Chapter 92: Tanglong Coup
[Unfortunately, something happened in the capital. The emperor's uncle Li Xian died suddenly, and his aunt Empress Wei took control of the government. To everyone's surprise, the 25-year-old Li Longji stepped forward, won over a part of the palace guards, rushed into the palace in one go, killed the Wei family, and pushed his father Li Dan to the throne. Li Longji became the crown prince.]

[Friends who are familiar with history should know that this is the famous Tanglong coup. ]

【And Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, was also the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty to come to power through a coup. 】

……

The last Tang emperor who came to power through a coup d'état.

Looking at this line of words, Li Shimin actually felt that this child was similar to me.

He also came to power through a coup, and also founded the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was also stupid in his later years...Okay, cross out the last sentence.

This is not like me.

I'm not that outrageous.

Li Shimin thought to himself.

Li Shimin was surprisingly calm when he heard about the Tang Dynasty coup again.

I even want to give Li Longji a thumbs up.

After all, Li Er came to power through a coup and killed his two brothers with his own hands. He is not a good man.

Having experienced a series of bad things such as the prince's rebellion, and having seen so many conspiracies and intrigues through the sky curtain, he has long been immune to all poisons.

Besides, he didn't want to see the Li Tang dynasty fall into the hands of foreign relatives.

Just one Wu Zetian is enough to make people feel upset.

What would happen if the Tang Dynasty had another female emperor?

I don’t know how future generations will evaluate it!
So Li Shimin was very pleased to see Li Longji restore order.

but……

It would be better if I died a few years earlier!
……

[The cause of the Tanglong coup can be traced back to the sudden death of Emperor Li Xian. ]

[The emperor is dead, the imperial power is empty, various forces begin to stir, and the battle for power is about to break out. 】

[The emperor's wife, Empress Wei, took the initiative. She forged an imperial edict and passed the throne to Li Xian's youngest son.]

[The reason is simple. The younger the new emperor is, the more reason she has to rule the country.]

……

The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhuo silently gave a thumbs up, indicating that he was very familiar with this job.

……

[Empress Wei's goal was to become the second Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. Princess Taiping was not happy at this time. She said, "You want to be the second Wu Zetian, and I also want to be the second Wu Zetian."]

[As Wu Zetian's biological daughter, historical records show that Princess Taiping had a square forehead and wide chin, and was very resourceful, and Wu Zetian thought she was similar to herself. Even Wu Zetian herself said that Princess Taiping was similar to me.]

[Princess Taiping not only looks like Wu Zetian, but also has a similar desire for power and political ambitions. Therefore, Wu Zetian doted on her youngest daughter and allowed Princess Taiping to open her own residence and have her own exclusive court. Many high-ranking officials in the court were promoted from Princess Taiping's residence.]

[According to the regulations, ordinary princesses can only own 5000 households, but Princess Taiping can own households.]

[Princess Taiping not only had great power in the court, but was also rich enough to rival an entire country.]

[However, after Emperor Li Xian died, Princess Taiping, as the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty, was also worried. Empress Wei wanted to seize power, and she couldn't just sit there and watch. But the problem was that she had no soldiers, and she was a woman, so she couldn't just pick up a knife and kill her way into the palace.]

【At this time, Princess Taiping thought of someone. 】

[Yes, it was his nephew, Li Longji, the son of his brother Li Dan.]

[Li Longji was not an ordinary person. When he was seven years old, Wu Zetian vigorously supported the descendants of the Wu family and suppressed the descendants of the Li Tang family.]

[For a time, the descendants of the Wu family were extremely powerful, arrogant, and rampant. The Li Tang clan was suppressed and could not raise their heads. When they saw the Wu family, they were submissive and trembling. ]

[On this day, young Li Longji went to the court to meet his grandmother Wu Zetian. Young Li Longji was very flamboyant and traveled in a swaggering manner. He was seen by Wu Yizong, a member of the Wu family who was in charge of the palace guards.]

【Emperor Wu Yizong saw this and thought that this Li family kid was too arrogant. Didn’t he know that everyone in the world has the surname Wu now?】

[So he stopped Li Longji and yelled at him, "Kid, you are too extravagant!"]

[Little Li Longji rolled his eyes and shouted: What does it have to do with you? This is our Li family's kingdom, it has nothing to do with you. What's wrong with spending your family's money? ]...

"Great! You are worthy of being my Li family's descendant!"

Li Shimin was greatly impressed.

He was so brave! No wonder he dared to launch a coup later.

After such a commotion, I'm afraid Wu Zetian won't let him go easily.

Although he already knew the result, Li Shimin still felt a little worried. Looking at the young Li Longji in the video, he was secretly worried about him.

But his worries were obviously unnecessary.

……

[When Grandma Wu Zetian heard about this, she was not angry at all, but admired her grandson very much. ]

[But when Li Longji grew up, he became a cool prince who sang, danced, drank and played polo every day. ]

……

"He knows how to act according to the situation. He is worthy of being Emperor Xuanzong."

Zhu Di recalled the time when he pretended to be crazy and stupid, which was too painful to recall.

If he hadn't pretended to be crazy and stupid, would that little bastard Jianwen have let him go so easily?
Would there have been a later Jingnan Campaign?
Considering what Xuanzong did later, Zhu Di believed that this was a means used by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, to confuse the world and paralyze the enemy!

……

[Li Longji's performance made Princess Taiping hesitate whether he had the courage to launch a coup. ]

[However, just as Princess Taiping was hesitating, a servant came to report: Princess, your nephew Li Longji wants to see you.]

[What made Princess Taiping overjoyed was that Li Longji said to her as soon as he entered the room, "Aunt, how about we overthrow her and make her the queen together?"]

[I'm so sleepy and someone gave me a pillow. 】

[But then again, even the political veteran Princess Taiping had to hesitate again and again, so how could the powerless Li Longji dare to propose a coup? ]

[Because Li Longji is confident, and extremely confident! ]

【His confidence comes from a series of visions around him.】

[Li Longji once went to have his fortune told, and something strange happened: the yarrow used for divination stood upright on the ground.]

[The fortune teller quickly pushed the yarrow down, but the yarrow was naughty and stood up again.]

[He was pushed down three times and stood up three times. 】

[The fortune teller was shocked because this was a good omen, 'It's very lucky! ']

[But for Li Longji, this is just an appetizer. ]

[There was a well next to Li Longji's house. Suddenly, water overflowed and formed a large pond. The masters said that there was the aura of an emperor here.]

[In addition, after Li Xian's death, the young emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Tanglong.]

[Yes, Li Longji’s Long.]

[Li Longji was so happy, this reign title looked like it was custom-made for me! ]

……

"Destiny..."

"Is this destiny?!"

Liu Bei looked at the strange scene in the sky with envy, and murmured: "Finally, destiny has its destiny, and the dragon in the stream is flying towards the sky..."

"Mr. Shuijing said that this rumor is exactly what happened when I leapt on my horse through the Tan River. However, over the years, I have had few soldiers and generals, and have been defeated in many battles. Although I have accomplished great things, they have been short-lived."

Liu Bei doubted himself: "Kong Ming, tell me, does a person like me really have destiny?"

"If the Mandate of Heaven really rests with Han and Bei, why would the world allow the Sima family to usurp power?"

(End of this chapter)