Chapter 205 Chapter 204 Shunzong Li Song

Li Song, the eldest son of Tang De.In the first month of the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan (805 A.D.), Dezong died, and Li Song came to the throne as Tang Shunzong. After Shunzong came to the throne, he supported innovation and reformed bad governance.He appointed Wei Zhiyi as Shangshu Zuo Cheng, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, the prince's servant, Hanlin Daizhao Wang Yi as Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant, and Hanlin bachelor. , as a Bachelor of Hanlin.Tang Shunzong suffered from apoplexy and could not speak, so he entrusted political affairs to the two trusted kings. Courtiers such as Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi also helped the two kings discuss political affairs and carried out some reforms to address the current disadvantages.

The reforms of Wang Shuwen and Wang Yi first started with the abolition of the "Gongshi", "Yuejin" and "Rijin" that were more popular.As early as Tang Dezong, eunuchs often used the name of collecting items from the palace to plunder the people, which was called "Gongshi".In order to please the emperor, some local Jiedu envoys continued to offer money to the emperor, some once a month, called "monthly advance", and some once a day, called "daily advance".Later, the governor and staff of the state also rushed to follow suit, which became a kind of disadvantage.The money offered to the emperor is all the people's fat and people's anointing.Some local officials filled their pockets in the name of Jinfeng, and increased taxes to the people at will, which made the people miserable and complained. Jinfeng has become a heavy burden for the people of counties and counties.By the Shunzong Dynasty, this bad habit was hard to change, and it even had a tendency to develop further.In response to this situation, Wang Shuwen and others, in the name of Tang Shunzong, ordered the cancellation of "Gongshi" and "Yuejin" and "Rijin".At the same time, he also ordered that the people owe all kinds of old debts to the government and reduce the price of salt.The promulgation and implementation of these measures has lightened the burden on the people.

With the support of Tang Shunzong, Wang Shuwen and others also planned to seize the eunuch's military power.In May, Fan Xichao, the general of the right Jinwuwei, was appointed as the right shence to lead the army, and acted as the left and right shence, and the camp soldiers and horses of the towns in the west of Beijing. Han Tai was the marching commander, and took over the military power in the hands of the eunuchs.The eunuch group secretly ordered the generals they controlled to boycott Fan and Han, and to oppose Fan Xichao to lead the Shence Army, but this measure failed to be implemented.Jiedu envoys from other places also exerted pressure on Wang Shuwen and others. Not long after Wang Shuwen came to power, Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu envoy Wei Gao sent his confidant Liu Pi to the capital to threaten and lure Wang Shuwen, and proposed to completely occupy Jiannan Sanchuan (Jiannan Xichuan , Dongchuan and Shannan West Road are collectively called Sanchuan) to expand their territory.Wang Shuwen rejected Wei Gao's unreasonable request. Wei Gao and others held a grudge against Wang Shuwen, and they hindered him in everything.Many feudal towns were afraid that Wang Shuwen would restrict their power, and they also created a tense atmosphere, accusing Wang Shuwen of arrogating power.The situation of Wang Shuwen and others is becoming more and more critical, and the implementation of reform measures encounters many obstacles.

Shunzong and Wang Shuwen's measures to restrict eunuchs and feudal towns angered many people. The eunuch group headed by Ju Wenzhen conspired to instigate a palace coup, support the prince, and abolish Shunzong.Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu envoy Wei Gao, Jingnan Jiedu envoy Pei Jun, Hedong envoy Yan Shou and others went to the court one after another to attack Wang Shuwen and others, echoing with Ju Wenzhen and other eunuchs inside and outside, some conservative officials also rallied against Wang Shuwen .In August of that year, Shunzong had to let the prince Li Chun supervise the country, and soon he was forced to abdicate the prince and claimed to be the Supreme Emperor.So Li Song's reign was only 8 months.

After Shunzong abdicated, the eunuchs gained power, Wang Shuwen and Wang Shi were demoted, Wang Shi died in the demotion office, and Wang Shuwen was given death after being demoted.Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi and other eight people were all demoted to Bianzhou Sima, so this incident is called the "two kings and eight Sima" incident. In the first month of the first year of Yuanhe (806 A.D.), Emperor Xianzong led a hundred officials to Xingqing Palace to congratulate Shunzong, and conferred the honorary title of Emperor Yinggan Shengshou Taishang.Not long after, the overlord Li Song's condition deteriorated and he died in the Xianning Hall of Xingqing Palace at the age of 44.The posthumous title of the group of officials is "Emperor Da'an Xiao, the most virtuous sage", and the temple name is "Shunzong".In autumn and July of the same year, he was buried in Fengling.