In October of the fifth year of Xianqing (660), Li Zhi's body developed a serious illness, so serious that he could not approve the recital.
This disease is not uncommon, because when the emperor of the Tang Dynasty inherits power, he will inherit the family's genetic disease, wind disease. However, everyone's physique is different, and they will suffer from other diseases, so the clinical performance will be different. The clinical manifestation of Li Zhi is frequent dizziness.
To put it bluntly, the lack of blood supply to the brain, resulting in the eyes can not see things, modern medicine should be Meniere's syndrome, also known as inner ear vertigo, this disease can be treated, but the Tang Dynasty did not have this medical technology.
Li Zhi was a diligent prince, and his physical discomfort did not make him shelve the important affairs of the dynasty, in fact, he had many choices, such as transferring the government affairs to the Prince's Mansion or handing them over to the prime minister for handling.
However, Li Zhi chose to let Wu Zetian handle military affairs in his place.
Li Zhi was not faint, and he let Wu Zetian handle the government of the dynasty, not to transfer power to her, nor did he have any intention of letting her participate in the government for a long time. On the contrary, the use of Wu Zetian is precisely the manifestation of Li Zhi's responsibility to Jiangshan Sheji.
First of all, Wu Zetian was intelligent by nature, proficient in literature and history, and handled political affairs with ease.
Secondly, Wu Zetian once followed Li Shimin, Li Shimin's thunderous means of handling government affairs, using the strategic wisdom of people to know people, Wu Zetian heard and saw it, and also learned a seven-seven-eight-eight.
Most importantly, when dealing with the eldest son, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian formed a solid alliance and knew each other very well, and Li Zhi handed over the government affairs to Wu Zetian and had no worries.
When Wu Zetian first came into contact with the supreme imperial power, he seemed to be a little cautious and cautious, and everything was in the same direction, and he did not dare to overstep it. The taste of imperial power is indeed wonderful, it can make the group of courtiers creep under your feet, can make the enemy disappear, can make all living things work for you, can realize all the ambitions of a person.
Without complicated government affairs, Li Zhi's illness soon improved, and Wu Zetian's power was naturally slowly withdrawn. When Li Zhi was unwell, Wu Zetian could get by; when Li Zhi was able to sit upright in the court, Wu Zetian could only retreat into the background, which was the state of the couple.
It is undeniable that Wu Zetian's desire for power is great, whether it is the influence of her tragic experience in the past, or her subjective pursuit, the result is so.
Whenever Li Zhi handled the government affairs of the dynasty, she always liked to point fingers from the side, and sometimes Li Zhi put forward his own opinions, and Wu Zetian would always raise objections, often letting Li Zhi not come to Taiwan. Li Zhi admired his wife's political talent, but he did not like Wu Zetian's unforgiving attitude, and could only secretly scold in his heart.
In November of the first year of Lin De (664), the eunuch Wang Fusheng reported to Li Zhi that the empress was performing the art of victory in the palace!
The problem is that Wu Zetiangui is an empress, she wants to deal with the enemy, just shoot directly, why should she engage in curses in the deep palace, this behavior is also too negative, too inconsistent with Wu Zetian's personal design.
The woman who cursed the harem is not recorded in the history books, and it is not very realistic.
Curse Li Zhi? To say that Wu Zetian wants to replace him is probably a bit of an hindsight. At this time, Wu Zetian had people who waved the flag and shouted, but the foundation of the government and the opposition was not large, and what was the significance of killing the current emperor? Moreover, Li Zhi died, and the crown prince, it was not Wu Zetian's turn to take power.
The only explanation is probably that Wu Zetian invited people into the palace to pray for Emperor Gaozong's blessings, hoping that his illness would be cured as soon as possible, but he was framed for performing the art of victory!
Note that this incident occurred during a period when Li Zhi was dissatisfied with Wu Zetian.
Ever since Wu Zetian began to interfere in the politics of the dynasty, Li Zhi had a feeling of resistance to her in his heart, and when he heard that Wu Zetian was engaged in such a mess in the harem, Li Zhi's nameless fire immediately went up. Li Zhi did not go to the harem to investigate, nor did he inquire, but found the Xitai Waiter and the Same East and West Tai Sanpin Shangguan Yi.
In the second year of Long Shuo (662), the Tang Dynasty carried out official reforms, changing menxia province to Dongtai, Zhongshu province to Xitai, and Shangshu province to zhongtai; Menxia Shizhong as zuoxiang, Zhongshu Ling as right xiang, Shangshu left and right servants as Kuang Zheng, Shangshu left and right servants as Suji, six Shangshu as Taichangbo, and Shilang as Shaochangbo.
If you put a label on Shangguan Yi, it is a useless student. In the history of the Tang Dynasty, Shangguan Yi appeared only once, and this time he was killed. Character determines destiny, and it is not wrong to say it at all.
Shangguan Yi's father was the deputy superintendent of the Jiangdu Palace of the Sui Dynasty, and was later killed by Yu Wenhua and did not have the protection of the family, Shangguan Yi had to work hard, and later passed the imperial examination and entered the court.
Shangguan Yi was able to mingle in the court and rely entirely on his own ability to write court poetry. According to historical records, Shangguan Yi was good at five-word poetry, characterized by neat and tidy, paying attention to the perfection of form, and using gorgeous words and high style, and the poetic style was called "Shangguan Style" by later generations. Most of his poems are whitewashed and praised by the nature of virtue, so they are deeply liked by the rulers, and promotion is also a reasonable thing.
To put it bluntly, Shangguan Yi was mixed in the court literature circle, with a narrow vision and a simple mind, and as for political wisdom, it was almost non-existent. After Li Zhi became emperor, he promoted him to the position of prime minister, planning to cultivate him well.
No, Li Zhi wanted to talk to him, but Shangguan Yi didn't seem to understand the situation. He thought that Wu Zetian was really engaged in the art of victory, and saw that Li Zhi was angry and had a murderous spirit on his body, so he catered to him: "Your Majesty, the empress likes dictatorship, and everyone in the world does not like her, please depose her!" ”
Li Zhi: "Shangguan Yi, you immediately drafted an edict and deposed the empress!" ”
As a result, the two men opened the spit mode, counted wu Zetian's brutal and unreasonable past, and were eager to play a song of alpine flowing water to commemorate this experience of spitting with the same enemy.
The eunuch who was waiting next to him was shocked, the emperor was coming for real, taking advantage of the gap between Li Zhi and Shangguan Yi complaining, the eunuch immediately went to the harem and told Wu Zetian the truth.
Wu Zetian was in a good mood, when he heard that Shangguan Yi had actually proposed to depose himself, her husband was still next to him, and his heart was like a dark cloud, and the sky was rolling with thunder! After all, Wu Zetian was a mature politician, and if she wanted to keep this matter down, she had to give Li Zhi a soft and make things clear.
Wu Zetian immediately rushed to the front hall, and the couple looked at each other with mixed feelings.
At this time, Shangguan Yi was writing an edict non-stop, and Wu Zetian gave Li Zhi a soft softening, claiming that he was not messing around in the harem, but that some people really had malicious intentions and wanted to alienate the feelings of the husband and wife.
Li Zhi's grievances had already been vented, and in the face of Wu Zetian, he did not have any anger, but instead had endless pity. Wu Zetian's explanation made him feel very pleased, and even the last bit of grievance disappeared, and Li Zhidun was ashamed in the face of Wu Zetian, who was in love with each other and advancing and retreating together.
It's already happened, and you have to find someone to carry the pot.
Li Zhi said grievously: "Lady Charming, you didn't depose your thoughts in the first place, it was all Shangguan Yi's thoughts, which caused a big misunderstanding, you first dissipated your anger!" ”
Afterwards, Wu Zetian sent people to investigate the matter thoroughly, and found that the eunuchs Wang Fusheng and Shangguan Yi had once served in the palace of the deposed prince Li Zhong... Soon, Xu Jingzong spoke: Wang Fusheng, Shangguan Yi, Chen Wang, Li Zhong, the wolf's ambition, plotted to rebel.
You plough the field to weave cloth for me, and I carry water to water the garden for you, which is the tacit understanding of the ancient model couple.
In the royal family, you come to me on the table and give me an edict, and my wife is satisfied with me.
Shangguan Yi, Shangguan Tingzhi, Wang Fusheng: Executed, confiscated family property.
Chen Wang Li Zhong: Suicide.
Judging from the background of Shangguan Yi and others, it should not be the eldest son's unscrupulous henchmen, but just arrogant and arrogant, and do not take Wu Zetian in his eyes. For Wu Zetian, Shangguan Yi could only be regarded as a plague of ants, but if she was troubled to find her, she would not mind using a group of human heads to establish her own power.
After this incident, Li Zhi's feelings for Wu Zetian were more real, not to say that he was in awe of her, or trust and love for her. All in all, as long as the government is in the court, Wu Zetian will certainly attend the meeting, and Li Zhi will also seek Wu Zetian's opinion on the handling of the government, and the government and the public will call the couple "two saints."
If Shangguan Yi knew that this was the end, I was afraid that he would jump out of the coffin in anger!
Text/Jiugao Han shuo