Today, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you Li Xian and Wu Zetian, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history. Strictly speaking, she was a successful emperor. However, her choice of successor left her conflicted. At first, she was determined to pass the throne to the Wu family, but unexpectedly, the opposition from the court and the people was even stronger than when she became emperor.
At the suggestion of veteran Tang supporters such as Di Renjie, Wu Zetian finally understood and brought her son Li Xian back, re establishing him as the crown prince.
It seems that everything has settled down, but in her later years, Wu Zetian began to favor Er Zhang again. These two guys have done many bad things, even the old Wu family dare not provoke them.
Zhang Jianzhi and others saw that the situation was not good, so they joined forces with Li Xian to launch the Shenlong Coup, killing two Zhang and forcing Wu Zetian to return Li Tang’s artifact.
So, many people are puzzled. Wu Zetian has already lost her power. Thinking back to the time when Li Yuan was still the Supreme Emperor, the result was that she couldn’t step out of the main gate or step out of the second gate. She dared not even step out when she saw Li Shimin.
Moreover, when Wu Zetian came to power, her methods were extremely cruel, and she was decisive in killing and attacking, which offended many people, especially the Li family, who were framed.
Why wasn’t Wu Zetian killed when she returned the world to Li Tang in the later period?
Let’s first talk about the Shenlong Coup. The main purpose of the coup was not to expel Wu Zetian from power, but to kill the Zhang brothers to avoid harming the court.
The Zhang brothers were not tolerated by the Wu family Li Tang and the courtiers. If they were allowed to continue their evil deeds, it would inevitably disrupt the rule of the dynasty, and it is very likely that the Wu family would emerge victorious in the chaos. So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we must get rid of the two cards. The Shenlong coup only made an early decision for Wu Zetian, making him determined to give way to Li Xian.
Why wasn’t Wu Zetian killed? The truth is actually quite simple.
The successor to Wu Zetian is Li Xian, who is not an ordinary person. He is Wu Zetian’s son. Wu Zetian could depose Li Xian and make herself emperor, but Li Xian could not have killed Wu Zetian.
On the one hand, Wu Zetian had already abdicated and had no power left in her hands. Li Xian had no reason to kill Wu Zetian. If you want to kill, kill during the Shenlong coup. If Wu Zetian does not abdicate and passes the throne to the Wu family, it will be a waste for Li Xian. So Wu Zetian has abdicated and Li Xian has become emperor, so this matter is over.
On the other hand, killing his mother is something that Li Xian cannot do. His own personality is weak, and killing a woman who is powerless, especially if she is still his own mother, is likely to be despised by people all over the world. Not everyone can bear such an impact.
Besides others, it’s also impossible.
Wu Zetian abdicated, but she was not an ordinary person and still lived in the deep palace courtyard. She couldn’t be killed if she wanted to.
For other people surnamed Li, Wu Zetian had already returned Li Tang’s artifact, so there was no need to kill her later, which would cause dissatisfaction among Li Xian, so there was no need at all.
