In fact, many people don't know that the change of Xuanwu Gate was completely forced by Li Yuanba and his younger brother Li Yuanji. It can be said that Tang Taizong had no intention of launching a coup before.
Plus Li and Li Yuanji, their power and achievements are not as good as theirs. Coupled with their persecution, Li Shimin was even exterminated, which led to the change of Xuanwu Gate. This also created a generation of wise monarch-Li Shimin, the first emperor of all time.
As we all know, the prestige, power and personal ability of leading troops to fight abroad for a long time are naturally higher than those of Li and others. Besides, Li is a prince. In order to confront Li Shimin and his younger brother Li Yuanji, he plotted to get rid of Li Shimin.
It means to become a prince and promise his younger brother Li Yuanji to be the younger brother of the emperor at that time. After defeating Wang and returning to Korea, he made great contributions, so he volunteered to go to the border to lead troops against the Turks. The Turks were soon defeated by Li Yuanba. This can be said to be Li Yuanba's only military achievement, but it can't be compared with Li Shimin, which has made great achievements. Is still a heaven and an underground.
Plus there's a command under him. Weichi Gong and other Iliad generals, and Li Yuanji can't compete with Li Shimin even if they unite. Just then. Li Shimin offended his father's two favorite concubines, so they spoke ill of Li Shimin.
Say good things about Prince Li. Of course, Tang Gaozu was unmoved. On the one hand, he knew that Li Shimin was a diligent son. On the other hand, he knew that Li Shimin was very powerful, and he had reached his old age, and he was a little afraid of Li Shimin.
Weighing the pros and cons, he decided to keep Li as the prince without taking any measures. This is Li. When Li Yuanji saw that it was invalid, he planned to strike first. At this time, the opportunity came. At a family dinner, Tang Gaozu didn't come because of illness. Li Shimin was away, so Li and Li Yuanji decided to kill him, and arranged a large number of assassins at the family dinner, ready to assassinate him.
However, due to the protection of Weichi Gong and the warriors around him, the assassins of Li and Li Yuanji failed, and they were all killed by the warriors. Li Shimin became angry from embarrassment, because he knew that Li and Li Yuanji wanted to kill him, but he didn't expect them to do it so soon at the family dinner.
After returning home, Li Shimin and his counselor Sun Chang Wuji discussed countermeasures. Mowgli, the counselor now, said that Li and Li Yuanji must be killed, otherwise there would be no peace, and they also supported them, so they discussed specific countermeasures.
According to Sun Chang's infinite countermeasures, Li Shimin ran to report his father Tang Gaozu, claiming that Li and Li Yuanji wanted to kill him at the family dinner and were ready to rebel. Even framed Prince Li for not only rebellion but also adultery with the harem. Tang Gaozu with a grain of salt, terrified, Li Shimin came to Tang Gaozu with people who had attended the family dinner.
They all said with one voice that Lee and Li Yuanji attempted assassination. Li and Li Yuanji were quickly ordered to confront each other the next day. Weichi Gong, the grand prize, chose the most elite samurai to ambush in Xuanwu Gate early, just waiting for Li Yuanji to come and die.
Sure enough, Yuanji didn't dare to come because of his orders. When they arrived at Xuanwu Gate, Weichi Gong immediately ordered the ambush warriors to attack. Prince Li was shot dead with a bow and arrow on the spot, and Li Yuanji was also killed. And Weichi Gong took people after him. Li Yuanji is strong and ready to perish together with Li Shimin. Hiding in the grass, waiting for Li Shimin to approach.
When approaching, Li Yuanji suddenly ran out to kill, but he was killed by Weichi Gong before he started. When Li and Li Yuanji heard that they had attacked their master, they quickly mobilized troops to attack, but the soldiers of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were no match for their own soldiers and soon lost.
Later, Weichi Gong showed Li Yuanji's head to Li Yuanji's men, and they knew that their master was dead. Run away in groups. Then Tang Gaozu came. Weichi Gong said that Prince Li and Li Yuanji rebelled against the king of Qin, but Li Yuancai understood but could do nothing.