As a ruler who restored the dynasty, Emperor Yuanfeng reigned for more than a decade, implemented benevolent policies, gave the people time to recover, and treated them well. Everyone at court and beyond called him a benevolent ruler.
But because he was too "benevolent" to everyone, the Yuanfeng reign, which seemed prosperous on the surface, left behind endless troubles. Now old and frail, Emperor Yuanfeng was so worried that he could barely eat or sleep. But it was already too late to deal with those entrenched powers, and the entire Wei Dynasty was on the brink of collapse.
With no way to tackle the problem, Emperor Yuanfeng could only put his hopes in the supernatural.
The Imperial Astrologer predicted that if the eldest legitimate son inherited the throne, the dynasty would last another two hundred years.
As a last-ditch attempt, Emperor Yuanfeng, growing older by the day, decided to follow the Imperial Astrologer's advice and name the ailing seventh prince, son of the empress, as crown prince.
He didn't know that the frail seventh prince had a twin brother who had been abandoned outside the palace, and that the twin was the real seventh prince. At birth, the late emperor had declared twins inauspicious, so the empress secretly raised him in a temple for seventeen years. Now he was at the perfect age to be rebellious, cynical, and eager to bite anyone who crossed him.
His outward appearance, however, was extremely misleading. He looked harmless, innocent, naive, and pitiful... the complete opposite of his true personality.
Just then, the sky screen suddenly went live.
"Hey, everyone! Let's cut to the chase. I'm a hater of Emperor Taizong of Wei [Author's note: strike that. Written as a hater, pronounced 'a fan who has hated so long they became a fan']. The blogger is back.
The Zhaoling Tomb has recently been excavated further, and people have started mindlessly praising Emperor Taizong of Wei again. Some fans are even comparing him to Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang. The blogger can't stand it anymore, so I've decided to make a nine-part video series exposing the life of Emperor Taizong of Wei, that lunatic."
P.S. Idealistic in thought, realistic in action.
Theme: Even in adversity, strive to make yourself stronger
Why does the author have so many points? I didn't see any other works in the column. [Covering face and peeking]
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I couldn't help but feel Zhaoling in the copy. The tomb of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is called Zhaoling. However, in the worldview of this article, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is included. It is inappropriate to call it Zhaoling. Basically, no tomb has the same name.