His father is Emperor Taizong Wen, and his mother is the chastity queen Shi. The prince is like his mother and brother, and the emperor is like his mother and brother.
He was pampered all his life, enjoyed all kinds of father's love, was pampered by all kinds of condescending moments, and repeatedly attracted the attention of courtiers, even historians had to feel deeply.
His record is inexhaustible in all the volumes of Tang Shi. Although he was demoted for taking office, he regained his seal within four years, which is unique in Tang Shi.
He is Li Taihou, King of Pu.
Book of the Old Tang Dynasty: "The King of Wei is too fond of kings."
"Wei Zhenggong's remonstration": "Wang Wei, born of Empress Wende, was favored by Taizong."
Zhenguan dignitaries: "The King of Yue, born of his eldest grandson, is a prince, his wife and brother-in-law, extremely intelligent, and is favored by Taizong."
"Don Yao Hui": "What Taizong loves is like a dagger."
"New Tang Book": "Wang Aizi is Your Majesty."
Zi Tongzhi Jane: "Wei Wangtai is favored in the world."
Looking through the historical materials related to the Tang Dynasty, the beloved son of Emperor Taizong can be seen everywhere. And the rhetoric of "Your Majesty loves his son" is just a general remark made by historians casually, or is it a heartfelt feeling?
In fact, through the history books in black and white, the answer is already inside. Even through the yellowed picture scroll thousands of years ago, we can still deeply feel a father's love for his son-even if that father is the towering Tang Dynasty emperor Tian Khan.
In the third year of Wude, the second son of Qin Wang and Princess was born.
Li Taihou's word is praise, and the fine print is bluebird.
In the same year, Lee Tae, who was just born, was named Yidu King by his grandfather Tang Gaozu Li Yuan.
The following year, Li Taijin was conferred the title of Wang Wei and was named Shangzhou. As the second son of the King of Qin, Lee Tae's title in the future was originally the highest one. After Li Yuanba, Tang gaozu named him Wang Wei (not the heir of one product), which was a great favor to Li Shimin and his son.
In the second year of Zhenguan, Lee Tae, at the age of nine, changed his country name to Yue Wang and served as the secretariat of Yangzhou and Yuezhou, Yangzhou 16 state, including Chang, Hai, Run, Chu, Shu, Lu, Hao, Shou, Su, Hangzhou, Xuan, Dongmu, Nanhe, and also supervised Yue, Wu, Quan, Jian and Nanhe. As for Li Ke, the king of Shu who was sealed at the same time, there were only eight States in the fief.
In the five years of Zhenguan, Lee Tae served as the secretariat of Yangzhou, and also served as Zuo Wuhou, but he was not an official.
In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Lee Tae was the satrap of Yanzhou and the satrap of Xia, Sheng, Beifu, Beining and Beikai. The other officials remained unchanged, but they were still not officials.
In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Lee Tae, while concurrently serving as Yanzhou satrap, Xia Shengbei satrap, Beining satrap and General Zuo Wu, not only failed to fief as usual, but was awarded the post of Mu Zhi in Yongzhou. And where is Yongzhou, and what kind of official position is Yongzhou pastoral?
According to the Records of Geography of Old Tang Dynasty, Yongzhou refers to Jingzhao House, which is the place under the jurisdiction of the Tang King, so Yongzhou Mu is the chief executive in charge of Xijing Chang 'an. Such a glamorous official position was given to his beloved son by Emperor Taizong in such an understatement.
In the tenth year of Zhenguan, Wang Wei was moved, and the commander-in-chief of Xiangzhou was taken far away, and the military affairs of Xiangzhou, Wei, Li, Wei, Ming, Xing and North were supervised. The other officials remained unchanged. However, Emperor Taizong was not only unwilling to let his beloved son leave for fiefs, but even ordered his beloved son to move into Wude Hall. What is Wudetang? It is a palace close to the East Palace. Wei Zheng once said, "What is the future of Wude Hall" and "It is to the west of the East Palace". The geographical location can be seen. What's more, considering that Li Yuanji lived in Wude Hall in those years and exchanged the necessary materials with Li, it is no wonder that Tang Xuanzong was in Wude Hall at the beginning of his reign.
However, all kinds of outrageous actions made by Emperor Taizong because he loved his son did not stop there because of the strong exhortation of ministers.
According to historical records, Li Tai has a "big waist and abdomen". However, when Emperor Taizong saw his son's chubby appearance, he was not worried that being too fat would affect his figure. Instead, he felt that it would be very hard for his son to worship the court in this way, so he was specially allowed to sit in a small sedan chair in distress.
Because of his love of literature, Emperor Taizong specially ordered the establishment of a literature museum in Wei, inviting him to learn from his teacher. Later, Xiao Deyan, Gu Yin, Jiang Yaqing, Xie Yan and others and Lee Tae * * * co-edited "Broad aspirations" was absorbed at this time.
As for "staying for 30 hectares and returning to the seventeenth mile of the week", the famous Furong Garden was also given to Aiko by Taizong. Not only that, Emperor Taizong also gave Lee Tae the mansion that occupied all the land of Huiji Square in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Lee Tae built an embankment between the pool and the Luohe River here. This is the two scenes of Wei and Wei, which will be called the "capital city" in the future.
Wei's and Wei's harmony have all been favored by his father, and such beautiful scenery is also famous for Wang Wei. Numerous literati and poets in the past dynasties left immortal poems here. Han Yu once wrote in the poem "Dong Yu Chun": "When there is a boat, Wei often swims alone. The water capacity and the sky here are green and clean. " In Bai Juyi's poems "Wei" and "Wei Emperor is pregnant", it is the scene of Wei that is praised. Wei and Wei can be found everywhere in Wei Zhuang's poems, such as Bodhisattva Man and Crossing the Midnight. When Liu Yuxi was boating here, he also said: "The color of Sichuan is still far away, and the dark sound is fading away. I only intend to stay with my youth and wait for the moon Wei Wangdi. "
In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, Yu Shinan died of illness, and Emperor Taizong was very sad. He took his son Li Tai by the hand and said, "Yu Shinan and I are one. If I make a small mistake, he will be ashamed to protest. Now that he's gone, how can I express my regret in words! "
In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Wang Jue died. Emperor Taizong mourned for this for a long time and ordered Lee Tae to lead one hundred officials to cry. Emperor Taizong once asked Wang Xuan, an official of the Ministry of Rites, to be Lee Tae's teacher. When Lee Tae met Wang Xuan, he never pretended to be a prince. He not only treated the teacher with courtesy, but also took the initiative to ask Wang Xuan for advice on loyalty and filial piety. Seeing that his son was so respectful to the teacher, Emperor Taizong was overjoyed and said, "My son can stop making mistakes in the future."
In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong visited Yan Kangfang, the mansion, and therefore pardoned criminals below the death penalty in Yongzhou, Chang 'an and other places, exempted the people of Yan Kangfang from paying taxes for one year, and rewarded Wei officials and the old people living in the same square with many things. Speaking of this Jade Bird Mansion, it was remonstrated by Cen Wenben before it was officially moved in. However, Emperor Taizong gave Cen Wenben a compliment, but he didn't want to stop Lee Tae's behavior.
Even once, it was said that Minister Tang Taizong, who had more than three doctrines in North Korea, didn't respect Lee Tae enough. As a result, when Emperor Taizong heard that his beloved son had been wronged, he flew into a rage and immediately called the ministers to the palace and asked him severely. Fang and others were too scared to speak, only one person argued. Finally, Emperor Taizong admitted that he had forgotten the public because of his personal love for Lee Tae. However, later ministers could do nothing about how to love this robin.
In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong was very happy to complete the manuscript of the Book of Brackets edited by Lee Tae. As a result, he not only put the books in the royal library, but also gave Lee Tae one after another-first, "ten thousand things", and then a lot of property every month, even exceeding the specifications of the prince, which made Chu Suiliang have to remonstrate. As a result, Emperor Taizong readily agreed with him, but instead of cutting Lee Tae's expenditure, he cancelled the prince's expenditure restriction, which was tantamount to maintaining Lee Tae's excess expenditure in disguise.
In November of this year, Xin Mao and Lee Tae made a vow to build three niches of Longmen Mountain for their mother and grandson, and Emperor Taizong personally went to read them. The three niches on the tablet of Yique Buddhist Shrine were written by Cen Wenben and Chu Suiliang, one of the "Four Schools in Early Tang Dynasty". These amazing calligraphy and paintings are famous throughout the ages, which not only shows Lee Tae's admiration for his mother's eldest grandson and queen, but also shows that Emperor Taizong and his son attach importance to this shrine.
But Emperor Taizong not only loved this bluebird in every way, but also often took it with him without saying anything. Even if he didn't see him for a day, he would send his own white stork named "General" to deliver letters. The swan flew back and forth several times a day. Even Lee Tae's eldest son, Xin Li, was "particularly favored by Emperor Taizong" because of his father, especially by Emperor Taizong. At the age of four, he grew up in the palace.
Perhaps it is the so-called "like father, like son". Xin Li has been very clever since he was a child. When the eldest grandson asked him if he was used to living here, he immediately arched a pair of small hands and said, "The eldest grandson is lucky enough to live in the palace and is already very happy." The eldest grandson was pleasantly surprised. She not only named him "Xin" herself, but also raised this grandson as her own son. Therefore, Xin Li can often play with his little uncle Li Zhi, who is similar in age. The feelings of uncles and nephews are extraordinary, so Xin Li, as the heir of King Pu, didn't leave Beijing for fief until the year of weak crown.
Emperor Taizong's love for Lee Tae is beyond the etiquette system, and even historians have to sigh with emotion: "His love is different." . It is precisely because of this endless doting that Lee Tae has an illusion that as long as his younger brother Cheng Gan is dismounted, he can ascend to the position of Chu Jun, so Lee Tae finally chose to embark on a road doomed to no turning back.
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Prince Li Chenggan was abolished. Lee Tae took the opportunity to spoil his father and claimed to kill his son. A hundred years later, he passed the throne to his younger brother Li Zhi. As soon as Emperor Taizong saw the chubby bluebird thrown into his arms, his heart melted at once. Hearing such a promise, he immediately promised to make him a prince. However, such a lie was mercilessly exposed by Chu Suiliang. Emperor Taizong calmed down and realized that it was impossible to kill his son and pass on his younger brother. So in order to ensure that his three beloved sons can survive at the same time, he decided to make Li Zhi the prince.
However, how Prince Yi Li handled his son Lee Tae, whom he once loved so much, was broken by Emperor Taizong. Finally, Emperor Taizong had to say sadly in the imperial edict of dethroning: "Mrs. Wang is my beloved son, and I really love this son. This son was very clever when he was young and liked literature very much. My love for him is so unusual ... but I can't let future generations think that the throne can be obtained through planning, so I reduced Wang Liweitai to the king of Donglai County. "
Lee Tae broke his father's heart, but Emperor Taizong still couldn't bear to blame his beloved son. He still missed the Jade Bird.
Less than four years after Lee Tae was demoted, Emperor Taizong restored him as King Pu. Moreover, Emperor Taizong took Lee Tae's watch and said to the ministers around him, "You know how much I miss him because of his beautiful Thai. But they can only reluctantly give up what they love, which is also the way to save their three brothers. "
In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong died in Shunfeng Hall, and Li Zhi ascended the throne on 1998. After Li Zhi acceded to the throne, he gave special treatment to his brother, saying that "the clothes are shameful and excellent." . Only a few years later, Lee Tae died of depression.
Yonghui three years, in December, Pu Wang Li Taiqiu died.
I was very sad about my brother's death, especially mourning with the most solemn funeral specifications-not only posthumously given to Qiu and Mu, but also abandoned the dynasty, and ordered that "Ban Jian should be a man, and Yubao advocated that 3,000 pieces of things and 3,000 pieces of rice and millet should be given to the East Garden, and the funeral official should give it to him."
Looking at Lee Tae's life, it can be said that it is full of hardships. Although his position was slightly lower than that of his elder brother Li Chenggan, he was spoiled by his younger brother Li Zhi. More importantly, Lee Tae himself is brilliant, and history shows that he is "extremely clever", because he is not only very proficient in literature, but also has as many books as the Royal Library, and he is also good at appreciating calligraphy and painting.
According to Zhang Yanyuan's "Famous Paintings of the Tang Dynasty", Li Taihou has two seals for appreciating calligraphy and painting, named "Gui" and "Yi", and the "Eight Horses" were handed down because of Li Taihou.
Lee Tae's Kuozhi is widely quoted, which preserves many precious materials in the geography books of the Six Dynasties and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. The creation of this new geography book also initiated the style of general records in Tang and Song Dynasties. After Lee Tae's death, he left 20 volumes of collected works, but unfortunately these collected works have been lost so far.
From a large number of historical materials left by Lee Tae in his life, we can see that even though he was Khan Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and even though he had the most dazzling identity in the world, as a father, Emperor Taizong, like an ordinary person, would make all kinds of irregular actions to love his son, tirelessly educate his son, grieve for his son's mistakes, and rack his brains to save his three beloved sons.
It is said that there are no relatives in heaven, and Emperor Taizong can indeed say to other princes, "Father and son are blind date, don't you want to meet each other often?" However, if the affairs of home and country are special, it is necessary to make a big title such as "Fan Ping", and then send these governors to fiefs to "never covet people's hearts", but because of their affair, Lee Tae and Li Zhi, who pose the greatest threat to the position of governors, will stay around and will not let them be governors; Emperor Taizong can also say to other princes that "if you want to keep treasures for fun, you may be arrogant"-he refused to give them more property on the grounds of avoiding his son's arrogance, but when he rewarded Li Taihou, he not only "gave 10,000 Thai things", but even gave more things every month than the prince; Emperor Taizong can also tell other princes that "the past was my son, and now is the country", and then die for it without hesitation, but only when facing his favorite Cheng Gan, Lee Tae and Li Zhishi, will he have all kinds of reluctance and rack his brains to save their lives.
These actions of Emperor Taizong, like any ordinary father in the world, love his son, but they often attract Wei Zhi, Cen Wenben and others one after another. Even Chu Suiliang finally had to sigh with emotion: "The reason why something happened today is because of your uncontrolled love!"
It is in this myriad of father's love that Lee Tae once lost his way and chose to embark on a road of no return. How can this not make people feel disappointed and sorry!