In 888, Tang Xizong died, and his younger brother Li Ye, the king of Shou, succeeded to the throne and became Tang Zhaozong. At this time, Datang is like rotten wood in a storm, it is only a matter of time before it falls apart, the glory of the past has long since faded, and no one can turn the tide and save the building from falling.
After Tang Zhaozong succeeded to the throne, he was deeply saddened to see the devastation of the imperial court. He hoped to move the capital to Luoyang in order to revive the dynasty. However, the opposition in the court was too strong, and his imperial majesty was long gone, so the move to the capital never materialized.
Tang Zhaozong survived ten years of ups and downs, but his fate did not change. Liu Jishu, a lieutenant of the Shence Army, and others jointly staged a coup d'état, put him under house arrest, and supported the crown prince Li Yu to ascend the throne.
However, Tang Zhaozong did not give up, and Prime Minister Cui Yin and Sun Dezhao, the commander of the Shence Army, joined forces to attack and kill Liu Jishu, and Tang Zhaozong was able to be restored again. However, the court was chaotic, and the situation outside the capital was even more severe.
The festivals in various places make the troops self-respecting, and regard the imperial court as nothing, among which the most powerful is the Xuanwu Army Jiedu Zhu Wen and the Hedong Jiedu Li Keyong.
In order to achieve their goals, they even extended their hands to the imperial court to influence politics. In 904 AD, Zhu Wen led his army into Chang'an, killed almost all the eunuchs, and successfully let Tang Zhaozong move the capital to Luoyang, realizing his dream of moving the capital.
However, at this time, Tang Zhaozong was already Zhu Wen's puppet, and even paid the price of his life for it. After the death of Tang Zhaozong, Zhu Wen Lihui Wang Li Ji became the emperor, that is, Emperor Tang Ai.
In order to eliminate dissidents, he began to kill the officials of the imperial court on a large scale, and his heart as the emperor has been well known. After the failure of the crusade against Yang Xingmi, he forced Emperor Tang Ai to take the throne, and finally ascended the throne himself, established Hou Liang, and became known as Liang Taizu.
In this era of world separation, many people expressed opposition to Zhu Wen's title of emperor, among which the biggest opposition was Li Keyong. He did not recognize the Later Liang regime, but instead carried the banner of reviving the Tang Dynasty and confronted Zhu Wen.
During the Five Dynasties period, there was an emperor named Li Cunxuan, and after his father died of illness, his son inherited his father's business and continued to compete with the Later Liang. Later, he succeeded in destroying Hou Liang and continued to use the national name of Tang, known as Hou Tang.
Li Cunmiao is not only both civil and military, but also likes drama very much, and was even slapped by the drama madly. However, he is very fond of the play, and will even reward him for his words.
Although this seems a bit absurd in the feudal imperial period, the forest is big, there will be any birds, and among the hundreds of emperors, it is normal for some strange things to appear.
Before Li Cunmiao destroyed the Later Liang Emperor, he was indeed an outstanding emperor during the Five Dynasties.
After Li Cunqiao succeeded to the throne, he believed that his father's last wish had been fulfilled and the north had been settled, and he began to enjoy life and no longer pursue progress. His favorite thing is to listen to operas, and sometimes even perform on stage in person, which makes the people below in order to cater to his preferences, so that the Later Tang Dynasty Hall is full of servant dramas, and they rely on the emperor's favor to do nonsense, making the court smoky.
Therefore, if some ** want to get close to the emperor, they have to first talk about these dramas that can only sing.
Li Cunmiao's love for opera was not a whim, but he was very keen on singing opera in his childhood. After becoming the emperor, he even promoted some actors to serve as assassins.
His favorite play was Zhou Zai, who was appointed as a general with the troops, but was captured due to the disadvantage of the battle. Fortunately, his colleagues Chen Jun and Chu Deyuan saved him. Zhou Zang told Li Cunqiao about this, and Li Cunqiao was deeply moved, and after destroying Hou Liang, he promoted Chen and Chu to assassinate the history, in order to repay them for saving Zhou Zar.
Guo Chongtao's outspoken exhortation makes people think deeply, and although Li Cunqiao agrees with his views, he appoints the two of them as assassins. It is said that this is to let Li Cunqiao keep his promise and be worthy of Zhou Zai.
However, this decision seems absurd, because those soldiers who were born and died did not get this position, but the two actors easily got it. What's even more surprising is that Li Cunqiao is very fond of these two actors, and even allows them to enter and leave the palace at will, and his status is far superior to that of other ministers.
This proves once again that it is a very effective strategy to do what you like, both ancient and modern.
Li Cunmiao is keen on opera, and there is no shortage of actors around him. Under his strong advocacy, the number of actors in the harem exceeded 900, and these people frequently disturbed the court. However, these actors are aware of their status and always grovel to flatter Li Cunxuan in order to get more rewards.
However, there was a person named Jing Xinmo who publicly slapped Li Cunmiao hard, which is a rare thing.
In the time he spent with the actors, he was tired of these people being called emperors and majesty at every turn. In order to pursue class equality, he also gave himself a stage name named Li Tianxia.
One day, Li Cunqiao frolicked with many actors, and the scene was very lively. However, in the midst of the chaos, he shouted three times, "Li Tianxia, Li Tianxia, where is Li Tianxia?" ”
Hearing this shout, the audience instantly became silent, and everyone was looking for Li Cunqiao. At this moment, Jing Xinmo walked towards Li Cunmiao and gave him a few resounding slaps.
Li Cunmiao was confused in the chaos, while the actors around him looked at Jing Xinmo suspiciously, wondering if he was wise to do so, and he might even kill himself.
However, when Jing Xinmo said, "Li Tianxia is only one person, who will call evil?" After that, Li Cunmiao's face became even more angry, and the surrounding actors also gathered around him to ask him why he wanted to offend the emperor.
Li Cunmiao is the only legitimate emperor, who are you still expecting? Jing Xinma's reminder made him realize that his position was inviolable. He agreed with Jing Xinma's view, and sobered up as a result.
Therefore, instead of punishing Jing Xinma, he rewarded him heavily.
There are very few people in history who can still be rewarded for slapping the emperor, and only Jing Xinmo can do this. But as a playmaker, he dared to beat Li Cunqiao because he understood Li Cunqing's infinite tolerance for the Lingren camp.
Jing Xinmo's story is not over, when he came to the main hall to perform, he was attacked by vicious dogs, he hid behind the pillar, and shouted to Li Cunmiao: "Your Majesty, don't let your children bite. ”
Jing Xinmo thought that this sentence could be slapped again, but he didn't expect to be slapped on the horse's hooves, because Li Cunmiao was born in Yidi and was very taboo about dogs, but Jing Xinmo described him as the dog's "father", which was obviously insulting him.
The country founded by His Majesty is called Tongguang, and people all over the country call you Emperor Tongguang. In the word Tongguang, the same word represents copper, if you kill me, it is equivalent to the same word losing light, and the same light is incomplete. ”