Do you really understand the story of Li Siyuan? Today, the history encyclopedia editor brings you a brand new interpretation~
In ancient times, many people fought to the death for the throne, even sacrificing all their loved ones. However, many things have their own surprises, such as people who don’t want to be emperors being forced to become emperors. Originally, emperors in ancient times were all authoritarian, and what they represented was what everyone wanted. It can be said that people in this position had everything, except for true feelings. If an emperor can ascend to power, it is either through inheritance or self planning. If not, then it is something that others admire and support. For everyone, the emperor that everyone likes is the one who truly brings happiness and joy to the people, and under the leadership of this person, the entire country will become better and better. After all, people cannot support those who are not good to themselves as leaders of their own country.
In the Later Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor who came to power with the support of common people and officials, and that was Li Siyuan. He can be said to not be a true member of the Li family with pure and legitimate bloodline, let alone a member of the Li family. He is actually an ordinary soldier, but if an ordinary soldier saves their master, then it is not ordinary. Li Siyuan was this ordinary but extraordinary soldier who saved Li Ke. In ancient times, there was a great emphasis on repaying kindness. After Li Ke was rescued, he began to use his life-saving benefactor and even gave him the power of his own royal surname. So, Li Siyuan is called Li Siyuan.
It has to be said that Li Siyuan is indeed a good person. In order to repay his kindness, he not only did not wrongly reuse someone, but even dug up a good seed. The army led by Li Siyuan became a fearless and victorious force at that time, which was a manifestation of his abilities and the foundation for future people to admire and support him as emperor. Although he has never read a book, his abilities are sufficient to support the entire country.
Before the death of the Later Tang Emperor, it can be said that the relationship between the two had already become very bad. But even if someone advised Li Siyuan to usurp the throne, and even if his own son was captured by the emperor, he never listened. However, later on, after the death of this emperor, he had no choice but to ascend to power, which can be said to be the trend of the times, or it can be said that he was forced. He had planned to have the son of the late emperor come back to inherit the throne, but this prince was killed before he could even wait for that day. The emperor became childless, so Li Siyuan, a non Li family member with the surname Li, naturally succeeded to the throne.
This matter satisfied everyone, and Li Siyuan did not disappoint anyone. He is a wise ruler. He was born from the bottom, so he knows what everyone needs and dislikes. So, regarding taxation and development, he has many useful measures and decisions. During his 7-year reign, not to mention later, when his heart was still relatively pure, what he brought to everyone was what everyone hoped for the most.
However, in the end, he could not escape the outcome of all emperors. During his years of high office, he became increasingly suspicious of the ministers around him, even resorting to suppressing and killing them in order to solidify his position. Unexpectedly, in the ending, it gave everyone a critical black history.
