In the Tang dynasty, because it pleased the royal family, surnamed Li, that Taoism's founder Li Er (Lao Tse) also had the surname Li, Taoism flourished, and brought the Jade Emperor honor.
到了唐朝，由於道教奉老子李耳為教主（太上老君），頗投合李氏皇族的喜好，因此大為興盛，連帶著玉皇也備受尊崇。