Li Xian's original name is Li Zhe, and his temple name is Tang Zhongzong. He is the third son of Wu Zetian and the seventh son of Tang Gaozong, Li Zhi. Judging from Li Xian's family background, he was indeed a very "bullish" emperor. His parents and sons were emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xian became emperor twice. The first time was in the second year of Yongchun (683)65438+ February, when Tang Gaozong died. Li Xian acceded to the throne as a prince before the coffin. However, Li Xian was deposed by Wu Zetian in less than two months. Because the old father-in-law granted an official position, Li Xian said angry words to Prime Minister Pei Yan, which made Wu Zetian depose him and let Li Dan reign.
In the first year of Shenlong (AD 705), Wu Zetian's condition deteriorated, and Prime Minister Zhang Kampuchea and others planned a coup to restore Li Xian. It has been 2 1 year since he became emperor for the first time.
Five years later, Li Xian was poisoned by his wife and daughter. But this is not where he is stupid. The emperor's stupidity should be reflected in his own "cuckold".
After Li Xian's wife had an affair, Li Xian watched with interest, instead of breaking into a furious rage.
The cause of this matter should start with Queen Wei. Influenced by the dominance of Wu Zetian's family, all qualified and ambitious women later hoped to be the second Wu Zetian. One of the best is Li Xian's wife Wei Ruyun. It was Li Xian's ignorance that led Wei Ruyun to interfere in state affairs. Wei Ruyun was originally a competitive woman, but she had a stronger mother-in-law, who controlled her ambition.
However, Li Xian's weakness and ignorance finally opened the door for Wei Ruyun's autocratic power. After Wei Ruyun came to power, she was not satisfied. But I was more eager for my own desires, so I hooked up with Wu Sansi, the great nephew of Wu Zetian.
In Li Xian's view, Wei Ruyun and Wu Sansi are his best confidants. Wei Ruyun and Li Xian listened to politics side by side and returned to the harem to watch Wu Sansi and play chess on the dragon bed.