If it is said that if you want to select the top ten tragic figures of Datang, at least in the single item of the green hat king, Li Mao is definitely in the top three, and he is a strong contender for the championship.

Li Longji's original partner Queen Wang had no children, which became the biggest factor that led to her falling out of favor and being deposed, but the strange thing is that Li Longji has never been a queen since then, and the one who was infinitely close to this position was Li Mao's mother Concubine Wu.

It can be seen from one point that she was favored back then, Li Longji and Wu gave birth to a total of four sons and three daughters, of which the first three children, two sons and one daughter all died, and in addition to Shouwang Li Mao, there were also the twenty-first sons of Shengwang Li Qi, as well as Princess Xianyi and Princess Taihua.

The closest time the Wu family was to the queen was in the twelfth year of Kaiyuan, when the queen was deposed, Li Longji intended to make her the queen, and the imperial history Pan Haoli only used one reason to let him give up his plan, Concubine Hui's surname was Wu, and the martial emperor had a very close blood relationship with the martial emperor, and the persecution of the Li Tang royal family by the martial emperor had only passed less than twenty years, and Li Longji's biological mother died without a place to be buried.

Wu did not give up, she decided to adopt a roundabout strategy, first put her son on the crown prince, and then everything will fall into place, even if she can't do it in this dynasty, her son will become the emperor in the future, she will also be equivalent to achieving her goal.

So, there will be the next framing and killing the three sons in one day, but what people didn't expect was that despite the help of Li Linfu, Li Longji, who was not confused back then, still chose the third son Li Heng, needless to say, it is still the well-known reason.

Maybe it was a lot of hard work to make a wedding dress for others, or the inner uneasiness, Wu didn't even live to be forty years old, so he died, but after she died, Li Longji fulfilled her wish before her death, posthumously crowned the queen, and was nicknamed "Zhenshun".

Don't underestimate this posthumous seal, it means that the two sons and two daughters she left behind have become royal descendants, which is clearly stipulated in the patriarchal law.

In fact, after Li Linfu came to power, he launched round after round of attacks on Li Heng's position as the crown prince, and seemed to be determined to pull him off the horse, in order to fulfill the promise he made to the Wu clan back then.

It's a pity that fate seems to have played a big joke on him, and the emperor Lao Tzu actually fell in love with his wife, Yang Yuhuan, who has been married for more than five years!

So, everything left him, his loving mother, his loving father, the position of the prince who ascended to the sky, and the love of his life.

The heavenly family is ruthless, but for Li Mao, marrying a wife is what he likes and asks to marry, and the young couple has not yet reached the seven-year itch, it is the time when the ears are hot and the love is strong, but no matter what kind of emotion, it is no match for the highest power in the world.

When his wife left the house and entered the Tao, Li Mao disappeared from the political life of the Tang Dynasty, and the only time it appeared in the record was the fourth year of Tianbao, under the arrangement of his father, he married the daughter of the famous Wei family as his wife, and at the same time, Yang Yuhuan, who has been admitted to the palace, obtained the title of unique concubine, and her former mother-in-law Wu, like the Wu family, spoiled the harem and became the queen without the title of queen.

The wife became a stepmother, in the 21st century is a big news that can make headlines, but in the Tang Dynasty, where Rationalism has not yet appeared, it is just a light matter after the people's tea and dinner, and it has not even caused any exhortation or resistance, which of course has the consequences of Li Linfu's suppression, and the scholars do not care much about it is the main reason, until decades later, there is a long poem that is popular with the population, to sing and sue this anecdote, the name of the person who wrote the poem.

Bai Juyi.

Seven years have passed, Li Mao has lived a simple life, and he and his newlywed wife are in peace in the house, busy making great plans, more low-key than the prince and brother, and almost truly hidden in the court.

But who would have thought that he could only be an idle king in this life, and he would be pushed to the forefront by an edict at this moment.

Li Mao, who was holding a thin silk book, felt a deep fear.

Because this is just to inform him, there is a ceremony for the official appointment, which means that he must enter the palace!

For Li Mao, the most embarrassing time of every year is the days when he has to enter the palace on the New Year's Day and Tianchang Festival.

"Your Highness."

His arm was held up with a touch of tenderness, and his wife's caring gaze slowly calmed down his trembling heart.

"Are you going to push it?"

Li Mao reluctantly showed a smile and patted the back of her hand: "I can't push it off, the Supreme wants me to make a stone and stir up some ripples in this pool of muddy water." ”

"But I'm afraid."

"Don't worry, you can't die."

Hearing her husband's words, Wei Chunhua's tears immediately fell, for so many years, as a pillow person, how could she not understand what a fragile heart was hidden in that rich and jade body, and what could she do except accompany her.

Li Mao took her into her arms, and the couple snuggled up to each other until a person arrived in a hurry.

"Brother, brother, I heard that you have been appointed as the protector of the capital, but my brother can't believe it, is this true?"

As the only frequent visitor to King Shou's Mansion, King Sheng Li Qi entered the mansion without needing to be informed, hearing his voice, Li Mao turned his head, and his face had returned to calm.

"It's all fathers, and they're so frizzy that they make people laugh."

Wei Chunhua secretly wiped away her tears, turned around and smiled.

"Twenty-one Lang is here."

"I've seen my sister-in-law."

Li Qi has an excellent impression of this new sister-in-law, and she is much more respectful in terms of etiquette.

"I'll go get some food, and you can talk."

Li Mao sat opposite him and handed him the silk book in his hand, Li Qi unfolded it and finished reading, his brows furrowed.

"What does this mean, Supreme?"

He does have a reason to be suspicious, if he wants to say that he uses the prince as a valve, among so many princes of the Son of Heaven, how could it not be the turn of Li Mao, who is ranked eighteenth, if not, then the deep meaning is intriguing.

"The holy will is unpredictable, what if it is for a brother..... Up and down this house, you should bear more. ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, why did he talk about this: "The prince is weak, and the Supreme thinks of you for no reason, does it mean that it is easy to store?" ”

Li Mao smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Do you believe it?" ”

"I can't believe it." In front of his brother, Li Qi naturally would not hide it.

"What a don't you dare, your brother has seen the days with your own eyes over the years, and you can finish it in two words, it is this 'don't dare', everyone says that our status is noble, but in this noble identity, there is a taboo bloodline, who dares to believe it."

"Brother accompanies Brother into the palace."

Li Mao glanced at him gratefully, but refused without hesitation.

"The Supreme only wants to see me alone, it will backfire if you go, rest assured, you won't lose your life, just my words, I wrote it down."

"Don't worry, my brother is reckless, he is really entrusted by others, do you remember the uncle of my lady."

Li Qi's words made him think for a moment, and when he came and went, Li Qi would tell him about the things on the street and in the court, and it seemed that he had mentioned a person who had a friendship with him.

"You mean Geven? Didn't he go out to guard too much? ”

"Exactly, he returned to Beijing, guess who he fought for."

Li Mao stood up, and he suddenly understood.