First, let's look at Princess Nanyang. Princess Nanyang is not only the only daughter of Emperor Yang Di, but also the only daughter of Emperor Yang Di who has become a legend in history books. Princess Nanyang was born in the sixth year of Emperor Kai. Although the history books do not clearly record who Nanyang's biological mother is, judging from her birth time, Nanyang should be Xiao Huanghou's daughter.
Yang Guang likes her eldest daughter very much, which can be seen from the fact that Princess Nanyang can always travel with her father.
According to the introduction in "Preface to Lady Ma's Epitaph", this lady Ma is the female teacher of Princess Nanyang and has a deep affection for the princess. So, in April of the tenth year of Daye, when she was lucky enough to be Beiping County in order to conquer Korea, Mrs. Ma also "followed Princess Nanyang to Beiping County" and went to the front with her. In the second year of Yining, Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenhuaji in Jiangdu, and Princess Nanyang was brought to Liaocheng by Yu Wenhuaji with Xiao Huanghou. Therefore, Yang Guang took his beloved daughter with him, whether in the Crusades or the Southern Expeditions, otherwise Nanyang would not be taken away by Yu Wenhuaji after Yang Guang's death.
At the same time, according to Mr. Cen's statistics, during his fourteen years in office, he stayed in Chang 'an for less than one year, and most of the time he was either on the road or making preparations. It can be seen that Princess Nanyang can travel with her parents instead of being left in Chang 'an, which is really favored by her father. This is the blessing of Nanyang. Because of this, Tang gaozu later proclaimed himself in Chang 'an, and Princess Nanyang did not become a trophy like other children and grandchildren forgotten by his father in Chang 'an, and was sent away at will by the Li Tang Dynasty. However, traveling with my father is also the beginning of a bleak life in Nanyang.
In the 19th year, Wan married the second son of Xu Guogong and Yuwen Shu. The relationship between husband and wife is also very harmonious, and there is a son named Zen master. Unfortunately, things are unpredictable. It was his younger brother who killed Nanyang's father.
Perhaps it is because there is such an unforgettable hatred between the country and the enemy, or perhaps it is always the deep affection between father and daughter that is most memorable in Nanyang. So when defeated by Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande wanted to uproot the Yuwen family, just considering that the Zen master was the son of Princess Nanyang, so Dou said, "The princess's son should sit down and listen if he can't give up what he loves", but Nanyang did not hesitate to hand over his son.
Since there is a positive side, there will be a negative side. In sharp contrast to the chastity of Princess Nanyang, Yang Guang's dissolute daughters are just like sluts. Although the specific titles of these princesses are unknown and there is no more detailed life experience, they all perfectly inherit the characteristics of being old and extravagant, which makes their fierce sister Princess Nanyang as different as a genetic mutation. These absurd princesses are known because of an absurd harem incident.
It is said that Kelly, the protagonist of the adultery harem incident, is also the best one. Of course, you can't blame others. After all, if the emperor had a decent style, he would never dare to be so reckless. After Yang Guang became emperor, he indulged in womanhood and knew he was enjoying himself all day. Whether in the next dynasty or on a cruise, he often held a large banquet in Lin Yuan Shanting, accompanied by not only concubines in the harem, but even concubines who should have become nuns after the death of his father Emperor Wendi Sui.
As the saying goes, the emperor always sets an example. These like-minded minions naturally know to keep pace with Yang Guang, and Kelly is one of them. Because of the love, there are no restrictions on entering and leaving the palace, so I often go to the harem to have fornication with my concubines, and even take the opportunity to seduce many princesses. This arrogant behavior reached the ears of Hou Yaozong, and Hou Yaozong could bear it no longer and told Yang Guang. As a result, I took it seriously, and I didn't blame it at all.
It is because of our acquiescence that these adulterous princesses can live in peace for a while, which is also beneficial. Later, they followed Hou Yaozong to Turkey, and these princesses can quickly adapt to the most popular customs of Turks.
With the death of Yang Guang, this group of princesses, who had been willful and unassuming, completely turned into submissive women overnight. They could only follow their first mother, Xiao, in the hands of Dou and others, and were finally taken into exile in Turkey. In the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing broke the Turks, and Hou Yaozong returned to Chang 'an with his grandson Zheng Yang Road. Hou Yaozong went to Turkey with his grandson and a group of daughters. When I came back, I saw that my grandson had not seen my daughter. This can't help but remind people that when the Northern Song Dynasty perished, a group of concubines were taken to the State of Jin, ravaged by many royal families and generals, and most of them were never heard from.
However, although these daughters brought by Yang Guang are not virtuous enough as princesses, their behavior is also very dissolute, but then again, compared with those daughters neglected by Yang Guang in Chang 'an, these princesses were at least happy.
Mr. Cen Zhongmian once counted that Yang Guang ascended the throne in 14 and only stayed in Chang 'an for 186 days. Even though the eldest son, Yang Zhao, was made a prince, Yang Guang did not return to Chang 'an, but sent an envoy with a letter. Fortunately, Yang Zhao is a prince and his father doesn't want to see him. He can take the initiative to go to Luoyang to inquire after his father, but those princesses who stay in Chang 'an are lonely, their biological mothers are not loved, and they are unable to stay with their father. After their first mother, Xiao, they couldn't speak in front of them. They couldn't manage their husbands' affairs at all. Yang Guang, who wants to have a good time, remembers that having so many daughters is simply more difficult than going to heaven.
Therefore, after Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang 'an, these Sui princesses who stayed in Chang 'an were all listed as trophies. In contrast, when the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Emperor Wendi gave a large group of Princess Chen a big wedding: leaving the most beautiful to serve himself, rewarding several princes and rewarding several concubines who were ministers. Tang gaozu followed suit to deal with these former princesses. One of them, Yang Fei, was lucky enough to give birth to a prince for Emperor Taizong, but although she is also known as the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, there is only one sentence about this Yang Fei in the history books: "But my mother is also the daughter of Emperor Yang Di." It can be seen that although Yang Fei is nominally the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, she doesn't even know who her birth mother is, her ranking and why she was given the title.
Yang Fei didn't have the title of princess, which means she didn't get the official knighthood-Emperor Yang Di went to Luoyang after he ascended the throne, and even conferring the crown prince was just an imperial edict to send envoys back to Chang 'an, what's more, she would specially remember to confer a princess who stayed in Chang 'an. It can also be seen that Yang Fei's biological mother is in a low position and unloved, just an ordinary harem. Historians sympathize with Li Ke in history books. Although Li Ke's talents and achievements can't be listed completely, he still praised Li Ke greatly. Therefore, in his biography, he specifically mentioned the phrase "Ke Mu, the daughter of Emperor Yang Di" to acknowledge Li Ke's unique biological mother status. But even so, there is still only the title of the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, and there is no more specific title. It can be seen that Yang Fei's position in Sui Palace and Tang Palace is not high.
At the same time, according to Mr. Cen's statistics, during his fourteen years in office, the total time spent in Chang 'an was only 186 days, and most of the time was either on the road or preparing for the tour. Therefore, if Princess Yang is in favor, she should stay with her elder sister Princess Nanyang and stay away from Chang 'an. But the opposite is true. According to the fact that Li Ke was born in the second year of Wude, Princess Yang should have entered the palace in the first year of Wude. In other words, since she ascended the throne in Chang 'an, Princess Yang has become a member of the Garden after Qin Dynasty. Obviously, this Princess Yang is also her daughter, but she can't get her father's attention and love at all, so she will be forgotten in Chang 'an and accepted by the newly established dynasty.
In addition, Tang Gaozu and Yang Guang's mothers are both solitary or sisters. Queen Dugu is very attentive to Tang Gaozu. The Tang Dynasty established by Li Yuan was at least nominally ceded by Emperor Yangdi. Therefore, Li Yuan left his cousin's daughter in Chang 'an to be his son's concubine. If Tang Gaozu still attaches importance to the former princess who has a certain relationship with him, he should marry her, not a concubine-whether she is a prince or a minister. Even if you are a concubine, you should give it to Prince Li, not to the king of Qin. After all, Li was the prince of Wude nine years ago. Not surprisingly, Princess Yang, as the concubine of Prince Li and other princes, can mix more than five concubines after she ascended the throne, and being a concubine for the prince is only a five-product Confucianism at most.
What's more, according to March (6 18), Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in May of the same year, but Li Ke was born in the following year. Obviously, Yang Guifei was pregnant during filial piety-not to mention being filial for her biological father for 27 months, that is, not being filial for a year. This shows that the so-called "Sui" if Yang Guifei's identity is still noble, how can she be so casually?
Look at her title in the harem. Although the history books call Ke Mu as "Mo Ai", it doesn't prove that Ke Mu was among the four concubines before her death, because her concubine Mo didn't get any titles of concubines before her death, but was directly recorded in the history books as "Mo Ai".
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the titles of the four ladies were in the order of Gui Shu and De Xian, and the titles of Wei Guifei were very clear. Yang is her daughter, and Yin Defai was also killed after her son Li You rebelled. Defei's position became vacant and was promoted by Yan Xianfei. And A Zheng flew first. He was promoted after Yan Xian rose to Ren Defei. It can be seen that Yang Fei is not a first-class fourth concubine, but a second-class ninth concubine at most. After his death, he was chased as a concubine and raised his level.
As for Yang Fei's two sons, Li Ke, the king of Wu, and Li Cheng, the king of Shu, although many people have always mistakenly thought that Li Ke was the favorite son of Emperor Taizong because of the propaganda of TV series, as far as historical facts are concerned, Li Ke said that no one can compare with him. What is the truth? Let's see how the history books are recorded.
First of all, according to historical records, Li Ke went to the fief in the seventh year of Zhenguan at the latest, but Lee Tae, the same age as Li Ke, was not "the country of China". Emperor Taizong even thought about letting him "live in the Wude Hall", but Wei finally dissuaded him. Li Zhi has been raised by Emperor Taizong himself since the death of his eldest grandson. Even though he was made a prince, Emperor Taizong still kept him around at the expense of blatantly violating the etiquette system, which led Chu Suiliang, Liu Yue and others to go to Zhenguan in 18 and 20 years respectively, pleading with the emperor not to keep the prince around and spoil him blindly and let him go back to the East Palace.
Secondly, when Li Ke went to be the governor of qi zhou in the seventh year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to Li Ke, "Do you have to meet each other often?" But things at home are special, so we need to make a screen. It can be seen that the reason why the vassal was named a vassal was because of the "special events in the country" and the "coveted heart" of the vassal. But these grandiose words are actually more suitable for Lee Tae, the mother and brother of the Prince, than Li Ke, the concubine. After all, as the prince's mother and brother, Lee Tae is the biggest threat to Chu. However, in the face of "family affairs", Emperor Taizong not only refused to let Lee Tae be a vassal, but even wanted him to move into the Wude Hall. Not to mention Li Zhi, Emperor Taizong always took this son with him personally, and never mentioned anything about the Francisco. Zhenguan 16 even sent him to the imperial court to participate in politics, but it happened that Li Ke, who was not a threat, was sent to the fief.
Furthermore, if we only pay attention to this letter written by Emperor Taizong to Li Ke in Zhenguan 12, we will naturally feel that it is full of affection between father and son. However, the title of this letter is "A Book of Commandments to Wu". The admonisher means warning and warning. When Li You, the king of Qi, made repeated mistakes in fiefs, Emperor Taizong also wrote a letter to "admonish". Therefore, this letter is not about the feelings of missing after leaving, but that Emperor Taizong wrote a letter warning Li Ke to stay in his fief honestly and not to run amok again.
And just like Mrs. Tang said to Li Ke, "If you want to keep treasures for fun, you will be afraid of arrogance"-refusing to give him more property on the grounds of avoiding Li Ke's arrogance and extravagance. As a result, in the face of Li Chenggan and Li Taishi, Emperor Taizong took the opposite attitude. Emperor Taizong not only rewarded Li Taishi with "ten thousand Thai things", but also gave Lee Tae "more things than the crown prince" every month, and even directly lifted the restrictions on Li Chenggan's use of the treasury.
Finally, it is the fact that many people relish that Emperor Taizong wants to make Li Ke, the king of Wu, a prince. Some even claimed that if Emperor Taizong didn't like Li Ke, how could he be made a prince? Then we might as well see why Emperor Taizong suddenly thought of replacing Li Ke with a prince.
In Zhenguan 17, it took more than half a year for Emperor Taizong to set up Li Zhi, and he felt that his youngest son was only fifteen years old, and he had always stayed with him and had no experience. As the future heir of the empire, he is not strong enough, fearing that he can't control state affairs well. After all, he is "a country that relies on a long-term monarch." So Emperor Taizong considered changing the storage, and Li Ke was the only suitable candidate at that time, because look at several other governors besides Li Ke:
The second son, Li Kuan, died young
The fourth son, Lee Tae, was demoted for taking office.
The fifth son, Li You, was punished for rebellion in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.
Li Cheng, the sixth son, was denounced as an animal by Emperor Taizong.
The seventh son, Li Yun, was so greedy that he was impeached by the company.
Li Zhen, the eighth son, is only one year older than Li Zhi.
The tenth son, Li Shen, is younger than Li Zhi.
Young Li Xiao, Li Jian, Li Fu and others below all died young. Under such circumstances, does Emperor Taizong have any other choice except Li Ke, who is nearly 9 years older than Li Zhi?
In the final analysis, Emperor Taizong wanted to establish Li Ke because other older princes were either demoted or killed because they seized office, or they were really helpless. Although Li Ke had been demoted and cut off for stepping on crops and gambling many times, Emperor Taizong had no choice but Li Ke.
However, it is obvious that Emperor Taizong's idea of establishing Li Ke was not well thought out, but on a whim. Because if Emperor Taizong really wanted to change Li Ke, or was determined to change the storage, then Sun Chang Wuji would never have a chance to "fight in the dark", let alone make a final decision just by a word from his family. After all, the world belongs to Li, not his grandson. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, although Sun Chang Wuji was an excellent Si Tuleideng, Si Tuleideng's position was only a hollow position as far as the regime of the Tang Dynasty was concerned. With no real power at all, how can Sun Chang Wuji keep state affairs? At this time, he was dead, but these ministers of Fang, Li Jing, were still alive, and Emperor Taizong was in the prime of mastering the military power. How can you let Sun Chang, who has neither real power nor military power, control state affairs indefinitely?
Besides, the abolition of the Crown Prince is a national event, not a joke. If Emperor Taizong is determined to change the crown prince, he will definitely take the matter to the court for deliberation. At worst, he will also consult with several confidant ministers, just like when he wanted to establish Li Zhi, he "consulted with Wuji and Fang", instead of just discussing with Wuji, who was the least likely to agree with him, or even giving up immediately after being refuted by Wuji.
Judging from the narrative of Li Ke's regime change in the official history, it is obvious that Emperor Taizong only had such an idea on a whim, and then gave Sun Chang Wuji a warning, and Sun Chang Wuji opposed it. When Emperor Taizong understood it, he completely dismissed the idea. Not to mention Sun Chang's opposition to Li Ke, because he is not his nephew. In fact, what really cares about Li Ke is not his son, but Emperor Taizong himself, not Sun Chang Wuji. After all, once Li Ke, who was born out of wedlock, was changed, it would be difficult to guarantee the future of Li Chenggan, Lee Tae and Li Zhi. For Emperor Taizong, this is obviously more worrying than Sun Chang Wuji, because the purpose of Emperor Taizong's Li Zhi is to save these three beloved sons:
"Lee Tae, Cheng Gan and Wang Jin do not exist; Wang Li of Jin, Thai * * * can be taken care of. " (Biography of Taizong Philosopher in Old Tang Dynasty)
When Emperor Taizong changed princes, he always wavered between Lee Tae and Li Zhi, and decided to establish Li Zhi, because Li Zhi had a kind heart, and even if he became emperor, he would not be bad to his two brothers. During this period, Emperor Taizong never imagined that Li Ke, an unmarried but elderly woman, could be considered, and how Li Ke's position in the heart of Emperor Taizong was evident. Because if Li Ke still has some weight in the heart of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong will definitely think of him first when he changes crown prince, instead of waiting for half a year after everything is settled, only to find that there is such an illegitimate child to consider, and it is only a short-lived idea.
As for what Li Ke said, he is far away from the capital and has no friendship with the DPRK ministers. Naturally, no one wants to recommend him as a prince. In fact, it doesn't matter what the minister's wishes are, but the key lies in the attitude of Emperor Taizong himself. Look at Li Zhi, and you will know that Prince Li Zhi is supported by Emperor Taizong. In order to write Li Zhi, Emperor Taizong even drew his sword and committed suicide in front of the minister; After Emperor Taizong officially appointed Li Zhi as the Prince, he devoted himself to building a strong and reliable team of Oriental Palace to assist the Prince.
At the same time, Emperor Taizong knew that Li Zhi had lived in the palace for a long time and lacked experience, so he began to strengthen the cultivation of his ability to handle government affairs, and often set an example with him.
Therefore, if Emperor Taizong really intends to change Li Ke into a prince, he can completely copy the move of changing Li Zhishi, rather than just mentioning it verbally. After being rejected, he has never seen any loss and regret, and he has never seen the guilt of not changing Li Ke's son Li Ke. Even two days later, Emperor Taizong held a grand banquet because of the birth of Li Zhi's eldest son, Jong Li, who not only danced happily at the banquet. On the other hand, after Liu Bang failed to establish Ruyi Zhao, he lamented that the future security of Miracle's mother and son could not be guaranteed, and even he was "unhappy and lamented". He not only specifically asked Zhou Chang to be a desirable prime minister, but also immediately ordered Chen Ping and others to kill Fan Kui when he heard that Fan Kui was going to kill Miracle's mother and son a hundred years later.
Li Ke, who also failed in nomination, not only failed to get any protection measures from Emperor Taizong, but was severely warned by Emperor Taizong: "If you don't obey the law, Liu Dan, the prince of the Western Han Dynasty, will be your fate. Even if you are my son, I can't save you! " Although some people think that Emperor Taizong is "protecting" Li Ke and asking him to be cautious, as a prince, Li Ke's life is not in his own hands but in the hands of the emperor. It's no use just warning Li Ke to be cautious. Only by letting the future emperor Li Zhi know how to treat Li Ke well can we achieve the goal of protecting Li Ke.
It is precisely because he understood this truth that Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang left a letter to Liu Yuxin during his lifetime, asking him to take good care of Ruyi Zhao, whom he once strongly supported. When Emperor Taizong made Li a prince, he repeatedly stressed that the reason for making Li Zhi was to save his three sons, Li Chenggan and Li Zhi. And since Emperor Taizong can think of planning for the future security of Li Chenggan, Lee Tae and Li Zhi, why not make the same arrangement for Li Ke's future security? If Li Ke wants to have a place in the heart of Emperor Taizong, how can he be treated like this?
As for Li Ke's saying that he can't be an emperor because of his ancestry in the previous dynasty, that's even more nonsense. Li Ke's lineage in the two dynasties is not unprecedented. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were many heirs to the throne who came down in one continuous line, such as Taizi Stone of Shi Hu in the post-Zhao Dynasty, whose biological mother was Princess Anding of the former Zhao Dynasty. For example, Yu Wenjue's biological mother in Ming Di in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Princess Fengyi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Even Prince Yang Zhao of Yang Di, Yang Zhao, is also the mother of Xiao Huanghou, the daughter of Emperor Xiliang Xiaoming.
Besides, if the lineage of the former dynasty is really a problem and a taboo, then why did Emperor Taizong make Li Ke a prince when he knew that he had the lineage of the Sui Dynasty? Why didn't Sun Chang Wuji oppose Li Ke of Emperor Taizong with such a good reason? Just like after Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty wanted to establish Wu Huifei as his successor, the minister first dissuaded Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty on the grounds that the Wu family had been enemies with the royal family, but Li Ke did not mention the so-called bloodline at all. Therefore, Li Ke has nothing to do with storage, and his biological mother Yang Fei is the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, but because Li Ke and Yang Fei are not allowed to spoil Emperor Taizong.
Others think that Li Ke is the wise king of the Tang Dynasty because Emperor Taizong wanted to change Li Ke. Even as Mao said, Li Ke must be British and Li Zhi must be rotten. When Emperor Taizong chose Li Zhi as his successor, he was puzzled for a moment (in fact, just look at Mao Xuan's successor and you will know what his vision is). However, throughout Li Ke's life, we really can't see his achievements in literature and military affairs. In the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, there is an introduction to Li Chenggan's ability to govern the country, that is, "Emperor Taizong lived in darkness, but he knew everything in politics". For Lee Tae, he can at least know that he is "not very good at literature", and he did compile a chronicle with brackets. Among other concubines, some people are praised by local people for their excellent handling of local government affairs.
But Li Ke is only famous for his literary talent and military talent, which is a very general commendatory term. As for the specific deeds that can show his talents, there is not a word in the history books. Even Li Ke's "good riding and shooting" is just the most basic accomplishment of a military aristocrat in Guanlongli. In the Tang Dynasty, even the harem talents could accompany the emperor to ride and shoot, and Li Ke's "good riding and shooting" did not have any military merits or outstanding deeds to prove.
This is especially true of Li Ke's so-called literary talent. Even the most common calligraphy skills of Li Tang royal family members are not recorded, while Hanwang Li Yuanchang, who was also punished for rebellion, is famous for his calligraphy, painting and hunting. In contrast, Li Ke's talent is not reflected in history books or epitaphs.
Therefore, it is arbitrary to judge Li Ke's virtue just because of one sentence of Emperor Taizong. After all, Emperor Taizong just felt that Li Zhi was kind and gentle, and did not say that he was not as virtuous as Li Ke. How can he rashly infer that Li Ke is a good king of Datang?
As for "Old Tang Book", it is said that "the reputation is always high and very emotional". You know, Li Ke, as the eldest brother of Tang Gaozong Li Zhizhong, has a decent virtue compared with the younger brothers below. It is not strange that he has a reputation, but it is strange that he has no reputation. After all, when he was in Tang Zhongzong, Tang Ruizong, as the prime minister, was "realistic and high"; Tang Wenzong's younger brother Zhang Wang Li Cuo is also "virtuous and promising"; Li Xiaoyi, the great grandson of Tang Taizu, is also "famous in the world, and his reputation is naturally heavy"; Li Yuanjia, the son of Tang Gaozu, was appeased and reused in Zetian Dynasty, not only because of "respecting land and attaching importance to weapons", but also because of "accommodating things".
After Li Ke was killed unjustly, the history books said that "the public can't wait, the family can't punish", which seems to be highly appraised. However, when Emperor Taizong appointed Wei Zhi as the prince's teacher, he also said, "You can't look at the world". Not only that, when Wu Sansi killed Huan and others, it was to "never look back"; Wang Shichong killed Yang Dong also for "disappointing"; Wu Zetian killed Li Yuanjia for the sake of "imperial clan hope"; Xiu Yuan advised Zhu Tong to cut down the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty for the sake of "popularity". But being killed, Ge Fuyuan is "unjust at home", being killed by a stick by Lv Chongdao and his son is also "unjust at home and abroad", being strangled by Cui Ning is "unjust under the world", being killed by Ann's brother and being framed by Li is also "unjust under the world". It can be seen that the so-called "contempt for public expectations and blaming the family" is just a idiom of historians. You can weigh it yourself.
What's more, the Tang people at that time did not think that Li Ke was wronged. When referring to the four-year rebellion case of Yonghui, the Epitaph of Xia Houxuan, the secretariat of Zhou Mu, clearly stated that "Jason Wu rebelled", and both Jing Wang Li and Wu Wang Li Ke rebelled. This attitude is completely contrary to what historians say. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that Xiahou Mao is Li Cheng, a long history, and Li Cheng is none other than Li Ke's half-brother. After Li Ke's rebellion was killed, Li Cheng was also abolished as Shu Ren. Therefore, according to Xia Houxuan's identity, when referring to the brother of the immediate superior who was framed for rebellion, he should be shouting for it, rather than speaking out about his "rebellion". Even people who should have interceded for Li Ke think that Li Ke is a rebellion. At that time, how many people thought that Li Ke was wronged can be imagined.
In fact, Li Ke was an ordinary prince in the Tang Dynasty, but in recent years, some TV dramas and novels have tampered with history so much that a large part of the audience were misled, thinking that Li Ke was the favorite son of Emperor Taizong and the most wise prince in the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who is willing to read the official history carefully and see how Emperor Taizong dotes on his three sons recorded in the history books can know what the real son of Emperor Taizong should look like.
Compared with countless stories of favor, is it necessary to say that this son "doesn't like himself" only by relying on the whim of Emperor Taizong and the phrase "likes himself" in this environment (in the case of establishing a prince, don't say "likes himself"? ), it is necessary to prove that Li Ke's human feelings are obviously untenable. What's more, in the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong often claimed himself, while in Tang Yao Hui, it was recorded as "Emperor Taizong tried to claim himself". As you can see, the word here is often a generic word, which means that Emperor Taizong once said that Li Ke is like himself, instead of always saying that Li Ke is like himself-if Emperor Taizong often said that Li Ke is like himself but didn't give him any protective measures, then this move is not loving Li Ke at all, but hurting people.
Especially in the second year of Zhenguan, Li Ke and Lee Tae were blocked at the same time, but they were obviously treated differently. Li Ke was appointed as the secretariat of Yizhou, with only 8 fiefs, and Lee Tae is not only the secretariat of Yangzhou and Yuezhou, but also as many as 22 states!
Regardless of the quantity, the fief of Lee Tae is almost twice that of Li Ke. Li Ke's fief Yizhou, that is, today's Sichuan area, was definitely not a hot potato in the Tang Dynasty, and the statement of "Yang Yier" had to wait until after the Anshi Rebellion. Since ancient times, the terrain of Sichuan has been a natural barrier, and the ancient traffic was underdeveloped. When tang gaozu privately promised to replace him with a prince, he once said that he would put the seal of Li Huancheng and Sichuan, because "a secluded place is easy to make. I can't do things for you, it's easy to get my ears. " It can be seen how Sichuan existed in people's minds in the early Tang Dynasty. Needless to say, Yangzhou's wealth, not to mention the fiefs including Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Not to mention that Li Ke was appointed as the secretariat of Yizhou, instead of being the secretariat like Lee Tae. According to the records in Tang Yao Hui, the word "big" was changed by the governor of Yizhou on February 20th, the second year of Zhenguan, and it was not until the second year of Longshuo that the governor was promoted to the governor-just three months before Li Ke was blocked, Emperor Taizong downgraded Yizhou from the governor to the governor. So in May of the second year of Zhenguan, although Li Ke and Lee Tae were blocked at the same time, Li Ke was only blocked as the Yizhou secretariat-not only the scale of the secretariat was far less than that of Lee Tae, but also the fief was nearly two-thirds less than that of Lee Tae.
Later 1 1 year, when Li Ke was in Zhenguan, he was demoted as an Anzhou secretariat because he trampled on crops while hunting, and 300 households were cut down (actually only 800 households were sealed by the prince at that time). It seems that the fief is still in one place, but in fact, the place under its jurisdiction has been greatly reduced, because as a viceroy, Li Ke can "supervise the military affairs of An, Sui, Wen, Zhen and Fu Wuzhou", but as a secretariat, he can only manage the land of Anzhou. Later, Li Ke was dismissed again for gambling with the wet nurse's son. Since then, Li Ke has never been reinstated in the twenty-third year of Zhenguan * *12. Apart from Li Ke, only his younger brother Li Cheng was denounced by Emperor Taizong as a "stone worse than animals" and enjoyed such treatment, while other princes who made mistakes far more serious than stepping on crops had never been so severely punished.
Although Emperor Taizong is the king of a country, he can only be like ordinary people in the face of his beloved son. How do ordinary people love their sons? That's what Emperor Taizong did.
So even if Li Chenggan committed such a big crime of rebellion, Emperor Taizong would try his best to save his life. Therefore, after Li Taihou failed to seize the office, Emperor Taizong still said that he was "my beloved son and really loyal to him". Even less than four years after being demoted, he was promoted to King Pu again. So, although Li Zhi has been living with Emperor Taizong, how many times have Chu Suiliang and Liu Yue remonstrated on this matter? I haven't seen Emperor Taizong send Li Zhi out of the palace life on the grounds of "special family affairs".
Li Chenggan, Lee Tae and Li Zhi, the spoiled sons, attracted courtiers from Wei Zhi again and again, but none of them were soft on the punishment and killing of Li Ke's sons. In this way, can Li Ke be said to be the "beloved son" of Emperor Taizong?
As for Yang Fei's second son, Li Cheng, it was not until Zhenguan 13 that he got the eight hundred grain cities that the prince deserved, which was three years later than other princes. Because Li Cheng has repeatedly run amok in fiefs, Emperor Taizong once said with disdain: "Even animals can be made to obey people as long as they are tamed well; Even iron stone can be made into useful things as long as it is well refined. Only people like Li Cheng are worse than animals and have a heart of stone! "Although the fiefs, food cities and officials in Sung Jae Lee Shu were cut by half, they were demoted to Guo Secretariat. Just a few months after taking office, Julian Waghann Gewenda in Shu was dismissed.
Therefore, during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, all other governors were governors, but Li Ke and Li Cheng were secretariat. Other governors have sealed 800 households, except Li Ke and Li Cheng, which were sealed 600 households and 400 households respectively. If Yang Fei agrees, how can she leave only seven words in the history books, and how can her two sons be treated so badly among Li Shimin philosophers?