In the list of "people who break a good hand of cards", there must be Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.
Li Longji was the grandson of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Wu Zetian, and the third son of Emperor Ruizong of Tang. His position as emperor was given to him by others.
Lee Long-ki
In 710, Li Longji, with the assistance of Li Xianjie, Ge Fushun, Chen Xuanli and other generals of the Forbidden Army, launched the "Tang Long Rebellion", killing Empress Wei, Princess Anle and her henchmen, and helping Li Dan to ascend the throne for the second time, for Tang Ruizong. Li Dan hesitated in determining the crown prince. Because according to the system of succession of the eldest son, it should be determined that the eldest son Li Chengqi should be the crown prince; but Li Longji's credit is too great. At this time, Li Chengqi took the initiative to give up his identity as the crown prince and solved this problem. As a result, Li Longji became the crown prince. Soon, Li Dan ceded the throne to Li Longji, and Li Longji immediately became the seventh emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Relying on this "picked up" emperor position, Li Longji created a "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" that was even worse than the "Rule of Zhenguan".
Kaiyuan prosperous scene
The "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" began in 712 and ended in 741, lasting 29 years, which is 7 years more than the "Rule of Zhenguan". During the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era", the comprehensive national strength of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak level since the founding of the Country, surpassing the "Rule of Zhenguan" in all indicators.
In terms of territory, the land area of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" reached 10.76 million square kilometers. In terms of population, the total population of the country during the "Kaiyuan Boom" period reached more than 80 million. Militarily, Li Longji defeated the Khitans and Turks and curbed the trend of Tibetan forces moving north. In terms of cultivated land area, the country has 660 million mu of arable land, and the per capita occupancy of cultivated land is more than 8 mu. In agriculture, with the use of a large number of water conservancy facilities and the advancement of production technology, grain production has been increasingly high, and the granaries of the government have piled up. In terms of urban construction, a number of large cities such as Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou and Chengdu have appeared successively, driving commercial prosperity. Culturally, a large number of outstanding poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Gao Shi, Cen Shan, and Wang Wei have emerged, pushing the creation of Tang poetry to an unprecedented height. In terms of foreign trade, the Silk Road is flourishing, and many Persian and large food merchants have flocked to it...
Chang'an City
For the prosperity and prosperity of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era", the poets' records are more vivid.
In Lu Zhaolin's pen, "Kaiyuan Shengshi" is "Chang'an Avenue with narrow slope, green cow white horse seven-spice car." The jade dragon crossed the main hall, and the golden whip flowed towards the Hou family."
In Wei Zhuang's pen, "Kaiyuan Shengshi" is "full of ears and songs, full of dazzling, full of building pearls to win Wu Wa." Because of the knowledge of the sea god cave, it is only like a rich and noble family in the world. ”
In Du Mu's pen, the "Kaiyuan Shengshi" is "the song of all nations is drunk and peaceful, and the moon is clear in the hall of the heavenly tower." The lushan dance was randomly slapped in the clouds, and the wind passed under the heavy mountain and laughed."
In Du Fu's pen, "Kaiyuan Shengshi" is "recalling the heyday of kaiyuan in the past, And Xiaoyi is hiding thousands of families." Rice is white, public and private warehouses are abundant "...
Regrettably, Li Longji, who has been in peace for a long time in the country and in his later years, has broken the good card of "Kaiyuan Shengshi" through various "riotous actions."
Lee Long-ki stills
It is said that "tiger poison does not eat children", Li Longji actually listened to Wu Huifei's rumors, and deposed his 3 sons (Crown Prince Li Ying, Ewang Li Yao, and Guangwang Li Ju) as Shuren and gave them all to death.
Li Longji favored Yang Guifei and appointed Yang Guifei's brother Yang Guozhong as chancellor and made him the Duke of Weiguo. Yang Guozhong, who was debauched and unscrupulous when he was young, was not the material for being the prime minister at all. He and Li Linfu committed adultery in the imperial court, caused chaos in the government, put an end to speech, rejected loyalty, and caused a miasma of smoke and miasma, and people and gods were disgusted. When Li Linfu was in power, Yang Guozhong was even more willing to do whatever he wanted. Later, An Lushan launched a rebellion, also under the guise of rebelling against Yang Guozhong.
Yang Guifei stills
With Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu and a group of people controlling the government, those virtuous, upright, and capable ministers were forced to leave. Zhang Jiuling, the famous minister who made great contributions to the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era", was quite knowledgeable, and he had long seen that An Lushan was a treacherous person who would certainly stir up trouble in the future and ask Li Longji to kill him. However, in order to show the emperor's grace, Li Longji released An Lushan. Later, Zhang Jiuling was also expelled from the capital and demoted to the post of governor of Jingzhou.
Li Longji's most "riotous" move was to set up a temperance envoy in the border areas. These knots hold high positions of power and control heavy troops. By 742, the army in the hands of Jiedushi was nearly 500,000 people, accounting for more than 85% of the country's total military strength. In An Lushan's hands alone, there were 150,000 people, more than the number of the Central Army. Not only that, the central army has poor equipment, little training, and combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the thrifty army.
An Lushan stills
"There is both its land and its people, and it has its armor and soldiers, and its wealth" The moderation of the envoy, the tail is not big, and eventually becomes the main force that destroys the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era". In time, even if An Lushan did not come out to launch a rebellion, there would be other festivals to come out and complete the final blow to the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era".
All this is the result of Li Longji's "raising tigers into trouble."