Who was the emperor before Wu Zetian ascended the throne?

Tang Gaozong Li Zhi (July 2, 6281-February 27, 628-February 27, 65438), alias pheasant slave, was the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the ninth and third son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and his mother was Empress Wende.

Li Zhi was born in June of the second year of Zhenguan (628) in the East Palace. In the fifth year of Zhenguan (63 1), he was named King of Jin. Later, due to the successive abolition of Prince Li Chenggan, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, and Taitai, the fourth son of Emperor Taizong, Zhenguan was canonized as the Crown Prince in the seventeenth year (643). 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 he is diligent in political affairs, so "people leave their blessings with chastity"? History is called "the rule of eternal emblem". 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 thirty-fourth year of his reign, he collapsed in Zhenguan Hall of Wei Zi Palace in Luoyang in the first year of Hongdao (683). At the age of fifty-five, he was buried in Ganling, and the temple was named Emperor Gaozong, posthumous title.

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Tang Gaozong Li Zhi was born in Chang 'an on June 15th in the second year of Zhenguan (2 1 628), the ninth son of Emperor Taizong, and his mother was Empress Wende. Li Zhi, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, Li Chenggan, the prince, and Wang Tai, the second son of Emperor Taizong, were born to their eldest grandson. In the fifth year of Zhenguan (63 1), Li Zhi was named "King of Jin" and was famous for his benevolence and filial piety when he was young.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Li Chenggan was abolished and Lee Tae was exiled for his crimes. In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan (October 65438+645), Li Zhi was appointed as the Prince. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), he ascended the throne in July at the age of 22.

In the thirty-fourth year of Li Zhi, Tang Gaozong, on December 27th of the first year of Hongdao (65438+19,683), Tang Gaozong Li Zhi died in Zhenguan Hall of Wei Zi Palace in Luoyang at the age of 55 and was buried in Tang Fuling (now Liangshan, Ganxian County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province). After the military command, two kings, the second princess Yiyang and the second princess Xuancheng, attended the mourning ceremony, and Emperor posthumous title.

Character and talent

Li Zhi looks like a knife eyebrow, with long eyes and a long nose. His mouth can swallow the sun, he has a moustache and his ass is thick to his chest. He is handsome and tall, with the appearance of an emperor. He is kind, low-key, frugal and doesn't like Gai Lou. He doesn't believe that alchemists live in Immortal Technique, and he doesn't like hunting.

Li Zhi knows people are good at their duties, and there are many wise ministers around him, such as General Xin Mao, Lu Chengqing, Xu, Du, Xue, Wei, Dai Zhide, Wei and so on. Among them, Wei was hit by Chu Suiliang and Du was left out in the cold.

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According to historical records, Gao Zong suffered from headache and eye diseases for a long time, and even lost his eyes completely in his later years, so he often could not judge. Therefore, the emperor asked the doctor Qin Wei to treat him. Qin advocated acupuncture on the brain, and Wu Zetian sat behind the curtain and was furious, saying, "This man can behead and dare to acupuncture the head of the holy family!" However, Emperor Gaozong thought acupuncture was good for diseases, so he approved the doctor's request. After 100 acupuncture treatments by imperial doctors, Emperor Gaozong said that the eyes could see.

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Traditional historians in China believe that Tang Gaozong was weak by nature and was subject to Wu Zetian, which made his evaluation inferior to that of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan rule and Emperor Xuanzong's Kaiyuan prosperity. But in fact, Tang Gaozong is also a promising master, and many decisions are beneficial to the country. Under the rule of Emperor Gaozong, the national strength reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

In internal affairs, Emperor Gaozong devoted himself to correcting the tyranny of Emperor Taizong. For example, before he officially ascended the throne, he ordered: "Stop the Liaodong War and all civil engineering." In the second year of his accession to the throne, that is, in September of the second year of Yonghui, he ordered the farmland occupied by the people to be returned to the people. In the early days of Emperor Gaozong's reign, the achievements of Emperor Taizong were effectively consolidated, and later generations regarded it as the continuation of the rule of Zhenguan, which was called "the rule of eternal emblem" in history.

Later generations often questioned that Emperor Gaozong could not stop the tyranny of Wuhou. In fact, Emperor Gaozong held the real power of the imperial court, such as personally appointing and dismissing the Prime Minister in the last year of his rule. However, Wu Hou's gradual coming to power may be interpreted as the decision made by Gao Zong under the dual consideration of personal health and the lofty status of women in the Tang Dynasty should not be simply attributed to his cowardice.

Militarily, during Tang Gaozong's reign, he not only kept the land laid by Emperor Taizong, but also launched many important foreign wars, successfully expanding the territory. Western Turkic (657 in the second year of the reign of Emperor Xianqing), Baekje (660 in the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Xianqing) and Koguryo (668 in the first year of Tongzhang) were destroyed successively, making the territory of the Tang Dynasty the largest.

The era of Qin Shihuang is also an era of talented people, except for the famous Li? , as well as Su, Pei Xingjian, Xue, Liu,,, Wang Xiaojie and the generals of various ethnic minorities, all made great contributions to the foreign war of Emperor Gaozong.

At the same time, it is worth noting that there are only 14 statues of ministers in Zhaoling of Emperor Taizong, while there are as many as 6 1 statues of ministers in Ganling of Emperor Gaozong, and these statues are still there today. Emperor Gaozong appointed a number of kings, nobles' children and border people to hold official posts at all levels, which fully reflected the national situation and influence of the Tang Dynasty during the Emperor Gaozong period, and also showed the respect and obedience of the border people to the Tang Dynasty.

Personal work

The order of supervising the country and seeking talents?

Set up a sofa and take pictures of the teacher and Gao Jian.

Blessing order of the holy queen of Wende]

Jionji architectural order

An order to the monks in Puguang Temple?

Answer to Shaman Hui Jing's remarks about the appointment of Puguang Temple.

"Answer Zhang Hang's drought, please worship the official"?

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Zhi