There are many unsolved mysteries about Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty. Legend has it that he was the reincarnation of a god, but he was born with an ugly appearance and was ruthlessly snubbed by his nanny. Although he was born as a concubine, on the day of the wash, a mysterious person predicted that he would become emperor in the future.
His temple name is special and unique, and no one has ever used "Daizong", which makes people misunderstand. The experience of the Tang Dynasty Sect makes us re-examine the way history is written.
A regular greeting from the crown prince Li Heng made Tang Xuanzong discover something unusual. ”
How do children age so fast? The temples are white, and the hair falls out extensively, revealing several bald spots. Looking at Li Heng's face again, melancholy is like autumn frost, and he is a little old man alive.
How did this child become like this? After Li Heng left, Tang Xuanzong couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Recently, Prime Minister Li Linfu has framed Li Heng many times, resulting in heavy losses in the East Palace.
In order to avoid trouble, Li Heng was forced to divorce twice. Although Tang Xuanzong acquiesced to Li Linfu's small actions, because he didn't want the prince's power to be too strong. But he also stopped Li Linfu from holding the prince accountable, because he also did not allow Li Linfu's power to expand.
He used his power for pleasure and played with the court, but he cared about Li Heng and knew that he could not be crushed. Tang Xuanzong took Gao Lishi to visit the East Palace with his father's warmth, but saw that his eyes were full of messes, garbage was full of garbage, musical instruments were full of dust, and small insects were crawling.
Li Heng was alone, without a concubine, which made Tang Xuanzong stunned, and the East Palace was more like a cold palace. Although he enjoys the thrill of power, he always cares about Li Heng's growth.
Tang Xuanzong's face was a little gloomy, and he reproached Gao Lishi: "My son is so poor, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Let Jing Zhaoyin quickly choose five women from good families to take care of him. ”
Gao Lishi replied: "Jing Zhaoyin's movement is a bit big, why don't you choose it in the court?" Tang Xuanzong thought about it carefully and felt that Gao Lishi was reasonable, after all, he chose the prince's concubine, and he didn't have to consider his background, as long as he had outstanding appearance.
Gao Lishi acted quickly, and sent three beauties to the East Palace on the same day, and Li Heng no longer had to sleep with the quilt. Among them, there is a woman surnamed Wu, who is deeply favored by Li Heng.
This woman was born in a family of eunuchs, and because her father Wu Lingqi committed a crime, she was confiscated from the family property, and she was enslaved in the palace.
Unexpectedly, Wu became the prince's woman, and if he could give birth to a prince, it would rewrite his fate. The ugly son is really the reincarnation of the gods, and Wu's wish came true, and he really became pregnant with a dragon son.
However, the process is mysterious. One night, Li Heng warmed up and fell asleep soundly, and was awakened by a strange cry in his dream. He hurriedly got up and saw Wu struggling in pain with his eyes closed, but his body seemed to be restrained and unable to move, and a strange whining sound came out of his mouth.
This phenomenon was called "sleep boredom" in the ancients, "ghost pressing" in the folk, and modern science believes that it is just a nightmare.
Li Heng patiently comforted and finally woke up Wu. Wu hugged him in horror and said strange words: "I dreamed that the gods came down and pressed against me, holding a sharp sword and piercing me in the ribs, and the pain was unbearable. ”
Li Heng listened to her thoughtfully, but Wu was convinced that something had come in his stomach. There is a joke about a patient in a psychiatric hospital who insisted that he had a beer bottle in his stomach, and the doctor, in order to help him, pretended to have operated on him, took out the bottle and said to him, "You're right, you don't have to worry about it in the future." ”
Congratulations to the prince, you are going to be a father. As Wu's belly gradually became bigger, Li Heng's mood was mixed, and he kept asking himself if this was true, but fortunately, Wu did not have any accidents, and gave birth to a son after being pregnant in October.
Who does this ugly boy look like? Tang Xuanzong was overjoyed when he learned that he had become a grandfather, and even danced disco. On the third day of the child's washing, he couldn't wait to rush to the East Palace, and he must hug his grandson with his own hands.
The nanny was anxious, worried that Tang Xuanzong would be frightened when he saw the child. Lee Hyung was also in trouble and at a loss. The clever nanny came up with an idea: find a fake baby to fool Tang Xuanzong.
Although Li Heng was uneasy about this decision, he understood that protecting Tang Xuanzong's safety was the most important thing. So, the nanny found a newborn baby boy and handed him over to Tang Xuanzong.
Unexpectedly, Tang Xuanzong's face changed greatly after just one glance, and he said the words "Fei Er knows, take it interestingly".
You're kidding me, aren't you? This kid isn't my grandson, you don't get it. Bring my grandson here. "The nanny was so frightened that she kowtowed and confessed, and she didn't dare to lie anymore, so she hugged it tremblingly"Ugly"handed it to Tang Xuanzong.
However, Tang Xuanzong was not frightened, but smiled from ear to ear, holding the child and looking up and down left and right for a while and was unwilling to put it down:"This child is more blessed than his father. "
On that day, the Prince's Mansion was bustling, with bands playing and ceremonial utensils. Tang Xuanzong had a great time, and before leaving, he gave these bands and ritual instruments to the prince.
When he walked out of the prince's mansion, Tang Xuanzong also happily said to Gao Lishi:"It's a pleasure to drink today, and the three emperors are really happy together. "
Tang Xuanzong reserved the throne for Li Yu, and the ugly child eventually became Li Yu of Tang Dynasty. During Li Heng's reign as the crown prince, he married two crown princesses, Wei and Zhang, but due to the marriage change, Wei lost his status as the crown princess, resulting in Li Heng having no concubines before he ascended the throne.
In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Li Heng ascended the throne, and the following year Zhang became the empress and had two sons, from which he should choose the prince, but Li Heng decided to make Li Yu the crown prince.
In the process of Li Yu's ascension to the throne, a key factor played a key role. This key factor is that Queen Zhang's children are too young, one has just been weaned, and the other has just learned.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was in the predicament of the "Anshi Rebellion", and needed a prince who could take on great responsibilities to stabilize the situation. Therefore, Li Yu, as the eldest son of the concubine, was pushed to the front of the stage and assumed the heavy responsibility of military command as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
In fact, Li Yu played an even more important role than his father in the process of quelling the Anshi Rebellion, so it can be said that Li Yu made a significant contribution to the reconstruction of the Tang Dynasty.
The temple number is a symbol of the emperor's enjoyment of the sacrifice specifications of his descendants after his death. The emperor's temple number is mainly divided into two categories: one is the "unobstructed" temple number, that is, the emperor who has been sacrificed forever; The other type is the "Ao Temple" temple number, three generations later was invited out of the ancestral temple, the spiritual seat was placed in the temple, and the "second-class" emperor enjoyed the sacrifice together.
Generally, there are four temple numbers, namely Taizu (or other ancestors), Taizong, Shizong, and Xuanzong, and the rest belong to the "Ao Temple" temple number. However, the ministers added a strange "Daizong" to the emperor, a temple name that is rare.
The temple number is a title used by ancient Chinese emperors to indicate identity and historical status, and the highest etiquette of the Son of Heaven is the "Seven Temples", which includes four first-class temple numbers and three generations of ancestors of the current emperor.
However, some emperors will expand their capacity in violation of regulations in order to squeeze into this table, and even "nine temples" and "eleven temples" will appear. Although Li Yu enjoys the treatment of "no evil", his temple name is a strange "Daizong", which makes people feel a little "cottage".
When people think of "Daizong", they usually think of the meaning of "substitution" and "temporary cameo". For example, Zhu Qiyu, the "Ming Dynasty Sect", was once used as a substitute for Ming Yingzong, and temporarily took the position for his brother for a few months.
But in reality, it's just a misconception. Li Yu was originally supposed to be called "Sejong", but because his fifth ancestor was called "Li Shimin", in order to avoid evasion, he changed it to the word "Dai".
Therefore, "Daizong" is not a temporary cameo, but a choice made to respect the family tradition.
History is not static, and sometimes the truth may be hidden behind the canonical history. For example, in the story we told earlier, there is a discrepancy in the record of Li Yu's birth year in the New Tang Dynasty Book.
Although this canon gives us an official version, this is not the case. Li Yu was born in 727, 16 years younger than his father, Li Heng. When Li Heng was canonized as crown prince in 737, Li Yu was only 10 years old, while Li Heng was already 26 years old.
History is not black and white, we cannot blindly believe it, we need to dig deep and understand.
Li Heng and the crown princess divorced, and the story behind it is not as simple as the history books say. Li Linfu was not the initiator of the suppression of Li Heng, because at that time he was still a little-known official, and Li Heng had not yet become the crown prince.
These so-called suppression, premature aging, and cold palace are all fabrications and exaggerations of history books, aiming to achieve a specific purpose. Li Linfu does have something extraordinary, but he should not be slandered for no reason.
Although Li Heng's experience is difficult, it is not on the material level, and all of this requires us to deeply understand and criticize the records of historical books.
This text cleverly plays into people's empathy, but it is easy to make us lose our thoughts. The claim that Li Yu is called "the reincarnation of immortals" is even more nonsense, and the "Old Tang Book" has not even mentioned it.
There is only one purpose in fabricating such a plot, that is, to deify Li Yu's origin, which is a common technique in history books. Therefore, when we read history, we must keep independent thinking and not blindly believe.
Taking the Two Tang Books as an example, the New Tang Book is far less credible than the Old Tang Book, and it is full of nonsense. This is because history is written by people, and the author also has his own emotional tendencies.
If you blindly believe, that's your problem.