Why did Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, kill his three sons in one day?
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The three sons abandoned by Li Longji are the second prince Li Ying, the fifth prince Li Yao and the eighth prince Li Cong. These three people are closely related, in other words, at that time? Princelings? . Among many Wang Zizhong, Li Cong and Li Yao are the most knowledgeable and loved by Li Longji. Li Ying was made a prince because his mother, Zhao, was deeply loved. Li Ying actually has a brother named Li Cong on it. Because there is no advantage in age, being scratched by monkeys while hunting may have caused disfigurement. Therefore, Li Longji didn't reserve his eldest son, and because the Crown Princess had no children, his seniority came to Li Ying. (Zhao Lijun stills)
Li Ying's mother is an ordinary prostitute, and she is loved because she can sing and dance well. Therefore, after her son was made a prince, Zhao Ben should have been promoted, but many ministers opposed it because of her background, so she was not chased after the queen was abolished. Yes, it is increasingly favored, which makes Zhao's status gradually decline. On the one hand, he is young and beautiful, on the other hand, he has the background of his father Heng Wang Youzhi, and Zheng's wife Yang's Yang family background has also become the object of courtiers' curry favor with each other, including treacherous court official Li. (Wu Huifei stills are on the right)
In the 14th year of Kaiyuan (726), Zhao died and Li Ying lost her dependence. Wu Huifei took this opportunity to start planning for the future of his children, namely CoCo Lee, Li Mao and Li Qi (Yang Yuhuan is Li Mao's wife). Hui Fei's son-in-law, Yang Hui, often collects the prince's movements for her and informs her if something happens. Hui Fei also cried to Xuanzong through these things that the prince was cronyism and wanted to murder their mother and son. Therefore, Xuanzong once wanted to abolish the Prince, but Zhang Jiuling dissuaded him from doing so. But when Zhang Jiuling left office and Li Fulin succeeded, he praised Li Mao in front of the saints, which also won the favor of Hui Fei. At that time, he went to court? The voice of anti-martial? Of course, young Wu Huifei also needed political support, so the princess reached a United front very tacitly. (Li stills)
Naizhao:? Prince Ying, Yao Yao and Guang Wang were all guilty of the same crime and were abolished as Shu Ren; Rust brings death. ? Ying, Yao and Xuan were killed, and the world was wronged, wasn't it? Three Shu Ren? . ? New Tang book Volume 82. Biography 7.
In the 25th year of Kaiyuan (737), the speculator Yang Hui fell into the trap again? Princelings? The prince and the two kings will unite their consorts to rebel. This princess refers to Xue Xiu, the younger brother of the Crown Princess. Huifei seized the opportunity, claiming that a thief had entered the palace and asked the prince to help catch him. Without much thought, Li Ying took the armor and knives of the two kings and entered the harem. At the same time, Hui Fei immediately reported to Xuanzong that the prince entered the palace with a knife, intending to rebel. Xuanzong sent someone to see it. If it's really like Hui Fei said, he immediately asked Li how to deal with it. Li shirked his silence, saying that the emperor's family affairs were inconvenient to talk about, and he did not fight for a word for the prince. Xuanzong made up his mind to abolish the prince and the two kings and rust Xue to death.