The change of Xuanwu Gate was an event in which brothers fought for imperial power.
Perhaps future generations will ask: As the founding father of the Tang Dynasty, was Li Yuan powerless to stop the Xuanwu Gate incident? If history can repeat itself, how to avoid Yuan's tragedy?
In fact, Tang gaozu only needs to do one thing well, and the tragedy of the Xuanwumen incident can be completely avoided.
It was Li Shimin who killed Xuanwu Gate, and it was Tang gaozu who made a big mistake. Causing brothers to kill each other is the reason why Tang Gaozu, as a father, is so confused.
One: Li Yuan was the king of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and he was far superior to others, but the Tang Dynasty had political shortcomings at the beginning of its establishment. Tang Gaozu started as a storyteller and was appreciated by Yang Di for exposing Yang Xuangan's rebellion. In the 13th year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (6 17), Li Yuan became a vassal of Taiyuan. However, Yang Di not only used him, but also carefully protected him and arranged his cronies to watch him. Tang Gaozu was an informer at first, so naturally he wouldn't stumble on such a thing. It was his prudence that kept him from forming his own influence group in Taiyuan, and his controllable army was only three or five thousand people.
It is for this reason that Tang Gaozu rose up against the Sui Dynasty, fought alone, and had to bow to the Turks. He was both a vassal and a soldier. Open territory, and had to rely on his son Li Shimin crusade for the west.
Second, after the establishment of political power, Li Yuan was carried away by victory and handed over the internal affairs to Prince Li. "Since the affairs of the African National Congress, I will be informed of the decision"; The military power was handed over to the second son, Li Shimin, who authorized him to build the General's House in Ce Tian, claiming to be an official, and let Li Shimin's forces sit on the throne, which laid a hidden danger for the later Xuanwu Gate. I am not dogmatic, pro-government or pro-expedition, but when I have the ability to handle government affairs, I will hand over political and military power to my son, which is also a special case in history.
As a result, the imperial power was marginalized and there were many political affairs. All the civilian military commanders gathered under the doors of their two sons, only knowing that there was a prince and a king of Qin, but not an emperor. We can't blame Li Shimin for seeking his own government without his position. Demanding progress is an essential quality for every politician.
Thirdly, there are historical reasons why Li Yuan failed to form his own political power before starting an army in Taiyuan, but it is not surprising that he failed to form his own political interests after establishing Chang 'an as the capital. Before the Xuanwumen incident, only one of the civil and military officials in the Qing Dynasty was regarded as the confidant of Tang gaozu, and the others had already taken sides in politics.
More importantly, the samurai _ (Wu Zetian's father), who was in charge of the palace security, was originally a man of Long Yuanxun, but was inexplicably sent away from Chang 'an and defected to the fence, so that it was out of control later.
Fourth: Chang 'an, as the imperial capital, is the foundation of the first good area. The military power in the city should be absolutely controlled by the emperor, and there should be no other armed forces except the imperial army.
However, when Li Yuan was in power, Chang 'an's military strength included not only the imperial army and the private army that was close to the palace, but also the palace soldiers of the kings of Qin and Qi.
The imperial army in Chang 'an, when he made his fortune, was mainly Li Yuan and his gang. However, after Li Yuan established political power, he mistakenly thought that the world was peaceful from now on, and only tens of thousands of people did not want to go back to their hometown, so he gave "the people beside the Weibei Baiqu abandoned their fields and were given the title' Yuan Congjun'". Most of the soldiers who didn't want to go back to their hometown were old, weak and sick, and they have been fighting bravely for a long time. Tang Gaozu should know something about this, but he is too careless.
The armed forces of Li Shimin Palace have more than 1000 people, but they are barely enough to protect the safety of the palace, so it is difficult to become a powerful weight in the power struggle. Because only the armed forces in Li Yuanji House are roughly equal to him.
Prince Li, as a prince, shouldn't have been armed, but he "privately recruited warriors from all directions and raised more than 2,000 vicious teenagers in Chang 'an. Its livestock male armor, divided into the left and right Changlinmen, is called Changlinbing. " Together with confidant Se's sudden riding of 300 "East Palace", Li's East Palace has about 3,000 elite soldiers.
Before the Xuanwu gate incident, Li Heqi was the strongest of the three major political forces in Chang 'an, followed by Li Yuan's weak fighting capacity. Although Li Shimin has strong support in Luoyang, if something happens, it will be beyond his ability.
Therefore, only when Li Shimin suddenly and violently attacks, shoots from behind and tries its best can it have a chance of success. Tang Gaozu, Lee and Li Yuanji were unprepared for the coup, precisely because they occupied an absolute advantage and mistakenly thought that they could sit back and relax their vigilance.
History has proved that the accident was caused by temporary paralysis!
There are countless reasons for the Xuanwumen incident, but the fundamental reason is that in order to avoid killing each other, Li Yuan only needs to hold power tightly in his hand and do military and political affairs by himself.
Judging from the measures taken by Li Shimin after he acceded to the throne, that is, prohibiting garden eagles and dogs, prohibiting officials from entering rare places and releasing more than 3,000 ladies-in-waiting, Li Yuan paid too much attention to sensory enjoyment during his reign. It is difficult for such a person to become a successful monarch, but he is not qualified to start a dynasty. Thank Tang Gaozu for being the father of the emperor, and thank Li Shimin for not killing them all.