The rain is gurgling outside the curtain, and the spring mood is fading. Luo Jian can't bear the cold at the fifth watch. In the dream, I don't know that I am a guest, and I am greedy for pleasure for a while.
Don't lean on the railing when you are alone, the world is boundless. It's easy to say goodbye, but it's hard to see others. When the water falls and the flowers fall, the spring is gone.
——"Lang Tao Sha Ling" Li Yu (Five Dynasties)
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Changsun Yanxing nodded, without saying a word, and walked into the main courtyard with Bai Fu.
This is a quadrangle with two entrances, facing south and facing north. When you enter the gatehouse, you will see the Yanxi Palace in front of you and the Shoukang Palace in the north. There are two-story extension towers connected to the left and right sides. The house is dilapidated and covered with cobwebs.
The atrium has three floors of Chongtai, the back courtyard is made of stacked stones, and there are three inner halls on the left and right, with Chunfuzhai in the east and Qiuxuantang in the west. The spatial layout is soothing and elegant, and it should have been very suitable for leisurely living back then.
Changsun Yanxing sighed: "This garden has been deserted for a long time. No one has cared about it for a hundred years."
Bai Fu was startled and looked around instinctively. The entire courtyard was empty, with only a slight sound of wind. The grass grew wildly, almost knee-deep, and spread from the courtyard door to the steps of the inner hall. Unknown wild flowers floated on the grass, and in the wind
Swaying in the air.
A copper water tank is leaning in the grass. The gilding has long since faded. The tank body is covered with green rust and is dull. There are also several stone carvings of lions and tigers lying in the grass and wild flowers.
Changsun Yanxing was filled with emotion and said: "The Xuanwu Gate Incident tore apart the entire Tang Dynasty. Although Emperor Taizong was wise and mighty and was the only emperor in history, this incident became an indelible pain in his life."
Bai Fu asked cautiously: "I heard that Emperor Taizong ordered people to tamper with historical materials such as "Notes on Living Life" to vilify Prince Yin, obliterate his achievements, and belittle his abilities."
Changsun Yanxing laughed loudly and said: "Changing history is not something that a historian can just slap on the forehead and scribble on with a pen. For future generations, isolated historical materials without circumstantial evidence are not enough to be accepted.
The history of a dynasty, in addition to the daily notes of historians, also contains a large number of epitaphs of characters, local county annals and other documents. Even if Emperor Taizong wanted to tamper with it, he would not be able to completely alter such a huge amount of historical data."
Bai Fu asked: "Then what kind of person is Prince Yin? Is he a dissolute and ruthless prince who is jealous of talents and talents?
I have read "Notes on the Entrepreneurship and Daily Life of the Tang Dynasty" written by Wen Daya, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, written by Wen Daya, the emperor of Taizu who joined the army in the military record office. It describes the performance of Emperor Taizu, Prince Yin and his son after they launched an army in Taiyuan. The book says that Prince Yin founded the Li Tang Dynasty.
Although he made outstanding achievements, he suffered a lot of false stigma after his death."
Changsun Yanxing laughed and said: "Notes on Entrepreneurship and Daily Life in the Tang Dynasty"? That is a banned book! Did Taifu Xu lend it to you?"
Bai Fu smiled sheepishly and said: "Tai Tuo said that official history is often taboo among respected people. If you want to learn history, you must compare what other families say."
Changsun Yanxing nodded in agreement.
After pondering for a moment, the eldest grandson Yanxing said: "Prince Yin assisted Emperor Taizu in mediating and adjudicating military and state affairs, and created the "Government of Martial Arts", which was indeed indispensable. He was definitely not the kind of absurd and unruly prince who did not dare to interfere with government affairs.
comparable.
He accepted Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun brothers and many other civil servants and military generals. These people later became the pillars of the country.
Even in terms of military achievements alone, Prince Yin can be regarded as the most outstanding among the founding princes of the past dynasties, far better than Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, Cao Pi of the Wei Dynasty, and Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty.
In the Battle of Huoyi, Prince Yin offered his advice to kill the Sui general Song Laosheng and annihilated 20,000 elite Sui troops; in the Battle of Tongguan, he defeated the famous Sui general Qu Tutong and defended Yongfengcang; in the siege of Chang'an, Prince Yin's troops took the lead in ascending the building to defeat the enemy.
city.
When the King of Qin led the main force of the Tang army to conquer various princes, Prince Yin also went north several times to resist the Turks, leaving their army with no chance to take advantage of them.
In the fourth year of Wude, Prince Yin led his army to annihilate the Jihu tribe.
In the fifth year of Wude, Prince Yin led his troops to march eastward, focusing on attacking people's hearts, pacifying Hebei, and completely pacifying Liu Heita. At this point, the Tang Dynasty unified the world.
Judging from the talents, virtues and magnanimity shown by the prince's supervision of the country, he will never be inferior to emperors such as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. He is fully worthy of the posthumous title of "Emperor Taizong Wen".
To be fair, Prince Yin did not make any mistakes that could lead to defeat, nor did he do anything that violated etiquette, law, and morality.
The misfortune of Prince Yin lies in the fact that "how can one be bright when one is born with excellence"! On the way to succeeding to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he happened to meet the King of Qin who came to earth and was a man of great strength and power.
If it were an ordinary family, all the brothers in the family would be wise and powerful, which would be a great blessing for the family. But in an imperial family, it would be a tragedy that the brothers would fight against each other and the Nine Dragons would seize the heir.
The King of Qin was a genius, with unparalleled military exploits, decisive killings, and no fear of the laws of the world.
What's more, there is a group of fierce generals in Tiance Mansion who are not willing to be killed. If Emperor Taizong does not initiate the Xuanwu Sect Revolution, how can these ruthless tiger and wolf masters seek fame and wealth?!"
Bai Fu asked: "It is said that the Xuanwu Gate should be controlled by Emperor Taizu. How could the King of Qin have the confidence to turn against the guests and set up an ambush to attack Prince Yin and King Li Yuanji of Qi right under his nose? How could he cut off the connection between the inside and outside of the palace in one fell swoop?
Deploy remedial measures calmly?
On the other hand, Prince Yin and the King of Qi were in the same situation as the King of Qin. At that time, the situation of seizing the direct line was so dangerous, so why was Prince Yin so unprepared that he calmly entered the palace from the Xuanwu Gate to face the Holy Emperor, leading to the disaster of annihilation of the family?"
The eldest grandson Yanxing shook his head and said: "The changes in the Xuanwu Gate were thrilling and extremely dangerous. My ancestors were also among the participants, but they never left a single word to talk about it. It can be seen that the changes in the situation are unpredictable, and the massacre at the Xuanwu Gate
The weirdness.
The key to success or failure that day lay in the sudden defection of Prince Yin's confidant Chang He, the general guarding the Xuanwu Gate, Zhonglang.
Judging from various inferences of later generations, Chang He should be an undercover agent arranged by the King of Qin in the East Palace. On the surface, Chang He was won over by the East Palace, and secretly he hid under a new identity in order to deliver a fatal blow at the most critical moment.
Without the permission of Zhonglang General Chang He, it would be impossible for the more than seventy masters of Tiance Mansion to ambush in such a choke point as Beiya.
Without Chang He sending troops to help, how could these dozens of people withstand the strong attack of more than 2,000 people from the East Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion?
Similarly, without Chang He's false loyalty, Prince Yin and Qi King Li Yuanji would not have dared to enter the palace from Xuanwu Gate, and the Xuanwu Gate incident would not have happened.
In addition, Chang He also secretly packaged the special bow and arrow of Qi King Li Yuanji. In front of the Xuanwu Gate, Li Yuanji, who wanted to kill the Qin King and then quickly failed, failed repeatedly. He could not draw the bow three times in a row. Qi King's arrow
Fa Ke was on par with the King of Qin. How could this have happened if the bow and arrow hadn't been manipulated?
The secret of the Xuanwu Gate Incident is probably only known to King Qin and Chang He. Because of this, after King Qin ascended the throne, all the soldiers who participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident were promoted to high positions, including Prince Yin who surrendered and Prince Li Yuanji of Qi
Soldiers.
Only Chang He, five years after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, was still just a lieutenant general.
Emperor Taizong always repays kindness and has clear rewards and punishments. He did not reward Chang He because his role in the Xuanwu Gate incident was too sensitive. It is not that he has no merit, but that he deserves the most credit!
Some secrets are destined to be carried into the coffin. Chang He was quite smart and kept silent all his life. Finally, he served as General Youtunwei until his death. It can be considered a good death."