The Taiping Guangji's evaluation of Guo Ziyi is: "Power pours over the world and does not envy the dynasty, the master does not doubt the merits of the generation, and the extravagance of the poor desires and the gentleman does not sin."
Thirty years in and out, the four dynasties will not fade
Guo Ziyi was in and out of the company for more than thirty years, and after the favor of the emperors of the four dynasties, he was honored as "Shang Father", and his eight sons and seven sons-in-law were all prominent and wealthy, and they were given a large number of good land properties.
And Guo Ziyi's own life expectancy has reached the advanced age of 85 years old, which is really a very small number in the ancient society with a very short life span, which can be described as "rich and noble life examination, mourning and glory begins." ”
Fearless family fell in the middle of the road, single-handedly saved the empire
When it comes to his origins, after he was originally an official eunuch family, he did not expect that his family was in the middle of the road and his life was depressed in this generation.
Fortunately, he studied hard and learned martial arts, and won the first place in the martial arts examination and became the wu zhuangyuan of the current dynasty.
Later, he was transferred to the remote west, guarding the frontier, and when fighting the enemy army, he often took the lead, defeated the enemy army many times, and made great achievements, which also laid the foundation for his later reuse.
In the later period of Tang Xuanzong, the famous "Anshi Rebellion" occurred in history. An Lushan, Shi Siming and others brought the entire Tang Empire into the "abyss", and the forbidden army was unable to resist, resulting in the fall of the region.
Because Guo Ziyi has always had military merits, coupled with the recommendation of others, he was reused, served as the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu and led the army to fight against the rebels, it can be said that at this time, he was pinned on the future of the entire Tang Dynasty.
Fortunately, he did not live up to the expectations of everyone.
In 756, under the leadership of Guo Ziyi, the imperial court began to gradually grasp the initiative, and finally successfully recovered the two capitals, quelling the "Anshi Rebellion".
After that, Guo Ziyi lobbied hui and successfully united the Hui army to attack Tubo together, and defeated the Tubo coalition army, solving the external crisis of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Guo Ziyi can be described as a famous person, whether in the court or in the people, his prestige is extremely high, even the rebels who were pacified by him respect him, Tubo, Hui and other ministries even regard Guo Ziyi as a god.
Those who bravely shake the Lord are in danger, and those who cover the world are not rewarded
When Guo Ziyi was crumbling in the Tang Dynasty, he almost single-handedly saved the country, and the people thought that he was extremely respected, plus the soldiers and external nationalities respected him very much, which is undoubtedly a typical example of the meritorious lord.
Guo Ziyi's such a powerful and domineering person will inevitably attract the jealousy of his colleagues and the suspicion of the emperor, and eventually he will either be assassinated or exiled.
However, what is surprising is that Guo Ziyi not only became rich and noble for life, but also ended in a long life, but after his death, his descendants also enjoyed glory and wealth.
The reason why the Guo clan can break the law that it has always been difficult for powerful ministers to have a good end should be related to his high emotional intelligence and ability to be a person.
Spending days and nights is helpless, and paper drunken gold fans are fans for survival
By the time he was 80 years old, the palace was still a group of wives and concubines, and whenever there were guests visiting, the concubines would accompany him around, without any shyness, and many people criticized him for many years.
According to the "Old Book of Tang Guo Ziyi Biography", Guo Ziyi's family "good field beautiful utensils, famous garden A hall, sound and color treasures, accumulation of envy, invincible", he often held a variety of luxurious banquets at home, the cost of a banquet can even be as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Not only was he and his family very extravagant in eating and wearing, but even the more than 1,000 servants in the family were also dressed in splendid clothes and rich, and the people in the whole capital knew how rich Guo Ziyi was.
After he was crowned the Queen of Fenyang, the palace was luxurious and luxurious, and he himself made a rule: never close the door, and all people can come and go freely.
This is undoubtedly to show his frankness to the world, to tell people that although the royal palace is luxurious, it has no secrets and no ambitions. This is just to tell the emperor and the world that he has no intention of fame and power.
As the famous scholar Huang Pumin believes: If Guo Ziyi is honest and self-disciplined, clean and self-righteous, perhaps the Guo family will have a fate with Han Xin, who was exterminated
Not to befriend others is to go back with oneself
When Guo Ziyi was a guest on a normal basis, he also always drank from his subordinates who had achieved fame, just like his son and nephew.
Only when Yu Shizhong luqi came to visit, he would always let the concubine maid retire first, and lean on several cases alone to wait for the other party's arrival.
Someone asked Guo Ziyi why he looked at Lu Qi differently?
Guo Ziyi said: "Lu Qi looks strange and ugly, his skin color is blue, and his heart is narrow-minded, the women will definitely laugh at his face when they see him, if Lu Qi is successful, our family will definitely perish!" ”
It is precisely because Guo Ziyi has always treated Lu Qi with courtesy, so Lu Qi has never framed the Guo family, that is, the Guo clan has committed a crime, and Lu Qi will also cover up one or two.
brief summary
As a hero of the Four Dynasties, Guo Ziyi was able to achieve great merit and the Lord was not doubtful, and he was an extremely popular subject and was not jealous, all because Guo Ziyi knew how to behave and do things, and could handle the relationship between the monarch and his colleagues, and he was indeed a person with great wisdom and transparency.
References: Taiping Guangji, Old Book of Tang, Biography of Guo Ziyi