In 710 AD, after the dictatorship of Wei Hou, Princess Taiping and Li Longji launched a coup d'état, and after Zhong Shaojing, a wupin official, joined the coup, he retreated out of fear and saw that the matter was about to be revealed, but he did not expect his wife to resolve the crisis with one move.
The story begins with the collapse of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, which is a very sudden death, and the crown prince Li Chongjun has not yet established a prince after he was killed in a coup d'état, and the country cannot be without a monarch for a day.
Empress Wei abandoned the edict painstakingly drafted by Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er, supported the young emperor Li Chongmao, excluded Li Dan, the prince of Xiang, and made her own claim to the throne, and dreamed of being an empress.
In order to become empress earlier, she followed the example of Wu Zetian and took a series of measures intensively, and the entire Chang'an City was also heavily guarded and murderous.
As soon as these measures were introduced, they immediately angered Princess Taiping, who would never allow Empress Wei's ambitions to succeed.
In order to save the Li Tang Dynasty, there was only one way to carry out a coup d'état to get rid of Empress Wei and her henchmen, but Princess Taiping alone could not do it, and she had to find a helper, who was right? In terms of situation and strength, Li Dan, the King of Xiang, is of course the best candidate.
But Princess Taiping did not go to him.
First of all, Xiang Wang's goal was too big, he must have been monitored to death by Empress Wei, and allying with him was easy to cause suspicion.
Secondly, Princess Taiping also had her own ambitions at this time, if she only played a role in the Shenlong coup, then this time she would be the leader.
Because she had enough strength and the excuse that Wei Hou had tampered with the will, this time she would never make wedding dresses for others again.
Just when Princess Taiping was repeatedly plotting and unable to do anything, her nephew Li Longji came to her.
Li Longji was born to Dou Shi, a concubine of Li Dan the Prince of Xiang, and was the third eldest in line, known as "Sanlang".
In the era of paying attention to the ranking of the elder and the young, he did not have an advantage among the sons of King Xiang, and he also saw that the situation might change, and wanted to hide from his father and make his own miracles.
Princess Taiping pondered carefully: Isn't this the person I am looking for? He is young, he has no name, whether it is in identity or prestige, I can dominate, at the same time he is the son of Xiang Wang, more or less can use the hidden strength of Xiang Wang Li Dan.
So the two nephews prepared to join forces to launch a coup d'état, and Princess Taiping was responsible for the planning behind the scenes, she was experienced, and she was known for her strategy and caution. Li Longji is responsible for contacting the army, and the nobleman's brother loves to play in peacetime, and calling friends and friends will not attract attention.
Li Longji did not look at his usual cockfighting, lackeys, and ball, everything came, completely looking like a clumsy boy, but he had long seen Wei Hou's ambition to usurp power, and began to associate with the generals of the Forbidden Army early.
The depth of his city government was not even seen by Princess Taiping.
"Plant a plane tree and attract a phoenix." Just when Princess Taiping's aunt and nephew were secretly preparing for the coup, two people took the initiative to move closer to them.
One of them is Zhong Shaojing, a small official who is good at calligraphy.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a strict hierarchy between officials and officials, and it was difficult to rise to a higher level, although he had some talent, he was only the director of the Court, although he was a five-pin official, but he did not care about people and did not have much power.
He has ambitions, and all day long he looks forward to changes in the political situation, so that he can show his fists and feet and get ahead.
So what effect did Zhong Shaojing's joining have on Princess Taiping in plotting a coup d'état?
He was the director of the garden, and the forbidden garden of Chang'an City was on the north side of the palace, and from the southernmost end of the forbidden garden came the xuanwu gate of the north gate of the palace, and when he entered the xuanwu gate, he arrived at the emperor's harem, which was a must for the tang dynasty coups.
Li Longji actively mobilized the military, and Princess Taiping worked intensively and methodically to formulate a coup d'état strategy. According to Princess Taiping's idea, the coup was divided into five steps.
One of the most crucial first steps was that Li Longji entered the Forbidden Garden in advance and first ambushed Zhong Shaojing's house. This is to arrange a coup d'état in the vicinity, so as not to temporarily panic and miss the opportunity.
The whole process of the coup was arranged in a very stable manner, which could well reflect the planning level of princess Taiping.
At dusk on June 20, 710, the first year of Tang Long's reign (710), Li Longji changed into ordinary craftsman clothes according to the plan, and came to the Forbidden Garden with Liu Youqiu, intending to meet with the two generals Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli at Zhong Shaojing's house.
When he arrived at the door of Zhong Shaojing's house, Li Longji raised his hand and knocked on the door, but the door had not been opened for a long time.
So there was the opening scene, Zhong Shaojing was suddenly scared, he was also a five-pin official, food and clothing, but once he participated in the coup, it was good to succeed, in case of failure, wouldn't everything that existed be lost?
At this thought, he temporarily changed his mind, and let Li Longji knock on the door outside, and he pretended to be deaf and dumb, but he would not open the door. This was something that Li Longji had never expected, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet outside.
At this critical juncture, Zhong Shaojing's wife spoke, she said: "You assist the royal family, this is to contribute to the country, the gods will bless you!" Besides, you have conspired with them, even if you repent now, it will be difficult to escape death in the future investigation, it is better to risk fighting. ”
This remark woke Zhong Shaojing up. Yes, I flinched, isn't it unpleasant at both ends? Therefore, he quickly opened the door of the house and respectfully invited Li Longji in.
Through this incident, we can also see the demeanor, boldness and family status of women in the Tang Dynasty. It is not surprising that the Tang Dynasty was able to produce a number of strong political women such as Princess Taiping, Empress Wei, and Shangguan Wan'er.
At the moment of the great enemy, Li Longji also showed considerable generosity, did not complain about him at all, and sat down tightly holding his hand. A crisis that was enough to make the entire coup stillborn was finally resolved.
This coup was the largest palace coup in the history of the Tang Dynasty, using more troops than the Xuanwumen Revolution. History is called the "Tanglong Coup".
At the same time, it was also a very successful coup d'état, because princess Taiping planned cleverly, Li Longji commanded it well, and the main enemy was annihilated in one fell swoop.
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After the coup d'état, Li Longji's ambition to compete for the throne was exposed, and the execution of Shangguan Wan'er, who supported Li Chongmao, was the first step in Li Longji's usurpation of the throne, which made Princess Taiping never think that she did not want to make a wedding dress for others and still helped others make a wedding dress.
