Emperor Taizong died young at the age of 52. How serious was corruption in his later years?

Throughout the prosperous times, a generation of wise men died young at the age of 52. Is it fate or man-made? He made two expeditions to North Korea, built palaces, destroyed Wei Zhi's tombstone and made Liu Yue commit suicide. Can you say that he became a bad king in his later years? The legendary glorious temple may have been knotted with cobwebs and knee-deep weeds. Let's cross the barrier of time, unfold the picture of chastity, and make reasonable judgments with our wise minds.

Many emperors and heroes in the past dynasties began to be complacent and pursue debauchery and personal enjoyment once their foundations were gradually stabilized and their careers were flourishing. Even Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, who had a strong desire for career and power, was no exception.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, became king at the age of 28 and reigned for 23 years. He accepted the lessons of the demise of the Sui Dynasty, made efforts to gradually stabilize the society, and created the famous "Zhenguan Shengshi" in history. However, in the middle and late period of Zhenguan, with the strengthening and consolidation of state power, his complacency greatly increased and he gradually became extravagant and corrupt.

Why do you say that? The reason for this is the following：

First, self-reliance, headstrong. According to historical records, in his later years, Emperor Taizong thought that his literary talent greatly surpassed that of the ancients. He often showed off his early martial arts, began to ignore the opinions of ministers and often threatened people who disagreed with him. On his deathbed, Prime Minister Fang said sadly that no one in the imperial court dared to carry out this proposal. In the tenth year of her virginity, Wei Zhi found herself "getting worse and worse" and almost killed Wei Zhi in a rage. Later, the virtuous grandson queen used China's words of "a wise monarch and a good minister" to persuade him to give up the idea. But in the end, Wei Zhi's tombstone was destroyed and Liu Yue committed suicide. It was not until Wu Zetian came to power that Liu Yue's injustice was rehabilitated and his rank was restored.

Second, I did not listen to advice and was overjoyed. He made two demands on South Korea. Although some victories have been achieved, it is not worth the loss: the cost is huge and the people's livelihood is not good, so that class contradictions have intensified, leading to peasant uprisings.

Third, building palaces is extravagant and corrupt. In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Feishan Palace was built in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Cuiwei Palace was built in the twenty-first year. The palace was decorated with gold and jade, and a large number of maids were selected to enter the palace. In the 16th year of Guan Zhen's reign, an imperial edict was issued, saying that the things used by the prince should not be restricted by other organs, which led to an increase in the waste of the prince.

This practice is really not done by a wise monarch, but the more ridiculous things are far more than these.

In twenty-two years, Taibai star appeared many times in the daytime. This was originally a natural phenomenon of celestial movement in the universe, but Mou divination said it should be in the "Little Three Prosperous Times". At that time, there was a saying among the people that "after Tang III, Little Three won the world". This makes Li Shimin more worried. How could his Li Dynasty be replaced by "King Wu"? Therefore, he must do everything possible to find this "King Wu".

At an ordinary court banquet, everyone was drinking wine and talking about their own posthumous title. There was a general named Li Junxian, Zuo Wuwei, who said his nickname was Wuniangzi. Emperor Taizong thought of that legend, and what made him suspicious was that his official title, title, native place and position had a string of four words: "General Zuo Wuwei" accounted for one, and "Wulian County Duke" accounted for one. He is from Wu 'an County. It's a coincidence that divination should be on him. So Emperor Taizong made an excuse to kill him, and Li Junxian became a victim of Li Shimin's superstition. It was not until the year after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor that Li Junxian's family came to rehabilitate him, and he was rehabilitated.

In 647, Li Shimin suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed. After drug treatment, the patient recovered slightly. But at this time, he was obsessed with alchemists refining medicine, hoping to live forever, so he sent people to worship Buddha everywhere.

The late ruler Wang Xuance captured an Indian monk named Nalol in a foreign war. In order to cater to Li Shimin's psychology of seeking immortality, Wang Xuance dedicated him to Li Shimin. The Indian monk said that he specializes in the art of immortality and vowed to live forever after eating the elixir he refined. Li Shimin is convinced of this. A year later, Dan medicine was ready, and Li Shimin swallowed it without hesitation. As a result, he was poisoned and died suddenly, so he died prematurely and absurdly.

The most unforgivable thing is that Emperor Taizong repeatedly asked historians to read Ju Zhu and Shi Lu, thus breaking the precedent that emperors in previous dynasties could not read them. Although historical records record that Li Shimin demanded "telling the truth", historians believe that Li Shimin revised these two books several times according to textual research.

In the vast world, there are many people, and everyone has unspeakable pain in their hearts. Throughout Li Shimin's life, Wendell Dickinson, the palace gate, will always be an indelible shadow in his heart. The reason for revising the history books is probably that the emperor tried to hide his inner pain.