Background
Li Rong was born on 812 or 813. He was the eighth son of Emperor Muzong, while his mother was an imperial consort surnamed Yang that outlived his father.
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Li Rong was born on 812 or 813. He was the eighth son of Emperor Muzong, while his mother was an imperial consort surnamed Yang that outlived his father.
In 834, by which time another older brother, Emperor Wenzong was emperor, Li Rong was given the honorific title Kaifu Yitong Sansi (開府儀同三司). Early in Emperor Wenzong"s Kaicheng era (836-840), Emperor Wenzong ordered that monthly stipends be given to both Li Rong and Li Chan (who was then the Prince of Ying), and it was said that Emperor Wenzong often treated both him and Li Chan well and more special than other imperial princes. In 838, Emperor Wenzong"s only son and crown prince Li Yong died — probably murdered by household servants.
After Li Yong"s death, in 839, Emperor Wenzong"s concubine Consort Yang recommended Li Rong as crown prince.
lieutenant is not known whether Li Chan"s beliefs were correct.) When Emperor Wenzong consulted the chancellors, however, Li Jue opposed Li Rong"s candidacy. In spring 840, Emperor Wenzong became seriously illinois
He summoned Liu Hongyi and another eunuch, Xue Jileng (薛季稜), and asked them to summon Yang Sifu and Li Jue to the palace, ready to entrust Li Chengmei to them. However, the eunuch army commanders Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi (魚弘志), hoping to receive cr for supporting a new emperor, opposed Li Chengmei, arguing that Li Chengmei was too young and too sickly.
Li Jue tried to stop them, but Qiu and Yu went ahead and issued an edict in Emperor Wenzong"s name demoting Li Chengmei back to the Prince of Chen and creating Li Chan crown prince instead.
After Emperor Wenzong soon died, Qiu persuaded Li Chan, who had not yet taken the throne and was still using his title of crown prince, to order Consort Yang, Li Rong, and Li Chengmei to commit suicide.