Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty

Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, lived from December 21, 566 to June 25, 635. His courtesy name was Shude, and he was born in Chengji, Longxi. The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty reigned from June 18, 618 to September 4, 626, and was the military commander. He was the grandson of Li Hu and the son of Li Bing. Born into a noble family in Guanlong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he was granted the title of Duke of Tang Dynasty. He was deeply loved by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and his aunt. He started a wealthy family and served as governor of Qiaozhou, Longzhou and Qizhou. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, he was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain. In the eleventh year of Daye, he led his troops to defeat the Wu Duan'er uprising army. In the 13th year of Daye's reign, he was promoted to stay in Taiyuan. At that time, the Sui Dynasty collapsed, so they killed Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the deputy governors of Taiyuan, and raised troops in Jinyang. Established the General's Mansion, led Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and others to lead troops south, captured Huoyi, killed Song Laosheng; recruited Sun Hua's rebel army in Guanzhong to surrender, and successfully captured Chang'an. He supported Yang You, the grandson of Emperor Sui Yang, as the emperor, and respected Emperor Sui Yang as the supreme emperor. His reign name was Yining, he made himself the prime minister, and he was granted the title of King of Tang. In the second year of Yining, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was murdered... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.