It took a total of 289 years from the establishment of the Tang Dynasty to its demise after 21 emperors, so let's follow the pace of the editor and learn about the 21 emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
The first place - Tang Gaozu Li Yuan
First of all, the first emperor was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty - Gaozu Li Yuan. This guy was very good when he was a child, and he became Tang Guogong at the age of 7, and he was simply a model of "youthful ambition"! After his little uncle Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan followed him every day to learn politics and learned good skills.
After his cousin Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, Li Yuan was already a bigwig in Shanxi.
It's a pity that Yang Guang can toss too much, and the people are choked enough, Li Yuan saw that the opportunity was coming, and quickly took the opportunity to take Chang'an City and establish the Tang Dynasty.
It's a pity that the throne hasn't been secured yet, and the sons have begun to fight for the throne. The second son Li Shimin is even more ruthless, and directly launched the Xuanwumen Revolution and killed the eldest brother Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuan looked at the situation and thought: "Oh, I can't sit still on this throne, let's give it to the second child!" So, Li Shimin became the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
The second place - Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin's buddy is not easy, the origin of the throne is unknown, so you have to work extra hard.
He first pardoned his political rival Wei Zheng and asked him to give him advice.
then reused a large group of capable ministers, such as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, his harem is also harmonious, and Empress Changsun and Concubine Xu Xian are his right-hand men.
Externally, Li Shimin subdued the four surrounding countries of Turkic, Tuguhun, Tubo and Gaochang with an iron and bloody hand, and rebuilt the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty.
Li Shimin also has a set of ways to govern the country, opening up his views and encouraging ministers to put forward suggestions.
The harem is also harmonious, unlike other emperors.
But who knows, within a few years of this harmonious day, the sons began to fight for the throne again.
The crown prince Li Chengqian was not good at being the prince, so he had to rebel, but he was cleaned up by Li Shimin.
In the end, Li Shimin elected Li Zhi as the prince, and Li Shimin died a few years after Li Zhi became the prince
The reason was that Li Shimin was superstitious about immortal medicine, which eventually led to mercury poisoning.
The third place - Tang Gaozong Li Zhi
Li Zhi naturally became the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Zhi's personality is a little weak, but he is very good at flirting with girls. He actually picked up his little mother Wu Cairen, who was later Wu Zetian.
Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, these two can be said to be more in love than Jin Jian, but unfortunately they have a bad fate.
Li Zhi's father, Li Shimin, drove to the west, and according to the family rules, Wu Zetian had to cut his hair to become a nun, put on a monk's robe, and live a life of pure heart and few desires.
That year, Wu Zetian was 26 years old, and he was in his prime!
Infatuation, how can he let his beloved spend the rest of his life next to the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha?
So, as soon as he ascended the throne, he rushed to the nunnery in a hurry and took Wu Zetian back
As soon as Wu Zetian returned to the palace, it was really a spring breeze to be proud! She was thoughtful and skillful, and it didn't take long for her to ascend to the throne of the queen.
It stands to reason that the harem is not allowed to participate in politics, but who would have thought that the Li Tang royal family actually has a "family genetic disease", which is high blood pressure according to the current words
As soon as this illness was committed, he became dizzy and his head was swollen, and he couldn't even deal with the government.
Therefore, Emperor Gaozong could only take advantage of the dead of night to discuss state affairs with Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian has a bright mind and can always give the emperor some good ideas.
Over time, Emperor Gaozong couldn't do without her, and the last dynasty took her, and the two sat side by side to deal with national affairs, which is the legendary "Two Sages in the Dynasty".
Later, Gaozong simply handed over all the power to Wu Zetian, so the world fell into the hands of Wu Zetian.
Li Zhi watched Wu Zetian busy with national affairs, but he only had the title of queen, and he was unhappy in his heart.
So, he decided to help his wife again, but unfortunately, this time he used too much force, kicked his legs, and died at the age of 55.
Fourth place - Li Xian - second appearance - will talk later
Wu Zetian, a strong woman, first pushed Li Xian to power and made him a false name of Tang Zhongzong, and then found an excuse to kick him off the throne.
Fifth place - Li Dan - second appearance - will be followed up
Immediately afterwards, she supported Li Dan to ascend to the throne and made him Tang Ruizong.
During this whole process, Wu Zetian has always been manipulating everything behind the scenes, playing with the Li family's royal family and ministers.
At this time, the relatives and ministers of the Li family were not happy, they felt aggrieved in their hearts, and felt that Wu Zetian's woman was too strong and not a good thing.
So, they found a great talent, King Luo Bin. King Luo Bin specially wrote a "Seeking Wu Cao" for them, calling on everyone to rise up against Wu Zetian.
As a result, all kinds of rebellions sprung up, but unfortunately, these rebels were suppressed by Wu Zetian one by one.
The power of the Li family was weakened little by little by Wu Zetian, and finally declined completely.
As soon as Wu Zetian saw that the time was ripe, he kicked Li Dan off the throne and sat on the dragon chair himself.
Sixth place - Wu Zetian
In 690 AD, the 67-year-old strong woman Zetian finally became the emperor, she changed the name of the country to Zhou, and the Tang Dynasty was temporarily interrupted and entered the Wu Zhou period.
This Wu Zetian, he is really a master in the political arena, and he plays more slippery than those men with eyebrows.
In terms of employment, she has a unique vision and is more powerful than Bole.
As long as there are real talents, she can find and reuse, not only that, but she also created a martial arts system, so that those martial arts generals with unique skills also have the opportunity to show themselves.
Guo Ziyi soared all the way through martial arts, and later became a lifesaver for Datang.
But then again, although Wu Zetian, the female emperor, is majestic, she also has her troubles.
In her later years, choosing an heir gave her a headache.
Pass it on to your son, and the throne will have to be surnamed Li, so won't the martial family become a passerby?
At this time, Di Renjie stood up and gave her advice: "Your Majesty, you have to think clearly, after your death, your heir will have to build a temple for you." But have you ever seen your nephew build a temple for his aunt?" Wu Zetian heard it and felt that what he said made sense, so he let go of this thought.
Politics, to put it bluntly, is something that everyone sits down to negotiate.
Just when Wu Zetian was still struggling with the issue of heirs, the five ministers led by Zhang Jianzhi suddenly launched a coup d'état, invited Wu Zetian to step down, and let the crown prince Li Xian succeed him.
At this moment, Wu Zetian is finally relieved, and he no longer has to worry about the matter of the throne.
At the end of 705, the legendary female emperor Wu Zetian closed her eyes with a smile and died at the age of 81.
Wu Zetian returned to the position of the daughter-in-law of the Li family in his later years, which is undoubtedly surprising.
She erected a wordless monument, and later generations commented that after her death, the Tang Dynasty returned to the rule of the Li family again.
The fourth place - Tang Zhongzong Li Xian - took office for the second time
Li Xian, as the successor of Tang Xuanzong, has a weak personality that is not a big deal.
His wife, Empress Wei, was nurtured by her mother-in-law and thought about how to climb to the pinnacle of power all day long.
It's a pity that she didn't learn Wu Zetian's political wisdom, so she knew how to play some tricks and methods, and finally teamed up with her daughter Princess Anle to poison Li Xian.
After Empress Wei poisoned Li Xian, she did not directly claim the title of emperor, he helped a child Li Chongmao to become the emperor, this Li Chongmao is not his own son
Obviously, this is paving the way for the future emperor, however, her ambition was discovered by her sister-in-law "Princess Taiping".
Then Princess Taiping and Li Longji teamed up to carry out a coup d'état, which put Empress Wei and her henchmen in one pot, and then put Li Dan on the throne, that is, Tang Ruizong.
The fifth place - Tang Ruizong Li Dan - took office for the second time
But I didn't expect that "Princess Taiping" also wanted to taste what it was like to be an emperor, so she regarded her nephew Li Longji as a thorn in her side.
It's a pity that Li Longji discovered his aunt's conspiracy early, and then he preemptively killed Princess Taiping
After experiencing so many political turmoil, Tang Ruizong Li Dan finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to give up the throne to Li Longji.
At this point, the prosperous era belonging to the Tang Dynasty has arrived, and people call this period of time "the rule of Kaiyuan"
Seventh place - Tang Xuanzong Li Longji
Li Longji reigned for 45 years, and his reign was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty! The political clarity, economic prosperity, and cultural prosperity made the national strength a leverage! He also had a set of personnel in employing people, and these people made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty
It's a pity that when people get old, they are easy to get confused. Li Longji began to indulge in pleasure in his later years, and the government was as wasted as a grass nest.
He favored Yang Yuhuan and reused the traitor Yang Guozhong, and as a result, he made the Anshi Rebellion.
This war beat the Tang Dynasty to the point that its nose and face were swollen, and its national strength declined rapidly.
An Lushan and Shi Siming joined forces to rebel, and under the banner of Qingjun's side, they went on a rampage all the way.
Li Longji was so frightened that he hurriedly fled with his men and horses to Chengdu for refuge. In the Ma Weiyi Incident, the soldiers were furious, killed Yang Guozhong, and forced Li Longji to deal with Yang Yuhuan.
Li Longji had no choice but to let Colliers do it. As a result, his son Li Heng took the opportunity to establish himself as emperor, and Li Longji had to obediently abdicate as the emperor, and died not long after at the age of 77
Eighth place - Tang Suzong Li Heng
Li Heng, the eighth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was originally a son-in-law, but he ran into the unlucky Anshi Rebellion.
The beacon was in flames, but he was not a dry eater, and continued to use the famous general Guo Ziyi, and finally got Chang'an.
And there was a chat on the rebels' side, at first An Lushan was killed by his son An Qingxu, Shi Siming later killed An Qingxu, and later Shi Siming was killed by his son Shi Chaoyi, An Lushan and Shi Siming, the two major anti-thief leaders, were finally planted in the hands of their own boys.
But the inside of this court is not necessarily much more stable than the outside.
Li Heng actually reused the eunuch Li Fuguo, and as a result, he raised a eunuch tiger, and his power swelled and he couldn't clean it up.
By the time Li Heng wanted to take back Li Fuguo's power, it was too late, so angry that he stomped his feet, and finally died of anger at the age of fifty-one. As soon as Li Heng closed his eyes, the crown prince Li Yu appeared on the stage.
Ninth place - Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty
This is an emperor with a cold exterior and a hot interior with a two-faced personality.
As soon as he came to power, he began to purge the eunuchs and return the court to cleanliness.
At the same time, he also continued to send Guo Ziyi on the expedition, vowing to give the remnants of the Anshi Rebellion to a pot
Stewed. What about Shi Chaoyi? Although the Anshi Rebellion has been raging for seven years, and An Lushan, An Qingxu, and Shi Siming have all hung up, he still occupies a large piece of territory.
It's a pity that he met Guo Ziyi, a famous historical general, who was beaten like a lost dog, and finally fled to Tangshan.
Shi Chaoyi had a nervous breakdown in despair, and even committed suicide in the grove, and this seven-year rebellion could be regarded as coming to an end.
Li Yu, the emperor, is a good hand at fighting foreign wars, but emotionally he is an infatuated species.
He has loved two women in his life, one is Shen Zhuzhu, but unfortunately he disappeared in the Anshi Rebellion, and he has been looking for it all his life, and the other is Dugu, but he died of grief because of his daughter's early death.
Li Yu's infatuation with the Dugu clan was so extreme that he held her body for three years, and was not buried until three years later.
After his burial, he had no spiritual support, and soon died at the age of 54.
Tenth place - Tang Dezong - Li Shi
In the Tang Empire, each emperor had his own unique political style and trajectory of destiny.
The reign of Emperor Dezong Li Shi after Daizong can be described as full of twists and turns, which is embarrassing.
If you put it now, Li Shi belongs to the talents of the four two belts and two kings
After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Empire finally regained some stability, however, Emperor Dezong made a mistake in dealing with the succession of Li Huaiyue.
In his anger, he disrupted the seemingly logical succession arrangement, causing the world to fall into chaos again.
What is even more incomprehensible is that Emperor Dezong was also extremely slamming in the military, and was reluctant to pay the salaries of the front-line soldiers, which led to a mutiny.
Faced with the crisis, he chose to flee Chang'an and went to Yangzhou, only to return four years later.
When he returned, he still failed to learn his lesson, but instead fought fiercely with the eunuchs, and handed over the elite Shence army to them, which was simply stupid.
Eleventh place - Tang Shunzong - Li Yu - twelfth place - Tang Shunzong - Li Yu - thirteenth - Tang Muzong - Li Heng
Fourteenth place - Tang Jingzong - Li Zhan - fifteenth place - Tang Wenzong - Li Ang
After Dezong, most of the successors were mediocre. Although Tang Xianzong Li Chun had the ambition to rejuvenate the feudal towns and rectify the feudal towns, he was unable to completely change the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
In his later years, he was bewitched by Taoist priests and died of poisoning by taking Jindan.
The reigns of Muzong Li Heng and Jingzong Li Zhan are even less worth mentioning. During the reign of Muzong, there was a miasma of smoke in the court, and the Niu and Li factions were fierce, while Jingzong indulged in fun and was eventually killed by the trusted eunuch Liu Keming at the age of seventeen.
After his younger brother Li Ang succeeded to the throne, although he had the intention of reforming, he was eventually frustrated by the change of manna and died of depression.
Sixteenth place - Tang Wuzong-Li Yan
However, the Tang Empire did not sink because of this. The succession of Wuzong Li Yan brought new hope to the empire.
He quelled the rebellion of the eunuchs, suppressed the rebellion of the feudal town, and fought against the invasion of the Falcon to the outside world, showing a strong sense of wisdom and martial arts.
What is even more rare is that he rectified Buddhism, demolished a large number of monasteries, forced monks and nuns to return to the laity, and made a great contribution to the country's financial enrichment. However, he also eventually died of poisoning by taking Jindan in pursuit of immortality.
Seventeenth place - Tang Xuanzong - Li Chen
After Wuzong's death, the eunuchs once again intervened in the issue of succession to the throne and chose Li Chen as the successor of Emperor Xuanzong.
Although this emperor was not of direct blood, his rule brought new vitality to the Tang Empire.
He sent troops to defeat Tibet and regain control of the Silk Road, showing a certain political talent and military wisdom.
However, in the end, he could not escape the temptation of pursuing immortality, and he took the pill and died.
Eighteenth place - Tang Yizong-Li Xiang
Then in the era of Li Yi, the eighteenth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an ignorant emperor who was chosen by the eunuchs.
The eunuchs took a fancy to his ignorance and ease of control, so they manipulated him behind the scenes and put him on the throne.
After Li Yi ascended the throne, as the eunuchs wished, he spent extravagantly, especially in marrying a daughter
Not only did he not ask the man for a bride price, but he gave him huge wealth and real estate, and even the treasures in the palace were given away as a dowry.
What is even more ridiculous is that he actually deviated from the policy of abolishing Buddhism of the former emperor Tang Wuzong Li Yan, and turned to a fanatical belief in Buddhism, eager to see the Buddha in person. However, his wish was fulfilled four months after the drum was celebrated at the age of 41.
Nineteenth place - Tang Xizong - Li Yi
Subsequently, the Tang Empire ushered in the youngest emperor in history to succeed to the throne - Tang Xizong Li Yi.
At the age of twelve, he ascended to the throne under the manipulation of eunuchs and became the nineteenth emperor.
Li Yi was clever and proficient in literature, sports, and mathematics, but under the misguidance of the eunuchs, he gradually became addicted to fun and even contracted the vice of gambling.
However, in the face of the growing crisis of the Tang Empire, he appeared powerless.
At this time, the army led by Huang Chao swept like a storm and approached Chang'an.
In December of the following year, Huang Chao invaded Chang'an and established himself as emperor. Li Yu fled to Shuzhong in a hurry, and Huang Chao's reign did not last long.
He was addicted to pleasure and soon lost the hearts of the people. The Tang Dynasty army took the opportunity to counterattack, Huang Chao was defeated and killed, and his men scattered and fled, among them, a man named Zhu Wen, who would become a key figure in changing the course of history.
Li died shortly after returning to Chang'an at the age of twenty-six. His death once again sparked a dispute over the succession to the throne.
Twentieth place - Tang Zhaozong-Li Ye
Eventually, the eunuchs chose Li Yi's younger brother Li Ye as the new emperor, Tang Zhaozong, the twentieth emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, there were many separatist forces on the land of China, among which the largest and most arrogant were Zhu Wen and Li Keyong.
Li Ye had tried to reorganize the dynasty, and he appointed Cui Yin as prime minister to assist him. However, Cui Yin was Zhu Wen's henchman, and he led Zhu Wen into Chang'an and kidnapped Li Ye to Luoyang.
Twenty-first - Emperor Tang Ai - Li Ji
Subsequently, Zhu Wen assassinated the thirty-seven-year-old Li Ye and appointed his thirteen-year-old son Li Ji as the emperor, that is, the Tang Emperor Ai, and also became the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhu Wen's act of killing the monarch aroused strong resentment among the Tang dynasty clan and courtiers, and he went on a killing spree to eliminate dissidents. After removing all obstacles, Emperor Li Ji of Tang was forced to cede the throne to Zhu Wen.
However, Zhu Wen's "gratitude" was only expressed in a glass of poisoned wine, and Emperor Tang Ai died of drinking at the age of sixteen.
At this point, the Tang Dynasty, which had gone through 289 years and 21 emperors, officially collapsed
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