In 684, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was deposed by his mother Wu Zetian! The reason is ridiculous: this cargo always likes to talk nonsense!
So what exactly did Li Xian say that caused Wu Zetian to abolish this pro-son? It turned out that Li Xian planned to promote his old father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen to the post of Assassin of Yu Prefecture, and even planned to be made a servant, that is, the prime minister.
This matter was strongly opposed by Pei Yan, the current chancellor of the dynasty, and Li Xian was very dismissive of this, so he said this sentence: It doesn't matter if I give the world to my father-in-law, what is the position of a waiter?
These words could blow up Wu Zetian, and without saying a word, He abolished Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and Li Xian. Li Xian's face was confused: Old lady? What does this mean? Co-author I only received the Throne Experience Card for 1 year?
Wu Zetian smiled, he didn't have only one son, he abolished a Li Xian, wasn't there another Li Dan! In the same year, Li Dan succeeded to the throne, that is, Tang Ruizong. It was also the year that Li Xian was deposed that his daughter Li Xianhui, the Princess of Yongtai, was born!
First, he was exiled at birth, and after 15 years, he actually became a tool man of his father.
Li Xianhui was poured with blood mold, originally a princess of the Tang Dynasty, but because her father's mouth was not covered, she lived a life of upheaval and displacement. Fortunately, Li Xianhui's mother was Empress Wei, so she was Li Xian's concubine, so even if she wandered, she could be properly cared for.
Time flies so fast, 15 years have passed. In the past 15 years, Li Xian has been unable to sleep all night! Why? Because his old lady was powerful enough, she not only deposed him, but also forced his elder brother Li Dan to take the initiative to meditate, and the old woman herself became the emperor!
This was not enough, Wu Zetian also killed the descendants of the old Li family by the way, and almost exterminated the clan. You say that as one of the few heirs of the Tang Dynasty, how did Li Dan feel?
The most damning thing is that Xu Jingye of Yangzhou, this guy is not authentic, he wants to start a business, but under the banner of restoring Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian's throne is frightening, and he is afraid to eat.
Can't stand it, Li Xian thought of committing suicide, no way, this day is really impossible to live! But whenever Li Xian wanted to commit suicide, his wife Empress Wei would hold her cute little daughter Li Xianhui to comfort her husband, and move Li Xian to tears and snot, so she couldn't help but say: After I develop, I promise to let you casually hi pi!
At that time, Wu Zetian was thinking about whether to pass the throne to his nephew Wu Sansi or Wu Chengsi. Or did it pass on to his son Li Xian? It's a tough one.
As a result, under the operation of Di Renjie, Wu Zetian actually made up his mind to pass the throne to Li Xian. Di Renjie didn't say much, but he said in a word: Is it an aunt and nephew, or a mother and son?
This is really a new thing, after Li Xian was deposed for 15 years, he finally jumped over the dragon gate and became the crown prince again. After Li Xian became the crown prince again, he was naturally careful everywhere.
In order to cater to his mother's pleasure, Li Xian chose to marry the old martial family! As for the object of the marriage, Li Xian, in order to show his sincerity, married his beloved Yongtai princess Li Xianhui (who was still the county lord at the time) to Wu Chengsi's son Wu Yanji, and later married another daughter, Princess Anle, to Wu Chongxun, the son of Wu Sansi.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were both nephews of Wu Zetian, and had almost become the heirs of Wu Zetian, so marrying the two of them was both to show their loyalty to the old wu family and to ease their relationship with the old wu family.
Second, Li Xianhui perfectly inherited the fine tradition of her father: big mouth!
After the 16-year-old Li Xianhui married Wu Yanji, her life was not bad, after all, it was a marriage between a princess and a prince (at that time, Wu Yanji had inherited the throne of his father), and everyone was young, and the newlywed Yan'er naturally had a good relationship.
Feelings are good, this is more, sometimes there is no word to find words, any topic dares to say. For example, Wu Zetian, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers stole joy in the harem, and the couple dared to talk privately.
If two people hid in the bedroom and talked twice, no one would say anything. But the two of them were happy themselves, and they had to make others happy as well. So Hu Li Xianhui called out to his brother Li Chongrun and hi pi pi together.
This is good, 3 people on this topic, simply enjoy it, the more they say the more excited, the more they say the louder! Don't you know that the partition wall has ears? In the blink of an eye, this matter spread out, and what was fatal was that it also reached Li Chongfu's ears.
Who is Lee Chung-fuk? That was the eldest son of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, and this guy must have been thinking about the throne with his heart in his heart! But Li Xian's concubine is Li Chongrun, and only by getting rid of Li Chongrun can Li Chongfu have a chance.
Therefore, Li Chongfu resolutely sold his brother, sister and brother-in-law! (Of course, this is Empress Wei's one-sided statement, not necessarily true)
After Wu Zetian learned of this, his old face in his 80s was suddenly blushing with shame. The Empress was angry, and the consequences were severe! So Hu Wu Zetian killed Li Chongrun, Wu Yanji, and Li Xianhui!
Third, guan yu Li Xianhui's death is full of doubts.
We must know that the emperor's tomb is called Ling, but the tomb of Princess Li Xianhui of Yongtai was also named Ling by Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, which is unique in history.
Why? Quite simply, Daddy's heart is full of guilt! Li Xianhui is Li Xian's beloved daughter, but for Li Xian's career, she married Wu Yanji. But that doesn't prove how guilty it is, does it? In fact, there is another hidden plot in this matter, which is related to Li Xianhui's death method.
According to the current historical data and the discovery of tomb excavations, three ways of li Xianhui's death have been summarized:
The first is sinful killing.
This is a well-established statement in historical materials such as the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and the Zizhi Tongjian that when Wu Zetian killed Li Chongrun and Wu Yanji, he also killed Li Xianhui, the princess of Yongtai!
The second is poisoning.
Princess Yongtai was pregnant at the time, but she still couldn't cover her big mouth. In the historical data, Princess Yongtai, like her husband, died on the third day of the first month of September, but her epitaph says that she died on the fourth day of the first month of September.
There is a 1-day time difference in between! The death of such a big person, the epitaph has no reason to be mistaken, but the records of later generations may be wrong.
Therefore, we have every reason to believe that because Princess Yongtai is pregnant, Wu Zetian did not dispose of her for the time being, and waited for her to give birth to a child before doing so. Princess Ke yongtai may have died because her brother and husband were killed, and she could not stand it mentally and took poison to have an abortion.
Of course, there is also a possibility that Wu Zetian forcibly let her have an abortion and gave him poison, which eventually led to her miscarriage and death. Anyway, it's all because of Wu Zetian.
The third is dystocia.
This is the latest discovery, in the epitaph, it tells that after the murder of Princess Yongtai's husband Wu Yanji, she was not implicated, but widowed for her husband.
And "the pearl fetus destroys the moon, the resentment of the ten miles is fragranceless, the calyx is tuned to spring, and the secret medicine of the two children." It is enough to show that Princess Yongtai died of illness because of pregnancy, and it is most likely that she died in childbirth.
Experts restored the pelvic fragments of Princess Yongtai and finally found that Princess Yongtai's pelvis was small and it was very likely that there would be a difficult birth. In this way, Wu Zetian's crime seems to be cleared.
Summary: As for the male corpse, it was obviously a tomb robber.
At the end of the cemetery, experts suddenly found a male corpse. This guy was sitting in the corner, probably in his 20s. There is a robber hole above his head, originally the experts also wanted to associate it, but measured the bone age, this guy is a Song Dynasty!
Obviously, this cargo is a tomb robber, perhaps due to the uneven distribution of the loot, after the partners went up, they left this goods in the tomb, and in the end he could only accompany Princess Yongtai to die.
References: Old Book of Tang, New Book of Tang