In ancient times, it was an imperial society, and the emperor had supreme power, but it was also the most risky profession. According to historians, more than 60% of the ancient emperors lived to be less than forty years old, and the average life expectancy was only about 39 years. As for the causes of death of these emperors, there are also various causes, some were killed by powerful ministers, some were destroyed by enemy countries, and many of them were because they finally killed themselves because of the flowers and wine.
The emperor was the most dangerous profession in ancient times, and as the successor of the emperor, the career risk of the prince was also very high. In ancient times, the most cruel thing was the struggle for concubines, and in the face of imperial power, what father and son brotherly affection and friendship were not worth mentioning. For example, the crown prince yinrong of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who served as the crown prince for 37 years, was deposed before he became emperor. Yin Rong was deposed not because he was immoral and incompetent, but because he had been the prince for too long, and if other princes wanted to become emperors, they must first get rid of him as a prince.
It is indeed not an easy task for the prince to stay up and become an emperor, because there are too many things to be wary of, and one careless person may be caught by the rest of the princes, thus losing the position of prince. Among those princes in ancient times, the one who served as the crown prince for the longest time and successfully survived was Tang Shunzong Li Shu, who had been the crown prince for 26 years, and was not only almost robbed of the position of prince, but also paralyzed in bed by a stroke of qi. Many people thought that he was devastated, but when he learned of his father's death, he immediately stood up and ascended the throne as the new emperor.
Li Xuan was made crown prince at the age of 19, and during his 26-year-long career as a prince, he also experienced various risks and almost failed to achieve positive results. His personality was very good, and the history books called him "kind and generous, benevolent and good at judging", and also wrote a good hand, and his father Tang Dezong Li Shi wrote a poem to reward the chancellor every time he wrote a poem, which was transcribed by the prince. At the beginning of Tang Dezong's reign, the relationship between their father and son was very good, and at this time, Tang Dezong was still quite wise and attached great importance to the crown prince Li Xuan, so no one dared to covet the position of prince.
However, as Tang Dezong reigned longer and longer, he, like most emperors in history, gradually began to faint in his later years, lacked political acumen, and began to favor eunuchs and courtiers. For this reason, Li Xuan's position as crown prince also became less secure. Moreover, due to the long reign of Tang Dezong, Li Shu had been the crown prince for decades, and he had not seen his head for a long time, so he was always in a depressed state, and his heart was particularly melancholy and impatient. Because the depression in his heart could not be resolved for a long time, he suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed at a young age, and he also lost the ability to speak.
Before he fell ill, Li Xuan had always been very cautious in his dealings with the world, and he hardly gave others the opportunity to provoke. Later, after he suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, some people suggested that Tang Dezong abolish Li Shu and make Li Yi the Prince of Shu the crown prince. However, this Li Yi was not tang dezong's biological son, but the son of his younger brother Li Dezong, so Tang Dezong was very hesitant and did not know how to deal with it, so he summoned the former courtier Li Bi to hear his opinion. 、
Li Bi was blunt and said to Tang Dezong, "It is ridiculous that you plan to abolish your own son and establish a nephew instead." Counting from the Zhenguan years, every time the prince was deposed, it would cause chaos in the dynasty, how could it be easy to abolish the prince? Then, with the example of Li Chengqian, Li Xian, and other former deposed princes, Tang Dezong dispelled the idea of abolishing Li Xuan's position as crown prince. Moreover, at that time, Tang Dezong himself was not in good health, and he was very old, and he did not have the opportunity to re-cultivate a successor to the imperial throne, so he could only continue to let Li Xuan serve as the crown prince.
Li Xuan's health had always been bad, and Tang Dezong was also very anxious, visiting the Prince's Mansion several times and sending people all over the country to find famous doctors to treat the Prince. Because the prince's illness had not improved, Tang Dezong became worried and fell ill, and soon fell ill himself, and soon died of illness. Until his death, neither father nor son could see each other again.
After The death of Emperor Dezong of Tang, the ministers thought that Li Xuan's body could not inherit the throne and could not assume the duties of emperor. However, when the news of Tang Dezong's death came, Li Xuan's illness suddenly improved by more than half, and he was not only able to stand up, but also recovered his language ability. Therefore, after the funeral of Emperor Dezong of Tang, Li Xuan succeeded to the throne for Emperor Shunzong of Tang.
Li Xuan became emperor for a few months, and because of the deterioration of his health, he ceded the throne to his son Li Chun. From this point of view, he should also belong to the return to the light, and not really recover his health. I think it is also true that Li Xuan has been the crown prince for 26 years, and it is not easy to survive to the throne, and the mood must be very excited. Although it is said that he did not last long before and after the emperor, and during his reign, the power was controlled by the eunuch Ju Wenzhen and others, but he became the emperor, which can be said to be much better than the ending of Yin Rong.