Li Chengqian
Li Chengqian (619-January 5, 645), courtesy name Gaoming, was the eldest son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and the eldest grandson of his mother, the Empress. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne and was established as the prince. When he got older, due to leg problems, he was slightly unable to walk. He was disobedient to his father and impatient of his teacher's advice. He even sent a killer to kill his teacher. Li Tai, the younger brother of the same mother, always wanted to take over the elder brother, and the brothers turned against each other.
In the 16th year of Zhenguan (642), Li Chengqian was afraid of his younger brother Li Tai, who was also favored by his father and had the intention of scheming. After his assassination attempt failed, he entered into an alliance with Han Wang Li Yuanchang and Cheng Qian. Princess Yang's consort Du He, Hou Junji and others colluded with each other and planned to attack the palace first, but the matter was exposed.
In the first month of the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Taizong also stated that although the prince had foot disease, it would not affect his walking. What's more, the prince had a son. According to etiquette, even if Li Chengqian died first, Li Chengqian's son should be established. Li Xiang.
In order to preserve this beloved son, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty declared that "Tai (Li Tai) will be established, Cheng Qian (Li Cheng Qian), and King Jin (Li Zhi) will not survive. King Jin (Li Zhi) will be established, and Tai* will be established." **Cheng Qian can be fine." For this reason, Li Zhi was made the crown prince.
Under the protection of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he himself was sentenced to exile to Qianzhou, and Zhao Jie, Du He, and Hou Junji who participated in the coup were all executed. He died in depression in the 19th year of Zhenguan (645) (the epitaph reads October 1, the 17th year of Zhenguan (died on November 17, 643)). For this reason, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty dismissed the court and was buried with state honours.
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Li Ke
Li Ke (619-653), a member of the Tang Dynasty clan, whose ancestral home was Didao, Longxi, and Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The son of Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, ranked third.
In June of the third year of Wude (620), he was granted the title of Changsha County Prince; in the eighth year of Wude (625), he was granted the title of Hanzhong County. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Jin was granted the title of King of Han. In the second year of Zhenguan (628), he was granted the title of King of Shu, and in the eleventh year of Zhenguan (637), he was granted the title of King of Wu. In the first year of Yonghui (650), he was granted the title of Governor of Liangzhou. In the second year of Yonghui (652), he was awarded the title of Taishi in the fourth year of Yonghui. ), because he was involved in Fang Yiai's rebellion, Li Ke was framed to death by Changsun Wuji.
In the first year of Shenlong (705), Li Ke rehabilitated Zhaoxue, gave Sikong a posthumous gift, and was reburied with princely rites. .
Li Tai
Li Tai (620-652), courtesy name Huibao, also known as Qingque, was the fourth son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Wang is the most favored son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
According to the convention, princes should go to the fiefdom when they reach adulthood and are not allowed to stay in the capital for a long time. However, because of Taizong's preference, Li Tai was granted the "not to be an official"?
Li Tai was talented and intelligent. He was a good scholar and loved literature. He was a calligrapher and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting at that time. In the 12th year of Zhenguan (638), Li Tai began to compile the famous book "Kuo Di Zhi", which was completed in the 15th year of Zhenguan.
Because of his excessive favor and salary, Li Tai was repeatedly criticized by ministers. Advise. Due to his father, Emperor Taizong's doting, Li Tai gradually began to have thoughts about the throne. In the 17th year of Zhenguan (643), Prince Li Chengqian rebelled, and Li Tai was suspected of plotting. In order to achieve his goal, Emperor Taizong let Li Chengqian, Li Tai, None of Li Zhi's three sons survived, so he had to adopt an isolation policy and renamed him King of Shunyang, and moved to Yunxiang County in Junzhou.
In the 21st year of Zhenguan (647), he was granted the title of King of Pu. After Gaozong came to the throne, the benefits increased. Yonghui died in Yunxiang in the third year. Gaozong posthumously awarded him the title of Taiwei and Yongzhou Mu, with the posthumous title of Gong.
Li You
Li You (?-643), the fifth son of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, was granted the title of Prince of Yiyang in 625 (the eighth year of Wude), and was promoted to the Jin Dynasty the following year. In 628 (the second year of Zhenguan), he was granted the title of King of Yan and was appointed governor of Binzhou. In the tenth year of Zhenguan, he was granted the title of King of Qi and was appointed as the hereditary feudal prince. The governor of Qizhou.
In 643 (the seventeenth year of Zhenguan), he rebelled against Qizhou. On April 6, he was deposed as a commoner by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and died in Taiji Palace in Chang'an.
In the same year, he was buried in Chang'an with the ceremonial honors of a duke. Today, his epitaph has been unearthed.
Li Min
Li Min (?-667), the sixth son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and his mother was Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
At the beginning, he was granted the title of King of Liang and was granted the title of Governor of Xiangzhou. During the feudal system in Guangzhou, he was granted the title of King of Shu and transferred to the Governor of Yizhou. In the 13th year of Zhenguan (639), 800 households were granted the title of Shifeng and the governor of Qizhou.
Li Min often beat officials for no reason, did not know how to restrain himself when hunting, and violated the law many times. He was demoted several times as punishment during the Taizong and Gaozong dynasties.
In the fourth year of Yonghui (653), because of the relationship between Wu King Li Ke and his mother and brother, he was dismissed as a commoner and exiled to Bazhou; soon after, he was renamed the King of Fuling. In the second year of Qianfeng's reign (667), he died in exile.
In the first year of Xianheng (670), it was posthumously presented to the King of Shu and buried with Zhaoling.
Li Yun
Li Yun (?-674), the seventh son of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, the half-brother of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and his mother was Wang. The clan and vassal kings of the Tang Dynasty.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan (631), he was named King of Tan at the same time as his other brothers. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), he was appointed as the governor of Mingzhou. In the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), he was granted the title of King Jiang and appointed governor of Anzhou, granting 800 households a real title. In 649, Tang Gaozong succeeded to the throne and sealed thousands of households. In the third year of Yonghui's reign (652), he moved to be the governor of Liangzhou.
When Li Yun was in Anzhou, he made many machines and used them to play with. When he was about to leave office, he had delivered 400 cars. The prefectures and counties were overwhelmed by the work, and there was a petition for impeachment by the superior, but Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was extremely lenient and did not ask. Later, he served successively as the governor of Suizhou and the governor of Xiangzhou. In 674, he was transferred to Jizhou governor. Zhang Junche, who joined the army in recording the incident, falsely accused Li Yun of treason. Gao Zong sent envoys to investigate, but Li Yun committed suicide in panic. After Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty learned the truth, he beheaded Zhang Junche and posthumously gifted Li Yun Sikong and the Governor of Jingzhou to be buried with him in Zhaoling.
Li Zhen
Li Zhen (627-October 12, 688), the eighth son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, his mother was Concubine Yan De. He rose to the rank of Crown Prince and Tutor, and was successively named King of Han, King of Yuan, and King of Yue. When Wu Zetian was in power, Li Zhen committed suicide by drinking poison because her army failed. In the fifth year of Kaiyuan (716), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty reburied Li Zhen and Li Chong and gave them their posthumous titles.
Li Zhi
Tang Gaozong Li Zhi (July 21, 628 - December 27, 683), courtesy name Wei Shan, was the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China (649-683) Reigned in 1979), the ninth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. His mother was the eldest grandson of Queen Wen Deshun, and he was the third legitimate son. In the fifth year of Zhenguan (631), he was granted the title of King of Jin. Later, because the eldest son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, and his second son, King of Wei Li Tai, were deposed one after another, he was appointed as the crown prince in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643). In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), it was located in Taiji Hall in Chang'an, creating the Yonghui rule with the legacy of Zhenguan. The territory of the Tang Dynasty was the largest during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, starting from the Korean Peninsula in the east, the Aral Sea (some say the Caspian Sea) in the west, Lake Baikal in the north, and Hengshan in Vietnam in the south. It lasted for 32 years. Li Zhi reigned for thirty-four years and died in the first year of Hongdao (683) at the age of fifty-five. He was buried in Qianling, with the temple name Gaozong and the posthumous title Emperor.
Li Shen
Li Shen (628-689) was the tenth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and his biological mother was Concubine Wei Guifei.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan (631), he was granted the title of King Shen, and in the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), he was granted the title of King Ji, with a settlement of 800 households. After that, he was granted the title of governor of Qinzhou and governor of Xiangzhou many times. After Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, the number of households increased to 1,000.
In the fourth year of Chui Gong (689), the Yue King Li Zhen launched an army to overthrow the Wu Zetian regime. Li Shen was implicated and imprisoned. He was 61 years old.
Li Xiao
Li Xiao (?-632), the eleventh son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and his biological mother, Concubine Yan De. In 631, he was granted the title of King Jiang. He died the next year and was given the posthumous title of Shang.
Li Jian
Li Jian (? - 631), the twelfth son of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, his biological mother is unknown. Li Jianjin's queen died without any children.
Li Fu
Li Fu (634-670), the thirteenth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and his biological mother Yang Guifei. In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan (639), he was granted the title of King of Zhao, and was promoted to the governor of Qinzhou, the general of Youwei, and the governor of Liangzhou. When he died in the first year of Xianheng (670), he presented it to Sikong and the governor of Bingzhou and was buried with him in Zhaoling.
Li Ming
Li Ming, the fourteenth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and his biological mother Yang. In the 21st year of Zhenguan, he was granted the title of King Cao. In Taizong's later years, he colluded with the common people to rebel and was demoted to Qianzhou. He was forced to commit suicide by the governor.