Why did Li Longji abolish three princes in one day?

The Great Decipherment of the Tang Dynasty (7 1)/ Liang Yingchun In the twenty-five years since the beginning of Kaiyuan, a great event that shocked the world happened. Prince Li Ying, Li Yao, the king of Hubei, and Li Cong, the king of light, were designated as ordinary people and imprisoned in the east side of the palace. Less than half a month later, Li Longji gave his three sons the death penalty. The charge of this "conspiracy" cannot be fully explained. What crimes did the three princes, including the prince, commit to annoy the emperor's father and kill his son? Li Longji was also surprised by this sudden incident. Wu Huifei, who was favored at that time, reported to Xuanzong that "the prince colluded with the two kings to rebel and wrapped himself in armor." Li Longji immediately sent a housekeeper to check, and it was as Wu Huifei said. Xuanzong was furious and immediately deposed Li Ying, Li Yao and Li Cong, renamed Shu Ren. This incident caused a great sensation. Three princes were abolished in one day, including the prince, and the court was in an uproar. But because of the emperor's harshness, they dare not defend the prince, so they can only secretly try to rescue him. However, this was just a trap set by Wu Huifei, and three naive princes were easily taken in. Let's talk about Wu Huifei first. She is just a grass in the palace, engaged in humble handyman work, and was called into the palace by Wu Zetian when she was young. Feelings in the world are so strange. Li Longji killed the descendants of Wu Shi just to find a quiet and beautiful Wu Huifei in the palace. She fell in love at first sight and became a concubine in two days. I didn't realize that Wu Huifei turned out to be a poisonous snake. It is said that Prince Li Ying was born to Zhao, the favorite concubine of Xuanzong when he was a vassal. When Xuanzong ascended the throne, he was thirty years old, smart and eager to learn, and won Xuanzong's favor. Because of the appearance, Zhao began to cool off. Seeing that her mother was often angry with Wu Huifei, Li Ying was very angry and could not help secretly complaining. However, when these complaints reached Wu Huifei's ears, their tastes naturally changed. She once knelt down to Xuanzong and cried, "The prince has a confidant who wants to kill my mother and son." At first, Li Longji didn't believe that the queen had great prestige in the palace, which helped Zhao Lifei to put in a good word. Li Longji doesn't care what Wu Huifei says. Queen Wang was the original wife when she was king of Linzi. When she launched a mutiny in Li Longji and killed Webster and Princess Taiping, Li Longji was able to handle state affairs with all her strength because of her advice to Li Longji and quiet management of the harem. Wu Huifei quietly observed the harem. If he wants to stand up, he must change the queen first. However, due to his humble background, he had to rely on his own wisdom to please the emperor and make friends with the royal family, and Li was soon used by him. Wu Huifei was also favored by Li Longji. After marriage, she gave birth to the lovely Princess Xianyi, and in the second year, she gave birth to the handsome Li Mao, that is, Li Mao married Yang Yuhuan, the ancestor of the Yang family, and Yang Yuhuan later became famous as Yang Guifei. Queen Wang's younger brother is dissatisfied with his sister being bullied. In order to seek a chance to live, he took a circuitous approach, cursing and carving wood in the following ways, and the result was reported. Xuanzong demoted him to Shu Ren, and it was difficult for the queen to argue. She was also banished to Shu Ren and died of depression. Later, Zhao died inexplicably, and Prince Li Ying felt a great crisis. She often stays with Li Yao and Li Cong to drown her sorrows, and it is inevitable to talk privately about Wu Huifei. In order to avoid trouble in the future, Wu Huifei thought it best to start early, so she sent her daughter Princess Xianyi to eat, drink and be merry with them in order to find out the truth. One day, Li Ying, Li Yao and Li Cong were drunk. Wu Huifei lied to them that there were thieves in the palace and asked them to put on jackets to defend themselves and protect the emperor. The third prince believed it and entered the palace according to his words. The result is the picture at the beginning of the article. Three princes are imprisoned, and friends and family are actively rescuing them. Seeing this, Wu Huifei falsely accused Li Longji again to eliminate his competitors. Li Longji considered from his own example that his three sons would really plot evil, so he was cruel. Less than half a month before it was abolished, they ordered the execution of three sons. At this time, Wu Huifei cleared the way for his son Li Mao to become the Crown Prince and Queen. It's just that she did so much evil that she always dreamed that three princes would ask for her life, and soon she was insane. Only seven months after the third prince was abolished, she died of depression and eventually failed to win the position of queen. This matter has a great influence on Li Longji, and the uneasiness of the harem will lead to chaos, so she decided not to pursue the title of queen, and even Yang Guifei didn't get the title of queen, which shows how determined Li Longji is. (To be continued)