Great Tang: Starting by Stopping the Crown Prince from Courting Death

Li Shimin died young; a few years later he would have become the elderly Emperor Wu of Han. Whether it was for the purpose of maintaining a balance of power or out of love for his son, his actions did indeed initiate the Xuanwu Gate Incident succession system of the Tang Dynasty. If he had been able to ensure a stable succession for the next generation, the bloody conflicts within the Li family that followed would not have occurred later.

First, deal with those Confucian scholars in the Eastern Palace. They eat the master's food, then put down their bowls and start cursing. Seventy percent of the reason for the bad relationship between father and son lies with them.

It's half-baked and half-baked. You can tell the author really wants to write something professional, but doesn't have the foundation. If you wanted it to be completely unprofessional, you could read it as a beginner's story. But this kind of attempt to be professional but failing to achieve it requires you to use your brain. If you do use your brain, you can't read it.

What kind of awe-inspiring power is this? In your historical text, you're constantly using intimidating force; anyone who didn't know better would think it's fantasy.

Apart from Li Shimin, there were basically no other decent emperors; the Ming Dynasty was even worse.

It's fortunate that Li Shimin died early, otherwise he would have become increasingly incompetent. I've noticed that all the Tang emperors were the same: those who seemed like wise rulers in their early years became more and more incompetent in their later years. Ultimately, it all came down to their corrupt personal morality.

You kicked the King of Wei away at the start? Really? You're the Crown Prince, aren't you?

What's wrong with Li Shimin? So many people want to rebel. How can he be an emperor and how can he lead an army? Li Chengqian rebelled because of self-preservation, Li Tai's obstruction, and Li Shimin's favoritism. Hou Junji's dissatisfaction stemmed from being punished by Li Shimin. Zhang Liang harbored malicious intentions. Li Tai also hoped his father would die soon.

Li Chengqian had no chance… The eldest son of the principal wife married and underwent the coming-of-age ceremony with the second son of the principal wife. What this represented in feudal society, especially in the imperial family, is self-evident. As for another Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin was in his prime. He rose to power through the Xuanwu Gate Incident; why would he give his other sons a chance?

During the Tang Dynasty, a policy of "one family with the Hu and Han" was implemented, and the most advanced technologies were spread to the surrounding barbarian tribes, resulting in the elimination of the technological gap!