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After ascending the throne, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin aimed to rectify the imperial court, but his sons’ “harem scandals” threw him into chaos. In the court, he angrily berated his sons like Crown Prince Li Chengqian, asking, “How many daughters-in-law do I have?” This question triggered a storm—his sons not only secretly took in concubines and had illegitimate children without telling him, but also extended their influence to the court, involving undercurrents of foreign relatives’ power. The emperor, from anger to helplessness, had to cover up the royal scandal and root out the corrupt officials. A reversal drama of imperial family affairs and court power struggles unfolded slowly.
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