When did the Tang Dynasty perish? Yuan Tiangang: Pigs can climb trees

As we all know, Li Shimin was an excellent monarch. When he was in office, he also did his duty as an emperor and devoted himself to governing the country. He made positive contributions to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and also left the rule of chastity, which was praised by everyone. Although Li Shimin's method of seizing the throne is a bit disgraceful, there are also some reasons.

Because in those days, being in the royal family could not be ignored. Even if Li Shimin didn't want to be emperor, his brother wouldn't let him go. Because Li Shimin's ability is really outstanding, he has made unparalleled contributions to the defense of the Tang Dynasty, and even Tang Yuan had to give him a big reward.

So Li wanted to get rid of it, but he didn't expect to fight back and kill him directly at Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin is also an ambitious man. He doesn't want to make such a great contribution, but he is under the crown prince. He thinks that his ability far exceeds that of the prince and he should be the most suitable successor. After he killed Li, he quickly wiped out his brother's children to prevent them from retaliating against him in the future. First of all, he put the emperor under house arrest and became a prince himself. Later, he forced the emperor to abdicate and ascend to the throne. But of course, Li Shimin claimed that he was forced to sit on the throne because his father was too old to run the country.

In any case, Li Shimin finally became emperor, realized his ideal and ambition, and began to show his talents. When Li Shimin first became emperor, in order to make the Tang Dynasty strong, he actively employed talents and reformed many decadent systems. Through his efforts, the Tang Dynasty really showed new vitality, and the people finally enjoyed a period of peace. Therefore, they loved the emperor even more, and they were very grateful for the happy life that Li Shimin had brought him.

However, in his later years, Li Shimin was not as bold as he was when he was young. On the contrary, he became hesitant and superstitious. He heard that there was a great master of folk photography, Yuan Tiangang, so he invited him to the palace and wanted to discuss some problems with him.

Yuan Tiangang's family is poor, but he is very studious. He learned a lot of knowledge through his own efforts. Moreover, he is very interested in physiognomy and has in-depth research in this field. He may have some talent in this field, because he has never visited any teachers, but he has become his own school. He also counted the lives of some famous people, which was very accurate, so his reputation gradually spread. Many people like to visit his fortune teller. Most people speak highly of him, saying that everything he says is accurate.

These words also reached the ears of Emperor Taizong. At this time, he also believed in ghosts and gods, so he wanted to take Yuan Tiangang as his own. Yuan Tiangang could not disobey the emperor's call, so he stayed with him. Yuan Tiangang is also very talkative. He gave many useful ideas to Emperor Taizong, so Li Shimin still trusted him.

One day, Li Shimin asked Yuan Tiangang, when did the Tang Dynasty perish? Yuan Tiangang was surprised and scared after hearing this sentence, because this question is really too difficult to answer. If he is not careful, he will make the emperor angry and his own life will be in danger. But he couldn't just perfunctory the emperor, so he got up. I didn't expect Yuan Tiangang to really calculate the time of the demise of the Tang Dynasty. But he told himself in his heart that he could not let the emperor know, otherwise he would probably be beheaded. So he was vague: when will pigs climb trees?

The emperor was very happy after hearing this, because what Yuan Tiangang said was impossible, that is, the Tang Dynasty should not perish. Yuan Tiangang dodged a bullet and hurried home. What Emperor Taizong didn't know was that it was Liang Wen who destroyed the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor's surname was homophonic with the pig that Yuan Tiangang said at that time. So Yuan Tiangang was telling the truth, but the emperor didn't understand.