In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan established his own country. His son is also a military strategist. Among them, Li Shimin is well-known. Because of his talent, he is not willing to be inferior to others. Li Shimin even believed that his brother Li Jiancheng should not be the crown prince, but rather the person sitting on the throne of the crown prince. The only person who can inherit the throne. Where did Li Jiancheng’s fierce generals go? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will provide a detailed introduction to the relevant content.
At that time, Li Shimin disregarded the secular perspective and launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident in order to seize the throne. At that time, he killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Although these two did not have as significant military achievements as Li Shimin. But they are not mediocre people either. Li Jiancheng once defeated Liu Heiti. Li Jiancheng also had some capable ministers under his command, and there were four brave and skilled generals in Li Jiancheng’s camp.
But when Li Jiancheng encountered the Xuanwu Gate Incident, these fierce generals did not appear. After Li Jiancheng’s death, many of the people who originally followed him went missing. Some people find it difficult to sleep and eat. At that time, Li Shimin chose to forgive the past and even posted a notice. Anyone who had contact with the Eastern Palace and the Qi Palace before the Xuanwu Gate Incident will not be punished. It can also be considered as pardoning those innocent soldiers, but what did these four people actually do?
Luo Yi, everyone has heard of his name, he is a very brave soldier on the battlefield. He led the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry at that time, which was terrifying. Because of his possession of such force, he became a confidant of Li Jiancheng. At the time of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Luo Yi was not in the capital, but far away in the border areas. Later, because Li Jiancheng was killed, Luo Yi rebelled and was ultimately killed.
Wang Gui once gave many suggestions for Li Jiancheng, but later he was wise and did not get involved because he did nothing after Li Jiancheng’s death. But it was taken by Li Shimin for his own use. He achieved fame through his own efforts and dared to advise. Wei Ting has been following Li Jiancheng since childhood and later worked under him. However, he was exiled by Li Yuan to a barren land. Later, he was highly valued by Li Shimin. Feng Li, also a military general, fled with his subordinates before the Xuanwu Gate Incident occurred.
At that time, he led his men to attack Xuanwu Gate. Later, he hid and when Li Shimin found him. He has two crimes and cannot escape the death penalty. At that time, Feng Li said that he would serve his master for one day on duty. Later, Li Shimin gave him an official position and pardoned him. So, among these four fierce generals, only Luo Yi was killed by Li Shimin, because Luo Yi couldn’t see clearly that the outcome was already set, and he foolishly rose up in battle.
At that time, Li Shimin, who had already become the emperor, refused to tolerate rebellion, and Luo Yi’s ending was not good. It is understandable for others to be loyal to Li Jiancheng because they are in different camps. Li Shimin forgave them, and even some people under Li Shimin’s rule made significant contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the officialdom. Although Li Shimin killed his own brother and disregarded family ties, the struggle for the throne has always been like this since ancient times, which can lead to bloodshed.
But he still has a compassionate heart towards his subjects and will not indiscriminately kill innocent people. I also understand their thoughts of each being their own master. So at that time, Li Shimin also wanted to persuade people with virtue and make these courtiers willing to give. In the history of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was also a very capable emperor. Later, even under his rule, the Zhenguan rule emerged, and the Tang Dynasty prospered.
Conclusion: In the history of our country, that period can also be considered a relatively prosperous era, where merits and demerits were balanced. He once launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and almost no one belittled him anymore. After all, to ascend to the throne, one must resort to any means necessary. Only by following the right master can one obtain a bright future. The outcome of Li Jiancheng’s four fierce generals is already quite good. If it were in another dynasty, perhaps they would all be executed.
