperor with peace of mind. Li Yuan also gave birth to many children in his later years, some of which later brought a lot of trouble to Li Shimin, such as the youngest son Li Yuanying, who was quite naughty, and later made Li Shimin very cumbersome.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    After the change of Xuanwumen, the relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin fell to the freezing point of history, at this time, as a daughter-in-law, the eldest grandson queen played the role of a mediator very virtuously, she knew that the old people have the affection of the next generation, so she took her sons to visit Li Yuan every now and then, wanting to adjust the stiff relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin, and also comforted the lonely and helpless Li Yuan, and saw her grandson did make Li Yuan feel great satisfaction and happiness. Finally, I can calm down and enjoy the family fun of my children and grandchildren.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    Li Shimin regards Li Yuan as his father. It is also to serve him with all his heart. That's why Li Yuan will let him be the prince when he is at the end.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Theoretically,Li Shimin, who successfully launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, needed to take control of the court as soon as possible, and waited for Li Yuan's death to ascend to the throne before taking the throne, which was a vain choice for Li Shimin, so Li Shimin naturally can't wait.

    1. After launching the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Shimin needs to take control of the court as soon as possible

    For Li Shimin, since he has launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he naturally wants to take control of the court as soon as possible, seize the political power and military power in his own hands, and not leave any space and time for the opponent to counterattack。What's more, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng are not without support, if Li Yuan uses his power to take Li Jiancheng's forces as his own, it will bring great trouble to Li Shimin, and even make the results of Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Revolution come to naught. So from this point of view, Li Shimin has no reason to wait for Li Yuan to die before ascending to the throne, or that directly ascending to the throne after the Xuanwumen Revolution is his best choice, and it is also the most important choice to make.

    Second, waiting for Li Yuan to take the throne after his death is a choice for Li Shimin that increases variables

    After Li Jiancheng's death, although Li Shimin was the best candidate to succeed to the throne, in the eyes of the people at that time, Li Shimin's behavior could be called a great rebellion. In such a case,If Li Shimin waits for Li Yuan's death to ascend to the throne, then during the period when Li Yuan continues to be in power, it is very likely that various variables will occur, which will put Li Shimin in a more dangerous situationFor example, Li Yuan can weaken Li Shimin's power through a series of means, or secretly send orders to let soldiers and horses from other places return to King Qin. What's more, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution in order to find a way to live for himself and those who followed him, so only if Li Shimin took advantage of the situation to take the position, he could really do this.

    In other words, although Li Shimin successfully launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, as long as he did not ascend to the God King, everything could happen, because Li Shimin naturally would not wait for Li Yuan's death to ascend the throne, and he could not afford to wait.

    In general, there are two main reasons why Li Shimin did not wait for Li Yuan's death to ascend the throne, one is that Li Shimin needs to take control of the court as soon as possible, and the other is that waiting for Li Yuan to ascend to the throne is a vain choice for Li Shimin.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    Everyone loves face, and so does Li Shimin. Therefore, after the Xuanwumen Change, in order to repair his external image, Li Shimin broke historical conventions, looked through the history books of this dynasty, and even asked the historian to revise the historical materials of this dynasty. In addition, he also thought of asking Li Yuan to officially issue an edict, first personally crown himself as the crown prince, and after a period of time, after the bloody smell of this coup d'état faded, he would logically hold an enthronement ceremony.

    In addition to face, the situation in the government and the opposition at that time was not optimistic about Li Shimin. Although Li Shimin has a group of staunch supporters, his opponent, Li Jiancheng, also has a large group of supporters. Therefore, when Li Shimin did not fully grasp the power, he still needed Emperor Li Yuan as a tool for his orders.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Because he couldn't wait, Li Shimin's ultimate target for launching the Xuanwumen Revolution was Li Yuan, and he would not be so willing to wait for Li Yuan to die.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    It's because he can't wait. His ambitions were too great, and this war also broke Li Yuan's impression of him. If he doesn't take the throne again, he may be killed by Li Yuan.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Through more than 1,000 years of years of wind and dust, we can only look back at this period of history, and can only sigh that the world is impermanent, and there is inevitability in impermanence. When Li Shimin and his father and brother joined forces to conquer the Tang Dynasty, the former side-by-side battles turned into suspicion and competition, and the former comrades-in-arms became enemies. In order to seize the imperial dream of the crown prince Li Jiancheng and to protect himself, Li Shimin launched the famous Xuanwumen Rebellion in history, deceived the prince Li Jiancheng and his follower Li Yuanji into the Xuanwumen, and then destroyed them.

    After the change of Xuanwumen, Li Yuan saw that the general trend had gone and it was a foregone conclusion, so he had no choice but to push the boat down the river and declare Li Shimin the crown prince. Li Yuan didn't know that Li Shimin's ability to fight well and his intelligence was unparalleled, but for the sake of balance, for the stability of the country, and for the rules that had been set, the establishment of the eldest son Li Jiancheng as the crown prince could not be changed, but now this bloody scene has made everything uncertain, since the general trend has been decided, it can be said that all this is inevitable, Li Yuan knows that the current affairs are Junjie, so he will no longer convict Li Shimin.

    In fact, before Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen coup, he had already made great achievements, and his strength and prestige were above the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and he secretly recruited troops to expand his strength and prepare for the future coup. After the coup d'état in Xuanwumen, Li Shimin's power was very large, with his young courage and good fighting, Li Yuan, who was already old at this time, was no longer an opponent, and Li Shimin had already killed the red eye, if Li Yuan stood in the way, the end would only be the same as the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and he would die in vain.

    In this case, Li Yuan also has his own faults, obviously Li Shimin was born and died, and made the greatest contribution, but he did not get what he deserved, so Li Yuan chose to recognize Li Shimin's position as the crown prince, and passed the throne to Li Shimin soon after.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    When Li Shimin has no major fault, Li Yuan will not punish him, after all, this old father does not want to see his beloved second son suffer the slightest injury, when Li Yuan was in Taiyuan, he only brought Li Shimin by his side, which shows the deep relationship between father and son.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    Because Li Shimin was already in power at that time, and Li Yuan, the emperor, existed in name only, he had no ability to deal with Li Shimin.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    After the Xuanwu Gate, Li Yuan no longer has real power in his hands, even if he convicts Li Shimin, he will not do anything to him, but will anger Li Shimin and be detrimental to his future life.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    After the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin held this power, Li Yuan had no military power in his hands, there was no way, and he did not have the ability to question Li Shimin, and finally even gave up his seat to Li Shimin.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-17

    Because Li Shimin has already killed the other princes, you don't have a choice, and Li Shimin's power is very strong, and the people want it, how to convict.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-16

    Li Yuan originally promised to let Li Shimin be the prince, but he broke his promise, and he may also have a lot of guilt for Li Shimin, plus the person who had the ability to be the prince at that time had been almost killed by Li Shimin.

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-15

    Li Yuan no longer had any real power at that time, and the only way left for him was to take the initiative to give way, which was a wise choice. Otherwise, Li Yuan's life would be very difficult.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-14

    After the Xuanwumen Incident, the forces of the DPRK and China basically supported Li Shimin, and Li Yuan was already riding a tiger at this time, and if he forcibly blamed Li Shimin, he might take a big risk.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-13

    Although Li Yuan was still the emperor at that time, he actually did not have any real power in his hands, and the power was basically in the hands of Li Shimin, and in the end he had to pass the throne to Li Shimin.

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-12

    In fact, at that time, Li Shimin had already firmly grasped the initiative in his own hands, and for Li Yuan, he no longer had much power.

  27. Anonymous users2024-01-11

    Through the Xuanwu Gate Change, all his brothers have been disposed of. So Li Yuan had no choice but to be succeeded by Li Shimin.

  28. Anonymous users2024-01-10

    Use force to make Li Yuan abdicate, and maximize his power, become the supreme person, and be respected by the people.

  29. Anonymous users2024-01-09

    After Li Shimin successfully launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Li Shimin sent his henchman Chi Gong to the palace to force Li Yuan to abdicate, because Li Shimin controlled most of the military power of the Tang Dynasty at that time. Li Yuan had to abdicate.

  30. Anonymous users2024-01-08

    No, no matter what Li Yuan says, he is Li Shimin's father, Li Shimin actually attaches great importance to family affection, but he has to launch the Xuanwumen Change for the sake of the country.

  31. Anonymous users2024-01-07

    No, but he will be placed under house arrest, because Li Yuan is Li Shimin's father after all, and he should not violate morality to kill him, but with Li Shimin's ambitions, he will definitely be placed under house arrest.

  32. Anonymous users2024-01-06

    Li Shimin will not kill Li Yuan, because there is no need, after all, he also wants to save face.

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