Introduction: Wu Zetian dug up Li Ji's tomb, what did he find? Why did she think Li Ji was a cunning person?
Lee Ji
The tomb was dug up, and it was dug by Wu Zetian, and there was some deep hatred that made Wu Zetian lay down such a cruel hand, so that those who went there could not rest in peace.
What is even more shocking is not only to dig a grave, but also to open a coffin to kill the body, what kind of mistake did Li Ji make, and what kind of encounter will he encounter after his death?
And why after digging the grave, Wu Zetian said
Is it a cunning person? What secrets are hidden in this tomb?
Li Ji's path to origin
Li Ji's original name was Xu Shixun,
It is a standard rich second generation, the family has a pile of slaves, there is no shortage of food and drink, but he and his father are both charitable and charitable.
During the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the seventeen-year-old Xu Shijie joined Zhai Rang's army in order to support the world.
Later, Li Mi joined Zhai Rang's army, and Xu Shijie became a general under Li Mi. The Wagang Army once became a force to be reckoned with in the rebel army.
Later, Li Mi's Wagang army was defeated by Wang Shichong, and Xu Shijie threw himself into Li Tang's command and became a member of Li Tang's generals, and later gave him the surname Li, and followed Li Shimin in the southern expedition to the north, making many military achievements.
Li Shimin also trusted him quite much, and even before his death, he also "routined" a wave of Li Ji, and eventually Li Ji became Li Zhi's "Minister of Life".
Li Ji is a very sleek person, and this kind of sleekness allows him to avoid the malice of many others, but his final demise is also brought about by this sleekness.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang came together and wanted to depose Empress Wang and make Wu Shi empress, but the eldest son Wuji and other ministers did not agree, and strongly opposed Tang Gaozong's approach.
In this situation where everyone was denying, Tang Gaozong wanted to get an affirmation, so he asked Li Ji, but Li Ji did not explicitly agree or oppose, but said:
"This is a family affair of Your Majesty, so why ask outsiders?"
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Perhaps in the eyes of others, this answer is the best, after all, in that situation, if you casually take sides, it is very likely to invite the disaster of killing.
Li Ji did not answer, but felt that he had answered the question again, and his emotional intelligence was really high.
Excavate Xu Mao Cemetery to vent anger
Later, Li Zhi died and Wu Zetian ascended the throne, and Li Ji's grandson Li Jingye was not accustomed to Wu Zetian's dictatorship, so he rebelled in Yangzhou, but it was not long before he was pacified.
It was also Li Jingye's reckless behavior that ruined the fate of a family.
Because of the rebellion of his grandson Li Jingye, Xu Maogong's tomb was dug up, the grave was cut open, the coffin was split by an axe, and the ashes were thrown to the ashes.
In fact, it is not difficult to see that digging a grave is originally a very disrespectful thing for the deceased, because of the grandson's rebellion and digging up the grandfather's grave, such a statement is actually a bit absurd, but Wu Zetian took over the government, and no one dared to rebel against her.
And why did Wu Zetian have such a great hostility towards Xu Maogong?
This is related to what we said earlier, Li Ji's sleekness.
When Emperor Gaozong of Tang questioned him, Li Ji did not support Wu Zetian as empress, and even if he was neutral, it was an act that Wu Zetian did not support, and naturally he hated Xu Maogong.
Therefore, I said that Wu Zetian's digging of the tomb was not only to punish the rebellion, but more like to vent his anger and vent his anger, in addition to the purpose of deterring the courtiers, which is also in line with Wu Zetian's style of behavior.
The burial is far-sighted from Jane
And the next shock is not only the posterity, but also the party Wu Zetian.
Excavate the tomb, which is not gold and silver jewelry, nor is it a valuable treasure
, but a set of imperial clothes, ten dolls and not many clothes.
Although Wu Zetian was shocked when he knew it, he also knew the reason for it. If the tomb is full of all kinds of treasures, doesn't it confirm the family's disloyalty to the imperial court?
It can be seen that this is also what Li Ji instructed before his death:
"But the cloth is loaded with a revealing car, carrying my coffin, and the coffin is covered with regular clothes, but only a pair of imperial clothes is added, and if you have knowledge of death, you will see the emperor here."
Even the things in the tomb are so simple, they must have been honest and incorruptible people before they died, which is Li Ji's intention, and it can be said that he has considered it very long-term.
There is also the intention of the imperial dress, why put a set of imperial clothes in the coffin?
This was actually mentioned before Li Ji's death, he was going to wear imperial clothes to see the former emperor, and his loyalty to the imperial court could be learned.
The ten dolls inside are also buried by Li Ji with straw people and horses in accordance with the ancient funeral rites.
Every detail is loyalty to the imperial court, he had long expected such a day, so he prepared everything early, and then Wu Zetian, who realized in hindsight, could only scold Li Ji as an old slippery head.
He also took away the surname Of Li that Li Yuan had given him before, and then ordered people to crush Li Ji's body, which showed the viciousness in Wu Zetian's heart.
In fact, why did Li Ji end up in such a situation? He himself has a reason.
The previous Li Ji was very upright, fighting the enemy on the battlefield for the sake of the country, and his military achievements were outstanding, so the emperor appreciated him, the ministers approved of him, and the soldiers admired him. However, later Xu Maogong stole and slipped, without the heroism of the past, and also brought himself the disaster of killing.
Li Ji is very much in feng shui, before he deliberately found a feng shui master, for himself to find a piece of feng shui treasure land that can prosper his descendants, but then there was another feng shui master, the Tao is deeper, after seeing this treasure land of Li Ji, he shook his head repeatedly, saying that if Li Ji is buried here, it will not be stable.
Although the final fact is that Li Ji's tomb was dug up, there is no real record of the feng shui master's story, just rumors.
And what really should be paid attention to is that Li Ji is like this because he did not have the bravery and decisiveness of his youth in his later years, but was afraid of his head and tail.
However, no matter how he said it, his foresight was incomparable to that of ordinary people, and being able to consider things so thoroughly and comprehensively was also one of the reasons why Li Ji had made great achievements in the conquest of the four directions in his early years.
Wu Zetian said that Li Ji was cunning, but in fact, the cunning in Wu Zetian's eyes was also Xu Maogong's own wisdom.
postscript
Later, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang succeeded to the throne, restored Li Ji's official title, and reburied him. No matter how disrespected he was after his death, his previous glorious deeds and outstanding military achievements will not be erased.