Brief introduction of Tang Wang Li Ke

According to "Old Tang Book", Li Ke was later made king of Yulin, but he was actually the king of Yipin from the county, and his eldest son Li was made the Hou of Yipin from Yulin. During the period of Wu Zetian, all the respected kings in the imperial clan were killed almost, except Li Yin, who had no talent or virtue and had a bad temper, and repeatedly offered auspicious things to avoid disaster. After the restoration of the imperial clan, Li became king, and he and his son followed Jie Li's army and were defeated and killed. When Zong Rui acceded to the throne, although Zong Rui called him "defending the country, being loyal and honest, getting rid of fierce ugliness and dumping foreigners", he also said "never give up and mourn deeply", but the result was only that he was reinstated.

The second son, Wei Li, died young. In the early days of Tang Zhongzong's rule, he was made the king of Langling, and his son Li Li was adopted by Li Ke's younger brother, Li Cheng, the king of Shu. This official was given less supervision from the minister of Sipin, and the title of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was changed to county king, but in etiquette, this article has nothing to do with Li Ke.

Kun Li, the third son, clearly recorded in the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty that when Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty occupied the glory of his son Li Yi, he was posthumously awarded the Third Class Merit of the Minister of Industry and was posthumously awarded the title of Prince of Wu. It can be seen that Li was made king of Wu, which had nothing to do with his father, Li Ke, king of Yulin County, but was entirely due to his son. Moreover, Kun Li was not reburied after being posthumously sealed, and his salary was not reissued because of posthumous gift. Compare Li Zhi's sons, contemporaries. If they are not emperors, they will be crowned emperors. If they can't be crowned as emperors, they will still be crowned as princes even after being abolished. Compared with the same period of Kaiyuan, Li Longji brothers were all emperors or princes except those who died young. Think about Kun Li's youngest son, Li Yong, who inherited the title of Prince of Wu as early as Tang Zhongzong, and you will know how much weight and honor this "Prince of Wu" pursued by Kun Li has.

Kun Li's youngest son, Li Yong, inherited this vein. Li Yong was promoted many times before he became the magistrate of Liu Chen, and he was a third-rate official. His son, Li Yi, first made up a five-product official by virtue of the shadow of his family, and later inherited the title of heir to the prince of Wu. The Book of the New Tang Dynasty says that when Li Biao died, he was posthumously presented to Prince Shao Bao, but because of his "innocent official, his room could not be sheltered from the wind and rain." Take care of nephews and nephews. They are very kind and have little money left at home, so in the end, they are buried together. This is hard to understand. Why was Li Yi awarded the first class merit and posthumously awarded the second class merit, but the court did not give any funeral expenses, and even needed colleagues to chip in for a smooth burial?

The fourth son, Li Xuan, was awarded the title of King of Zheng Jun when he was in Tang Zhongzong. Because his brother Li took part in the uprising of Prince Jieyu, he was demoted as Sima of the South China. Finally, he died in the office.

As for Li Kun's eldest son, Li Yi, who was adopted by Wang Jiang Li Xiao, was also excluded from Li Ke's pulse in etiquette. However, since "Old Tang Shu" solemnly declared that Kun Li was able to pursue the title because of Li Yi's "powerful people" and Li Yi's three sons were "honest officials", we can see to what extent Li Yi's pulse is powerful people.

Li Yi originally inherited the title of King Jiang, but in the end he was demoted to a first-class title and became the king of Xin 'an County. However, when Li Yi was in Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, his career was prosperous. Although he has made the greatest military achievement, he is over 60 years old, and he is nearly old. However, the history books have special feelings for Li Ke, the king of Wu. Therefore, although his two sons were appointed as officials because of his military achievements, he himself was also appointed as a literary and prose official, a first-class official, and also served as an official who supported the government and cultivated land. But historians still have to sigh for him. "His reward was not thick, which was very regrettable at that time." In the first year of Tianbao, Li Yi became the Prince of Shao Shi and immediately retired; When he was promoted to Prince Taishi in the second year, Li Yi died of illness just after the letter of appointment was issued. According to Old Tang Book, although historians recorded that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty regretted hearing that Li Yi had died for a long time, Li Yi, as a senior official, didn't even go to posthumous title, and the scale of the funeral was unknown. Prince Hengli didn't say anything to his teacher.

From this, we can refer to how Li Zhi treated Li Ji. When Li Ji was named Prince, he also specially added his real name of * * * 1,100 households; When Li Ji was ill, Li Zhi and the prince gave him medicine; After the death of Li Ji, Li Zhi dropped out of school for seven days and posthumously awarded Qiu and Yangzhou viceroy, calling him Zhenwu; In the end, the scenery was buried with Zhaoling, and Li Zhi even "went upstairs to see me off, looked at the willow car and sacrificed." . The crown prince also sent it from the place of arrival to mourn for the sadness. "

Let's look at Li Yi's third son, which was specially written by historians.

The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty says that Yi Li was made lord protector, following the example of the county king. When Xuanzong was in Chengdu in the Tang Dynasty, Guo Qianqi, an athlete, made trouble at night. Li Yi and others led the troops to settle down, but only gave them to Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, a prose officer with orthodox teachings. However, he was admitted to the official with his family background, and only after he was "tired" did he move his heart and obtained the Jixian Order with a grade of 6. However, according to the regulation of "one product is seven products", the identity of his father Li Yi can be disproved. However, in less than four years after Wuji committed suicide, his first grandson often caught up with Beijing officials with as many as five points. Later, Li Yi was awarded the title of lord protector for his meritorious service in Kuangzong. Li Yi was the last official of the secretariat of Zhou Shu, and the historian called the three brothers of this famous family "the crown of honor" (when Li Yi, whose ancestors and contemporaries were buried together by his colleagues, these three brothers were unknown).

Among the three brothers, Li Xian is worth mentioning. Historians call him a "rare official" and "win people's hearts for politics". However, Yang Guifei's people ran wild in Chang 'an, but it was when Li Yi was the magistrate of Jingzhao. Li Yi was not only helpless, but also found an excuse to be expelled from Beijing by Yang. It was not until Tang Suzong came to power that he was taken seriously. In the end, he was "interacting with Lu Mao, Li Mao and Wu Qi", and because Li Yi "had a slightly higher position and dared not speak in military affairs, it was up to him" (Wu Qi, who was in a lower position, refused to accept the tax reform, and as a result, his autocratic power was "squeezed out by the middle officials" and was squeezed out by Li, becoming the first well-known slaughter assistant who was demoted as a eunuch in the Tang Dynasty.

As far as the records in the history books are concerned, Li Ke's descendants all look noble, either inheriting the king of Wu or above the official position. However, whether Li Ke's direct line in Li Yong or Li Yi's line following King Jiang, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, such as Zhongzong, Zong Rui, Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong and even later generations, did not put Li Ke's tomb in Chang 'an, which has Zhaoling. Why? On the other hand, when Li Chenggan's grandson Li became an official of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong personally posthumously awarded Li Chenggan as King of Hengshan, and praised Li's father, uncle, brother and others. There is a saying in the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty: "Several funerals went to the capital together, and the funeral was very prosperous, and stones were still published in the grave."

Interestingly, Li Ke's son Li Ying and grandson Zuo Li, as well as his great-grandchildren Li Yi, Li Yi and Li Bi, all worked as Zong Zhengqing.

What is Zong Zhengqing's duty?

Simply put, it is in charge of royal information. So smart, do you understand? Why does the history book say that Li Ke is "literary, and Taizong often calls him his own kind?" This is the original reason why our descendants only feel quite empty when reading it, because we can't find any relevant historical materials to prove Li Ke's literary talent and military talent.

I have always suspected that the information about Li Ke has been tampered with, and now it seems very likely that it has been tampered with. But it's not a "winner's general history". Zong Zheng, who is in charge of royal data, has more substantial power than the so-called "winner". If they quietly modify these royal information, even the emperor will not find out.

Therefore, other governors have fame, talent and officials, all of which are supported by real skills. Only Li ke is here, and there are only very high-sounding praises. The reason why Li Ke's descendants only added some praises without adding more deeds made Li Ke's life look more perfect. I want to come here because Li Ke really has nothing to write, and I dare not make up stories at will, because there may be mistakes when many parties confirm. So at best, it's just a compliment. Is that so? Anyway, readers can't travel back, and even guessing can't prove it.

Moreover, Li Ke's descendants served as Zong Zhengqing in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Think about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Li Tang's direct information was lost because of the war, but Li Ke's information of this vein can be kept so "detailed". How many tricks are there? Hehe, think for yourself.