Second, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty (reigned from 626 to 649), an outstanding politician, strategist, militarist and poet, was the second son of Tang Gaozu tang gaozu, and his mother was Dou Shi, a grandmother.
3. In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (10, July 649), he died of wind in the temple at the age of 52 and reigned for twenty-three years. His temple name is Taizong and he was buried in Zhaoling. I like literature and calligraphy, and I have poems handed down from generation to generation by Mo Bao.
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Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was born in the Li family in the martial arts school on December 17th (598). His father was Li Yuan, an official of the Sui Dynasty, and his mother was Dou Shi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
When Li Shimin was 4 years old, a scholar who claimed to have met him came to his home and said to his father Li Yuan, "You are a noble man and have a precious son." When the scholar met Li Shimin, he actually said, "The dragon and phoenix are auspicious, and the moon and sky are in the sky. At the age of twenty, they will certainly help the people." Li Yuan named his son Shimin, which means "helping the world and the people".
As a child, Li Shimin was smart and decisive, informal, educated by Confucianism, studied martial arts and was good at riding and shooting.
After the establishment of the Tang dynasty, the territory was limited to Guanzhong and Hedong areas, and it has not completely ruled the whole country. Therefore, Li Shimin often waged wars and gradually eliminated the separatist forces in various places. From the first year of Wude (6 18), Li Shimin personally participated in four major battles.
In the fourth year of Wude (62 1), he defeated Dou Jiande and wiped out the Xia regime. At the same time, the king who occupied Luoyang was forced to surrender, and Zheng perished, which laid the foundation for the reunification of the whole country. In the process of unifying the whole country, he surpassed Li and Li Yuanji, but as the second son, he could not inherit the throne.
Prince Li also knew that he would never be a courtier, so he thought that one side, with Li and Li Yuanji as the other side, launched a battle for the throne. On June 4th, Wude nine years, he launched the Xuanwumen rebellion, killed Li and Li Yuanji, forced him to abdicate, and proclaimed himself Emperor Taizong.
The following year (627), I changed my chastity. After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he was prepared for danger in times of peace, appointed talented people, and carried out a series of political and military reforms, which eventually led to a peaceful scene of social stability and production development. It is known as the rule of Zhenguan in history.
In the fourth year of Zhenguan (630), Emperor Taizong sent Li Jing to pacify the Eastern Turks, captured Li Jiekhan alive, and relieved the threat from the north. Nine years, pacify TuGuHun, captured its king Mu Rongfu cloud; Fourteen years later, Hou was sent to pacify the Gaochang family, where Xizhou was established, and Ding 'anxi was the capital of Jiaohe City (now Turpan West, Xinjiang). Emperor Taizong carried out a more enlightened policy towards the East Turks and the nationalities belonging to the Turks, and won their support, so he was honored as "Tiankhan".
In fifteen years, Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia, sent Princess Wencheng to Zambsongzangambu, which is closely related to Tubo, and developed the economic and cultural exchanges between Han and Tibetan nationalities. However, the war of Emperor Taizong's personal expedition to Koguryo brought disaster to the two peoples and finally came back in vain.
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