Di Renjie was bent on letting Li Xian succeed him, why did he do this?

The reason why Di Renjie has always encouraged Wu Zetian to establish Li Xian as emperor is not just the eldest son. Li Xian is a descendant of the Li family, and he symbolizes the continuation of the reign of Tang Gaozong. As far as the law is concerned, it seemed at the time that Wu Zetian's deposition of Li Xian was illegal.

Di Renjie once said when he persuaded Wu Zetian to establish Li Xian as the emperor: "Emperor Taizong braved the wind and rain, braved swords, guns and arrows to calm the world; Gaozong entrusted his second son to His Majesty, and His Majesty now wants to give way to other clans, which is against the will of heaven. ”

He just thinks that Li Xian has the potential and talent to be an emperor, and he wants to do good things for the people of the world, so he wants to find a good emperor for them.

Because Li Xian has a good relationship with him, he wants Li Xian to become a master, and Li Xian is indeed more sympathetic to the people.

Knowing that the other party is a particularly capable person, this person is also very strategic in history, so he will support the other party in this way.

Because he felt that Li Xian was more capable, he was a descendant of the emperor and had orthodox blood, and Wu Zetian preferred Li Xian.

Because the nature of society at that time was relatively feudal, there were different patterns, and he made a lot of contributions, so he would defend him.

Because Di Renjie thinks that Li Xian's bloodline is authentic, according to the order of carrying, it should be Li Xian's succession, he doesn't really understand Li Xian, he thinks that Li Xian is a talented and upright person, and Di Renjie wants to restore the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the influence of society at that time, coupled with the fact that Di Renjie didn't know much about Li Xian, he wanted to let a man ascend the throne.

In order to make Li's hometown more stable, and in order not to criticize Wu Zetian, he made such a suggestion.

I think he prefers Li Xian, because this person is very talented, and his strength is also relatively strong, and he can take on heavy responsibilities.

He should prefer his third son Li Xian, because after all, he inherited the throne in order, and at that time he was more justifiable, and it was more normal for Di Renjie to prefer him.

He was more inclined to Li Xian, because it was obvious that he was supporting Li Xian, and he felt that Li Xian was more talented and a virtuous monarch.

Di Renjie is a famous incorruptible ** in the Tang Dynasty, his historical reputation is excellent, many people respect him, his achievements are not only because of his great contributions to Wu Zetian, he is more talked about in his later yearsActively promoted the return of the Wuzhou regime to the Tang Dynasty, and he did his best to support Li Xian's ascension to the throne, so to speak, without Di Renjie, there would be no Tang Zhongzong Li Xian. Speaking of Li Xian, he is a relatively mediocre emperor among all the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. This is more strange, how smart is Di Renjie, who is known as a detective, why would he support such an emperor with a bad reputation?

Let's first analyze why Li Xian is a mediocre emperor. In the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty, they expect Tang Zhongzong to lead them to restore the Tang Dynasty and achieve rejuvenation, hoping that he will become a generation of Ming monarchs. This is the positioning of the people of the Tang Dynasty to Tang Zhongzong.

However,The emperor was vague about his position. His self-orientation is not clear. I don't know what I'm going to do after I become an emperor.

We know that successive monarchs have a clear self-orientation when they ascend to the throne. For example, Qin Shi Huang's goal was to unify the world. The goal of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was to develop production, improve the state, and promote the prestige of the country.

On the other hand, Tang Zhongzong didn't know what his goal was. The second is that he has no leadership temperament, he is not careful in his words, and he does not have the prestige of the Son of Heaven. Later, he indulged Empress Wei to interfere in politics and cause chaos in the court.

So, he's incompetent.

The reason why Di Renjie made Li Xian emperor was because of these reasons. First of all, Di Renjie does not know enough about Li Xian. The time they actually came into contact was very short, so Di Renjie did not know enough about Tang Zhongzong's character.

Didn't know he was such a person. Secondly, it is influenced by the system of ritual law. The ancient inheritance system was the primogeniture inheritance system, so he chose Li Xian.

Again, the legal reason is also the most important reason. Li Xian was the legitimate heir of Tang Gaozong。In the eyes of others, he was seized power by his mother, which was pitiful and forced, and he continued to inherit the throne, which means his inheritance of the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, in order to return Li Tang, Di Renjie supported Li Xian at all costs, but unfortunately, Di Renjie did not expect Li Xian's incompetence.

The battle for the heir to the throne is a difficult problem for every dynasty. You must know that when the eldest son was deposed and the throne controlled the heir vacancy, the competition was very fierce.

Even during the reign of the eldest son, there will still be a struggle for the throne.

Di Renjie wants to retire as an heir to the throne, then he must have an idea.

It's easy to understand, if you can push this heir to the throne to him, then you will definitely be above 10,000 people and under 10,000 people in the future.

The heir to the throne will always remember you.

To give a simple example, the Emperor was captured after the Tumubao Rebellion.

Did you know that he returned to the throne decades later? He was knighted by the person who re-elected him to the throne at that time.

Because Di Renjie's wish is that the Tang Dynasty can return to the hands of the Li family, no matter who it is, as long as it is the Li family, it is okay.

Di Renjie spent his whole life trying to restore the glory of the Li Tang period. Therefore, it is reasonable to support Li Xian's ascendancy.

Because Li Xian is no longer as simple as a prince at this time, he is a symbol of the continuation of Gaozong's rule, because Di Renjie and Wu Zetian said that your Wuzhou Dynasty is temporary, and it is best for you to finish the class. Since Wu Zetian is temporary, it is not legal for him to abolish Li Xianli and Li Dan.

Di Renjie spent his whole life trying to restore the glory of the Li Tang period. Di Renjie's wish was that the Tang Dynasty could return to the hands of the Li family.

The ancestral rites are restricted, because it is the inheritance system of the eldest son, so Di Renjie has no choice, Emperor Gaozong's sons-in-law have a total of four, two died, and the remaining two are one third, one is the fourth, Di Renjie can only choose the third Li Xian.

No matter who it is, as long as it is someone from the Li Tang family, it is better than someone from Wu Zetian's family.

He must be the descendant of the Yellow Emperor, the eldest son of the emperor, so he has to help him.

It seems that because there is no one else to inherit. So you can only use Li Xian.

He just returned to Li Tang for the sake of the Tang Dynasty.

Di Renjie's choice is actually very clever, and it can be said that he knows Wu Zetian's thoughts well. Ordinary people thought that Li Xian was supported by the rebels, was suspicious of Wu Zetian, and was exiled for 14 years, so he lost the opportunity to inherit the country. They believed that to support Li Xian was to stand on the same side as the rebels and would become Wu Zetian's enemy.

With Wu Zetian's ruthless methods, this is no different from looking for death. In Di Renjie's opinion, among the candidates for the crown prince, Li Xian is the best choice, and he can solve Wu Zetian's two concerns at once.

Li Xian is a very strategic person who can write and martial arts, and he is more decisive and resolute, and he is a rare talent. Li Dan is relatively weak, and his ability is not as good as Li Xian. That's why Li Xian was established.