In ancient times, the process of many emperors ascending to the throne was not smooth,
Up and down the hall often
Fighting for the emperor's throne,
Only the ultimate winner can ascend the throne
。 There was an emperor in the Tang Dynasty, who was called a Dao Ming Jun, who was brilliant from childhood, but in order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to pretend to be crazy and stupid for 36 years.
This emperor was Li Chen, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. His mother was only a small maid, so Li Chen was not valued when he was young. People at the time thought he was less weighty
speech
In fact, this is a euphemism, that is to say, Li Chen rarely speaks and often has to think
It takes half a day to say a sentence or two
。 And he's also slow to do things, and everyone thinks he's demented. And
he
His birth mother's status is low, so people often use this to bully him. But no matter what kind of insults he received, Li Chen always pretended
Ignorant
Look, everyone laughed and it was okay.
But in fact, Li Chen's talent is very outstanding. When he was young, he often dreamed that he was flying in the sky on a golden dragon, and after telling his mother, her mother thought that she had ascended the throne
Omen,
In order to protect himself, he told him to pretend to be stupid again. In this way, he pretended until he was 37 years old. This year, Li Chen's brother
Tang Muzong
At the time of death, no heir was appointed prior to his death. The eunuch Ma Yuanzhen thought that Li Chen's dementia was easy to control, so he simply helped him to the throne. By this time he was already loaded
crazy
Sold stupid for 36 years.
However, after Li Chen ascended the throne, Ma Yuanzhen found that
He is not
But not
Silly
, and very shrewd. As soon as he took office, he eliminated the castration clique in the imperial court, which was the previous one
Minister Ping
In the unjust case, the atmosphere between the government and the public has been renewed. In addition, he also advocated thrift and thrift, promoted useful talents, and promoted light and thin endowments, showing a situation of prosperity throughout the country. According to word of mouth, the people believed that Li Chen was a wise man. In order to express gratitude for the grace of the Emperor,
Actually
He was juxtaposed with Li Shimin, believing that he had the legacy of Emperor Taizong.