As the saying goes, "
The most is the ruthless imperial family
Although this statement sounds incredible, it is never an empty word. Born in the royal family, not only must balance the situation and support their own forces while pleasing their fathers and emperors, but also have to survive the royal power struggle and conspiracy, which is in a very dangerous situation. Because of this, although being born in the royal family seems to be decent, it is extremely risky, and the slightest carelessness will land on the ground.
Who will be emperor?
In 846, Li Yan, the Emperor Wuzong of Tang, who was obsessed with Taoism, died at the Hanfeng Temple at the age of 32 because he took changsheng dan. For a country, the death of the emperor is undoubtedly a big deal, and the new emperor's accession to the throne is also imminent. However, due to Li Yan's sudden death, he was unable to leave the edict of the crown prince. At the same time, although he had five sons, he was not old enough to inherit the throne. therefore
Choosing who is in power has become a very important matter
。 whereas
For the eunuch group that was in power at that time, it was even more prudent to be cautious
。
Who is Li Chen?
At the time, as
The Emperor's sidekicks
The eunuchs undoubtedly had great power. They only need to issue false edicts to influence the selection of emperors and determine their own future destiny. After all, if they were to support the emperor, they would not only be able to secure their position, but they might even go further. But if you are wrong, don't say the future glory and wealth, even whether you can save your life is a statement. However, just when everyone is in trouble,
Eunuch Ma Yuanzhen
But a candidate was proposed. As soon as this remark came out, the eunuchs laughed and agreed. The false edict is then issued and the reason is read out
Li Chen
Upper. The imaginary accusations and doubts of the group of ministers did not come like a tide, and the group of ministers basically maintained a tacit attitude. This is strange, who is Li Chen? Why is it so popular with everyone?
In fact, Li Chen was not the child of Emperor Wuzong of Tang, he was the thirteenth son of Emperor Xianzong Li Chun, too
Uncle of Tang Wuzong
, which was already available at the time
More than 40 years old
。 As for why he was put on the throne, it was also very simple, because this Li Chen was famous at that time."
idiot
”。
During the reign of several generations of emperors, almost everyone looked down on Li Chen.
Li Chen was stupid, unable to fight back, scolding and not fighting back. Even if he was sneered at, even teased and tortured, he was silent
。 This made the emperor at that time, down to the eunuchs, and the courtiers all think that Li Chen must be a fool.
Even if Li Yan became suspicious later, he wanted to kill him. But in order to have a life-saving card in the future, the eunuchs helped him resolve the crisis many times, and later even quietly hid him. In the heart of the eunuch,
When Li Yan died and Li Chen ascended the throne, it was the day when the eunuchs took power alone
Weird Li Chen?!
However, who would have thought that since Li Chen ascended the throne, the development of events had exceeded the control of the eunuchs. Li Chen turned stupid and was extremely shrewd and capable.
On the second day of his reign, he dealt with the "Niu-Li Party Dispute" and brought the central power back into the hands of the emperor. In addition, through his administration, the Tang Dynasty's national strength flourished, defeating the tubo and Dangxiang armies many times, reunifying the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the country showed the image of Zhongxing, which was praised by the people of the time as "Little Taizong", and the historical evaluation was very high
Still water runs deep
As for why he pretended to be crazy and stupid, it was actually his great wisdom. Although he was born into the royal family, his mother was only a palace maid, and he was the 13th son.
According to normal circumstances, there is no way to get on the throne anyway
。 In the Imperial Family, if you show your wisdom and wisdom, not only will you not make yourself better, but you will also be in danger of life. It is precisely because of this that after several years of painful and inhuman torture, he finally waited for the opportunity. After seizing the opportunity, he did not give others any chance to consider, and directly gave the officials and eunuchs with ulterior motives a fatal blow!