Zhangsun Wuji

Zhangsun Wuji

Changsun Wuji? He was born in Luoyang, Henan Province, of Xianbei nationality. In the early Tang Dynasty, the son of Sun Sheng, the prime minister and his relatives, the commander of youxiaowei general in the Sui Dynasty, empress Wende and her mother were the daughter of Gao Mai, the king of Le'an in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Changsun Wuji lost his father when he was young and was raised by his uncle Gao Shilian. He was wise and enlightened, elegant and tactful. He was intimate with Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty and married by marriage. After Jinyang set out to fight, he went to work and followed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, to fight in all directions, becoming a confidant. He was granted the title of Shangdang county magistrate and participated in the planning of the Xuanwumen revolution. During the reign of Zhenguan, he successively served as the general of Zuowu marquis. He led the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs and the right servant. He moved Sikong, situ and Shizhong, and jiexiaozhongshuling to attack the Duke of Zhao. The figure was in lingyange, ranking the first. During the battle for the crown prince, he supported Li Zhi, king of Jin Dynasty, and elected him as the minister in charge of his life. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne and conferred three titles to Taiwei and tongzhongshu. During the Yonghui period, Chang sun Wuji presided over the revision of the law of Tang Dynasty on the basis of the law of Zhenguan. He wrongly killed Li Ke, king of Wu, and opposed "Abolishing Wang Liwu".

In the fourth year of Xianqing (659), Xu Jingzong was falsely accused by Zhongshu order. He was exiled to Qianzhou (now Pengshui County, Chongqing) and hanged himself. In the first year of the Shang Yuan Dynasty, he recovered his official rank and was buried in Zhaoling.

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Life of the characters

Early experience

The eldest sun Wuji lost his father when he was young. He, his mother and sister were driven out of the house by his half brother sun Anye and raised by his uncle Gao Shilian. He was intelligent, diligent, knowledgeable in literature and history, and had a good relationship with Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Dynasty. Seeing Li Shimin's outstanding talent, Gao Shilian married his niece to him, and the eldest sun Wuji and Li Shimin became brothers and sisters.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan fought against the Sui Dynasty in Jinyang, invaded Guanzhong and established the Tang Dynasty for the emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty crossed the river, Chang sun Wuji went to Changchun palace to pay an audience and pay homage to him as an official of Weibei Taoist army to assist Li Shimin, king of Qin. After that, Chang sun Wuji followed Li Shimin to fight in the East and West, moved to the doctor of Bibu, and became an important member of Li Shimin's Tiance mansion.

Take part in the mutiny

In the process of the unification of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin made outstanding contributions, which threatened Li Jiancheng's status as the crown prince and made him uneasy. Li Jiancheng colluded with Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and attacked Li Shimin several times. Li Shimin's staff were very worried. Fang Xuanling said to Chang sun Wuji: "now the two sides have already formed a feud. Once the disaster happens, it is not only difficult for the Qin palace to deal with it, but also a problem for the survival of the country. It's better to persuade the king of Qin to carry out the act of Duke Zhou and stabilize his family and country. " Changsun Wuji said: "I have this idea for a long time, but I dare not say it all the time. Your words are just like my heart." As a result, Chang sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui persuaded Li Shimin to take the initiative and kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

In the ninth year of Wude (626), Li Jiancheng slandered Li Yuan and expelled Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui from the palace of the king of Qin. Li Shimin's confidants were only changsun Wuji. Chang sun Wuji firmly supported Fang Xuanling's coup. Together with his uncle Gao Shilian, Hou Junji and Yuchi Jingde, they persuaded Li Shimin day and night to kill the prince and the king of Qi. Li Shimin is still hesitant. At this time, Li Jiancheng, in the name of fighting back against the Turkic invasion, recommended Li Yuanji to supervise the northern expedition, and dispatched the elite generals of King Qin's house, and planned to ambush and kill Li Shimin at the farewell party. When Li Shimin learned of this, he decided to launch a mutiny and ordered Chang sun Wuji to secretly recall Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and plan together.

In June of the same year, Li Shimin led his eldest grandson Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du junchuo, Zheng rentai, Li mengchang and others to ambush in Xuanwumen and successfully killed Prince Li Jiancheng and King Li Yuanji. Soon after, Tang Gaozu appointed Li Shimin as the crown prince and the eldest sun Wuji as the prince Zuo Shuzi. In August, Li Shimin ascended the throne for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He conferred the title of his wife Chang sun as Queen and Chang sun Wuji as general of Zuowu marquis. Later, Luo Yi rebelled in Youzhou, and Chang sun Wuji served as the general manager of the march to fight against Luo Yi.

As prime minister

In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Chang sun Wuji was appointed Minister of the Ministry of officials, and was designated as the first meritorious official. He was granted the title of Duke of Qi, and Shishi was granted 1300 households. He was not only an honorary minister, but also a relative of his country. He was well received by Taizong and was able to go in and out of Taizong's bedroom. In July of the same year, Emperor Taizong worshiped sun Wuji as his right servant. At that time, some people went to the secret table to admonish him that the power of Chang sun Wuji was too much. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty showed the secret watch to Chang sun Wuji to show that the emperor and his ministers had no guess. He also called together the officials to show his trust in Wuji. But Chang sun Wuji worried that the extreme wealth would bring disaster, and repeatedly begged to resign from the phase. Empress Chang sun also tried her best to persuade him. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty had no choice but to change his position as the third division of Kaifu Yitong.

In the seventh year of Zhenguan (633), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty worshipped sun Wuji as Sikong. After being rejected, Chang sun Wuji made another request through Gao Shilian. He thought that taking his relatives as the three princes would lead to the criticism of "the Lord's private relatives". Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty still did not allow it, indicating that the conferment of officials was based on talent and morality. Chang sun Wuji also made a speech in person, and Taizong of Tang Dynasty replied: "when I was king of Qin, you were my right confidant. With your help, I was able to clear the inner world and reign in the world. With your merit, talent and reputation, you are fully competent for the three official duties, so don't refuse any more. " He specially wrote a "Ode to Wei Feng" to reward Chang sun Wuji for his hard work in starting his own business.

In the 11th year of Zhenguan (637), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty granted 14 meritorious officials such as Chang sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling as hereditary assassins. Changsun Wuji was appointed governor of Zhaozhou and was renamed Duke of Zhao. He thought that the practice of enfeoffment was harmful and useless, so he objected, and said: "ministers and others have spared no effort to serve your majesty. Now the four seas are unified, but your majesty has let us govern the foreign counties for generations. What's the difference between this and exile?" Emperor Taizong sighed: "the purpose of enfeoffment is to let your descendants defend the royal family from generation to generation. How can I force you to go to the fiefdom when you look down upon my solemn vows and complain? " So the enfeoffment was stopped. In the 16th year of Zhenguan (642), Chang sun Wuji paid homage to situ.

In the 17th year of Zhenguan (643), Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty put the portraits of 24 meritorious officials in Lingyan Pavilion, and changsun Wuji ranked first. In April of the same year, Emperor Taizong ordered sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Xun and Li Ji to join Dali temple, Zhongshu province and menxia province to try the case of Prince Li Chengqian's conspiracy. Soon after, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty changed Li Zhi, king of the Jin Dynasty, into the crown prince and appointed eldest sun Wuji as the crown prince and teacher.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan (645), Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty went to Koguryo. Chang sun Wuji, together with Cen Wenwen and Yang Shidao, went out with the army, and acted as a servant. In the campaign of besieging Anshi City, Chang sun Wuji led 11000 elite soldiers to ambush in the Shanbei gorge. As a surprise force, he attacked the enemy's rear lines, demolished all bridges, cut off the return of reinforcements in Koguryo, and forced the enemy commanders Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen to land.

In the 20th year of Zhenguan (646), sun Wuji, the eldest of Taishi, resigned from the office of the third division together with Fang Xuanling, Taifu, and Xiao Xun, Taibao. In the 21st year of Zhenguan (647), Chang sun Wuji led the governor of Yangzhou. In the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648), Zhongshu made Ma Zhou die of illness. Emperor Taizong appointed Chang sun Wuji as the Secretary of the school, and presided over the affairs of Shangshu province and Xiasheng province.

Assisting Gao Zong

In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty died of illness in Cuiwei palace. He ordered his eldest son Wuji and Chu suiliang to assist him. Prince Li Zhi was so sad that he held his eldest son Wuji's neck and cried. Chang sun Wuji asked Li Zhi to deal with the political affairs in order to ensure the internal and external security, but Li Zhi was still crying. Wuji said, "your majesty will deliver the ancestral temple to your highness. How can you just cry?" He did not mourn, and let Li Zhi quickly back to Chang'an. In June, Prince Li Zhi succeeded to the throne for Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Chang sun Wuji went to worship Taiwei and tongzhongshu. He was also the governor of Yangzhou and presided over the government. At that time, Chang sun Wuji assisted the government as his uncle yuan. Whenever he had any advice, Emperor Gaozong of Tang gave priority to it. Li Hongtai, a Luoyang citizen, once falsely accused Chang sun Wuji of treason, and Gaozong immediately ordered him to be executed.

In 653, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Chang sun Wuji to try the case of Fang Yiai's rebellion. Li Ke, the king of Wu, had a high reputation and paid homage to Sikong, because he had an old grudge with Chang sun Wuji over the throne. Chang sun Wuji wanted to take the opportunity to kill Li Ke, so he falsely accused Li Ke of taking part in the rebellion. In February, Fang Yiai and others were executed. Li Ke was also given a death sentence. Before he died, he scolded: "Chang Sun Wu Ji stole authority and framed good. If his ancestors have spirit, they will destroy his clan." Li daozong, king of Jiangxia, and Duwei, Emperor's son-in-law, were also exiled to Lingnan because of their discord with changsun Wuji.

In 654, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty wanted to dethrone empress Wang and made Wu Zhaoyi (Wu Zetian) empress. Worried that the minister would not follow, he and Wu Zetian went to changsun Wuji's house to have a banquet, rewarded him with ten chariots of Jinbao and Jinjin, and appointed Wuji's three sons as chaosan doctors, and suggested Wuji with empress Wuzi. Chang sun Wuji pretends that he doesn't understand Gao Zong's meaning, and Gu talks about him. Gao Zong came back in a sad way. Later, Wu Zetian's mother Yang went to Chang sun Wuji's home many times to ask for help. Xu Jingzong, the Minister of rites, also tried to persuade her, but they were all rejected by Wuji zhengse.

In the sixth year of Yonghui (655), Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty decided to abolish it and called the eldest sun Wuji, Li Ji, Yu Zhining and Chu suiliang to the inner hall for discussion. Li Ji said that he was still ill, but Yu Zhining didn't dare to speak, while Chu suiliang vehemently opposed. Although Chang sun Wuji did not express his opposition, he supported Chu suiliang to a certain extent. But in the end, Emperor Gaozong abolished queen Wang as a commoner and established Empress Wu Zetian as empress. Wu Zetian held a grudge against Chang sun Wuji because she refused to support her though she accepted the reward.

Demoted and killed

In the fourth year of Xianqing (659), Xu Jingzong instructed people to present a secret chapter to Gaozong, known as the censor of supervision