Wu Zetian's poisonous spicy has always been creepy. Her sons Li Hong and Li Xian both died indirectly at her hands, and Li Xian and Li Dan also lived most of their lives in horror. It is said that the grandchildren are next to each other, how does Wu Zetian treat his grandson? In fact, it is not as good as kissing my son! Among them, the most tragic were Li Xian's eldest son Li Chongrun and his seventh daughter Li Xianhui.
A lucky man born with a golden spoon
Li Chongrun, whose original name was Li Chongzhao, was later renamed Li Chongrun because Wu Zetian became emperor and avoided her wucao. He was a lucky prince born with a golden spoon, his father Li Xian, his grandfather Li Zhi, and his grandmother Wu Zetian were all emperors, and his mother Wei Hou almost became emperors, and he was also the eldest grandson, which doomed Li Chongrun to an extraordinary life.
In the second year of the First Century (675 AD), Li Hong, the eldest son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, died suddenly at the age of 24. Just 5 years later, the crown prince Li Xian was deposed, and Wu Zetian searched for the armor used for the rebellion in the Eastern Palace, pointing out that he was plotting rebellion. The two sons "died prematurely" one after another, and Li Zhi had to appoint another third son, Li Xian, as the crown prince.
In the first month of the second year of Kaiyao (682), Li Xian gave birth to his eldest son, Li Chongrun, and Li Zhi was greatly pleased, and on the day of Li Chongrun's full moon, he pardoned the world and changed his era name to Yongchun. In February, Li Zhi made emperor sun the emperor's grandson and added double insurance to his successor.
Li Zhi also planned to open a government office for Li Chongrun and set up official subordinates, but was stopped by the official Langzhong Wang Fangqing, saying: "The Jin Dynasty qi capital once appointed the emperor's grandson, and the crown prince's official subordinates were the official subordinates of the emperor's grandson, and I had never heard that the prince was still in the Eastern Palace and set up an official subordinate for the emperor's grandson." ”
Unexpectedly, Li Zhi, who has always been low-key, said: "Since I was founded, can I?" Although Li Zhi finally compromised, it is not difficult to see Li Zhi's love and high hopes for Li Chongrun. When Li Zhi went to Songshan to seal Zen, he even let Li Xian sit in the eastern capital Luoyang, and let Li Chongrun, who was less than one year old, stay in Chang'an, the capital of the capital, such an arrangement was undoubtedly a sign of future heirs.
Unfortunately, after Li Zhi's death, everything changed, Li Xian was deposed by Wu Zetian, Li Chongrun was also demoted to a commoner, and Li Chongrun, who was more than 2 years old, left his parents and was imprisoned separately from Li Xian. In the first year of the Holy Calendar (698), Wu Zetian restored Li Xian as crown prince, and Li Chongrun restored the throne to The King of Shao, but unfortunately, 3 years later, Li Chongrun was once again in great trouble.
In the first year of Dazu (701), Wu Zetian favored the brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and they falsely accused Li Chongrun and his sister Li Xianhui, the lord of Yongtai County, and his brother-in-law Wu Yanji of privately discussing them and Emperor Wu, and Wu Zetian summoned Li Xian when he learned of it and threw him a word - go back and discipline your children and son-in-law, let them not be too arrogant!
Li Xian, when he returned, thought left and right, and actually forced his son and daughter to die, as well as his unborn grandson (daughter). At that time, Li Xianhui was already pregnant with Liujia, because of this incident, she had a fetal gas, and finally died in childbirth, only 17 years old, and Li Chongrun was only 19 years old when she died.
Why did Wu Zetian force his grandson to die?
1. Li Xian was too weak to let his children be slaughtered
Li Xian was a soft bone, his own suffering is not to say, when Wu Zetian asked him to deal with Li Chongrun, his cowardice was vividly displayed.
Li Xian was imprisoned for a full 14 years, and during these years he suffered so much that he could not easily see the day again become the prince, but he did not expect that his children and son-in-law would cause him such a terrible disaster. But is Li Chongrun really so ignorant of depth?
In the history of Tang, he was an extremely filial child, unlikely to be so rebellious, probably adding oil and vinegar to the two Zhang brothers.
However, Li Xian, who was like a frightened bird, knew that it was not his child's fault, or made a decision that even he himself was not shuddering - forcing Li Chongrun and Wu Yanji to commit suicide.
In Li Xian's view, he must be ruthless, this is Wu Zetian to use this matter to test his loyalty, if he can not give his mother a satisfactory account, waiting for him will be degraded and exiled fate. The cowardly Li Xian had to break his wrist and lose his bodyguard.
2. Wu Zetian's color is sharp and smoked
In his later years, Wu Zetian was tired of the imperial government, and a few months before Li Xian's reinstatement as crown prince, the chancellor Di Renjie died, and Wu Zetian also issued an edict announcing the abolition of the eleven-year-old Zhou calendar and the restoration of the Xia calendar used by the Li Tang Dynasty, which was a signal for Wu Zetian to return power to Li Tang.
In the first year of Dazu (701 AD), the 77-year-old empress arranged for the afterlife, and suddenly felt powerless, fortunately there were two lovers, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, who were accompanied. The Erzhang brothers were probably serving Wu Zetian very well, and Wu Zetian resigned himself to it, and his power was like the sun in the sky.
Since Wu Zetian had made the decision to return to Li Tang, it was not because Li Chongrun's outstanding talent made her jealous, but because she was partial to listening and believing, and Li Chongrun offended her lover.
3. The two brothers from the joy of the bed to the minister of power
In the two brotherly incidents, there was a very important role. If what they brought to the empress earlier was only the joy of the bed, then they are now the eyes and ears of the empress, and even the courtiers of power.
The eldest son of the current crown prince was no match for the two favored subjects around Wu Zetian, and after this incident, Erzhang and their brothers were even more single-handed in covering the sky and turning against the opposition.
epilogue
Things must be reversed, but the two Brothers do not know this truth. After forcing Li Chongrun to die, they also ushered in the end. Soon, Zhang Kamzhi and others killed them and helped Li Xian to reset himself. Unfortunately, Li Chongrun, who was wrongfully killed, could not come back from the dead! If he is still alive, at the age of prosperity and strength, what else will happen to Li Longji!