The TV series "Daming Palace" takes Daming Palace, a landmark building in the Tang Dynasty, as the background, and shows the audience a wonderful picture of the complicated political struggle in the court. Many plays have left a deep impression on the audience, among which Princess Taiping is the most prominent with her distinctive personality. The characters created by film and television works often deviate from the truth of the characters because of the addition of artistic exaggeration. This paper attempts to lead readers to know the real Princess Taiping in history.
Princess Taiping, she was born to Queen Tang Gaozong. Her exact date of birth is ominous in the historical records. Of the two daughters born to Emperor Gaozong, the eldest daughter was strangled by Wu Zetian to frame the queen, so she loved Princess Taiping, her only biological daughter. The princess looks "rich, generous and powerful", and Wu Zetian thinks that she is very much like herself and more "the daughter she loves". Before the reign of Emperor Gaozong Yongchun (682-683), there were 800 registered households of princes, with a maximum of 1000 households and 300 households of princesses when they got married. Princess Taiping's "Tang Muyi" reached 1200 households, and reached 3000 households in the early year of the holy calendar (698-700), which was called "the king of ghosts". In Yifeng (676-679), Tubo asked to marry Princess Taiping, but Wu Zetian refused. A few years later, the princess married Xue Shao. However, Xue Shao was falsely accused of rebellion during Wu Zetian's diaojiao building (685-688), was executed, and later married Wu Jiyou (Wu Zetian's nephew). It is not true that she and Wu are in Daming Palace. After Xue Shao's death, the princess wanted to marry Wu, but Wu was ill, so the marriage was cancelled, but she failed to do so and did not have sex with Wu.
Princess Taiping was a princess with great political ambitions in the Tang Dynasty. As early as the reign of Wu Zetian, with the rising status and power, she often discussed political affairs with Wu Zetian and helped the restoration of Zhongzong. Wu Zetian knows that after her death, the conflict between Prince Li Xian, Prime Minister Li Dan and Zhu Wu is inevitable, while Princess Taiping is the brother and sister of Li Xian and Li Dan, and her husband Wu Jiyou is Wu Zetian's nephew, so her identity as a mediator between the two factions is the most appropriate. In the second year of the Gregorian calendar (699), "The empress dowager was tall, and her martial arts behind her were incompatible with that of the prince. Ren Yin swore by the Prince, the Prime Minister, the Princess Taiping and Wu Wei that the iron coupons were hidden in the history museum "(Zi Jian, Volume 206). This made her a pivotal figure in politics after Wu Zetian's death and became the basis for her future political career.
Princess Taiping's life is not peaceful, and her political activities are generally related to the three court coups in the Tang Dynasty, which can be divided into three stages: first, plotting to punish the two and restore Zhongzong; Second, the joint Xuanzong killed Wei Hou and Princess Anle; Third, Xuanzong destroyed peace.
First, two plots. Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong are the grandchildren of Zhang Hangcheng, the prime minister of Emperor Gaozong. Because of his handsome appearance, Wu Zetian, the leader, was recruited into the palace (). These two people are very famous in Shandong Province and have strong political activities. They were favored by Wu Zetian, who ran rampant in the palace and interfered in state affairs, seriously endangering the interests of Wu Lizheng Group. Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, volume 87, with two biographies attached by Zhang Xingcheng, contains: "Zhongzong is the Crown Prince, the prince's son is heavy and embellished, and his female brother, Princess Yongtai, steals two rights. If the lawsuit is easy to handle, it will pay the prince to bow down and seek treatment, and the prince will hang himself. " As the eldest son of the Crown Prince, he was executed just because he said dictatorship twice in private. In this case, Wu's eldest son, Wang Yanji, the husband of Princess Yongtai, was executed together with Princess Yongtai. As you can see, at that time, the power of Zhang Er had surpassed that of Wuli Group. In the second year of Chang 'an (702), Si Licheng, a henchman of Princess Taiping, was demoted by two fake performances. In this situation, Princess Taiping and her husband, Wu Hezai and Zhang Jianzhi, were equal to the first month of the first year of Shenlong (705), and they used the imperial army to launch a coup in Luoyang, the eastern capital, killing, and then forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate. Zhongzong was restored and the country was named Tang. Princess Taiping also won the title of Princess Taiping of Zhenguo because of "two merits in pre-punishment" and "sealing the first five thousand households with food and giving countless rewards" (Old Tang Book (133). More importantly, her position in Wuli Group has been further promoted. It can also be known that the plot of Princess Taiping's adultery with Zhang Yizhi because she is similar to Xue Shao in Daming Palace is pure fiction and groundless.
Second, the joint Xuanzong killed Wei Hou and Princess Anle. After the restoration of Li Xian, the emperor of Zhongzong, he was "obsessed with learning and had no long-term vision". He was very confused politically, and his political affairs were in the hands of Queen Wei Hou, which was called "the official affairs of Wei Hou" in history. Not only with Wu Sansi * * *, daughter Princess Anle, Zhongzong and other harem, Hou Wei sold official titles according to the situation, and the famous "ink seal" in history was at this time. This led to "more political affairs and more officials", the financial resources of the Tang Dynasty were increasingly consumed, and politics was in chaos. In July of the second year of Shenlong (706), Li Zhongjun was made a prince, which contradicted Princess Anle, who was bent on being the wife of the emperor and dreamed of inheriting the throne. Princess Anle and her husband Wu Chongxun often * * the prince, which made the prince unbearable and hastily staged a coup, killing Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun, but due to limited strength, they were defeated and killed. After that, Princess Taiping was the only one who could pose a threat to their intervention. At this time, Princess Taiping, as the younger sister of Zhongzong, was also very dissatisfied with Wei Hou's bossiness, and even more jealous of Princess Anle's ambition to win the emperor's wife, which was often beyond words. The two factions have their own followers, slandering each other and arguing endlessly. After the failure of Taiuterus, Princess Anle and Princess Taiping were framed, and King Xiang conspired with the Prince. With the intervention of Zhongzong, the two talents were saved from disaster, and the contradiction between Princess Taiping and Princess Wei Ruyun and Princess Anle was further deepened.
In the second year of Jing Yun (7 10), Queen Wei poisoned Zhongzong and made King Wen emperor, plotting to kill Princess Taiping and Li Dan, hoping to "imitate the story of Wu Hou" and become the second queen. King Linzi, the third son of Wang Xiang (later Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty), foresaw this news and decided that dispatch troops would overcome difficulties and save his father and himself. But thinking of my limited strength, I sent someone to get in touch with my aunt (Princess Taiping) to get her support. At this time, Princess Taiping was also considering her own security situation, and the two hit it off and formed an alliance. The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Volume 8, Xuanzong Ji talked about this matter and said, "() Ask Princess Taiping for it, and the princess will be happy, and the son will respect simplicity." After a period of careful preparation, in the second year of Jing Yun (7 10), on the night of boxer in June, a coup was staged, killing Wei Ruyun, Princess Anle and their henchmen. Four days later, Princess Taiping came forward to say that "the state-owned chaos should be a long monarch", asked the little emperor Li Zhongmao to abdicate and let the prime minister Li Dan be the emperor, and entered the palace as an aunt and said to the little emperor that "everything in the world belongs to the prime minister, and this is not a child", so "I promoted the young master because Xuanzong respected Li Dan (New Tang Book) and Princess Taiping was praised as" sealing 5,000 households, with 10,000 households " Zong Rui respects her sister more, regards her as an assistant, and allows her to intervene in state affairs and discuss military affairs. The reason is that Princess Taiping is a flame, "* * * thus shocked the world", "At that time, there were seven prime ministers and five were out of the princess's house" (Old Tang Book (volume 133), "Princess Taiping Biography"). Every time the Prime Minister plays something, Zong Rui first asks if he has discussed it with Princess Taiping, then asks if he has discussed it with the Prince, and finally expresses his opinion, and "the princess listens to everything, from the prime minister down, and advances and retreats." At this time, Princess Taiping has reached the peak of her political rights in her life. The monthly surplus is a loss, and the water overflows. A disaster is creeping up on her.
Third, Xuanzong destroyed peace. As mentioned above, Princess Taiping is not a quiet person, but a resourceful person. She is a political figure of Wu Zetian who is "self-righteous and strategizing". As soon as he came to power, he was greedy for profits, actively prepared his strength, formed a party for personal gain, and attempted to usurp power. Li Longji was made a prince, but when dealing with political affairs, he was often bound by Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping is also "afraid of Xuanzong's valor". "Do you want to choose more?" The weak have established power for a long time "("History as a Mirror ",the first year of Jing Yun, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty), and it was also rumoured that" the prince did not establish power until he grew up ",so please establish a prince (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was the third son of Li Dan, not the eldest son). Not only that, she also arranged eyes and ears in the Prince's East Palace. In the book "Old Tang Book, Empress Xuanzong Yuanxian", it is written: "In times of peace, things in the East Palace are especially forbidden. Those who are attached to peace must be inspected in the dark. Although things are trivial, they are heard all over the world. " This made Li Longji deeply feel the threat of Princess Taiping to herself, but because of her limited strength, she failed to resist. In the second year of Jing Yun (7 1 1), in February, Zong Rui followed the advice of Prime Minister Yao Chong and Song Wangjing, and established a prince (Longji) to supervise the country. In order to avoid two tigers in one mountain and intensify contradictions, he proposed to move Princess Taiping to the east capital. This matter was strongly opposed by Princess Taiping. "(Princess) was rushed to Guangfanmen, calling Prime Minister Bai Fei the Prince", which led Zong Rui and Li Longji to make concessions. They just moved the princess to Zhou Pu (now Yongji West, Shanxi Province), and designated Yao Chong and Song Wangjing as Chuzhou and Shenzhou respectively for the crime of "alienating an uncle". In May, under the strong pressure of Princess Taiping's henchmen, the prince offered to call Princess Taiping back to Beijing. This further intensified the struggle between them and encouraged Princess Taiping's arrogance. In July12, Zong Rui was transferred to Li Longji and was born in the Tang Dynasty. Later, Princess Taiping stepped up her political activities in an attempt to send a clique and imperial secretary, Princess yuanshi county, to poison the red arrow powder that Xuanzong often ate, but failed. Later, in July of the following year, she decided to send troops to rebel and seize the throne. Just when they were in full swing, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also actively accumulated strength in the dark to fight against Princess Taiping. After finding out the date of Princess Taiping's rebellion, Xuanzong attacked ahead of time, killing Princess Taiping's confidant generals Chang Yuankai and Li Ci, and then killing the prime ministers Xiao Zhizhong and Cenxi, eliminating the core strength of Princess Taiping's side in one fell swoop. Princess Taiping herself, who lived outside the palace during the counter-insurgency, heard that she had escaped and "died in Nanshan". In the end, because of the general trend, she was powerless. She came out of the mountain three months later and was executed at home. The philosophers were also executed by dozens of people, only Xue Chongjian was honest and kind, and was flogged for repeatedly admonishing his mother. Xuanzong pardoned him, restored his position and gave him the surname "Li". In the history of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Taiping's regime existed for half a century and fell apart. The former hero Princess Taiping was finally killed, ending her restless life. Princess Taiping is a famous figure in the history of our country and definitely one of the strongest women in history. Her restless mother's blood runs through her veins. I have been arrogant and indulgent since I was a child, and I have become fierce and vicious when I grow up. She envied the high throne, dreamed of ascending the throne like her mother, and almost became "the second queen of Wu Zetian". Third, Xuanzong destroyed peace. As mentioned above, Princess Taiping is not a quiet person, but a resourceful person. She is a political figure of Wu Zetian who is "self-righteous and strategizing". As soon as he came to power, he was greedy for profits, actively prepared his strength, formed a party for personal gain, and attempted to usurp power. Li Longji was made a prince, but when dealing with political affairs, he was often bound by Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping is also "afraid of Xuanzong's valor" and "want to choose more? "The weak have established their power for a long time" ("History as a Mirror", the first year of Jing Yun's reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty), and there is also a rumor that "the prince will not be established until he grows up", so please establish a prince (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty is the third son of Li Dan, not the eldest son). Not only that, she also arranged eyes and ears in the Prince's East Palace. In the book "Old Tang Book, Empress Xuanzong Yuanxian", it is written: "In times of peace, things in the East Palace are especially forbidden. Those who are attached to peace must be inspected in the dark. Although things are trivial, they are all heard in the world. " This made Li Longji deeply feel the threat of Princess Taiping to herself, but she could not resist because of her limited strength. In the second year of Jing Yun (7 1 1), in February, Zong Rui followed the advice of Prime Minister Yao Chong and Song Wangjing, and established a prince (Longji) to supervise the country. In order to avoid two tigers in one mountain and intensify contradictions, he proposed to move Princess Taiping to the east capital. This matter was strongly opposed by Princess Taiping. "(Princess) was driven to Guangfanmen, calling Prime Minister Bai Fei the Prince", which led Zong Rui and Li Longji to give in. They just moved the princess to Zhou Pu (now Yongji West, Shanxi Province), and designated Yao Chong and Song Wangjing as Chuzhou and Shenzhou respectively for the crime of "alienating an uncle". In May, under the strong pressure of Princess Taiping's henchmen, the prince offered to call Princess Taiping back to Beijing. This further intensified the struggle between them and encouraged Princess Taiping's arrogance.
In July12, Zong Rui was transferred to Li Longji, born in Yuan Dynasty, and was Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Later, Princess Taiping stepped up her political activities in an attempt to send a clique and imperial secretary, Princess yuanshi county, to poison the red arrow powder that Xuanzong often ate, but failed. Later, in July of the following year, she decided to send troops to rebel and seize the throne. Just when they were in full swing, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also actively accumulated strength in the dark to fight against Princess Taiping. After finding out the date of Princess Taiping's rebellion, Xuanzong attacked ahead of time, killing Princess Taiping's confidant generals Chang Yuankai and Li Ci, and then killing the prime ministers Xiao Zhizhong and Cenxi, eliminating the core strength of Princess Taiping's side in one fell swoop. Princess Taiping herself, who lived outside the palace during the counter-insurgency, heard that she had escaped and "died in Nanshan". In the end, because of the general trend, she was powerless. She came out of the mountain three months later and was executed at home. The philosophers were also executed by dozens of people, only Xue Chongjian was honest and kind, and was flogged for repeatedly admonishing his mother. Xuanzong pardoned him, restored his position and gave him the surname "Li". In the history of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Taiping's regime existed for half a century and fell apart. The former hero Princess Taiping was finally killed, ending her restless life. Princess Taiping is a famous figure in the history of our country and definitely one of the strongest women in history. Her restless mother's blood runs through her veins. I have been arrogant and indulgent since I was a child, and I have become fierce and vicious when I grow up. She envied the high throne, dreamed of ascending the throne like her mother, and almost became "the second queen of Wu Zetian".