In the 14th year of Tianbao (755), Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong led an Anshi Rebellion. He contacted his brother Yan Gaoqing to arise and resist, and seventeen counties nearby were promoted to champions accordingly, with 200,000 troops, which made An Lushan afraid to rush to attack Tongguan. In the first year of Dezong Xingyuan (784), Li Xilie rebelled in Huaixi, and the traitor Qilu took the opportunity to borrow Li Xilie's hand to kill him, and sent someone to persuade him to be hanged by Li Xilie. Hearing that Yan Zhenqing was killed, the soldiers of the three armed forces burst into tears.
Six months later, the rebel general Li Xilie was killed by one of his own, and the rebellion was put down. Yan Zhenqing's coffin was escorted back to Beijing and buried in the Yanshi Ancestral Hall in Jingzhao for ten thousand years. Dezong painfully wrote a letter, abolishing the eighth day of North Korea, and the whole country mourned. De Zongqin issued an imperial edict, remembering Yan Zhenqing's life as "superior to Kuang Guo, loyal to the body, endowed with organic talents, outstanding public loyalty, loyal to the four dynasties, tired of being held hostage, tireless in death, observing its heyday and remaining in reality". He is honest, clean and honest, has a sense of justice, never condescends to the powerful, condescends to flatter, and is famous for his benevolence and righteousness. Yan Zhenqing: The military career of the master calligrapher swept through Yanzhao, and he was outstanding, just like his words.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy has been praised for generations. In fact, his efforts in his political career were also praised. However, being an official in the DPRK is bound to become the target of public criticism, and Yan Zhenqing is doomed after all. Prime Minister Qilu was victimized by treacherous court official Li Xilie.
Stick to the plain and lead the army to break An Lushan.
Yan Zhenqing, a native of Linyi, Shandong Province, lost his father at the age of three and was raised by his mother. He served as Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong and Dezong all his life.
At the age of 26, he was admitted to the Jinshi examination, and he also took a subject (an examination subject temporarily set up by the court for professionals to escape), and he successfully embarked on his official career. In 750 AD, Yan Zhenqing was transferred from supervising the censor to assisting the censor in nave, and worked in the Chayuan, one of the lower three hospitals of the censorate. During this period, Shi Jiwen, the censor, framed Cheng Songhun (the son of Song Jing, the prime minister) for personal grievances, and Yan Zhenqing put it away: "Why do you want to be angry for a while and harm Song Jing?" Prime Minister Yang and his henchmen regarded him as an alien. In 753 AD (the 12th year of Tianbao), he was transferred from Beijing and reduced to the Prefecture of Plain.
Pingyuan County is under the jurisdiction of Anshi Rebellion. When the Anshi Rebellion first appeared, Yan Zhenqing secretly built a city wall, dug trenches by the wall, recruited able-bodied men, and stored food and grass to prevent accidents. On the surface, he created the illusion of boating and drinking with his guests every day, and he was at peace with the world. In 755 AD (the 14th year of Tianbao), An Lushan rebelled, and all cities in Hebei Province were lost except Pingyuan City.
In the struggle against the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing expanded the original 3,000 troops to 10,000, and chose a general commander and a good soldier to meet his cousin Yan Gaoqing (now Zhengding, Hebei Province) to resist the Anshi Rebellion and the rebels behind Yan Gaoqing's eastward expedition to Anshi Rebellion. Yan Zhenqing was promoted to commander-in-chief of the allied forces and swept across Zhao Yan with 200,000 troops. In 756 AD (the 15th year of Tianbao), he assisted Li Guangbi in the crusade against the rebels.
In 756 AD, the son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Hengli, succeeded to the throne and became Su Zong. Yan Zhenqing once again became Hebei's recruiting ambassador. An Lushan took advantage of Su Zong's transfer of troops from Hebei to attack Hebei and surrounded the troops. In October, Yan Zhenqing was forced to abandon the county. In 757 AD, he met the emperor and was appointed Minister of Constitution (Ministry of Punishment). Later, he was promoted to be an ancient scholar.
Prime Minister Qilu used this knife to kill people.
After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty declined, and there was a separatist situation in the buffer region. After the death of Daizong, his son Shi Li succeeded to Dezong, but the real power was in the hands of Prime Minister Qilu. Qilu has always been jealous of Yan Zhenqing's talent and frankness.
In 782 AD, Tang Dezong tried to change the monopoly of the buffer region, but it triggered a rebellion in the buffer region. Among them, Li Xilie, when we were in Huaixi, was the strongest. He claimed to be a world marshal, attacked the imperial court and shocked the ruling and opposition parties. Prime Minister Qilu wanted to take the opportunity to eradicate Yan Zhenqing. After consulting with him, Tang Dezong said, "Never mind. As long as a respected minister is sent to persuade them, the rebellion can be quelled without moving a knife and a shot. "
Qilu recommended Yan Zhenqing, an old prince. At that time, Yan Zhenqing was an old man in his seventies. Hearing that the imperial court had sent him to Yijun Town to surrender, all officials were worried about his safety. But Yan Zhenqing didn't care, so he took a few followers and went to Huaixi.
Li Mian, the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty, thought that the court would lose an elder, so he secretly made a petition to let him stay and sent someone to meet him on the road, but he didn't catch up.
Never give in to death, never forget to hate.
Li Xilie heard that Yan Zhenqing was coming and wanted to show him off. At the meeting, his Ministry and his adopted son were invited to gather 1000 people inside and outside the hall. As soon as Yan Zhenqing began to persuade Li Xilie to stop the rebellion, the ministers and adopted sons rushed up, each with a bright knife in his hand, and surrounded Yan Zhenqing, abusing and threatening. But Yan Zhenqing deadpan, scoffed at them.
Li Xilie then ordered people to step down. Then, send Yan Zhenqing to the posthouse in an attempt to soften him slowly.
The leaders of Yijun Town sent messengers to contact Li Xilie to persuade Li Xilie to be the emperor. Li Xilie hosted a banquet for them and invited Yan Zhenqing to attend.
When the messengers sent by Yijun Town saw Yan Zhenqing coming, they all congratulated Li Xilie and said, "I have long heard that Master Yan is highly respected, and now the Marshal is going to be emperor. It just happened that the Master came. Isn't there a ready-made prime minister?"
Yan Zhenqing raised his eyebrows and rebuked the traitor: "What prime minister is not the prime minister! I'm almost eighty years old, and I'm not afraid to kill or chop. Will I be tempted by you and afraid of your threat? "
Li Xilie can't do anything about him, so he has to lock up Yan Zhenqing and send soldiers to guard him. The soldiers dug a ten-foot-square hole in the yard and threatened to bury Yan Zhenqing alive. The next day, Li Xilie came to see him, and Yan Zhenqing said to Li Xilie, "My life and death have been decided. Why do you still play these tricks?" . Wouldn't it be great if you cut me with a knife! "
A year later, Li Xilie claimed to be Emperor Chu, and the Ministry of Education forced Yan Zhenqing to surrender. Soldiers piled firewood in Yan Zhenqing's forbidden yard and poured enough oil, threatening Yan Zhenqing: "If you don't surrender, you will be burned in the fire!"
Without saying anything, Yan Zhenqing jumped into the fire, and the rebels stopped him and reported to Li Xilie.
On August 23rd, 785, Li Xilie tried his best, but failed to make Yan Zhenqing yield, so he sent someone to kill him at the age of 77.
Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy Achievements
Yan Zhenqing was born in Jingzhao ten thousand years. In the history of calligraphy, he is the most accomplished and influential calligrapher after the two kings. There are 138 kinds of his calligraphy works. Pagodas with many regular scripts, stories of Magu Xiantan, etc. , cursive scripts include offering sacrifices to nephews, competing for seats, posting general posts, and writing books. Among them, offering sacrifices to nephews is the highest artistic realm in a very sad mood, which is called "the second calligraphy in the world". Mi Fei's Book History: "The book of seats is very powerful, and it is the first of Yan's books. The characters are connected, flying strangely and unexpectedly."
When Yan Zhenqing was young, his family was poor and lacked paper and pens, so he used a pen to brush loess water to practice calligraphy on the wall. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. He not only accepted the seal script, but also accepted the writing style of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which made him unique. Contrary to the style of writing in the early Tang Dynasty, he changed from thin and hard to full and vigorous, magnificent and vigorous, and was called "Yan Ti". Yan Ti established his position in regular script and was one of the most influential calligraphy masters in the history of China calligraphy. His "Yan Ti" is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and there is "Yan Liu Jin Gu". In his later years, the work "Diligence Monument" was written forcefully and was the first choice for many people to practice calligraphy.