Run, Li Yuan!

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, sneered at "Grandma Xiang" contemptuously, which burned like a brand on the back of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang. Faced with Emperor Sui Yang's debauchery and cruelty and the vying for the throne, Li Yuan, who had endured humiliation to protect himself and dealt with the whirlpool of power and intrigue, finally tore off the mask of forbearance. He was well versed in the art of concealment. He regarded Taiyuan as the "land of dragon prosperity", quietly gathered people's hearts and strength, and turned the fragments of the old Sui Dynasty, the reckless heroes, the nobles of Guanlong, and even the ambitions of the Turks into levers to move the world. The uprising of soldiers in Jinyang was his cry to escape his fate; the march of the soldiers to Chang'an was a lonely and wild run towards the imperial crown. When the banner with the word "Tang" finally fluttered above the Tai Chi Palace, the founding emperor Li Yuan stood at the top of power, and suddenly found that he was being quietly eclipsed by the strategic general and great achievements created by his biological son Li Shimin. He ran hard all his life, got rid of the humiliation of "Grandma", and ascended to the supreme position. However, under the spotlight of history, he became an increasingly blurred figure next to his son's radiant light. This work not only tells the story of Li Yuan's counterattack epic, but also tears away the historical label of "a father whose lifetime achievements were overshadowed by his son (Li Shimin)", showing readers how the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty walked on the tightrope between power and humanity, and how he left behind a lonely figure running hard for thousands of years in the dust of history. When the spotlight of history only pursues the winner's most dazzling moment, who will remember the person who first ignited the spark and laid the cornerstone?