During the Wu Dynasty, the Wu clan rose. Relying on the influence of the female emperor Wu Cao, a group of martial family members, including Wu Sansi, ascended to heaven and became important figures in the court.
The Wu clan has real power and a background, and it is reasonable to say that as long as Wu Sansi does not die, there are not many people in this world who can threaten him. Manchu Dynasty Minister of Culture and Martial Arts, even if Wu Sansi killed all the loyal generals on a whim, with his influence, it is estimated that there would be no problem. Partial Wu Sansi stirred up the soil on the head of Tai Nian and bullied the head of the current prince, so his downfall was completely reasonable.
Originally, Wu San thought that his daughter-in-law could become the second Wu Zhou Emperor after Wu Cao like his aunt Wu Cao. Therefore, Wu Sansi instigated Princess Anle to compete with Li Chongjun for the position of crown prince. We know that the prince with the right to inherit is the crown prince, so what should the imperial daughter with the right of succession be called?
Wu Sansi had already thought about it: Imperial Lady!
Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian was already terminally ill, and he just raised his eyelids: Let it go.
Li Xian's attitude is very indifferent, but this does not mean that the prince Li Chongjun has no objections. Now Wu Sansi is estimated to be preparing to become the emperor at home, even if Li Chongjun has no real power and lacks eyes and ears, he can see that Wu Sansi is coveting his most precious thing - the right to inherit.
Since ancient times, which incident of taking a wife has not been a slap in the arm and legs? When it comes to future dynastic orthodoxy, Lee Chung Joon has no intention of making concessions. Therefore, he entangled all the enemies of Wu Sansi and planned to defend his position as prince in the form of a coup d'état.
In July 707, on a sunny morning, Li Chongjun, with the help of a large number of henchmen, launched the Jinglong Coup with a vote of The Yulin Army. Li Chongjun had forged the Holy Will in advance and was ready to invade wu sansi mansion and kill his father and son and a group of private parties.
Of course, killing Wu Twice is only part of Li Chongjun's plan, and in the current situation, it is necessary to move the whole body with one shot, so Li Chongjun must do nothing and eradicate all obstacles at once. Therefore, Li Chongjun was ready to mobilize all his troops to the palace after killing Wu Sansi, and fight a decisive battle with Wei Hou, Princess Anle, and Shangguan Wan'er.
Because the preparations were relatively adequate, Li Chongjun's team easily entered the Wu Mansion and killed the current eunuch Wu Sansi and his son. Immediately afterward, Li Chongjun led his men and horses into the imperial city and waited for him outside the Xuanwu Gate. Just when Li Chongjun wanted to launch a general attack with a generous statement, a sudden change occurred.
Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian stood on the Xuanwu Tower, drank the coup d'état, and directly let Li Chongjun's men disband in situ! A group of revolutionary troops, which had little cohesion in the first place, thus went to failure. Li Chongjun had to flee from the imperial city, but he was betrayed by his cronies. In the end, Li Chongjun's head was cut off by the most trusted close minister and became a chip for exoneration.
From the process of Li Chongjun's coup d'état, we can see that Li Chongjun's thinking is still too naïve. There are too many factors involved in the coup d'état, so before launching the coup, we must do a good job of ideological work in the army, let everyone be aware of the situation, and promise to let the participants share sufficient vested interests.
Obviously, all this Lee Chung-joon did not take into account, so when he took the centaur to plan to kill his father, Li Xian only used a few words to make the coup a joke like a child's house wine. However, the most tragic thing in this story is not Li Chongjun, at least his coup has achieved a little effect, that is, to die with the enemy Wu Sansi.
Wu Sansi, this man with power in the opposition, in the end, was counterattacked by the powerless prince and lost his life, which was really quite dramatic. In the words of modern people, Wu Sansi is too "wave", and does not understand the truth of "everything cannot be too exhaustive". Many history buffs feel that Wu Sansi gained power because he used Empress Wei and Shangguan Wan'er, but this was not the case.
He was Wu Zetian's favorite nephew and nearly became the second emperor of the Wuzhou Dynasty. Even if Wu Cao died, the deterrence left by Emperor Wu Zhou was still there, and the fact that Wu Sansi had entangled a vote of henchmen during the Wu Zhou period was enough to make him the most powerful courtier. Therefore, the adulterous affair between him and Shangguan Wan'er and Wei Hou may be because Wei Hou's party has asked for him.
However, none of this mattered, and Wu Sansi, who died unexpectedly in the coup, became a corpse, and he could no longer interfere with the future development of the Li Tang Dynasty. All in all, after the failed coup d'état of the crown prince Li Chongjun, Li Sansi, who died in this revolution, was posthumously crowned as the King of Liang, and Li Chongjun's head became a sacrifice on the offering table.
Just as the so-called one dynasty is a heavenly son and a courtier, when Li Dan came to power by a coup d'état, the world was a different situation. The position of Wu Sansi and Li Chongjun as a pair of wrongdoers took a turn, and not only was Li Chongjun's position as crown prince posthumously recognized, but Wu Sansi's title was also stripped away. Not only that, the bodies of the Wu father and son were also dug up by Li Dan and whipped out, which was very gratifying.
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[New Book of Tang, Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 28]