It is precisely this obituary notice from Li Yuan that Liu Wenjing died, which will once again cause turmoil in Li Tang's court.
Liu Wenjing was originally the order of Jinyang. He later contacted Pei Ji and Li Shimin to assist Li Yuan in revolting against the Sui Dynasty, and was ordered to send an envoy to the Turks. Later, he followed the army south, defeated Sang Xianhe, and captured Qu Tutong. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Wenjing served as Nayan and became the
Prime Minister. Later, he followed Li Shimin to pacify Xue Rengao of the Western Qin Dynasty. He successively served as Minister of Household Affairs, Shaanxi Daoxingtai Zuopushe, and Duke of Lu.
As the prime minister of the dynasty and the founding hero of the country, it stands to reason that with Li Yuan's character, he should not do such a thing as "when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked", which would leave a stigma on himself in the history books of later generations.
The main reason was that Liu Wenjing had made it clear from the beginning that she supported Li Shimin's succession to the throne. Later, she became jealous that her friend Pei Ji, who was staying with her, was more important to Li Yuan than she was.
While having a banquet at home, Liu Wenqi got drunk and complained, drew his sword and chopped at the pillars of the hall, saying that he would kill Pei Ji. It happened that evil spirits happened several times at home, so Liu Wenqi summoned a wizard and carried out the ritual at night with a sword in his hair.
Drive out the evildoers. At this time, Liu Wenjing had a concubine who fell out of favor and told her brother about the incident, asking him to report to the emperor, falsely accusing Liu Wenjing of treason.
I don't know why Li Yuan believed this, so he ordered Liu Wenjing to be handed over to his subordinates, and ordered Pei Ji to interrogate Xiao Yu.
During this period, Li Shimin offered his support many times and suggested that Li Yuan would pardon Liu Wenjing for his meritorious service in assisting him along the way.
At this moment, his "good friend" Pei Ji took the opportunity to say: "Liu Wenjing's talents and strategies are indeed above everyone else, but he is jealous and insidious by nature, and he is indifferent to difficulties. His ugly words and eccentricities have been revealed. Now the world is about to be settled, although
There is no strong enemy outside, but if Liu Wenjing is pardoned, it will cause trouble in the future."
These words dealt a fatal blow to Liu Wenjing. Li Yuan was worried that his talents would backfire on him, so he made up his mind to eradicate him. He ordered Liu Wenjing and Liu Wenqi to be executed and his family property confiscated. When Liu Wenjing was about to be executed, Fuying sighed: "Gao
When all the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden. 'This is true!" He was fifty-two years old.
His death also means that Li Yuan wants to cut off Li Shimin's wings. Previously, he used various excuses to dismiss and transfer everyone in his Tiance Mansion. Now it seems that he is trying to disintegrate his power in the court and pave the way for Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian)'s future.
Eliminate obstacles to succession.
As for Liu Wenjing's suggestion at the beginning of the army, Li Yuan was indeed a little moved at first, because when Li Shimin was playing in his early years, he was greeted by a passing master who once said that he had the appearance of an emperor.
Later, as fortune tellers said, Li Shimin showed extraordinary talent since he was a child. He was capable of both literary and martial arts and had outstanding appearance. He was the most like him among many children. However, the eldest son Li Jiancheng did not like to practice martial arts by nature.
His performance was actually not as good as Li Shimin's.
As one of the four great clans, the Li Clan does not have extremely strict martial arts requirements for his successors like the Yuwen Clan and the Song Clan, but as a future heir, he must be somewhat passable in martial arts.
Therefore, Li Yuan did have the idea of ​​establishing Li Shimin as his heir, but was dissuaded by Empress Dou with the gift of eldest son. The country must have a stable inheritance in the future, and took Yang Guang and the demise of the Sui Dynasty as an example.
Dispelled Li Yuan's idea.
Later, when he raised his army in Taiyuan, Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) showed amazing talents in military, political, and economic aspects. He was very helpful in strategy, tactics, local governance and the implementation of the New Deal.
For example, when Liu Heitai attacked Taiyuan that day, if Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) hadn't reminded him and went to supervise Hedong in person, he would have lost his hometown.
He even handles internal affairs far better than himself, let alone other scholars.
He may not be as good as Shimin in military matters, but in governing the country, he mainly relies on civil rule rather than martial arts.
On the night when Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) received this obituary notice, Chang'an City implemented a curfew and closed the city gates, so he and his subordinates, the civil servants and generals of the Prince's Mansion, and the Changlin Army could only be stationed outside the city.
In the middle of the night, when Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) was correcting official documents in his big tent, a figure shuttled freely within the Changlin Army's camp, and no one could detect it. After the figure found its target, he immediately
Flee into the camp where he is.
The person who came was none other than the Holy Maiden of the Holy Religion, and her target was Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian), the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future successor of the Li Tang Dynasty.
When Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) saw Huan Huan arriving, he showed no signs of surprise and said calmly: "I don't know that the saintly daughter of the Holy Sect is not assisting my third brother in Chang'an City, so what's the point of coming here late at night?"
Huanhan bowed respectfully to Li Jiancheng (Chengqian) and said solemnly: "Huanwen comes to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is under the orders of the former and current sect masters of the Holy Sect, and on behalf of the Holy Sect, to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and laughed and said: "I am already in the position of the prince, and now I have the power of victory. Your holy religion should have also been received, and the court will
The father has cleared the obstacles for Gu to ascend the throne in the future. Gu's position as crown prince can be said to be as stable as a rock. As long as there are no big mistakes in the future, then the position of emperor in the future belongs to Gu alone. Why should it be assisted by people like you who betray the master?
The dew has been heavy at night in Chang'an recently. Saint, you don't have to waste time here, please go back to the city and rest early." As he spoke, Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) issued an eviction order.
When Huanwan heard this, she didn't show any signs of anger. She still said respectfully: "My Holy Religion is not a betrayal of the Lord. I only follow the orders of the previous sect leader."
Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian) heard this, but did not speak, giving Wanwan a chance to explain.
"Senior brother, long before the decisive battle with Ling Donglai, left a letter to Master and me. It said that Li Yuanji was an incompetent king. After his decisive battle with Ling Donglai, the Holy Cult abandoned him and changed his name to
To assist you, His Royal Highness. In addition,..."
At this point, Huanwan suddenly stopped and looked around cautiously, fearing that someone might eavesdrop.
After confirming that there were only two people inside and outside the tent, she and Li Jiancheng (Cheng Qian), she felt relieved and directly revealed a shocking news to him, "In addition, His Highness the Crown Prince may not know yet, your fourth brother, Li
Before tonight, Yuan Ji led Yang Xuyan and other traitors of our holy religion to rebel. Li Shimin and his subordinates from Tiance Mansion, together with Gao Zhong, Xu Ziling, Ba Fenghan, Yuwen Clan, Dugu Clan, Cihang Jingzhai, etc.
A group of masters were wiped out. Now Li Shimin has taken control of part of the forbidden army through the wipeout of Li Yuanji, controlled Li Yuan, and slandered..."
Before Huanwan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Jiancheng (Chengqian), "He also slandered Yuanji's rebellion as being under Gu's instructions. He wanted to use this incident to get his father to issue an order to depose Gu from the position of crown prince and put Gu into the throne."
Jida is jailed. Tell me whether Gu Guess is right or not."