Forbearance is not something that everyone can do, both in ancient times and in the present, because in the process there will be many unimaginable humiliations. Looking back at the past history, there is such a person who can do it and become the final winner, this person is the Emperor Li Chen of the Tang Dynasty, who first deliberately pretended to be crazy to protect himself, and then was used as a puppet by the eunuchs and ascended to the throne, and the first holy will after sitting on the dragon chair made the courtiers afraid.
Li Chen is not his original name, the previous name was Li Yi, he was one of the sons of Tang Xianzong, according to relevant historical data, he did not like to talk, so he was often ridiculed by people in the palace, and thought that his brain was a bit of a problem, and even Tang Wenzong often teased him and regarded him as a source of amusement.
Li Chen's taciturn personality made the ministers of the court not take him seriously. At the beginning, when Tang Wuzong was seriously ill, he did not rush to make a prince, because he had not found a suitable heir, which made Ma Yuanzhen, a eunuch who had followed Emperor Wuzong for many years, think about it.
It is reasonable to say that the heir should choose one of the most talented princes, but the eunuch Ma Yuanzhen chose Li Chen, for the reason that Li Chen at that time was regarded as a "fool" image, if he succeeded in ascending the throne, Ma Yuanzhen could indirectly grasp the power, and if he was a shrewd emperor, then his power would be difficult to guarantee, and not only he had this thought, but many ministers also thought so.
Later, Ma Yuanzhen and others supported Li Chen's ascension to the throne, but their ideas not only failed to be realized, but also put themselves in.
In this way, the 37-year-old Li Chen did not argue and sat on the dragon chair smoothly. However, when he became emperor, he became tough like a changed person, spoke reasonably, and was able to speak eloquently. And quickly took a series of measures to shock everyone, but also let the ministers realize that the original image of the idiot was pretended.
As soon as Li Chen took office, he appointed talents and put an end to all civil unrest, which made the late Tang Dynasty have such a rare stable situation. Before Li Chen ascended to the throne, there were many eunuchs in the DPRK who were too powerful, Ma Yuanzhen was one of them, Li Chen was very aware of the shortcomings of eunuchs, so he just sat on the dragon chair and killed the chickens and monkeys first, and the first holy will was to get rid of Li Deyu, Ma Yuanzhen's right-hand man, which made Ma Yuanzhen feel shocked and flustered.
Later, Ma Yuanzhen's official position fluctuated greatly, so he could not intervene in the affairs of the DPRK, even if the courtesy he received was not bad, but in fact there was no actual power, I think ma Yuanzhen had a good calculation in his heart, but in the end he caused himself a lot of trouble, presumably he was full of remorse, but what could be done to change it? After all, everyone wants to be the emperor, and Li Chen chose to pretend to be crazy and stupid for 37 years and get the opportunity to inherit the throne, which is really clever.