In ancient times, a man could only have one wife. The lady who married back after three books and six ceremonies is a wife and mother with uniqueness and exclusivity. In ancient times, men could have several concubines, but they could only have one wife, which was monogamous concubinery. The son born to the wife is a concubine, and the son born to a concubine is a concubine. The first son of the wife, the eldest son of the Great Concubine, has a very high status.
According to the provisions of the Tang Law, the eldest son was the first heir of the Tang nobility. Even if the eldest son of the concubine unfortunately died, the eldest grandson of the concubine was also the second in line to the throne. Only when the eldest son dies and there is no eldest grandson, it is the turn to be inherited by the second son. For example, Li Ji, the hero of Lingyange, is Xu Maogong in the Sui and Tang Dynasty novels, and his eldest son Li Zhen died early, and the British dukedom was inherited by li Jingye, the eldest grandson of the British duke.
In the Tang Dynasty, most of the titles of nobles were inherited by the eldest son, but there were exceptions. For example, the Li Tang royal family, the most noble noble of the Tang Dynasty, did not abide by the rules of the game of "standing up for a long time". The reason is simple, the law cannot control the emperor. The emperor does not abide by the rules of the game, and no one can do anything. The author counted that from the early Tang Dynasty to the Sheng Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty Tianzi had a total of six eldest sons, none of whom ascended to the emperor's throne, six people died of death, and only one of them was able to die well.
Li Jiancheng stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
The eldest son of the six emperors from the early Tang Dynasty to the Sheng Tang Dynasty, the first to appear was Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng was the first son of Empress Dowager Dou of the Tang Dynasty, and after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally became the crown prince. Li Yuan's second son, Li Shimin, disobeyed his eldest brother Li Jiancheng. In order to compete for the chair in the middle of the Taiji Hall, the two brothers engaged in a fight until death.
On the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wu De, Li Shimin set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji entered the palace and passed by Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin shot Li Jiancheng's throat with an arrow, and Li Jiancheng's arrow fell on his horse, and he cried out for his life. The first eldest son of the Tang Emperor thus ended his performance on the stage of history. This incident is known in history as the "Change of Xuanwu Gate".
After Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, he naturally became the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin and the son of Empress WendeShun of the Tang Dynasty, The Son of the Sun Clan, named Li Chengqian. Li Shimin hoped that his eldest son would inherit Qiankun, so he made him crown prince. Li Chengqian's crown prince was very competent at first, and li Shimin and empress dowager were very satisfied with him.
After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Chengqian, under the persecution of his second brother Li Tai, began to deviate from the right track. Li Chengqian took a desperate risk, trying to emulate his father's father's year and come to a version of "Xuanwumen Change 2.0". Before Li Chengqian's mutiny was launched, it was cracked by Li Shimin. Li Chengqian was relegated to a commoner, depressed and dead, really dead. The second eldest son of the Tang Dynasty Tianzi thus ended his performance on the stage of history.
Li Shimin film and television image, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
The eldest son, Li Chengqian, was unlucky, and the second son, Li Tai, did not reap the benefits, and the third son, Li Zhi, picked up the leak and became the prince of the Tang Dynasty. As soon as Li Zhi entered the Eastern Palace, he gave birth to a son, Li Zhong. Li Zhong was not born to crown princess Wang, but was the eldest son of Li Zhi. The New Book of Tang records that when Li Zhong was born, Li Zhi held a musical dance party. Li Shimin came uninvited and said: "I have grandchildren in the beginning of the year, and I want to enjoy ourselves together." ”
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he danced, and Li Zhong's status was evident from this. After Li Zhi became emperor, Empress Wang did not give birth for a long time. Empress Wang had no choice but to adopt Li Zhong. The wife did not have a son, and the child born of the concubine was raised, and the eldest in the row was also the eldest son. After Empress Wang adopted Li Zhong, Li Zhong became the eldest son. Li Zhongzi was made crown prince by virtue of his mother's honor. After Empress Wang was unlucky, Li Zhong died with her mother-in-law, really dead.
Li Hong was the first son of Wu Meiniang, and when he was born, Wu Meiniang was still Zhaoyi, so Li Hong was born as a concubine. After Wu Meiniang became empress, Li Hong counterattacked and became the eldest son. Poor Li Zhong, crying and shouting, begged Li Zhi to depose himself and give up the position of crown prince to Li Hong. Li Zhi deposed Li Zhong and put Li Hong on the throne of the crown prince. Li Zhi was still not at ease, and he killed Li Zhong.
Li Zhi stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
After Li Hong became crown prince, he was deeply loved by Li Zhi, but offended his mother Empress Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian felt that Li Hong was eating inside and out, and spoke for Xiao Shufei's two daughters. Li Hong did not get the love of his mother, and died at the age of twenty-four. Li Zhi posthumously named Li Hong the Emperor of Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, the fourth eldest son of the Tang Dynasty Tianzi, thus ending his performance on the stage of history.
Li Zhi's third son, Li Xian, was crown prince. Li Xian held a wedding ceremony in Wannian County and married Wei Shi as the crown princess. Webster gave birth to a son, Li Chongzhao, and Li Xian had the eldest son. Li Zhi has a generational pro-family plot, and he loves Li Chongzhao. Li Zhili overcame the public opinion and made Li Chongzhao the emperor's grandson. Li Chongzhao is the only imperial grandson of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Zhi's love for Li Chongzhao is evident from this.
After Wu Zetian became emperor, he named himself Wu Cao. 曌 and Zhao are homophonous, and Li Chongzhao can only change his name to Li Chongrun. Li Chongrun felt that His grandmother Wu Zetian's private life was too chaotic, so he said bad things about his grandmother with his sister and brother-in-law. After Wu Zetian knew, he beat Li Chongrun to death. After Li Xian became emperor, he posthumously made li Chongrun, the eldest son of concubine, crown prince. The fifth eldest son of the Tang Dynasty Tianzi ended the performance on the historical stage.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the five eldest sons of Tianzi all died of death. The sixth eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, although he did not ascend to the emperor's throne, he was able to die a rich and prosperous life. Tang Ruizong's wife Li Dan was Empress Dowager Liu of the Tang Dynasty. Empress Liu gave birth to her eldest son, Li Xian, and Li Xian naturally became crown prince.
Wu Zetian deposed Li Dan and killed Empress Liu. Li Xian began a tragic life, and the tragedy of life made Li Xian lose his desire for power. Li Dan's son-in-law Li Longji joined forces with Princess Taiping to launch the "TangLong Coup" and put Li Dan on the emperor's throne. Li Dan wanted to make Li Xian the crown prince, and Li Xian cried and shouted, resigning his position as prince three times. Li Xian refused to become the crown prince, and insisted on ceding the position of prince to his third brother Li Longji.
After Li Longji became emperor, he was very grateful for the indisputable grace of his eldest brother Li Xian. Li Xian also opened the mode of mixed eating and waiting for death, constantly asking Tang Xuanzong for money and beauty, that is, not power. Li Longji wants money to give money to the eldest brother, and he wants beautiful women to give beautiful women. Li Longji saw that the eldest brother did not love power, so he let him die a rich and good life. After Li Xian's death, Li Longji posthumously honored him as Emperor Of Tang.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the eldest son of the six emperors, Li Jiancheng, Li Zhong, and Li Chongrun were killed, and Li Chengqian and Li Hong died of depression. Only Li Xian was able to die well. None of the six princes who were born as the eldest son ascended to the emperor's throne, and only Li Hong and Li Xian had the title of emperor posthumously. The empress is difficult to be, and the eldest son of the emperor is not good,
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