The Xuanwu changes in history, is Li Shimin for self defense or to seize power?

According to historical records, the crown prince Li Jiancheng: he once followed Li Yuan to attack the West River, take Huoyi, reject Tongguan, and conquer Chang'an. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he was made the crown prince and assisted Li Yuan in handling political affairs.

And led the army to repel the Turkic invasion many times, captured Liu Heimin, who colluded with the Turks, and pacified Shandong. If so, but looking at the above paragraph, who dares to say that Prince Jiancheng has no ability, and who dares to say that Prince Jiancheng will be inferior to Li Shimin when he ascends the throne?

Off topic, back to the topic, why do you say that the Xuanwumen Revolution was a premeditated coup d'état by Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Let's take a look at how Li Shimin embarked on this path step by step.

In May 618 AD, Emperor Gong of Sui Yang Yu and Tang King Li Yuan, Li Yuan was the emperor, changed the name of the country to Tang, changed the Yuan Wude, and founded the Tang Dynasty. After Li Yuan established the Tang DynastyIn order to eliminate the separatist forces of all sides, six major battles were fought successively, four of which were commanded by Li Shimin, so to speak, in the entire territory of the early Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin basically fought more than half.

After the Battle of Luoyang,Li Shimin's military exploits were too high, resulting in Li Yuanfeng being unsealableIt is impossible to abolish the crown prince Li Jiancheng and replace Li Shimin, and finally created a position of "Tiance General", this position is second only to Emperor Li Yuan and Prince Li Jiancheng, above all princes and officials, and in the end of the Tang Dynasty, only Li Shimin has obtained the position of Tiance General.

The most important thing is that the position of Admiral Tiance has the right to open the government and build teeth, set up his own official office, and establish his own team, this right was originally only the right of being the prince of the East Palace, if it is just like this, in fact, it is still said in the past, and then LiYuan didn't know what kind of nerves he had, and he actually gave Li Shimin a right that the East Palace didn't have, that is, to mint money, after four years of martial arts, Li Yuan reformed the coins and issued new money "Kaiyuan Tongbao", and Li Shimin got three"Coin furnace", Li Jiancheng, who is the prince of the East Palace, can only rely on ** appropriations to maintain his operation.

After gaining such a big right, there must be a group of people under him who follow him, let's imagine that the prince Li Jiancheng has his own teamAs the king of Qin, Li Shimin also has his own team, if the crown prince Li Jiancheng ascends the throne, the Qin king's family will definitely be suppressedThis is certain, and each group of people needs to establish their own power status in the future from the dragon's power. Qin King Li Shimin's subordinates must also think so, so they will definitely persuade Qin King Li Shimin from time to time.

I've read this historical passage several times hahaha, I personally think it's for self-defense, but at the same time of self-defense, you can seize power, and everyone is selfish, especially in front of interests.

As the king of Qin, Li Shimin also has his own forces, and I personally think that he is for self-defense.

Personally, I think it's out of self-defense, but why not do it if you can seize power by the way.

He was in self-defense, and after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he was made the crown prince and assisted Li Yuan in handling political affairs.

As the king of Qin, Li Shimin also has his own team, if the crown prince Li Jiancheng ascends the throne, the Qin king's family will definitely be suppressed

It's a bit of both, and the environment he was in at the time wasn't good, but there was a possibility of seizing power, which would definitely push him to a coup d'état.

Because Li Shimin had already contacted and deployed everything in advance, he was waiting for the turtle to be caught in the urn, and there was another saying that Li Shimin was destined to be his destiny, and the Li dynasty was destined to be his.

Because he can grasp a lot of information, have a lot of eyeliner, and can understand many things in the East Palace, and he is also very capable in all aspects, and he can launch a coup d'état silently, so that some people can succeed without reacting.

Because Li Shimin has many strategic generals who support him in this plan, and Li Shimin is also very smart.

Causes: In 617, Li Yuan, with the support of Li Shimin, raised an army against the Sui in Taiyuan and soon occupied Chang'an. In 618, after Emperor Yang of Sui was killed, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty and made his son Li Jiancheng the crown prince. It is said that the Taiyuan army was Li Shimin's strategy, and Li Yuan promised him to make him the crown prince after the matter was completed.

But after the world was calmed down, Li Shimin's fame grew, but Li Yuan hesitated. Li Jiancheng immediately united with Li Yuanji to squeeze out Li Shimin. Li Yuan's indecisiveness also caused the government and Chinese decrees to conflict with each other, which accelerated the military confrontation between the princes.

In that year, Li Jiancheng suggested to Li Yuan that Li Yuanji should be the commander to go to the Turks, so as to grasp the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin, and then take the opportunity to get rid of Li Shimin. At the critical moment, Li Shimin decided to fight against the odds and strike first. Li Shimin told Li Yuan about the conspiracy of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and Li Yuan decided to question the two the next day.

Li Jiancheng learned that the conspiracy was exposed, and decided to enter the palace first to force Li Yuan to make a statement. Chang He, the chief of the executive guard at the Xuanwu Gate at the north gate of the palace, was originally a close confidant of the prince, but was rebelled by Li Shimin.

The Xuanwumen Rebellion occurred in the ninth year of Tang Gaozu Wude (626). At that time, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, killed the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Li Yuanji, at the north gate of the palace city of Chang'an City. Subsequently, Li Yuan appointed Shimin as the crown prince and ordered the military affairs to be handled by the crown prince, no matter how big or small.

Soon after, Li Shimin ascended the throne with the year name Zhenguan. Usurpers certainly don't count!

The reason is simple, the emperor throne who does not want. Li Shimin has always been extremely ambitious, and the situation at that time was that the crown prince had gained the upper hand and the storage position was stable. After ascending the throne, Li Shimin was the first emperor to look at history and change history, which shows that he was afraid of usurpation.

The Xuanwumen Rebellion was a coup d'état launched by Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in the early Tang Dynasty, relying on this coup d'état, Li Shimin finally got rid of the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and forced Li Yuan to give up the throne to himself.

So before the change of Xuanwumen, did Li Shimin, who was the king of Qin, have no power to resist?

In fact, the key to this question is which aspect of resistance you are asking.

Because to a certain extent, the Xuanwumen change is the most fierce resistance made by Li Shimin, and it is the most violent struggle to the death, if Li Shimin really has no power to resist, then there will be no Xuanwumen change.

The change of Xuanwumen originated from the issue of Li Tang's establishment of the prince, in the whole process of Li Tang's army, Li Shimin made outstanding achievements in war, and was also very popular with the army, and Li Yuan also promised him the position of prince. However, Li Shimin is only the second son, and the eldest son is Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng is not at fault.

And the Tang Dynasty was born on behalf of the Sui, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was the second son, and he had also destroyed the Chen Dynasty in that year, and his merits were far above the loyal eldest brother, and finally Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty abolished the prince and replaced Yang Guang, and then the Sui Dynasty flourished and collapsed. Such a lesson is in front of him, and Li Yuan has to scruple about it.

It is precisely for this reason that in the battle for the crown prince, Li Shimin gradually fell behind, and Li Jiancheng's position became more and more stable. Therefore, to a certain extent, before the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin had no power to resist in the competition for the crown prince in the court.

In other words, if Li Shimin had not felt hopeless about obtaining the status of the crown prince through normal channels, he would not have launched such a drastic means as the Xuanwumen Rebellion, because once the Xuanwumen Rebellion was launched, it would be a situation where if it did not succeed, and there was only a dead end if it failed. This is the final step in a desperate fight.

Unless it is a last resort, Li Shimin will not adopt such a method. Therefore, it is definitely inaccurate to say that Li Shimin has no power to fight back at all, otherwise there would be no change in Xuanwumen, but Li Shimin should have lost the power to fight back in the court, which should be more certain.

Before the Xuanwumen Change, did Li Shimin have no power to resist? Such as the book: Li Shimin's talent for practicing martial arts and leading soldiers, how can he be powerless to resist?

It's just that Li Shimin was originally a magnanimous soldier, and he had long been on guard against the small actions of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, but he just didn't want to deal with him. Finally, when he found out that Li Jiancheng and others wanted to kill Li Shimin, they launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion to eliminate them in one fell swoop.

If Li Shimin's positions are operating normally, he is a combination of military power, financial power, and administrative power, some people say that it is second only to the emperor and the crown prince, that is wrong, it is second only to the emperor, how can the prince have so much power? When the emperor began to suppress Li Shimin and began to take power, Li Shimin was deeply disturbed and feared, and the entire Qin palace was also facing a great enemy. How long can the wings be gone?

Your rights and the supporters around you have been wiped out, how long will you live, the king? Rather than sit back and wait, it's better to get up and fight.

Li Shimin is not without the power to resist, but is completely at a disadvantage. His strength at that time could not be compared with his two elder brothers, so he could only use the Xuanwu Sect to seize power.

Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution back then, although judging from his subsequent performance, he governed the Tang Dynasty very well, but there was always this stain on him. Therefore, Li Shimin needs to make the world think that the throne is his turn, and the way Li Shimin thinks is to smear Li Jiancheng, saying that Li Jiancheng is a mediocre person who is unworthy of inheriting the throne with his talents.

Of course, although it is very likely that Li Jiancheng did not frame Li Shimin at that time, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution to protect himself。Because Li Yuan had already chosen Li Jiancheng between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng was not a mediocre person, Li Jiancheng's power before the Xuanwumen Incident was much higher than Li Shimin's, so if Li Shimin did not launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, the losers were Li Shimin.

Because Li Shimin didn't want to be the emperor, he really started his own war to protect himself, but he was persuaded by others to become the emperor.

Because Li Jiancheng's power at that time was very large, Li Yuan also wanted him to inherit the throne, but he had a grudge with Li Shimin, and if he ascended the throne, he would not let Li Shimin go, so Li Shimin was forced to launch the Xuanwumen Change.

Because Li Jiancheng is the crown prince, and the third Li Yuanji and the prince are in the same group, obviously, Li Shimin is alone, so he must strike first, otherwise the eldest brother will also die when he ascends the throne.