A Brief History of Emperor Wendi, Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty

Sui Wendi Sui Wendi (July 265438 +0-August 65438 +03) was the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Han nationality, a native of Huayin, Hongnong County (now huayin city, Shaanxi Province), is the 14th grandson of Han Taiwei Yang Zhen.

The small print of Xianbei is (King Kong is not bad), and the surname of Xianbei is Pu Liuru, whose surname is given by Yang Zhong, the father of Gongdi in the Western Wei Dynasty. After Emperor Wendi came to power, he restored the Han surname "Yang" and allowed the Han people who changed their surnames in the Xianbei policy to restore their surnames.

During the period of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Chen was conquered militarily, which led to the successful reunification of China, which had been seriously divided for hundreds of years, and the Turks were broken and honored as "Holy Khan". In terms of internal affairs, China has developed its culture and economy by creating an advanced system of selecting officials, and has become a rich and powerful country. During the reign of the emperor, the Sui Dynasty was a glorious period of agricultural civilization in China, with a vast territory and a population of more than 7 million.

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Emperor Taizong (65438+5981October 28th +5991October 23rd-July 65438+00,649), a native of Longxi, was the second son of Li Yuan and Empress Dou, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an outstanding politician, strategist and military officer.

Li Shimin joined the army as a teenager and went to Yanmenguan to rescue Yang Di. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, the official residence of Shang Shuling, was the general of the right army, and was later named Qin Gong and King of Qin. He led his troops to pacify Xue, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande and Wang, and made great contributions to the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty.

On July 2nd, 626 (the fourth day of June 9th, Wude), Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killing his brother, Prince Li, and his fourth brother, King Li Yuanji of Qi, and his son, and was made a prince. Soon Tang Gaozu tang gaozu abdicated, Li Shimin acceded to the throne, and changed her virginity.

When Li Shimin became emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of ministers, ruled the country with courtesy at home, was modest and courteous, practiced economy, advised farmers and mulberry, made the people recuperate, enriched the country and strengthened the people, and created the famous chastity rule in China history. Open up the territory to the outside world, attack and destroy the East Turkistan and Xueyantuo, conquer Gaochang, Qiuci and Tuguhun, hit Goguryeo hard, and set up four towns in Anxi, where all ethnic groups lived in harmony and were respected as Tiankhan by the people of all ethnic groups, laying an important foundation for the prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty 100 years.

On July 10 (May 23rd, Zhenguan) in 649 AD, Li Shimin died of illness in Hanfeng Temple at the age of 52, and he reigned for 23 years. His temple name is Taizong and he was buried in Zhaoling. Li Shimin loved literature and calligraphy, while Mo Bao was handed down from generation to generation.

Wu Zetian (AD 624-AD 705) was born in Wu Zhao, Wenshui (now East of Wenshui County, Shaanxi Province). The only orthodox female emperor in the history of China is also one of the oldest (67 years old) and longest-lived (82 years old) emperors. Yang, the second daughter and mother of a hero in the Tang Dynasty. At the age of fourteen, he entered the harem as a talented person of Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong named him "Wu Mei". Tang Gaozong was Zhao Yi at first, then a queen, and was honored as the queen of heaven. He and Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong are called the second sage. From February 27th, 65438+683 to June, 65438+690, he was called the Empress Dowager of Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong. In the meantime, he changed his name. Wu Zetian thinks that she is as lofty as the sun and the moon, hanging high above the sky.

Later, he established himself as emperor, renamed Luoyang as the capital, and established the Wu and Zhou Dynasties. In the first month of the first year of Shenlong (705), Wu Zetian was seriously ill, and Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi launched a mutiny, forcing Wu Shi to abdicate, which was called the Shenlong Revolution in history. After the restoration of Tang Zhongzong and the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, he was honored as "Emperor Zetiansheng", and later changed his name to "Empress Zetiansheng" according to Wu's wishes, and was buried in Ganling as a queen. In the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 7 16), posthumous title was changed to Zetian Shengdi, and Tianbao was added in the eighth year (AD 749).

Li Longji (September 8, 685-May 3, 762) was in office from 7 12 to 756. The longest-serving emperor in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Ruizong's third son Li Dan, and his mother Dou Defai. Because posthumous title is "Great Sage, Daming and Filial Piety", the temple name "Xuanzong" is also called Emperor Taizong. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi's name "Michelle Ye" was taboo. He was often referred to as Emperor Tang, and another one was honored as "Emperor Kaiyuan".

Li Longji was born in Wuyin, the eastern capital of Luoyang, in autumn and August of the first year of Diaogong (685). He is wise and decisive, versatile, knows rhythm, is good at calligraphy, and is handsome. During the Yongchang period (689), Li Dan's eldest brother was succeeded as Emperor Li Hong of Xiaozong, first named King Linzi, and later changed the King of Chu to the driver of Luzhou bus.

In the first year of Tang Long (7 10), Li Longji and Princess Taiping jointly launched the "Tang Long Political Revolution" to assassinate Wei Hou. In the first year of his birth (7 12), Li Dan Zen was located in Li Longji. After that, he was granted the death of Princess Taiping and gained the supreme sovereignty of the country. He became emperor in Chang 'an Taiji Palace. In the early stage, we paid attention to bringing order out of chaos, appointed Yao Chong, Song Jing and other sages, and made great efforts to govern the country. In the later period of his reign, he cherished Yang Guifei, neglected state affairs, favored Li, Yang and other treacherous officials, made mistakes in decision-making, and reused An Lushan and other ethnic groups beyond the Great Wall, trying to stabilize the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the eight-year Anshi Rebellion and laid the foundation for the decline of the Tang Dynasty. In the fifteenth year of Tianbao (756), Prince Hengli ascended the throne, honoring him as the emperor's father. Baoying died in the first year (762) at the age of 78 and was buried in Tailing.