If Tang Yuan doesn't take the initiative to step down after the Xuanwu Gate incident, will Li Shimin kill him?

I think Li Shimin is going to kill his father when he defected. Don't say that Li Shimin will go easy on his father for the sake of so-called morality. If Li Shimin really had morality in his heart, he wouldn't be forced to usurp the throne or become a brother.

To achieve great things, you must have extraordinary mind and courage. Li Shimin was fully prepared when planning the rebellion. He is not afraid of being called ruthless by future generations. His goal is clear, and that is the throne. If Li Shimin didn't go to his father because he was soft-hearted, then Li Shimin would eventually die.

Although Li Shimin has given up his worldly vision, it is still not acceptable for everyone to usurp power and seize power. If Tang Gaozu didn't appoint him, he refused to preach in Li Shimin. Then the court will be divided into two factions, one supporting Tang Gaozu and the other supporting Li Shimin. Datang, which has just been peaceful for a long time, is likely to fall into civil war, and many people will crusade against Li Shimin under the banner of Tang Gaozu.

Li Shimin can naturally anticipate such a scene, so if Tang Gaozu does not give in, even if it is to stabilize the situation, Li Shimin will not hesitate to kill Tang Gaozu. When he became emperor, Li Shimin only had to tell the world that Tang Gaozu died suddenly. Although some people have doubts, there is no concrete evidence that Li Shimin killed his father, so there is no reason to crusade against Li Shimin.

You can't have two tigers in one mountain. When Li Shimin decided to usurp power, Tang Gaozu was another tiger to him. For himself and the world, if Tang Gaozu doesn't understand this era, Li Shimin can't save Tang Gaozu's life anyway. In the face of absolute rights, the so-called father's love for filial piety and the so-called ethics are just a joke and a fig leaf.