Chapter 314 Tang Xuanzong Li Chen

【Li Chen was born in June of the fifth year of Yuanhe (810 AD).】

[Her biological mother, Zheng, was the concubine of Li Yan, the governor of Zhenhai. After Li Yan was killed in a rebellion, her family was confiscated.]

[Zheng was arranged to be a maid in Concubine Guo's palace. Because of her beauty, she was favored by Emperor Xianzong and gave birth to Li Chen.]

[Concubine Guo had a distinguished family background and was the biological mother of Emperor Muzong Li Heng, while Zheng and Li Chen lived cautiously.]

[Therefore, Li Chen was used to being serious and low-key since he was young. ]

[After Xianzong's death, the successor Emperor Muzong was Li Chen's elder brother. Later, Emperor Jingzong, Emperor Wenzong, and Emperor Wuzong who succeeded him were all his nephews, but Li Chen was about the same age as his nephews.]

[Li Chen had long lost his chance of becoming emperor, but fate was unpredictable.]

[In 846 AD, Emperor Wuzong died of poisoning from taking elixirs. During his lifetime, he had never appointed a crown prince because his five sons were all young.]

[After Emperor Wuzong died, the eunuchs who had been suppressed took the opportunity to come forward and once again manipulated the matter of deposing and enthroning the emperor.]

[Eunuch Ma Yuanzhi and others forged an imperial edict to establish Wuzong's uncle, Prince Guang Li Chen, as the crown prince.]

[Although Prime Minister Li Deyu and others were surprised, they believed it was Wuzong's last will and obeyed.]

[In this way, the 37-year-old Emperor Taishu succeeded his nephew and became Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, changing the reign title to Dazhong.]

……

Big man.

afterwards.

Liu Bang held Lu Zhi and looked at the sky with a smile on his face.

"This Tang Dynasty...has been doing tricks since Emperor Li Yuan."

"The throne was established at Xuanwu Gate, the sun and the moon were in the sky, the eunuch established the emperor, and the uncle succeeded the nephew."

“It’s really exciting!”

With blushes on both sides of her cheeks, Lu Zhi closed her eyes and remained silent.

……

Han Dynasty Lingdi Period
"Hahahaha!"

Liu Hong looked at the sky and suddenly burst into laughter.

The ministers below looked at each other.

Where does this smile come from?
"Why is your majesty laughing?"

Cao Cao asked.

"Hahahaha! I laugh at the Tang Emperor's stupidity..."

Halfway through his speech, Liu Hong felt strange and changed the subject:
"I laugh at Emperor Wuzong's early death at the age of 33, and Emperor Xuanzong's succession at the age of 37!"

"Hahahaha! This late bloomer is too late!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone in the hall had a solemn expression and said nothing. Liu Hong's laughter became quieter and quieter.

He suddenly remembered that the people in front of him were not people who had achieved success early on.

……

Tang Xianzong Period
Uncle succeeds nephew...Dazhong reign?!

Li Chun felt like his brain was about to explode!

But what's even more exciting is Li Chen! He is four years older than Yan'er!
This year is November!

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange.

Empress Guo had a blank expression on her face, and Li Chun suddenly stopped moving.

Yan'er is a descendant of the Guo family, so even if he succeeds to the throne instead of Li Heng, he still has to respect her.

But this Li Chen has nothing to do with her.

Li Chun thought about it again and again and decided to keep his troops in place for the time being.

Let’s see how Chen’er governs the world.

If it is possible... I might really start to change my mind!

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
The pavilion was silent.

"One or two of you, stop pretending to be a quail."

Patting the armrest, Zhu Di spoke first:

"He is the heir, I am not..."

"Restore order from chaos!"

The father and son didn't dare to speak.

Only the old man can pick this thorn himself, anyone else... whoever touches it will die.

……

[On the first day of April in 846 AD, Emperor Xuanzong officially began to govern the country and honored his biological mother, Zheng, as the Empress Dowager.]

[On the second day of the first lunar month, Li Deyu was appointed as the governor of Jingnan.]

[On the fourth day, all officials who were attached to Li Deyu were demoted, and Niu Sengru and others were appointed.]

……

{Li Shangyin: A good minister for all ages, a noble man of his generation.}
{Li Deyu was the most talented person in the middle period of the Tang Dynasty. His talent far surpassed Pei Du. He was able to handle all kinds of affairs and was able to adapt to changes. He could be compared with Yao Chong.}
{Assisted Emperor Wuzong, negotiated with the Khitans, defeated the Uighurs, pacified Taiyuan, and pacified Zelu. Unfortunately, he was demoted to the post of Yazhou Sihu and died of old age on Hainan Island.}
{Li Deyu and Li Yan had very similar personalities, and their policies were very radical, destroying Buddhism, forcing monks to return to secular life, dismissing redundant officials, and building large-scale infrastructure...}
{Modern thinkers put Li Deyu on a par with Guan Zhong, Shang Yang, Zhuge Liang, Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, calling him one of the six great politicians in ancient China!}
{Moreover, Li Deyu had a very good reputation not only in later generations, but also among the people at that time.}
{After hearing about Li Deyu's misfortune, many people cried in the streets and fields.}
{The poem says: Eight hundred lonely and poor people shed tears together, and looked south to Li Yazhou!}
……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che sighed, took a quick look and lost interest. "It's the same old magic trick again..."

"The world at that time was not afraid of powerful officials, and Li Deyu was not a man like Cao Cao!"

"So what if there is a Zimei?"

"Without Zimei, Liu Bingyi might not have achieved the rule of Emperor Xiaoxuan."

"stupid!"

Wei Zifu said with a smile:

"Perhaps the Prime Minister is too powerful and the Emperor is afraid of him."

Liu Che sighed helplessly upon hearing this:
"From the sudden death of Emperor Xianzong, the four dynasties of Emperor Mu, Emperor Jing, Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu have passed through."

"It depends on which minister in the sky can calm the government and build the legal system like this man?"

“Now is the time to officially lay the foundation.”

"If you have such a good minister, why don't you use him to death? What's the point of being afraid of the power?"

"It's totally incomprehensible."

Wei Zifu thought for a while and said:

"This Prime Minister Li helped Emperor Wuzong seize power. The eunuchs must hate him for not being killed."

"Xuanzong's exile may not have been without the shadow of eunuchs' interference."

Liu Che gathered his sleeves and leaned against the pillow and said calmly:
"You are right, but this is also the reason why I said that he has revived the art of Shen and Han."

"Emperor Wuzong was also established by eunuchs, but he broke down the barriers."

"What's wrong with this Xuanzong?"

"The situation he faces is much better than that of Emperor Wuzong."

"But instead of thinking about taking back the military power from the eunuchs, they suppressed the ministers who restricted the eunuchs."

“After going around in circles, we are back to that vicious circle.”

"Dazhong's governance? Humph, I want to see what he can do."

……

Song Shenzong Period
Zhao Xu was slightly surprised.

Can he be as famous as Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang?

Is Wang Jiefu really capable of such a thing?
Hmm...it seems like we can really trust him a little more.

It's his temper...

Thinking of how this man had just debated with the scholars at the court meeting, Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

……

Ming Dynasty: Wanli Period (Early Period)
"Sir! You are as famous as Guan Zhong and Wu Hou?!"

Little Zhu Yijun pointed at the sky with a look of surprise.

"I'm going to tell my mother! My master is a man like Wu Hou!"

Holding the scroll, Zhang Juzheng suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curled up, cleared his throat a few times, and said slowly:

"Your Majesty, a ruler should not be so frivolous."

"You still have school to finish."

Little Zhu Yijun slowly put down his hands and looked dejected.

The plan to run away has failed, so continue learning.

……

Ming Dynasty - Shenzong Period
Zhu Yijun looked at the sky with an uncertain expression.

"Heh... Zhuge..."

"Yes, Wu Hou is the father of the emperor..."

"But I..."

"I don't need a 'father-in-law' to pressure me!"

"I am the emperor!"

……

[After Li Deyu was demoted, a large number of his close associates, including Prime Minister Li Hui, Minister of Works Xue Yuanshang, and Counselor Zheng Ya, were also demoted or exiled.]

[The most wronged among them was the famous general Shi Xiong, who had made great achievements in the wars against the Uighurs and the pacification of Zhaoyi.]

[After the Battle of Zhaoyi, Shi Xiong first served as the governor of Hezhong and Heyang, and later moved to Fengxiang.]

[However, because he was promoted by Li Deyu, he was implicated after Li Deyu was dismissed and was recalled to the capital, where he was appointed as the commander of the Left Dragon Army.]

【After the An-Shi Rebellion, the Longwu Army had long since ceased to exist in name only. 】

[Shi Xiong repeatedly requested to be sent out to retire, but was denied.]

[He died of depression not long after.]

[On May 5, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang issued a general amnesty and ordered the establishment of eight new temples in each of the two streets of Chang'an, in addition to the two existing temples.]

[Monks and nuns will continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Meritorious Envoys as before, and the Ministry of Shrines will still issue certificates to the monks and nuns they ordained.]

……

{I only knew Xuanzong as Little Taizong before, but now I see...how could he go against Wuzong?}
{This is not the end. Looking at Xuanzong’s policies, if Wuzong supported them, he would definitely oppose them. If Wuzong opposed them, he would definitely support them.}
{How did he get the name Little Taizong?}
{You will know later. I can only say that this man... is really good at being an emperor.}
 The title of "Little Taizong" for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is a bit exaggerated.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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