In fact, this title of Li Longji only came into existence during the Qing Dynasty. In other words, Emperor Tang Ming was another name given to him by later generations!
During the Tang Dynasty, the emperors had their own temple names, for example: Tang Taizong Li Shimin, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi. Even when we talk about it now, they all use their temple names together with their names, but when it comes to Li Longji, everyone will use "Tang Minghuang" instead, and there was once a TV series about Li Longji, which used "Tang Minghuang" as the title. So why is this?
Having said this, I have to say the importance of names. Ancient people were very particular about naming. When an ordinary family gave birth to a child, the characters in the name should not overlap with the elders in the family. There are some You can’t even use homophones for regions! In the royal family, names are even more particular!
The names of ancient emperors are not something everyone can call. Not only that, even ordinary people cannot name their children with any of the characters in the emperor’s name. This is something everyone should avoid!
Li Longji's temple name is Tang Xuanzong, which conflicts with the name of Emperor Kangxi. Kangxi's name is Xuan Ye, and the "Xuan" in the two is exactly the same character!
Because people at that time referred to the previous emperors by their temple names, so when officials and people in the Qing Dynasty discussed Li Longji, they would naturally mention Tang Xuanzong. In this way, "Xuanzong" "The word "was called out" was a great disrespect to Emperor Kangxi!
Li Longji’s posthumous title is: Great Sage, Great Ming Xiao Emperor!
Everyone thinks that the most prominent character in this posthumous title that best represents Li Longji is "Ming", and Li Longji was the king of the Tang Dynasty, so he was called Emperor Tang Ming! This kind of title is simple, representative, and quite nice, so it has been passed down to this day!