The absurd prince Li Shouli, in addition to making money, is also making people, but he influenced a generation of Mingjun Tang Xuanzong
In the early days of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous absurd prince named Li Shouli. He was originally a nobleman of the royal family and held the important position of Minister of Guanglu Temple, but he had no aristocratic demeanor. He never tires of playing the game of "I'll give you hey hey if I catch up" with a young lady. Not only does this man spend a whole year wandering around, but he also adopts a herding mode when it comes to educating his children. What he does is what he does, and what he does is effective. Most of his more than sixty children are mediocre. Mediocre, uneducated and incompetent.
So much so that in some months the whole family relied on borrowing money to survive. At one time, the foreign debt amounted to millions. Some relatives could not stand it any longer and advised him to save money and save money to develop some industries. He said with a smile, With the emperor's brother protecting me, am I still afraid of dying without a burial?
Li Shouli, also known as Li Guangren, was the second son of Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian, who was lamented when he was mentioned in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xian had great strategies for governing the country, and as his name suggests, he was gentle, elegant, and courteous. He founded the country three times and was highly recognized by both the government and the public. Gaozong even praised his son, but they all ignored the person in the family who was always ready. Prepare for Li to replace Tao Zang, and replace Li Tang with the Holy Queen Zetian.
When her own son became a roadblock to her path to power, Wu Zetian’s series of tricks came to light. At that time, the warlock Ming Chongyan won Gaozong’s trust, and Empress Wu secretly gave him instructions. In front of Gaozong, they calculated that the crown prince was unfit to succeed him. King Li Xian of England (the second son of Empress Wu) was more similar to Taizong in appearance and kingly, and King Xiang Li Dan (younger son of Empress Wu) was also more suitable than him.
Whether it was a coincidence or an intentional arrangement, not long after that, the warlock was suddenly assassinated. Empress Wu insisted that Li Xian had murdered him, and sent people to expose Li Xian for treason. Hundreds of armors were found as evidence of rebellion.
Gaozong wanted to save his son, but was unable to become Empress Wu's master. Li Xian was imprisoned in the palace for three years. Li Shouli had just turned eight at this time. Later, his family was exiled to the remote Bazhou. It was late winter when we left, but the family didn't even have cotton-padded clothes. It was the step-prince Li Xian who took the risk to go to Gaozong to cry and beg, so he quietly sent some warm clothes to the second brother's family.
The three Li Shouli brothers fled to Bazhou with their parents and did not settle down for two years. Empress Wu sent people to force Li Xian to commit suicide in front of his family. The next year, he recalled the three Li Shouli brothers to Chang'an. , were imprisoned in the palace together with their uncle Li Dan for more than ten years. It was not until Tang Zhongzong Li Xian came to the throne that Li Shouli was freed from his twenty-two years of imprisonment. The naive and naive Ba Ba suffered a family tragedy. A 26-year-old child has now become a twenty-six-year-old young man with a youthful appearance and vicissitudes of life.
After that, both King Xiang Li Dan and his son Long Ji sympathized with Li Shouli and granted him official positions and took good care of him. However, during their long life as prisoners, the three Li Shouli brothers were tortured to death one after another. Two of them were born, and he was left alone. His life was in danger in the wandering world. No one cared about his academic accomplishments. He himself had no interest in power, fame, wealth, and knowledge. His interests were other than eating, drinking, and having fun. Eat, drink and be merry.
I would rather the prince not do anything, but still have to look for flowers, I would rather not go to court, but still have to eat and drink well. It doesn’t matter what my face is, what my status is, it doesn’t matter. This weirdo soon became a disciple of the Li family clan. The butt of jokes.
There was a time when Xuanzong had a dinner with his brothers, and as usual, everyone was gossiping about Prince Li Shouli’s romantic affairs and anecdotes. Although some of the things were completely untrue, Li Shouli was not annoyed at all and joined everyone. He listened to his own gossip with relish, and was unhappy when he heard that he was so excited about the big glass of wine. Seeing that he didn't care, everyone started to exaggerate even more, saying that Brother Li lent money to the singer to redeem his life, and even the old madam refused to take the IOU. Collect it, fearing that she will default on the debt if she owes too much.
The king of Qi, Li Fan, who had always been so generous, couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and stood up against all the opinions and told Xuanzong, don't listen to their nonsense. My second brother, King Bing, is hiding in the city and hiding his unique skills. As for the expert, he can predict whether it will be sunny or rainy, and he is almost as effective as the Dragon King.
Everyone cheered in unison, and Xuanzong curiously asked Shouli if he really had such a special talent.
Shouli, who always had a playful smile on his face, was silent for a long time, stood up and bowed down, and said sadly, I don’t have any special skills. When the Queen of Heaven was in power, my brother was imprisoned in the palace together with his father. I had to be whipped four or five times a day in the middle of the year. I was young at the time, and all the flesh on my body was whipped intact. After I returned to the palace, I was imprisoned for more than ten years. Whipping and corporal punishment were commonplace, and as for those who followed the trend, There were countless lynchings and cruelties by the eunuchs and palace servants, and being covered with bruises was my daily routine.
To this day, new wounds overlap old ones. Scars are all over my body. Whenever the weather changes, I turn around in pain. I can’t sleep all night. On rainy days, my whole body feels like it is crawling with insects. The pain was unbearable and the chest and abdomen were swollen and tight. This is why my brother was very sensitive to the weather. As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly. The princes at the banquet thought of the bloody storms of the previous years. The family members were displaced, each one sobbing loudly, and no longer had the heart to drink and have fun.
Xuanzong stood up with tears in his eyes and comforted him with kind words for a long time. After that, he immediately ordered his former residence "Long Qian's Old Residence" to be changed to "Xingqing Palace", and the brothers' mansions were changed to "Xingqing Palace". Built around it for people to meet each other, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty built a small building on top of Xingqing Palace, which was specially used as a place for brothers to have banquets, talk and laugh. He named it "The Building of Hua Yue Xiang Hui" and made a big pillow. and a large quilt, and when it got late, they slept together on the couch.
The kings lived a happy and happy life. After discussing political affairs, they returned home to play music and drink, shoot balls and fight cocks, or go hunting in the suburbs, or visit villas. There were attendants everywhere they went. Keep in touch with each other to prevent Xuanzong from being concerned.
It also left an indelible impression on him, prompting him to pay more attention to repairing and solidifying family relationships in addition to power. This must be one of the important reasons for the emergence of the Kaiyuan era.