How fatuous was Emperor Taizong in his later years?

At the beginning of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, was a far-sighted politician, and his leadership style of taking the people as a mirror was unique in the long history. When Tang Taizong was young, he was famous for his thirst for talents and his ability to discover and dig talents.

Before he acceded to the throne, Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing conspired to raise troops in Jinyang, and recruited talents such as Qin. After the Xuanwu gate incident, he ascended the throne smoothly and became the ninth five-year plan. Even after he ascended the throne, he still knew how to make good use of people and strengths, and never bound officials' hands and feet.

Qin and others contradict him many times, but he can still tolerate it, which shows that he is broad-minded, able to reach an agreement with his subjects, communicate with each other, listen to opinions, open his mind and dare to make faces. Wei Zhi's and Wei Zhi's suggestions had the greatest influence on Emperor Taizong's decision-making and governing the country, so he was called a mirror of himself by Emperor Taizong. ?

But in his later years, he seemed to be a different person.

Luxury and debauchery

In his later years, Emperor Taizong felt that he should enjoy himself, so he restored the luxurious palace built by Yang Guang and collected many beautiful women to hide in it. Moreover, he happened to see the beautiful daughter of his late courtiers (Wu Zetian) and took her as his concubine! Wu Zetian is only fourteen years old now!

Superstitious divination

In 648 AD, I heard a popular saying: After Tang III, women heroes ruled the country. People who feel close to the word Wu are their stumbling blocks! It happened that a general occupied four roles in a row, and he became a suspect in Li Shimin. This general is Li Junxian played by Chiu Man-Cheuk in the previously hit TV series "Beauty of the Females".

First of all, this general is General Zuo Wuwei, and his title is: Duke of Wulian County, Commander of Xuanwu Gate, and also a native of Wu 'an County (people really have to lie down sometimes). So Li Shimin demoted him to Iowa and took the opportunity to kill him!

Cultivate elixir of life

Li Shimin caught a cold in his later years. According to the doctor's prescription, he should have taken it for several months. But at this time, he fell in love with the Taoist theory of cultivating immortals. So Li Shimin ordered the local alchemist to refine Dan medicine for him, but it didn't work after eating it! So Li Shimin thought that the alchemist's training in China was not enough, so he brought a monk back from India and asked him to refine medicine for him.

Monks can only pretend to be proficient in refining medicine, so they expel the strange side. Li Shimin ordered them to find medicine guides for monks, and he took them with him every day like a guest! A year later, the so-called elixir was put into practice, and Li Shimin bled to death after taking elixir. At this time, Li Shimin was only 52 years old! He also became the first emperor to be poisoned by the elixir of life!

In fact, the alchemist in China is an orthodox alchemist, who will make an alchemist according to the characteristics of medicine. Indian brothers are pure mischief.