Tang Taizong was a famous wise ruler in my country's history. During his reign, the country was prosperous and the people were safe and the country came to court, creating the prosperous era of "Zhenguan Governance", so he became a role model for many emperors in later generations to learn from. And one of his descendants became another wise monarch in the middle and late Tang dynasties just because they learned his governance methods. This person is Li Chen, who is known as "Little Taizong".
Tang Taizong
Li Chen, who pretends to be crazy and stupid,
Li Chen, whose original name is Li Yi, was born in the fifth year of Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty, Daming Palace , and is the thirteenth son of Tang Xianzong . His biological mother, Zheng, was originally a concubine of Li Qi, the governor of Zhenhai. After Li Qi was defeated and killed, Zheng entered the palace and became the maid of Concubine Guo. Later, Emperor Xianzong of Tang came to Zheng and gave birth to Li Yi. Because of his low status as a biological mother, Li Yi was not welcomed in the palace, and he was often taciturn. After the death of Xianzong , Li Yi's brother Li Heng succeeded to the throne, namely, Muzong of Tang , and Muzong appointed Li Yi as King of Guang.
Li Yi
Because Li Yi doesn't like to talk, the royal nobles and palace maids and eunuchs both regarded him as fools. Emperor Muzong of Tang often deliberately teased him at banquets to make him look ugly. Li Yi was meticulous and did not get angry. Instead, she pretended to be stupid and avoided the assassination of the emperor and court officials. In the sixth year of Huichang, Emperor Wuzong of Tang was critically ill. In order to continue to control the government, the eunuch Ma Yuanzhi made the "fool" Li Yi the emperor's uncle and renamed him "Li Chen" to become the new heir to the throne.
Tang Xuanzong
Li Chen, who ascended the throne,
After Emperor Wuzong of Tang passed away, Li Chen, who had pretended to be stupid for decades, was promoted to the throne, namely Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. With great power, he changed his stupid state and became smart and powerful. He knew that with his own ability, he would definitely not be able to govern the country well, so he regarded Taizong of this dynasty as his idol and imitated Emperor Taizong of Tang's policy program. He likes to read "Zhenguan Zheng Yao". In order to facilitate reading, he ordered people to write "Zhenguan Zheng Yao" on the screen and read it seriously every day. The motto is "All the turmoil is always unfair, and the wise is always unfair."
Eunuch
Political, he rectified the administration of officials, strengthened the imperial power, and selected talents, ending the "Niu Li Party Contendment" that lasted for half a century. Although he was supported by eunuchs, the first thing he did when he got to power was to suppress the eunuchs' power so that he could not be overly inflated. Then he was demoted to Li Deyu and eliminated the power of the court. Faced with illegal royal relatives, he was not ruthless, so that these powerful people would not dare to overrule the people. In talent selection, he also adheres to the principle of talent-only promotion and resolutely does not promote people close to him based on his personal preferences.
Tang Xuanzong
In foreign relations, he constantly sent troops to defeat ethnic minorities such as Tubo , Uighur , Dangxiang, Xi people, and regained a large tract of territory occupied by Tubo and other forces after the Anshi Rebellion, which made the Tang Dynasty's national strength increasingly stronger and the people became richer. In terms of accepting advice, he also imitated Emperor Taizong of Tang to follow the good. Emperor Taizong of Tang had Wei Zheng to control the direction for him, so Emperor Xuanzong of Tang found Wei Mo, the fifth-generation grandson of Wei Zheng, and asked him to remind himself at all times. With the efforts of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the already defeated Tang Dynasty began to show signs of "resurrection", and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was also called "Little Taizong" by all officials.
Tang Xuanzong
In order to recreate the glory of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong wanted to live longer, so he ate the " Immortal Pill " presented by the imperial physician Li Yuanbo. But everyone also knows that the so-called "immortal pills" are mainly mercury, and eating them will cause poisoning. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was terminally ill at the age of 50 and died.
