In AD 699, Li Dan was restored to the title of Prime Minister, and his name was changed from Wu Lun back to Li Dan. He also commanded the crown prince's right guard, and later the governor of Anbei.
At that time, in order to mediate the conflict between the Li family and the Wu family, Wu Zetian summoned the children of the two ethnic groups and made an oath in the Mingtang to make the two ethnic groups live in harmony.
As the representative of the Li family, Li Dan participated in the oath of alliance with Li Xian and Princess Taiping.
In 701 AD, the Turks Mochu Khan led his army to invade south.
Li Dan was appointed Marshal of Tianbingdao and led the armies to resist the Turks.
But this marshal only has a name and no real power.
The Turks only used surprise attacks, killing and plundering, and then retreated.
Therefore, Li Dan was named the left and right generals of Lin Wei.
In 702 AD, Yong Zhiruo passed away, and Yong Buli left Youzhou and went to Li Dan.
Seeing that he could not protect himself, Li Dan was worried about endangering Yong Buli, and was worried that Yong Buli's affairs would cause criticism and give his enemies a reason to overthrow him, so he placed Yong Buli in the home of Prime Minister Wang Fangqing.
In the same year, the Turks invaded Bingzhou.
Li Dan was appointed Bingzhou Mu and served as the Marching Marshal of Anbei Road.
Taking this opportunity, Li Dan hoped that Yong Buli could win meritorious service in this battle, so he brought him with him!
Unexpectedly, because of Yong Buli's appearance, the Turks retreated again.
The Turks' counterintuitive plot made Yong Buli a pawn in the imperial struggle. He not only harmed Prime Minister Wang Fangqing's family, but also almost separated him from Zizhu Yin and Yang.
Since then, Li Dan has been appointed as the shepherd of Yongzhou.
In 705 AD, Li Dan commanded the Nanya Imperial Army, and together with Prime Ministers Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Xuanwei and others, launched the Shenlong Coup, captured Wei Chengqing, Cui Shenqing and other Zhang family members, killed Wu Zetian's men Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and forced
Wu Zetian Zen is located in Li Xian.
From then on, Li Xian ascended the throne as emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, and his third son Li Chongjun became the prince.
Li Dan was worshiped as a Taiwei for his meritorious service, with the third rank of Fengge Luantai. He participated in state affairs as prime minister and was given the title of King Anguo.
Soon after, Li Dan resigned from the post of Taiwei and Zhizhizhi.
However, Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty was unwilling and wanted to appoint Li Dan as the crown prince, but was still rejected.
Throughout Li Dan's life, although he has been in the political whirlpool and frequently encountered suspicion, he was able to save his life.
It has to be said that this is also one of his talents, a rare talent that can clearly understand the environment and power he is in and protect himself.
And isn’t Yong Buli’s character also inherited from Li Dan?
Since Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty became emperor, a group of people represented by Queen Wei had gathered together sects all over the world and massacred the opposition founding ministers in an attempt to imitate Wu Zetian and ascend the throne as emperor.
Princess Anle was the biological daughter of Empress Wei. In order to have the opportunity to ascend the throne as emperor in the future, she teamed up with her father-in-law Wu Sansi to persecute Li Chongjun repeatedly, and instigated Li Chongjun in front of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty. She also demanded that Li Chongjun be deposed and she should be made the crown prince.
, but Tang Zhongzong was unwilling.
In 707 AD, Li Chongjun launched the Jinglong coup, uniting Zuo Jinwu General Li Qianli, Zuo Yulin General Li Duozuo, Youyu Lin General Li Sichong, as well as Li Chengkuang, Dugu Yizhi, Sha Zha Zhongyi, etc.
He led the left and right Yulin troops and more than 300 Qianqi to launch a mutiny.
He first broke into Wu Sansi's residence and killed Wu Sansi, Wu Chongxun, his father and son, and more than ten people in their party.
Then he ordered General Jinwu Cheng Wang Li Qianli to lead his troops to break into Suzhangmen and search for Queen Wei, Princess Anle and Zhaorong Shangguan Wan'er in the imperial city.
When Queen Wei heard about the change, she rushed to Xuanwu Gate with Tang Zhongzong in tow.
He also summoned General Liu Renjing of the Zuo Yulin Army to escort him, and asked him to lead the remaining flying cavalry and more than a hundred people to guard downstairs.
Later, Li Duozuo and other troops arrived and wanted to rush to the Xuanwu Gate Tower, but were blocked by Su Wei soldiers.
Tang Zhongzong lay on the sill and shouted to the thousands of knights:
"You are all my guards, why do you want to cause trouble? If you can submit and kill Li Duozuo and others, you will keep your wealth forever."
Qianqi officer Wang Huanxi and others immediately turned against them and killed Li Duozuo, Li Chengkuang, Dugu Yizhi, Sha Zha Zhongyi and others.
Therefore, the coup ended in failure.
In Li Chongjun's heart, he still had a glimmer of hope for Yong Buli, the evil king from another world, hoping that he would appear as soon as possible to save the situation.
Unexpectedly, things backfired and Yong Buli almost died in Zhongnan Mountain.
Li Dannian thought that Li Chongjun's plan was only aimed at Queen Wei's group and did not endanger his brother Li Xian. Therefore, he hoped that Tang Zhongzong would let Li Chongjun go!
Tang Zhongzong had no intention of killing his own child, so he followed the steps given by Li Dan and wrote an imperial edict.
But when Li Dan arrived at Zhongnan Mountain, Shangguan Wan'er ignored the imperial edict and killed Li Chongjun and others.
In order to help Shangguan Wan'er conceal the truth, Queen Wei announced to the public that after the failure of the coup of Prince Li Chongjun, he led more than a hundred cavalry out of Suzhangmen and fled to Zhongnan Mountain, where he was killed by his cronies.
There is no way!
In order to serve as a warning, Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty reluctantly ordered Li Chongjun's head to be beheaded and presented to the Imperial Ancestral Temple as a memorial to Wu Sansi, Wu Chongxun and his son.
After Li Chongjun's death, none of the East Palace officials dared to approach Li Chongjun's body. Only Ning Jiaxu, the prime minister of Yonghe County, took off his clothes, packed up the prince's head and cried bitterly. Empress Wei found out about this, so he was demoted to Xingping Cheng.
In order to respond to Queen Wei, Queen Wei's accomplices also took advantage of this situation to act like a monster and reported to Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty to kill all the guardians of the city gates that Prince Li Chongjun passed during his coup.
But Tang Zhongzong disagreed, and in the end, everyone gave in and the guardians were all exiled.
After that, after many petitions from Queen Wei and the princes, Xuanwu Gate, which had undergone many coups, was renamed Shenwu Gate.
The above things are enough to show that the reason why Queen Wei's power became more and more powerful was not so much Tang Zhongzong's mercy but his weakness.
If Tang Zhongzong's methods could be tougher, Li Dan wouldn't have to worry so much.
For Li Dan, there is still one thing that is gratifying: Yong Buli is back.
At the beginning, due to the Turkic incident, Yong Buli was wanted for "collaborating with the enemy" and was also subject to a pursuit order.
Forced to have no choice, he could only give up his spiritual practice, practice the ghost walking skills taught by Li Tianwei, and use his own rules to teach the unkind and unjust people in the world.
Therefore, many of Queen Wei's group were killed by Yong Buli.
Because of this, Yong Buli unknowingly formed a relationship with Queen Wei.
However, the reason why he came back smoothly this time was not only because he had the Book of Heaven in his hands, but also because of Li Dan's smooth communication in the court and Taibai's help. Yong Buli was able to walk in like an ordinary person.
Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Since Yong Buli returned to Li Dan only after he became an adult, he was never included in his family's genealogy. However, Li Longji always called Yong Buli his second brother! Therefore, Yong Buli was regarded as his second brother.
According to the ranking in the family tree, Li Longji is called the third brother.