Is this man the most ridiculous emperor of the Tang Dynasty? He took over his daughter-in-law and killed three sons in a row in one day?

Speaking of the most loyal and romantic emperors in Chinese history, I think Li Longji should be considered one of them. The love story between him and Concubine Yang has been circulated to this day. It was officially established in 712 AD. During his reign, the Kaiyuan era he created was the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. However, in the later period, he favored Concubine Yang, neglected government affairs, favored treacherous ministers such as Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, and made policy mistakes and reused An Lushan and other officials. Chen, led to the Anshi Rebellion that lasted for eight years, and paved the way for the decline of the Tang Dynasty. Not only was he mediocre in the later stages, but many of the things he did were ridiculous and unbelievable.

Let’s talk about the first ridiculous thing first, that is, he took over his son’s wife. And this daughter was Concubine Yang who fascinated Li Longji. But Yang Yuhuan was originally the concubine of Li Longji's thirteenth son, King Shou. One day, she and King Shou came to Huaqing Pool to escape the summer heat. She was walking in the corridor with nothing to do, and she happened to run into Li Longji. Li Longji couldn't forget it at first sight. He went back to bed at night and tossed and turned, so he asked Gao Lishi to help him think of how to get Yang Yuhuan. Gao Lishi came up with a plan and said that Yang Yuhuan loves vanity. If your Majesty, you express your thoughts to her, she will definitely agree. But in order to make others criticize you, you can first let her go to a Taoist temple for a period of time and then go and take her back. , Li Longji was so happy when he heard it, so he robbed his son's wife.

This second thing was even more shocking, before taking Yang Yuhuan by force. In the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, Li Longji's favorite concubine Wu Huifei said that there were thieves in the palace and urgently asked the prince to escort him. After the prince learned the news, he led E Wang Li Yao, Guang Wang Li Ju and a group of soldiers to the palace. But at this time, Concubine Wu Hui pretended to be afraid, saying that there were no thieves in the palace, and she did not inform the prince and told Li Longji that the prince might rebel. Li Longji was not happy with the prince. After hearing what the concubine said, he immediately beheaded his three sons. . Why did Concubine Wu Hui do this? Because she wanted her son Li Mao to be the crown prince, these competitors had to be eliminated.