History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In 685, Li Longji was born in Luoyang, his father Li Dan was made emperor by his grandmother Wu Zetian, but had no real power, Li Longji was made the King of Chu at the age of 3, and was inherited to Li Hong, the eldest son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, at the age of 5, his father Li Dan was deposed from the throne, and his grandmother Wu Zetian ascended the throne as emperor.
In 693, Li Longji's mother, Concubine Dou, was framed and secretly executed, not knowing where the bones were buried, and in the same year, Li Dan almost died, and Li Longji was imprisoned in the palace for 7 years.
After the Shenlong coup, the crown prince Li Xian became emperor, and Li Longji secretly gathered talented and brave men to develop his power in the emperor's pro-army. But Li Xian's temperament was weak, so how could he live in this complicated palace?
In 710, Li Xian was poisoned by his own empress Dowager Wei and his daughter Princess Anle, at this time not only Empress Wei and Princess Anle wanted to emulate Wu Zetian, Li Longji's aunt Princess Taiping also wanted to be emperor, Li Longji first cooperated with Princess Taiping to solve the power of Empress Wei and Princess Anle, and then preemptively killed Princess Taiping.
In the second year of The First Heaven (713), the 29-year-old Li Longji ascended the throne as emperor and became Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Although the love story between Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei has always been famous, Tang Xuanzong's political skills cannot be ignored, and if he really trusts anyone, it is probably only himself, but he also needs talents and needs someone to be his knife.
An Lushan was born into a wizarding family, and when Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne, he was only 10 years old, and in this year he fled the Turks with the son of the general An Daomai, and was later caught by Zhang Shoujue, who was then the Governor of Youzhou, for stealing sheep, and was originally going to be beaten to death, but An Lushan was brave and bold, but Zhang Shoujue was impressed and accepted as a righteous son.
And An Lushan from a thief to the emperor's side of the red man, naturally there is a distance, but An Lushan this person especially understands the world, there is nothing that can not be solved with money, after becoming an official, with money, An Lushan bribed the officials with generous gifts, under the praise of the official's words, An Lushan attracted the attention of Tang Xuanzong.
The chancellor Li Linfu was also a personal master, and blindly pandered to Tang Xuanzong, so he joined other officials in saying good things about An Lushan, and An Lushan also admired Li Linfu very much, thinking that he knew everything like a god. It is reasonable to say that An Lushan is full of wind and water, powerful and powerful, how can he not think of rebelling when he is old? Have you ever thought about the addiction of being an emperor, in fact, the main reason is not this, historians have studied and said: In other words, you also have to rebel.
And this is to talk about the open struggle between Tang Xuanzong and the crown prince Li Heng, Li Heng was not born at a good time, so Li Longji, who was not yet the emperor, thought about beating this child, but after thinking about it, in the end, he did not do so, but added a guilt to Li Heng.
Li Ying, who was originally the crown prince, that is, Li Heng's brother Li Ying, was deposed and killed after being framed for rebellion, and the 27-year-old Li Heng was made crown prince, but at this time, Li Longji was more than 50 years old, and most of his body had been buried, but was he willing to leave the throne and give up the power in his hands?
Li Longji definitely did not want to, and Li Heng was going to inherit his position in the future, his wings were gradually full, and he had a very good friendship with Wang Zhongsi, who was then the envoy of the four towns of Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong, and Li Longji could not avoid suspicion.
Li Linfu, as Li Longji's "intimate little cotton jacket", watched the master's actions, so he carried out various blows against the crown prince Li Heng, and An Lushan belonged to Li Linfu's camp, and was entrusted by Tang Xuanzong with a heavy responsibility and was made the king of Dongping County.
According to the Old Book of Tang and the Biography of An Lushan, "When An Lushan was in the dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong ordered him to see the crown prince, and Lushan did not worship. Left and right, Lushan Gongli said: "Subjects and Hu people, do not practice court etiquette, do not know what kind of official the prince is?" Shang: "This prince also!" Long live the thousand autumns, and the generation of the Emperor Ru is also. Lu Shan said: "The subject is foolish, but he knows that there is his majesty, but he does not know that there is a prince." 'Last resort, then bye.' Believe in it, love it. ”
From this incident, it can be seen that An Lushan is very good at slapping horses, and although Tang Xuanzong may be reprimanded on the face, he still likes to hear such words in his heart, and indirectly reflects An Lushan's belief that Li Heng is unlikely to become emperor in the future, otherwise the prince will be offended at this time, and the future prince will be the emperor, and it is An Lushan who will suffer.
However, in 753, Li Linfu died of illness, at this time Tang Xuanzong was also 68 years old, almost dying, Li Heng was still the crown prince, An Lushan thought of Tang Xuanzong's death, Li Heng ascended the throne, how will he be in? He felt his scalp tingle, so he decided to rebel, and if the rebellion succeeded, then he would be the emperor and enjoy the supreme power; if he lost, it would be a dead end anyway.
In 755, An Lushan rebelled from Fanyang, and the An Shi Rebellion broke out.