Emperor Ruizong of Tang was the 5th emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the 8th son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. There is a "Rui" in his temple number. Representative Rui is very clever, why can Li Dan get the title of this word? In fact, this Li Dan, like Li Xian, is the son of Wu Zetian. They were all pushed to the throne by Wu Zetian, and then they were trampled down. But unlike Li Xian, Wu Zetian never exerted "oppression" on Li Dan like Li Xian. On the contrary, he also gave Li Danwu the surname, making Li Dan the heir of the crown prince, and in the future, after he returned to heaven, he would return the li family's world to the Li family.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were all plotting to usurp the throne, and it was an accident that Li Xian was able to re-ascend to Dabao in the end. Only Li Dan, from the very beginning, had been wu Zetian who voluntarily passed the throne to him. Why was Wu Zetian so optimistic about Li Dan? Wu Zetian obviously wanted to dominate the Tang Dynasty. But she tolerated him in the dragon chair for six years. Why? In fact, the answer is Li Dan's temple name "Rui", the child is too smart, smart enough to be wise, he really doesn't care about power and power. Really know what you need. He lived happily and didn't fight for anything, but he never suffered any loss. Life had given him too many twists and turns and waves, but he had dealt with all these sufferings, or honor or shame, and kept it calm. Isn't that great wisdom? In fact, none of this is anything, and the real wisdom of Li Zhi is that he has conceded the throne three times, becoming the emperor who has abdicated the throne the most times in Chinese history.
Ordinary people have been fighting for fame and fortune all their lives, but Li Dan has won Jiangshan 3 times and let it out three times. The first was, then to his brother, and finally to his son. Li Dan first became emperor after his brother was deposed, and Wu Zetian made him emperor in the same month. After Li Dan became emperor, he was not an upstart like his brother Li Xian. The status of the emperor did not exist at all for Li Dan. He still lived quietly in the deep palace, practicing his calligraphy and reading his books.
Wu Zetian was satisfied with Li Dan's performance and was not in a hurry to deal with him, so he could ascend to the throne calmly. It can be said that Wu Zetian can successfully become an empress, and the good coordination with Li Dan is inseparable, if there is a little Li Dan's non-cooperation, or there is no active and serious cooperation, then the road to Wu Zetian as emperor will bring a lot of trouble. Of course, she could force Li Dan to obey, but what good would that do her? After all, they were her own sons.
Li Dan was always very considerate of his mother's meaning, could understand his mother's difficulties, and obeyed everything, so Wu Zetian was not in a hurry to let Li Dan abdicate. On the contrary, she was happy to let Li Dan become emperor when the conditions were not fully ripe, because Li Dan was the one who could really cooperate with her. The time was ripe for Wu Zetian to ascend the throne, and Li Dan did not wait for Wu Zetian to urge him. He offered to abdicate, and he also asked that Wu Zetian be given the surname of Wu Zetian to his surname. This was the first time Li Dan had let the world pass.
Li Dan's move of letting Wu Zetian give him the surname of Wu was really powerful. Because after all, he was the son of Wu Zetian's own son, even if several nephews of the Wu family were very close to Wu Zetian, it was not as good as his own son. Since the emperor can be an empress, what happened to her son's surname Wu? Li Dan's move made Wu Zetian very happy. This kid still treats me like his mother. He really understood me. So he happily agreed to Li Dan's request, accepted Li Dan's throne, and gave Li Danwu a surname, which Wu Zetian was of course happy to do, and made Li Dan the heir of the emperor, and it remained unchanged. No matter how many twists and turns there were, no matter how many crises, Wu Zetian did not abolish his position as the heir of the crown prince. Wu Zetian carefully protected Li Dan's position as crown prince, but Li Dan gave up this position.
In this matter, we should see Li Dan's intelligence. Does this mean that Wu Zetian changed his attitude towards him? No, on the contrary, Wu Zetian wanted Li Xian to succeed to the throne because he loved Li Dan. Wu Zetian clearly knew that Li Dan was not interested in cooking and never formed his own clique. But Li Xian was different. Although he had been looking very honest for years, it was actually all superficial. But his wife, Merriam-Webster, never really gave up her rebellious heart. There were many people in the court who had good relations with them. If Li Xian became emperor, Li Dan would not oppose it, but if Li Dan became emperor, Li Xian might not argue, but would Wei Shi and her cohorts let Li Dan do it steadily?
What's more, he was getting older and older, and those in the imperial court who had been afraid of themselves and supported Wu Zetian would all be corrected. Li Xian's orthodox royal blood, the heir to the throne, and Li Dan is the throne he supported. If we really want to "restore Li Tang", obviously, for those who hold the Tang school, Li Xian will be more generous than Li Dan. So why "roast" Li Dan on the fire? However, Wu Zetian was also unwilling to seize the position of li dan's crown prince. Li Dan was so clever that he immediately saw her thoughts and offered to cede the emperor's throne to Li Xian. This is the second time that Li Dan has let the world go.
Soon after Li Xian became emperor, he was poisoned to death. In June of the same year, Li Longji, the third son of Emperor Ruizong, staged a coup d'état to lead the Yulin army into the imperial palace, killing Wei Hou and Princess Anle, shangguan wan'er, and these rebel parties. Together with Princess Taiping, li dan was elected emperor. However, Li Dan was not interested in the emperor's throne. He even put forward a special order to prove that he really did not want to be emperor, which was the meaning of Li Longji and Princess Taiping. After Li Dan became emperor again, the two main forces in the dynasty were his son and sister. Li Longji is a rare "pure grandfather" since the Tang Dynasty. But Princess Taiping wanted to become Wu Zetian again, and the two were definitely going to clash, and as the emperor himself, he was not able to balance the relationship between the two.
Li Dan saw these things very clearly, knowing that the Li family could rarely make such a good person, and if he could not fully play his role, the Li clan would never have a chance. In 712 AD, Li Dan officially issued an edict and granted it to Li Longji Buddhist Temple. He withdrew from the imperial power completely and enjoyed his free life. He passed the throne to his son Li Longji, completely broke away from this world that disgusted him, and lived a free life. Li Longji did not disappoint Li Dan, not only quickly eliminated the power of Princess Taiping, but also established the most glorious and prosperous period in the History of Tang Dynasty and the entire Chinese feudal history- the Kaiyuan Dynasty.