How cruel is Princess Anle, the legitimate daughter of Li Xian and Empress Wei

Next, the History Encyclopedia editor will take you on a journey to explore the true Anle Princess in history and uncover the historical stories that happened to them.
Although Princess Anle Li Hou’er was the daughter of Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Xian, she was still just a woman. We know that women had little presence in the political life of ancient society, let alone princesses who lived far away from imperial power. How did she embark on the path to seize the throne?
Princess Anle was the legitimate daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, and Empress Wei. However, when she was born, Li Xian was removed from the throne by Empress Wu Zetian and demoted to Fangzhou. Due to being hit, Empress Wei became anxious and gave birth to Princess Anle on the way.
At that time, the conditions were harsh and there were no baby clothes prepared. Li Xian took off his clothes and wrapped her up in his arms, hence the name Li Hou’er.
Although Li Xian and Wei Hou are constantly monitored in Fangzhou, life is not easy. But due to Princess Anle’s intelligence and cute appearance, she added a lot of fun to the parents Li Xian and Wei Hou. Naturally, Princess Anle is also highly favored and always acts according to her wishes. In this way, Princess Anle has developed a stubborn and domineering personality since childhood.
In 699 AD, the elderly Empress Wu Zetian ordered the return of Li Xian and his family, and re established Li Xian as the Crown Prince. From then on, the Li Xian family ended their life of exile and fear.
In 705 AD, Wu Zetian fell seriously ill. Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi and others launched a divine dragon coup, and Li Xian ascended the throne again as emperor. Princess Anle, who was born as a legitimate daughter, suddenly became extremely noble and distinguished.
Princess Anle, relying on the favor of Li Xian and Empress Wei, openly engaged in the act of selling official positions and titles. Li Xian readily agreed to any goal she wanted to achieve. Sometimes, Princess Anle would simply write a decree, cover up the contents of the decree, and directly ask Li Xian to sign and agree.
Therefore, nobles, generals, and ministers all competed to befriend Princess Anle. Everyone presented generous gifts, hoping to gain Li Xian’s favor and promotion through Princess Anle.
Princess Anle is a person who enjoys extravagance and extravagance. She sets up a mansion and offices, appoints officials, and guards every ten steps, as well as cavalry patrols, with treatment equivalent to that of a prince.
In addition, Princess Anle also embarked on extensive construction projects and built numerous mansions. Not only does it imitate the palace in architecture, but it also surpasses the palace in details such as beam carving.
Princess Anle once gathered skilled craftsmen from all over the world to build a hundred treasure incense burner. This incense burner has four doors and four small bridges with lifelike carvings of flowers, birds, music, phoenixes, etc. In addition, the stove is embedded with precious pearls, gemstones, corals and other items, making it extremely dazzling and exquisite. Due to excessive extravagance, he spent all his savings from previous years in the national treasury.
After Princess Anle got married, she was obsessed with the beautiful scenery of Kunming Lake in Chang’an city, so she asked Li Xian to give it to her.
However, Li Xian believed that the Kunming Pool had never been given to anyone throughout history, and the fish in the Kunming Pool could be sold for 100000 guan every year. The rouge money of the concubines in the palace was spent from here, so he refused her request.
Princess Anle was very unhappy and forcibly occupied the farmland, digging a larger pond and naming it “Dingkun Pond”. She planted precious flowers and plants by the pool, and built the shore with jade stones. The bottom of the lake is also covered with gemstones, corals, and other materials, and pavilions, towers, and pavilions are all painted in bright blue. It is outlined with gold and silver threads, and the pillars are inlaid with jade. Colorful during the day and shining like stars at night, it can be described as extremely luxurious.
Not only that, Princess Anle also indulged her domestic slaves in plundering women everywhere and enslaving them in the mansion. Therefore, the people have a strong resentment towards her.
Princess Anle lived a luxurious life, but she found it uninteresting. In her opinion, only becoming a female emperor like her grandmother Wu Zetian would be interesting.
The crown prince at that time was Li Chongrun. Due to not being born to Empress Wei, he was very disliked by Empress Wei and repeatedly slandered him in front of Li Xian.
Princess Anle also insulted Li Chongrun and often called him a slave. And repeatedly framed him in front of Li Xian, requesting that Li Xian abolish Li Chongrun’s position as crown prince and appoint her as the empress dowager.
Regarding Princess Anle’s request, Li Xian always smiled and said, ‘Your mother became the emperor first before she could bestow upon you the title of Empress Dowager.’.
In order to be crowned as the Empress Dowager, Princess Anle encouraged Empress Wei to take the imperial title in court.
Due to Li Xian’s weak physical condition, the political affairs of the previous dynasty were mostly handled by Empress Wei. Encouraged by Princess Anle, Empress Wei gradually acted independently in government affairs and intentionally cultivated followers. For those who oppose her, she suppresses them everywhere and is determined to become the empress as soon as possible.
But as long as Li Xian is here, Empress Wei cannot become the empress dowager, and Princess Anle cannot become the empress dowager. So, in order to fulfill their dream soon, the mother and daughter poisoned the cake and killed Li Xian.
However, just as Princess Anle and Empress Wei were immersed in their dreams, Princess Taiping and Li Longji launched a coup and quickly executed her two.
Throughout Princess Anle’s life, she was born with a golden key in her heart, and was born charming and charming. She was loved by her parents and could have lived a happy life without worries about food and clothing. However, due to being spoiled from a young age, he developed a stubborn and domineering personality. Furthermore, as she grew up, no matter how many mistakes she made, Li Xian never corrected them. In the end, driven by her desire for power, she took her father’s life in order to become a female emperor as soon as possible. In the end, it also took her own life.