People advance the Tang Dynasty in ancient China and always think of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. It is a fact that the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, but not all periods of the Tang Dynasty were prosperous. Of course, before the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was already in a period of ascension, and during the reign of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, there was already a prosperous situation of the Wanbang Dynasty, and history called Tang Taizong Li Shimin's reign as the rule of Zhenguan. The Tang Dynasty can naturally be inseparable from the support of the dynasty within the dynasty, during which the economy was prosperous, the military was strong, the mind was open, and the comprehensive national strength was leading the world, and the Tang Dynasty was the world's first veritable country at that time.
To what extent was the Tang Dynasty's mind open? To take a well-known example, the Tang Dynasty appeared in this period of time, the only female emperor in history, Wu Zetian. It is said that the social status of women in ancient China was low, but this was not the case during the Tang Dynasty, and women had a certain social status during this period. From the possibility of a female emperor, it can be seen that women in the Tang Dynasty were accepted by people. Empress Wu Zetian can become an emperor, in addition to her own super high political means, but also inseparable from the support of the people of the Tang Dynasty, just imagine if the ideology is conservative, Wu Zetian even if he has a high political level can not be displayed. After the death of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty ushered in the emperor who took him to the peak after the death of Wu Zetian, and this emperor was Li Longji, the Emperor of Tang Xuanzong. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang brought the Tang Dynasty to its peak, and history calls this period the Kaiyuan Dynasty prosperous. Unfortunately, everything will inevitably decline after reaching its peak, and the same is true for a dynasty. When the monarchs of the Tang Dynasty were still immersed in the life of the Heavenly Dynasty, a disaster that changed the direction of the history of the Tang Dynasty was quietly coming, and this disaster directly destroyed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, which was the famous Anshi Rebellion in history.
This disaster is not serious, so why name this disaster the Anshi Rebellion? What does the word Anshi mean?
The reason why this disaster was named the Anshi Rebellion is because the two protagonists who led the disaster were called An Lushan and Shi Siming, so historians referred to this disaster as the Anshi Rebellion, and the word Anshi is also the abbreviation of the names of the two people. An Lushan and Shi Siming personally buried the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and caused an uproar in the Tang Dynasty, and the two can be regarded as a generation of tyrants. So why did these two people let go of the prosperity, but instead wanted to rebel? If you want to find out the reason, you have to talk about Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, who has a close relationship with the two of them.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, a very famous emperor in Chinese history, seized power from Empress Wei and Princess Anle after Wu Zetian's death. Subsequently, he defeated Princess Taiping in a political struggle, and the fall of Princess Taiping allowed Li Longji to completely secure the emperor's throne. Li Longji, who had just sat on the emperor's throne, deeply felt that it was very difficult to obtain this position, and since he had taken the position of emperor, he was responsible for the people of the world. Therefore, when Li Longji first took the throne, he worked diligently, selected talents, and reformed the administration of officials. The national strength of the Tang Dynasty was significantly improved during this period, and watching the thriving Tang Dynasty Tang Xuanzong Li Longji's mentality begin to change, he had now secured the emperor's throne and enjoyed the pleasure of exercising his rights. He began to indulge himself, like ordinary people, the source of the initial degeneration was always procrastination, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji began to slack off the government, and spent the time he had spent in the harem with his previous time dealing with the government. The so-called country cannot be left without a monarch for a day, and the government and government always need to be dealt with, and Li Longji deeply feels that the heavy government has seriously affected his enjoyment of life. So Tang Xuanzong Li Longji began to look for a substitute, this stand-in is the person who can help him deal with the government, this person must be a trustworthy person, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji himself is also afraid of being pushed off the throne. Left and right to find Yang Guozhong, everyone may not have any impression of Yang Guozhong, but must have heard of his sister, Yang Guozhong's sister is the famous beauty Yang Yuhuan. Tang Xuanzong chose to reuse Yang Guozhong because he loved Yang Yuhuan, loved Wu and Wu, Yang Guozhong did not have the ability to handle the government, but what he was best at was to shoot Tang Xuanzong Li Longji's ass, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was like sitting in the clouds under Yang Guozhong's praise, and there was also the careful service of the beautiful Yang Guifei around him, so naturally there was no kung fu to take care of the government. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was also reassured about Yang Guozhong, and all the government affairs were left to Yang Guozhong to deal with. If it is a dog, it is mostly a wolf, and Yang Guozhong is no exception, he pats Tang Xuanzong's ass all day, but treats the courtiers very strictly. He was dictatorial, arrogant and extravagant, and made the entire imperial court a smoke and smoke, and at this time, Tang Xuanzong was immersed in the gentle countryside all day long. Although Tang Xuanzong Li Longji did not pay much attention to the politics of the dynasty at this time, after all, he had only sat on the throne after a brutal political struggle, and his basic political literacy was still there. Although he allowed Yang Guozhong to monopolize power in the court, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji also cultivated another force, the leader of which was An Lushan. Yang Guozhong and An Lushan did not get along harmoniously, which was exactly what Tang Xuanzong wanted to see, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji did not want a single family to be dominant, all of them cultivated two forces, and he himself was in the middle. Yang Guozhong was a civilian official, while An Lushan was a military general, and one article and one martial were incompatible, this political pattern was actually deliberately created by Tang Xuanzong, but Tang Xuanzong did not calculate one thing in his calculations, that is, Xiu cai met bing. Yang Guozhong was very dissatisfied with An Lushan, believing that the appearance of An Lushan had affected his position in Tang Xuanzong's heart, and he hoped that He could get rid of An Lushan, and An Lushan was naturally not a vegetarian, so he immediately took measures. Yang Guozhong was a civilian official who could only use his lips and at most engage in assassination, and An Lushan was different.
When the two forces could not be reconciled, An Lushan directly chose to rebel. Because of Tang Xuanzong's trust, An Lushan held the most elite armed forces of the Tang Dynasty, which was originally used to protect the Tang Dynasty, but finally raised the butcher knife to the Tang Dynasty, and this sharp knife directly cut through the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty, and also cut off the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
An Lushan led his troops to directly attack Chang'an City, while Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guozhong could only flee in a hurry. While passing through Ma Songyi, the generals finally couldn't stand Yang Guozhong, believing that Yang Guozhong was the culprit for forcing An Lushan to rebel, and demanded that Tang Xuanzong must kill Yang Guozhong and his sister Yang Guifei. After Yang Guozhong learned the news, his soul was in danger, and he was about to escape when he got on his horse, but he could run away there, and he was killed by the hateful soldiers before he ran far.
The death of the political enemy Yang Guozhong did not make An Lushan put down the butcher's knife, Yang Guozhong was just an excuse for An Lushan to rebel, and the fundamental reason for An Lushan's rebellion was to overthrow The Tang Dynasty himself as emperor. In fact, he was also doing this, and soon after the capture of Chang'an, he ascended the throne and became emperor, establishing a pseudo-Yan regime, and the matter ended here.
When the emperor established the country, An Lushan was satisfied, we know that the anshi rebellion in history was quelled, as the culprit An Lushan naturally did not last long to be emperor, so what is the end of a generation of tyrants An Lushan? The answer is lamentable, An Lushan was killed by his own son.
For those of us living in peacetime, it is naturally difficult to understand the behavior of this beast. But it is not difficult to understand in the chaotic world of ancient times, when the huge power is placed in front of you, what kind of affection and love are not worth mentioning. After An Lushan became emperor, his eyes had problems, which were so serious that he could not see anything, plus he himself was very obese and had difficulty in moving, and he could only sit paralyzed on the bed all day. When the emperor was very suspicious, especially a semi-deposed emperor like An Lushan, the huge sense of crisis made An Lushan's temper become more and more grumpy, and he scolded the eunuchs around him. Not only that, he was also very fond of a concubine in the harem, who also gave birth to a son for An Lushan, and under the wind of this concubine's pillow, the dim-witted An Lushan wanted to change the candidate for the crown prince. At this time, the crown prince was An Qingxu, the second son of An Lushan, and when An Qingxu learned that his father was going to replace himself, An Qingxu wanted to be the first to be strong. So An Qingxu united with the eunuch who was beaten and scolded by An Lushan day by day, and killed his father in the palace. An Lushan's eyes could not see, and his movement was inconvenient, so it was not difficult to kill him. In this way, after everything was ready, An Qingxu announced the death of An Lushan and announced that he would inherit the position of emperor of the false Yan.
In this way, An Lushan finally died at the hands of his son, but An Qingxu did not take long to be proud, and soon after he was killed by Shi Siming. Coincidentally, Shi Siming, who was called an anthonymity by An Lushan, was also killed by his own son. This has to make people sigh, in the chaotic world, what benevolence and morality are empty words, of course, An Lushan and Shi Siming can also be regarded as evil and evil retribution.