The Tang Dynasty has been famous for thousands of years because it has an unmatched prosperity, and the reason why the Tang Dynasty will create such a brilliant prosperity is because there were many civilian ministers and martial artists who will guard the Tang Dynasty, especially the Tang Dynasty's prime ministers. Among them, there are many well-known ones, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Di Renjie, Zhang Jiuling and so on.
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The names of these prime ministers are well known to posterity because they contributed greatly to the Tang Dynasty, but one of them also contributed greatly to the Tang Dynasty. Especially
When the Li Tang artifact was restored, it could be said that he was the greatest achievement, but the Tang Dynasty was famous and always ignored him
He is Zhang Kamzhi.
Speaking of this person, everyone must think of the official who has a good relationship with Di Renjie in the TV series "Detective Di Renjie". Compared with Di Renjie's loyalty to Wu Zetian, this Zhang Kam Zhi has always been inclined to the Li Tang family.
As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty artifact and ascended the throne as emperor. And on her way to the peak of power, countless people became cannon fodder under her feet. The eldest son Wuji, Shangguan Yi and other court members were all defeated in the struggle against Wu Zetian, and the end was very miserable. Therefore, even if some people are grumpy about Wu Zetian's rule, they dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
Although Di Renjie tried his best to assist during Wu Zetian's reign, he also hoped that one day Wu Zetian would return the throne to the Li family. Therefore, when he was alive, he tried his best to pave the way for this goal, and the person he favored was Zhang Kamzhi, who was talented, courageous, and loyal to the Li Tang Dynasty. If you want to restore the Li Tang Artifact in the future, he is the most useful candidate!
Therefore, when Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie to recommend talents, Di Renjie repeatedly recommended Zhang Kamzhi, so that Zhang Kamzhi's official position was promoted all the way, and finally the official was the prime minister.
Wu Zetian hesitated when choosing an heir, and Wu Zetian also thought of establishing the descendants of the Wu clan as heirs. But this idea was quickly dispelled, and she chose her son Li Xian as her heir. However, the Wu family had great power in the dynasty, and formed a confrontation with the royal family of the Li family.
In his later years, Wu Zetian especially liked to raise male pets, of which the Zhang brothers were the most favored, they were Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, who coaxed the elderly Wu Zetian to turn around, so that at that time, the two could control the government and chaos, and the courtiers dared not speak out.
The Zhang brothers' acting as a blessing not only made people angry and resentful, but even touched the interests of the Wu family and the Li family. It was just that I didn't expect that the two forces united and failed to bring down the Zhang brothers, and Wu Zetian's love for the two had reached the point where it could not be repeated.
The Zhang brothers were arrogant, and the task of eradicating them could not be delayed, at this time Zhang Kamzhi stood up. Zhang Kamzhi, who was already in his seventies, was already the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he knew that as long as there was the protection of Wu Zetian, the Zhang brothers could not be eradicated, and Wu Zetian was already more than eighty years old, and this was a good opportunity for her to give way and assist Li Xian in ascending the throne.
So Zhang Kamzhi took the lead in launching a coup d'état, led hundreds of soldiers into the palace, directly beheaded the Zhang brothers, and then forced Wu Zetian to issue an abdication edict. Wu Zetian had no choice but to abdicate, and the crown prince Li Xian succeeded to the throne, which was Emperor Zhongzong of Tang. This coup was the famous Shenlong coup in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
And Wu Zetian would never have imagined that his own heroic name was actually planted in the hands of an old man in his seventies.
The Tang Dynasty after Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian's succession was not peaceful, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Li Xian was a coward, and his empress Dowager Wei and his daughter Princess Anle were bent on emulating Wu Zetian, wanting to control the government and even become a female emperor. Of course, Zhang Kamzhi and others, who had made great achievements at this time, would never allow another Wu Zetian to rise, so they tried their best to curb Empress Wei's power.
The strength of the Wu clique represented by Wu Sansi here is still very strong, and Wu Sansi has not stopped thinking of usurping power, but he knows very well that Zhang Kamzhi and others will not be willing to let Empress Wei become bigger, nor will they allow themselves to threaten the interests of the Li family, so it is imperative to get rid of Zhang Kam.
First, Empress Wei blew the wind in front of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, li xian, gave Zhang Kamzhi and others a secret surrender, and deprived them of real power, and then Wu Sansi came forward to frame Zhang Kamzhi in various ways. In the end, Zhang Kamzhi was exiled and sent to distribution, and soon he fell ill and died, and the courtiers who participated in the Shenlong coup together were almost completely arrested. The civil unrest of the Tang Dynasty for power and profit has not been quelled, and Empress Wei, crown prince Li Chongjun, Wu Sansi and others have all been destroyed in the war against each other. It was not until Tang Ruizong Li Dan succeeded to the throne that the court, which had been in turmoil for a long time, had some calm.
After Emperor Ruizong of Tang succeeded to the throne, he began to rehabilitate Zhang Kamzhi and others who had been wrongfully killed, and posthumously honored him as Zhongshu Ling (中書令).
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The prime minister who contributed his life to the Tang Dynasty finally received the honor he deserved.
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: New Book of Tang, Old Book of Tang.