Wu Zetian, as the only female emperor in feudal history, had blood on her hands, and the people who died in her hands even had a dozen of her own children and grandchildren.
Wu Zetian was able to go from a small talented person to become the queen of the Tang Dynasty step by step, and then step by step to be equal to Gaozong Li Zhi, and then to sit in the position of the lord of the world, not relying on kindness, but relying on "means".
During Wu Zetian's reign, he sanctioned a large number of members of the Li Tang clan, and also supported a group of his own henchmen and officials, even in Wu Zetian's later years, Li Xian still obediently waited in the position of the prince.
Since ancient times, the merit of supporting the establishment has been met but not sought, and such a huge opportunity is in front of him, even if Li Xian is calm, the group of ministers headed by Zhang Cambodia can't hold their breath.
Although Wu Zetian had chosen to return to Li Tang before, Wu Zetian did not want Li Tang to swing the butcher knife at the Wu family, if Wu Zetian could live in good health, this group of people would not have the courage to be thieves even if they had a thief's heart.
Unfortunately, Wu Zetian was seriously ill, and the Zhang brothers became Wu Zetian's spokespeople. In this way, there is a lot of uncertainty left behind.
Once the Zhang brothers defected to the Wu family camp and made remarks unfavorable to the Li family on behalf of Wu Zetian, the Li Tang royal family would be quite passive.
If the martial arts led by Wu Sansi struck first, launched a beheading operation similar to the "Xuanwumen Change", and then took the opportunity to falsely pass on the holy decree, the Li Tang royal family might never have a chance to turn over.
Once the martial arts family grasps power, the Li Tang clan will inevitably be baptized in blood, and those courtiers who support Li Tang will also be wiped out. In this case, Li Xian, Zhang Cambodia and others obviously can't wait any longer, if they wait any longer, the night is long and dreamy, and the cooked duck can't just fly.
In the first year of Shenlong, taking advantage of Wu Zetian's serious illness, Li Xian united Zhang Cambodia, Jinghui and others, led the soldiers to rush to the Yingxian Palace, and killed Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Zongchang in the Jixian Palace.
There is no turning back when the bow is opened, and the Zhang brothers are just the backstabbers of this operation, because only the dead will not quibble for themselves. Wu Zetian saw the crowd of onlookers and asked them what had happened.
Zhang Cambodia and others replied that the Zhang brothers wanted to rebel and had been killed at this moment. Wu Zetian opened his eyes and saw Li Xian, and said casually: "Since their rebellion has been killed, then you can go back to your East Palace quickly."
Li Xian was stunned, he really couldn't answer this, he couldn't blatantly say that he couldn't wait, and he wanted to force the palace in advance.
Wu Zetian knew what was going on as soon as she saw this situation, she didn't expect that Li Xian, who was weak by nature, could still do this, which was a bit unexpected to her.
Wu Zetian is worthy of being a person who has seen the world, and she did not show timidity in such a situation, she walked out of the room and looked around, in addition to Zhang Khan Zhi, there was also Li Yifu's son Li Zhan, and Cui Xuanwei, these are all people who have supported themselves, but I didn't expect them all to defect.
It seems that the temptation of this meritorious service is not something that ordinary people can refuse, even their cronies and courtiers back then are not exempt from vulgarity, and these people are not alone, they represent a group.
Wu Zetian realized that his own era was over. So he said to the people at the bottom of the steps, "Go back, and I will make my own arrangements."
However, everyone at the foot of the stairs was all looking at Li Xian's meaning, and when they saw Li Xian leave, they followed one after another. The next day, Wu Zetian issued an edict to cede the throne to Li Xian.
On the third day, Wu Zetian was officially enthroned, and Li Xian and hundreds of officials sent Wu Zetian off, which also means that the Shenlong Revolution was victorious, and Li Xian was going to "share the cake" with all the officials involved in the action.
Zhang Cambodia and the others were all happy at this time, enjoying the moment of victory.
Just when many courtiers were secretly happy, Shi Yao Chong, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, was crying on the spot. This move caused Zhang Cambodia and others to be quite unhappy, and what they said was quite faceless:
"Is it time to weep now? I am afraid that this is the beginning of the public disaster. ”
This can also be understood, on the day of the new emperor's enthronement, Yao Chong actually cried here, if nothing else, the future disaster was caused by today's incident.
Yao Chong explained: "I didn't have much credit for following you to do things, after all, I was loyal to the queen of heaven for so long, and this sudden separation made people reluctant to sleep." If that can cause trouble, I'll admit it. ”
From this answer, it can be seen that Yao Chong is a person with a temperament, the size of the credit is put aside, and he is quite affectionate. Moreover, the words are all put here, and if the disaster in the future is because of the reason for crying today, he will admit it.
Yao Chong's emotional intelligence is really high, although this cry made him lose his current interests, but he gained his future life.
This is indeed the case, Yao Chong himself said it, and he mixed up a "credit", so when the reward was awarded, Zhang Cambodia and Jinghui and other leaders were all crowned kings, and he became the only one who was crowned marquis.
And 1 year later, Zhang Cambodia and others were liquidated by the Wu family, and they were pulled off the horse for various reasons and lost their lives. But Yao Chong finally became a generation of celebrities in the era of Tang Xuanzong.
From the perspective of the overall situation, Li Xian's smooth accession to the throne is not the end, but a new beginning. First of all, although Li Xian successfully ascended the throne, the martial artists represented by Wu Sansi still held real power.
Wu Zetian chose Li Xian as the crown prince, but he also took a fancy to Li Xian's incompetence. Li Xian's ability is at most to maintain a balance with Princess Taiping and Wu Sansi and others, so that whether it is a son, a daughter, or a nephew, he can live well. If the martial arts family does not fall, Zhang Cambodia's group of people will inevitably be liquidated, this is one of them.
Second, the son forced his mother to take the Zen position, Li Xian himself definitely didn't want to carry this pot, the bigger Li Xianfeng's official position, the greater the credit of Zhang Cambodia and others, which also means that they will have to carry this rebellious pot.
Even if Wu Sansi and others don't retaliate, Li Xian has to give the world an explanation, and he is bound to strike a blow at the leader.
Third, Yao Chong said that if he was held accountable for crying Wu Zetian, he would admit it. So even if Li Xian wants to attack Yao Chong, he has to consider this aspect of the factor. Yao Chong is equivalent to laying out a talisman for himself in advance.
When these big names in front of him were killed one by one, as an "old employee", Yao Chong's ascension to the position was a matter of course.