Tang gaozu was born into an aristocratic family, his father Li Fang was Zhu Guo Jiangjun of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his aunt was the orphan queen of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, who had been aristocrats for generations. It was one of the eight great families at that time, and each family was extremely rich.
In 6 15 ad, Li Yuan was appointed as Shanxi comfort envoy, responsible for counterinsurgency against several peasant rebels. While suppressing, we will continue to expand our own strength. At that time, people commented that he was "dedicated to the world, had a psychological world, and had known each other for more than ten years", which made him a hero.
In 6 16 AD, a nationwide peasant uprising broke out, but at this time, Li Yuan was doing nothing. When the peasant uprising army wiped out all the army troops in the Sui Dynasty, the larger anti-Wang Legion Wang and Shi Mi began to kill each other again.
? Tang Gaozu's strategy is very correct. He is in no hurry to claim the title of emperor, and let You Yang be the little emperor to minimize the resistance. And Tang Gaozu gathered a lot of talents around him at that time, and Taiyuan, his base at that time, has been the place where the army strengthened Mazhuang since ancient times. When the salaries in other places were scarce, the salaries in Taiyuan had been able to support them for ten years, and Tang Gaozu was also in the right place at the right time.