When Xizong Li Huai passed the throne to his younger brother Li Ye, the prosperity of the Imperial Palace no longer existed. In the early autumn of the third year of Qianning (896) of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Maozhen, the military governor of Fengxiang, sent troops to the capital and occupied Chang'an. As a result, the home of the Li and Tang royal family was turned into rubble in the largest looting since the neutralization of China. At this time, Emperor Zhaozong was being held hostage by the general Han Jian and trapped in Huazhou (today's Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province). In August of the first year of Guanghua (898), Emperor Zhaozong returned to Chang'an Palace from Huazhou. This year happened to be his tenth year as the head of the Tang Palace. After several exiles, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to reviving his imperial career, almost completely lost his supreme imperial dignity. Two years after he returned to Xijing, he became a prisoner of his own slave! It is somewhat similar to the situation during the Taihe period in the fifth year of Liuji. Emperor Zhaozong tried to eliminate the eunuchs in the palace because he hated eunuchs. However, the eunuchs who held power in the palace during this period each had different vassal forces as their backers. The background is complex. As a result, a tragedy worse than the Manna Incident in Taihe's last year happened. One day in November of the third year of Guanghua (900), the emperor left the palace to go hunting in the Forbidden Garden. He held a banquet in the garden and had a drinking contest with the eunuchs who attended the hunt. At night, the drunken emperor entered the Daming Palace through the Right Yintai Gate, passed through the Zichen Gate, Xuanhua Gate and Sixuan Gate back to the Qiqiao Tower in the inner palace. The emperor, who was in a state of madness, casually killed the eunuch on duty at the door and the maid who came out to pick him up. The next morning, at eight or nine o'clock, Zichen Gate still hadn't opened. At this time, Lieutenant Liu Jishu of the Zuo Army hurriedly went to Zhongshu Provincial Academy to find Prime Minister Cui Yin and asked him for instructions: "If the Zichen Gate is not opened, something will happen in the inner palace." I am a minister and can move more easily. Please allow me to enter the palace to see what is going on. "After getting Cui Yin's consent, Liu Jishu quickly transferred a thousand forbidden troops from Dongneiwan, broke open the Zichen Gate and entered the inner palace. After asking around, he learned what happened last night. Liu Jishu left the inner palace. After that, he went straight to Zhongshu Province to report the situation in the palace to Cui Yin, and said: "" How can the Holy Spirit govern the world if his actions are so ridiculous! Abolition of dusk and establishment of Ming has been practiced since ancient times, and the move to abolish dusk and establish Ming is actually for the sake of the country and is not a rebellion. Cui Yin heard what he said and did not dare to express any objection. Then Liu Jishu drafted a joint petition asking the crown prince to supervise the country. Soon, Liu Jishu summoned the ministers to the court and presented the troops to the court, and presented the joint petition to the prime minister. and the civil and military officials signed one by one. At this moment, thousands of fully armed soldiers were ambushed outside Xuanhua Gate. Liu Jishu, Lieutenant Wang Zhongxian of the Right Army and more than a dozen people had just entered the Qiqiao Building. Shouting, he rushed to the Sizheng Palace on the south side of the building and killed the palace servants who were scattered in shock. The drunken emperor was so frightened by this sudden incident that he suddenly fell down from the dragon bed. When he got up to run, Liu Jishu and Wang Zhong stepped forward to grab him and pushed him to the throne. After receiving the news, Queen He hurried over. When she saw Liu and Wang, she said humbly: "I don't want to have a military appearance." If you disturb the housekeeper (referring to the emperor), I can leave it up to you to discuss anything. "At this time, Liu Jishu took out a petition signed by hundreds of officials and handed it to the emperor, clearly requesting that the emperor abdicate. The emperor was very surprised when he heard it, and said puzzledly: "I had a banquet with you yesterday, and I don't think it's wrong. Where did I offend you, and how could such a thing happen?" Liu Jishu replied: "What happened today was not the intention of the ministers, but the Nansi insisted on asking the crown prince to supervise the country. The public sentiment was unstoppable, and the ministers and others It is a last resort. Your Majesty, please go to the East Palace to take care of yourself for the time being, and then welcome you back to Da Nei (referring to the West Nei Tai Chi Palace) after the situation has calmed down. "Queen He said hurriedly: "Zhaijia, just obey Jun Rong's words!" After saying that, she immediately took the national treasure seal and handed it to Liu Jishu. The eunuch helped the emperor and Queen He into the same chariot and sent them off. In the Shaoyang Courtyard of the East Palace, there were only a dozen or so concubines and attendants in the Cocoon House. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the Shaoyang Courtyard, Liu Jishu's expression suddenly changed and he began to enumerate the emperor's sins in a sharp voice - "Sometime, something, you." Disobeying my words is one of the sins;..." Every time he counted one sin, he scratched a line on the ground with the silver stick in his hand, and did not stop after dozens of strokes. After a long time, Liu Jishu left the young man. Yangyuan. After going out, he locked the courtyard door himself and ordered the general to send craftsmen to seal the entire courtyard door with molten iron, leaving only a small hole in the wall for delivering food and drinks. Liu Jishu ordered the army to surround the Shaoyang Courtyard, monitor the emperor's every move, and report to Liu Jishu at any time. According to regulations, weapons, needles, knives and other things could not be sent to the hospital. Even if the emperor only wanted some money, silk, paper and pen, he would not be allowed to do so. No one paid attention. In the middle of winter, the concubines and princesses who were imprisoned in Shaoyang Yuan with the emperor had no clothes or quilts. They cried from morning to night every day. Liu Jishu wanted to show his majesty since Emperor Zhaozong was imprisoned. , began to deliberately create a terrifying atmosphere inside and outside the palace. He killed people in the palace every night and transported the corpses out of the palace after dawn. For many days, ten corpse trucks drove out of the palace gate every day. At most, there were only one or two corpses in each car. All the emperor's favored people, including palace maids, eunuchs, alchemists, monks, Taoist priests, and the emperor's brother Mu Wang Li Yi, were inevitably killed in this mysterious massacre. If the situation is open, the political situation in the future will be out of control.

First, Cui Yin colluded with Zhu Wen to murder Liu Jishu, annihilate his three clans, and restore Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Then he executed seven to eight hundred eunuchs, and the internal servants were full of blood. The imperial edict was spread inside and outside the palace, so the palace officials had to be sent in and out. Later, Zhu Wen also killed Cui Yin, took Tang Zhaozong to Luoyang, evacuated and destroyed their houses, and drove all the men, women, and children in Chang'an City eastward along the Wei River, causing public resentment. Before the complaints subsided, Zhu Wen killed Zhaozong and Aizong one by one, became emperor himself, and changed the name of the country to Liang. Like all feudal dynasties that could not escape the fate of destruction, the glorious Tang Dynasty finally came to an end at the dusk of its life.