Li Xian was the son of Wu Zetian and the crown prince of King Ding. After the death of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Xian ascended the throne as emperor for Emperor Zhongzong of Tang. However, not long after he reigned, he was ousted by Wu Zetian and sent to other places. For a long time, Li Xian was terrified and had a very unsatisfactory life. After all, Li Xian's person is different from his two older brothers, he has limited ability, and he is timid and afraid of things. In his later years, Wu Zetian took him back and re-established him as crown prince. But he still acted cautiously as always, deeply afraid of letting Wu Zetian reprimand him. However, what is strange is that such a person later participated in the Shenlong coup and forced Wu Zetian to step down.
Again, many people think that Li Xian is already a prince, it is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne, waiting for Wu Zetian to die, there is no need to come out like this, in case of failure, it will be a failure. Moreover, it is really surprising that this matter was done by such a timid and fearful person.
In fact, there are two problems here.
The first question is that the initiator of the Shenlong coup was not Li Xian, but Some pro-Tang ministers such as Zhang Kamzhi. The second question was that the situation at that time was not very clear, and it was even very dangerous for Li Xian.
first
From the time Wu Zetian ascended the throne, there were actually constant opponents, but they all ended in failure. Although Wu Zetian ascended the throne, many people looked honest, but from the bottom of their hearts, they still hoped that after Wu Zetian, they could restore the Li Tang artifact, especially such old ministers as Di Renjie and Zhang Kamzhi.
However, li Xian's personality could not have launched the Shenlong coup, but was launched by Zhang Kamzhi and others. Zhang Kamzhi, Cui Xuanwei, Jinghui and others led the Yulin army to Xuanwu Gate and asked Li Duozuo, Li Zhan, and Wang Tongjiao to go to the East Palace to greet Li Xian. Li Xian was a helpless move to catch the ducks on the shelves. He was weak, but he was not stupid. If he fails, he will be completely out of touch with the throne. If he succeeds, then he does not want to bear such a reputation, so he plans to follow along.
second
Li Xian was actually very embarrassed that he could successfully become the prince, and he could not help these old ministers around him. However, in Wu Zetian's heart, he has been struggling with whether it is Li Li or Wu. Although she chose Li Xian in the end, it does not mean that it is the final result. Moreover, in the later period, Wu Zetian favored erzhang, these two were lawless, powerful, and did not take anyone in their eyes. Therefore, for Li Xian, everything is still uncertain.
Therefore, we cannot simply think that Li Xian's boldness has become bigger, and he and Zhang Kam have launched the Shenlong coup, and the reasons here are still very complicated.