Princess Anle (685-710) was the daughter of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, born to Wei Shi, nicknamed Guo'er. She is known as "the most beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty". She first married Wu Chongxun, the son of Wu Sansi, and then married Wu Yanxiu, the son of Wu Chengsi. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, she aggressively opened government offices, interfered in government affairs, bribed officials and officials, and many officials below the prime minister came out of the house. She once asked Zhongzong to make her the crown princess, and her desire for power was particularly strong. She lived a very luxurious life, occupying private fields and houses in order to carry out large-scale construction projects. In the first year of Jingyun (710), a palace coup was launched in an attempt to kidnap the Prime Minister Li Dan and Princess Taiping, and establish Queen Wei as the empress and herself as the crown princess. Unexpectedly, in this palace coup. Princess Taiping and Linzi King Li Longji were superior and killed Queen Wei and her party members, making Li Dan the emperor. Princess Anle also died in this political whirlpool. [Edit this paragraph] Life: Tang Zhongzong Li Xiansheng had eight daughters. The seventh daughter was named Li Guoer. She gave birth to Weishi on the way to Fangzhou with Weishi after Zhongzong was deposed. Because of the embarrassing situation at that time, he took off his clothes in a hurry to make a swaddling bag, so he was named Bao'er. When Li Guo'er was in her teens, she was smart and beautiful. Zhongzong and Weishi loved her very much and allowed her to do whatever they wanted since she was a child. Therefore, Princess Anle developed an arrogant and willful temper from an early age. After Zhongzong was recalled to the East Palace, Wu Zetian saw Li Guo'er and particularly admired her beauty and wisdom, so she named her Princess Anle.

Wu Sansi's son Wu Chongxun is one year older than Princess Anle and often comes in and out of the palace. Wu Chongxun often stole incense and jade in the palace, and did many romantic things with the palace maids. Rumors spread that Wu Chongxun was in love with his aunt Hao. Wu Zetian felt that it was too unbearable, so he assigned Princess Anle to Wu Chongxun to quell the rumors. Nonsense. When she was about to get married, all the noble relatives and officials came to congratulate her. Prime ministers Li Qiao and Su Weiwei, as well as Langguan Shen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen, etc. all wrote poems and articles to praise him. In fact, Princess Anle and Wu Chongxun have hooked up secretly. Less than six months after getting married, Princess Anle gave birth to a baby boy.

Soon after Wu Zetian died and Tang Zhongzong was restored to power, Princess Anle gradually became arrogant and invading power over the world. Since Zhongzong had been deposed in Fangzhou for a long time, Empress Wei had gone through many hardships with him. When Zhongzong was in Fangzhou, he once said to her: "Once we see the sun, we will never taboo each other." Therefore, Zhongzong treated Empress Wei very much after his restoration. indulgence. Webster imitated Wu Zetian. When Zhongzong visited the court, he also sat on the left side of the throne across the curtain. Huan Yanfan advised Zhongzong, "It is harmful but not beneficial to use the hen in the morning. Please stay in the middle palace exclusively and not interfere with external affairs." Zhongzong ignored it.

Wu Chongxun's brother Wu Yan was handsome and beautiful, and he had lived in Turks for several years. He was proficient in the Chinese language and dance. He was younger and more handsome than Wu Chongxun. He often went to the consort's house to chat. Princess Anle and Wu Yanxiu also did not shy away from each other and often joked together. Wu Yanxiu saw that Princess Anle was really beautiful, so he devoted himself to working on the princess. Princess Anle saw that he was both powerful and handsome, and he was also seeking pleasure and flattery, so she couldn't control it. The two formed a romantic affair behind their backs and flirted with each other all day long in the mansion. Only Wu Chongxun in the mansion was unaware of it.

Li Chongjun, the prince of Zhongzong, was not born by Wei. He was often ostracized by Empress Wei, insulted by Princess Anle, and teased by Wu Sansi. He had no power and had to swallow his anger, but Secretly, he is accumulating power. Wu Chongxun instigated Princess Anle to ask Zhongzong to depose the prince. Li Chongjun was very aggrieved. In the third year of Shenlong, he launched part of the Yulin Army to kill Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun. Wu Chongxun was killed during Li Chongjun's rebellion. Princess Anle was happy to have sex with Wu Yanxiu, and Wu Yanxiu suddenly won. The princess committed herself, so she naturally tried her best and was immersed in the gentle land. Gradually, the two of them became brazen and openly slept together like a couple. When Zhongzong heard about it, he simply betrothed Princess Anle to Wu Yanxiu. When Wei Shi saw Wu Yanxiu's handsome young man, he couldn't help but arouse lust. Later, he forced Wu Yanxiu to sleep with him, and the mother and daughter had fun together.

Princess Anle and Princess Changning, another daughter of Zhongzong, competed with each other to build large-scale construction projects and build mansions. They competed with each other in terms of luxury and luxury decoration. Not only did they completely imitate the palace in terms of architectural scale, but also in terms of sophistication. More than the palace. Zhongzong gave Princess Anle a house in Jinchengfang, which was extremely poor and magnificent, and the treasury was empty. There is a Kunming Pool in Chang'an, which was dug during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. Princess Anle was married out of the palace, and she often remembered the scenery beside Kunming Pool. Relying on Zhongzong's favor, she requested that Kunming Pool be awarded to her and be transferred to the grounds of the Prince Consort's Mansion. . Zhongzong refused and said: "Kunming Pond has never rewarded people since the previous generation. I can't go against the ancestral rules. The fish in Kuang Pond are sold for 100,000 yuan every year, and the palace's pollen capital depends entirely on it. If this pond is used now Rewarding you will make the concubines lose their luster."

Princess Anle felt very depressed, so she took the people's land by herself and dug a large pool, named Dingkun Pool, which was slightly larger than Kunming Pool. mean. The scenery of vegetation and trees beside the pool is just like that of Kunming Pool. In the center of the pool, a rock mountain is piled up like Huashan, and a waterfall flies down from the top of the mountain and pours into the pool water. Another clear stream was opened, with jade-built banks. The fragrant flowers and grasses on both sides of the stream were fragrant. The bottom of the stream was entirely made of corals and gems. It was exceptionally clear under the moonlight. The eaves of the flying pavilion, the sloping bridges and paths, the clothes are decorated with brocade, the paintings are decorated with paintings, the decorations are decorated with gold and silver, and the crystals are decorated with pearls and jade. On the day of its completion, the garden was decorated with lights. At night, the lights on the treetops shine like stars in the sky. Many pavilions were built along the pond, and many fishermen and hunters lived there. The princess herself also dressed up as a fisherman and a hunter, fishing on the pond or hunting in the mountains.

Princess Anle gathered all the craftsmen in the world and built a hundred-treasure incense burner in Zhaocheng Temple in Luozhou. The furnace is three feet high, with four doors and four small bridges. It is engraved with flowers, birds, heavens, music, unicorns, phoenixes, white cranes, etc. The furnace body is inlaid with pearls, agate, coral, gems, chariot shells, and bamboo harp. , with 30,000 yuan, all the treasury's reserves over the years have been exhausted. She owns two bird skirts, which are rare treasures. The bird skirt was made by Shang Fang, the organization responsible for preparing palace clothing, and was woven from bird feathers. The colors of this skirt are dazzling, and its true color is unknown. It looks like one color from the front and another from the side. It looks one color in the sun and another in the shadow. The skirt is glittering with hundreds of colors. Bird pattern. Later, Yizhou presented a single-silk blue cage dress with gold strands for flowers and birds, as thin as silk hair and as big as millet rice. It had eyes, nose, mouth and armor, which was magical and incredible.

Princess Anle opened a palace and appointed officials, which was overwhelming for both the government and the opposition. She set the prices for national officials and titles, including the number of county magistrates and the number of governors, and sold them publicly. The price was paid in full. Whether they were butchers, taverns, or slaves for others, as long as they paid 300,000 yuan, the princess would be the one to give them the title. Officials were appointed by imperial decree. At one time, there were five to six thousand people awarded official positions. Princess Anle often wrote her own edicts and took them into the palace. She covered the words on the edict with one hand, but grabbed Zhongzong's hand with the other to sign the edict. Zhongzong loved his daughter so much that he didn't even see what was written and just signed it. Therefore, there are many officials below the prime minister. There are often local tyrants and scoundrels who follow the path of Princess Anle and suddenly send out imperial edicts to pay homage to high-ranking officials. Not only the officials and Yamen don't know about it, but Zhongzong is also confused.

Princess Anle has been raised by Wu Zetian since she was a child. She envied Wu Zetian's arbitrary approach to ruling the court, so she wanted to be the crown princess. Zhongzong stroked the princess's neck and joked: "When your mother becomes the empress, it will not be too late to make you the crown princess." Princess Anle secretly encouraged Weishi every day to imitate Wu Zetian in handling the affairs of the court.

Because Zhongzong was weak and sick, Empress Wei began to act arbitrarily on her own, and her arrogance grew day by day.