Li Longji dotes on Yang Yuhuan so much, why not make her the empress

There is no doubt that Li Longji doted on Yang Yuhuan, but the empress is the ruler of the six palaces, and a empress who is a mother of the world needs to possess outstanding character. This is clearly a far cry from Yang Yuhuan. The history encyclopedia editor brings relevant content to everyone. Interested friends, come and take a look.
A woman with good looks but no virtue can receive the favor of the monarch, but cannot make other concubines submit. The courtiers in the court also regard women with good looks but no virtue as a source of seduction for the monarch, and there is no doubt that Yang Yuhuan is such a woman.
Former identity
Perhaps Yang Yuhuan is both talented and beautiful, with excellent character, but her identity as Li Longji’s daughter-in-law has become a stain on Yang Yuhuan’s immoral life.
The empress is not only a symbol of power, but also represents a sense of responsibility.
Yang Yuhuan is favored for her beauty, and everyone sees her beauty. At best, Yang Yuhuan is just a vase. Li Longji became infatuated with Yang Yuhuan as a result, and his courtiers believed that Yang Yuhuan would make the emperor lose his ambition by playing with things, so their opposition could be understood.
Empress Wu Huifei died of depression, and Li Longji also became depressed. Gao Lishi recommended the beautiful Princess Yang Yuhuan to Li Longji. And Li Longji will never forget Yang Yuhuan after seeing him.
Li Longji naturally had concerns about Yang Yuhuan’s identity, after all, Yang Yuhuan was his daughter-in-law. Forcing Princess Shou into the harem would inevitably lead to criticism from people all over the world.
For this reason, Li Longji came up with a way to make Yang Yuhuan become a monk for a period of time in the name of Li Longji’s mother, Empress Dowager Dou, praying for blessings. Subsequently, using her monastic identity (Yang Taizhen) to complete the transition, it would be natural to include Yang Yuhuan in the harem at that time.
For the purpose of appeasing Li Mao, Li Longji, while Yang Yuhuan became a monk, pointed out the daughter of the important minister Wei Zhaoxun to Li Mao as his queen.
After becoming a monk for five years, Yang Yuhuan was finally able to be incorporated into the harem by Li Longji, and from then on, Li Longji sang and danced every night.
Li Long dotes on Yang Yuhuan, but it cannot change the fact that Yang Yuhuan was once his daughter-in-law. Li Longji can reward Yang Yuhuan with all the treasures in the palace out of affection, but he cannot make her the queen.
Li Longji can incorporate his daughter-in-law into the harem through “transplanting flowers and trees”. The courtiers can only turn a blind eye to this, after all, Li Longji is the emperor.
The courtiers will fear the power of Li Longji, and at the same time, they will believe that the beautiful Yang Yuhuan will not make Li Longji lose his true nature. Once Li Longji has the idea of establishing a successor, Yang Yuhuan will become a seductive threat to the monarch.
Li Longji favored Emperor Yang Yuhuan’s family affairs, but establishing Yang Yuhuan as his successor was a matter of national affairs.
In the eyes of the courtiers, Yang Yuhuan, who lacks talent and virtue, becoming the empress is likely to shake the foundation of the country and cause chaos in the court. The powerful officials who occupy the righteous cause can also use Li Longji to establish Yang Yuhuan as their successor, strike at Li Longji, and achieve the goal of seizing power.
How will history record the empress as a former daughter-in-law? It can be imagined that the four words’ greed for beauty ‘will inevitably become the label of Emperor Tang Minghuang.
It is precisely because of these fears that Li Longji dared not appoint Yang Yuhuan as his successor.
The Crown Prince has also become a concern
In the past, Empress Wu Huifei lied to Li Ying about the presence of bandits in the palace, hoping that Li Ying could lead troops into the palace to capture them. However, Empress Wu Huifei falsely accused Crown Prince Li Ying of colluding with Prince E Li Yao and Prince Guang Li Ju to rebel against Li Longji.
After entering the palace with a group of guards, Li Ying, Li Yao, and Li Ju, Li Longji believed that Li Ying and others wanted to force the palace and eliminate him. Angry Li Longji issued an order to arrest and execute Li Ying and others.
Although the animosity between father and son did not involve Li Heng, this incident also planted seeds in Li Longji’s heart – the emotions between father and son are not unbreakable, and the same goes for brothers.
Li Longji took Yang Yuhuan as his concubine, but Yang Yuhuan never gave birth to any offspring. One day in the future, if Yang Yuhuan becomes the empress and gives birth to an heir, then this heir will become the legitimate son of Li Longji. At that time, will Li Longji continue to make Li Heng the crown prince, or will he appoint Yang Yuhuan’s son as the new crown prince?
Although it is difficult to abolish elders and establish young ones, it is not impossible for Li Longji to resist public opinion. But what should Yang Yuhuan’s son do after a hundred years of Li Longji’s reign?
After being the crown prince for many years, Li Heng has already fully developed his wings. At that time, Li Henli used the loophole of Yang Yuhuan’s identity to launch an attack, and the lives of Yang Yuhuan and her son were bound to be in danger. The military confrontation between brothers was something that Li Longji did not want to see, and what he feared more was the courtiers joining Li Heng.
Establishing Yang Yuhuan as the successor will not only shake the foundation of the country, but also bring about the disaster of Yang Yuhuan’s death. For Li Longji, the best choice is to maintain the current situation.
Continuing to favor Yang Yuhuan and allowing Li Heng to become the crown prince is definitely the wisest choice made by Li Longji. In his later years, Li Longji only wanted to live a peaceful life and did not want the court to be in turmoil.
Conclusion
In the imperial harem, there has never been pure love, nor can there be a perfect marriage.
No matter how much Li Longji dotes on Yang Yuhuan, Yang Yuhuan is just Li Longji’s exquisite plaything. When Yang Yuhuan’s existence posed a threat to Li Tangjiangshan, Li Longji would abandon her.
The fact has also proven everything for us. In Ma Weipo, Li Longji ultimately chose to preserve himself and abandon Yang Yuhuan.