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Emperor Zhongzong of Tang had a third son named Li Zhongjun, who was fortunate enough to be crowned as the Crown Prince. However, he did not enjoy the benefits of the imperial throne and ultimately became a sacrificial lamb in political struggles before he could sit on the throne. There is no record in history of who his birth mother was, so she must have been a lowly woman. So why was it his turn to become the crown prince? This is because his elder brother Li Chongrun was executed by Wu Zetian, and his second brother Li Chongfu, who was the eldest son of a commoner, also made mistakes, so this’ great thing ‘fell into his mouth. But this crown prince’s throne did not bring him good luck, and ultimately he was sent to the underworld because of it.
In fact, Li Zhongjun is a very intelligent child who has his own ideas and is very decisive in doing things. He is a good candidate to inherit the throne. Unfortunately, although he was a promising young man, he did not receive the attention he deserved. His father, Emperor Li Xian, did not choose a good teacher to teach him, so he relied solely on his own ideas to do things. He often exhibited some improper behavior, and his growth can be said to be very regrettable.
After he became the crown prince, Emperor Li Xian finally sent Yang Tang and Wu Chongxun as guests of the crown prince. But these two are both young and frivolous playboys, how can they teach Li Zhongjun? Their daily activities are just playing and playing with the Crown Prince Cuju, and they don’t look like the Crown Prince at all. Even though someone advised him to read more and focus on studying hard, he, who had been corrupted, no longer cared about these suggestions.
At that time, Empress Wei had been controlling the political affairs of the court and had accumulated considerable power. If her son Li Chongrun had not been executed by Empress Wu and had already sat in the position of crown prince, how could it have been Li Chongjun’s turn, who was not his biological son? So she always disliked the Crown Prince Li Zhongjun at that time and had no good impression of him. At that time, there was a minister named Wu Sansi in the court who held great power and was particularly adept at sowing discord. He often instigated Princess Anle to humiliate Li Chongjun. This poor princess, relying on the favor of Li Xian and Empress Wei, repeatedly insulted her crown prince brother in person, often using him as a non legitimate son to insult him as a slave, and even demanded that her father, Emperor Li Xian, abolish Li Chongjun’s crown prince position and appoint her as the Crown Princess.
At the same time, Wu Sansi also gave Li Zhongjun many bad ideas, digging holes for him to jump in. He first spread the news of Webster’s chaotic life, which naturally made the ministers unable to tolerate such a mother of the country and petitioned for the abolition of the queen. At this moment, Wu Sansi ran to Li Zhongjun’s side to stir up trouble and make him make the same request to the emperor. Emperor Li Xian is a typical strict wife, and he does not have much real power in his hands, so he naturally dare not agree to such a request. However, this made Empress Wei hate Crown Prince Li Zhongjun even more, and the Crown Prince also did not like Empress Wei, which was the fundamental reason for her tragic ending later on.
In the first year of Jinglong, the intolerable Crown Prince Li Zhongjun launched a coup. I’m sure he can’t stand Wei Shi, Princess Anle, and Wu Sansi anymore, so he wants to take action first. Due to Wu Sansi’s excessive recklessness, he had already become a cancer in the court, so Li Chongjun planned to eliminate him first. Firstly, he led his men to rush into Wu Sansi’s house, slaughtered this villain, and killed his entire family. After killing Wu Sansi, he turned his head to seek revenge against Wei Shi, so he rushed to the imperial city to search for Wei Shi, Princess Anle, and others. Ke Weishi is also a very decisive person. When she heard that the Crown Prince had a change, she immediately led Li Xian to Xuanwu Gate. She ordered the guards to concentrate here to protect them. At this time, the generals who joined forces with the Crown Prince also rushed over, but they were stopped by the defenders. Under the persuasion of Emperor Li Xian, these people who originally supported the Crown Prince defected to Wei Hou’s side, so Li Chongjun’s coup ended in failure.
After failing, Li Zhongjun fled to Zhongnan Mountain. During a break, he was killed by his own confidant. It’s really pitiful! Usually, the slave is the person the master trusts the most, but in the end, he was killed by someone he trusts. It’s really suffocating to die. Although he launched a coup, he was still Li Xian’s son in the end. After his death, the emperor enshrined him in the imperial temple and still enjoyed the treatment of the Li family, which can be considered the greatest comfort to him!
