The emperor was not Taizu, and his wife, concubines, and children all died early
The founding emperors were the founders of any dynasty, and after their deaths, their heirs would give them beautiful nicknames and temple names to express their recognition of their achievements during their lifetimes.
However, Li Yuanhao, the founding king of the Western Xia Dynasty, was an exception. His temple name is "Jingzong", which means that he has merits and demerits, and at the same time, his wife and concubines and children did not die well.
What is the reason behind this?
Li Yuanhao was born in the Dangxiang clan, and his distant ancestor Tuoba Sigong was an important figure in the pacification of the Huangchao Uprising during the Tang Dynasty, so he was given the surname Li and the title of Xia Guogong, and was named the envoy of the Xiazhou Festival.
Decades later, Li Jisheng was forced to enter Kaifeng Prefecture to meet the emperor of the Song Dynasty and hand over the territory under his jurisdiction. His younger brother Li Jiqian expressed his willingness to join the Liao Shengzong, and was rewarded by the Liao Shengzong as the envoy of the difficult festival.
With the support of the Liao State, Li Jiqian not only restored his original place, but also captured the important town of Lingzhou in the northwest, and was rewarded by the Liao State as the "King of Xia", and was given the name "Zhao Baoji" by the Song Dynasty.
Li Deming took over his father's business, and through several years of hard work, he successfully seized Xiliangfu, Ganzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and other places, and further expanded his sphere of influence to Yumen Pass and the entire Hexi Corridor.
His legacy was preserved and his expansion was completed, laying a solid foundation for the founding of the Western Xia. However, he unfortunately died when all the conditions for becoming emperor were met (Li Deming was named the "King of Great Xia" by the Great Liao State and the "King of Xia" by the Northern Song Dynasty, but he was called the emperor within himself for a long time).
Li Yuanhao, the son of Li Deming, went through hardships and obstacles, and finally ascended the throne as emperor. He implemented major reforms such as the uniform system, the improvement of the official system, the establishment of the captive army, and the innovation of the Western Xia script.
After the four major battles of "The Battle of Sanchuankou, the Battle of Haoshuichuan, the Battle of Linfufeng, and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai", Li Yuanhao led the Western Xia Army to defeat and annihilate tens of thousands of elite troops in the northwest of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the Battle of Hequ, with his excellent strategy and heroic battle, he made Liao Xingzong personally conquer, and finally escaped with only a few dozen horsemen. Li Yuanhao met the source left and right, and saw the means of the wind and the rudder, which laid the pattern of the Song, Liao, and Western Xia divided the world.
He believes that what he inherited is not only a canonized military envoy of the Tang Dynasty, but the regime that his grandfather and father painstakingly established. The selection of the temple number is exquisite, "the ancestor of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and the ancestor of the land construction industry", so he gave the temple number of Taizu and Taizong to his grandfather and father, and he was awarded the ...... of "Jingzong" by his descendants because of his merits
Li Yuanhao, the most famous monarch in history, has a personality full of twists and turns like his life. He is a tyrant, murderous, and greedy for wine, which is a typical tyrant.
During the years of his reign, the inner palace was full of blood, and relatives, ministers, and even his own mother and daughter-in-law were not spared. His cruelty and ruthlessness are jaw-dropping.
Under the rule of Li Yuanhao, the shadow of the tyrant is everywhere. His uncle Wei Mushanxi was captured for conspiracy to rebel, and his family was brutally thrown into the Yellow River and drowned.
What's even more distressing is that he also poisoned his biological mother to death with poisoned wine, becoming the only emperor in Chinese history to kill his biological mother. Despite Li Yuanhao's heinous atrocities, his life is also full of flaws and shortcomings.
His cruelty and ruthlessness are deplorable. His fate, like his character, is full of twists and turns.
Li Yuanhao's life is full of tragedy. None of his concubines were spared the tragic ending. His queen Wei Mu, because of his uncle's rebellion, was imprisoned in the cold palace, and finally the mother and son were killed.
Concubine Suo, because of the rumors of Li Yuanhao's death in battle, was so happy that she drank and sang every day, and finally committed suicide after Li Yuanhao's class. Concubine Baa Mi, because of her son's rebellion plan, was sunk by Li Yuanhao and finally killed.
Fei Yelu, for exposing Li Yuanhao's crimes, was placed under house arrest and finally died. Empress Yeli, in order to consolidate the imperial power, was executed by Li Yuanhao.
Empress Yeli cried about her brother's wrongs, and Li Yuanhao received the survivor Wuzang clan, and she was favored and gave birth to her son Li Liangzuo. Wu Zang was robbed and killed by his lover Li Shougui.
did not move, was forcibly occupied by Li Yuanhao, and was finally captured. Du Luo, the only survivor, died early before Li Yuanhao. Li Yuanhao's life is full of tragedy, and none of his concubines have survived the tragic ending.
Li Yuanhao's death - In order to consolidate the power of the Wuzang family, as the minister of state, Wuzang and his sister Wuzang planned to ** the crown prince Ning Lingge. They took advantage of the grievances between the crown prince Ning Lingge and Li Yuanhao to instigate Ning Lingge to assassinate Li Yuanhao.
After a banquet, Li Yuanhao and the concubines fell asleep drunk, and Brother Ning Ling broke into his dormitory, slashed with a knife, and Li Yuanhao's nose was cut off. When the guards arrived, Brother Ning Ling had already escaped and hid in the house without a treasure.
Seeing that Ning Lingge could no longer pose a threat to himself, he executed Ning Lingge and his mother Yeli together for the great crime of killing the king and killing his father. However, Li Yuanhao died the next day due to excessive blood loss.
His lustful road is over, and Li Yuanhao's last words on his deathbed let his brother Wei Ge Ningling inherit the throne. However, he had already grasped the power, and the ministers were afraid of his power and could only obey his arrangement.
As a result, Li Liangzuo, who was not yet one year old, was appointed emperor and held power for 14 years.