Yao Chong was a famous minister and politician in the early Tang Dynasty. He served as the chancellor of the three dynasties of Empress Wu, Emperor Ruizong, and Emperor Xuanzong. In 705, he assisted Zhang Kamzhi in launching the Shenlong Revolution and eliminating Zhang Yizhi's brothers and their henchmen, forcing Wu Zetian to remain in Tang Zhongzong and be made the Marquis of Liang County. Because of his refusal to attach himself to Princess Taiping, he was demoted to the title of Assassin of Shenzhou. After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang took the throne, he also paid homage to Shangshu and Tongping Zhangshi of the Bingbu Department, moved to Zhongshu Ling, and was enfeoffed as the Duke of Liang. For the emergence of the "Kaiyuan prosperous era", it laid a political foundation and an economic foundation. Together with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan and Song Jing, he was called the "Four Great Sages of the Tang Dynasty".
Yao Chong
Sima Guang commented on Yao Chong: "The officials of the Yuan Dynasty are Mingmin, the three are the prime ministers, all of them are also the Shangshu of the Military Department, the Yuanbian Tun Shu Reprimand, and the Shi Ma Reserve Weapons, all of which are silently remembered. The beginning of the reign, the spirit of the rule, everything visited the Yuanzhi. Yuan's response was as loud as it sounded, and his colleagues were only promises, so the superior appointed him. And Yuan Shu commented: "In the past, Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing, emperor Xuanzong Ming, made it possible to lay out the Dafa in order to reconcile with the gods of man, and benefited Zhang Shu, Su Yong, Jia Zhen, and the disciples of the Nine Ages, all of whom could always be seamless and did not lose discipline." ”
Because Wu Zetian solved the problem of heir politically, coupled with his age, he began to indulge in pleasures, and overhauled palaces and Buddhist temples. And her face is zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong brothers young and beautiful, often Fu Zhu powder, bright and beautiful. Even Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi, and others strongly competed for them, and even led the horses for them. Due to Wu Zetian's old age, the Erzhang brothers began to act as Wu Zetian's eyes and ears. Not only did he frame wei Yuanzhong, the chancellor, but he would also form a grudge with the chancellor, which greatly changed the situation of returning to Li Tang and passing the throne to the crown prince. The relationship between Wu Zetian's mother and son and the monarch and subject became tense as a result. Wu Zetian's granddaughter Princess Yongtai was framed by someone to discuss Erzhang with her husband Wu Yanji and Li Chongrun, the Prince of Shao, and the two were executed, and Princess Yongtai died of fright.
Zhang Yizhi's film and television image
In the first month of the first year of the Divine Dragon, Wu Zetian fell ill. The chancellor Zhang Kamzhi and Cui Xuanwei, together with the ministers Jinghui, Huan Yanfan, and Yuan Shuji, together with Li Duozuo, the commander of the Forbidden Army, said that Erzhang was plotting rebellion and launched a coup d'état. He then rushed into Miyagi Castle, killed Erzhang, and demanded that Wu Zetian abdicate. Later forced to zen was placed on the throne of Prince Li Xian. In February, the Tang Dynasty was restored, and the hundred officials, flags, costumes, and writing were all restored to the old system, and the gods were renamed dongdu.
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In his later years, after Wu Zetian abdicated and moved to Shangyang Palace, he no longer dressed up and looked haggard. Once, Li Xian entered the time of wu Zetian. Wu Zetian wept, "I took you back to Shendu in order to entrust the world to you, but the Five Thieves were greedy for merit and alarmed me here." After Hearing this, Li Xian was deeply saddened. On November 26 of the first year of shenlong, Wu Zetian died of illness.
Wu Zetian
In his later years, Wu Zetian's control over the imperial court weakened, and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong acted recklessly in the middle of the dynasty. As a result, Yao Chong was demoted to Lingwu and served as the chief of the Lingwu Dao March. When he left Beijing, he recommended Zhang Kamzhi as prime minister. When Prime Minister Zhang Kamzhi and others were preparing to launch a coup, Yao Chong also participated in the coup. After the coup, Zhang Kamzhi, Jinghui, Cui Xuanwei, Yuan Shuji, and Huan Yanfan were crowned kings. Yao Chong was also given the title of Marquis of Liangxian County.
Respectfully
And Yao Chong's sense that the Wu collective had not been eliminated. Because Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Li Dan was an incompetent man. And Zhang Kamzhi and the other 5 people did not eradicate the power of the martial family, but only killed Er Zhang. So the Old Book of Tang records that Yao Chong, after receiving the reward, began to cry, and Yan Fan and Zhang Kamzhi said to him: "Today is the time to cry!" The fear of public disasters began here. Yao Chong, however, said, "Yesterday, the pre-public condemnation of the fierce rebels is the long way of the courtiers, how dare they speak of merit; now he who violates the sorrows of the old Lord, and the last festival of the courtiers, is really willing to be guilty of this." After Wu Zetian heard this, he also shed tears. With these words, he not only affirmed his own merits, but also expressed his loyalty to the Wu collective.
Cui Xuanwei
Soon, Zhang Kamzhi was ostracized and degraded by Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi, and exiled to Taki prefecture, where he died of sorrow; Wu Sansi ordered Zhou Lizhen to falsely pass on the holy will, catch up with Jinghui, and execute him LingChi; he also secretly publicized Wei Hou's adultery in the harem, and married Cui Xuanwei, Yuan Shuji, and others. Cui Xuanwei died of illness in Guzhou during his exile, Yuan Shuji was exiled to Huanzhou and killed by Zhou Lizhen, and Huan Yanfan was exiled to Guizhou and later beaten to death. Only Yao Chong's self-preservation.