As the two chancellors during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, both Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong were considered by posterity to bear unshirkable responsibility for the decline of the national fortunes. So as far as the two of them are concerned, who plays a greater role in harm has always been a matter of opinion. In fact, it is not difficult to find an answer to the specific performance of the two.
First, let's look at Li Linfu. His ability to become prime minister was not unrelated to his background of royal family, and his great-grandfather was Li Yuan's cousin Li Shuliang. When Li Longji was emperor, he served as prime minister for the longest time, reaching 19 years. When it comes to his harm, many people point to the reuse of Hu Jiang, believing that this is exactly the disease of raising tigers, and An Lushan has also been able to develop it.
Next, let's look at Yang Guozhong. Although his origin is not small, the ancestors can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty of the Taiwei Yang Zhen, but what really made him sit on the high position of prime minister was because of Yang Yuhuan's nepotism. This prime minister was not made the Duke of Weiguo, and the number of official titles on his body added up to more than forty. However, his performance was very poor, and the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion was also directly related to him.
From the perspective of Li Linfu himself, he is indeed not a righteous gentleman, he is completely a man of honey and swords, and his official quality is quite bad. However, when he was the prime minister, looking at the entire Tang Dynasty and the wilderness, no one was his opponent, and even When An Lushan saw him, he had to go forward and backward, and did his best to flatter Ah Chen's ability, so at that time, the saying that "Li Linfu did not die, An Lushan did not rebel" was by no means empty.
From An Lushan's own point of view, the reason why he had such a high position was mainly to rely on Li Linfu's power. He had also seen Li Linfu's methods of eliminating dissidents, and coupled with Li Linfu's beatings on him from time to time, An Lushan had no intention of rebellion at all. However, Yang Guozhong was different, and his harm to the Tang Dynasty could be seen from two things, especially li Linfu.
The first was that he came forward to falsely accuse his deceased ex of his attempts to rebel. Through this incident, Li Linfu's descendants were bloodily purged. It is worth mentioning that in this matter, An Lushan is also a participant. He also used this to grow a grudge that had been suppressed by the other side for many years, and at the same time suppressed the different forces in the military, which naturally benefited a lot.
The second was the deterioration of his conflict with An Lushan. It was precisely because he did not have the ability to subdue his opponent, but he wanted to suppress his opponent, and even always took the favor of the noble concubine, ran to the emperor and bit it, and finally forced An Lushan to rebel. Unlike Li Linfu, who is still a capable and skilled person, Yang Guozhong is completely overwhelmed, and his harm is also the greatest.