Created the "Rule of Kaiyuan", the life of the popular emperor in history, Tang Xuanzong
introduction
The foundation of the Tang Dynasty for more than two hundred years, since the founding of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, has shown a thriving scene in the early stage. Moreover, after that, there were successive "Zhenguan Rule" and "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era". Although a series of mistakes in the late Tang Dynasty resulted in the dictatorship of eunuchs, eunuchs controlled the court for nearly a hundred years. It is also undeniable that the Tang Dynasty was a rich country in ancient Chinese history, and the Tang Dynasty was once the dream of many literati and inkers. However, Tang Xuanzong, as the founder of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era", was extremely popular, so that posterity has a multi-faceted evaluation of it so far, and his life is vigorous.
First, to create a 50-year Kaiyuan prosperous era, the great deeds of Tang Xuanzong
Tang Xuanzong had just ascended to the throne, because there were very few people in the palace who could be reused. For Tang Xuanzong, there was no one around him to help him, which was a major drawback. Therefore, he reused Song Jing, Yao Chong, and other talents, and vigorously cultivated them around him. After that, they formulated many political policies for Tang Xuanzong and gave him great help. First of all, he tried his best to absorb talents, broadened the source of talents, and humbly accepted the advice of his courtiers, so that he could govern well and the country became more and more powerful. This became the peak of Tang Xuanzong's life, and the arrival of the Kaiyuan prosperous world made the people very supportive of him.
Moreover, after Li Yuan implemented the concept of frugality since the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong also vigorously promoted the idea of economy. However, later, the dictatorship of Wu Zetian made the entire Tang Dynasty extravagant and wasteful, and in order to change the wasteful efforts of the palace ministers and concubines, Tang Xuanzong began to propose savings and letting them save money. In this way, the idea of thrift spread to the people, and the people began to be diligent and thrifty, not to waste arbitrarily, and to be extravagant. Later, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty increased day by day, and the entire Tang Dynasty seemed to be particularly prosperous. Moreover, to a large extent, it also guarantees the people's livelihood, so that the people can live a stable and worry-free life.
Tang Xuanzong always had an annoyance, that is, to select talents. He liked the wise men, and Tang Xuanzong began to advocate culture and religion, and the attitude of the people of the whole country towards the literati was getting better and better, and they were very respectful. Every year, Tang Xuanzong attached great importance to the temple examination, and even personally proctored the examination. This made him pay more and more attention to the attitude of the scribes, and the selection system of talents became more reasonable, adding a large number of useful people to him. The domestic guards and the deployment of the border pass put him on guard, and ordered the samurai to strengthen their training, travel day and night, and implement the conscription system, which greatly consolidated the strength of the border pass.
Second, there are also infatuations in the world, but the royal family cannot escape
In fact, it has long been rumored that the boys of the Li family are very affectionate, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan married the former empress, Tang Taizong Li Shimin married the former dynasty princess, and Tang Xuanzong was obsessed with Yang Guifei. "Three thousand pets in the harem, three thousand pets in one body" refers to Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong.
In fact, Yang Guifei first married his son Li Hat, and after five years, the two were also in love. However, the meeting between Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong made the two fall in love. Tang Xuanzong was obsessed with Yang Guifei's beauty and desperately tried to find a way to take Yang Guifei as a concubine, and many people said that this was not incest? How incredible it is for a woman who is in love with her son and wants to snatch it up and marry her. Many people did not understand that Tang Xuanzong was so fond of Yang Guifei that he had never made her empress.
Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei
The Tang Dynasty has always believed in "fat is beautiful", at that time Yang Guifei was still somewhat plump, but her posture was very beautiful, and she was also proficient in music and dance, which greatly attracted Tang Xuanzong. Building Huaqing Pond for her and transporting fresh lychees for her from thousands of miles away, the two of them have been drunk on paper and gold, singing night and night, which made Tang Xuanzong overjoyed. Moreover, it caused the situation that "the king will not be early in the future", Tang Xuanzong's move was resisted by the ministers of the court, and Yang Guifei was also spurned by the people. But the love story of the two of them is also very tragic, and it has been passed down to this day, and Yang Guifei's red face and thin life have been given to die in Ma Songpo. Yang Guifei's death made him very sad, and even later in order to find Yang Guifei's soul, he did not hesitate to hear the legend of the ghost god and let the warlocks look for it. In fact, it is also extremely unfair for a woman to die because of the opposition of her subjects, but Tang Xuanzong is the king, and he is carrying the people of the world, not her alone.
brief summary
Bai Juyi once wrote "Long Hate Song" and spent a lot of time describing the love story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, the love of "in heaven wishing to be a bird with wings, in the earth wishing to be Lian Lizhi", the love between them is destined to be so, Tang Xuanzong as a king is concerned about the people, need to do his duty. Although Yang Guifei was a woman, she should share tang Xuanzong's worries, not sing songs night and night. If they were not so drunk and extravagant, perhaps the ministers would not have had much resistance to them. The most important thing is that Tang Xuanzong himself did not maintain his original intention, the situation of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" no longer existed, and the chaos of An Shi in the later period became a stain on his life. This mercurial emperor has passed away in the hearts of the people and has become a grain of sand in the long river of history.
References: History of Tang Dynasty, Zizhi Tongjian
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