An Lushan in history was a key figure who changed the trajectory of Datang's destiny. This Hu man of more than three hundred pounds once gave the impression of being just "stupid and stupid". However, it was this rough man who seemed to lack a brain, but he drove the emperors of the Tang Dynasty to Sichuan and almost overthrew the powerful Sheng Tang. What is he capable of? Where did he come from? Next, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you.
(All pictures in this article, all from the network, thanks to the original author, if you infringe your rights, please contact the author of this number to delete.) The picture has nothing to do with the content, please do not sit in the seat) An Lushan has always given people an impression of "stupid and stupid", plus he is very fat himself, so he always plays a harmless role. Therefore, from the beginning of the tang dynasty, with special historical opportunities, An Lushan ascended from an ordinary Hu person to the throne of the Tang Empire's emissaries step by step. Behind An Lushan's "stupid big stupid" label is a cunning heart of his. And the "soil" that allowed An Lushan to cultivate such a mind was An Lushan's first profession.
An Lushan's first occupation was called Hushi Yalang. First of all, the office location of this profession was in Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. This was originally the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, and there was a lot of war. The Tang Dynasty, under the circumstances of helplessness, opened Up Yingzhou and became a port for trade with former enemy countries such as the Khitans. Simply put, although this is a place to do business, the living environment is extremely harsh. What does An Lushan do with this mutual market tooth lang? Simply put, it is the intermediary who facilitates the two sides to make a business. The requirements of this job must first be in several languages, and secondly, they must have a certain understanding of the process of the business, and even the goods, values, and currencies of both parties to the business. If you make a single mistake, it is estimated that An Lushan will definitely not survive to launch the An Shi Rebellion. A more important condition is cunning.
An Lushan has been a mutual market yalang since he was 15 years old. No one knows how long he did it. But to be sure, he got a lot of gains. Later generations commented that An Lushan was "cruel, wise, and good at guessing people's feelings", which were the results of his groping and rolling and breaking into the rivers and lakes when he was a mutual market yalang. Therefore, with the "skill" of walking the rivers and lakes, An Lushan began his legendary life. He first used all opportunities, used various means, and even did not hesitate to make up false words to win the absolute trust of Tang Xuanzong, the head of the empire. When he left the imperial capital Chang'an, Emperor Xuanzong asked the officials to send him out of the city; the red-hot concubine, old enough to be his daughter, became his only mother.
Behind that chubby smile, An Lushan spared no effort to play the conspiracy. He arranged for his subordinate Liu Luogu to be stationed in The Beijing Division on the pretext of his hometown, spying on the internal affairs of the imperial court for many years, and regularly reporting to him on Pegasus; he plotted against the courtier Ji Wen, and when he went undercover, he collected a large amount of precious political intelligence for him. An Lushan treated his subordinates and played the same conspiracy. In order to enable them to fight for their rebellion, An Lushan not only gave benefits to others, but also made full use of the word "? mountain" in his name to have the meaning of "light", and used this as a resource to package himself as a god of light. It is said that he often sat on a high platform to summon his subordinates, but also made some smoke, solemn and sacred appearance, so that his subordinates admired him.
An Lushan played a lot of tricks, thinking that the time was ripe and occupied the heavens and the earth, so he used the last move. In 775, An Lushan falsely preached the Holy Will to raise an army to serve the king and eliminate his former comrade-in-arms Li Linfu. He set out from Fanyang, organized 150,000 cavalry and infantry, and went all the way south, very smoothly. Breaking through the three most critical lines of defense of the Tang Empire and capturing Luoyang and Chang'an, Emperor Xuanzong was forced to flee with Yang Guifei to Sichuan for refuge.
Unfortunately, an Lushan, who started by playing conspiracies, because of his short-sightedness, did not "build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become king" like Zhu Yuanzhang after winning a partial victory. He was anxious to get over the emperor's addiction, and in 756 AD, he hurried to proclaim himself emperor in Luoyang. After that, there was no intention of fighting, and in the end, little by little, it was wiped out by the army of the Tang Dynasty. History once again tells us with bloody facts that it is absolutely impossible for those who have achieved great things to succeed by relying only on temporary conspiracies. Wen Xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Zhang Hongguang