Chronology of events in Li Shimin

Jinyang Uprising, also known as Taiyuan Uprising and Taiyuan Uprising, refers to the historical event that Taiyuan stayed behind Li Yuan to fight against Sui Dynasty at the end of Sui Dynasty.

At the end of Sui Dynasty, peasant uprisings spread all over the country. In 6 15 (the 11th year of Daye), Emperor Yangdi Yang Di took Li Yuan as an envoy to comfort Hedong in Shanxi.

Soon after, he went to Taiyuan to stay behind and prepared to go north to Turkey to suppress the peasant uprising in Shanxi Province today. At that time, the Sui regime was in a state of disintegration, the ruling class was repeatedly split, and the landlord armed forces and rebel forces were scattered all over the country. ?

Li Yuan is always ambitious. When he moved the capital to Taiyuan, he saw that the Sui Dynasty was about to perish and had the idea of replacing it. Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing and his second son, Li Shimin, around him also suggested to arise and do great things.

By 6 16 (the 12th year of the Great Cause), the peasant uprising had gained an advantage in the whole country, and the Sui Dynasty was unable to concentrate its forces to effectively crack down on various armed groups. Li Yuan felt that the time was ripe and officially announced the uprising in Jinyang in 6 17 (the 13th year of Daye).

With the help of his second son, Li Shimin, his family, Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing, etc. Tang Gaozu killed the majestic and elegant emperor Yang Di who looked at him. With the support of Khan, Liu Wenjing was sent to Turkey; Li He was sent to capture Xihe County. In June, formally arise.

He said he was a general, the eldest son was Li, the second was the commander-in-chief, and the fourth son, Li Yuanji, stayed in Taiyuan and sent troops to Chang 'an. In Huoyi, I broke the old Song students, crossed the Yellow River from Longmen, and opened Yongfengcang to help the people. Guan Zhong has a daughter Li Sanniang and others to respond.

In November, Chang 'an was conquered, with Yang Gang as emperor, Yang Di as emperor's father, and Tang Yuan as prime minister and king of Tang Dynasty. In March of the following year, Yang Di was killed by Yu Wenhuaji in Jiangdu. In May, Li Yuan deposed You Yang and proclaimed himself emperor, renamed Tang Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty perished and the Tang Dynasty was established.

2. The battle of shallow plains

The battle of shallow water plain took place from June to November in the first year of Tang Wude (6 18). In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, king of Qin, led troops to fight against Xue Ju and Xue, the separatist forces in Longxi, in the shallow plain (now northeast of Changwu, Shaanxi).

This campaign defeated Xue in one fell swoop and captured Longxi, eliminating a major threat to the west of Guanzhong. In this campaign, Li Shimin adopted the strategy of attacking the enemy from behind, defeating the enemy to win, sticking to the city wall and pursuing hard, thus turning defeat into victory.

3, the battle of tiger fastened shut

The Battle of Hulaoguan took place from July of the 3rd year (620) to May of the 4th year (62 1) of Tang Wude. The King of Qin led troops to defeat Wang Jun (Zheng Jun) and Dou Jiande Army (Xia Jun) in Luoyang and Hulao Pass (now northwest of Sishui Town, Xingyang, Henan).

This campaign wiped out the two separatist forces in the Central Plains: the King of Henan and the Dou Jiande Group of Hebei, and made the Tang Dynasty gain the ruling power in North China.

4. Changes of Xuanwu Gate

The change of Xuanwu Gate was a coup staged by Li Shimin, the second son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, on the fourth day of June (AD 2,626) in Tang Gaozu Wude, near Xuanwu Gate, the North Palace of Taiji Palace in Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty (now Xi, Shaanxi).

In the process of fighting against the Sui Dynasty, the cooperation between the Li brothers was tacit until the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.

Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu acceded to the throne, and Li Jian became a prince, who was stationed in the palace to handle affairs as a representative of the civil service group. Li Shimin, the king of Qin, continued to lead the military commanders to lead troops to fight, which was also the greatest contribution.

Knowing that his merits and prestige were not as good as those of the people, the prince was afraid, so he joined forces with his younger brother, King Li Yuanji of Qi, to crowd out and frame Li Shimin. At the same time, Li Shimin Group also refused to accept the prince, and the two sides continued to fight with each other.

After a long struggle, under the bias of others, Li Group gradually gained the upper hand and controlled the situation. In order to save the situation, he finally killed his eldest brother Li and his fourth brother Li Yuanji in Xuanwu Gate. For the sake of Emperor Taizong and Zhenguan, Li Shimin forced Tang Gaozu of Tang Gaozu to become the new Crown Prince and inherit the throne.

5. Rule of Zhenguan

Zhenguan rule is the political and economic recovery and cultural prosperity during the reign of Li Shimin in the early Tang Taizong.

Emperor Taizong inherited Tang Gaozu's national policy of respecting ancestors and worshipping Taoism, and further developed it, ruling the country and leveling the world with Taoist thought. Emperor Taizong can be honest and make good use of others. Speak freely, respect life, exercise self-restraint, and be open-minded to teach;

And adopted policies such as taking agriculture as the foundation, practicing economy, recuperating, reviving culture and education, and perfecting the imperial examination system to stabilize the society;

And vigorously pacify foreign aggression, respect border ethnic customs, stabilize the border areas, and finally achieve the ideal situation of governing the world. Because the year number at that time was "Zhenguan" (627-649), it was called "Zhenguanzhi" in history.

The rule of Zhenguan laid an important foundation for the prosperity of Kaiyuan and pushed China's traditional agricultural society to its peak.

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