The Tang Dynasty was an open dynasty and an extremely stable era, where the people lived comfortably, and women seemed to have a chance to show their prominence in this era.
Wu Zetian was proclaimed emperor in this era, and her daughter Princess Taiping seemed to have learned from the past and wanted to become the second female emperor. So she plays the spell of power, trying to be the head of a country like her mother.
Unfortunately, she met Li Longji, who was also tough, and the two began to fight from the time When Li Longji was still the crown prince, and until Li Longji became empress, she could not stop the ambitions of Princess Taiping.
Earlier, Princess Taiping and Li Longji were not tit-for-tat, but they also joined forces to overthrow the Wei clan. But the alliance between the two did not last long, and once their respective interests were involved, they would not back down.
After Li Dan ascended the throne, he has always been protective of Princess Taiping, and can even be said to rely on her very much. This also made Princess Taiping's desire to be indulged day by day, thinking that she was fully capable of becoming the second Martial Emperor.
However, although Li Dan took good care of Taiping, in the matter of inheriting the throne, he never thought of letting Princess Taiping inherit. In his heart, having a mother who became an emperor was already very shocking, and it seemed a bit unreasonable to have another sister who was called emperor.
Therefore, on the issue of the choice of the heir of the Tang Dynasty, Li Dan still chose Li Longji, who had outstanding ability, but this move stimulated Princess Taiping, who believed that her position was threatened.
In order to eliminate Li Longji, she even instigated the ministers of the DPRK and wanted to deprive Li Longji of his position as crown prince. This incident did not even shy away from Li Longji, which really annoyed Li Longji.
After Li Longji took the throne, the relationship between the two became more and more rigid, and gradually reached an irreconcilable point. Finally, one day, Li Longji moved first, almost all the power of Princess Taiping was eradicated, and Princess Taiping was also given to die in her home.
Several of Princess Taiping's children were also dealt with, but there was one exception, and that was Xue Chongjian, the second son of Taiping and Xue Shao. It is said that not only was he not killed, but he was also given the surname Of Li.
Why can Xue Chongjian have such treatment? This has to start a long time ago. At that time, Princess Taiping's ambitions were increasingly revealed, but Xue Chongjian did not have a heart with her, but was very close to Li Longji.
When Taiping began to attack Li Longji, Xue Chongjian stood firmly on the side of Li Longji, and also said good things for Li Longji many times, and as a result, he was beaten by Taiping many times.
Therefore, after Li Longji ascended the throne, Princess Taiping's family was punished, but Xue Chongjian survived. However, his life was not as beautiful as written in the history.
In fact, Li Longji was able to keep him alive, which was already considered a mercy to his subordinates, and then he was assigned to a small place to be an official, and he was not as honored as written in the historical records.