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Tang Gaozong Li Zhi reigned for thirty-four years. (Ruled from 649 to 683)

In June of the second year of Zhenguan (628), Li Zhi was born in Li Zhengdian, East Palace of Chang 'an. Zhenguan five years (63 1 year), was named King of Jin. Zhenguan seven years (633), without appointment, accepted the post of secretariat of Bingzhou.

On May 26th, the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong died in Zhong Nanshan Cuiwei Palace. On 28th, Li Zhi returned to Beijing. On June 1 day, 22-year-old Gaozong became emperor.

Li Zhi, the ninth and third son of Emperor Taizong, is the mother of Wen Deshun, the holy queen stone, and the same mother and brother as Li Chenggan, the eldest son and the second son of Emperor Taizong.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), he was conferred the title of Crown Prince. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong died, and Prince Li Zhi succeeded Tang Gaozong. At the beginning of his reign, Tang Gaozong continued to implement various political and economic systems formulated by Emperor Taizong, and Li Ji, Sun Chang Wuji and Chu Suiliang all supported Fuzheng. Because of his diligence in political affairs, "he left a legacy of chastity for the people", which was called "the rule of eternal emblem" in history.

Emperor Gaozong still insisted on his own opinion on the abolition of the queen, excluding the interference of the Yuanlaopai. In the fifth year of Emperor Xianqing (660), Emperor Gaozong was often dizzy, which affected the handling of government affairs. Wu Zetian took the opportunity to participate in politics. Gaozong was in poor health, and the trend of political power transfer from Gaozong to Wu Zetian gradually formed.

During the reign of Tang Gaozong, Western Turkistan (657), Baekje (660) and Koguryo (668) were destroyed successively. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was the largest, starting from the Korean Peninsula in the east, reaching the Aral Sea (Caspian Sea) in the west, reaching Lake Baikal in the north and Mount Heng in Vietnam in the south, which lasted for 32 years.

In the first year of Hongdao (683), Tang Gaozong died in Zhenguan Hall of Wei Zi Palace at the age of 55, and was buried in Ganling, with the temple name Gaozong and Emperor posthumous title. In the eighth year of Tianbao (749), he was promoted to Emperor Sheng Da, and in the thirteenth year of Tianbao (754), he was promoted to Emperor Dahongxiao of Sheng Da.

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