"Starting from Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, later emperors have learned a bad style, which is to like wives."
Cao Cao: Expand, I like this.
Li Shimin stayed firmly on top of the high hall and had a bad feeling. Miss Zhang would not tell this matter to anyone else.
"There is a story recorded in the history books. It is said that when Li Shimin was still the king of Qin, he once visited Li Yuanji's home. Li Yuanji entertained his brother Li Shimin. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, his younger brother Li Yuanji found that Li Shimin was distracted. It turned out that Li Shimin was staring at him. He looked at Mr. Yang next to Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji quickly called his brother, and Li Shimin came back to his senses."
"After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, welcomed his younger brother's wife into the palace as his own, and named her Concubine Yang. When Yang entered Taizong Palace from Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Shimin was very happy, and he treated Yang as well. The true love was revealed. When the beloved Yang gave birth to a son, Li Shimin placed the title of King Cao on him. Later, Taizong's feelings for Yang sublimated and he wanted to make Yang the head of the harem. His mother honors the world."
"But he was awakened by the kind words of his bronze mirror Wei Zheng. You are a wise king, how can you let your brother's wives and concubines become the mother of the Tang Dynasty? When Li Shimin learned about it, he realized that he was inappropriate and gave up the idea. Regarding Li Shimin's This dark history, Cai Dongfan, a historian during the Republic of China, once commented that it is understandable that heroes love beautiful women. Even if they are beautiful, but they have married their younger brothers, how can they seize them from ordinary people? They would not do this, let alone the royal family. Taizong’s approach has no sense of shame and is ridiculous."
Li Shimin:...
"This is a good start for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, a dynasty with chaos in his backyard. After Emperor Taizong died, Li Zhi succeeded to the throne."
"Wu Meiniang was a talented person of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the queen of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and even the empress Wu Zetian of the later generation. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty heard that Wu Meiniang was beautiful in appearance and manners, so he summoned her to the palace, named her a fifth-grade talented person, and gave her the title "Wu Mei" , Later generations falsely called Wu Meiniang. But Wu Meiniang was not favored by Li Shimin. She worked as a talented person for twelve years, and her status was never improved. But when Li Shimin was seriously ill, Wu Zetian and Prince Li Zhi began to develop a relationship. "
"Why was Wu Meiniang still a talented person for more than ten years? Because there was a prophecy at that time that a female warrior would replace the Tang Dynasty. Wu Meiniang happened to answer the prophecy. Li Shimin was also afraid that his Tang Dynasty would be displaced. When he died, he asked Wu Meiniang to express her karma. He became a nun in the temple."
"But I couldn't stand it. At this time, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang were already disconnected. In May of the first year of Yonghui, when Li Zhi went to Ganye Temple to offer incense to commemorate the anniversary of Li Shimin's death, he met Wu Zetian again. The two recognized each other and became friends. She expressed her longing for her after parting. Seeing this, Queen Wang, who had fallen out of favor because of her childlessness, took the initiative to ask Li Zhi to bring Wu Zetian into the palace, in an attempt to attack her love rival Xiao Shufei. Li Zhi had already had this intention, and immediately Yes. In May of the second year of Yonghui, Li Zhi's period of filial piety had expired, and Wu Zetian entered the palace again."
"Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was also a person who was underestimated by later generations, and his achievements should not be underestimated. However, Li Zhi's body limited him. Starting in 659, the emperor became ill from time to time, and he needed someone to assist him in handling government affairs. So who is suitable? ?
Normally it should be the prince, but it is unrealistic that the prince Li Hong is only seven or eight years old. Li Zhixin, the other ministers, didn't dare to do it, so it was just right for him to look at Queen Wu.
So Empress Wu, who was in her thirties, came to the front desk and began to deal with some daily government affairs. Slowly, the queen became more and more skillful in handling government affairs, and the emperor gradually felt relieved. "
"Wu Meiniang was quite talented in politics and country governance. At that time, she and Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty were called "the two saints who came to the court." "We will talk about the specific content later. For now, we are just talking about the chaos of the Tang Dynasty."
"Why is it said that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin had a good start in this chaos? Brothers took away the wives of younger brothers, and sons took away the wives of their fathers. Now we are talking about Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when the father took away the wives of his sons."
"His son Li Long, the King of Shou, married Yang Yuhuan, a beautiful woman at that time, as his concubine. Li Longji fell in love with him and tried every means to take it from his son and made her his concubine. Yang Yuhuan became a famous name in later generations. Concubine Yang!"
Cao Cao: Exciting! This is more fun than me.
Zhang Fei: It’s such a mess, what should I call it?
Emperor Qin Shihuang:……
Liu Che:......
Liu Bang: Zhang Fei, you asked a good question, haha! very nice!
Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Li Longji all had dark lines on their faces. Everyone knew about their little preferences.
Li Shimin: Miss Zhang, now that we’ve finished talking about this romantic incident, it’s time to talk about the good deeds done by this guy Li Longji.
"In the early period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he worked hard to govern, appointed virtuous people, and created the most prosperous era of the Tang Empire. It is known in history as the "Kaiyuan Dynasty". The country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and the frontiers were stable. However, in the later period, he gradually neglected his administration, favored treacherous ministers, and made policy mistakes. This led to the enlargement of the Jiedushi envoys, which led to a situation where the internal affairs were neglected and the external affairs were emphasized, which eventually led to the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion and the Tang Empire's decline from prosperity."
"The Anshi Rebellion was a war launched by the Tang generals An Lushan and Shi Siming after they betrayed the Tang Dynasty from the end of Xuanzong to the beginning of Daizong in the Tang Dynasty. It was a civil war with the Tang Dynasty to compete for dominance, and was a turning point in the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. This civil war made the Tang Dynasty The population of the DPRK was greatly reduced, and the national power was sharply reduced. Because the commanders who launched the rebellion against the Tang Dynasty were An Lushan and Shi Siming, the incident was named Anshi. The impact of the Anshi Rebellion was so bad that it indirectly led to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Great Schism, even in later generations, led to huge changes in politics throughout Asia.”
"In the late period of the Kaiyuan period, there was a long period of peace and quiet in the country. Tang Xuanzong gradually lost the spirit of seeking governance from above. After Tang Xuanzong changed Yuan Tianbao, politics became more corrupt. Tang Xuanzong indulged in pleasure and favored Concubine Yang. An Lushan was his own Baohe was promoted and worshiped Concubine Yang as his mother."
"He handed over the state affairs to Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong successively. Li Linfu was a sweet-talking prime minister. During his tenure, he relied on Xuanzong's trust to use his power exclusively for nineteen years. He eliminated all opinions and excluded Zhongliang. Yang Guozhong succeeded Li Linfu because Yang Guifei was favored. The prime minister only knows how to plunder people's wealth, so that a group of petty people take over, the country's affairs are deteriorating, and the government is corrupt, giving An Lushan an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"Anlu Mountain and the Three Military Towns were in charge of a large army, among which 150,000 elite Tang Dynasty regular troops were supporting the border areas. His men were brave and good at fighting, and gained the favor of Xuanzong, which attracted the jealousy of Prime Minister Yang Guozhong. As a result, the two became enemies, and the Tang Dynasty Xuanzong did not interfere in this matter. An Lushan had long had different ambitions and had a large number of troops, intending to raise troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty in the name of rebellion."
"Since the end of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty has been living a life of indulgence and sensuality all day long. Concubine Yang's family has become the most powerful in the world and they spend their money arbitrarily. There are 700 craftsmen in the palace who specialize in weaving brocade and embroidery for the imperial concubine's courtyard. Three of Concubine Yang's sisters spend every year The money for makeup is millions.”
