Li chongmao

Li chongmao

Li chongmao (695-714), the young emperor of Tang Dynasty, was born in Chengji (now Qin'an County, Gansu Province) of western Gansu Province. Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the fourth son of Emperor Li Xian.

In the third year of the holy calendar (700 years), he was canonized as the prince of Beihai. In the first year of Shenlong, he became King Wen. In the fourth year of Jinglong (710), he became the emperor, and his mother, empress Wei, was called the emperor in the imperial court. Li Longji, the cousin of Linzi, launched a coup. After killing Wei, he abdicated to Li Dan, the Prime Minister of the state of an, and regained the title of King Wen. In the second year of Jingyun (711), he was renamed King Xiang.

In the second year of Kaiyuan (714), he served as the governor of Fangzhou. He died in office at the age of 20. His posthumous title was Shang. He was buried in Xiyuan, Wugong County.

Life of the characters

Early experience

Li chongmao was born in the first year of yanzai (695). He is the fourth son of Li Xian, the emperor of Tang Dynasty. His mother is unknown. It is speculated that he is a humble palace man. In the third year of the holy calendar (700 years), he was granted the title of king of Beihai. In the first year of Shenlong (705), he was granted the title of King Wen.

Succeeding to the throne

In June of the fourth year of Jinglong (710), Tang Zhongzong Li Xian was poisoned by Empress Wei. Empress Wei made 16-year-old Li chongmao emperor and changed his name to "Tang Long", which was named by Empress Wei. Less than a month after Li chongmao ascended the throne, Li Longji, king of Linzi, and Princess Taiping jointly launched the "Tang Long coup", killing empress Wei, Princess Anle, Shangguan Waner and other political women in power.

The king of Zen

After the coup, Li chongmao and his uncle, Li Dan, went up to the castle and said, "empress Wei's peeping artifact has been killed. Don't panic." In order to appease the people, it was ordered to exempt half of the taxes of the whole city. But at that time, politically sensitive people felt wrong. Why did the emperor caress the people and the prime minister follow? A few days later, under the instigation of Princess Taiping, Li chongmao issued an imperial edict to pass the throne to his uncle Li Dan. Li Dan refused because he did nothing in the coup and his identity was embarrassing. In the coup, everyone took turns to persuade Li Dan, and Li Dan agreed to be emperor. On Jiachen day, Li chongmao was held by Princess Taiping and went to court. Because Zhongzong Lixian had just died and was still in the period of national mourning, the emperor's throne was in the East, facing the East and the West. To the west is the Zi palace of Zhongzong Li Xian, and beside it stands Li Dan, the prime minister. The leader of the ministers is Princess Taiping. As soon as Princess Taiping saw all the officials in their places, she said, "the country is in a state of unrest. The emperor wants to pass on the throne of Li Dan in order to stabilize the country." Liu youqiu, the great counselor of the Tang Long coup, also took out the imperial edict written long ago and read it. Li chongmao knew that his throne was hard to protect, but he didn't expect to come so soon. He was so stupid at that time. In this way, an embarrassing situation was formed. After the imperial edict was read out, the new emperor was waiting to take over. Li chongmao was not moved. Princess Taiping immediately came to the throne in three or two steps and said to him, "people have turned to the prime minister. Child, this position is not yours! " He took hold of the collar and threw it aside. He went to the coffin and took Li Dan's hand to the throne. He went down to lead the officials to shout long live. In this way, Li chongmao was abandoned as emperor and was re granted the title of King Wen. In the second year of Jingyun (711), he was renamed King Xiang.

Demoted to death

Soon after Li chongmao was deposed as emperor, Li Chongfu, the elder brother King Qiao, thought that he was the oldest son of Zhongzong and should be the emperor. So he passed an imperial edict to Luoyang and announced that he was the emperor and changed the Yuan Dynasty to "Zhongyuan conquering". He also arranged work for the current emperor and the deposed emperor -- Li Dan, the prime minister, was granted the title of "Uncle Huangji", and Li chongmao, the young emperor, was granted the title of "brother Huangtai". But in a few days, without the command of the central government, the left behind officials in Luoyang defeated Li Chongfu's rebellion, and Li Chongfu died. Li chongmao was also implicated in the rebellion of his brother Li Chongfu. He was demoted to a place. A year later, he died in Liangzhou, where he was stationed. He was 20 years old and was buried in Xiyuan. It is recorded in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, Volume 7, Volume 7, Volume 5, Volume 5, and Zizhitongjian, Chapter 25 of the Tang Dynasty.

Historical evaluation

"The old book of Tang Dynasty:" the sky will clean up the faint atmosphere, which is beyond chongmao's ability

Anecdotes and allusions

Li chongmao is the fourth son of Li Xian. Zizhitongjian states that he ascended to the throne in June of the fourth year of Jinglong (June 7, 710) at the age of 16. This is consistent with the record in the biography of Liang Wang Yu in the old book of Tang Dynasty that although Wang chongmao was sixteen or seventeen years old, he was also in the middle. According to the calculation, he was born in the first year of yanzai (694) and died in the second year of Kaiyuan (714), when he was 20 years old. In the biography of Shangdi in the old book of Tang Dynasty, it is said that he died at the age of 17. it is impossible to find out who Li chongmao's biological mother is now. When Li Longji attacked empress Wei, she should still be alive, but she has no influence. From the point of view of chongmao's idiocy in dealing with political affairs, she did not provide a good education for her children and knew nothing about current affairs and politics. She should be just an ordinary palace lady, probably a folk woman accepted by Zhongzong in Fangzhou. Lu, chongmao's concubine, was not surnamed at that time. There should be no doubt that chongmao came from a humble family.

Relative members

Ancestors

Grandfather: Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty. Grandmother: Wu Zetian. father: Li Xian, Tang Zhongzong. mother: the birth mother is unknown.

Empress

Queen Lu.

brother

Li chongrun, Prince Yide; Li Chongfu, Prince Qiao; Li chongjun, Prince Jiemin.

sisters

Princess Xindu, married to Wu Yanhui; Princess Yicheng, newly granted Princess Yi'an, married to Pei Xun; Princess Ding'an, newly granted Princess Xinning, married to Wang Tongjiao, married to Wei Zhuo, married to Cui Mi three times; Princess Changning, married to Yang Shenjiao, married to Su Xing again; Princess Yongshou, married to Wei Xu, Zaohong; Princess Yongtai, married to Wu Yanji; Princess Anle, married to Wu chongxun, married again Marry Wu Yanxiu; Princess Cheng'an, whose name is Ji Jiang, was first granted Princess Xinping and married Wei Jie.

Artistic image

1986 TV series "a generation of princesses": Chen Zhicheng plays Li chongmao.