[Li Zhi, the son of Tang Taizong Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress, the deposed prince Li Chengqian and the same brother of Li Tai, the king of Wei.
During his reign, he suppressed the family of gate valves, and the cadres were autocratic, destroying the three kingdoms of Baekje, Western Turks, and Goguryeo, and laying down the prosperous territory of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for about 23 years.
At that time, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedentedly vast, stretching from the Korean Peninsula in the east, the Aral Sea in the west, Lake Baikal in the north, and central Vietnam in the south.
During the 34 years of his rule, the economy and population continued to develop, the national strength was strong, and there was a legacy of Zhenguan, which was known as "the rule of Yonghui" in history
June of the second year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, that is, 628 A.D., June, Chang'an, Lizheng Palace!
A baby croaked and fell to the ground, this is the future Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, nicknamed Pheasant Slave.
The time of Li Zhi's birth was very well chosen, because at that time, his father Li Shimin had just washed the blood of Xuanwu Gate, and he was full of passion and ready to govern this country.
As the concubine of the imperial family, Li Zhinian was named King of Jin when he was only three years old, was promoted to the governor of the state at the age of seven, and was appointed as the general of the Marquis of Youwu at the age of nine.
It can be said that he was born at a height that many people cannot reach in their lifetime.
When he was nine years old, his biological mother died of the eldest grandson, Li Zhi often washed his face with tears, and his mother's feelings touched the palace people, Li Shimin comforted him more and more.
At that time, his two imperial brothers, the crown prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai, were fighting for the throne, of course, Li Shimin was mainly to blame for this matter, why was it too good for Li Tai?It gave him the illusion that he could have anything.
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, that is, in 643 AD, Li Chengqian, who saw that Li Tai was becoming more and more liked by Li Shimin and that his position as the prince was in jeopardy, brazenly colluded with the general Hou Junji, the Han King Li Yuanchang, and the Emperor Duhe, and others, intending to raise troops to force the palace.
Helplessly, the matter was defeated, Hou Junji and others were killed, and Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince was abolished.
At this time, the position of the crown prince was vacant, and Li Shimin originally intended to make Li Tai the prince, but this guy actually took the unusual path, and vowed to promise his father that he would "kill his son and pass on his brother" to his brother Li Zhi in the future.
This incident undoubtedly made Li Shimin see Li Tai's ruthlessness and ...... clearlyFull of nonsense!Kill the son and pass on the disciple?What are you kidding?
Li Er said that the throne of labor and management was snatched from his father, and no one gave it except his son, so you told me that you would pass on the throne to your brother in the future
That's not all, the key is that after Li Tai promised his father, he turned around and intimidated Li Zhi with the involvement of Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, in the rebellion, well, Li Zhi and Li Yuanchang are good friends.
At that time, Li Zhi's character was basically a pure filial son, and the image of gentleness and weakness made Li Tai feel that Li Zhi was a bully, and he would be honest if he threatened casually.
As a result, what he never expected was that Li Zhi, an honest boy, turned his head and went to his father to cry about Li Tai's intimidation of him.
Li Shimin obviously had a worse impression of Li Tai after he found out, but he was still a little hesitant to make Li Tai the crown prince, after all, Li Tai's ability is indeed very good.
At the critical moment, as Li Tai's good brother, the deposed Li Chengqian quickly stood up to make up for it, saying that the reason why he rebelled was completely forced by Li Tai, this guy harbored evil intentions, and if he succeeded to the throne in the future, he would definitely not have a good life for all his brothers.
This mending knife is ruthless enough, after all, what Li Shimin is most afraid of is that the Xuanwumen change will be staged again, his sons will kill each other, and Li Tai is now hitting the knife.
Li Shimin finally made up his mind, took Li Zhi to the Liangyi Palace, and cried bitterly in front of the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Ji and other important ministers.
Li Ji and the others looked back at Li Zhi, who was still gentle and weak, and then looked at Li Shimin, who was racing his acting skills, ** I don't understand what this means, and I made it clear that I want everyone to express their position!
Everyone's old faces twitched in unison, and they hurriedly stepped forward to stop Li Shimin, saying that this is a big dealNo, no, the king of Jin is worthy of the crown prince's throne.
In an instant, Li Zhi knelt on the ground and cried, Li Shimin did not commit suicide, silently put down the sword, pulled up his son and slipped away, the world was peaceful, and the years were quiet.
Everything is settled!
On April 7, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin came to Chengtianmen and issued an edict to establish Li Zhi as the crown prince and enter the East Palace.
Since then, whenever the court meets, he often asks Li Zhi to accompany him, let him handle government affairs by himself, and sometimes let him participate in deliberations, and Li Zhi can be praised every time.
In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin was ready to conquer Goguryeo, and he had already negotiated and ordered Li Zhi to stay in Dingzhou.
But after the date of sending troops was determined, the variables came, and Li Zhi was sad all day long, crying incessantly, saying that he was very reluctant to Li Shimin and wanted to follow.
He also said that Dingzhou's government affairs and military affairs can be done with fast horses, and even if he follows Li Shimin, he will definitely not delay handling affairs.
Li Shimin was moved, looking at Li Zhi's son, he only felt very warm, unlike the two brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who would only stumble each other and make him depressed.
He approved Li Zhi to follow him all the way, so from the expedition to the triumphant division of the army, Li Zhi has always followed Li Shimin and never left.
On the way back from the army, Li Shimin unfortunately had poisonous sores on his body and was bedridden, and his good son Li Zhi personally sucked out the poisonous pus for him with his mouth, and then followed him with a chariot for many days.
Li Shimin was moved, this son didn't hurt in vain!
Well, it didn't hurt in vain, and then Li Zhi gave his father a big surprise.
In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, that is, in 649 AD, Li Shimin was already seriously ill and could not manage the government, so he ordered the crown prince Li to govern state affairs.
But who is Li Zhi?The character he set up is filial piety, so he can ignore state affairs, but his father can't ignore it, so he immediately entered the palace to serve the sick.
At that time, there was also a five-grade talented person Wu Mei (Li Shimin's number) who was also serving Li Shimin in front of the sickbed
Wu Mei entered the palace at fourteen and was a talented person for twelve years, when she was only twenty-six years old, she was in her prime, and she was charming and charming, and she was a royal sister!
And what about Li Zhi?At the age of twenty-two, young and strong, and extremely depressed during the illness, seeing this beauty dangling in front of him every day, how can he not be moved?
A lonely, empty, cold and a firepower boy, this comes and goes, ......Relationships are successfully established.
Public ......In 649 A.D., ah no, on May 26, the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, a generation of male lords, died in the Cuiwei Palace of Zhongnan Mountain!
On June 1 of the same year, Li Zhi succeeded to the throne as emperor and changed the Yuan Yonghui, well, this era name does not need to be remembered, after all, Li Zhi belongs to the small expert in changing the name, and he has changed the name of the year for 34 years, like what General Chapter, Longshuo, Xianqing and the like, and he will change one every two years.
His family is also not far behind, and the era name is more diligent than anyone else.
At the beginning of Li Zhi's succession, he continued to adhere to the policy of rest and recuperation, resting with the people, so that the economy and population could continue to develop.
To be reasonable, Li Shimin left him a lot of talents, but the national strength is barely average, after all, Lao Li also likes to fight, and in the late period of his rule, he likes to bully and bully Goguryeo, which is quite a loss of national strength.
In the first year of Yonghui, that is, in 650 AD, on the sixth day of the first month, Li Zhi's wife Wang was the queen, and the eldest son of the palace man Liu was born to Chen Wang Li Zhong as the pastor of Yongzhou.
In May, Li Zhi came to Ganye Temple, goodbye Wu Mei, and the old love was rekindled, or ......The aftermath is not over.
In September, the Turkic Chebi Khan invaded the border, was defeated and captured by the famous general Gao Kan, and swept away Mobei.
In the first month of the second year of Yonghui, the Western Turk Ashina Helu established himself as the Khan of Shabalu, and in July, he led his troops to attack Tingzhou, and Li Zhi sent the general Liang Jianfang to lead the troops to conscript.
In May, Li Zhi's filial piety period has expired, except for filial piety, since the temple welcomes Wu Mei to enter the palace again, this thing is indeed a bit strange, but it seems, it seems, it may be much better than Li Longji and Zhu Wen.
To say that Li Zhi's harem composition is really complicated, not only his father's talent, but also his father's virtuous concubine Xu Hui's sister, as well as Wu Mei's sister Wu Shun and Wu Shun's daughter, how can you say all the nonsense.
Mother and daughter or something, not to mention, hobbies are a bit special, the best thing is that his father and son actually married a pair of sisters......
Hmm, could it be said that going out to call father and son, and closing the door to talk about brothers is the way for this father and son to get along?
In the fourth year of Yonghui, the bereaved bereaved of the Tang Dynasty cuckold Wangfang, Princess Gaoyang, Xue Wanche, Chai Lingwu and others rebelled and conspired to support Li Yuanjing as the emperor, but they were defeated and killed.
In the same year, the most famous virtuous kings of the early Tang Dynasty, namely Li Ke, the king of Wu, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and Li Su, the king of Shu, and others offended the auxiliary ministers such as the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang, and either died or were demoted.
The forces that posed a great threat to the throne of Li Zhi vanished.
At the beginning of October of the fourth year of Yonghui, Chen Shuozhen, a native of Muzhou, led a peasant uprising in eastern ZhejiangI forgot to say, this Chen Shuo is really a woman.
The rebel army soon grew to tens of thousands, and Chen Shuozhen proclaimed himself "Emperor Wenjia" with his brother-in-law Zhang Shuyin as his servant, and established a system modeled after the Tang Dynasty bureaucracy.
Raided and occupied Muzhou, Tonglu, and Yuqian, but was quickly suppressed by the Tang Dynasty, and the leaders of the troops were called Fang Renyu and Cui Yixuan, Chen Shuozhen and Zhang Shuyin were defeated and captured, and finally killed.
This was the first and only female peasant leader in history to be crowned emperor in an upright manner, but unfortunately, the timing of her uprising was very bad.
At this time, when Li Zhi was in power, there were still a large number of fierce people such as Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, and Liu Renliang in the court, not to mention that Chen Shuozhen didn't even pass Cui Yixuan's pass, even if he passed this pass, there was a high probability that he would die if he encountered these fierce people.
Of course, this uprising is not at all useless, I am very suspicious, Empress Wu, that is, Wu Cao's final title of emperor is probably inspired by her, after all, there is no rule in the world that women cannot be emperors.
In the sixth year of Yonghui, in 655 AD, Li abolished the queen and renamed Zhaoyi Wushi as the queen, and then successively demoted the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang.
This abolition is not out of how much he likes the Wu family, but purely to achieve political goals, that is, to weaken the power of the gate valve family.
Prior to this, Li Zhi had repeatedly expressed his intentions to abolish the queen, and he had also visited the mansion of the eldest grandson Wuji in person, and even persuaded the martial queen's mother Yang, minister Xu Jingzong and others.
Helplessly, the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang did not enter, and made it clear that they could not do it, even if they were abolished, they could only find a noble girl from the family, not a woman with the blood of the previous dynasty after a businessman like the Wu family.
Although the businessman father of the Wu family once assisted Li Yuan in raising troops, became an official to the Ministry of Industry, and was awarded the title of Duke of Yingguo, in the eyes of the two, he was still lowly.
Yes, if you can't talk about it, then don't talk about it, Li Zhi flipped his hand and flipped the table directly, if he doesn't support it, get out, there are more people in the world who are willing to be officials.
So, in the third year of Xianqing, in 658 AD, Chu Suiliang died in Aizhou, and in July of the fourth year of Xianqing, the eldest grandson Wuji was forced to commit suicide in Qianzhou.
With the fall of the big tree of the eldest grandson Wuji, many people in the Guanlong Group were affected, and the so-called tree fell and scattered, which is generally the same.
After all, Li Zhi is not as cowardly and incompetent as described in the film and television, on the contrary, this is a very domineering emperor, for the sake of being dictatorial, his uncle or something can also be lost.
In the fifth year of Xianqing, in 660 AD, the prince of Xingguo, Su Dingfang, pacified Baekje, captured 58 people, including Baekje King Fuyu Yici and Prince Long, and sacrificed them to the south gate of Ziwei City in Luoyang, the eastern capital.
This big guy is indeed as some people have evaluated, the civil war **, the king of the foreign war, the old man who is in command of the army, and the destruction of the country is the same as playing.
In the fifth year of Xianqing, that is, after 660 AD, Li Zhi was often dizzy and dizzy, affecting the handling of government affairs, and Empress Wu took the opportunity to intervene and participate in national affairs.
Wu was not satisfied with the status of empress, she wanted to take power, because Li Zhi did not give her the security she needed most.
The Wu family, who has been bullied by Wu Yuanshuang's brothers since childhood, deeply understands that a person will not be bullied only when he is strong.
As for Li Zhi's affection for her, although he has affection, he is not deep, because this emperor is not an affectionate lord, and while naming her queen, he also went to talk to her sister, and then chatted and chatted, oh Huo, talk about the bed!
Therefore, the two are not affectionate lords, the emperor and queen are more like a coalition, Li Zhi provides a platform, and the Wu family helps him suppress the Guanlong group, as for the emotional ......Tsk, there's nothing to talk about.
Empress Wu, who meddled in government affairs, began to constantly eliminate dissidents, clear obstacles in the way of advancement, and at the same time cultivate private forces and promote confidant ministers, such as Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others.
Li Zhi saw that the authority of the Wu clan was increasing day by day, and gradually he couldn't help it, he could give the power, but the Wu clan couldn't go too far, he thought of abolishing the queen.
It's a pity that at this time, the Wu family is no longer the person he can handle as he wants, and the matter after the abolition fell through, but Shangguan Yi, who assisted Li Zhi in drafting the edict, was tragically punished.
One of Shangguan Yi's granddaughters survived by luck, that is, Shangguan Wan'er.
After this incident, it was difficult for Li Zhi to have absolute control over the Wu family, so he could only keep stumbling blocks for the Wu family, such as reusing Wang Fangyi, the brother of the queen of the abolition of the king, suppressing the Wu family, and bringing down Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong.
In this regard, Empress Wu can't do anything, after all, Li Zhi is still the domineering emperor, even if her head hurts badly now, but as long as the person is not dead, she is really just a concubine.
After that, Li Zhi's illness became more and more serious, and it is said that he could no longer see, and Empress Wu gradually grasped the power, and Li Zhi was called the two saints, one was the emperor and the other was the queen of heaven.
October 665 A.D. (I don't write the year number, but I use fourteen, do wholesale or what?.)Li Zhi led the civil and military officials, the military queen to lead the internal and external women, to Mount Tai to seal the Zen.
At this time, Mount Tai Feng Chan is still a very face-saving thing, non-cultural and martial arts outstanding cannot, but it just so happens that Li Zhi created the rule of Yonghui in Wenzhi, and destroyed the Western Turks, Baekje, and Goguryeo in martial arts, and laid down the most prosperous territory of the Tang Dynasty, which has this qualification.
Of course, Taishan Fengzen finally made a guy named Zhao Heng mess up and stink, even if the martial arts of later generations such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and others are not willing to go again, I have to say, woohoo lament!
Li Zhi led the empress, civil and military officials, and women from inside and outside to Mount Tai, and the car drove for hundreds of miles, accompanied by envoys and chiefs of Turkic, Yujiao, Persian, Tianzhu, Wa, Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo and other countries.
We have reason to suspect that the envoys and chieftains of these countries did not come of their own free will, after all, there are few of them except Persia and Silla who have not been beaten.
But at this moment, whether they are willing or not, they have to follow to Mount Tai, after all, at this moment, a wave of fierce men is watching them!
In 668 A.D., in September, Li Ji conquered Goguryeo, captured the city of Pyongyang, captured its king Gaozang and the minister Nanjian and others, and the territory of Goguryeo was surrendered.
To say that the country of Goguryeo is also resistant to beating, it was beaten by Yang Guang, Li Shimin, and Li Zhi by the three emperors in a row, and it has been strong for so long, which is really commendable.
In 674 AD, the imperial court issued an edict honoring Li Zhi as the emperor and Empress Wu as the queen of heaven, although the Empress Wu held real power at that time, she still lived in the background.
She put forward 12 suggestions to Gaozong: persuading farmers and mulberries, giving away the army, resting the army and raising the people, educating the world with morality, opening up the way of speech, and putting an end to slander, etc., which were implemented under the rule of Li.
In 683 AD, Li was more and more seriously ill, and ordered the crown prince Li Xian to ** state affairs, Pei Yan, Liu Qixian, Guo Zhengyi and others served as Tongping Zhangshi in the East Palace.
On the night of December 27 of the same year, Li Zhi died in the Zhenguan Hall in Luoyang at the age of 56.
The posthumous crown prince Li Xianling succeeded to the throne, and if there is a major military matter that cannot be decided, please make a decision to deal with it.
But he would not have thought that this woman, who was four years older than him, would eventually usurp the throne and ascend the throne as emperor, becoming the only orthodox female emperor in history.
He couldn't think of it, and he didn't dare to think about it, after all, when he died, this woman was already sixty years old, and she was also a person who was about to die.
But he didn't expect this woman to live to be 82 years old in the end, but fortunately, this woman finally returned the throne to the Li family, instead of completely cutting off the Li family.
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