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The Yinling Mausoleum is not a separate tomb, but a separate area in the burial area of ​​the Xianling Mausoleum. A large-scale mausoleum was built in this area, and Li Shimin's elder brother Li Jiancheng was buried in it.Because Li Jiancheng was posthumously named Prince Yin by Li Shimin after his death, this mausoleum is also called Yin Mausoleum.

Yinling Mausoleum was originally called the Mausoleum of King Xi, because after Li Jiancheng died, he was first demoted as King Xi, and later he was posthumously named Prince Yin.Next to Yinling Mausoleum is Li Yuanji's Chaowang Tomb. The two brothers died on the same day, and were buried together by Li Shimin in the burial area of ​​Xianling Mausoleum.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Li Shimin first asked Li Yin to carry him to the tombs of Li Shenfu and Li Shentong to worship, and finally came to the tombs of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

For these two dead brothers, Li Shimin obviously treated them differently. He first let Li Yin lead him to Li Jiancheng's tomb, and then personally arranged incense candles and offerings for him. As for Li Yuanji, Li Shimin just ordered Li Yin to arrange it. But he didn't go there himself.

Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Shimin is actually very easy to understand. When he was competing with his elder brother Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji played the role of a very disgraceful villain. Killing Li Shimin, plus Li Yuanji's own character is indeed problematic, so even now, Li Shimin still doesn't like Li Yuanji. [

When Li Min came back from worshiping Li Yuanji, the cheap uncle, he found that Li Shimin was pouring wine for Li Jiancheng. The same three glasses of wine were spilled in front of the tomb. Touching his brother's tombstone, he finally sighed and said, "Brother, I'm here to see you!"

For Li Jiancheng, the evaluation of later generations is also not high.But in fact, this is wrong. In fact, Li Jiancheng is not inferior to Li Shimin in all aspects.For example, when Li Yuan first started his army, Li Jiancheng was the commander of the left army and led the army to participate in the Battle of Xihe, Huoyi, Tongguan, and Chang'an, and he performed very well in each battle, which shows that he Excellent military talent.

It's just that later Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, and Li Jiancheng was named the crown prince as the eldest son, and the crown prince was the heir apparent of a country.Therefore, it is naturally impossible for him to lead the army to take risks like before, so in the following time, he will stay in Chang'an City more to assist Li Yuan in governing the country.Among them, many decrees and national policies promulgated during the Wude period were written by Li Jiancheng.

It was precisely because of Li Jiancheng's special status that he could only sit in the rear. Therefore, in the later Tang Dynasty's unification of the Central Plains, Li Shimin was given more opportunities, and at the same time, Li Shimin's military talents were brought to the limit. The victory laid the foundation for his Qin Palace.Possess the strength to compete with Li Jiancheng.

In addition, Li Shimin also knew very clearly that the reason why he was able to wipe out the heroes of the Central Plains back then was not only his own military talent, but also the hard work of his father Li Yuan and brother Li Jiancheng.This enabled him to have a stable and powerful rear area that could provide him with an endless supply of soldiers and supplies. It can be said that at least one-third of his military exploits belonged to Li Jiancheng.

Although later Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were "forced" by the situation.Had to embark on the road of confrontation, and finally the Xuanwumen Incident broke out.As a result, Li Jiancheng was shot to death by Li Shimin himself, but in Li Shimin's heart, Li Jiancheng will always be a respectable elder brother.

I saw Li Shimin touching the tombstone with both hands, with a look of guilt on his face: "Brother, you are nine years older than me. When my mother passed away, you were already an adult, and you always protect us. Brother, we brothers have always used you as a role model. Later, when my father raised an army, we each performed our own responsibilities. The brothers got together less and separated more, and the relationship gradually faded. I don’t know when it started. We brothers We have come to the opposite side, and in the end it is brotherly killing each other!"

When Li Shimin talked about fratricide, he finally touched the scar healed by Taoism deep in his heart. He was immersed in great pain, his whole body was shaking violently, and tears were streaming down his old face.Li Yin who was not far away wanted to go forward to comfort him, but when he thought of the tragedy of the brotherhood of the Xuanwu sect, he couldn't help sighing. What Li Shimin needs now is to vent the pain in his heart, and going forward to persuade him is of no use.

After a while, Li Shimin, who was immersed in pain, spoke again: "Brother, you have always been the target of my pursuit, and I also know that if you sit on the throne, you must be a very promising monarch. In the years since I ascended the throne, I always use you to spur myself, for fear that others will say that I am not as good as you, but in fact I have done it!"

When he said the last sentence, the expression on Li Shimin's face suddenly changed. His face was full of majesty, and his old body was also straight. Now he has become the king of the world in the court again. Emperor Tang.

"After I ascended the throne, I cultivated a moral government internally, which made the people rich and the national strength day by day, and the foreign wars were invincible. The Turks were destroyed in the north, Tuyuhun in the south, and powerful enemies such as Goguryeo, Xichang, and Xue Yantuo were also wiped out one by one. To get rid of the troubles of the northern grasslands in the Central Plains, especially after the Han Dynasty, once again won the ruling power of the Western Regions, and laid a huge territory for the Tang Dynasty!"

When Li Shimin said this, a flush of excitement appeared on his face, and his body trembled slightly because of being too excited.From the bottom of his heart, he always thought of himself as a soldier, so he also paid special attention to his military achievements. Now he listed them one by one in front of his brother's tomb, in fact, he wanted to tell Li Jiancheng that he, the emperor, did a good job.

Li Shimin, who was in agitation, suddenly took a few long breaths to calm down his excitement. His sharp eyes just now returned to their original turbidity again. He raised his head and carefully looked at the tombstone in front of him, with very complicated eyes. His expression seemed to be that standing in front of him was his elder brother who was nearly ten years older than him.

"Brother, I didn't say this to show off to you, but I just want to tell you that what you can do while sitting on the throne, I can do the same, and I can do it better than you !" Li Shimin couldn't help letting out a long breath when he said this, with a relaxed look on his face. He had held these words in his heart for decades, and today he was finally able to face Li Jiancheng in an upright manner. The tombstone revealed.

Li Yin, who was standing behind, listened to Li Shimin's words quietly, and his heart was also full of waves. He also did not expect that under his seemingly strong appearance, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in the past, was actually hiding something deep in his heart. Such a huge scar is also the scar that makes him work hard while sitting on the throne, not daring to relax in the slightest, so that one day he can prove to his brother who died at his hands that he is no worse than him .

Everyone may have one or several knots in their hearts, and these knots will bring various influences to people, some are negative, some are positive, but the so-called positive and negative are not completely absolute , For example, the influence of some knots is negative to him personally, but positive to others.

For example, for Li Shimin, it was his heart knot to shoot and kill his elder brother who was a compatriot under the Xuanwu sect.This knot made him unable to eat or sleep well. He always reminded himself to be a better emperor than his elder brother, and he did not dare to relax in the slightest when dealing with government affairs.

This kind of stressful life has overdrawn his health in advance, and he is not yet 60 years old, but he is already like an old man in his seventies. Therefore, from this point of view, this knot is not a good thing for Li Shimin personally.But it is also the influence of this heart knot that makes Li Shimin an unprecedented good emperor. Countless people live a happy life because of him. Another rare good thing.

From others to himself, Li Yin quickly thought of himself from Li Shimin. He, a soul who traveled from the 21st century, also has his own knots, and this knot is his understanding of the history of later generations. [

If the original track of history goes on, the people of the Central Plains will experience countless sufferings, such as the Anshi Rebellion, the Shame of Jingkang, the Shame of Yashan, etc., especially after the Mongols perished in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty fell to the In addition, the Han people will be listed as the fourth class, which is lower than those "color" people. Later, although the Ming Dynasty revived, it was finally reduced to the hands of the barbaric Jurchen, and even ruled by hundreds of people. In [-], the Chinese civilization retreated in an all-round way, and in the end, the Western powers used the artillery invented by the Han to open the country, making the Central Plains once again enter a dark period of hundreds of years.

Li Yin is familiar with the above history, and also knows that behind every turmoil in the Central Plains dynasty, there are millions or even tens of millions of Han people dying. Such a tragic scene makes people unimaginable.Every time Li Yin thinks of these things, his heart feels like a knife is piercing him, so he swears in his heart that he must rewrite the history of future generations!

It is precisely because of this knot in his heart that Li Cai desperately developed industry and commerce, leading the people of the Central Plains to embark on a bloody road of capital. With the help of the process of capital expansion, he established his own country overseas and formulated policies that are more conducive to capital. Development policies, thereby further promoting the development of capital, forming a virtuous circle.

In the process of this capital expansion, it is bound to be accompanied by countless blood and massacres.Counting Li's development over the years, starting from the recent Three Koreas and Japan, then Taiwan, Luzon, and then the entire Southeast Asia, and even Australia and the Americas. The bones of several local people are buried.

Li knows the above things very well, and he also knows that after his death, he may attract some criticism because of these things, but as long as the people of the Central Plains can become the rulers of the whole world, they will no longer be bullied by any foreign race. , no matter how much criticism he receives, he still regrets it!

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