Lee Ang

Characterrelationship

Closeerrorcorrection

• SonLiZongjian

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• DaughterPrincessGuanghua

  Anerror2149364hasbeenreported

• FatherLiHeng

  Anerror19548hasbeenreported

• MotherZhenXianQueen

  Error9192487hasbeenreported

• BrotherLiZhan

  Error693381hasbeenreported

• NephewLiPu

  Anerror2278587hasbeenreported

Lifeofthecharacter

Earlyexperience

LiAng'srealnameisLiHan,thesecondsonofLiHengofTangMuzong,theyoungerbrotherofLiZhanofTangJingzong,andhismotheristheQueenofZhenxianXiao.BornonOctober10(November20)inthefourthyearofYuanhe(809),thisdaywaslaterdesignatedastheQingchengFestival.InthefirstyearofChangqing(821),hewasnamedKingJiang.

Bemadeemperor

Onthe8thdayofDecemberinthesecondyearofBaoli(826years),theeunuchLiuKemingandotherskilledTangJingzongandforgedthedecreetowelcomeJiangJiang,thesonofTangXianzongWangLiwuenteredthepalaceasemperor.Twodayslater,theeunuchsWangShouchengandLiangShouqiancommandedtheShenceArmytoenterthepalacetokillLiuKemingandJiangWangLiWu,andtheysupportedLiAngastheemperor,andchangedthenameto"Taihe".

CangjingJiedumadeLiQuanlue’ssonLiTongjiestealthemilitarypowerandseektoinherithisfather’spost.InthefirstyearofTaihe(827),theimperialcourtsenttroopstocrusade,butthewarwasdelayedforalongtime.InthesecondyearofTaihe(828),LiTongjiesurrenderedandthechaosofCangjingwassettled.

DuringLiAng'sreign,courtiersweredividedintotwofactions,NiuandLi,eachwiththeirownfriendsandattackingeachother.Manypeoplewithintegrityandloftyidealsbecamevictimsofpartisandisputes.Officialsmovedfrequently,sothattheemperor’slifeanddeathwascompletelycontrolledbytheeunuch.

InthefifthyearofTaihe(831),LiAngandPrimeMinisterSongShenxisecretlyplannedtogetridoftheeunuch,butWangShouchengandhisfollowersdiscoveredthathefalselyaccusedSongShenxiofseekingtoestablishZhangWangLiCou.LiAngwasinthemiddleoftheplan,andSongShenxiwasdemotedtodeath.

LiAngwantedtoeradicatethepoweroftheeunuchsandregainpower,sohepromotedZhengZhuandLiXunfromthelowerrankstotheYushidoctorandtheprimeministerasconfidants.LiAngadoptedthesuggestionofZhengZhuandothers,andfirsttookadvantageofthecontradictionsbetweeneunuchsandappointedWangShoucheng'ssubordinateQiuShiliangasZuoShencelieutenanttotakechargeofapartoftheImperialGuardsinordertoweakenWangShoucheng'smilitarypower.ThenhecutoffWangShoucheng'smilitarypowerandorderedWangShouchengtodrinkpoisonanddrinkhimself.Atthistime,ZhengZhuhadbeenappointedasFengxiangJiedu,andLiAngdecidedthatZhengZhuwouldselectafewhundredsoldiers,andwhenalltheeunuchsofWangShouchengweretobeburied,theywouldbekilled.Inordertograbthemerits,whenLiXuntookZheng'snotetoFengxiangtomovetroops,henegotiatedwithLiAngtochangetheoriginalplan,firstkilltheeunuchsbeforeexpellingZheng'snote.

TopunishtheeunuchwhoholdstherealpoweroftheForbiddenArmy,itisnecessarytohaveacertainamountofarmedforce.LiXunju'shouseholdsecretaryWangFanwastheTaiyuanJieduenvoy,andDaliQingGuoXingyuwastheBinningJieduambassador.Theyhopedthattheywouldrecruitanumberofsoldiersbeforegoingtothetowntohelpeliminatetheeunuchs;theyalsocalledJingzhaoShaoYinLuoLiyantheprefect.Inthematter,TaifuQingHanYuewasGeneralZuoJinWuwei,XingbuLangzhongandYushiZhizhangLiXiaohadtherighttoknowYushiZhongcheng,andtheyinvitedsomeofficialstopunisheunuchs.

TheChangeofGanlu

OnNovember21,inthe9thyearofTaihe(835),whenhewasintheZichenHallintheearlyreign,GeneralJinwuHanYueplayedthepomegranateinthecourtyardofZuoJinwuzhengThenectarfallsonthetreeatnight.LiXunandotherssuggested:Theauspiciousnessdescendsfromtheskyandtheimperialbanisnear,theemperorshouldtakealook.Therefore,LiAngwenttotheHanyuanHallandorderedtheprimeminister,Zhongshu,andtheprovincialofficialstowatchfirst.Theofficialscamebackandclaimedthatthesuspicionwasnotrealnectar.LiAngnaithenorderedtheeunuch'sShenceArmyleftandrightguardlieutenantsQiuShiliang,YuZhihong(YizuoHongzhi),etc.,toleadtheeunuchtoinspect.

WhenQiuShiliangwaitedtotheZuoJinwuTemple,hesawHanYuepanicked,andfoundthatarmedsoldierswereambushingbehindthescenes,andhurriedlywithdrew.LiXunandotherswantedtoluretheeunuchtotheJinwuPalaceinthenameofwatchingthenectar,andannihilatedtheminonefellswoop,butthisplanfailed.TheeunuchretiredtoHanyuanHall,forcingLiAngtoentertheinnerpalacebyusingSoftYu.LiXunanxiouslycalledtheGuardianJinwutogotothepalace,whilePanyushouted"YourMajestymustnotenterthepalace."DozensofJinwuguards,about500officialsfromJingzhaoMansionandYushitaiwenttothepalaceandfought,anddozensofeunuchswerekilledandinjured.Butatthistime,LiAngaccusedLiXun,andtheeunuchhadalsoknockedLiXuntotheground,carriedLiAngintotheXuanzhengGate,closedthedoor,andthecourtiersdispersedinshock.LiXunsawthatthingswereinjeopardy,andwentoutofthepalacetoridealoneintotheZhongnanshanBuddhistTemple.TheprimeministersWangYa,JiaQi,andShuYuanyudidnotknowthetruth,andretreatedtoZhongshuProvincetowaitforWenZongtosummonthem.

AftertheeunuchhijackedLiAngandretreatedintotheinnertemple,heimmediatelydispatchedfivehundredShencetroops,armedwithswords,andwentouttotheeastgateofthepavilion.ThenclosedthegatesofMiyagi,searched,andkilledmorethanathousandpeople.LiXun,WangYa,JiaWei,ShuYuanyu,WangFan,GuoXingyu,LuoLiyan,LiXiaoben,HanYueandotherswerearrestedandkilled.Atthetimeoftheincident,ZhengZhuzhengledfivehundredsoldierstoChang'an.Thegovernorwasdefeatedmidway,returnedtoFengxiang,andwaskilledbytheprisonarmy.Alloftheabove-mentionedpeoplewerepunishablebytheclan,andmorepeoplewereimplicatedanddied.Afterthismassacreofeunuchs,thecourtsandcolumnswerealmostempty.

Aftertheincident,LiAngwasplacedunderhousearrestbytheeunuch.Eunuchshavethesoleauthorityonstateaffairs,andtheprimeministeroftheDPRKandChinaisonlyaclericalofficer.Theeunuchisbullying,threateningtheemperor,despisingtheprimeminister,andbullyingthecourtierslikeweeds.WenZongcouldn'tdoanythingaboutit,onlydrinkingfordrunkennessandwritingpoems.Hesighedatthebacheloronduty,ZhouChi,thathewasunderthecontrolofhisfamilyslaves,andhissituationwasnotasgoodasthatofKingZhouYuandEmperorXianofHan.Hecouldn'thelpcrying.ZhouChialsorandown.

WhentheprimeministersZhengTanandLiShipointedouttotheeunuchsthatLiXunandZhengZhuwerealsorecommendedbytheeunuchs,theZhaoyiArmyJieduaskedLiuCongjiantoexpresshisgrievancestoWangYaandJiaWeiandreprimandQiuShiliang,QiuShiliangwasjealousandrestrained,andtheemperorWenzongwasabletoexercisesomepower.

Diedduetoillness

WenZonghadintendedtomakeKingLiPu,theeldestsonofJingzong,theprince,butLiPudied,andWenZonglaternamedhimthemourningprince.LaterhemadehiseldestsonLiYongtheprince.

AfterthedeathofZhuangKe'sprinceLiYong,WenZongonceappointedJingzong'syoungestsonChenWangLiChengmeiastheprince,buthebecameseriouslyillbeforetheceremony.

InthefifthyearofKaicheng(840),LiAngbecamedepressedandbecamesickandcouldnotgetoutofbed.SoheorderedtheprivyenvoysLiuHongyiandXueJilintocalltheprimeministersYangSifuandLiJue,andaskedthemtoassisttheprincetosupervisethecountry..Afterreceivingthenews,QiuShiliangandYuHongzhiforgedthewillthatnight,deposedthecrownprinceasKingChen,andLiyingKingLiYanastheemperor'sfirstbrother.HewasresponsibleforhandlingmilitaryaffairsandbroughtLiYantothecourttomeettheofficials.LiAngwashelplesswhenheheardthat,andnoonedaredtoobject.

Onthefourthdayofthefirstmonth(February10,840),LiAngdiedofillnessintheHallofSupremeHarmonyintheChang'anPalacewithinfinitemelancholy,attheageof31.TheposthumousnamewasYuanShengzhao,EmperorXianxiao,andthetemplewasnamedWenzong,andhewasburiedinZhangling.

Politicsmeasures

Politics

DuringthereignofLiAng,hewasnotgoodatfemalesex,wasdiligentinlisteningtopolitics,practicedfrugality,abolishedextravagance,andorderedalotofsuspensions.Hedevotedhimselftorejuvenatingthedynastyforlaboringthepeopleandwealth,andwasquitediligentamongtheemperorsinthemiddleandlateTangDynasty.Althoughhecanbediligentanddiligent,buthelackstheabilitytogovernthecountry,andultimatelycannoteliminatethedisaster.

Military

FromthefirstyearofTaihe(827)tothesecondyearofTaihe(828),LiAngsenttroopstofightagainstLiTongjie'srebellioninHenghaiTown.

LiteraryAchievement

LiAngisafrugalandelegantman,freeoftimeforpoliticalaffairs,andbroad-minded.Ioncesaid:"Ifyoudon'tseethingsatnight,thenyoucanreadbooksatnight,howcanyoubeaman."Everytimehecomestotheplan,heoftendrawsuphisownquestions.Afterobtainingtheworksoftheliterati,hepersonallyreadandchanted,forgettingalldaylong.LiAngoftenasksthebachelortodiscusstheScripturesandcontendwiththepastandthepresent.Healsolikestodiscusstheworkandclumsinessofpoetrywiththeprimeminister,andoftenreciteDuFu'spoem"Qujiang".LiAnghimselfisalsogoodatcomposingpoems,especiallylikefive-characterpoems.WangPancommentedin"TangYulin":"Wenzongisgoodatfive-characterpoems,anditscharacteristhesameasSu,Dai,andXianzong,whileancienttunesareparticularlyclear.""QuanTangPoems"contains6poemsand2sentences.

Historicalevaluation

LiuYuxi:Followingtheprinciplesofthethreetalentsofthebody,andinheritingthekinshipoftheninefamiliesofYan.YuGongstayedathome,YinLipaidTianlun.Tiaolumusicisalwaysthere,andautumnstylelyricsarestillnew.ThisbranchEMI,firstletDiHuachun.Themoonfallsinthepalaceandthecarsmove,andthewindissadandceremonial.Theroadonlylooksatthephoenix,andpeoplestillwanttolookatthedragon.YuYufangwasfine,soChengyunrefusedtoreturnit.Shengqing'ssorrowfulplace,sinkingintothewest.Enjoyedthecountryforfifteenyears,ascendedtoheavenforthousandsofyears.LongBingxianRoadisfaraway,ridingandblowingcourtesy.Outsidethemausoleumatthebeginningoftheday,peoplemourntheoldsword.ZhouNanhasanoldwidow,coveringhistearsandlookingatQinchuan.

LiuZhu’s"BookoftheOldTangDynasty":①TheEmperorZhaoxianwasfrugalandelegant.Heinheritedtheextravaganceofhisfatherandbrotherfromnature.Whenthemonastery’spowerwastortured,hewasabletoruleoutchaos.Dangerissafe.AtthebeginningofYamato,itwasclear.Atthebeginning,whentheemperorwasinthefeudalclan,helikedtoread"ZhenguanPoliticalLeaders".Afterhetookthethrone,everytimeYanyingconfrontedtheministers,hemissedelevenquarters...andtheemperorchangedtheimperialcourtformanygenerations,especiallythemiddleofficials,andwantedtogetridofthem.However,training,focusingoncunningandcunningandthelike,tocontrolineffectiveness,andthewrongplan,almostindanger.Theso-called"thereisthewayoftheemperor,butthereisnotalentoftheemperor."②ZhaoXianTongtian,HongWeiLingde.Theheartisangryandshameful,andtheambitionistoeliminatethefierceness.Withoutdeath,ghostsandmythicalcreaturesarebornagain.Theskyisnotcured,whycanthechaosend.

OuyangXiu's"NewBookoftheTangDynasty":Wenzongisfrugalandelegant,andoutofnature,ItastedTaizong's"ZhengYao"andhewasrespectful.Andascendedtothethrone,determinedtorule,everytimeYanyingconfrontstheminister,hemisseselevenquarters.IntheTangsystem,theemperorregardedthedynastyasonlythesun,butorderedtostopandreleasethedynastytousedoubledays.Allstaffmemberswillbesummonedtovisittoseeiftheycan.Therefore,atthebeginningofTaihe,politicalaffairsrepairedthetemple,andthetitlewasQingming.However,hisbenevolenceislessjudgmental,andheinheritsthemalpracticesofhisfatherandbrother,andtheeunuchhastorturedhispower.Thematterofnectarharmsloyalty,indignationandhatred.SoitcanbesaidthatitcankillHongzhi,anditisalsoenoughtostretchhisaspirations.

YuanFu:EmperorYuan,WenZong,decisivelynotusedtorebukeevilspirits,buttochasesages,thesetwomonarchsdidnotknowthetruthofjustice.

CaiDongfan:①Wenzonghadthehearttorule,buthewasultimatelycontrolledbyhisdomesticslaves.OneLiuYuandidnotdaretouseit.Herejectedtheoutspokenpeopleandincreasedtheflamesofthemiddleofficials.Isitnecessarytohavepeace?②KuangWenzongisdeterminedtogetridoftheeunuchs,andthefalsehoodofanti-beliefeunuchsissoignorantthatitistriumphant!ZhouZengHanxian,itwasnottoolate.③FromtheTangDynastytothereignofWenzong,theauthorityhasbeenheldbytheeunuch.Wenzongsighedandhatedthehostileslaves.ItisnotasgoodasZhouYuhan'soffering.Theloveisspecialandpitiful,butitisalsoself-defeating.OnemistakewasmadebySongShenxi,andthenbyLiXunzheng.Theemploymentisunknown,andtheblamehasbeentaken.Itisfortheconcubinetobefortunatetobefavored.Asfortheemperor'simperialedictandthekingofYing,whocan'tstartright,can'tfinishright,whyisitcausedbyindecision?

WangTongling:WenZongisknownasthecommander,butheisindecisiveandignorant.Therefore,heisoftensuspiciousofvirtuousofficials;formediocreofficials,healwayshasmoneytoholdhisheart;fortheministers,heoftenhasaheartofexperimentation.Thereisnoopinion,anditisoftenusedbythevillain.Onthecontrary,itisnotlikethecowardlyandweakofthedescendantoftheShuHanDynastyandtheMingShenzong,whocanstillrespectoneselfanddonothing.PeiLiZhuxiancannotstayinthegovernmentforalongtime,andsodoesthedisasterofnectar.

LuSimian:①WenZongiscourteous,frugalandelegant,andoutofnature,everyYanyingwillmisselevenquartersofhisministers,andhisdiligenceislikethis.Itsfrugalityisespeciallydifficulttoreach.Inaddition,itisimpossibletoestablishasystemandleadallofficialstobefrugalandtosavetheluxuryofluxury.However,iftheeunuchcannotberemoved,andtopromotethediscipline,itwillendupdoinggoodandlawless.②Wenzonghasnofault,andtheministersusedbyhimarealsoloyaltothecountry,whoislonely,ambitious,gratefulforthemaster'sknowledge,andthinksthatheisthemostimportantpersonintheworld.Whenthesoldierseesthesecludedprisonerandisslaughtered,hecanalsomourn.Overcomethetruth,buttheheavensreturntotheparallax,thecityandsocietyfoxrat,allwillcometoanend.Don’tyoubelievethatifyoudon’tpullthehair,youwillfindtheaxe?③ShunzongandWenzonghavethesameaspirationsaseunuchs,andthosewhocanusethelonelinessandnewcomersarealsothesame.However,ShunzongusesalltheoldofficialsoftheDonggong,whoknoweachotherwell,andWenzongisdrawnfromthetemporary.ThisiswhereWenzongisespeciallydifficultthanShunzong..④WenZongpingHenghai,WuZongpingZhaoyi.Historiansthinkthatthemeritoriousworkisreallytrivial.

Anecdotes

Once,LiAngwillholdasacrificeinthesouthernsuburbs.Beforetheevent,someofficialsofferedsumowrestlersandaskedthemtoperformforLiAng.LiAngsaid:"I'mcultivatingQijie,howisitsuitabletowatchsumogames?"Thepeopleontheleftandrightsaid,"Thereusedtobesucholdcases,andtheyhavebeenwaitingoutsidethepalacegate."LiAngthought,"ThisisprobablyIt’storeceiverewards.Letthemperformoutwards,givethemrewards,andthenorderthemtoleave,Iwillnotgo."

Therewasanothertimetowatchcockfighting,andsomeactorsalwayspraisedthechickens.Bigandgood.LiAngsaid:"Sincethechickenissogood,Iwillgiveittoyou."

Ononeoccasion,LiAngsummonedsixbachelorsintheBindian.SpeakingofthefrugalityofEmperorHanWen,heraisedhissleevesandsaid:"Thisdresshasbeenwashedthreetimes."Thescholarsallpraisedhisthriftycharacter.OnlythescholarLiuGongquankeptsilent.LiAnglefthimandaskedhimwhyhedidnotspeak.LiuGongquanreplied:"Themonarch'sbigfestivalshouldbepaidattentionto.Employvirtuoustalents,oustthoseundecentofficials,listentoadviceandadvice,andclearlyrewardandpunishthem.Asforwearingwashedclothes,itisjustasmallsectionandinsignificant."ZhouChiwasalsothereatthetimeandlistenedtohisremarks,frightened.Iwastremblingallover,butLiuGongquanwasjustified.Afterhearingthis,LiAngpraisedhimforhisadmonishmentdemeanor,andthenextdayhedecreedthatLiuGongquanwasappointedasanadmonishmentdoctorandknowledgesystem.HewasstillaHanlinbachelorandwasresponsibleforwritingtheedict.

Interpersonalrelationship

Empress

• WangDefei

• YangXianfei

Children

Son

1. LuWang→PrincePrince→ZhuangPrinceKeLiYong,bornofConcubineWangDe.

2. JiangWang,LiZongjian,didnotbecomeacandidateforthecrownprinceafterLiYong'sdeath,ordiedbeforeLiYong.

Daughter

TangWenzonghasfourdaughters.

1. PrincessXingtang

2. PrincessXiping

3. PrincessLangning(DuringtheXiantongperiod)

4. PrincessGwanghwa(inthenextyearofGuanghua)

Indexofhistoricalmaterials

"OldTangBook·VolumeSeventeen·BenjiSeventeenth"(upperandlower)

"NewTangBook·VolumeEighth·BenjiEighth"

Image

The1997TVseries"JadeManXiao":LiuLianplayedLiAng;

The2017TVseries"TheBeautyintheCabinet":ZhouYiminplayedLiAng.