In ancient China, the feudal dynasty lived for at most 300 years, and it was too common for the country to change lords. With the fall of every dynasty, the most tragic fate is no more tragic than that of the royal family. The grass does not remove the roots, and the consequences are endless. After the fall of the country, the following courtiers can also transform into a new lord, while the royal family can only lead the neck and kill.
As one of the most powerful dynasties in China's history, the tragic situation at the time of its demise made people speechless, and Zhu Wen's cruelty to Li Tang's family was rare in ancient times. Everyone knows that Zhu Wen was originally a subordinate of Huang Chao, and because he was mixed up under Huang Chao's hands, he was almost dead, and in order to protect himself, he had to surrender to Tang. When the news of Zhu Wen's surrender came, Emperor Tang, who had taken refuge in Shu, was overjoyed, and he was so excited that he said to his courtiers, "Heaven has given you a brave general!" ”
Under the great joy, Zhu Wen was appointed as the general of Zuo Jinwu and concurrently served as the deputy envoy of the Hezhong Camp, and became Wang Chongrong's deputy general. Emperor Tang also gave Zhu Wen a name: Zhu Quanzhong. What he did not expect was that this Zhu Quanzhong, who was not loyal at all, became a gravedigger of the Li Tang Dynasty, and the members of the royal family were almost slaughtered by qi.
After Zhu Wen lowered the Tang Dynasty, the officials became bigger and bigger, achieving the posts of Tai Wei and Zhongshu Ling, with monstrous power and heavy troops, just like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period, which had become a trend that could not be lost. The Son of Heaven, the strong and the strong. Zhu Wen began to have plans to usurp Tang's self-reliance.
In the first year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen forced Tang Zhaozong to move the capital to Luoyang, at which time some jiedushi united under the slogan of revenge against Zhu Wen and restored Li Tang, and prepared to use troops against Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen straightened out his soldiers and horses, and before he set out on the expedition, he was worried that Tang Zhaozong would make some small moves behind his back. He ordered his men to break into the palace and kill Tang Zhaozong, who was only 38 years old. After killing Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Zhu Wen made Emperor Zhaozong's ninth son, Li Yu, emperor, emperor of Tang.
The following year, Zhu Wen instructed Jiang Xuanhui to hang all the sons of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang-Li Yu the Prince of De, Li Yu the Prince of De, Li Yu the Prince of Qian, Li Yu the Prince of Yi, Li Yi the Prince of Sui, Li Yi the King of Jing, Li Qi the Prince of Qi, Li Chen the Prince of Ya, and Li Xiang the Prince of Qiong, and then throw them into the Jiuqu Pond, which was considered to be a complete cut off from hidden dangers from the imperial family. Tang Zhaozong had only one son left, and because he had been brought back to Wuyuan's hometown by his confidante, he was able to preserve his bloodline.
After the completion of the purge and killing of the Li Tang royal family, no one could stop Zhu Wenzhi from becoming emperor. In the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Wen forced the Tang Emperor Li Yu to "take the throne" and changed his title to the King of Jiyin, but only one year later, he was also poisoned by Zhu Wen at the age of 17. The descendants suffered this misfortune, which may not have been expected by Li Shimin, the founder of the Tang Dynasty.
I don't know whether it is the fixed number in the underworld or the reincarnation of history. More than 700 years later, Li Zicheng rebelled in Shaanxi, and the war lasted most of China, and the peasant army "attacked and plundered and burned everything, and was extremely vicious, and the Zong clan was particularly bad." Countless descendants of Zhu Ming's imperial family were arrested and killed, and in Shanxi alone, Li Zicheng's peasant army killed more than 10,000 descendants surnamed Zhu. In the direction of the soldiers, Wang Ye surnamed Zhu had almost no living mouth. It should be noted that Li Zicheng is not a descendant of Li Tangzong, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Wen are not related by blood.
Or maybe it's just a coincidence!