In the history of the Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor who was very sad. Twice walked the throne of God. At the age of fifty, he snatched back the Tang Dynasty official Heshan from Wu Zetian. This man was Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian.
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Great-grandson of Emperor Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong of Tang. According to the big truth, he should not be the crown prince. Because Li Zhong was on it, he was the crown prince at that time. The following is the brother Li Hong, there is also the second brother Li Xian.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang made his eldest son Li Zhong crown prince and became a roadblock for Wu Zetian. Therefore, Wu Zetian slandered Li Zhong for plotting rebellion and put poor Li Zhong to death. Subsequently, Wu Zetian made his son Li Hong the crown prince.
However, Li Hong's talent was too strong and won the approval of Qing officials. If he sat in the position of crown prince and sat down again, it would be very bad for Wu Zetian. Therefore, Wu Zetian gradually tried his best to get rid of Li Hong.
Once, when Li Hong was in the confinement cell, he saw 2 half-sisters, and the two princesses had been imprisoned for many years, and no one cared, so he asked his father to get the two sisters out.
It further angered Wu Zetian, and the two little princesses were the daughters of Concubine Xiao Shufei. Wu Zetian and Concubine Xiao Shufei have a deep hatred between them, and these two girls are sworn enemies. Nowadays, Li Hong actually secretly released his own nemesis, so he had a murderous heart.
In April 675, Wu Zetian poisoned the infant Crown Prince Li Hong. In May, his great-grandson Li Xian was made crown prince, and Wu Zetian immediately repented after he made Li Xian crown prince. Because Li Xian, like Li Hong, is not only able to stand out, but also persistent, and does not attach himself to Wu Zetian.
What is even more frightening is that it has always been popular in the palace, and Li Xian is actually the child of Wu Zetian's sister. After Li Xian heard about it, he became suspicious of his family lineage, and Wu Zetian did not stop doing two things, and simply instigated his party to frame the crown prince Li Xian for being obsessed with beauty and deserting government affairs. In August 680, Li Xian was deposed as crown prince, demoted to the rank of chief official, and moved to Bazhou for internment.
Li Xian was not stupid, and the ending of the two brothers made Li Xian understand that this crown prince was not easy to do, so Li Xian became cautious and cautious, and he was respectful to his mother Wu Zetian, completely devoid of the true feelings between mother and son. Therefore, the crown prince in a desperate situation was panicked for 2 years after ascending the throne, until Emperor Gaozong of Tang died of illness and Li Xian was proclaimed emperor. Li Xian, the crown prince who had worked fearlessly for 2 years, finally became emperor, and gradually became more and more proud and arrogant, feeling that he was the emperor and could think whatever he wanted.
But as soon as he sat down in the Golden Ruan Hall, he found that this emperor was a placement. The courtiers had to report to the empress dowager on everything, and the imperial forest army in the palace was also a member of Wu Zetian.
After Li Xian ascended the throne, he changed yuan to si sheng, made Wei Shi empress, and wanted to arrange a position for his own people. But he couldn't imagine that he, the emperor, had only been doing it for 36 days. He was demoted to the title of King of Luling.
In his later years, Wu Zetian decided to return the government to the Li family.
The ministers were more inclined to support Li Xian's succession, so Li Dan, as the imperial heir, ceded the position of crown prince to Li Xian.
After Li Xian's second succession, he allowed Wei Hou to chaos, so Wei Hou's ambitions grew, poisoning Li Xian, and wanting to seize the throne, but was suppressed by Princess Taiping and Li Dan's son Li Longji.
One of Li Xian's daughters, Princess Anle, is said to be a person with a very great desire for power, who devoted herself to taking Wu Zetian as an example, and even repeatedly advised Li Xian to make her the empress dowager, and later inherited the throne and became the second wu zetian.
Wu Sansi, Empress Wei, and Princess Anle made the entire imperial court and Luoyang lose their demeanor as a divine capital, and a miasma of black smoke was caused.
Although the Tang Dynasty restored the Li surname in the hands of Li Xian, but Li Xian did not do anything, the power has always been in the hands of several women, the dynasty is also in chaos, if it is not later Li Longji strong acceptance, it is estimated that the Li Tang Dynasty is not far away.
Emperor Zhongzong's title was actually elevated too much. What do you think?