The Anshi Rebellion suddenly pulled the Tang Dynasty, who was immersed in the dream of Taiping prosperity, down from the altar, the old and decaying Tang Xuanzong died in helpless loss, and the sad and indignant Tang Suzong struggled for six years and died, and the two of them threw a super chaotic stall to Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty.
In the first year of Baoying (762), the dictatorial eunuch Li Fuguo killed Empress Zhang, and Emperor Suzong of Tang was also frightened to death, and Li Li took the throne according to his will before the coffin of Emperor Suzong of Tang, and changed his name to Yu, at the age of 36, for Emperor Tang. Emperor Tang was the first emperor in the history of the Tang Dynasty to ascend the throne as the eldest son, and although Emperor Tang had the will to smooth the wounds of war, the turmoil and tribulations not only offset his enthusiasm for building the country, but also seriously frustrated his pioneering spirit. The grandeur of the Tang Empire in the past has changed with the passage of time and has become an irreproachable memory in people's hearts.
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The growth of Emperor Tang Dynasty was destined to be extraordinary, and although he left many shortcomings in governing the country, he was very methodical and worthy of praise in governing the family. Tang Dynasty Emperor is famous for his amorous son in history, and his emotional life is not only colorful, but also quite romantic, and his amorousness is not only limited to the love affairs of men and women, but multi-level and all-round. He was particularly generous and benevolent, honoring his elders, loving his brothers, caring for his wife, giving preferential treatment to relatives, and even treating his nursing mothers. He fulfilled his filial piety to his grandfather Xuanzong and his father Tang Suzong before his death, and he was a good man with extreme filial piety and strong affection. According to the historical record, in the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, the eunuch Li Fuguo conspired with Empress Zhang to relocate Emperor Xuanzong of Taishang to Xinei, and Emperor Taishang was greatly annoyed and soon became seriously ill.
At that time, although Tang Suzong wept and expressed deep sympathy for his father, he had no choice, and he himself was seriously ill because of his unhappiness, at this time, Li Yu, as the crown prince, risked that the position of prince might not be secured, ignoring empress Zhang and Li Fuguo's obscenity, running back and forth between his grandfather and father's two palaces day and night, serving next to his grandfather and father's sickbed, bowing to medicinal food, and wearing clothes for a long time. After Emperor Tang ascended the throne, he was angry with Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo, because Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen held the forbidden army in their hands, and Emperor Tang of Tang was outwardly honored, but in his heart he really wanted to get rid of them in order to avenge the murder of his grandfather and father. In October of the first year of Baoying, Emperor Tang took advantage of the contradiction between the two eunuchs Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen to fight for power, and sent a warrior with loyalty and courage at night to steal li Fuguo's head and arm. Emperor Tang sent Li Fuguo's other arm to Tailing to pay homage to his grandfather to comfort the dead.
Although Emperor Tang dynasty lost his mother at an early age, after he ascended the throne, he missed his birth mother's grace and was very generous to his grandfather's family. He posthumously gave his maternal grandfather Wu Linggui the title of Tai wei (太尉), appointed Wu Linggui (吴令桂) as his mother's brother, Xuancheng (宣城) made Wu Lingyao the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, Prince Jia Ling(王家令), Feng Puyang Commandery (濮阳郡公), Wu Linggui (吴令桂) another maternal brother, Zhonglang (中郎) made Wu Lingyu the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, Prince Shude (太子谕德), Jiyang Jungong (吉阳郡公), Feng Yuan's uncle (封元 uncle), Wu Linggui (武溆) the Prince of Shengwang (盛王府) as Kaifu Yi TongsanSi (開府宜同三司), Crown Prince Zhan Shi (太子詹事), Duke of Puyang Commandery (濮阳郡公), Later Qianhong Shaoqing (太胪少卿), and General Jin Wu (金吾將將軍). Emperor Tangzong's other uncle, Wu Qin, opened the palace on the same day as Wu Pu and conferred the title of Crown Prince Zhan Shi and the Duke of Puyang Commandery.
Emperor Tang Dynasty also had great respect for the teachers who had educated him, and Dr. Guozi Zhang Shi was a waiter in the Eastern Palace, and on the night of his ascension to the throne, he invited the teacher to enter the palace, consulting and consulting on everything, and later asked the teacher to serve as a regular attendant of the Right Scattered Horse and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
Emperor Tang Daizong also attached great importance to the brotherhood of his brothers, his third brother Li Qi was quite talented, but because Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo were framed, they were given death by Emperor Suzong of Tang, and afterwards whenever he talked about Li Yu with his fourth brother Li You, he always wept, and as soon as he succeeded to the throne, he immediately issued an edict and posthumously gave Li Tan the title of King of Qi, and later in May of the third year of the calendar, the brothers talked about Li Qian's wrongful death, and Li Bi suggested that li Qi be posthumously awarded Li Qian as prince of Huiwen, following the precedent of Emperor Xuanzong posthumously giving Li Fan the prince of Huiwen, but Emperor Daizong of Tang wept and said: "My brother first built the Lingwu proposal, Cheng Zhongxing's cause, Qi, who had this merit, was loyal and filial, was victimized by the traitors, and when he went along with the envoys, he would think that he was a brother-in-law, and now when he was honored with the title of emperor, Chengwu Suzhi, he posthumously honored Li Tan as the Emperor of Chengtian, buried him in Shunling, and issued an edict praising Li Tan's merits and talents before his death, and sending his sorrows and remembrance.
Emperor Tang Dynasty was also very caring for his concubines and children, and his first empress, Shen Shi, was unknown due to the escape from the Anshi Rebellion, and after Emperor Tang Succeeded to the throne, he left the world to search for Shen Shi everywhere, but he never found it. Later, Emperor Tang Dynasty also named Dugu Clan as a noble concubine, and Du Lonely Clan gave birth to Li Yi, the King of Han, and Princess Huayang, who was very intelligent and changed her speech and deeds because of her father's likes and dislikes, so Emperor Tang Dynasty especially loved her. Later, Princess Huayang and Princess Dugu were unfortunate to die in the ninth year of the Gregorian calendar and the tenth year of the Great Calendar, respectively, and Emperor Tang was so grief-stricken that he could hardly withstand this continuous blow. Emperor Tang Dynasty mourned so much that he buried the body of Du Gushi in the inner temple so that he could visit him every day. It was not until October of the thirteenth year of the Gregorian calendar that it was buried in Zhuangling.
Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty even remembered the nurturing grace of his childhood nursing mother forever, and for this purpose he specially replied to the edict of "Lady Yingchuan County of the Grandmother's Yuan Clan": The ancients are affectionate and ceremonial, with the system of loving mothers, gai saints show virtue, all repay them with courtesy, so the grandmother Yuanshi, who is swaddled, is nurtured by it, pushed dry and wet, and the love is particularly deep, which can be described as a benevolent and generous Maode, and the abominable Lady of Yingchuan County.
Emperor Tang's generosity was also reflected in the "beating of golden branches" incident that was recited through the ages, Tang Dynasty Emperor's daughter Princess Shengping married Guo Huan, the son of the general Guo Ziyi, but after marriage, the princess always posed as a "king" in front of her in-laws, and did not respect her in-laws enough, but Guo Huan did not think so, often requiring the princess to serve her in-laws according to folk etiquette, and the princess naturally did not do it. The husband and wife often quarreled over this, and finally one day, after Guo Huan drank wine, he and the princess argued about this matter, and did not give in to each other, Guo Huan slapped the princess in anger, and said: "You fight that your father is the emperor, will you show off your might?" I tell you, my father didn't want to do the emperor's errand at all, otherwise, it would be your turn?"
The princess naturally refused to suffer losses and ran to Tang Dynasty Emperor to complain about her grievances, but she did not expect Tang Dynasty Emperor to say: "What the donkey horse said is all the truth, if your father-in-law had the heart to be emperor, no one could stop him. Guo Ziyi later learned that his son beat the princess and said a big disrespectful drunken word, frightened, hurriedly tied up his son to the Tang Dynasty Emperor to plead guilty, did not expect that the Tang Dynasty Emperor not only personally loosened the son-in-law's shackles, but also said a famous saying that has been praised through the ages: "Not stupid, not deaf, not a writer." Guo Ziyi was very impressed by the generosity of Emperor Tang, and returned home to implement the family law for his son fiercely, beating his son fat, but the princess felt sorry for her husband and interceded for her husband. Later, Guo Huan and the princess were also more affectionate, and this story of "hitting the golden branch" later became a beautiful talk for eternity.
Such a sentient and righteous Tang Dynasty Emperor, but fate did not make him smooth sailing on the road to governing the country. Because of the Chaos of An Shi, he struggled, but in the end he calmed down the chaos and led the Tang Dynasty out of the darkest trough. And The Tang Dynasty Sect's concept of living in the world and governing the family harmoniously, no matter what era, is worthy of our study and praise.