How miserable was Tang Xuanzong's life after his abdication? was bullied by the eunuchs, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out. The high-spirited emperor when he was young, but now he is old and has become a prisoner under house arrest by his son Tang Suzong. Gone are the powers of yesteryear, replaced by fear. Once the prestige wears away, it is not surprising that it will be bullied again. Tang Xuanzong once single-handedly connived at the traitor Li Linfu, causing the catastrophe of the Anshi Rebellion, and now retribution is coming, and he is at the mercy of the eunuch Li Fuguo, and the palace avoids him. What tragic experience did Tang Xuanzong experience after his abdication?
1. Cupping the old Linghu, En broke off
After the abdication of the old emperor Tang Xuanzong, his son Tang Suzong regarded him as a thorn in his side and had the idea of completely isolating him. Tang Suzong knew that if he wanted to monopolize power, he had to cut off Tang Xuanzong's network of contacts and cut off his influence between the government and the opposition. So, he personally handled a series of personnel transfers to break up all the cronies around Tang Xuanzong.
After the abdication of Tang Xuanzong, he was initially placed in Xingqing Palace. Xingqing Palace is located in the city, the environment is noisy, but Tang Xuanzong is also happy, often standing upstairs overlooking, if passers-by have long lived to him, he will wave in response, with joy. Seeing this, Tang Suzong was afraid that Tang Xuanzong would take advantage of this to make friends with the government and the opposition, so he was forced to move to the deep palace Taiji Palace, isolated from the world.
At the same time, Tang Suzong took the opportunity to suppress the important ministers around Tang Xuanzong. Chen Xuanli, who fled with Tang Xuanzong, was belittled and reprimanded to return to his hometown, and Tang Xuanzong's most trusted prime minister, Gao Lishi, was dismissed and released, and his sister Princess Yuzhen was also placed under house arrest. In this way, Tang Xuanzong's old subordinates who had followed him for many years were separated from Germany, and there was no news from the clan's relatives, and he was completely alone in Taiji Palace, isolated from the outside world.
Thinking about it back then, Tang Xuanzong was extremely protective of the crown prince Li Heng, and often took the opportunity to attack, for fear that Li Heng would have different intentions. Now it is Li Heng's turn to be the king, but he has implemented the same isolation method against his father, which is really a repetition of palace grievances, which makes Tang Xuanzong sigh helplessly. Once upon a time, he was also young and mighty, and he did anything to win the heir. But now, there are only children and grandchildren, but he is not only unable to get the favor of his own flesh and blood, and even the eunuchs and military officials who share life and death have been driven out, so that he has few friends when he is poor in the twilight of the day, and he has nowhere to blame himself.
II. 宦官作梗,咄咄逼人
After Tang Xuanzong was placed under house arrest in Taiji Palace, the eunuch Li Fuguo seemed to have wings and began to encroach and bully the abdicated emperor. Li Fuguo was the old subordinate of the eunuch Gao Lishi, and he was jealous because he was not taken seriously. When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Tang Xuanzong fled from Chang'an, and the crown prince Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu, and Li Fuguo strongly supported his behavior and became Li Heng's cronies. Now that Li Heng has ascended the throne as Tang Suzong, Li Fuguo has naturally become a powerful minister of the government and the opposition.
Li Fuguo is arrogant and arrogant, and he has a grudge against his former master, Gao Lishi. He deliberately made a fuss, arranged slanderous rumors, and slandered Gao Lishi for colluding with Tang Xuanzong. Although Tang Suzong had many scruples about his father, under Li Fuguo's manipulation and fabrication, he still believed his words, and first degraded Gao Lishi and released him, so that Gao Lishi stayed away from Tang Xuanzong.
Since then, Tang Xuanzong has no one to rely on, so he can only let Li Fuguo act recklessly. From time to time, Li Fuguo led a group of henchmen and eunuchs, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, hijacked sharp blades, broke into the Taiji Palace, and posed a score against Tang Xuanzong. Although Tang Xuanzong is over the age of old, after all, he has been in charge of half of the country, so he will not be frightened by such a scene. But that day, when he saw Li Fuguo's soldiers drawing their swords against each other, he was so frightened that his face was as white as earth, his feet were weak, and he almost fell off his horse.
Only Gao Lishi stepped forward to support him at this time, so that Tang Xuanzong could barely calm down. Gao Lishi even reprimanded Li Fuguo for being rude and shocked Li Fuguo's rumors. Tang Xuanzong was rescued because of this, but Gao Lishi was infamous for this, and was further framed by Li Fuguo, and finally had to leave Chang'an and flee to the south of the Yangtze River. Tang Xuanzong has been completely isolated from the world since then, and there are only those reckless and threatening eunuchs.
Li Fuguo was even more ruthless, and put Tang Xuanzong's last henchman, Princess Yuzhen, under house arrest in the Taoist temple, so that Tang Xuanzong couldn't even tell his relatives. The eunuchs were eyeing around the Taiji Palace, and Tang Xuanzong's every move was under their surveillance, where was there still freedom at all. Tang Xuanzong was once majestic, but now he has become a prisoner, and he has been deprived of the right to ventilate.
Three. Wind and rain drifting, the past clouds and smoke
Tang Xuanzong, who was under house arrest in the Taiji Palace of the Deep Palace, was once prosperous and wealthy like a big dream when he first woke up, and the old power and honor dissipated like floating clouds without a trace. He can only reminisce about the past in the ashram, immersed in the reminiscence and remembrance of the past.
Thinking of the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, he was young and promising, worked hard, surrounded by ministers, the national strength was prosperous, and the people were healthy. The protégé Du Fu sincerely has "recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, Xiaoyi still hides thousands of rooms." Rice is fat and corn is white, and both public and private warehouses are abundant". But in the blink of an eye, he was lost in the beauty of Yang Guifei, indulged in the pleasure of wine, became more and more lazy and lascivious, and became more and more casual, and even connived at the traitorous villain to do all the ugly things that endangered the country and the people.
Thinking of the former Yang Guifei, Tang Xuanzong is a hundred kinds of sorrows. Once upon a time, she was the pearl of his palm, pampered, and occupied the supreme position in his heart. But with the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, he had no choice but to make Yang Guifei commit suicide, and witnessed this favorite woman die with hatred, and the once stunning stunner instantly turned into a cold corpse. That kind of shock and pain still makes Tang Xuanzong's heart like a knife, and it hurts to think about it. He repented of his incompetence, which not only caused chaos in the country, but also buried his loved ones with his own hands.
Looking back on Tang Xuanzong's life, the merits and demerits are mixed. He is not a useless unconscious master, he really worked hard when he was young, and he had the ambition and pride to serve the country and the people. He personally selected capable ministers, such as Zhang Jiuling and Li Deyu, which made the country prosperous for a period of time. But as he grew older, he began to indulge his selfish desires and became obsessed with his favorite concubine Yang Guifei, which eventually caused the catastrophe of the Anshi Rebellion. Although he woke up, it was too late, and the power of the DPRK and China had already fallen.
Now that he has abdicated at home, Tang Xuanzong has become a generation of Tanhua, and what is left is only the aura and memory of the past. Every time he recalls the past, Tang Xuanzong can't help but feel heartbroken and remorseful. The eunuchs monitored him like a wolf, and he couldn't even go out of the palace for fear of being blocked and abused by the eunuchs. In this prisoner-like living environment, he can only silently reminisce about the past, nostalgia for his former glory and wealth, and this unvented sorrow is gradually eroding his mind.
4. The beautiful woman has an appointment, and the ascension is coming
Tang Xuanzong, who was under house arrest in Taiji Palace, although his life was hard, he also spent several years unharmed. But as he grew older, his fear of death and misanthropy grew. The imprisonment and bullying of the eunuchs, coupled with his obsession with Yang Guifei, gradually exhausted his hope and courage for life.
One day, the eunuch Li Fuguo led everyone to Taiji Palace with swords and soldiers to commit murder, and Tang Xuanzong was called by him to reprimand, and the insult was deafening. Tang Xuanzong was silent, and after Li Fuguo and his party left, he actually said to the palace people around him to ask for his life. He bitterly stated that he was prosperous and wealthy, and now he is old and has no one to rely on, and he is still being bullied and humiliated, so it is better to die. After that, he dismissed the attendants of the palace, lived alone behind closed doors, and swore a hunger strike to die.
The news soon spread throughout the Forbidden City, causing an uproar among the royal family. When the crown prince Li Xian heard about this, he hurriedly came to persuade his father and begged him not to commit suicide. Tang Xuanzong insisted on not complying, and asked Li Xiandao: "Don't you know what kind of situation I am in now, imprisoned in this small deep palace, bullied by eunuchs, and abandoned by children and grandchildren!" What's the point of being alive? ＂
Li Xian was speechless, so he had to withdraw from the palace and ordered someone to send heavy troops to guard the movements of Tang Xuanzong. A few days later, Tang Xuanzong was really in good spirits, he had collapsed from exhaustion, and his life was on the verge of death. At this time, a young palace maid walked into his palace room, which was the last concubine of Tang Xuanzong. When she saw Tang Xuanzong dying, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Tang Xuanzong slowly opened his eyes and saw the slender figure, but he was in a trance, thinking that he had seen Yang Guifei back then. He muttered to Xian Xian and said, "Concubine Yang, we have no chance to meet in this life and this life, so it is better to go to the Nine Castles and marry you forever!" So saying, he was gone. When the palace people arrived, they had already found that Tang Xuanzong was dead.
Xian Xian witnessed the death of Tang Xuanzong, and was so grief-stricken that she immediately committed suicide by taking poison, and Tang Xuanzong turned into a wandering soul without a trace, and stayed together forever in the Nine Cities. When the eunuchs in the palace heard the news of Xian Xian's death, they were all moved, and some people sighed: "It's a pity that a person is old, and his dignity should be forever; It's a pity that this old emperor has fallen into such a situation, which is deplorable! ＂
5. Twilight years, a generation of ephemeral
After the death of Tang Xuanzong, Tang Suzong ordered him to be buried in Cuihuayuan. Although Tang Xuanzong suffered house arrest and bullying during his lifetime, after all, he was a generation of British lords and enjoyed the glory of the prosperous era, and Tang Suzong still gave a grand funeral ceremony. Cuihua was originally the grave of Yang Guifei back then, and now Tang Xuanzong is buried here, which can be described as a constant entanglement.
Among the funeral goods, the last relic of Tang Xuanzong was found: an ancient mirror. This ancient mirror was given by Tang Xuanzong for Yang Guifei, and later Yang Guifei committed suicide with injustice, and Tang Xuanzong took it away from Yang Guifei's relics and regarded it as a treasure. The ancient mirror is carved with exquisite floral patterns, although the mirror surface is a little mottled, but the whole body is still light and can be seen, which can be called a treasure mirror.
Cuihua was originally only a few miles away from Afangchi, where Chang'an was located. Tang Xuanzong was under house arrest in the Taiji Palace by the Afang Pond during his lifetime, and now he is buried here. Back then, he was a generation of heavenly sons, but now there is only a dry skeleton left, resting on a hill outside the old capital.
Not far from the tomb of Tang Xuanzong, there is the Changhate Bridge. The bridge was named by Tang Xuanzong himself, named after his favorite Yang Guifei. The long hatred bridge was named after Yang Guifei's hatred, and there is a stone tablet of "long hatred water" on the side of the bridge, which records this incident. Now that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei are sleeping here, it can be regarded as an entanglement between the two lives.
Surrounded by ancient trees, the forest is slender and lush all year round. From time to time, you can still see some tourists walking into it, lingering and stopping, and hanging the story of the grievances. A poet left a poem here: "Chase the stinky king in his life, and bury his clothes when he dies." The red face is withered, and he hates the waterside for a long time. Tang Xuanzong's life was indeed like this, and he was finally buried next to Chang'e's infatuated Changhate Bridge, which achieved a tragedy that has been recited in ancient and modern times.
How can the world not sigh at the life of Tang Xuanzong? At that time, he leaned towards the government and the opposition, galloped vertically and horizontally, and established a prosperous and wealthy era. However, he sank into the erosion of beauty and lust in the case of the late season, which caused a catastrophe for the country. In the end, he was reduced to a prisoner, and was bullied by the eunuchs, and finally had to die of hunger strike. A generation of Tanhua finally became such a lamentable end.