When it comes to the treacherous villains of the Tang Xuanzong period, Li Linfu ranks first, and Yang Guozhong is definitely ranked second, and these two people have a common characteristic, that is, the heart of a villain and good at flattery.
Li Linfu was able to climb from an unknown low-level official to the position of prime minister, relying on his superb means of deception.
Similarly, Yang Guozhong was also a wine bag rice bag, and he had no talent himself, relying on Yang Guifei to get the favor of Tang Xuanzong, so he took the opportunity to ascend to the throne and also killed his predecessor Li Linfu.
It is precisely because of the existence of these villains that the Tang Dynasty is gradually declining, and eventually the empire collapses and the glory is no longer there.
And Yang Guozhong, who has committed many evil deeds, has also made a shameful thing that makes the world laugh, and he is wearing a green hat, shouting providence, and laughing generously.
Debauchery and contempt for kinship
The young Yang Guozhong can be said to be a scoundrel, although he and Yang Yuhuan are both children of eunuchs, but because of Yang Guozhong's debauchery, he does not learn any techniques and is despised by his relatives.
However, Yang Guozhong was also very good at business and research, and when he was thirty or thirty years old, he went to Shudi to join the army, and under the continuous management, he actually served as a lieutenant of Xindu County.
At this time, Yang Guozhong's life improved, but because of his daily expenditure, he could not make ends meet, and although he had an official body, he was still destitute.
After the expiration of his term of office, in order to live, he had to rely on the local haoqiang to maintain his livelihood, and with the help of the local arrogance and little Zhongtong, Yang Guozhong served as a lieutenant of Fufeng County, so that Yang Guozhong could maintain his own life.
The Yang clan was also a large clan during the Sui and Tang dynasties, Yang Yuhuan's great-grandfather Yang Wang served as the Shangzhu State of the Sui Dynasty, the official Shangshu, etc., and his father Yang Xuanyan served as the Shu Prefecture Sihu.
In general, the Yang clan is still relatively prosperous, so in the face of such an unruly descendant as Yang Guozhong, the Yang clan has always been relatively repulsive.
The reason why Yang Guozhong was able to have a future soaring Yellow Tengda was not entirely because the Yang sisters continued to make recommendations and good words in front of Tang Xuanzong, and they also had a significant relationship with The powerful Anderson Yu Zhongtong, whom he had turned to when he was seeking a way to survive in Shudi.
Xianyu Zhongtong and the Jiannan Jiedu at that time made Zhang Qiu and Qiong have a good relationship, and at this time Li Linfu controlled the government and excluded Zhang Qiu and Qiong.
Just at this time, the Yang sisters entered the palace to gain favor, and Li Linfu's backstage had also fallen, so Zhang Qiu and Qiong Qiong wanted to make friends with the Yang sisters, so they asked Xian Yu Zhongtong to find someone to go to the capital to make friends with the Yang family.
Xian Yu Zhongtong recommended Yang Guozhong, on the one hand, Yang Guozhong was a member of the Yang clan, although he was not welcomed, but it was easier to get close to the Yang sisters.
In addition, although Yang Guozhong was a debauchery, he was tall and good-looking, and he was very suitable for being an envoy.
So Zhang Qiu and Qiong qiong gave Yang Guozhong a lot of money and goods, and let him operate regularly, which was also the beginning of Yang Guozhong's status climbing.
Failure to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means
Yang Guozhong, who came to the capital, did two things, one was his duty, that is, to go to the Yang sisters. First, the Yang sisters and Yang Guozhong have clan relatives, and it is also convenient to meet.
Second, Yang Guozhong represents Zhang Qiu and Qiong, but is a powerful party, and the Yang clan will naturally not fail to receive them.
When Yang Guozhong handed over the money to the Yang clan, the cooperative relationship between the two sides was formed, and Yang Yuhuan and others often mentioned Yang Guozhong in front of Xuanzong, constantly paving the way for Yang Guozhong.
At this time, Emperor Xuanzong favored Yang Guifei, and naturally looked at Yang Guozhong's eyes, and soon let him serve as the right Jinwu guard Cao to join the army, and he could also enter and leave the palace at will.
Of course, Yang Shi and others were in the harem, and it was not enough to help Yang Guozhong above the court.
Therefore, Yang Guozhong also worked Li Linfu, the powerful minister at that time, and Li Linfu saw that Yang Guozhong was trying to please him, and did not care, thinking that he would not pose a threat to himself, so he constantly promoted Yang Guozhong above the court.
After that, Yang Guozhong went smoothly and ascended all the way, and even within a year, he held several positions and became an important courtier.
At this time, Li Linfu also saw Yang Guozhong's threat to himself and wanted to suppress Yang Guozhong, but at this time, Yang Guozhong's palace was supported by Yang's sisters, and he was a heavy minister in the court, and no one could compare at all.
It is too late for Li Linfu to suppress it now, and Yang Guozhong is also going to send Li Linfu to the trial bench.
After Li Linfu's death, Yang Guozhong framed him for rebellion, rebellion and other crimes, resulting in Li Linfu's coffin being excavated after his death, and his family property confiscated and his descendants exiled.
After Li Linfu's death, Yang Guozhong became a veritable first power minister, and at this time, Xuanzong was addicted to wine and paid no attention to the government, and Yang Guozhong took advantage of this opportunity to act arbitrarily and cause chaos to the imperial program.
Dream of the child, green hat high wear
Yang Guozhong's most shameful thing is that he wears a green hat and does not know it, Yang Guozhong often goes out after gaining power, his work is busy, and he often goes out for a year and a half.
Once Yang Guozhong went out for a year, but when he returned, he found that his wife was pregnant, and he knew that Yang Guozhong was wearing a green hat at a glance.
However, after Yang Guozhong returned, Yang Guozhong's wife, in order to conceal the truth, said to Yang Guozhong: "This is born in my dream, and this is caused by providence." ”
Unexpectedly, Yang Guozhong actually believed it, and even compared his son to Liu Bang, because the legend that Liu Bang was the child of Liu Bang's mother and jiaolong had a good meaning.
Such a superstitious Yang Guozhong was naturally ridiculed by others, and his family could not laugh at his behavior, after the birth of the child, Yang Guozhong not only did not blame, but also very much loved the child.
Of course, everyone knows Yang Guozhong's fate, after the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the entire Chang'an region was in chaos.
Tang Xuanzong originally thought that with the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, he should be able to deal with these rebellions easily, but at this time, the court had long been decayed, the eunuchs were in turmoil, and the traitorous regime was unable to resist at all.
The rebels easily broke through tongguan, at which point Tang Xuanzong realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly fled west with Yang Guifei and others.
However, at this time, the soldiers of the army had long been dissatisfied with the behavior of the Yang clan, and just after leaving Chang'an, they stagnated and asked to kill Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong.
Yang Guifei committed suicide, and Yang Guozhong was also hacked to death by angry generals, ending his ridiculous life.
summary
Zhang Jue once said: The security of the country depends on the discussion. In the past, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, formerly ruled by Yao Chong, Song Jingze, and later by Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, led to the fall of the country.
It can be seen how serious the consequences of the mistake in the employment of personnel are, although the Anshi Rebellion was put down, but the national fortunes of the Tang Dynasty have been seriously injured.
After that, no matter how hard they tried, the chaos that had formed a harmful clan town could not be stopped, and the whole country began to decline.
Whether it is Li Linfu or Yang Guozhong, what they have done is harmful to the country and has no benefit; they have nepotism, monopolized the government and government, deceived and deceived, and ultimately caused the scourge of the Anshi Chaos, resulting in great chaos in the world, the people's lack of livelihood, and countless deaths and injuries.