On the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, why did Weichi Gong take his sword to invite Fang and Du Ruhui?

In fact, we can feel the psychological changes of Li Shimin and his aides when they launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion. Let me sort out all the previous brewing, so that everyone can better understand why.

1. Before the Xuanwumen Revolution, there was always a political struggle between the King of Qi and Li Shimin. The Prince faction has always suppressed Li Shimin's political status and prestige, which prevented him from winning Tang Gaozu's trust, further expanding his political advantages, and threatened his status and power after taking office. Li Shimin, one of the factions in Li Shimin, hopes to gain the trust of Tang gaozu through peaceful means, so as to take the place of the prince and get the inheritance right reasonably and legally.

But Li Shimin and the prince's aides have been secretly destroying each other by force. As the prince's assistant, Wei Zhi made this suggestion, but it was rejected. Li Shimin's assistant made similar suggestions, but Li Shimin actually disagreed. Both sides are engaged in political struggle, but only for power, not for themselves.

Second, with the constant fierceness and intensification of political struggle, the means of struggle between the two sides have been strengthened day by day, and the swords are biased. For example, Liu Wenjing was killed, the prince smuggled soldiers to revolt in Wen Yang, and the king of Qin drank and vomited blood in the prince's mansion. These events, which are difficult to distinguish between true and false, have made both sides lose the lowest bottom line and trust. Tang Gaozu has never taken clear measures against both sides.

But on the whole, it is biased towards the prince, and the forces of the prince faction are constantly taking advantage. Li Shimin is in an extremely weak position. Li Shimin's hostility and hatred towards the Princes are intensifying, and it is impossible to seize power peacefully. The revenge mentality of destroying the other person's body is getting worse, and his aides are actually urging him to survive and seek power.

According to historical records, the astronomical anomaly the day before the Xuanwu Gate incident was interpreted by the officials in charge of astronomy as the king of Qin deserved the world. This information completely destroyed the psychology of defeating glutinous rice balls. In addition, at this time, Li Yuanji was appointed commander in chief, General Qin was taken away, under the command of Li Yuanji, and Fang and Du Ruhui were transferred. In fact, Qin had already left.

At this point, Tang Gaozu's anger and the rumor that Li Yuanji might get rid of General Qin Gong in the March completely made Li Shimin lose his last confidence and reason and decided to take an armed coup. At the moment, he asked people to go back to Du Fang to discuss, because it is a felony to transfer to the capital without permission. At first, they didn't dare or confirm Li Shimin's purpose and intention.

At this time, Li Shimin asked Wei Chijingde to bring his own sword, indicating that the situation was critical and they had to come back. He also hinted that he had made up his mind to take risks. If they don't, it means that Du Fang is also an enemy. When Du Fang saw this scene, they also understood the degree of danger. At this point, Li Shimin and his aides have reached an agreement to completely abandon the peaceful seizure of power, and the armed coup has become the core goal.

Fourth, even so, Li Shimin and his team still lack confidence in the face of such a risky move. When they couldn't decide, they decided to use divination. Zhang completely knocked over the divination tool and made up his mind.

In a word, Li Shimin has made up his mind at this critical moment. When Du Fang saw this sword, he knew that the young prince's ambition and desire had been exhausted, and he knew that he and he were completely tied together, or that they were prosperous together. Or together, there is no good end. It doesn't matter whether the coup took place in Xuanwu Gate or other gates. The important thing is that the balance of political struggle has been broken, and the situation that Tang gaozu has tried his best to maintain has been completely lost. The Tang dynasty will usher in a bloody day and start the second founding of the country.