The Life of the Characters in Li Shimin's Works

Li Shimin, the second emperor of Tang Dynasty, was a famous strategist, politician and calligrapher in history. The second son of Li Yuan was born in Ji Cheng, Longxi (now Qin 'an County, Gansu Province). Emperor Wendi was born in Wugongtang (now Wugong County, Shaanxi Province) on February/February/July, 598. He was good at riding and shooting and went to Yanmenguan to rescue Yang Di. Jinyang was the first to arise and was named Duke of Dunhuang. He was good at fighting. After entering Chang 'an, he was worshipped as Shang Shuling and General You Wuhou, and was named King of Qin. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Ce Tian and Stuart, the official generals, were made kings of Qin. Pacify the separatist forces such as Xue, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande and Wang, and make great contributions to the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty. Set up a literature museum to attract talents. In the ninth year of Wude (July 2, 626), he launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killed Prince Li, Li Yuanji, King of Qi, and made him a prince. Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu abdicated, officially acceded to the throne, the title of Zhenguan. In the twenty-third year of Emperor Taizong's reign, the country was prosperous, the society was stable and the economy was prosperous, which laid an important foundation for the prosperity in the late Kaiyuan period. Later generations called his rule "the rule of chastity". In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (10,649), on May 26th, Taizong died in the Hanfeng Hall of Cuiwei Palace in Zhong Nanshan. Shi Wen, the first Qin Emperor, was buried in Zhaoling, whose temple name was Taizong. Tang Gaozong added Wu Wen Sage in the first year of Shangyuan (674), Tianbao in the eighth year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (749) and Xiaoguang in the thirteenth year of Tianbao (754). Extended data:

Li Shimin's life story: 1, The Change of Xuanwu Gate. The change of Xuanwu Gate was a coup staged by Li Shimin, the second son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, near Xuanwu Gate, the North Palace of Taiji Palace in Chang 'an, Tang Dou (now Xi, Shaanxi) on the fourth day of June in Wude, Tang Gaozu. In the process of fighting against the Sui Dynasty, the cooperation between the Li brothers was tacit until the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu acceded to the throne, and Li Jian became a prince, who was stationed in the palace to handle affairs as a representative of the civil service group. Li Shimin, the king of Qin, continued to lead the military commanders to lead troops to fight, which was also the greatest contribution. Knowing that his merits and prestige were not as good as those of the people, the prince was afraid, so he joined forces with his younger brother, King Li Yuanji of Qi, to crowd out and frame Li Shimin. At the same time, Li Shimin Group also refused to accept the prince, and the two sides continued to fight with each other. After a long struggle, under the bias of others, Li Group gradually gained the upper hand and controlled the situation. In order to save the situation, he finally killed his eldest brother Li and his fourth brother Li Yuanji in Xuanwu Gate. For the sake of Emperor Taizong and Zhenguan, Li Shimin forced Tang Gaozu of Tang Gaozu to become the new Crown Prince and inherit the throne. 2. The rule of Zhenguan was the ruling situation of political clarity, economic recovery and cultural prosperity in the early years of Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong inherited Tang Gaozu's national policy of respecting ancestors and worshipping Taoism, and further developed it, ruling the country and leveling the world with Taoist thought. Emperor Taizong can be honest and make good use of others. Speak freely, respect life, exercise self-restraint, and be open-minded to teach; And adopted policies such as taking agriculture as the foundation, practicing economy, recuperating, reviving culture and education, and perfecting the imperial examination system to stabilize the society; And vigorously pacify foreign aggression, respect border ethnic customs, stabilize the border areas, and finally achieve the ideal situation of governing the world. Because the year number at that time was "Zhenguan" (627-649), it was called "Zhenguanzhi" in history. The rule of Zhenguan laid an important foundation for the prosperity of Kaiyuan and pushed China's traditional agricultural society to its peak.