The crown prince was paralyzedIn the same year, his father died, and he stood up and ascended the throne.
If we turn back the clock to antiquity and ask them the question: do you want to be an emperor? I believe that most people, no matter how high or low, will give a positive answer, because the status of the supreme above 10,000 people and the Ninth Five-Year Plan is really very attractive.
Between heaven and earth, all things are the domain of kings; In all the land, they were the king's subjects. There are endless delicacies, inexhaustible gold and silver treasures, and harem beauties like clouds, enjoying all kinds of pleasures in life, which is really intoxicating.
Generally speaking, the struggle for power in the royal family is like a bloody storm, and in order to get a big position, the princes can do whatever it takes. For example, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion and personally beheaded the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji and his son; Yang Guang even framed his eldest brother Yang Yong, falsely passed on the will of Emperor Wen of Sui, and forced him to commit suicide.
However, in this fratricidal world, Li Yu is a special prince. He has not experienced the murder of his father and brother, nor has he plotted to usurp the throne, but he was cautious after being named the crown prince, as if this position was not justified.
Who is he, and why is he submissive in his supreme position? Li Yu was the eldest son of Tang Dezong, the eleventh emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he was brilliant and cautious, and unlike other princes, he never talked lightly about the affairs of the court.
It is said that when he was the crown prince, he only expressed his opinion on one matter of Tang Dezong.
During the reign of Tang Dezong, he relied heavily on eunuchs, which made the court very dissatisfied, but they could only swallow their anger and did not dare to oppose it openly. Only the crown prince dared to stand up and raise objections.
But he didn't act recklessly, but when Tang Dezong was in a happy mood, he calmly asked questions, and finally Tang Dezong listened to his advice. Here, the crown prince showed extraordinary wisdom.
Except for this matter, Li Yu almost never made any more suggestions to Tang Dezong, appearing to be too cautious. However, Tang Dezong followed Li Yu's advice, in fact, because of his favor.
Li Yu's cautious words and deeds seemed to have caused a distance between him and Tang Dezong.
Did Li Yu's caution have an impact on his later health? Even did his lack of advice make Tang Dezong misunderstand that he didn't care about national affairs, so he had the idea of replacing the crown prince?
Despite his excessive care, his reticence is seen as loyal and friendly, and he never reprimands others because of his noble status. He was also very knowledgeable and wide-ranging, especially in the study of Buddhist scriptures, and his calligraphy was so high that he wrote it every time his father needed to give a poem to a minister.
As a young man, he was expected by the emperor and his ministers. However, historical records show that he became crown prince at the age of 19 and did not become emperor until 26 years later. For a long time as a crown prince, he was in a depressed mood.
The once highly anticipated young man was paralyzed in bed due to a stroke and failed to realize his dream of being a prince. It's all about his life partner, Shaw. Xiao Shi and Li Yu have been engaged since childhood, and the relationship between the two is deep, and they respect each other like guests after marriage.
However, Xiao's mother, Princess Gao Guo, was overly proud, often came and went freely in the palace, and even after the death of her husband, she still did not change her arrogant and domineering nature, and was finally denounced by Tang Dezong for three major crimes.
As a result, Li Yu's path to the prince was affected, causing him to be depressed all the time.
1.Life is too chaotic, and he has a close relationship with many **, including Prince Zhan Shi, County Order, Sima, etc. 2.The Praetorian Guard general Li Sheng entered the mansion of Princess Gao Guo without permission, and Li Sheng was also confirmed to be the son of Li Shuming, the envoy of the Dongchuan Festival.
Due to the conflict between Prime Minister Zhang Yansheng and Li Shuming, Zhang Yansheng revealed the matter to Tang Dezong. 3.Regardless of who the whistleblower was, Tang Dezong was unhappy with the incident, believing that Princess Gao Guo was courting henchmen for her husband.
He feared that the ambitions of the crown prince could threaten his dominance. 4.In the end, Princess Gao was accused of using an evil technique called witchcraft in ancient times, which was the most taboo thing among the emperors of all dynasties.
In film and television dramas, piercing the villain is regarded as a kind of witchcraft, and the ancients believed that writing the enemy's birthday on the villain's body can achieve the purpose of cursing and hurting the enemy.
Because someone reacted physically after being written down the eight characters, it was forbidden to come after the witch Gu surgery. When someone reported this incident to Tang Dezong, Tang Dezong began to suspect that she might be secretly plotting with the crown prince to kill him.
So he deposed the title of Princess Gao Guo, and released or killed all the ** who committed adultery with her. Suspecting that the matter had something to do with the prince, he called the prince for questioning, but the prince knew nothing about it.
The crown prince was severely reprimanded by Tang Dezong, but his doubts were not dispelled. The crown prince asked to depose the crown princess to prove his innocence, but at this time Tang Dezong had already begun to consider deposing the crown prince.
After the turmoil of changing the crown prince, Tang Dezong decided to let the prince leave, and summoned Prime Minister Li Mi to discuss the matter together. Li Mi's status was extremely high in ancient times, under one person in the court and above ten thousand people, so Tang Dezong made up his mind to discuss with him.
However, at Li Mi's suggestion, Tang Dezong changed his mind. Li Mi analyzed the stakes of the deposed prince of the previous dynasty and dispelled the idea of Tang Dezong. He reminded Tang Dezong that when the prince was deposed in successive dynasties, there would often be cases of prince uprisings.
In addition, Li Mi also pointed out that the crown prince has taken the initiative to dissociate himself from the crown princess, and he should not be killed. After hearing this, Tang Dezong felt that it made sense, so he gave up the plan to abolish the crown prince.
Some people will be curious, after Tang Dezong deposed the crown prince, who did he plan to appoint as the new prince? In fact, Tang Dezong already knew in his heart, that is, his adopted son Li Miao's son Li Yi, the king of Shu.
What is incomprehensible is that his son is the crown prince, but he wants to change his adopted son to the crown prince, which is really incomprehensible. The first theory in history is that Tang Dezong wanted to make Li Yi, the king of Shu, the crown prince, because if Li Miao was still alive, it would be impossible for his son to ascend the throne.
Therefore, in gratitude to Li Miao, Tang Dezong intended to make his son emperor. This statement shows that Tang Dezong is a person who is affectionate, righteous and selfless. The second theory is that Li Yi, the king of Shu, has remarkable military achievements and is suitable to become the future monarch, and Tang Dezong really likes this adopted son very much, so he plans to make him the new crown prince.
No matter which statement made Tang Dezong change his mind, it was because of Li Mi's sincere advice. Therefore, Tang Dezong should be grateful to Li Yu, if it weren't for his advice, maybe Tang Dezong would have changed the crown prince in a fit of anger.
Although Tang Dezong finally found out the truth and confirmed that Li Yu had no second thoughts, this incident had a deep impact on Li Xu. He has never experienced complicated events, and this incident is like a heavy blow, leaving a shadow on his heart.
Since then, Li has become more cautious. He was cautious in his words and deeds, and even when he held a banquet in the Yuzao Palace, he maintained restraint and only quoted a poem as an answer. The original meaning of this poem is to enjoy but not to be extravagant, and the sage will be happy.
Li Yu used this sentence to remind himself to maintain a humble and cautious attitude. Although the conversation between him and his father is a bit raw, it may also be his way of protecting himself.
Although Li Yu is often silent, he is not a person who has nothing to say. He also has two people to confide in, and their presence allows Li Yu to calmly deal with various challenges in the court.
In the process of Li Yu's growth, two teachers, Wang Ling and Wang Shuwen, had a profound influence on him. They often get together to share national affairs and civil suffering.
When Li Yu was about to admonish the emperor, Wang Shuwen reminded him to be cautious in his words and deeds, and not to make too many judgmental comments about the emperor, otherwise the emperor would think that he was buying people's hearts.
This suggestion made Li Yu feel very reasonable, and he couldn't help but think of the witch Gu incident that happened before, and he paid more attention to Wang Shuwen. However, in September of the twentieth year of the Zhenyuan Dynasty (804), Li Yu suddenly suffered a stroke and lost his language function.
This may also confirm his cautious character, because when Tang Dezong sent famous doctors to diagnose and treat his illness many times, he never got the desired results. By the end of the year, Tang Dezong's physical condition was deteriorating, and all the ministers came to visit, but Li Yu was the only one who was nowhere to be seen.
Tang Dezong misses his son deeply, and tears fall every time he thinks of it, but unfortunately they can't see each other again. The following year, Tang Dezong passed away, leaving a will for Li Yu to succeed him.
After a testament, Li Yu suddenly recovered, and some people speculated that he was pretending to be sick, but in my opinion, this is not the truth. Li Yu's health deteriorated, firstly, because he was too cautious and cautious, he was suppressed by Tang Dezong, and he trembled.
The second is that the matter of Princess Gao Guo has brought him a huge blow, his mind is shrouded in shadows, and the long-term mental pressure has brought him to the brink of collapse. His psychological stress and repression eventually led to physical discomfort.
Now the death of his loved ones is like being released from the shackles for him, and his pressure has been released, so it is natural. After Li Yu succeeded to the throne, he carried out a series of reforms, the most famous of which was the "Yongzhen Reform", which dealt a blow to the power of the eunuchs favored by Tang Dezong.
However, this move was tantamount to declaring war on the eunuchs, so only a few months later, Ju Wenzhen and others, led by the eunuchs, supported Li Xu's eldest son, King Guangling, as the crown prince, and Tang Shunzong Li Yu abdicated as the emperor, and died in 806.
Li Yu, who was cautious and trembling all his life, from the prince to the emperor, opened and ended in a hurry. He wanted to make a big difference, but in the end he was forced to abdicate to his eldest son, and before he could enjoy the joy of family, his life came to an end.
This is just as the "Book of Songs" said, "Hurry the beginning, hurry the end".