Today I will tell you the story of an unlucky egg.
Although he is unlucky, the identity of this brother is not low, he is the eldest son of the emperor and the grand marshal of the world's terracotta warriors and horses and the Zhongshu Ling, the first-class big man of the military and government, and the best candidate for the future emperor. But it was such a heavenly nobleman who could not think of a rebellion, and the reason for the rebellion was very strange, only because he heard a cry...
There are also people who rebel when they hear the crying, what is the situation?
(The story of the Thirteen taibao, Li Siyuan and Li Cunxun are one of them)
The unlucky protagonist of this story is Li Congrong, the son of Li Siyuan of Later Tang Mingzong. Speaking of Li Siyuan, everyone may not be familiar with it, but if I mention the "Thirteenth Taibao", you will definitely know that among the thirteen sons of Li Keyong, Li Siyuan ranks first, and he is the Grand Taibao. Because he was the righteous son of Li Keyong, Li Siyuan was very honest with his concubine Li Cunxun to fight the world, but Li Cunxun was a tiger with a snake's tail, and after pacifying the north, collecting two rivers, and reaching the peak of his career, he began to hesitate, and only after he ascended the throne did he kill himself in just three years.
(Later Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxun, the British lord who reigned for only three years killed himself)
It is said that Li Siyuan's process of becoming emperor is also quite comical, he was appointed by Li Cunxun as a counter-rebellion general to lead the suppression of the uprising from Ma Zhi (the emperor's pro-army guard), as a result of which these from Ma Zhi mutinied in front of the rebellion, forcibly dragged Li Siyuan together on the thief ship and honored him as the leader, Li Siyuan said that ??? If you agree, there is a dead end to the rebellion, but if you don't agree to it now, it will be a dead end, and seeing that it is difficult to ride the tiger, Li Siyuan gritted his teeth and simply reversed it!
(Li Siyuan went from being a general who suppressed the rebellion to being the leader of the uprising, and he also turned his gun to kill Zhuangzong.)
It was also Li Cunxun who committed his own death, this old brother neglected the government affairs and favored the eunuchs, wantonly killed the generals, the generals had long been in danger of themselves, as soon as they heard that Li Siyuan had rebelled, these Qiu Ba seemed to hear the call of their relatives and generally supported them, so Li Siyuan's soldiers and horses were like snowballs rolling bigger and bigger, and instead turned around and destroyed Li Cunxun, so Li Siyuan naturally ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne for the future Tang Mingzong.
(Li Siyuan ascended the throne for Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang, who although illiterate, was politically clear and the people lived in peace during his reign.)
When Emperor Li Siyuan was happy, the second son Li Congrong was even happier, why? Because the eldest brother Li Congjing was killed in the rebellion, he not only became the crown prince, but also the eldest son, which shows that the future emperor is you. Li Siyuan also attached great importance to Li Congrong and actively cultivated him in military and political aspects. First, he appointed Li Congrong as Henan Yin (Henan Yin was in charge of the administrative affairs of the Beijing Division, which was Li Siyuan paving the way for his son politically), and at the same time, he also "sentenced the guards of the Sixth Army" and took command of the central army. The ministers are not fools, seeing that Li Congrong is so favored by the emperor, they all went to the table to request Li Congrong to be made crown prince, but Li Siyuan rejected the proposal of the ministers, and the old emperor reacted very fiercely, "weeping on the table", saying that if the ministers still asked for the crown prince, I would go directly back to my hometown in Taiyuan to retire!
This is very strange, if you hope that Li Congrong will take over your class in the future, wouldn't it be better to make him the crown prince in name only? If Li Congrong can't get into your eyes, why bother giving him so much power?
(The regime change during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was like a marquee, and there was almost no regime that survived for more than a hundred years.)
On the one hand, it is the turbulent political environment during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, after all, during the period of the separatist regime of "the emperor takes turns to do it and comes to my family next year", what father and son, brother, flesh and blood affection are not as great as the imperial throne and the temptation of power, Li Congrong already has a lot of influence in the military and political circles, to be the prince is not even, it is advantageous for the generation of Zhi Di to grab power, and to be a prince means that he can have his own small team and political appeal. In order to ensure his own power, Li Siyuan was not willing to make another prince to divide the cake, so Li Siyuan also had some cat teaching tiger meaning, not only to ensure that his son could get experience, but also to avoid Li Congrong's ambition to become the crown prince and have no special thoughts about the throne, killing two birds with one stone.
(Soft Egg Song Gaozong also served as the Grand Marshal of the Terracotta Army, but the military level of this brother is well...) ）
Although li siyuan could not be the crown prince, Li Siyuan had other compensation for Li Congrong, and Li Congrong, the king of Qin, was appointed as the grand marshal of the terracotta army, and became a Shang Shu Ling, concurrently serving as a waiter, and his status was even above that of the prime minister, and he was the first person below the emperor worthy of the name, without the name of a prince but with the reality of a prince. For Li Congrong, as long as he waited for Li Siyuan's death, he could be happy to become emperor.
However, Li Congrong eventually rubbed shoulders with the throne, and this product was desperate to rebel when Emperor Mingzong was seriously ill, and finally he was suppressed and killed, and the fuse that made Li Congrong's disaster was a cry.
(When Li Congrong came to visit his father, Li Siyuan's performance made people feel that he was going to burp in the next second)
In 933, Emperor Mingzong was seriously ill and was about to die, at this time, just in time for Li Congrong to enter the palace to greet Emperor Mingzong, Li Siyuan could not even lift his head (the emperor could not lift his head), and even Wang Shufei said that His Highness the King of Qin had come to see you, and the old emperor did not react at all, and he was about to return to the west. It's just that Mr. Sima Guang added a stroke of "Emperor Shi Xiaoyu" in the back with a very black humor, and "from Rong does not know", that is to say, Li Siyuan's condition is not so serious, but Li Congrong does not know ah, when he walked out of the palace and even heard a burst of crying from the palace.
(In the absence of a clear edict issued by his father, Li Congrong, whose popularity was extremely poor, worried about his throne.)
What is the situation, is the father the emperor dead? Li Congrong was surprised, but he had already left the palace and had no excuse to turn back, after a short period of sadness, Li Congrong began to think about a crucial question, who will become the emperor after the death of his father? He died so soon, maybe the last will was not left! In fact, whether according to the patriarchal law or strength, he Li Congrong is a righteous heir, but the key is that this grandfather's temper is really too smelly, and the "Zizhi Tongjian" records that he is "eagle-eyed, frivolous and urgent", it is reasonable to say that your military and political power is gathered in one, this is a good time to win over the dead party and cultivate the power!
However, Li Congrong's elder brother had such iron, he was arrogant and arrogant as the eldest son of the emperor, not only conniving at his subordinates' arrogance and lawlessness, but also brutally killing and killing the people and bringing harm to the people not lightly.
It is not nothing to cause the people to hate, this goods also offended the ministers and military generals all over again, every time when they went to the dynasty, they took hundreds of cavalry to hug back and forth, the soldiers and soldiers bowed and wound, the swords out of their sheaths, and galloped all the way on the streets of the capital, knowing that this was the King of Qin's travel, and those who did not know thought that they were going to rebel! It is said that Li Congrong, a prince, is so unscrupulous, how many ministers and nobles would be willing to serve such a master?
(The later "Child Emperor" Shi Jingyao, but at this time, because he disliked Li Congrong and asked to be released as a Taishou)
However, Li Congrong's elder brother did not care, he also took the initiative to find trouble for others, Fan Yanguang and Han Yanshou were both privy councillors (that is, prime ministers), Li Congrong "insulted lightly", and also said what "if I become emperor in the future, I must exterminate them!" Frightened, the two men called sick and asked to be released. Shi Jingyao was a great general of the dynasty (you read it right, it was the big traitor who ceded Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures later) "did not want to work with Calm, often thinking about the outside world to avoid it" People just dislike you, brother Li Conghou's reputation is better than his, Li Congrong's jealousy is red-eyed, no less to give his brother small shoes to wear, forcing Li Conghou to "serve with humility". In a word, in the Later Tang dynasty, the only person who could make the clan, the people, officials and generals hate was Comrade Li Congrong, who also officially got a nickname: dogs are suspected.
Although he was suspicious, Li Congrong really didn't care, as long as the father and emperor were there, no one could do anything to himself, but now that the father emperor had died, he didn't know what the situation was, and the ministers of Zaifu did not deal with themselves, what if they colluded with the harem to forge the will, and the communiqué personal vendetta gave the throne to others?
At this time, Li Congrong was nervous, the more he thought about it, the more he believed, the more panicked he became, and he thought of it later, he simply suppressed an idea: instead of being a fish and meat for others to slaughter, it is better to start first! What's more, when the Father emperor was alive, the sons respected me, and if I really wanted to choose an heir, it would definitely be me, so we are not called a rebellion, but just take back the throne that is my own!
(Li Congrong's words and words were both hoped that he could lead his troops to attack, and he also entered the Xingsheng Palace, where only the prince could live)
At first, Li Congrong still wanted to take the peaceful route, and he first sent someone to inform the Privy Counsellors Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun, saying in a roundabout way that he would bring troops into the palace to serve the emperor and let the two arrange a place for themselves. Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun were almost insane after listening to it, King Qin, you are tired of living, right? The emperor is still alive and well, which door demon are you? If you really want to bring your troops into the palace, you will become a traitor! So Zhu Hongzhao hurriedly said to the emissary that the emperor was still alive, and the King of Qin should show loyalty in front of the old master at this time, do filial piety, and not eat enough to support the rebellion.
This was originally also a good intention, but where could Li Congrong listen to it at this time? His immediate reaction was that these people were obviously slowing down the army, planning to stabilize me first and then establish another crown prince! So Li Congrong warned Zhu Hongzhao and others that if they dared to disobey Lao Tzu's ideas, they would wait for the Nine Tribes!
(Wang Shufei is ashamed of flowers, known as the first beauty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period)
Seeing that Li Congrongquan's desire to attack the heart was hopeless, Zhu Hongzhao immediately entered the palace and told wang Shufei and Li Siyuan's trusted eunuch Meng Hanqiong these words unchanged, and the palace quickly prepared for the rebellion of the King of Qin tomorrow. That head Li Congrong did not know ah, he was a number to do the grandfather, the next day was really proud with thousands of soldiers and horses (or mostly infantry, soon Li Congrong will regret this decision) in Tianjin Bridge, planning to fire the first shot of succession here.
In order to emphasize the legitimacy of his succession, Comrade Li Congrong also intimately sent a message to the nobles: Lao Tzu will not only enter the imperial palace today, but also live in the Xingsheng Palace (only the prince is eligible to live), and whether it is a blessing or a curse lies in your thoughts! Meaning: It's time to stand in line!
So what was the reaction of the ministers? Anyway, we only know that Feng Yun immediately entered the palace to convey the news for Li Congrong, and also passionately expressed his loyalty to the emperor...
(At the critical moment, Gongqing Wenwu was not as good as an old eunuch, and in quelling Li Congrong's rebellion, Meng Hanqiong was indispensable)
Yes, Brother Li Congrong, you look at your own popularity, but you deserve it, who let your boy fly around in his daily life and don't put people in his eyes, really at this urgent moment, the Manchu Dynasty Gongqing did not even support you! The old eunuch Meng Hanqiong went to the palace to report Li Siyuan's matter, don't look at Li Siyuan's sick and crooked eyes, but at this moment of war, he still reflected the calm and determination that an emperor should have, first let people close the palace gate, and then sent Ma Jun's command to Zhu Hongshi with five hundred cavalry to go to attack Li Congrong.
Some people say that Li Congrong has brought thousands of soldiers and horses, are these hundreds of cavalry enough?
Dealing with people like Li Congrong is enough.
(Li Congrong, who had just dreamed of Tianzi, was frightened by the hundreds of iron horses killed from the palace, and his soldiers and horses scattered))
This brother also thought that he could easily pick peaches, so he led his men to kill the palace with ease and happiness, but he did not expect that the palace gate suddenly burst out hundreds of cavalry with bright and murderous armor, these fierce cavalry killed the infantry like a hot knife cutting butter, and at the same time loudly announced that the emperor was safe and sound, Li Congrong led troops into the palace without authorization, and now he was under the emperor's decree to fight against the traitors!
In just a few moments, Li Congrong fell from heaven to hell, from a noble prince of the empire, a high-powered prime minister, and a grand marshal of the world's soldiers and horses to a freshly baked traitor. The soldiers were originally blinded by this sudden iron horse killing, and even more by the chaos of the military spirit shouted by this voice, leaving Li Congrong alone in the wind, but he didn't have time to think now, why mingming palaces were crying that the father emperor was not dead, why could there be a cavalry in the palace, why did he become an anti-thief? But the only thing to do now is: escape!
Then you can see the strangeness of Li Congrong's elder brother, he did not think that his country had no place to run to other countries, but directly fled back to the Henan Provincial Official Office (after all, it was Henan Yin Ma), to say that you fled back to the official office, you organized your subordinates to resist Ah, all this situation simply went all the way to Heibei! Who knew that this brother simply hid under the bed with the concubine, how invincible was it when your old man wanted to enter the Xingsheng Palace, and why did he want to die at this time? Besides, is it useful to hide under the bed? Now it's too late for you to even go up the tree!
So Li Congrong, who failed to play the role of peek-a-boo, was pulled out and beheaded, and after learning the news, Li Siyuan was so sad that he fainted several times -- "Absolutely revived by the third, by the disease revival drama", but the generals who calmed the chaos could not manage so much, when they knew that Li Congrong still had a young child raised in the palace, in the spirit of "cutting the grass and removing the roots" asked Li Siyuan "Please get rid of it!" Li Siyuan said with tears that the children were innocent, and these Qiu Ba, who did not hesitate, forced Li Siyuan to hand over the children and kill them. (It can be seen from the great power of these warlords Qiu Batouzi during the Five Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, which is why Zhao Kuangyin wanted to reuse civilian subjects to suppress military generals, these people have soldiers in their hands, and sometimes they are not obedient, which is very difficult for the monarch to do)
Because of Li Congrong's affair, Li Siyuan was even frightened, and he died without even a week.
Li Siyuan is really dead this time, but Li Congrong's elder brother does not have this blessing. If he could be patient and wait for another ten days, this throne might really be his. It's just a pity that this brother can't hold his breath, and before he can basically determine the news, he is in a hurry to become an emperor, and the sudden situation in front of him is that the six gods and no master can't think of a way, and as a result, the good King of Qin became an anti-thief and gave his life, but I guess what Li Congrong hates most is those palace eunuchs with low tear points, and people are not dead, you cry a ghost!