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Chapter 211 The Curse of the Xuanwu Gate Change

After the anchor narrated the entire process of Li Shimin's Zhenguan rule, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, ancient people from all dynasties had a deeper understanding of Li Shimin's political achievements.

Especially the emperors and literati of various dynasties, they very much agreed with what the anchor said.

Indeed, as the anchor said, Li Shimin is now a mirror for them to check their own rights and wrongs.

With his actions in governing the country, Li Shimin has become an example for them to follow.

However, Li Shimin has some doubts about one point, which is the incident of deposing and establishing the crown prince as mentioned by the anchor.

According to the anchor, in his later years, he encountered the controversy of deposing the crown prince and failed to conquer Goguryeo.

Under the double blow, he became worried and became ill, which made his already ill health worse, and finally ended his life.

What he was more curious about was the specific events that happened in his later years, especially the incident of deposing and establishing the crown prince.

The question he asked the anchor at the beginning was exactly this, why was the crown prince deposed and what happened.

Li Shimin: Anchor, you just said that in my later years, I had the controversy of deposing the crown prince and the failure of the conquest of Goguryeo. Can you elaborate on that? I want to know more about the ins and outs of this.

Su Chen nodded slightly after seeing Li Shimin's barrage.

"The impact of the Xuanwumen Incident is far more profound than Li Shimin imagined."

"Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father to seize the throne. He also gave his descendants a bad start."

"Let his descendants know that the throne can be snatched."

"Li Shimin was not in the right position. These criticisms are like a curse that has always troubled Li Shimin."

"So after taking the throne, Li Shimin was working hard. He stayed up late studying, diligently governed the country, wiped out the Turks, and shocked the Western Regions."

"In Li Shimin's view, he has made such extraordinary achievements, no one can question his imperial power anymore!"

"However, the curse of the Xuanwu Sect Change seems to have never stopped."

"A palace coup is quietly brewing under Li Shimin's palace."

Li Shimin: Hey, is this retribution?

He looked at the worried Crown Prince Li Chengqian next to him. His expression was complicated, and there was an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

Having watched Tianmu's video before, he had gleaned some information from the video and knew that the transfer of the throne of the Tang Dynasty was not peaceful.

Now that he heard the anchor say this, he probably understood what was going on.

If his prediction was correct, there was a high probability that Prince Li Chengqian would also imitate him in conducting a coup, which made him determined to dethrone the crown prince.

It just made him confused. Why did the prince do this?

The reason why he launched the Xuanwumen Revolution was to get rid of the prince Li Jiancheng.

First, because he conquered most of the Tang Dynasty, his prestige was much greater than that of Li Jiancheng, and he was obviously not willing to give up the throne.

Second, Li Jiancheng has pushed him to a dead end. If he doesn't take action, he will definitely not survive long.

But the situation of Prince Li Chengqian is completely different. Why did he want to rebel against the coup?

Among his sons, no one has more prestige than Li Chengqian.

Moreover, Li Chengqian is not in danger of his life, and no one will push Prince Li Chengqian to a desperate situation.

Under such circumstances, it is certain that Prince Li Chengqian will inherit the throne.

Because of this, he really couldn't figure out why Prince Li Chengqian had any reason to rebel.

"This palace upheaval was more lively than the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin's sons also launched a battle for the throne."

"There are four people vying for the throne this time. The first one to come on stage is Li Shimin's fifth son, King Qi Li You, who is the first to rebel."

"Li You's reasons for rebelling are very complicated. To sum up, he just wants to be the emperor."

"It's logical to think about it. From Li You's point of view, his father stole the throne from his grandfather, so why can't he steal his father's?"

"Li You's rebellion was like a joke. In order to gather the number of people to found the country, he arrested all the children over the age of fifteen to serve as soldiers, and personally selected his left and right pillars and civil and military officials."

"After gathering a large number of members, Li You wrote letters to the prefectures and counties around the fiefdom."

"The general meaning of the letter was to ask everyone to follow him and achieve a career, but the states and counties ignored him."

"Li You definitely learned from Li Shimin's rebelliousness, but not from Li Shimin's bravery."

"The rebellion was suppressed without causing any splash, and Li You was also captured and sentenced to death in Chang'an City."

"Although this case is very controversial, it is also a case of rebellion, and a large number of people are implicated."

"Li You's friends, relatives, servants, and servants' friends, relatives, and servants are all implicated."

"It involved a young man named Hegan Chengji."

"Hegan Chengji didn't want to be implicated, so he shouted loudly that he wanted to exchange information for his life, and told the breaking news that the prince was planning to rebel."

"Li Shimin was shocked when he heard the news. He couldn't understand why the prince still needed to rebel?"

Li Shimin: What? Lao Wu also rebelled?

He couldn't believe his ears and thought he heard wrongly. He was shocked.

He thought that the prince Li Chengqian's rebellion would be enough to make him sad, but he didn't expect that the prince was not the only one, and even the mediocre fifth son Li You also rebelled.

He really couldn't figure out what was happening to his son, why every one of them wanted to rebel against him.

Although he was a rebel who came to power, there is no need for his sons to imitate him!

The successive rebellions of the princes deeply affected him, and he finally understood what the anchor meant by the curse of the Xuanwu Gate Change.

Lao Wu wanted to be the emperor and rebel, which he understood very well.

But why is Prince Li Chengqian? Is it necessary for everyone to rebel?

He couldn't help but prick up his ears and brace himself to see what the anchor said.

"When we talk about this, we have to start with Prince Li Chengqian."

"Prince Li Chengqian is the eldest son of Li Shimin. He is the eldest son of Li Shimin and Queen Changsun. He has been smart since he was a child and was established as the prince when he was eight years old."

"In order to educate the prince well, Li Shimin spent a lot of money. He sent the famous admonisher Zhang Xuansu to be Li Chengqian's personal trainer, admonishing him personally every day."

"Zhang Xuansu dared to scold Li Shimin for not being as good as Emperor Yang of Sui and King Zhou of Shang. It is conceivable that the young prince was often scolded."

"Li Shimin often took Li Chengqian to the Shangshu Province to take experience courses on state governance. When he was on a business trip, he asked Li Chengqian to act as an agent for the government, which was regarded as a work practice."

"According to the script designed by Li Shimin, Li Chengqian will become a wise king."

Li Chengqian: I have arranged for such a big troll to be my husband. I don’t know how much abuse and suppression I have suffered.

When he thought of Zhang Xuansu, he felt itchy with hatred.

No matter what he does, Zhang Xuansu always finds an opportunity to criticize him.

He likes to drink and hunt, and Zhang Xuansu criticizes him.

He didn't want to study and wanted to take a day off. Zhang Xuansu criticized him.

He held a banquet and played drums in the East Palace, and Zhang Xuansu criticized him.

He didn't want to listen to Zhang Xuansu's nagging, but Zhang Xuansu was sent by his father to teach him, so he had to listen.

Zhang Xuansu nags in his ear every day, almost annoying him to death.

Every time he saw Zhang Xuansu, he would feel extremely depressed and unhappy no matter what.

Li Shimin: Is it because of Zhang Xuansu that the boss rebelled and eventually rebelled?

Now after being reminded by the anchor, the more he thinks about it, the more likely it is.

To be honest, even someone like him who is willing to listen to advice can't stand Zhang Xuansu's advice.

Only Zhang Xuansu dared to scold him as inferior to Emperor Yang of Sui and King Zhou of Shang, but no one else dared to scold him like this.

When the prince was only more than ten years old, he arranged for Zhang Xuansu to teach in the East Palace.

This seems to be really inappropriate and not conducive to the prince's education.

"But God often has other plans, and Li Chengqian is lame."

"This incident caused a big blow to Li Chengqian. He searched through history books and could not find a second lame emperor."

"So Li Chengqian began to have low self-esteem and sensitivity. At first he was breaking the rules, but then he gradually let himself go."

"First, I raised a very good-looking little boy in the palace and named him Ruyi Zhengxin. The relationship between the two was so good that they slept under the same quilt."

"Li Shimin was very angry after learning the news and killed Cheng Xin in a rage."

"Li Chengqian, who was deeply hit, started playing role-playing again, often wearing pigtails and playing the role of a Turk."

"He even herded sheep on the Donggong Prairie and said that one day he would go to the prairie to become a Turkic general."

"A Tang prince wants to become a general in the Turks. This is totally outrageous."

"But it can be seen that Li Chengqian really yearns for freedom."

"What's even more exaggerated is that Li Chengqian actually sent someone to hit his teacher Zhang Xuansu with a big horse hammer on his way to the morning meeting, and almost killed the teacher."

"He even said that when he becomes emperor one day, he will do whatever he wants and kill anyone who advises him. He will kill five hundred people to see if anyone else will remonstrate with him."

"It can be seen that Li Chengqian has long hated repressive education."

Li Chengqian: Is your leg lame? So if I don't ride a horse in the future, can I avoid this?

Now he can somewhat understand why he rebelled later. Being lame would indeed push him to this point.

There has never been a lame emperor in history. Once his leg became lame, he might not be able to keep his position as prince.

Since the throne is about to be missed, the best choice is to imitate his father's rebellion and force the throne.

But there is no need to rebel now. As long as you don't ride a horse in the future, you can avoid history repeating the same mistakes.

After all, if he was lame, the only possibility was that he was riding a horse.

Although he usually likes riding horses the most, for the sake of his own future, he has to give up riding temporarily to avoid the recurrence of historical tragedies.

Even if he had to ride a horse, he would at least have to wait until he successfully ascended the throne.

At that time, he is the emperor and can do whatever he wants.

Even if his leg is lame, he is still the emperor.

"Li Shimin was furious after learning about Li Chengqian's situation, and gradually began to shift his attention to his other son, Li Tai."

"Li Tai is the second son of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun. He is also the younger brother of Li Chengqian."

"Li Tai has been smart since he was young. Besides the prince, he is the one who is favored the most."

"It can be said that Li Shimin was extremely fond of Li Tai and granted many official positions to Li Tai, who was only nine years old."

"The governor of Yangzhou, the governor of Yuezhou, and then concurrently served as the pastor of Yongzhou, the general of Zuo Wuhou, the general of Fuzhou, and the governor of Xiangzhou, with as many as 22 states."

"And Li Shimin is reluctant to let Li Tai leave his side, so these official positions are nominal, and they only receive salary without taking office."

"Compared to Li Chengqian who is not doing his job properly, Li Taike is much more proactive."

"While Li Chengqian was busy pretending to be a Turk, Li Tai decided to publish a book, a geography book containing the mountains, rivers, historical sites, customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty."

"Li Shimin is so happy. He said that such a big project should not make my son tired."

"So, Li Shimin ordered that Li Tai be allowed to open a literary museum and independently recruit talents from all over the world to write books together."

"You know, Li Shimin also opened a literature museum when he was the king of Qin. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who later helped Li Shimin grab the throne, were both bachelors in the literature museum at that time."

"So everyone has spread rumors that Li Shimin has the idea of ​​making Li Tai the crown prince."

Li Shimin: Looking at it this way, I didn’t think carefully and sent the wrong signal to everyone.

The reason why he loves Li Tai so much is just to compensate.

After all, the eldest son is already the prince and is destined to inherit the Tang Dynasty in the future, so he does not need any preferential treatment from him.

Therefore, he wanted to compensate Li Tai by conferring so many official positions and territories on Li Tai.

As for allowing Li Tai to open a literature museum in the future, judging from his current mentality, it is 80% that he did not think carefully.

Even if the prince is lame, he will not change the prince's position easily.

After all, the prince is of great importance, and it is related to the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty. Once the prince changes, it will easily cause the country and the country to be unstable.

After hearing this, he already understood why the prince took the risk to rebel.

Strictly speaking, there is also part of his reason.

If he hadn't doted on Li Tai too much, he wouldn't have put so much pressure on the prince that he finally took the risk.

"Of course these rumors also reached the ears of Li Chengqian and Li Tai."

"Li Chengqian is in a hurry, and Li Tai is in a hurry."

"Li Tai felt that it was only a matter of time before he became emperor, and he started to be arrogant towards the ministers."

"If any minister encounters him and does not get out of the car to salute, he will feel that he is not respected enough and run to complain to Li Shimin."

"Li Shimin told the ministers that you should respect Li Tai. Life is unpredictable. If something happens to the prince one day, Li Tai may be your new master."

"If you were the prince, how would you feel when you heard this?"

"So Li Chengqian thought that instead of just waiting to be deposed, he might as well learn from his father and strike first."

"It's a pity that the prince's rebellion plan was reported before it could be implemented."

"Li Chengqian was exiled to Sichuan by Li Shimin, and died of depression not long after."

Li Shimin: Hey, I also bear a large part of the responsibility for the prince's fate. He didn't know why he would say such words later. From his current perspective, it was extremely inappropriate.

If something happens to the prince, Li Tai will be the new master of the Tang Dynasty.

Saying such thoughtless words simply drove the prince to death.

He guessed that later he might have had the idea of ​​deposing the crown prince, so he said such thought-provoking words.

But no matter how much you want to depose the prince, you can't announce it to the public rashly.

Thinking of this, he felt a little guilty towards the prince. He did not take care of the prince's feelings, so that the prince did something wrong.

But fortunately, knowing this, he can make up for it in time to avoid tragedy from happening again.

"After Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Tai was extremely happy at this time, thinking that his throne was almost certain."

"But Li Zhi came out halfway. Li Zhi is the youngest son of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and the sibling of Li Chengqian and Li Tai."

"When Empress Changsun passed away, Li Zhi was still young, so Li Shimin raised her personally."

"Li Zhi is the only child raised by Li Shimin himself, but because Li Zhi is young, he is only 16 years old at this time, and he has never been considered by the crown prince."

"Just when Li Tai thought the throne was secure, Sun Wuji, the veteran minister who conquered the world with Li Shimin, stood up and spoke."

"He does not recommend making Li Tai the crown prince, but thinks Li Zhi should be made the crown prince."

"The reason is not complicated. Li Tai has his own team."

"When Li Tai takes over, Changsun Wuji and other veterans will probably have to step aside."

"Li Zhi is different. He is young and has no cliques, so he can only reuse their veterans."

"Li Shimin was hesitant about who to appoint as the crown prince, but Li Tai ran away and did a stupid thing."

Changsun Wuji: In addition to the reasons mentioned by the anchor, there is another reason, that is, the second prince has a bad character and is not suitable to be a prince.

If you want to become the prince and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you must pass the test in terms of character, and the most basic thing is to have both ability and political integrity.

But he couldn't see the virtue of the second prince. Instead, he relied on the emperor's favor to show off to them and other ministers.

Even though he is not yet the crown prince, the second prince is disrespectful to ministers like them.

If he becomes the prince, he probably won't take these ministers seriously at all.

If he becomes the emperor in the future, he will probably beat and scold veterans like them at every turn.

A prince with this kind of personality is not a suitable candidate for the position of prince, whether it is for the sake of the Tang Dynasty or for his own personal interests.

"One day, Li Tai pulled his younger brother Li Zhi and said harsh words, asking Li Zhi to be careful with his head."

"Li Zhi is an honest child. He was frightened and told Li Shimin the truth."

"Li Shimin was very sad after hearing this. What he hated most was that his sons would kill each other."

"Seeing how violent Li Tai was, Li Shimin finally made up his mind and passed the title of prince to the honest boy Li Zhi."

"If Li Tai really becomes the emperor, all these princes and brothers will probably suffer."

"The prince crisis in Li Shimin's era has subsided in this way, but the impact of the Xuanwumen Incident continues."

"Many emperors in the early Tang Dynasty could not escape the shadow of armed struggle in their succession to the throne."

Li Zhi: I am also lucky, and the position of prince fell to me.

At that time, it was really not him who was snitching and complaining to his father.

He was purely frightened by his second brother, so he truthfully told his father what his second brother had threatened him.

When he chose to file a complaint, even the second brother was frightened. Obviously, the second brother did not expect that he would file a complaint directly.

But it has to be said that it was because of the second brother's stupidity that the position of prince fell to him.

"This family relationship crisis has dealt a big blow to Li Shimin. He has aged many years instantly."

"But it happened that at this time, Goguryeo, a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty far away in the Korean Peninsula, was making trouble and making noise, saying that it no longer wanted to listen to the Tang Dynasty."

"I wonder if Li Shimin has been depressed for a long time and wanted to take the opportunity to go out for a walk. He actually announced that he would personally conquer Goguryeo. This is the first time Li Shimin has personally conquered Goguryeo in his eighteen years since he ascended the throne."

"Prince Li Zhi reluctantly sent his old father Li Shimin to Dingzhou, and then cried goodbye to Li Shimin."

"Li Shimin told Li Zhi that there was another important reason for his personal expedition, which was that Li Zhi had just become the prince and wanted Li Zhi to exercise, and also to give Li Zhi a chance to be alone with the ministers and show off Li Zhi's own style."

"Before setting off, Li Shimin pointed to the shirt he was wearing and told the prince that he would definitely come back before he changed out of this shirt."

Li Zhi: I really didn’t want my father to go on an expedition at that time, but I couldn’t help but persuade him!

Looking back now, he still feels very regretful that he did not persuade his father.

At that time, my father was already nearly fifty years old, and his health was not as good as before.

He even fell ill frequently and his body became increasingly weak, unable to withstand the hard work of the expedition.

In the end, things turned out as he expected. After returning from the expedition, his father's body collapsed and he died within two years.

If my father had not gone on an expedition to Goguryeo, he might have lived for two more years and not died so early.

"During the eastern expedition to Goguryeo, what Li Shimin did was really not like an emperor going on a personal expedition, but more like a late dancer performing his final performance, like catharsis, like a wild dance."

"As the emperor, Li Shimin sometimes led the charge personally."

"In order to fill the trenches, he would personally lead the horse and help the soldiers transport stone and soil from time to time."

"The general was hit by an arrow, and he personally helped suck out the blood."

"When the general was seriously ill, he applied medicine himself."

"But I have to say that this expedition really showed the style of the Tang Army."

"In Liaodong City, 4,000 Tang troops fought against 40,000 enemy troops."

"Below Baiyan City, 800 Tang troops fought against more than 10,000 enemy troops."

"In the Battle of Garrison Mountain, 30,000 Tang troops fought against 150,000 enemy troops."

"The Tang army captured ten enemy cities, killed 60,000 enemy soldiers, and captured more than 200,000 enemy soldiers. However, the Tang army only lost 2,000 soldiers."

"With such a record, if the commander were not the God of War Li Shimin, whose reputation could not be higher, any other general would be enough to go down in history."

"Li Shimin, who is now nearly fifty years old, seems to have become the arrogant young man chasing the wind, the invincible general Tiance once again."

Zhao Kuangyin: As expected of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, he was able to achieve impressive results even when he was old and frail.

They successively defeated more with less, and even sacrificed 2,000 soldiers in exchange for killing 60,000 enemies and capturing 200,000 enemy troops.

Such a record made him envious and deeply admired.

He had also fought hard all the way up, so he naturally knew the awesomeness of Li Shimin's record.

But it is true that as the anchor said, this battle was Li Shimin's last glory.

After returning from the expedition to Goguryeo, Li Shimin's condition went from bad to worse, and his health became worse day by day.

"Many people in later generations commented on the Tang Dynasty's battle to destroy Goguryeo, saying that this war was a defeat for the Tang Dynasty. How could such an impressive record be defeated!"

"But for Li Shimin, this war was far from achieving the small goal he had set for himself. Li Shimin was originally aiming to destroy Goguryeo."

"But in the end, Li Shimin did not destroy the country. What stopped Li Shimin's progress was the isolated city of Anshi."

"In August of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin summoned various armies and began to besiege Anshi City."

"The defenders of Anshi City were tenacious and the Tang army fought bravely. Both sides fought extremely hard."

"Especially a young man in the Tang army. He was wearing no armor and dressed in white. He ran rampant on the battlefield and was extremely brave."

"Li Shimin sent someone to quickly call the young man to praise him. After some questioning, he found out that the young man was Xue Rengui."

"Xue Rengui was a very famous general in the Tang Dynasty. The anchor will have the opportunity to tell Xue Rengui's story in the future."

"The Tang Army and the Anshi Army fought back and forth, and Anshi City could not be captured for a long time."

"This war lasted from summer to autumn, and it was cold early in Liaodong. The Tang army only wore summer clothes when they came, and the court did not prepare them with seasonal clothes."

"With the biting cold wind and the low supply of food and grass, Li Shimin knew that he might not be able to capture this city, so he had no choice but to issue a withdrawal order."

"The last battle that Li Shimin personally directed in his life started with a gorgeous melody, but ended with the withdrawal of troops."

"On the way back to the army, Li Shimin ordered people to bring back the bones of all the soldiers who died in Liaodong, and wrote memorial inscriptions for them with his own hands."

"Li Shimin's clothes were already smelly after he hadn't changed them for several months. People around him advised him to change them."

"But Li Shimin didn't want to. He said he had an agreement with the prince that he wouldn't change it until he met."

"I heard that the prince came all the way to greet me. Li Shimin was very happy. Maybe he was in a hurry to change clothes."

"Li Shimin galloped on his horse, finally met the prince and changed his clothes."

Xue Rengui: Your Majesty Taizong, I have completed the task you assigned me.

Although Emperor Taizong has passed away many years ago, he will always remember what Emperor Taizong said to him.

Because of his outstanding performance in the expedition to Goguryeo, he was valued by Emperor Taizong.

On the way back from the army, Emperor Taizong called him over and gave him some instructions.

He still clearly remembers Emperor Taizong's ardent hope for him.

He was very impressed, and Emperor Taizong said to him: I am not very happy about this expedition to Goguryeo, but the happiest thing is that I got a strong general like you. I and my generals are old, and we will have to look to you in the future.

He understood the implication of Emperor Taizong's words, which was that he hoped that one day he could destroy Goguryeo for Emperor Taizong.

Now he can be very proud to tell Emperor Taizong's spirit in heaven that he, Xue Rengui, has done it and Koguryo was wiped out by him.

"After Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, he was still worried about his failure to destroy Goguryeo, so he sent someone to call the nearly eighty-year-old veteran Li Jing."

"Li Shimin was very surprised that despite all the efforts of the whole country, he could not defeat a small Goguryeo."

"Li Jing doesn't know about this either, so he asked Li Shimin to ask Li Daozong."

"Li Daozong directly stated that when he was attacking Anshi City, he once suggested that your majesty bypass Anshi City and go straight to Pyongyang."

"When Li Shimin heard this, he said sadly that he couldn't remember what happened at that time."

"On the way to withdraw from Goguryeo, Li Shimin fell ill, and he still didn't feel better after returning to Chang'an City."

"In the next two years, I got sick one after another."

"As Li Shimin's health deteriorated, he may have realized that his time was running out, so he wrote a book "Emperor Fan" in the 22nd year of Zhenguan and gave it to the prince."

"The book gives very practical advice on everything from establishing correct values ​​to how to treat people, from rewarding and punishing people to farming and fighting."

"It can be seen that Li Shimin is really worried about the prince."

The people of Tang Dynasty felt a little uncomfortable when they heard this, their eyes were red and tears were rolling.

This is the Emperor Taizong they have always respected and loved. Even at the end of his life, he never forgot to do his duty as an emperor.

The "Emperor Model" that Emperor Taizong handed to the prince before his death was well known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty.

This "Emperor's Guide" teaches the prince how to be an emperor. It is extremely precious.

Emperor Taizong was not only worried about the prince, but also worried about the people all over the world.

Otherwise, the "Emperor's Code" would not have been left and the prince could govern the country according to the suggestions in it.

Fortunately, the prince lived up to Emperor Taizong's expectations in the end. After succeeding to the throne, he also managed the Tang Dynasty to ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

"In this book, Li Shimin also briefly reviewed and reflected on his life."

"He said that when he was young, he wanted to put down the war and help the world and the people. At the beginning of his succession, he worked diligently and walked on thin ice. The hard thing is not to do well in a moment, but to do well in a lifetime."

"Later, I also began to pursue beautiful clothes and a big house, started fighting chickens and lackeys, and indulged in sex. Every time I thought of these, I blushed for myself."

"However, after all, I have brought peace to the world, so my contribution is too great and too small."

"The merits are too great, which is Li Shimin's very objective evaluation of himself."

"Li Shimin and his Zhenguan rule ended more than four hundred years of turmoil since the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

"At the beginning of his succession, Li Shimin spoke widely and worked diligently on government affairs, making the people's lives better day by day."

"But in the later period of his rule, Li Shimin did start to slack off. He listened more to the opinions of his ministers but did less, and he also did a lot of things that wasted people and money."

"However, no one is perfect. Li Shimin, whose achievements are both great and small, can definitely be regarded as a sage."

Li Shimin: The merit is too great, and my evaluation of myself is very objective.

Killing his brothers and forcing his father to abdicate was a stain he could not erase.

Only by making more political achievements can we be recognized by the people of the world.

Now he has been running the country on thin ice and has not started to indulge in sensuality. This is something he should always keep in mind.

He could also roughly guess the reason. Old ministers passed away one after another, and there was no one to supervise him, which made him relax a little.

At this moment, he secretly warned himself that even if no one advised him later, he must always maintain his original intention and never do anything ridiculous or indulgent.

But no matter what, with his own achievements, he can be regarded as the emperor of the ages.

(End of this chapter)