Li Hong died suddenly at the Hebi Palace at age twenty-four.
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history
Li Hong was made crown prince at age nine and was widely praised for his benevolence. His mysterious death at twenty-four was rumored in later historiography to have been arranged by Wu Zetian to clear her own path to power, though the claim is debated. He was posthumously honored as Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝).
culture
李红 is also an extremely common modern Chinese name — 红 (red) was a popular given-name character for women born during the Mao era, evoking revolutionary red.
