He was originally a heroic lord who worked hard to govern, but because of his cruel nature, he was originally a tyrant in a chaotic world, but he was killed by his son because of his covetous beauty, he was Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Western Xia. Today, we will take a look at this emperor, look at his absurd story after his achievements, and see his sad ending in the journey of life.
Or the old rules Let's first briefly get to know Li Yuanhao, Li Yuanhao is the Northern Wei imperial family xianbei Tuoba clan, the distant ancestor Tuoba Sigong was given the surname of Li for his merits in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanhao inherited his father's Xia throne at the age of 29. At that time, the central plains had already fallen apart, and many new political powers were established in the midst of war, including the Liao state established by the Mongols and the Great Song Dynasty established by the Zhao family.
In the first year of the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, that is, in 1038 AD, Li Yuanhao established the State of Great Xia in the northwest, historically known as The Western Xia, and in terms of foreign affairs, he repeatedly launched wars against Song Liao, expanding the territory and forming a three-legged situation with Song Liao. Li Yuanhao's highlight moments gradually came to an end, Li Yuanhao was cruel and murderous, and he was also very suspicious, and once there was any unhappiness, he would go on a killing spree, even if it was his own relatives, he would not spare his subordinates.
In 1034, the second year of Li Yuanhao's succession to the throne, Li Yuanhao's biological mother, the leader of the Wei Mu clan, Wei Mushanxi, plotted to kill Li Yuanhao and seized the opportunity to seize the throne, and as a result, when Wei Mushanxi did not take any action, Li Yuanhao noticed that Wei Mushanxi was different. Therefore, Li Yuanhao, in line with the principle of preferring to kill by mistake and not let go, set off one bloody storm after another in the palace of Western Xia, and Li Yuanhao sent his bodyguards to rush into Wei Mushanxi's house in a mighty way, and involuntarily captured him and his family members, and Li Yuanhao sank Wei Mushanxi to the bottom of the river and drowned in anger.
And his family members, regardless of whether they are guilty or not, will be beheaded, because Li Yuanhao feels that if he does not cut the grass without removing the roots, he will have endless troubles, to say that this Wei Mushanxi is his own uncle, and he has also married Wei Mushanxi's nephew and nephew, he can be so cruel in the past and the present, I am afraid that there is no one, but perhaps this is the imperial family, the imperial power is inviolable, even if his own uncle is executed, Li Yuanhao is still difficult to understand the hatred in his heart, at this time he actually doubted his mother and wife, and let his mother Wei Mushi explain it. He could never dispel the suspicion in Li Yuanhao's heart, he always felt that his mother was also involved in this conspiracy, and wanted her brother Wei Mushan Xi to replace him, and then the Wei Mu family would be able to ascend to heaven alone.
In the end, Li Yuanhao's mother chose to die Mingzhi, and Li Yuanhao's wife Wei Mushi should also be Wei Mu's family, and finally was implicated for no reason, and was beheaded by Li Yuanhao's order, and a son born to her and Li Yuanhao was also brutally killed. Because of a conspiracy that led the Wei Mu family to decline, for the sake of imperial power, forcing his mother to die and kill his wife and children, such a ferocious and violent ferocity made the people of the Manchu Dynasty wen and martial people panic, and from then on, the government and the public were silent and chilled, but Yuanhao's trip was good, and Li Yuanhao in his later years gradually degenerated from an admirable hero to an absurd tyrant who did not care about politics, and if he wanted to talk about this, he had to mention another of his troubles.
In 1047 AD, Li Yuanhao was in the penultimate year of the human world, this year he did something even crazier than Tang Xuanzong, and then we will take a look at what he did, Li Yuanhao loved his son Ning Lingge very much, so after the death of the eldest son, he named him the prince, hoping that he could inherit his father's business and carry forward the Western Xia, although this son was not as talented as the original prince, but fortunately he was a prince who was willing to advance, and on this day Li Yuanhao arranged a family affair for his son, and the other party was the daughter of the mountain It's beautiful.
It is said that he can sing and dance, and is known for sinking fish and falling geese, and closing the moon and shy flowers. On the day of the wedding, the high-ranking friends were full of seats, and the civil and military officials all came to celebrate, and everywhere there were lights and lights, and the atmosphere was not lively. The bride did not move to the top of the hall dressed in beautiful clothes, saying that some people were all moved by her fall of the country, and at this time, li Yuanhao, the supreme ruler of Western Xia, saw such a beautiful woman appear in the hall, and his originally calm heart suddenly became restless, how good it would be if such a beautiful woman were mine. But he couldn't act so blatantly, because after all, he was his son's fiancée, how could he have wonderful ideas about her? So Li Yuanhaoqiang endured the longing in his heart and silently looked at this chuchu and moving beauty in front of him, at this time, it seemed that there were only two of them in the entire hall, and even the air was filled with the fragrance of the immovable clan.
The appearance of this woman made Li Yuanhao rejuvenated, and soon his love for the WuShi clan had exceeded the love between father and son, and he could no longer resist his inner desire for the Wuxian clan, so he made a crazy decision, he slowly stood up: "Today's wedding is canceled, everyone is scattered." As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned, thinking that he had drunk too much, so he was delirious, and he was really happy, but not because he drank too much. So what is li Yuanhao's move for? How can it be canceled for no reason? A minister asked doubtfully, who knew that Li Yuanhao was annoyed and ashamed: "Shuo said cancel it, cancel it, where do you get so much nonsense, do you want to resist the will?" ”
So the ministers did not dare to say a word, and they had to remain silent. "Father Emperor, today is the day of great joy for his children, why is the Father Emperor like this?" Although the prince was afraid of his father, after all, this was his life's event, so even if he died, he had to ask Li Yuanhao for an understanding. However, Li Yuanhao's next words surprised everyone, from now on she was The Princess of Yuan, and she wanted to make her the new empress.
As soon as these words came out, the prince and the wushi clan were directly frightened and stupid on the spot, and the officials were also shocked And the whole hall was talking about it, and the prince was extremely upset in his heart, and openly sang the opposite tune with Li Yuanhao: "She is the wife of the son," and the father and emperor did this simply recklessly." Unexpectedly, Li Yuanhao took Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan as a shield, and there was a poignant love between Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan in ancient times, so why not, well, there is no need to say more, and if you say more, you can disobey the emperor's fate.
Because Li Yuanhao was cruel and murderous, no one dared to say a word, after all, no one wanted to lose their lives in vain for the sake of royal affairs, and the prince and the Wushi clan had to bear all this in silence, and soon after, Li Yuanhao really abolished his original empress, and established the young and beautiful Wushi clan as the new empress, and traveled to promise. However, the contradiction between the prince and Li Yuanhao was ruthlessly magnified, and since then, Li Yuanhao and the prince have changed from father and son to hostile forces, and later the chancellor Ye Li was killed by Li Yuanhao for no reason, and Li Yuanhao took his wife Wuzang as his own. Wuzang was occupied by Li Yuanhao, but she never forgot to avenge her husband, so she seized the prince's hatred for Li Yuanhao's wife-snatching, provoked it, and further escalated the hatred between Li Yuanhao and the prince, and finally in the middle of the night of the Lantern Festival in 1048 AD, the prince was ready to make a desperate bet and enter the palace to assassinate Li Yuanhao to avenge his wife.taking revenge. As a result, in the panic, Li Yuanhao's nose was cut off by the prince, and Li Yuanhao was thrilled and overstretched, and finally died the next day, at the age of 46.
Li Yuanhao reigned for a total of 16 years, and he worked hard for the early period, implemented internal reforms, developed the economy, and expanded the army externally, so that the Western Xia State could have a place between the Song and Liao. But in his later years, he was murderous and absurd, but he broke his own country. After Li Yuanhao's death, the Western Xia state gradually weakened, coupled with the gradual strengthening of mongolia, and eventually the former powerful Western Xia state was destroyed by the Mongols, and the western Xia script and culture also disappeared, and the powerful dynasty that was once established in northwest China became weaker and weaker in later generations, and to this day no one cares.