Wenzong Li Ang reigned: 826 AD to 840 AD. His reign names were: Baoli, Taihe, Kaicheng. Posthumous title: Emperor Yuansheng Zhaoxian. Temple name: Wenzong. Burial place: Zhangling AD. In 809, Li Ang, the second son of Tang Mu Zong, was born, whose original name was Li Han
In 826 AD, Tang Jingzong Li Zhan was killed by the eunuch Liu Keming and others. Li Ang ascended the throne as emperor with the support of Wang Shoucheng and others. It was for Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty
In 818 AD, Li Tongjie, who was left behind by Henghai, rebelled
In 831 AD, Lulong Jiedushi launched a mutiny
In 835 AD, The struggle between the court ministers and the eunuchs became intense, and the Manna Revolution occurred, and the eunuch group took control of the government
In 840 AD, Tang Wenzong died of depression in the shadow of the eunuchs' monopoly on power, at the age of 32
Li Ang, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, was too gentle in character and lacked the perseverance and decisiveness of a politician. Although he once wanted to govern the country, he had no choice but to dare not make decisive decisions in the face of national affairs. As a result, during his reign in the Tang Dynasty, there were conflicts between eunuchs and ministers, and between ministers and ministers. The party disputes became more and more frequent, and later the competition turned into a manna coup in which the eunuchs and ministers seized power. He was also controlled by the victorious eunuchs and became a complete puppet emperor. For Li Ang, being the emperor was too difficult
Li Ang, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor with the support of eunuchs, so he could not help but feel grateful to the eunuchs. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he also tried to be a sycophant, a palace servant, a hawker, laid off redundant officials, provincial teachers and musicians, paid tribute to rare treasures, and abandoned extravagance and became frugal. However, it didn't take long for his indecisive character to be exposed.< /p>
Tang Wenzong was not only weak in character, but also very greedy for money. Wang Bo, the Huainan Jiedu envoy and salt and iron transport envoy, plundered people's wealth wantonly during his tenure. When he returned to Beijing at the end of his term, he sent a silver bowl to Tang Wenzong With thousands of them and tens of thousands of tomb silks, he became the prime minister. When other treacherous villains saw it, they followed suit. From then on, there were more and more treacherous people around Tang Wenzong, and upright people were often not allowed to be reused
Tang Wenzong was not only weak to ministers and eunuchs, but also to The local feudal separatist forces were also appeased, making the feudal separatism intensified.
In the winter of 828 AD, Li Tongjie, the queen of Henghai, launched a rebellion, which was later put down. Tang Wenzong's father-in-law made Yin Bai the military envoy of Henghai Navy, and also transferred Qizhou to Henghai Navy, which caused a new threat.
In 831 AD, Lulong's deputy military envoy Yang Zhicheng incited the soldiers He expelled Li Zaiyi, the military governor of Lulong, and then killed Zhang Qingchu, the governor of Mozhou. Instead of punishing him, Emperor Wenzong accepted the suggestion of Prime Minister Niu Sengru and named Yang Zhicheng the military governor of Lulong. Later, he appointed him Youpu She. His arrogance, extravagance and violence aroused public outrage. As a result, his soldiers were driven away and he appointed general Zhu Yuanzhong to take charge of military affairs. Tang Wenzong also granted Zhu Yuanzhong the title of Lulong Jiedushi. After the death of Wang Tingcuo, the Chengde Jiedushi envoy, the sergeant supported his son Wang Yuankui as his successor. Tang Wenzong also recognized it and married Princess Chang'an to Wang Yuankui. Wenzong's appeasement of the feudal towns was truly magnanimous and tolerant
Faced with the autocratic power of the eunuchs and the incompetence of the officials, Zhangzong wanted to cultivate cronies and appoint ministers, so he promoted Li Deyu, Song Shenxi and others. , as his confidant. As a result, Li Deyu was squeezed out of the court and took up a post in the local government. Song Shenxi's fate was even more tragic. He planned with Tang Wenzong to remove the eunuchs. However, the matter was leaked and was designed by the eunuch Wang Shoucheng to frame Song Shenxi for conspiring to establish Tang Wenzong's younger brother and King Li Cou of Zhang. For the emperor. As a result, Song Shenxi was demoted to Kaizhou Sima and died of illness in the demoted office
Later, Tang Wenzong found Li Xun and Zheng Zhu and commissioned them to carry out an operation to eliminate the eunuchs. Although Li Xun and Zheng Zhu had little power, they cleverly exploited the internal contradictions in the eunuch group and succeeded step by step, making progress very smoothly. Using the method of fighting poison with poison, and with the help of Wang Shoucheng, the most powerful eunuch, the three eunuchs Wei Yuanyu, Yang Cheng and Wang Jianyan were expelled to other places as supervisors, and the three were executed soon after. Then, in order to set up an opposition to Wang Shoucheng, Li Xun and Zheng Zhu persuaded Tang Wenzong to transfer Wang Shoucheng's title of lieutenant of the original Shence Army to the eunuch Qiu Shiliang, taking away Wang Shoucheng's real power, and then used poisonous wine in the name of Tang Wenzong Forced Wang Shoucheng to death, and also used the investigation of Xianzong's murder to kill Chen Hongzhi, the eunuch who was supervising the army in other places.
After killing the most powerful Wang Shoucheng, Li Xun and Zheng Zhu seemed to see victory. Dawn, and made a plan to eliminate the eunuch group in one fell swoop, but it was Qiu Shiliang who they established to eliminate Wang Shoucheng who turned around and eliminated him. On November 21 of the lunar calendar in 835 AD, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty held a meeting with his ministers. At this time, according to the pre-arranged order, Han Yue, the general of the Forbidden Palace, came to report: Manna fell from the sky last night, and it happened in Zuo Jinwu Hall. Tang Wenzong then went to Hanyuan Hall and ordered Li Xun to check it out. Li Xun went away for a long time and came back and said: "The nectar may not be real, so we can't announce it immediately." So Tang Zhangzong sent the eunuch leader Qiu Tuliang to lead the eunuchs to re-examine. When Qiu Tuliang and others arrived at Zuojinwu Hall, they saw Han Yue who led them there looking nervous, and couldn't help but feel suspicious. At this time, a gust of wind blew, and Qiu Tuliang was shocked to see soldiers ambushing behind the curtain, and quickly called all the eunuchs to run back. Hanyuan Hall. Li Xun saw the eunuchs coming back. Realizing that the matter had been exposed, he hurriedly ordered his Royal Highness's guards to come up to protect him. The eunuchs and guards started fighting in the palace. Many people were killed by the eunuchs, and Li Xun was also knocked to the ground by the eunuchs. Taking advantage of the chaos, Qiu Shiliang and several eunuchs took Tang Zhangzong hostage and fled into the Xuanzheng Palace, closing the palace door tightly. Seeing that the situation was over, Li Xun disguised himself and ran away.
The ministers were so frightened that they hurried away
Then, Qiu Shiliang ordered the killing of the participants in the name of Tang Wenzong. Li Xun, Han Yue, Shu Yuanyu and others were all caught and executed. Prime Minister Wang Ya, who was not involved in the incident, was also tortured and then killed. More than 600 officials and soldiers were killed. Zheng Zhu was also killed by the eunuch overseeing the army in Fengxiang. This incident is known as the Ganlu Incident
After the Ganlu Incident, Tang Zhangzong completely became the puppet of Qiu Shiliang and other eunuchs. The eunuchs were arrogant and domineering, threatening the emperor and humiliating ministers wantonly. The imperial court has become dominated by these eunuchs. It was not until 836 AD that a local military governor listed the crimes of Qiu Shiliang and others. Qiu Shiliang was afraid of the local military governor, so he restrained himself. The ministers in the court had just begun to exercise some of their powers
At this time, Tang Zhangzong could only be manipulated by the eunuchs. Although he was full of resentment, he could only complain. Once, Tang Wenzong asked the scholar Zhou Chi: Who can I compare to previous generations? Zhou Chi flattered him and said: "Your Majesty is a wise king of our time, comparable to Yao and Shun in ancient times." Tang Wenzong smiled, sighed and said, "Am I about the same as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty?" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was only controlled by a powerful vassal, but I was controlled by a domestic slave. I am afraid I am not as good as him? In 840 AD, Tang Wenzong died in depression.