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    The Yin Mausoleum is not a separate tomb, but a separate area within the burial area of ??the Xian Mausoleum. There is a large-scale mausoleum built in this area, and Li Shimin's eldest brother Li Jiancheng is buried in it.  Because Li Jiancheng was named Prince Yin by Li Shimin after his death, this mausoleum was also called Yinling.

    The Yin Mausoleum was originally called the Xi Wang Mausoleum because after Li Jiancheng died, he was first demoted to the title of Prince Xi, and later he was posthumously named Prince Yin.  Next to the Yin Mausoleum is Li Yuanji's Chao Wang Mausoleum. The two brothers died on the same day and were buried together by Li Shimin in the burial area of ??the Xian Mausoleum.

    Li Shimin sat in a wheelchair and first let Li Min push him to the tombs of Li Shenfu, Li Shentong and others to offer sacrifices, and finally came to the tombs of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

    Li Shimin obviously treated the two dead brothers differently. He first let Li Min push him to Li Jiancheng's tomb, and then personally arranged incense, candles and offerings for him. As for Li Yuanji, Li Shimin just asked Li Min to arrange it.  , but did not go there in person.

    It is actually easy to understand Li Shimin's attitude. When he competed with his brother Li Jiancheng for the throne, Li Yuanji played a very disgraceful role. He even went to Li Yuan and publicly stated that he wanted to kill Li Shimin.  , and Li Yuanji's own character does have problems, so even now, Li Shimin still doesn't like Li Yuanji.

    When Li Min came back from paying homage to Li Yuanji, the cheap imperial uncle, he found that Li Shimin was pouring wine for Li Jiancheng. The same three glasses of wine were spilled in front of the tomb. Then Li Shimin laboriously moved his wheelchair to Li Jiancheng's tombstone and stretched out his hand to touch it.  Brother's tombstone, finally sighed and said: "Brother, I'm here to see you!"

    For Li Jiancheng, later generations¡¯ evaluation is also not high.  But this is actually wrong. In fact, Li Jiancheng is not inferior to Li Shimin in all aspects.  For example, when Li Yuangang raised his army, Li Jiancheng was the commander-in-chief of the left army and led the army to participate in the Battle of Xihe, the Battle of Huoyi, the Battle of Tongguan, and the Battle of Chang'an. He performed very well in each battle, which shows his outstanding military skills.  Talent.

    But later Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, and Li Jiancheng was named the prince as the eldest son. The prince is the crown prince of a country.  Therefore, it was naturally impossible for him to lead an army and risk his own life as before, so in the following time, he stayed in Chang'an City to assist Li Yuan in governing the country.  Among them, many of the laws and national policies promulgated during the Takenori period came from Li Jiancheng.

    It was precisely because of Li Jiancheng's special status that he could only sit in the rear. Therefore, in the subsequent war of the Tang Dynasty to unify the Central Plains, Li Shimin was given more opportunities. At the same time, Li Shimin's military talents were also used to the limit, using them again and again.  The victory laid the foundation for his Qin Palace.  He has the strength to compete with Li Jiancheng.

    In addition, Li Shimin also knew very clearly that the reason why he was able to defeat the heroes of the Central Plains back then was not only his own military talent, but also the efforts of his father Li Yuan and brother Li Jiancheng.  This gave him a stable and powerful rear area that could provide him with an endless supply of soldiers and supplies. It can be said that at least one-third of his military exploits belonged to Li Jiancheng.

    Although later Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were forced by the situation.  They had to take the path of confrontation, and finally the Xuanwu Gate Incident broke out.  As a result, Li Jiancheng was shot to death by Li Shimin himself, but in Li Shimin's heart, Li Jiancheng will always be a respectable brother.

    I saw Li Shimin stroking the tombstone with both hands, with a look of guilt on his face: "Brother, you are nine years older than me. When your mother passed away, you were already an adult. You always defended us brothers, and our brothers also always took advantage of you.  As a role model, later on when my father launched an army, we each shouldered our responsibilities. The brothers got together less and separated more, and our relationship gradually faded. I don¡¯t know when we started to become opposites, and in the end we became even more antagonistic.  Siblings are killing each other!¡±

    When Li Shimin talked about fratricide, he finally touched the unhealable scar deep in his heart. He was immersed in great pain, his whole body was trembling violently, and tears were streaming down his old face.  Li Min, who was not far away, wanted to step forward to comfort him, but thinking of the tragedy of fratricide under the Xuanwu Sect, he couldn't help but sigh. What Li Shimin needed now was to vent the pain in his heart, and his own persuasion had no effect at all.

    After a while, Li Shimin, who was immersed in pain, spoke again: "Brother, you have always been the target of my pursuit, and I also know that if you sit on the throne, you will definitely be a very promising monarch, so in  In the years since I came to the throne, I have always used you to push myself, for fear of being said to be inferior to you, but in fact I have done it!"

    When he said the last sentence, the expression on Li Shimin's face suddenly changed. His face was full of majesty, and his old body stood upright. Now he became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who reigned over the world in the court.

      ¡°After I ascended the throne, I cultivated virtues at home, which made the people wealthy and the country stronger. I also won every battle abroad. I destroyed the Turks in the north and Tuyuhun in the south. We also wiped out powerful enemies such as Goguryeo, Xichang, and Xue Yantuo one by one, completely.  It eliminated the dangers of the northern grasslands in the Central Plains, especially after the Han Dynasty, once again took over the rule of the Western Regions, and laid a huge territory for the Tang Dynasty!"

    When Li Shimin said this, a flush of excitement appeared on his face, and his body trembled slightly because of the excitement.  From the bottom of his heart, he has always considered himself a soldier, so he also attaches special importance to his military achievements. Now he lists them one by one in front of his brother's tomb. In fact, he just wants to tell Li Jiancheng that he, the emperor, has done quite well.

    Li Shimin, who was in excitement, suddenly took a few long breaths to calm down his excitement. His sharp eyes returned to their original turbidity. He raised his head and looked at the tombstone in front of him carefully, with a very complicated look in his eyes.  He looked as if the person standing in front of him was his brother who was nearly ten years older than him.

    "Brother, I am not saying this to show off to you, but I just want to tell you that I can do the same things you can do while sitting on the throne, and I can do it even better than you!" Li Shimin  Having said this, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, with a relaxed look on his face. He had been holding these words in his heart for decades, and today he could finally express them openly to Li Jiancheng's tombstone.

    Li Min, who was standing behind, listened quietly to Li Shimin's words, and his heart was also surging. He also did not expect that the former wise and mighty Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, under his seemingly strong appearance, there was still something hidden deep in his heart.  Such a huge scar, and it was this scar that made him work conscientiously on the throne, not daring to relax at all, in order to one day prove to his brother who died in his own hands that he was no worse than him.  .

    Everyone may have one or several knots in their heart. These knots will have various impacts on people. Some are negative and some are positive, but the so-called positive and negative are not completely absolute.  , for example, the influence of some knots is negative for him personally, but for other people, it is positive.

    For example, for Li Shimin, he shot and killed his brother, a compatriot of his own mother, under the Xuanwu Sect, which was a knot in his heart.  This knot made him unable to eat or sleep well. He always reminded himself to be a better emperor than his brother, and he did not dare to relax at all when handling government affairs.

    This tense life has overdrafted his health in advance. He is under sixty years old, but he is already like an old man in his seventies. Therefore, from this point of view, this knot is not a good thing for Li Shimin personally.  But it was the influence of this knot that made Li Shimin a good emperor like never before. Countless people lived a happy life because of him. From this aspect, Li Shimin's knot was very important to all people in the world.  It's a rare good thing.

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    If we follow the original trajectory of history, the people of the Central Plains will experience countless sufferings, such as the Anshi Rebellion, the humiliation of Jingkang, the tragedy of Yashan, etc. Especially after the Mongols destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasty fell to the hands of foreigners for the first time.  Moreover, the Han people will also be classified as the fourth class, with a lower status than those with colored eyes. Later, although the Ming Dynasty revived, they fell into the hands of the barbaric Jurchens and were even ruled for hundreds of years. Chinese civilization completely regressed.  In the end, the Western powers opened the country with artillery invented by the Han people, causing the Central Plains to once again enter a dark period that lasted for hundreds of years.

    Li Min is familiar with the above history, and also knows that behind every turmoil in the Central Plains dynasty, there are millions or even tens of millions of Han people dying. Such tragic scenes are unimaginable.  Every time Li Min thought about this, his heart felt like a knife, so he vowed in his heart that he must rewrite the history of future generations!

    It is precisely because of this knot in his heart that Li Min worked hard to develop industry and commerce, leading the people of the Central Plains onto a bloody road of capital. With the help of the process of capital expansion, he established his own country overseas and formulated policies that were more conducive to capital development.  policies, thereby further promoting the development of capital and forming a virtuous cycle.

    In this process of capital expansion, it will inevitably be accompanied by countless bloodshed and massacres.  Let¡¯s take a look at Li Min¡¯s development over the years, starting with the recent Three Koreas and Japan, then Taiwan, Luzon, and then the entire Southeast Asia, and even Australia and the Americas later. He has come step by step, and almost every footprint is:  There are countless corpses of local people buried there.

    Li Min knew very well about the above things, and he also knew that after his death, he might die because of these things.There have been some criticisms, but as long as the Central Plains people can become the rulers of the entire world and no longer be bullied by any foreign race, no matter how much criticism they receive, he will have no regrets!
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