The phrase "power pours over the world and the dynasty is not jealous, and the master is not doubtful" is a good description of the life deeds of a generation of famous generals Guo Ziyi, who, as a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, made great contributions to the imperial court since the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, and was posthumously awarded the title of "Shang Father" by Tang Dezong.
Guo Ziyi had extremely high military ability, but he worked hard for the imperial court and always maintained absolute obedience to the imperial court. This kind of talent with high ability but deep trust in the imperial court became a life-saving straw to save the Tang Dynasty from water and fire. Looking back at history, Guo Ziyi has to say that he is extremely wise.
First, "heterogeneous" martial arts people
Guo Ziyi's father was Guo Jingzhi,the Shouzhou Assassin, who practiced martial arts in his early years and was both literate and martial.
After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he urgently needed to consolidate his rule, inject his own fresh blood into the Tang Dynasty, establish his own image of authority, and begin to recruit talents nationwide, and not only look at the wealth and power, but also adhere to the concept of real talent and practical learning to recruit capable people.
This was a good opportunity for Guo Ziyi, who did not live up to the expectations of his father and family, and entered the career with extraordinary results, serving as the head of the left guard, and starting his thirty-year-long military career as an officer. Later, his official position became larger and larger, and in March of the eighth year of Tianbao, Guo Ziyi was promoted to the rank of Grand General of Zuo Wuwei and was given the title of Zheng Sanpin Purple Robe. Soon after, his mother Lady Wei Guo died in her hometown, and according to ancient customs, Guo Ziyi returned home to observe filial piety for three years.
Guo Ziyi is not as brave and resourceful as other martial artists, he is not straight, he is good at using tactics to win, but he is not as cowardly as a civilian official, his emotional intelligence and IQ are very high, good at communication, and the officials in the dprk have a very good relationship, loyal to the imperial court, can be described as: "out of the mud without staining, Mao Qing lian without demon." ”
His father, Guo Jingzhi, disciplined him severely at a young age, which also made Guo Ziyi read poetry and books from an early age, have a high cultural accumulation, and his ideas were more inclined to the Confucian tradition, catering to the ideological system of that period. From the perspective of that year, Guo Ziyi can also be regarded as a beautiful man of that era, and historical records record that Guo Ziyi was eight buckets tall, had a clear eyebrow, and was very popular, not inferior to Zhao Yun and others in the Three Kingdoms period.
Even a great poet like Li Bai praised him, believing that Guo Ziyi was a great general and had the style of a general.
Although Guo Ziyi was in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, everything seemed to be thriving, but he would often think of possible conflicts and wars, strictly train soldiers and horses, and prepare for future turmoil.
The subsequent Anshi Rebellion brought a huge blow to the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion, and the bloodline of the Tang Dynasty could be continued in the future, and Guo Ziyi was indispensable.
2. The Anshi Rebellion
In the last year of Tang Xuanzong,The Tang Dynasty's Kwantung general An Lushan rebelled with Epic Ming and marched directly into the Tang capital Chang'an, and the tang territory was full of wars, and there were no troops to defend the Central Plains. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, was forced to flee and was forced to kill his beloved concubine Yang Yuhuan, and Li's regime was in jeopardy.
Guo Ziyi was guarding filial piety for his mother at that time, and was "seized" by the imperial court to fight against the rebels and lead the Shuofang army to attack An Lushan. Guo Ziyi killed the rebel general Zhou Wanqing, recovered Shanxi and other vertical lands, opened the East Neck Pass, a major transportation route, and was awarded the title of Imperial History Doctor for his meritorious achievements.
In 756 BC, Guo Ziyi led an army out of the customs and fought against Shi Siming for the imperial court, killing tens of thousands of enemy troops and capturing 5,000, and beheading the pseudo-Taishou Guo Xianxuan. After Shi Siming gathered tens of thousands of troops to reinforce, the Tang army was panicked, and Guo Ziyi judged the situation, believing that Shi Siming had begun to despise the Tang army, and the proud soldiers would be defeated, and Shi Siming's army could be conquered in one battle.
In the great battle with Shi Simingming, Guo Ziyi killed the enemy general and declared that his generals swore to fight to the death until the last person. So they continued to conquer the enemy army. Guo Ziyi fought bloodily during the day and constantly harassed the enemy's camp at night, making it impossible for the enemy to rest and the army's morale was scattered.
The soldiers and horses then broke through the enemy army at Jiashan Mountain, and obtained tens of thousands of first ranks, and Shi Siming escaped by chance. In the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign, Guo Ziyi joined forces with the Hu hui leader Ge Luozhi to lead an army to retake the eastern capital Luoyang, and Guo Ziyi made great military achievements for Li Tang to the point where he had made high merits.
Some people think that Huiyi squeezed too much wealth from the Tang Dynasty after the war, which was the main reason for the decline of the Tang Dynasty from then on, but some people believe that if Guo Ziyi did not invite Hu Jun to enter the customs, the Tang Dynasty would probably cease to exist.
There were rumors in the imperial court that Guo Ziyi wanted to usurp the throne, but a defeat in the near future dispelled this concern of the imperial court.
In 759 AD, Shi Siming sent troops to help An Qingxu and Guo Ziyi to engage, on the same day the strong winds suddenly broke out, both armies were panicked, the Tang army and the rebels were alarmed, the Tang army went south, the rebels retreated to the north, and Guo Ziyi retreated to Heyang.
Guo Ziyi thus retreated to Tang Suzong for his guilt and voluntarily degraded his official position, thus losing his military power, and although Guo Ziyi lost his military power, he still cared about the imperial court, took the overall situation as the most important, and repeatedly advised the imperial court.
It was not until 760 AD that Emperor Suzong of Tang appointed Guo Ziyi as the commander of Ning, and prepared to order Guo Ziyi again to lead troops to fight thieves. In the second year of the first century, the Tang army defeated Mount Yao, Shi Siming attacked Luoyang again, at this time Tang Suzong was critically ill and did not see a hundred officials, ordered Guo Ziyi to see the road, "All the things in Hedong will be entrusted to you" and gave him soldiers and horses, Guo Ziyi arrived in Hedong with extremely tough means, and killed the civil and military officials who were chaotic, so that all the powerful and powerful people in Hedong were in danger and did not dare to make a mistake. When Emperor Tang ascended the throne, the eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen gained great power because he supported Emperor Daizong on the throne, but fearing that the old courtiers in the dynasty could not be subdued, he framed Guo Ziyi many times, and finally Guo Ziyi was deposed and lost his military power again.
Emperor Tang of Tang regretted but was powerless, during which the imperial court appointed Guo Ziyi as Shang Shu Ling, and Guo Ziyi's repeated postponements made Emperor Tang very moved, and specially ordered Shi Chen to record it in the history of the country.
Third, great wisdom is foolishness
Guo Ziyi as a generation of famous generals loyal to the Tang Dynasty, really can be described as a model in the imperial court, compared to the rebellion of An Lushan, Guo Ziyi is more stupid, just imagine if Guo Ziyi rose up together during the AnShi rebellion, then the last straw of the Tang Dynasty will also be broken in an instant, mastering the world is not hand to hand, but Guo Ziyi is not so, he is not stupid, but think more long-term.
Because he knew very well that even if he took the throne, if his name was not justified, he would certainly not be able to go long-term, and it would definitely bring more violent turmoil to the people of the world, and protecting the Tianzi Kuangfu imperial court was the right way, and he was the most clear among many officials and courtiers.
4. Summary
Guo Ziyi's high style and bright festival were deeply appreciated by the imperial court, and even if Guo Ziyi's power fell to the world later, the imperial court would not be jealous, and the imperial court would not be suspicious of the generation. This is the wisdom of Guo Ziyi, who has gained fame and power, but no one is willing to overthrow him, and no one covets him, this kind of life is difficult for us to reach.