He was the most famous zhongxing general of the Tang Dynasty, and also a great politician and military expert in history, an all-rounder of literature and martial arts, who was called "rebuilding the royal family and honoring the high generation" in the history books. It can be said that he recreated Li Tang. He was Guo Ziyi, one of the sixty-four generals of ancient and modern times.
In 755 AD, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, when the Tang Dynasty was in danger, Guo Ziyi was in danger, at the age of 58, resolutely stepped forward, fought bloodily, turned the tide, successfully quelled the Anshi Rebellion, saved Li Tangjiangshan, and let the Tang Dynasty continue for one hundred and fifty years, if there was no Guo Ziyi, the Tang Dynasty would have perished long ago. After that, he defeated Tubo, recaptured Chang'an, and made great achievements in battle, not only solving internal troubles, but also eliminating external worries.
For a time, Guo Ziyi's power fell to the opposition, and even the emperor treated him with courtesy, and Emperor Tang also married Princess Shengping to Guo Ziyi's son Guo Huan. Once, guo huan and princess Shengping quarreled, and Guo Huan couldn't help but think thoughtfully: "Are you the emperor with your father?" My father is not rare to be an emperor! Princess Shengping was furious when she heard this, and after returning to the palace, she told her father about this matter. Emperor Daizong said, "What Guo Huan said is not wrong, if Guo Linggong wants to be emperor, the world is really their family." Then he ordered the princess to go home. When Guo Ziyi learned of this, he was furious, and he first locked Guo Huan up and went to ask Emperor Daizong for his guilt. Daizong said generously: "As the saying goes, don't be stupid, don't be deaf, don't do Ajia Aweng, the affairs between children and husbands, don't pay attention to him." After Guo Ziyi returned, he beat Guo Huan's staff dozens of times.
After this incident, Guo Ziyi also realized the truth of the GongGao Gai Lord, although Guo Zixing did not have the idea of rebellion, he had the ability to rebel. In order to extinguish the suspicion of the Tang Dynasty Emperor, Guo Ziyi began to love wine, married several young wives in succession, and held beautiful people every day for fun. Sure enough, Emperor Tang Dynasty saw that Guo Ziyi liked beauty so much and thought that he had no other ideas, so he did not doubt him.
However, one day, when Guo Ziyi was holding his beautiful concubine and playing, a person came to visit, and Guo Ziyi, who was a high-ranking and powerful person, suddenly panicked and hurriedly asked his wives and concubines to hide in the back room, and he himself received this person alone, this person was Lu Qi, who was still unknown at that time.
When Lu Qi left, someone next to him asked Guo Ziyi, "Lu Qi is just a little Yushi Zhongcheng, compared with adults, he is a sesame petty official, why should he be afraid of him?" Guo Ziyi replied with a smile: "You are too small to look at Lu Qi, although he looks strange and ugly, and his skin is blue, but his heart is extremely narrow-minded, and he is jealous of Xianxian's ability." If my wife and concubine saw his face, they would certainly laugh at him. Lu Qi was humiliated by this, and I am afraid that there will be a disaster of extinction!
I have to say that Guo Ziyi's vision of people is very accurate, although Lu Qi is still a small official, but Guo Ziyi sees that he is very talented and learned, and he will definitely have great achievements in the future. If you offend him because of this, when he develops, he will surely be flawed!
Sure enough, Guo Ziyi's premonition was correct, and Lu Qi did indeed become a generation of power ministers later. At that time, Tang Dezong fainted, Lu Qi was able to step flat, the villain won the ambition, and after holding great power, he acted recklessly, mutilated Zhongliang, and all those who had festivals with him were persecuted by him.
When Yang Yan, a zhongshu attendant, and Lu Qi were jointly deacons, Yang Yan despised Lu Qi very much, believing that Lu Qi was ugly and unlearned, disdainful of working with him, and whenever they encountered a discussion, their opinions were also inconsistent.
Therefore, Lu Qi held a grudge in his heart, so he joined his henchmen to jointly exclude Yang Yan. In October of the second year of Jianzhong, yang Yan was demoted to Sima of Yazhou because he was framed by Lu Qi, and later killed by Emperor Dezong of Tang.
Not only that, but even the national hero Yan Zhenqing was persecuted by him, but Guo Ziyi's family was protected by Lu Qi.
It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Guo Ziyi, because of his flexable personality and superior emotional intelligence, allowed him to save his life and wealth in the complex and changeable government and public, and become the king of Fenyang that everyone admired.