In the twenty-fourth year of the new century (736), with Zhang Jiuling being removed from the post of prime minister, Li Linfu began his seventeen-year career as prime minister. Regardless of the outcome, at least the tang dynasty prime ministers finally don't have to "fight".
However, the farce of the late Kaiyuan period did not end, but the main battlefield of this drama would shift from the outer court to the harem.
Since Princess Wu Huifei was born, she not only defeated Empress Wang, but also became the first person in the harem. However, for this "harem beauty three thousand, but also to be pampered in one" Wu Huifei, because of her own identity, she has never become an empress, which has to be said, is definitely the first regret in life.
Of course, for being an empress, Concubine Wu Huifei was completely dead hearted. However, for the sake of their own children and their future status, to make their children princes, this must be done.
Unfortunately, Wu Huifei's idea is very good, but in the face of a very "rational" husband and a Manchu Dynasty Wenwu who never agrees with and vows to oppose to death, Wu Huifei is weak and has no way at all, and can only drag it year after year...
Now, ten years later, his son has grown up and married a great beauty surnamed Yang, but the position of prince has not been solved
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As everyone knows, at this time, the sudden appearance of a person made Wu Huifei see hope, and the impossible thing also completely turned around.
This person is Li Linfu of the "Honey Belly Sword".
As we said earlier, in order to get the throne of the prime minister, Li Linfu signed an agreement with Concubine Wu Huifei, you let me be the prime minister, and I will make your son the crown prince. Now that the agreement was halfway completed, Wu Huifei's promise had been fulfilled, and now it was Li Linfu's turn to fulfill his original oath.
Therefore, for the same goal, Li Linfu and Wu Huifei united again. Since then, Concubine Wu Huifei has been responsible for acting in the harem, specially pouring ecstasy soup into the emperor and saying bad things about the prince every day
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Li Linfu, on the other hand, was waiting for an opportunity in the outer court, specifically responsible for keeping an eye on the prince's every move, as long as the prince had any illegal things, he would immediately report and kill him!
In October of the twenty-fourth year of the new century (736), Li Linfu reported to Concubine Wu that the crown prince was often mixed with two younger brothers, one was Li Yao the Prince of E, and the other was Li Ju the Prince of Guang, and they often made remarks dissatisfied with the emperor.
You know, these three young men vent their dissatisfaction, which is also excusable. After all, their mothers were all favored, and later because of this Concubine Wu, they all fell out of favor again, which can be described as the same disease. The three children walked together, complaining that their father was too thin and hypocritical, that his mother had been wronged, and so on.
The son complained about his father, which was not a big deal. But wu Huifei could not stop this matter from "making it bigger" and "stronger".
After learning about this matter, Concubine Wu Huifei immediately went to Tang Xuanzong to complain. Here's what she said:
"The Emperor, the Crown Prince, and the two princes formed a party, saying that the concubines had taken their mother's favor, so they held a grudge in their hearts, and they wanted to kill the concubines, and hoped that the emperor would be the master for me!" In addition, they also said a lot of bad things about you, and the concubines did not dare to tell you....."
When she finished, she knelt down and wept bitterly.
After hearing these remarks, Tang Xuanzong was furious and immediately held a plenary meeting to criticize these three contrarians!
At this moment, the status of Prince Li Ying was about to be completely yellow.
Fortunately, it was October of the twenty-fourth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty (736), and the chief chancellor of the dynasty was still Zhang Jiuling.
On this issue, Zhang Jiuling absolutely did not agree. He not only laid out the great principle of the family and the world, but also told a lot of stories about the final demise of the country after listening to the change of women to princes, and gave the emperor a history lesson in solidity.
The emperor wanted to change, the minister did not do it, and the matter was completely deadlocked.
At this time, a woman's stinky move completely broke the deadlock and allowed the prince to escape this fate.
This woman who walks stinky chess is Wu Huifei.
It turned out that Wu Huifei was not giving up, but she felt that on this issue, Li Linfu had already been bribed by her, so why not just bribe Zhang Jiuling. Therefore, Concubine Wu Huifei sent a eunuch named Niu Gui'er to let him go to Zhang Jiuling.
For Zhang Jiuling, the fact that Wu Huifei bribed him was simply insulting his personality. The next morning, in front of Manchu Wenwu, Zhang Jiuling told the matter from beginning to end, and scolded Concubine Wu.
At this moment, Tang Xuanzong also completely understood.
For Tang Xuanzong, Zhang Jiuling's words made him feel like an empowerment and a mao. Originally, Concubine Wu Hui brought rain every day and asked the emperor to protect herself, giving people an impression of chuchu and pity. But now, it turns out that this woman has been acting. She not only coveted the position of prince, but also joined forces with the foreign court and dared to secretly contact the prime minister.
Tang Xuanzong was an emperor who came out of the era of Wu Zetian, Empress Wei, and Princess Taiping. He knew better than anyone the power of the harem's alliance with the outer court. Therefore, after recognizing the true face of Concubine Wu, Tang Xuanzong immediately scolded her, and the position of crown prince Li Ying was also preserved.
Of course, although the position of prince was temporarily preserved, but because of cursing his father and cursing his little mother, in Tang Xuanzong's mind, the prince was still infinitely marginalized.
At this time, the prince, like a dying camel, waited for the last straw that God would give him. In April of the twenty-fifth year of the new century (737), this last straw finally arrived as scheduled. This year, with Zhang Jiuling being blasted out of the imperial court, the last protective umbrella of prince Li Ying finally ceased to exist. The prince is completely finished.
However, the rest of this history can only be described in four words: bizarre.
According to the Old Book of Tang and the Zizhi Tongjian,
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A man who did not have a long memory, gathered together to scold the emperor, and as a result, he was arrested again
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。 This time, the emperor revived the old matter, and the two sins were unified, and the prince was deposed.
According to the New Book of Tang, it is said that the crown prince was caught in the trap of Concubine Wu Huifei, which was abolished. It turned out that one day Concubine Wu Huifei sent someone to send a message to the prince, saying that there were thieves in the palace, and asked the prince to immediately lead the army to escort him.
Therefore, the three brothers were immediately fully armed and rushed into the palace with their soldiers. As a result, they only saw a weeping Concubine Wu Hui, a blood-soaked father, and the one who falsely accused him of mutiny and rebellion
"Your Majesty, the crown prince wants to kill his concubines, and he also asks His Majesty to make decisions for the concubines."
At this point, the three brothers understood that we had mistakenly broken into the "White Tiger Hall" and completely fell for Wu Huifei's deception.
Of course, both versions are from the canonical history, and both are records of official authority. As for which one is credible, no one knows.
However, it is said that the prince brought troops into the palace with a high probability of being false.
First, the prince is an adult, and the three brothers still have conflicts with Wu Huifei, and it is impossible to easily believe wu Huifei's rumors.
Second, after the crown prince was arrested, he would definitely confess the false transmission of the Holy Will by Concubine Wu Huifei, and Concubine Wu Huifei could not be unscathed.
Third, the prince's conspiracy to rebel is a felony, and if convicted, tens of thousands of people will be linked, and it is impossible to pursue the criminal responsibility of only three of them and turn a blind eye to others.
Therefore, it should be that these three people did not learn any lessons, died without repentance, and finally had to die together.
In May of the twenty-fifth year of the new century (737), after the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu did not have any "objections", Li Longji announced to the world that the crown prince Li Ying, Li Yao the Prince of E, and Li Ju the Prince of Guang were demoted to shuren. Fifteen days later, Li Longji continued to issue the Holy Decree, giving the three men to die in a caravanserai east of Chang'an City.
Within one day, three sons were killed in a row, which should be the biggest unjust case in the Tang Xuanzong period. You know, according to the ancient books, the prince is kind-hearted, has been very well-behaved for thirty years, and has never made any major mistakes, while Li Yao and Li Zhao are known for their erudition and extensive books, and they will definitely be experts in governing the country in the future. But as a result, the three brothers died so confused.
After the death of the crown prince, the position of the Eastern Palace was vacated, and the country could not go a day without a prince, for the sake of the country's long-term peace and stability, Tang Xuanzong should appoint a new prince.
At the suggestion of Gao Lishi, the first eunuch of the harem, and in accordance with the principle of establishing a concubine, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang made his third son Li Heng the crown prince, later Emperor Suzong of Tang.
In this way, Wu Huifei fought her whole life, harmed countless people, and finally failed, which was equivalent to making a wedding dress for others. It is worth mentioning that three months after the death of the crown prince, Concubine Wu Huifei also died due to mental problems.
At the same time, because the matter was revealed, Wu Huifei's son Li Mao never received the favor of his father again, and even his wife was robbed by Tang Xuanzong.