In 710, the little emperor Li Chongmao was grabbed by Princess Taiping by the collar and thrown from the dragon chair, so he still thought in his heart: When did I say that I was going to give up the throne?
It's a bit like a farce scene, but it's actually a change of dynasties.
When I went to the court, I felt that something was wrong, this early in the morning, there was the coffin of his father Li Xian on the west side of the chaotang, next to the coffin stood uncle Li Dan, and aunt Princess Taiping stood among the courtiers, this atmosphere, really weird!
Before she could think about it, Princess Taiping said to everyone, "The country is in turmoil, and the emperor said that he would give the throne to his uncle. ”
No one had time to react, and a minister took out the Zen edict that had been written long ago and read it in court, at this time Li Chongmao was still sitting on the dragon chair and did not know, so the scene was slightly awkward.
Princess Taiping didn't care about this, the wind and fire stepped forward, grabbed her nephew's collar, and threw him off the throne, next to li dan, the king of Xiang, twisted and pinched, unwilling to ascend to the emperor's throne, Princess Taiping went down and grabbed Li Dan's wrist, pressed him on the dragon chair, turned around and led the group of courtiers to prostrate: "Long live my emperor!" ”
In this way, Li Dan was once again forced to ascend the throne.
Li Dan was Li Zhi's younger son, and originally it was not his turn to ascend the throne, but for various reasons, the final throne fell on Li Dan's head, but Li Dan was gentle in nature, and his IQ and emotional intelligence were very high, how could he not know that his mother Wu Zetian wanted to monopolize power?
Therefore, he voluntarily surrendered his power, gave way to Wu Zetian, and elected his brother Li Xian as the next crown prince to show that he had no intention of power, which was exchanged for his peace and stability.
But maybe he was so lucky? He always wanted to avoid power disputes, and after Li Xian's death, the courtiers elected him to the throne on the grounds that he had been emperor, so there was the opening scene.
Although Li Dan is not keen on power, he himself is still very talented, during his reign, the country was well-governed, and there was a great wind of chastity and prosperity, on the contrary, for the regime, every time the prime minister reported something, Li Dan would always ask whether he had consulted with Princess Taiping and Li Longji, if the two had the same opinion, then Li Dan did not ask, Hao Shuang had to sign the approval document, if the two people had different opinions, the fold would be shelved and discussed.
He really just wanted to live a leisurely life, so 10 months after he ascended the throne, once in the upper court, he suddenly said that he wanted to pass the throne to Li Longji, and the ministers looked at each other, not knowing what the emperor meant, and Li Longji, worried that this was his father's temptation to himself, so he refused to refuse in every way, and this matter was shelved.
Gradually, Princess Taiping's ambitions grew larger and larger, and the crown prince Li Longji, under the influence of Princess Taiping, was overwhelmed and breathless, and even suffered from the poisoning of Princess Taiping, fortunately, the resourcefulness of the people around her did not let Princess Taiping succeed.
The feeling of being suppressed by female relatives made Li Dan want to do something for Li Longji, so at this time, he had the idea of giving way again.
Princess Taiping wanted to get rid of this prince's nephew and clear the obstacles, but if one plan could not be achieved, another plan would be implemented. Princess Taiping ordered the people of Qin Tianjian to report to Li Danyu, saying that the comet had crossed, which meant that the old innovation was removed, the throne was unstable, and the prince might rebel.
Princess Taiping's move was originally intended to separate Li Dan's father and son, and if Li Longji's status as prince could be abolished, it would be even better. But I never expected ah, Li Dan is thinking of abdicating, suffering from no excuses, this is not sleepy someone handed a pillow!
Therefore, in 712 AD, Li Dan formally abdicated the throne, and Li Longji ascended the throne.
Although Li Dan did not argue in this life, although he did not have remarkable political achievements, but his several abdications, the Tang Dynasty was stable and peaceful transition, avoiding bloodshed and strife, and it was precisely in this way that he won the title of Ruizong.
When Li Dan died, Li Longji did not hesitate to spend one-third of the state's money to build an imperial tomb for him and set up a large number of special people to defend the imperial tomb, in order to commemorate his father Tang Ruizong.