Li Shimin Xuanwumen mutiny, Judy Jingnan campaign, why didn't they erase the historical materials?

When I was communicating with netizens, one netizen thought that Taizong was in the wrong position in history. Although this is inappropriate, it still makes sense.

For example, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, succeeded to the throne through the Xuanwumen coup. Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi, as we all know, the sound of candles and axes is an eternal mystery. Judy, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, directly deposed her nephew and became emperor on her own.

Let's talk about the problem that Judy was Taizong of the Ming Dynasty. Historically, the name of the temple where Judy started was Emperor Taizong, and it was not until more than one hundred years later that it was changed to the name of Chengzu Temple by Emperor Jiajing. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there was one less name of Taizong Temple and one more name of Chengzu Temple.

Some people may think that after they became emperors, it can be said that words are in power, so why not simply erase this history?

In fact, this idea is naive, although all dynasties are imperial societies, and the later the monarchical power is concentrated, for example, the Ming Dynasty is a dynasty with a high concentration of monarchical power.

However, it is impossible for the emperor to erase historical materials and this period of history. The change of Xuanwu Gate and the battle of Jingnan are well known all over the world. The emperor is also a human being, not a god, and there is no way to erase this history in all aspects. If you have to erase it, I'm afraid it will be ridiculous.

So Li Shimin and Judy didn't choose to erase this history, because they knew it was impossible.

Besides, they have a better method. Why should they choose this ineffective method?

Although Li Shimin did not erase the history of the change of Xuanwu Gate and forced his father to meditate, he smeared his father Li Yuan, Prince Li Chengjian and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, which made his father Li Yuan incompetent, fatuous and indecisive, so he was too partial to Prince Li Chengjian and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.

As a result, Prince Li and King Li Yuanji of Qi stepped up their persecution and were forced to change the Xuanwu Gate.

In fact, in history, from Taiyuan in the 13th year of Sui Dynasty to the change of Xuanwu Gate in the 9th year of Wude, Li Yuan has always been the highest decision-maker in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention how wise SHEN WOO was, but he was not a fatuous and incompetent person in everyone's impression.

As a result, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, although the history of the change of Xuanwu Gate has not been erased, Li Shimin attributed all the credit for the rise of Taiyuan to him in A Record of Emperor Gaozu, and almost all the credit for unifying the whole country was attributed to Li Shimin, while Li Yuan became a self-sufficient incompetent person.

Prince Li and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, became unscrupulous people and were criticized by history books as? Wanku rogue? 、? Dangerous people? 、? Share joys and sorrows? . "Old Tang Book" said? It was built cruelly. It can't be a master's talent. It's crazy for good or ill, and there are traces of overlapping nests. If it weren't for Emperor Taizong's rebellious mentality and hard work, why could he continue for 300 years and become the heir of the 20 th Emperor? Or stick to the section, will lose a lot, not as good as the emperor Qin Ershi and Yang Di? . It means that if one of Li and Li Yuanji is made emperor, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will soon fall apart. They are not even as good as the emperors Qin Ershi and Yang Di. Without the Xuanwumen Revolution initiated by Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty would be a country in 289 years.

The evaluation of the two men in the old books of the Tang Dynasty was nothing more than influenced by Li Shimin's "Records of the People" and "National History".

It can be seen that Li Shimin's method is very clever. He did not erase the history in vain, but mainly compiled the metamorphic records of Emperor Gaozu himself to make his image positive, vilify Prince Li Chengjian and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and discredit his father Li Yuan as incompetent, making his disgraceful change of Xuanwu Gate a brilliant SHEN WOO decision to save Datang from the quagmire.

Judy, the Ming emperor, is another cover-up.

He also hides and beautifies himself. There is no doubt that Judy is not as good as his predecessor, Li Shimin.

Let's see how Judy does it first.

Judy was born in 1360, and the Ming Dynasty was founded in 1368. Obviously, Judy can no longer beautify herself, nor can she take all the credit for the founding of the country on herself like Li Shimin.

Therefore, Judy began to work hard, and his father Zhu Yuanzhang tended to set him up as his office. In order to increase his legitimacy, he revised the Records of Taizu twice in Yongle, and the content was naturally full of praise, as well as the record that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, had been entangled.

For example, in history, Taizu often intended to store things conveniently. Liu Sanwu said: If yes, where are the two kings of Qin Jin? ? Only Mao is alone.

Most of these statements come from the words of Zhu Di, the prince of Yan, in Tong Ming Jian.

Why is it recorded in Tong Mingjian that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, wanted to make Judy, the prince of Yan, the crown prince? Because Tong Ming Jian was written with reference to Mao Shi Lu, many people thought that Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to spread it to Judy.

Let's not say Judy revised Mao's memoirs twice. Let's talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whose life experience lags far behind. How can such a clever man clearly set up Zhu Yunwen, the great grandson of the emperor, and from time to time say that he wants to set up Judy, the prince of Yan, or is it not obvious that his son Judy and grandson Zhu Yunwen are incompatible?

Would Zhu Yuanzhang do such a stupid thing?

Definitely not.

If Judy edited the history so far, that's ok, but he added some compliments to himself and belittled his nephew Zhu Yunwen, but after that, Judy's behavior was somewhat naive.

After Judy usurped the throne, all the relevant materials of Jianwen Emperor were destroyed, and only a few historical materials were left out.

The most important thing is that Judy denied the existence of the orthodox emperor of Zhu Yunwen, so the Ming Dynasty called him Emperor Zhu Yunwen for more than 200 years. Get rid of jun? , said when he began to reign? Get rid of the times? .

For example, the four years of Wen Jian's rule directly added to the thirty-one years of Hongwu ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, and it changed from thirty-one years to thirty-five years. It was not until more than 200 years later in Wanli that the title of Wen Jian was recognized, and the orthodox throne of Jianwen Emperor was not recognized until the period of Hong Guang in Nanming Dynasty.

There is no doubt that Judy is shattered glass in the denial of the Orthodox Emperor in Zhu Yunwen, but he exposed his failure to cover up the usurpation.

Finally, Li Shimin and Judy, two Taizong, are both smart people. Although both of them obtained the throne through improper means, they did not choose to erase this history. Because it can't be erased at all, they adopted a circuitous way to edit other relevant history, so as to beautify themselves as naturally as possible and uglify the losers. The effect is still very good.

And what is success or failure? Just like the actions of Li Shimin and Judy, this is actually another explanation of success or failure. Losers sometimes not only pay their lives, but even go down in history.