Is “Yu Chao'en's autocratic arrogance and Emperor Daizong's secret plot to kill him” true?
The Old Book of Tang, Annals of Emperor Daizong, records that 'the Military Commissioner Yu Chao'en was enfeoffed as Duke of Fengyi Commandery,' and later, due to his arrogance and autocracy, he was captured and killed by Emperor Daizong in secret with Yuan Zai's ambush. In chapter 99 of Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it is written that after the defeat at Xiangzhou, 'Emperor Suzong, heeding Yu Chao'en's words,' dismissed Guo Ziyi. Later, when Emperor Daizong ascended the throne, he secretly issued an edict to Yuan Zai to eliminate Chao'en, which is completely consistent with the historical facts in the official history.
In the official history, Yu Chao'en, relying on his merits, was arrogant and autocratic, and was eventually strangled by Emperor Daizong's scheme. The novel faithfully records Emperor Daizong's secret edict to eliminate the eunuch.
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