Chapter 2231 Empress Wei's mother and daughter poisoned Li Xian, is it true or false?
Speaking of Wu Zetian, who finally listened to Di Renjie's suggestion and reinstated Luling King Li Xian as the crown prince, there was a story that had to be told, which was the famous story of Di Renjie's "Dream Interpretation of the Dream Restoration of the Tang Dynasty".
Wu Zetian wanted to make his nephew Wu Sansi the crown prince and asked the ministers for their opinions. Di Renjie said that if he wanted to make the crown prince, it would be King Luling.
Wu Zetian was very unhappy at the time, so naturally he did not adopt Di Renjie's opinion.
However, Wu Zetian later had a strange dream and was puzzled, so he asked Di Renjie to interpret the dream.
There are two statements about this dream.
First, Wu Zetian dreamed that he went to the Double Land (an ancient board game), but he could never win.
Di Renjie explained the dream and said: "There is no victory in both lands because there is no son. This is God's will to warn Your Majesty. The prince is the foundation of the world. Once the fundamental moves, the world will be in danger."
Secondly, Wu Zetian dreamed of a big parrot, and both wings were broken.
Di Renjie explained the dream and said: "Wu is Your Majesty's surname, and the two wings refer to the two sons. Your Majesty now has only two sons, Li Xian, King Luling and Li Dan, the prime minister. As long as you regain your two sons, your wings will be able to cheer up."
After resolving the dream, Di Renjie said again: "Emperor Taizong was in the wind and rain, and he personally carried arrows and stones to pacify the world and passed on to his descendants. The late emperor entrusted his two sons to His Majesty, but now his Majesty wants to hand over the world to other surnames? Besides, which relationship is closer between aunt and nephew and mother and son? Your Majesty has made his son the crown prince, and he can be worthy of the Taimiao after he has been established. If he has made his nephew, he has never heard of anyone who has given his aunt the ancestral temple?"
Wu Zetian was very unhappy about this and said, "This is my family matter, and you should not interfere."
Di Renjie said, "A king is a family in the world, and the affairs of the world are His Majesty's family affairs. The king is the head of state, and the ministers are limbs, just like a whole. Besides, the ministers are the prime minister, how can they ignore it?"
Although Wu Zetian did not immediately listen to Di Renjie's advice and renamed Li Xian as the crown prince, Di Renjie's dream interpretation words were always in Wu Zetian's mind.
Later, he finally took Li Xian back to Luoyang and regained his position as crown prince. He also said to Di Renjie, "I will return the crown prince to you now."
The reinstatement of the Crown Prince Li Xian laid the foundation for Zhang Jianzhi, Huan Yanfan, Jinghui and others to take advantage of Wu Zetian's serious illness and launch a Shenlong coup to restore the Tang Dynasty.
In 705 AD, Wu Zetian was seriously ill, and Zhang Jianzhi, Huan Yanfan, Jinghui and others took the opportunity to launch a coup, forcing the seriously ill Wu Zetian to give way.
Wu Zetian was finally passed down to the position of Prince Li Xian, who ascended the throne for the second time and was Emperor Zhongzong of Tang.
However, after Li Xian ascended the throne for only five years, he died at the age of fifty-five.
Regarding Li Xian's death, historical records show that he died at the hands of Empress Wei and Princess Anle, and was poisoned to death by the two.
The reason why the two of them poisoned Li Xian was because Empress Wei wanted to be the emperor and wanted to be the second Wu Zetian. Princess Anle wanted to be the crown princess and then inherit Empress Wei's throne.
The saying that Li Xian was poisoned to death by Empress Wei and Princess Anle is more common.
However, is this really the case? It is actually controversial.
First, in existing historical books, the first mention of the murder of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Li Xian by Empress Wei was in a coup against Empress Wei more than half a month after Li Xian's death, with a clear military mobilization. Just 18 days after Emperor Zhongzong's death, Princess Taiping and Li Longji jointly launched a coup. At that time, a general of the coup said to the soldiers: "Empress Wei poisoned the late emperor to death. We will kill Empress Wei today to avenge the late emperor!"
Obviously, saying that Empress Wei poisoned Zhongzong to death was only to find a sufficient reason for the coup, and it was not enough to understand the facts.
Second, in the "Old Book of Tang", which completely treats Princess Anle as a negative textbook, many details of her wanting to be the princess, cultivating Dingkunchi and others as a mighty person, but it is not mentioned that she even poisoned Zhongzong.
Obviously, such a major omission is definitely not because the author of "Old Book of Tang" protects Princess Anle. It can only be said that at that time people did not recognize Princess Anle's poisoning.
Third, Empress Wei and Princess Anle were both buried with etiquette after their death. More than half a month after Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, Empress Wei and Princess Anle also died in a coup. Although the flag of the coup was that they were the two of them who were poisoning Zhongzong to death, they were still buried with etiquette shortly after the coup. If they really poisoned Zhongzong, how could they still recognize their identities and rebuilt with etiquette?
Fourth, Empress Wei and Princess Anle did not have the actual need to poison Zhongzong at that time. Their preparations were still very insufficient at that time. If Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was there, they could still lean on the big tree and further develop their power under his protection. When the power develops to a large enough level, they will attack Emperor Zhongzong of Tang. This is in line with common sense.
From this point of view, the record of Empress Wei's mother and daughter jumping over the wall and poisoning Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was not completely credible. It is very likely that it was the lie of the winner at that time, and found enough reasons for her coup.
It was probably created by Li Longji and Princess Taiping.
The real cause of Li Xian's death should be death from a disease. As we all know, the Li Tang family has a history of genetic diseases of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Empress Changsun, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang all suffered from "qi disease" and "wind disease", which in ancient times all referred to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Therefore, most of the emperors of the Li Tang Dynasty did not live long, and it was normal for Li Xian to die of illness at the age of 55.
Of course, there are also longevity, such as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Longji.
In general, it is very likely that the murder of Emperor Wei and his daughter of Zhongzong Li Xian was an unjust case for all eternity.
Of course, this is just speculation.
As for the true truth of the matter, it may be a permanent mystery.
Of course, Empress Wei and Princess Anle both want to be emperors, which is definitely true. Princess Taiping, the daughter of Wu Zetian, also wants to be emperors.
After the death of Zhongzong Li Xian, Ruizong Li Dan ascended the throne, and Princess Taiping began to compete for the throne with Li Longji.
But in the end, Li Longji laughed to the end.
I have to say that after Wu Zetian successfully became emperor, many ambitious women were ready to move and wanted to become the second Wu Zetian.
It’s just that easy to become the second Wu Zetian.
As for the princess Li Qingxia, who also wants to be the emperor in "Detective Di Renjie", is a fictional character in the work "Detective Di Renjie". There is no such character in history.
Thinking of Empress Wei, Princess Anle, and Princess Taiping, all of them want to be emperors, book fans who are familiar with history can't help but sigh, is it that good to be emperor?
This question is different, and I won’t discuss it for the time being. The most important thing now is what will happen if Di Renjie and Jin Mulan’s final contest?
Book fans are looking forward to it, so continue reading below.
After finding out the enemy's actions, Di Renjie took the lead in taking action and ordered the four gates to be closed and the streets were banned. He falsely claimed that the Turkic army had arrived nearby, and all shops were closed and pedestrians returned home. Those who violated the order would be treated as spies.
Di Renjie's action instantly disrupted the enemy's plan, because the four gates in Youzhou City were closed and the city was forbidden to clean the streets, so they could no longer contact each other secretly.
The enemies lost contact with each other, which made the enemy's latest secret contact location, the insiders in the Tianbao Silver, panic.
Chapter completed!