Li Shimin was a very famous emperor in the Tang Dynasty and even throughout the entire history of China. This is not only because of the story of Li Shimin and Wu Zetian, but also because Li Shimin created the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, allowing the people to live a peaceful and happy life.
However, there are also many people who do not have a very good evaluation of Li Shimin, mainly because Li Shimin’s means of obtaining the throne were improper. He stepped on his own brother and father’s head to ascend to the throne. When Li Shimin forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate, Li Yuan said a sentence that Li Shimin did not take seriously at the time, but it was fulfilled 16 years later.
Although Li Yuan initially chose to abdicate, he was unwilling to do so. So he said to Li Shimin, “If you kill my descendants, your descendants will do the same in the future
When Li Shimin was in power, although he had already established a crown prince, other princes were also dissatisfied like him back then. Therefore, Li Chengqian and Li Tai killed each other for the throne, and in the end, both of them died together. This is equivalent to reenacting what Li Shimin did back then.
Later, Li Zhi married the talented Empress Wu Zetian of Li Shimin. In order to become empresses, Wu Zetian also sacrificed her own flesh and blood. All of this happened to verify the 14 words that Li Yuan said when he abdicated!
