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Tang Suzong Hengli (711-5 19762) was the third son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and the seventh emperor of the Tang Dynasty (except Wu Zetian and Shang Emperor, he was in office from1August 2756 to19762). Rui Zongjingyun was born on September 3rd of the second year (7 1 1) and was made a prince in the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738). After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, they fled to Chengdu with Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, passing through Mayi Post Station. The sergeant mutinied, killed Yang, and forced Xuanzong to die for Yang Guifei. Ma Wei people prevented Xuanzong from staying, but Xuanzong refused, and Hengli stayed. In the same year, he ascended the throne on July 12 of the lunar calendar, and Xuanzong was honored as the emperor's father. Tang Suzong reigned for only six years, and died in May of 19762 at the age of 52. Temple name Su Zong, posthumous title civilized emperor Xiao Xuan, was buried in Jianling.
Tang Suzong Hengli, formerly known as Gui Li, was once named Zhongjun. In 738 AD, he was made a prince and renamed Hengli. After the mutiny, Ma was appointed by Xuanzong as the marshal of the military forces in the world, and he was in charge of Shuofang and Hedong. Pinglu our time, responsible for counter-insurgency. Tang Xuanzong continued to flee to the west. Being left behind by the people, he parted ways with Xuanzong and went north to Lingwu.
On July 12, 756 AD, Hengli ascended the throne in Lingwu, which was called Su Zong in history. In June of the second year of Zhide (AD 757) and June+October of 65438, the capital Chang 'an and the eastern capital Luoyang were recovered. Tang Suzong once agreed with the Uighur soldiers: "On the day of the city, the land and scholars will return to the Tang Dynasty, and the gold silk and children will return to Uighur." Luoyang suffered great damage.
In September of the first year of Gan Yuan (AD 758), Tang Suzong ordered Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi of Hedong to lead an army of 600,000 to besiege Xiangzhou and crusade against An Qingxu. Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi have the greatest exploits and the highest prestige among the soldiers who participated in the war for nine times. Su Zong didn't want to hand over the military power to them, so he didn't set up a commander-in-chief, but only appointed eunuch Yu Chaoen as the "commander-in-chief" to command the army and command the overall situation. An Lushan led Shi Siming to rescue An Qingxu with 6.5438+0.3 million yuan. In the second year of Gan Yuan (AD 759).
In Jing Yun for two years (7 1 1), Su Heng was born in the East Palace Hall, formerly known as Heisheng, and later changed his name many times. The name of Hengli was newly adopted in Tianbao Sannian (744) and has not changed since then, so it is customary to call him Hengli.
Tang Suzong
His mother, Yang, was born in Yangjia, Huayin, Hongnong (now Shaanxi), and is a famous family in Guanlong area. Yang's great-grandfather Yang Shida was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, and his father was the courtier of Zuyin. It is worth mentioning that Wu Zetian's biological mother is Yang Shida's daughter. If you count from Wu Zetian's mother, Yang is one generation older than others, this kind of marriage relationship between different classes is not uncommon in the royal family.
In the first year of Jing Yun (7 10), just a few days before he married Yang Shicheng, Li Longji was just made a prince. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, Prince Li Chenggan was fond of debauchery. Because he was too happy to love someone, Emperor Taizong was furious and was finally deposed. It is for this reason that Li Longji was anxious, so he asked his subordinates to secretly get some abortifacients, intending to strangle this little life in his mother's womb, but the reasoning didn't work.
After birth, she can't live with her biological mother Yang. Because Yang is only the princess of the prince, and the princess is the king who later became Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the hierarchical court, the position of the crown princess (wife) is much superior to that of other concubines. At this time, the crown princess has not yet given birth, and Yang consciously moved under the princess, afraid to enjoy motherhood alone. Wang took it with him, caring for him and loving him, which was "born of love".
Origin bloodline
Li Yao → Li Fang → Xiliang Wu Zhao Wang Lifang (also known as Li Hao) → Xiliang Queen Xin Li → Li → Li Xi → Li Tianxi (also known as Li Tianci) → Wild silkworm potato → Li Fang → Tang Gaozu Li Yuan → Emperor Taizong Li Shimin → Tang Gaozong Li Zhi → (Wuhou Wu Zetian) → Li Hong → Tang Zhong.
In the second year (7 1 1), Su Heng was born in the hall of the East Palace. His first name was Heisheng, and later he changed his name many times. The name of Hengli was newly adopted in Tianbao Sannian (744) and has not changed since then, so it is customary to call him Hengli.
His mother, Yang, was born in Yangjia, Huayin, Hongnong (now Shaanxi), and is a famous family in Guanlong area. Yang's great-grandfather Yang Shida was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, and his father was the courtier of Zuyin. It is worth mentioning that Wu Zetian's biological mother is Yang Shida's daughter. If you count from Wu Zetian's mother, Yang is one generation older than others, this kind of marriage relationship between different classes is not uncommon in the royal family.
In the first year of Jing Yun (7 10), just a few days before he married Yang Shicheng, Li Longji was just made a prince. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, Prince Li Chenggan was fond of debauchery. Because he was too happy to love someone, Emperor Taizong was furious and was finally deposed. It is for this reason that Li Longji was anxious, so he asked his subordinates to secretly get some abortifacients, intending to strangle this little life in his mother's womb, but the reasoning didn't work.
After birth, she can't live with her biological mother Yang. Because Yang was only the princess of the prince, and the princess was later the king of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the hierarchical court, the position of the crown princess (wife) is much superior to that of other concubines. At this time, the crown princess has not yet given birth, and Yang consciously moved under the princess, afraid to enjoy motherhood alone. Wang took it with him, caring for him and loving him, which was "born of love".
Folding juvenile training
In the first month of the third year of Kaiyuan (7 15), Li Ying, his second brother, was named Crown Prince. In the first month of the second year, he worshipped Hengli for Anxi lord protector, appeased the envoys of Hedong, Shanhaiguan and Longyou, and made their own agreements. He only served as a remote leader and did not take office. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has set an example for kings to lead our times. This year, Li was 6 years old. Xuanzong specially appointed a master for the princes to teach them to learn. Fortunately, he, Lu Xiang, Huang and other celebrities have taken care of him, and his cultural knowledge and accomplishment have been rapidly improved.
In November of the 13th year of Kaiyuan (725), Xuanzong held a amenorrhea ceremony in Taishan. After he returned to China, he built a huge mansion in ankokuji, a garden city in the east, which was called the "House of Ten Kings". Xuanzong placed the grown-up prince in the house of ten kings, where the kings lived in branches and eunuchs served as supervisors to manage the daily activities of the kings. When Hengli lived in the house of ten kings as a loyal king, he was a handsome boy 15 years old.
Su Zong lived in the Ten Kings Mansion for 13 years, until he was appointed as the Crown Prince in June of the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738). This is the decision made by Xuanzong after considering the abolition of Prince Ying.
In the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738), the Book of Making Hengli the Crown Prince was promulgated on June 3rd, and the ceremony of awarding the book was held on July 2nd. Webster was also registered as the Crown Princess on July 12.
Folding prince
From the moment it was pushed to the political front, Hengli was surrounded by obvious political threats. This threat first came from China's Prime Minister Lee. After the end of Kaiyuan, Li, and later Yang and other prime ministers became the most threatening political forces to the Prince.
In the contest and struggle between Li and the prince, Xuanzong's inner world is worth exploring. Xuanzong hardly stood up to contain or prevent the repeated impact of Prime Minister Li on the Prince, which shows that he does not want to see the Prince full-fledged and expanding his power. For Hengli, it is hard to say what a blessing it is to grow up in a peaceful and prosperous era and be the heir of an emperor with great sense of accomplishment and self-confidence. Perhaps, in the heart of Hengli, there will be some faint sadness from time to time. However, during the turn of the century in 1978, as the crown prince, Hengli was somewhat depressed, which was the most stable period in his political life. During this period, Li's various blows were not serious enough to endanger his status as a prince, and the discussion and speculation about conferring the crown prince in the court temporarily decreased. Xuanzong knew the political capital of Hengli, the third son of the emperor who grew up in the parents of the Ten Kings, so he was not worried about him. Xuanzong also didn't want to deprive Hengli of his inheritance, because he abandoned his third son that day. At least before the end of the fourth year of Tianbao (745), Hengli had a rare good time with the glory of the Tang Dynasty.
The fifth year of Tianbao (746) was really eventful for Prince Hengli. This year, Prince Heng's relatively quiet life was broken. From then on, in his political career, he could never find the former peace and tranquility.
Folding regime struggle
In the first month of the fifth year of Tianbao (746), my ambassador to Longyou, Huang Weiming, who was loyal to Wang You, also led my ambassador to Hexi, and came to Chang 'an, the capital, to dedicate the spoils of the crusade against Tubo to Xuanzong, and to associate with Prince Heng. Huangfu Weiming made it clear to Xuanzong that Li should be removed from his post and praised his talent. The involvement of Bian Jiang Huangfu Weiming made the secret contest between the two sides suddenly become an open secret. After learning about the secret performance of Huangfu Weiming, Li took advantage of the prime minister's favorable position and began to arrange counterattacks, and accelerated the pace of action. At this time, Yang Shenxi became a member of Li's anti-Prince Group.
Yang Shen, the great-grandson of Yang Di Yang Guang, Emperor Yangdi, was famous for his political ability because he worked as a cashier in Taifu. Li felt that this person was available, so he made an exception and promoted him, and intended to let him take the place of the Prince Group. Wei Jian is the younger brother of the Crown Princess. He has a younger sister, the fifth son, the concubine of Li, the fifth brother of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In other words, our sisters married Sue and his uncle Heng respectively.
Fold the disaster of three ordinary people
In the fifth year of Tianbao (746), on the fifteenth day of the first month, on the night of Yuanxiao, the wind was clear and the moon was bright, and the prince traveled constantly and met him in the street. After that, Wei Jian hurried to see Huang Weiming for a night tour and went to the Jinlong Taoist Temple in Chongren Square in the city. As two princesses and a handsome border town, meeting in the evening and in private will definitely give Prime Minister Li Ke an opportunity. Sure enough, this very secret operation did not escape Li's spying. Li immediately asked Cheng Yangshen in the suggestion to write a report saying that he was a relative of the country and should not be impeached on the grounds of "repaying kindness". Li told Tang Xuanzong that they had a conspiracy, "to establish a prince", and Tang Xuanzong had to perform it and did not hesitate to submit it to the court for trial. Li got the order, so he instructed his intelligence to commit a crime and wanted to involve the prince. Although Xuanzong also suspected that Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming had a plot, he didn't want to involve the prince easily. The lessons of "three evils" are too profound. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty didn't want to enlarge Wei Jian's case and demanded that it be closed immediately, so he was demoted to the satrap of Jinyun County (now Zhejiang) by the minister of punishments on the charge of "hard work", while Huang Weiming was dismissed from Hexi and Longyou as the satrap of Bochuan County (now Zunyi, Guizhou) on the charge of "alienating the monarch and his subjects" and registered. This kind of treatment is limited to punishment and Huang Weiming's personal fault, and there is no intention to target Prince Heng. The relieving of Huangfu Weiming was handed over to Wang Zhongsi, North China and Hedong. Wang Zhongsi had a close relationship with Prince Heng, which was well known in the imperial court. As a result, the prince was always narrowly missed, but he was helpless.
However, the situation reversed, and the minefield suddenly pushed Prince Heng into a dangerous situation. It turned out that after Wei Jian was demoted, his younger brother would ask Wei Lan, a junior craftsman, and Wei Zhi, a minister of war, to redress his grievances. In order to achieve their goal, they also cited Prince Heng as a witness. Who knows this, Xuanzong was furious. Things suddenly became complicated. When Prince Heng saw this scene, he was very scared. In order to escape the relationship between himself and the Wei Jian brothers, he immediately went to the table to defend himself and asked his father to allow them to divorce on the grounds that he was "incompatible with Feiwei" to show that "the law was not abolished by relatives". Xuanzong deliberately comforted Prince Heng and allowed him to divorce Webster and break off relations. Prince Heng's caution really helped him through this political crisis, but he had to cut his hair and become a monk in the forbidden Buddhist temple in Yongcheng. Li put the case on him, and he persisted. The prison was full and many people were forced to die. It didn't stop until Li Yutianbao died in the eleventh year (752).
Calm the political storm
At the end of the fifth year of Tianbao (746), Du Liang, the father of Prince Du Liang (a concubine with a lower status than the Crown Prince), got into a lawsuit, which was another political case. Du is a doctor of Zanshan and an official of the Prince's East Palace. It was none other than Cao Liuji, Du's son-in-law and Zuo Xiaogong's bodyguard. Liu Ji's wife is Du Liangdi's sister. Liu Ji is barren, likes fame and fortune, and is good at making friends with heroes. Since Payton, the magistrate of Zichuan (now Shandong), recommended him to Li Yong, the magistrate of Beihai (now Weifang, Shandong), Liu Ji became one with Li Yong and became bosom friends. Li Yong likes luxury, extravagance and informality. During his tenure, he pursued wealth and commodities. He was accused of corruption many times and was repeatedly denounced. However, his talent is outstanding, and everyone expects his style. In particular, he is good at making monuments and calligraphy. People often get his calligraphy and articles with gold silks.
Liu Ji sued Du for the crime of "calling divination, worshiping the East Palace and reprimanding Yu". Due to the seriousness of the case, Premier Li You was directly responsible for assigning personnel to conduct the trial. Liu Ji reported his father-in-law Du because he was at odds with his wife and family and wanted to frame his wife's family, but Li knew about it.
Folding Huaying Mountain
Hang in there, and Li Yong, Wang Zeng and other friends are involved. Finally, the prince was also implicated, and Xuanzong immediately ordered Jingzhao House to arraign officials from Yushitai. The case soon became clear that it was all Liu Ji's mischief. However, Li instructed his men to instruct Liu Ji to falsely accuse him, first expanding the case, and then leading Li Yong to testify, so that the case was suddenly expanded to local officials and the prince was greatly abolished. However, Xuanzong was still cautious, and he did not give loans to lower-level officials. Because Liu Ji and Du are relatives of the royal family, they were exempted from the death penalty, sentenced to death and exiled to Lingnan. However, there are great differences in the execution of the stick punishment. Du and Liu Ji both died under the heavy staff and were buried in Dali Temple, and their wives and children moved far away. Because of Li Yong's involvement, Li sent someone to Beihai to kill him. Li Yong is over 70 years old.
Du Linyou's case made Hengli very uneasy. In order to show his innocence and selflessness, he threw Du Liangdi out and announced his divorce from her. Du Liangdi was moved out of the East Palace and was abolished as Shu Ren. Du Jia died, and the exiles were in a very miserable situation.
The folded marriage became turbulent.
Two major cases, two marriages, followed. After a wave of unrest, it is directly related to one's personal safety, and Hengli has suffered great physical and mental trauma and mental stimulation. On one occasion, when he entered the palace for an audience, Xuanzong saluted him and found that his son, who had not yet reached middle age, had lost some of his hair, occasionally turned gray, and some seemed to be in his twilight years. Xuanzong, a slave figure who has experienced political storms in Kunlun, can't help but feel pity. He knows exactly what happened, and he still knows a lot. Gao Lishi conveyed some facts of the imperial court from time to time when inquiring, and often praised Prince Heng's prudence in benevolence and filial piety, saying that the prince was grateful enough. Xuanzong also felt that the prince could bear the burden of humiliation when he was hit. He never sought the protection of the above-mentioned emperor, but handled it in his own way. Xuanzong felt a little comforted because he felt that the prince could entrust great things. However, it is this performance of the prince that makes his heart bitter and hesitant. Perhaps, Prince Heng's ability to cope with events and endurance of hard work exceeded Xuanzong's imagination. His mood is somewhat complicated and his attitude is somewhat ambiguous.
Hengli's filial piety didn't get any political commitment from Xuanzong. However, under my father's arrangement, Hengli got married again after two divorces, which seems to indicate that Xuanzong did not try to abolish him. Because, this time, I went on to marry a woman with a very background, Zhang, who later became the queen.
Zhang's grandmother Dou and Xuanzong's mother Zhao Cheng are sisters. When Xuanzong was a child, his mother, Dou Shi, was put to death by Wu Zetian, and it was this aunt who personally bowed for him. Therefore, Xuanzong has always had special feelings for his aunt. After he acceded to the throne, he named her Mrs. Deng Guo. My aunt's five sons have also become senior officials. One of them is Zhang, who married Princess Chang Fen, the daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. When Xuanzong saw that the prince was worried and his hair was gray, he wanted to give Hengli some hints about marriage, hoping that he could relax. To this end, Xuanzong thought of his aunt and granddaughter Zhang, who was about to get married. Soon, Zhang was elected as the Prince of Emperor Liang.
Folding palace and infighting
Hengli didn't feel calm because she married Zhang Liangdi. He is still cautious everywhere, and even some details in his life never dare to be careless. Once, the Commercial Food Bureau, which was in charge of the palace meals, made a table of cooked food, including a roast leg of lamb, which Xuanzong asked the prince to cut and eat. Hengli was ordered to cut the leg of lamb, and her hands were covered with oil stains, so she wiped her hands with the cake beside her. Xuanzong was not happy to see this action, but he endured it without any attack. Hengli pretended not to see it. After slowly wiping her hands, she slowly picked up the oil-stained cake and ate it. Xuanzong was surprised and could not help smiling. He said to Hengli, "You should cherish your blessings." Hengli took this opportunity to further impress his father.
However, Li did not change his original intention because of this situation, and his attitude towards the prince remained the same. In other words, Prince Hengli did not fundamentally change his situation by continuing to marry Zhang Liangdi. In the tenth year of Tianbao (75 1), Zhang Liangdi gave birth to his son Li Xian, later renamed Wang Xing. A few years passed and died, and Li lost another political enemy. However, Yang, who succeeded the Prime Minister, was still the sworn enemy of the Prince when he counted Li. Since then, Yang and I have been fighting in secret, and spent a few years that seemed calm but actually sinister. It was not until the Anshi Rebellion broke out that Li found a good opportunity to fight back.
Replacement of folding saddle
On June 14th, the 15th year of Tianbao (756), when Xuanzong fled through Mawei, there was a mutiny. This is the famous change of Ma Su in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
According to historical records, the initiator of this mutiny was General Chen of Long Wu, and the personal eunuch Li of the Prince was the middleman, and the Prince was only a passive role. In fact, such records are taboo for respectable people and cover up the historical truth. The real situation should be: after making a secret agreement with his cronies, the prince sent Li to woo Chen and plotted to use extreme means to deal with Yang. This operation may have started from Chang 'an. Xuanzong fled in disorder and left the capital with more than 3,000 people from the whole team. Prince Hengli's back team has 2000 people, including the elite troops of the imperial army-the Dragon Flying Imperial Army. His sons, King Guangping and King Jianning, are also on the run, which provides a golden opportunity for Hengli to launch a coup. If all previous palace coups in the early Tang Dynasty had to take pains to capture Xuanwu Gate, this time, the monarch and his subjects had left the palace and lived in seclusion in the wilderness, and it was a shoo-in to use the imperial army in their hands to launch a coup.
On June 14, the fleeing team arrived at Ant Gang (now 23 miles northwest of Xingping County, Shaanxi Province). The imperial soldiers were exhausted from hunger, and they kept complaining. The commotion of the team provided an excellent opportunity for Prince Hengli, who secretly manipulated and planned the mutiny.
As it happens, Yang rode out of the post station and was stopped by two dozen Tibetan messengers. He complained that he had no food and asked for instructions to go home. Just then, someone in the army shouted, "Yang, collusion." The shouts alarmed Yang, who saw a genial smile and started to leave. A cavalry man named Zhang Xiaojing shot him off his horse with an arrow. Carefully arranged imperial guards chased the west gate of Mayi Post Station, hacked him to death, cut off his head, and hung it outside the post station for public display. His son Yang Xuan and his wife Korea were also killed by rebels. Wei, the prime minister, scolded everyone and was hacked to death with a knife. At the same time, another prime minister Wei who heard the news was shot in the head. Someone in the army shouted "Don't hurt Wei Xianggong", and Wei narrowly escaped. Zhang Xiaojing's flying arrow and the cry of the army remind people that the mutiny was carefully planned in advance and the clear attack target has been determined. However, killing Yang and his son is only the first step.
Xuanzong personally ordered the sergeant to return to the team to comfort him. Noisy imperial troops gathered outside the post station, still not dispersed, and the clash of swords and guns came from time to time. Xuanzong found that his words lost their power. Chen Zhuo said, "Yang has rebelled, and all the generals have put an end to it. The imperial concubine is still offering sacrifices around. Please forgive me. " Seeing that the imperial guards threatened to kill Yang Guifei, Xuanzong felt that the situation was serious, so he turned to the post and stood with his head tilted. He didn't say a word for a long time and looked a little sad. He thought: "The imperial concubine often lives in the deep palace. Do you know Guo Zhong's plot? If I kill her, it won't involve innocence! " Seeing this, Gao Lishi quickly knelt down and said, "The imperial concubine is really innocent, but the soldiers have killed the Prime Minister, and the imperial concubine is still around. How can soldiers be safe? Please assess the situation, the peace of mind of the soldiers can ensure your safety! "When Xuanzong saw this, it was irreversible. In desperation, he ordered Gao Lishi to give the imperial concubine the death penalty, and at the same time said goodbye to her, wishing her a" good reincarnation ".The imperial concubine also cried goodbye and told the emperor to take care of himself in the road ahead. In this way, Yang Guifei, who was only 38 years old, was killed in the Buddhist temple at the post. The body is still in the hospital after death, please check the identity of the imperial army.
Forcibly killing Yang Guifei is another step for the prince to launch the Ma Wei mutiny. But unexpectedly, Chen, as the leader of the imperial army, took the lead in expressing his loyalty to Xuanzong after executing the imperial concubine. Chen and Yang agreed on killing Yang, but Yang remained loyal to Xuanzong. This ensures the personal safety of Xuanzong. Therefore, although the coup planned by the prince was intended to seize power, it did not endanger the emperor like many coups in history. It should be said that Chen's political stance influenced the outcome of Ma Wei's change to some extent. This is the real reason why Chen followed Xuanzong into Shu in the future. Xuanzong was not blamed, but was ordered to be an official after returning to Chang 'an.
He masterminded the Ma Wei mutiny, killed Yang, and pointed the finger at Xuanzong. Xuanzong's entry into Shu is irreversible, and it is imperative for father and son to part ways. Hengli can't follow his father all the way to the west, so he can only divide his forces and seek another development. So he said, "Ma Wei painted the land, but the prince didn't dare to go west." This is clear to both father and son.
Xuanzong's journey is very difficult. In Chengdu, squire officers and soldiers 1300, only 24 maids.
Like Xuanzong's situation, the situation after Hengli divided his troops was extremely embarrassing. In the old history, it may not be true that "the prince crossed the Weihe River in the north and fought hundreds of battles in one day", but it is not an exaggeration to say that along the way, all the plants and trees were nervous and people were nervous, and it was difficult to make a decision. "The prince can't eat when it expires." It was not until they arrived at Lingwu, a military institution in Shuofang, that the flustered Wang Ziheng Li and his team were able to catch their breath.
Fold up and ascend to the throne
On July 9th, the 15th year of Tianbao (756), Hengli, accompanied by Du Hongxian and others, arrived at Lingwu, the base camp of Shuofang Army. After some arrangements and planning, on July 12, Hengli held a simple ceremony of accession to the throne in the South Gate Tower of lingwu city. After he ascended the throne, he changed his title to Zhide, changed his title to Zhide Zai Yuan, and Xuanzong was promoted to Emperor Taizong. On the same day, the emissary of the Su Sect went to Sichuan to report the news to the emperor's father. Fan Zuyu, a historian in the Song Dynasty, commented that Su Zong's calling himself emperor in Lingwu was "a prince betraying his father" and "unfilial", that is, it was a good stand without Xuanzong's permission.
That day, Hengli's heart was very complicated. After years of dangerous life, Yang, an opponent for many years, died. When I ascended the throne today, I can finally show my eyebrows and vent my anger. However, in Lingwu, far from the capital, the rebels have occupied two capitals and there is still a long way to go to recover lost ground.
In any case, Su Zong Lingwu ascended the throne, after all, playing the banner of counter-insurgency and counter-insurgency. The news spread to the rebel-occupied areas, which greatly encouraged the local resistance movement and politically reversed the passive situation of the national counter-insurgency war after Xuanzong fled. Su Zong raised the banner of counter-insurgency in Lingwu at the grim moment when the four seas almost fell apart, which brought hope for the revival of the subjects of the whole country, and rekindled the blazing flame of serving the country and resisting the enemy and fighting the rebels to the death. This is the reason why Su Zong Lingwu established himself in the imperial court and the only prerequisite for his development.
The rebellion of folding Anshi broke out.
In March of the second year of Gan Yuan (AD 759), he fought a fierce battle with Tang Jun. Yu Chaoen didn't know the art of war at all, and he didn't know how to fight, which led to Tang Jun's defeat. Yu Chaoen blamed Guo Ziyi for the defeat of Xiangzhou. Su Zong didn't know right and wrong, so he deposed Guo Ziyi. At this time, the Anshi rebellion broke out again. Shi Siming killed An Qingxu and claimed to be the Great Yan Emperor. In May of the same year, Luoyang was seized from Li Guangbi. Shortly after Shi Siming occupied Luoyang, he was killed by his son Shi Chaoyi. In North Korea, after Yu Chaoen, Su Zong began to appoint eunuchs such as Li Hecheng to control the military and political power, and the eunuch power became increasingly arrogant. At the same time, Su Zong favored Empress Zhang Liangdi and indulged her in interfering in political affairs. At first, Queen Zhang and Li attended a party together. Later, Queen Zhang hated Li's autocratic power and wanted to establish Li as her heir. Zhang and Danielle began to oppose Li Hecheng. In 762 AD, Su Zong fell ill and could not go to court for several months. In April, Xuanzong died of illness. His grief persisted and his condition worsened. Queen Zhang summoned the prince, and the queen said, "Li has been in charge of the imperial army for a long time, and his power is too great. The only thing he's afraid of is you and me. At present, your majesty is critically ill, and he is colluding with Cheng and others to make trouble. He must kill them immediately first. " The prince said with tears, "Father Huang is seriously ill, so it is not appropriate to tell him about it. If we kill Li ourselves, Dad Huang will be shocked, which is not good for his health. I think this matter will be postponed. " Queen Zhang sent the prince away and immediately called Su Zong's second son. Li, King of Yue, entered the Inner Palace to discuss. Li immediately ordered Duan Hengjun, the eunuch, to select more than 200 robust eunuchs and give them weapons, ready to start work. Someone reported this to Li in the eunuch prison. Li, Cheng, and the soldiers went outside to find out the news, and they met the prince entering the palace to see his father. Li lied that there was a change in the palace, prevented the prince from entering the palace, and ordered his henchmen to move the prince into the temple to monitor him.
Personality assessment
Su Zong had many twists and turns in his life: the day he was born was at stake; In my childhood and adolescence, I heard and witnessed the disputes and conflicts in the inner court of the palace; As an adult, he witnessed the decline of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline. The political situation of An Shi Rebellion provided him with a stage to display his fists and feet. During his seven-year imperial career, there were two distinct themes: one was "gathering troops in the north", that is, organizing counter-insurgency, recovering the two capitals and destroying the rebels; The second is "serving the holy emperor in the south", that is, dealing with the relationship between Xuanzong who came to Chengdu first and then welcomed him back. In the end, his ambition was hard to be wasted, and the counter-insurgency did not win the final victory.
Generally speaking, Su Zong is the son of heaven in troubled times. He inherited the achievements of Tianbao's prosperous times and tried to solve all kinds of shortcomings in the operation of political and economic system since Tianbao, laying a certain foundation for the empire behind him. Of course, because his main focus was on counterinsurgency, he could not limit the expansion of the harem and eunuch forces, but left a hidden danger for the reconstruction after the Anshi Rebellion, which was Su Zong's personal misfortune and the sorrow of the Tang Dynasty empire.