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≌Name: Li Zhi

Born: June 13, 628, 2nd year of Zhenguan

◆ Phase: Rat

′Year: The first year of Hongdao (683)

Year No: 56 years old

∨: The Emperor the Great

Temple number: Gaozong

Mausoleum: Qianling

Father: Taizong Li Shimin

"Dear: Empress Eldest Sun

After ∈: first Queen Wang, then Wu Zetian

∮ daughter: 8 sons, 3 daughters (another daughter was strangled by Wu Zetian, no title)

√ person: son Zhongzong Li Xian

☆ Proud: Take advantage of the queen's abolition and strike at the minister

☆ Frustrated: did not return to Chang'an from Luoyang alive

☆ Unfortunate: The bitter wind is dizzy, and the eyes cannot see

☆ Heartbreaking: Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu died

☆ Good at: Overcome rigidity with softness

If people eat whole grains, will they not get sick? The king of a country who delicacies the mountains and seas every day cannot avoid this demon. There are priorities for the disease, and some prescribe the right medicine, and the medicine will eliminate the disease; Even if Bian Que is reborn and Hua Tuo is reincarnated, they are helpless and let it wreak havoc.

The sick man, that is, the Tobo people, or the people who are riddled with diseases all the year round, seek medical treatment in all directions, look for good remedies, and have no choice; I had to discard the things at hand, carefully recuperate, and have no time to take care of anything else. The body is the foundation of "playing with life", ◎ x.net money, not in good health, how to "play with life"?

≮ In Chinese history, there are such two emperors, who have been tossing and turning on the step all the year round, weak and irritable, but they are unwilling to step down voluntarily and work hard to support, they are sick emperors.

Bo is like a mountain, and illness is like a thread. Healing is like killing the enemy in battle, and the heart is the top. Be cautious and concentrate. Gradual. Of course, the sick emperor understood this truth, so they mainly treated the sick during their reign. The power of a poor country, gathering the world's good doctors, looking for the elixir in the sea, in order to obtain the health of the dragon.

∈ Emperor cures the disease, who rules the country? You can't have both fish and bear's paws, and it's difficult to have both cures and countries. Therefore, in the case of the sick man, governing the country is not a matter of urgency. Priority is given to the management of forks. The emperor picked up the sesame seeds, and someone could pick up the watermelon. It is natural for the sick man emperor to fall from power. In this way, the "sick man" type emperor appeared.

1. Tang Gaozong Li Zhi (628683)

∥, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne at the age of twenty-two and died at the age of fifty-six, reigning for thirty-four years. His popularity in history. Far inferior to his father and his wife. His father is Taizong Li Shimin, and his wife is Empress Wu Zetian.

∥'s career as an emperor can be divided into two periods: the first fourteen years are the "true son of heaven", and the last twenty years are the "child emperor". The reason for this. It lies in Li Zhi's "heart" and "body" diseases, "heart" and "body" are lovesick, and "body" is dizzy.

A lovesickness is hard to break

June of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (649). Li Zhi ascended the throne, and his maternal uncle, Taiwei's eldest grandson, Wuji. Zhongshu ordered Chu Suiliang and others to jointly assist the government. With the joint efforts of the monarchs and ministers, the country and the people are safe, and there is a legacy of the Zhenguan era.

∥ country is easy, and it is difficult to break the housework. Li Zhi's world is peaceful, but there is a fire in the backyard, chickens and geese fight, and chickens and dogs are restless.

After ∈, the Wang family is a famous lady, and she was praised by her father-in-law Li Shisheng before his death, and called his two sons "beautiful children"; But Wang's belly is not angry, and she has occupied the chicken nest for many years and does not lay eggs, so she can't help but feel anxious in her heart, angry in her mouth, and she is not pleasing to others, and others frown when they look at her.

$ Concubine Xiao, deeply favored by Li Zhi, gave birth to two daughters in one go, although she is not a prince, it is better than nothing. Li Zhi, who became the "ton master", smiled at this pair of sister flowers, his heart was full of joy, and he appreciated the Xiao family even more. Concubine Xiao Shu later gave birth to another son, and her confidence rose sharply, and she relied on her favor to become incompatible with Queen Wang.

On one side is the mother of the country, on the other side is the concubine, Li Zhi is sandwiched in the middle, angry at both ends, sighing for a long time, I don't know what to do, and gradually I am disgusted with these two women. But if a man is not in harmony at home, he thinks of wildflowers, and so does the emperor.

Soon, on the day of Li Shimin's death, Li Zhi drove to Ganye Temple in person, burned incense to worship the Buddha, and paid tribute to his father. In the pure land of the Buddhist gate surrounded by cigarette smoke, Li Zhi suddenly caught a glimpse of a nun chanting scriptures, looking at each other, like five thunderbolts, stunned! …

The nun with a bright head on her head is pale, her eyes are full of tears, and she is sad and resentful; Li Zhi, who had a ghost in his heart, trembled slightly, burst into tears, and years of lovesickness turned into a stream of heat, from the brain to the tail vertebrae.

This is Wu Zetian, the best nun in history. She is four years older than Li Zhi, and she is nearly thirty years old at this time, but Li Zhi has been suffering from lovesickness for her for five or six years!

Wu Zetian's father was one of the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the governor of Jingzhou, and the title of Duke of Yingguo. When she was fourteen years old, thirty-nine-year-old Taizong Li Shimin heard that the martial arts family had a woman who had just grown up, bright and beautiful, and was itchy for a while, and was willing to be the son-in-law of his subordinates...... Wu Zetian lived with Li Shimin for 12 years, and accompanied this bad old man who was 25 years older than himself to complete the last course of his life. Li Shimin was fresh to her for a while, so he left her alone and left her to fend for herself in the palace. Wu Zetian, who has no ambition, has always been depressed, and loneliness, loss and sourness have been gnawing at her youthful soul in the middle of the night.

A year before Li Shimin's death, the platinum star in the sky repeatedly appeared during the day. Taishi divination, and came to the conclusion that "the heroine Chang". It means that women will be in charge of the world in the future, and folk rumors are spreading, saying that it is predicted in the book "Secret Notes" that after the founding of the Tang Dynasty for three generations, the heroine King Wu will rule the country. Li Shimin was suspicious of this, and he could not rest assured about the safety of future generations.

One day, he feasted the generals and ordered them to say their nicknames. There is a general named Li Junxian, who recklessly said that his nickname is "Wu Niang". Li Shimin was shocked, and said with a smile: "What a woman, so brave!" ”

Coincidentally, Li Junxian's official title and title have four "martial characters" in a company: General Zuo Wuwei, Duke of Wulian County, Wu'an, and the person in charge of Xuanwumen.

Li Shimin thought of this, and was ecstatic: It turns out that the "heroine martial king" who is going to usurp my family's world is here! I've finally been caught! He simply transferred Li Junxian out of the capital to serve as the assassin of Huazhou, and soon found an excuse to behead him and raid his home.

After killing Li Junxian, Li Shimin was still not at ease. Privately inquired about Li Chunfeng, who is said to be able to know the past and future: "You tell the truth, the heroine Wuwang said in "Secret Notes". Is it credible? Li Chunfeng replied: "The minister looks up at astronomy and looks down on the calendar. What the "Secret Record" says is that this person is now in the palace of His Majesty, and he is a relative of His Majesty. In thirty years, this person will rule the world, and the royal children will have a bloody disaster. The signs are made, and there is no way to save them. ”

Li Shimin said: "I killed all the suspects, how about it?" Li Chunfeng sighed: "The way of heaven is difficult to disobey, the king does not die, and His Majesty is just killing innocents indiscriminately." It doesn't help. Moreover, in the next 30 years, this person will grow old, and he may be able to have a little bodhisattva heart, but the harm is still shallow. If His Majesty kills this person now, God may give birth to more powerful demons, and then I am afraid that His Majesty's descendants will be completely wiped out, and the incense of Datang will be extinguished from now on! ”

Li Shimin's hairs stood on end when he heard this. Stop talking. Wu Zetian, who responded to the heavenly phase and downloaded the "Secret Record", was safe and sound, just waiting for the arrival of one person, and he could make waves. This person is none other than others. It is Li Shimin's son Li Zhi. Li Zhi and Wu Zetian became attached during Li Shimin's lifetime. In Li Shimin's eyes, Li Zhi is a filial son. Come and say hello to my father every day. One day, Li Zhi came to the harem as usual. saw his father, who happened to be by Li Shimin's side.

She has high sideburns. The autumn waves are tactful, like a celestial man. At first sight, Li Zhi's heart was moved, and he couldn't give up, and he suddenly felt half crispy. Wu Zetian was able to conquer Li Shimin's father and son, which shows that his appearance is extraordinary. Wu Zetian, who is accustomed to seeing the bad old man in his last years, is of course interested in the young man in his prime. …

The two eyebrows and fell in love at first sight, but they just hid it from Li Shimin. However, Li Zhi was cowardly by nature and did not dare to make further moves, only buried the lovesickness in his heart, watered it with tears, and accompanied him with torment, sighing that he had no chance and was melancholy. Although Wu Zetian had a violent temper and dared to act, he did not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi before Li Shimin's death.

After Li Shimin's death, Wu Zetian and his concubines cut their hair to become nuns, and became a monk in Ganye Temple at the age of 26. Accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green lantern, followed by the robes and wooden fish, the long night is lonely.

This time the two reunited, looking at each other with tears in their eyes, it was difficult to give up, neither afraid of the emperor's spirit in the sky, but also regardless of the pointing and pointing of others, and hated to be a pair of lotus pairs at that time.

The ugliness of the emperor and the nuns was seen through by the queen Wang at a glance. She was not jealous, but seemed to have drunk wine, she was very excited, and she thought in her heart: if she introduced this Miao Ni into the palace, it would be a trump card to deal with Concubine Xiao Shu; In the future, she will definitely be a helper to herself.

The idea was made, and the queen immediately put it into action. After the incense, Li Zhiyi was reluctant to leave the temple, with his toes facing forward and his eyes facing backwards, as if he was a "wolf Gu" emperor. The queen who followed closely behind beckoned Nun Wu into the secret room, whispered, and told her to keep her hair on her knees for great use.

Wu Nun practice is still shallow, the fate is not over, it is difficult to give up the emperor's lover, and thinking about the good future of the future, at that time full of promises, and pointed to the Buddha swore that he was willing to serve the queen for the rest of his life. Queen Wang was very satisfied, and returned with joy, gritting her teeth on the road and thinking: Wait, Concubine Xiao Shu, there is a good look! In order to reject a fox, bring a tiger, and raise a tiger, Queen Wang, do you know?

Under the vigorous prodding of the confused queen Wang, the anxious Li Zhi hurriedly put the Wu nun into the palace. The light above her faded, turning into a dark cloud, and the black pressure poured into the Forbidden City.

After Wushan**, Li Zhi had to pay off his old debts, he was satisfied, he was happy, and he named the nun Zhaoyi, often accompanied by him day and night. The lovesickness is cured, the obsession is coming, and from then on, Li Zhi only has Wu Zhaoyi, the pearl in his heart and eyes, and regards Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu as dead fish eyes.

Not long after, the queen found that something was wrong, and she hated to peel off her face. What she didn't expect was that Wu Meiniang in the past, Wu Nun in the future, and Wu Zhaoyi now actually cultivated in Ganye Temple, fascinating her husband and being fooled.

Queen Wang learned from the pain, and turned to abandon her previous suspicions with her former rival Xiao Shufei and joined forces to resist "martial arts". The two of them took turns shaking their lips in front of Li Zhi, saying bad things and pouring cold water, trying to wake up this dreamer with a high fever. Helplessly, Li Zhi was poisoned too deeply, not only obsessed, but also intensified, and became more biased and pampered by Wu Zhaoyi.

Power and status have a natural attraction to Wu Zetian, of course she will not be satisfied with being a Zhaoyi, she wants to be the mother of the world. Looking at it coldly, she knew that although Li Zhi hated Queen Wang's nagging and arrogance, he had no intention of abandoning it. If you want to be a queen, you can only wait patiently for the opportunity.

There was an arrangement for the day. When Wu Zetian racked his brains and frowned in order to frame Queen Wang, Yonghui was in the sixth year (655). She had already given birth to two sons, and she gave birth to a daughter in due course.

Wu Zetian's pregnancy is a strange thing. She shared the same bed with Li Shimin for 12 years, but it never blossomed. Is Li Shimin useless? In his life, Li Shimin had 14 sons, 21 daughters, and a total of 35 children, which can be described as the spirit of Longma and fruitful. Is Wu Zetian incompetent? She later gave birth to four sons for Li Zhi, a hundred times stronger than Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shufei and others. If she gave birth to a boy and a half woman for Li Shiren, it would never be possible to become Li Zhi's wife, is this the will of God?

I heard that Wu Zhaoyi gave birth to a daughter. The queen went to visit him out of courtesy. Because she can't have children, she loves children very much, even if they are the offspring of the head, she can't help but tease. Then, full of envy and sorrow, he left blatantly. …

Wu Ze is naturally bloodthirsty, ruthless, and unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals. The queen had just left, and she ignored the exhaustion after giving birth. Lost his conscience and viciously strangled his own daughter who had only been in the world for a short time! After a moment of respite, she covered the dead baby with a quilt, covered it, and pretended to be beaming. Waiting for Li Zhi, who is bound to come to visit.

Hearing that his beloved nun had given birth to a child, Li Zhi grinned and took three steps and two steps to watch. It's a pity that it's one step later than the queen and queen. Wu Zetian smiled and greeted her husband. Li Zhi comforted her a few words. Let her uncover the quilt and look at the pearl in her palm. Peel it off. Shock: the first buds have withered.

Wu Zetian cried loudly, crying so much that Li Zhi's heart was like a knife. He sharply reprimanded the people who were serving around Wu Zetian to track down the murderer. The people on the left and right were frightened, and replied in unison, "The queen has just come." Li Zhi was furious and roared repeatedly: "Queen, you are too ruthless!" He actually did this! ”

In Li Zhi's opinion, Queen Wang was jealous and angry because she was not on good terms with Wu Zhaoyi on weekdays, and she couldn't have children. This is exactly what Wu Zetian wants to achieve at the cost of his own daughter's life.

When she saw that the time had come, she wept and cried, fanned the flames, and accused the queen of her "sins" to her heart's content. Li Zhi was instigated to be hot-headed, full of sparks, and found Queen Wang in a smoke, questioned sharply, and scolded. The queen was so anxious that she burst into tears.

Li Zhi sneered again and again, and made up his mind the idea of deposing the Wang clan and establishing Wu Zetian as the queen. He believes that otherwise, Wu Zetian's pain of losing his daughter cannot be comforted; If not, Wu Zhaoyi can't be allowed to smile again.

The abolition of the queen is a major national event. Li Zhi was worried about the opposition of the old ministers left by his father Li Shimin, and the first to bear the brunt was his own uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was the Taiwei at the time. He rolled his eyes, and soon led Wu Zetian personally, and both of them deigned to come to the Taiwei Mansion and sent ten carts of gold, silver and jewelry.

The emperor bribed the ministers, that is, Li Zhi, who made the nuns lose their minds, to do it. The eldest grandson Wuji did not shirk, accepted the gifts, put on the family banquet, and treated the nephew emperor and the nephew emperor's little wife with hospitality. During the banquet, Li Zhi lit another fire, pretending to be public and private, and appointed the three cousins born to his uncle's little wife as the Asasan doctor on the spot.

sent money again, and sealed the official, Li Zhi had enough capital. Then, he tentatively said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "The Wang family has been the queen for five years, and she has not given birth, and it is difficult to convince the public, what do you think?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji ignored the expression of his nephew Emperor Baba, diverted the conversation, only talked about Fengyue, did not talk about political affairs, and was so anxious that Li Zhi and his family secretly stomped their feet, and finally had to return with a feather. Since then, the two have held a grudge against their eldest grandson Wuji, especially Wu Zetian.

Eight or nine months later, Li Zhi summoned several ministers and forced them to express their positions. The secretary of the ministry, Chu Sui, said kindly: "If Your Majesty must change the queen, why do you have to have the Wu clan!" The Wu family was the person of the first emperor, and everyone in the whole world knows how to be a queen! After thousands of generations, how will future generations evaluate His Majesty! Please think twice! The minister collided with His Majesty today, and the crime deserved death! After that, he left the wat board in his hand, took off his turban, kowtowed again and again, the blood flowed like an infusion, and he was angry, and said: "Return the wat board of Your Majesty, please let me resign and return to my hometown!" ”

Li Zhi was ashamed and annoyed, and ordered someone to drive him out. Wu Zetian, who was hiding in the curtain behind Li Zhi, raised his willow eyebrows upside down, opened his tiger eyes, and screamed: "Why don't you kill this old animal!" Humiliated by this, Chu Suiliang, the patriarch of the two dynasties, was extremely sad and indignant!

The eldest grandson Wuji was noncommittal and secretly opposed; Chu Suiliang went into battle shirtless and collided face to face; Li Zhi turned to seek the advice of another veteran of the two dynasties, Sikong Li Tao. Although Li Tao is a martial artist, he has a smart mind, and he does not want to offend his colleagues, but he does not dare to anger the emperor, so he replied ambiguously: "This is a family matter of His Majesty, why ask outsiders!" Li Zhimao suddenly opened his face, smiling, and his mind had been decided.

Wu Zetian has Li Zhi insisting on carrying it, and there is a group of drummers and sedan chair bearers waving flags and shouting, standing on stakes to help the fist. Xu Jingzong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is one of them. This shameless man bet on Wu Zetian and automatically sold himself to take refuge.

Above the court, in front of all the ministers, he shouted unashamedly: "The old man of the village has overcharged three or five buckets, and he still wants to change his wife, not to mention the Son of Heaven, who cares about other people's birds!" Why talk nonsense! When Wu Zetian heard this, he was scratching the itch, laughing so hard that he couldn't find it, and hurriedly told Li Zhi about this classic quotation that will be passed down through the ages. Li Zhi nodded frequently, and smiled secretly.

On October 13, the sixth year of Yonghui (655), Li Zhi openly framed Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu for plotting to poison them, and demoted them to concubines. Only six days later, Wu Zetian was canonized as empress. This lonely little widow and little nun in the past has finally cultivated into a great bodhisattva with boundless Buddhism. (To be continued......)