Li Ye

Li Ye

Li Ye (867-904), originally known as Li Jie and Li Min, was born in Chang'an County, Jingzhao prefecture (now Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). He was the 19th emperor of the Tang Dynasty (April 22, 888-september 22, 904). He was the seventh son of Li Yu, the Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, and his mother and brother.

He is good at writing, especially Confucianism, and has a strong air. At the beginning, he was granted the title of Shouwang and led the governor of Youzhou. In the first year of Wende (888), Yang Fugong, a eunuch, formally ascended the throne. Facing the situation that the Empire was falling apart under the attack of the peasant uprising, Tang Zhaozong respected his courtiers and made great efforts to rule the country. He hoped to make great achievements, ordered the whole world to work out a set of ruling strategies to adapt to the situation, launched a war to pacify Chen Jingxuan in Sichuan and Li Keyong in Hedong, and finally defeated Tian Lingzi and Li Keyong in Jin. At the same time, most of the central imperial guards were damaged and the effective troops were insufficient. Zhu Wen's strength grew and became the overlord of the Central Plains, which laid the foundation for the downfall of the Tang Dynasty.

In the first year of Tianyou (904), he was killed by Xuanwu Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen. At that time, he was 38 years old. His posthumous title was Emperor Mu Jingwen and his temple name was Zhaozong. He was buried in Heling.

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Continue to be in trouble

Li Ye, the seventh son of Tang Yizong, was born in dongnei on February 22, 867.

Xiantong thirteen years (872) in April, as Shouwang, named Lijie.

In the fourth year of Qianfu reign (877), he was granted the titles of Kaifu Yitong third division, Youzhou Dadu governor, Youzhou Lulong and other military town Jiedu envoys, abxi, Qidan vassal envoys, and local observation and disposal envoys.

King Shou and Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty were brothers born to the same mother. They were very close to each other. In the first year of Guangming Dynasty (880), Huang Chao uprising army approached Chang'an, and Tang emperor Fu Zong fled to Chengdu. Li Ye was in charge of military power and central political figures, and Fu Zong attached great importance to and cherished him.

In February of the first year of Wende (888), when Emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty was critically ill, the officials planned to appoint Li Bao, the younger brother of emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty, as the heir. Only eunuch Yang Fugong considered the blood relationship and supported Li Jie, the elder brother of Emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Yang Fugong supported Li Jie, the king of longevity, was still a common practice for eunuchs to abolish and establish themselves. In addition, Shouwang himself can show some military talents and get along well with Yang Fugong, which is more acceptable to Yang Fugong and others. At this time, Emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty could not speak any more. He just nodded a little, which was regarded as approval. So on March 6, the first year of Wende (888), he issued an imperial edict to appoint Shouwang Jie as the emperor's younger brother to supervise the army and state affairs. On the same day, Liu Jishu, lieutenant of the left army, led the forbidden soldiers to welcome Li Jie, king of longevity, and placed him in the Shaoyang courtyard under the observation of the prime ministers Kong Wei and Du rang Neng. Seeing that they were both in good health and appearance, with the heroic spirit of the emperor, they all thought that Huang Taidi was the best candidate for the throne. On the 8th, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and the imperial edict ordered his younger brother to take the throne and changed his name to min, which was in front of the coffin at the age of 22. In November, he changed his name to Ye.

Expel the power officials

In the first year of Tang Zhaozong's accession to the throne, the main political problem was still the eunuch's control over the government. At this time, the eunuch leader was Yang Fugong, who opposed the public opinion and supported Zhaozong's accession to the throne. Zhaozong had never relied on Yang Fugong as his brother Xizong depended on Tian Lingzi. On the surface, Zhaozong repeatedly showed respect for Yang Fugong. At the same time, he tried to avoid contact with Yang Fugong and others, and discussed political affairs with the prime ministers. In secret, Zhaozong often talked with ministers about limiting eunuchs and improving monarchical power. Wang Yu, Zhaozong's uncle, asked to be a Jiedushi. Because of Yang Fugong's obstruction, Wang Yu failed to be a Jiedushi. Later, Yang Fugong worried that Wang Yu would fight for power and power with him. First, he offered to let Wang Yu be the governor of Qiannan. Then, on his way to office, he sent his cronies to sink the boat Wang Yu was on, and Wang Yu's family and servants were all drowned. Soon, Zhaozong learned the real cause of Wang's death and hated Yang Fugong very much. Whether it was personal enmity or the struggle for power, Yang Fugong became the biggest enemy of Zhaozong, so Zhaozong was determined to eradicate it.

In order to get rid of Yang Fugong, Zhaozong wooed Yang Fugong's son and provoked the contradiction between the two sides. Yang Fugong has a son named Yang Shouli. His real name is Hu Hongli. He is a military envoy of Tianwei. He is very brave. His officers and soldiers are afraid of him. Zhaozong used the method of estrangement to make them turn against each other. First, he appointed Yang Shouli as the commander of the Sixth Army, and gave his surname Li and his name Shunjie. In less than a year, he was promoted to the head of tianwudu and the head of lingzhenhai, seeking to add Tongping Zhangshi. After Tang Zhaozong captured Li Shunjie, he no longer used false colors to Yang Fugong.

After that, the contradiction between Yang Fugong and Zhaozong became public. Yang Fugong wrote to his sons in various places, asking them to support themselves. His sons Yang ShouZhen, the Dragon Sword Jiedu envoy, and Yang Shouzhong, the Yangzhou Jiedu envoy, began not to pay tribute to the Tang court, but also wrote to attack the court. In 891, Tang Zhaozong seized Yang Fugong's military power and sent him to Fengxiang to supervise the army. Yang Fugong tit for tat, refused to stay in Chang'an, at the same time, shangzao asked to go home for pension, in order to threaten Zhaozong. Zhaozong took the opportunity to agree to his request, removed his official position, and left him a vacant position as a general. When Yang Fugong saw that the threat was not successful, he lost his military power and became angry. He sent someone to kill the emissary who announced the emperor's will on his way home. Then he fled to Shangshan and lived in seclusion. Soon, he returned to the official residence of zhaohuafang in Chang'an. His official residence is very close to the Yushan military camp. His son Yang Shouxin, a military envoy of Yushan, often visits his home. Yang Fugong also wrote a letter to his nephew, Yang Shouliang, the governor of Xingyuan, saying that Zhaozong was sorry for himself and had forgotten his support. He not only didn't know how to repay his kindness, but also made trouble for him. He also instructed Yang Shouliang to "accumulate millet for military training, not to enter Fengfeng" and openly fight against Zhaozong.

At this time, Zhaozong learned that Yang Fugong and Yang Shouxin conspired to rebel. Zhaozong is waiting for the most favorable time. He publishes the evidence of Yang Fugong's crime collected in the past together with the news of conspiracy. He sends Li Shunjie and others to arrest Yang Fugong. Yang Fugong ordered his family to resist the officers and soldiers, and Yang Shouxin also led the soldiers to help. There was a war between the two sides, which lasted from day to night. At this time, the imperial guards guarding the city gate wanted to take advantage of the chaos and rob. Zhaozong had been prepared for this, and ordered Prime Minister Liu Chongwang to lead his troops to guard the property and prevent robbery. Seeing that the imperial guards were going to rob, Liu Chongwang scolded: "the emperor is personally supervising the war. You are all the guards of the emperor. You should go to kill the thieves and do meritorious service instead of taking advantage of the fire."

All the sergeants indicated that they were willing to follow Liu Chongwang's orders and go to help. When Yang Fugong saw Liu Chongwang leading the troops to reinforce the troops, he thought it was difficult to continue the confrontation, so he led his family to flee to Xingyuan. After Yang Fugong arrived in Xingyuan, he gathered his forces and fought against the imperial court. Zhaozong also used the strength of local governors to fight against him. After more than a year of fighting, Yang Fugong's army was defeated by the governor Li Maozhen. In the end, Yang Fugong was caught on the way to escape and beheaded immediately.

After Yang Fugong fled, Li Shunjie also lost the use value and was included in the list of eradication by Zhaozong. Zhaozong ordered the lieutenant of the two armies to eradicate Li Shunjie. The lieutenant of the two armies ordered Li Shunjie to enter the palace in the name of Zhaozong. Li Shunjie brought 300 soldiers to the palace gate. The palace gate guards stopped the accompanying soldiers and only let Li Shunjie enter the palace. As soon as Li Shunjie entered the palace, he was killed by the soldiers in ambush. After a series of struggles, Zhaozong initially grasped the power and severely attacked the arrogant and domineering situation of eunuchs for many years, which made the eunuch force suffer heavy losses for the first time in many years. But in the process of attacking the eunuch power, another problem that made Zhaozong headache appeared again, which was more and more huge vassal power.

The first expedition to Xichuan

During the reign of emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the influence of the vassal towns had become an irresistible trend. In the face of this situation, Zhaozong realized that the main reason why the royal family was weak was that there was not enough armed force to frighten the princes, so the vassal towns supported their own troops and had no emperor. By the time of emperor Xizong, the central imperial army had been completely destroyed. Therefore, shortly after Zhao Zong ascended the throne, he recruited soldiers and horses, expanded the forbidden army, and won 100000 people, "to win the world with martial arts." After the establishment of the Imperial Army, Zhaozong began to fight against the vassal towns.

On December 24, the first year of Wende (888), Emperor Zhaozong appointed Wei zhaodu as the camp recruiting envoy. He led his troops to the battle and ordered Yang Shouliang, the governor of Shannan Xidao, and Gu yanlang, the governor of Dongchuan, to help the troops. At the same time, Yongping army was set up, with Wang Jian as the governor of the camp. On the 25th, an imperial edict was issued to deprive Chen Jingyu of his official rank, thus the battle of cutting Xichuan began.

Yang Shouliang and Gu yanlang have their own territory, so they can't draw out a lot of troops. Wei zhaodu, the leader of the army, is a literati and doesn't know how to prepare himself. In addition, although the number of the forbidden army is large, it is newly built and lacks training. He is a mob and can't afford to fight. Therefore, Wang has become the main force of the crusade. However, since Wang Jian was granted land and recognized by the imperial court, he was not in a hurry to make a quick decision with Chen Jingyu. While expanding his troops, he also gathered people's support. At that time, the local tyrants in Mianzhu supported their own soldiers to protect themselves. There were more than ten thousand people and a few thousand people. Wang Jian lobbied around to bring these people under his command.

These local tyrants have some appeal in the local area. With their help, Wang Jian's strength and momentum have greatly increased. After several years of fighting, except Chengdu, the whole Xichuan has been basically controlled by Wang Jian. At this time, Zhaozong was forced to recall the troops who had been conscripted to Xichuan because of his defeat in the battle with Li Keyong. However, Wang Jian did not follow Wei zhaodu back to Chang'an, but stayed in Xichuan, cut off the connection with the Tang Dynasty, and became an independent kingdom.

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