Because he himself is the emperor, his father is Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, his younger brother is Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Li Dan, his son is Emperor Shao of Tang, Li Chongmao, his nephew is Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, and what's even more dangerous is that his mother is Wu Zhou Emperor Wu Zetian . So he had a loud name "Liuwei Emperor Pill".
Shenlong Coup background
From the time of the 660s AD, the process of government affairs was carried out for her husband Tang Gaozong Administrative government affairs to the time of formally becoming emperor in 690 AD, changing Tang to Zhou, and then from the time of Shenlong Coup, Wu Zetian, as the most powerful woman in Chinese history, controlled China for nearly half a century. As Wu Zetian gradually entered her twilight years, the issue of becoming the crown prince was placed in front of her. Since 698 AD, Wu Zetian began to solve the problem of her heirs. At this time, Wu Zetian was also in a dilemma. On one side was his son Li Xian and Li Dan, and on the other side were Wu Zetian's nephews Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi , and hesitated on the issue of becoming the crown prince. The court officials in the court, led by Di Renjie, , persuaded Wu Zetian to establish his son rather than nephew. In addition, the Turks rebelled in this year and raided the border. Wu Zetian ordered the recruitment of troops to resist, but few responded. Later, the people heard that the prince was in charge, and there were endless people who signed up for the army. This also made Wu Zetian see what people wanted and the people were thinking about.
So Wu Zetian cut off the distractions of letting the descendants of the Wu family take over, and basically clarified the idea of letting his son Li Xianzhong be the crown prince. With this as the beginning, we began to make up for the relationship between the Li family and the Wu family and repair the cracks. In 699 AD, Wu Zetian arranged for the children of Li and Wu to join forces, hoping that after his death, the two families could abandon their past grudges, live in peace, and share wealth. The two families jointly cooperated with Wu Zetian's arrangement, including Princess Li Xian, Princess Taiping and his wife. After arranging the issue of his heirs, Wu Zetian rarely relaxed mentally and began to become lazy in the government. At this time, Wu Zetian was old, his physical strength and energy were not as good as before, and he was usually concise, which also led to the arrival of the biggest political crisis in Wu Zetian's later years.
Shenlong Coup After
In 699 AD, after the Li and Wu families swore, the issue of heirs seemed to have settled, and the two families were temporarily calmed down, but for the Wu family who had lost the right to inherit the throne, of course, they did not dare to challenge Wu Zetian's authority and could only be content with the status quo. At this time, the third force in the court also emerged, and they were the brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong. Because of their young and handsomeness and energy, these two men later became Wu Zetian's male favorites. Since 697, they have been deeply loved by Wu Zetian. At this time, the Zhang brothers were also the two most powerful people in their later years under Wu Zetian's rule. They can be said to be powerful, and those who are against him will not have a good end.
In 700 AD, Di Renjie died of illness, and the Zhang brothers became even more arrogant. In 701, the eldest son of the prince Li Xian, Li Chongrun, his daughter, , Li Xianhui, and his son-in-law, said bad things about the Zhang brothers in private, which reached their ears. Then the two ran to Wu Zetian to complain, and Wu Zetian issued an edict to kill the three people. It can be seen that in the face of the Zhang brothers, the blood relationship between Wu Zetian's Li family is not worth mentioning. In 702 AD, Li Xian, his younger brother Li Dan and Princess Taiping, wrote a letter together, requesting Wu Zetian to be king of the Zhang brothers. In the end, Wu Zetian granted the two dukes, and at this point the power of the Zhang brothers reached its peak. Since Li Xian's son-in-law Wu Yanji also committed suicide in this incident, the Zhang brothers offended the Li and Wu families at the same time, which also laid the groundwork for their future miserable fate.
Under such a background, it is not surprising that Li and Wu families united for common interests. Some upright ministers of the court also began to choose to stand and stay away from the Zhang brothers, and the alliance was initially formed inadvertently.
In 705 AD, the most important moment for the restoration of the Li Tang Dynasty was about to come. At this time, Wu Zetian was already in his twilight years old (82 years old) and was ill and rested in the deep palace for a long time. All national affairs were under the control of the Zhang brothers. Faced with such an environment, all forces were also stepping up their deployment and preparing to force the palace by force.And this mastermind is the 公司戏成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动成动
On February 20, 705, Zhang Jianzhi and others led 500 forest soldiers to surround Wu Zetian's palace, killed Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and forced Wu Zetian to abdicate, returning the emperor to the position of Prince Li Xian.
It should be said that the Li and Wu families also acquiesced and support the issue of forcing the palace. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Zhang Jianzhi and just 500 soldiers who were over 80 years old and had just been appointed as prime minister. In just three days, the era that belonged to Wu Zetian was gone forever. After nearly half a century of power, Wu Zetian, the only queen in Chinese history, has also come to an end.
The end of the Shenlong Coup
Historical coup is of great significance. It not only allowed Li Xian to ascend the throne again, but more importantly, the orthodox Li Tang regime abolished the Wu Zhou regime and unified the world again. Zhang Jianzhi and others who participated in the coup were also promoted, and Zhang Jianzhi, as the mastermind, was even named the title of king.
But soon, around power, a new game began again. Li Xian first ascended the throne in 683 AD, but he was deposed by Wu Zetian after only 55 days. After Li Xian ascended the throne for the second time, he made Wei the queen. Li Xian was originally cowardly and incompetent, and the personality of the queen Wei was exactly the opposite of him. Li Xian was demoted at the beginning, and the two experienced the life of displaced during exile. Li Xian seemed to feel guilty, so he let Wei also participate in politics in the court, and gradually the power was controlled by Wei. All this seemed to be repeating Wu Zetian's mistakes. It would be fine if "wife is strictly controlled", but the key is that there is still a cuckold on your head. In history, there are only a handful of people who dare to cuckold the emperor. It seems that Li Xian favored Shangguan Wan'er and neglected Wei's family. Since Wei's family has been in power, they are restless. They are flirting with Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi, and they have become traitors soon. It is well known inside and outside the palace, but only Tang Zhongzong Li Xian is still in the dark, which shows how cowardly this emperor is.
Li Xian's daughter Princess Anle is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She is known as the number one beauty in the Tang Dynasty and is overly extravagant in life. She is born to be overly obsessed with power. She always uses Wu Zetian as a reference object. She dreams that one day she can do something earth-shaking like Wu Zetian. If she wants to achieve something big, she must get rid of the stumbling blocks. Then the only thing left is Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Li Xian. Sure enough, in 710 AD, Emperor Li Xian was poisoned by his wife Wei and daughter Princess Anle, and the two of them really did something earth-shaking.
Power can really make people crazy. Even the affection of flesh and blood cannot stop the crazy people from doing crazy things. The final outcome of these two "female ambitious people" is not so glorious.
