The crowd of the people in the city welcoming the Tang army had not dispersed, and the Hui soldiers could not hold back their infinite greed, rushed straight to the treasury to collect money, and plundered in Luoyang City and the suburbs for 3 days.

The people have suffered an unprecedented calamity. People took refuge in the Shengshan Temple and the White Horse Temple, and the Hui people were so angry that they set fire to the temple, and more than 10,000 people died.

Li Yu couldn't stop his tyrannical behavior this time, so he had to take the initiative to collect tens of thousands of silk silk and some gold and silver treasures with the people in the city, so that they could be considered restrained.

Ye Hu and his entourage regarded themselves as "liberators" in Luoyang City, and they were justified and had no scruples.

On October 29, Ye Hu, who had "completed the robbery", returned to Chang'an, and Li Heng held a banquet in the palace as a reward. Li Heng sat in the front hall, summoned Ye Hu to sit in the front,

The other tribal leaders were seated in the hall. And gave each of them splendid and gold and silver utensils, and Ye Hu thanked him and said, "My men and horses will stay in Shayuan (in present-day Dali, Shaanxi)."

I'll go back and move my troops, and I'll help you recover Fanyang and sweep away the remnants. Li Heng said, "It is your credit to do my best to achieve great things." So, he ordered it to be granted to Ye Hu

One of the honorary titles of the Three Princes (Sikong), entered the title of King Zhongyi, and rewarded 20,000 silk horses every year.

In November, Li Heng summoned Li Yu and Guo Ziyi back to Chang'an. Li Heng sent people to meet Guo Ziyi and others at Bashang (now southeast of Xi'an, Shaanxi) east of the capital.

Li Heng saw Guo Ziyi and said gratefully: "Although it is said that it is our Li family's Jiangshan Sheji, it is actually recreated by you." ”

Guo Ziyi hurriedly kowtowed, saying that this was all his duty as a courtier, and the emperor did not

With heart. At this time, Guo Ziyi was in power. The emperor wants to reuse him but is not worried about him, of course, he can only use this kind of enveloping means. Guo Ziyi after returning to Beijing. He was awarded the title of Acting Duke of the State for his merits.

The two capitals have been recovered one after another, and the great cause of counterinsurgency seems to have seen hope (in fact, there are still more than 5 years to wait).

This is Li Yu's greatest achievement. It is also the biggest political capital for him to succeed smoothly in the future. Of course, this is not because of his outstanding talent, but because of the joint efforts of the military and civilians of the Tang Dynasty for many years, and also with the help of external forces, finally caused quantitative changes to cause qualitative changes.

The rebels are already like a rotten wall, and in a few years they will be gently pushed in Li Yu's hands. As the saying goes, the last straw that broke the camel's back!

The road to counterinsurgency by Li Heng and his son was difficult and tortuous, and after a lot of effort, they still only achieved some stage results. The mighty Tang Dynasty was already in decline and in a state of collapse.

Li Heng was powerless to change this. Maybe I don't want to bother, but indulge in some of his hobbies.

Li Heng has not been in power for a long time, but chaos has emerged. Not only is he obsessed with the game of chess, but he also shows that he is not right and wrong and irresponsible on many issues.

For example, it was included in the "History of Ancient and Modern Laughter? An allusion to the "virtuous face" of the Ministry of Pedancy. The situation is critical, there is a shortage of talents, and the country is employing people.

Li Heng began to recruit talented people from all over the world. One man was the first to apply, and he was so pleased that he immediately summoned him and conducted an investigation.

He asked a few questions. The man couldn't answer, but kept looking at the emperor's face, as if he was looking at him. After watching for a long time, the man finally spoke: "I have some opinions. Did you know? Li Heng replied that he didn't know. The man held back for a long time before he said, "I see that you are much thinner than when you were in Lingwu." Li Heng said angrily: "This is all caused by my forgetting to sleep and food and working hard for state affairs." (If there are such people in the court, I'm afraid the emperor will be angry if he doesn't die of exhaustion) The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty laughed loudly.

Li Heng also knew that this guy was an ignorant and reckless person. But he was afraid of blocking the road to recruiting talents, so he still gave him an official position as a county order. Knowing that this person is incompetent. He also gave him a county to administer.

I'm afraid that this benevolent brother who only cares about the emperor's fat and thinness will not care about the fat and thin of the people.

Delaying someone else's time is tantamount to killing someone for money. Delaying one's time is like committing suicide in a slow way. When many people are young, they think that their days will never end, so they desperately waste and spend it.

Li Heng has been suppressed for many years, and has just found the feeling and superiority of being an emperor (you can do whatever you want, and you don't do anything if you don't want to do anything).

I just want to start my own Yuzai Tour. The years are flying, the white horse is by, and in a muddy nightmare, his 6-year tenure and 52-year life path are coming to an end.

The emperor was frightened to death

The rebels were in the dust, and after An Lushan's father and son disappeared, Shi Siming's father and son began to make crazy chaos again. The Tang Dynasty also became a mess, and the situation intensified.

In the middle of the court, Li Heng appointed eunuchs Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen to manipulate military and political power, and the eunuch power became increasingly arrogant.

At the same time, he favored Empress Zhang and connived at her interference in court affairs. Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo should cooperate with the outside world to control the regime;

Li Fuguo also stepped up his collusion with Empress Zhang and did whatever he wanted. They want to get rid of those who are not good for them, whether they are high-ranking officials or meritorious generals.

Li Fuguo wanted to become the first eunuch prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but was fiercely opposed by Prime Minister Xiao Hua.

Li Fuguo managed to frame him, replacing Xiao Hua's position with his confidant Yuan Zai and expelling him from the capital.

For the sake of their respective interests, in the initial power struggle, Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang helped each other without distinguishing between them. For example, together they slandered Li Heng's third son, Li Qi, the king of Jianning, in front of Li Heng, which resulted in his death.

However, by the beginning of 762, Li Heng was ill and could not go to court for several months. Subsequently, he issued an edict to put the crown prince Li Yu in charge of the country. Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang's embarrassment is for their own interests, but both want to monopolize power

It is impossible for people to live in peace forever. During Li Heng's serious illness,

Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang clashed fiercely over who should inherit the throne. Li Fuguo supported the crown prince Li Yu, while Empress Zhang supported the Li line, the king of Yue.

Empress Zhang was jealous of Li Fuguo's dictatorship, and in order to facilitate her continued interference in the political situation in the future, she plotted to murder the crown prince and support King Yue to succeed to the throne. The separation of these two political forces played a decisive role in the direction of the political situation in the Tang Dynasty.

The fifth day of April. Emperor Li Longji died of illness in the Ganlu Hall in the west. The frail Li Heng was grief-stricken and his condition worsened. April 17. Empress Zhang summoned the crown prince Li Yu.

She said: "Li Fuguo has been in control of the Guards for a long time, and he has too much power. The only thing he fears in his heart is me and you.

At present, the emperor is critically ill, and he is colluding with Cheng Yuanzhen and others to conspire to cause chaos, and they must be killed immediately. ”

Li Yu said with tears in his eyes: "My father is seriously ill, and this matter should not be reported to him." If we kill Li Fuguo on our own, my father will be shocked and it will be detrimental to his dragon body.

I'll take a moment to talk about it. Li Yu's crying is a sign of weakness, but in fact, Li Fuguo, as a real power faction, is also his supporter, what reason does Li Yu have to kill him?

Empress Zhang is "seeking skin with the tiger". She wants to force Li Yu to cut off her arm, is Li Yu so stupid? After Empress Zhang sent Li Yu away, she knew that he would definitely inform Li Fuguo of the news, and then her situation would not be good.

So, she immediately summoned the Yue King Li Department into the inner palace to discuss countermeasures. Li immediately ordered the eunuch Duan Hengjun to select more than 200 strong little eunuchs, issue weapons, and prepare to start.

This pitiful strength is too insignificant compared to Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen, who are in charge of the forbidden army. Li Fuguo arranged the eunuchs beside Empress Zhang. He was soon informed of the situation.

Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen immediately took their henchmen to Lingxiaomen to listen to the news, and happened to meet (is it really a coincidence, it is too coincidental) Li Yu wanted to enter the palace to visit his father.

Li Fuguo lied that there was a change in the palace and prevented the prince from entering the palace. and ordered his subordinates to take him to the Flying Dragon Hall to monitor and protect him. Then, Li Fuguo falsely passed on the prince's order and led the forbidden army to storm the palace. It didn't take much effort. He captured more than 100 people, including the Yue King Li Department, the Yan King Li Xuan (xiàn), and the eunuch Duan Hengjun, and threw them into prison. Empress Zhang heard that there was a turmoil. Hurriedly fled into Li Heng's dormitory to take refuge.

It's a pity that the terminally ill emperor can't protect his empire, he can't even protect his wife. Li Fuguo led his troops to chase into the dormitory.

Coerced Empress Zhang out of the palace. Empress Zhang did not obey and begged Li Heng for help. Li Heng was frightened and couldn't speak for a while, so Li Fuguo took the opportunity to drag Empress Zhang out of the palace. As a result, Li Heng's condition deteriorated dramatically,

The tragic emperor, who was no longer cared about, died that day in the fright and worry of a palace coup at the age of 52.

Li Fuguo took advantage of the chaos to execute Empress Zhang, King Yue and their supporters, and immediately supported the crown prince Li Yu to ascend the throne, which was the future Tang Dynasty Sect.

After a bloody struggle, the situation stabilized somewhat. Emperor Daxing (in ancient China, Vietnam, and Japan, after the death of the emperor to before the establishment of the name and temple number, the official title of the deceased emperor) Li Heng, was called Suzong in the temple, and was called Emperor Xuanxiao of Civilization and Wude,

Buried in Jianling. In 781, after the death of Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang, whom he loved and relied on very much, he was also buried here.

Li Heng, the emperor of the troubled times, ascended the throne after the Anshi rebels captured Liangjing; And when his life came to an end and died of illness in Chang'an, the Anshi Rebellion had not yet been settled. He welcomed back his father Li Longji, who fled from chaos,

and his father died within 13 days, leaving an indelible impact and an intriguing scene for the rise and fall of the Tang Empire.

To this day, Li Heng's stone carvings of Jianling are still very well preserved. However, judging from the stone carving style of the tombs, they are generally slightly smaller than the previous tombs of the Tang Dynasty, and the manufacturing is relatively coarse, and the proportion of the tombs is not commensurate. This is exactly the reflection of the economic situation of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline after the Anshi Rebellion.

Li Heng's life was full of twists and turns, and the process of being made the crown prince and the emperor was very tortuous. When he was a child and a teenager, he heard and witnessed the strife and turmoil in the inner courtyard of the palace;

After coming of age, he saw the Tang Empire turn from prosperity to decline. In his personal political journey, the peaceful life of the prince contrasted sharply with the turbulent career of the prince;

The princes of the peaceful world and the emperor of the chaotic world also formed a strong contrast in their identities. The chaotic political situation of the Anshi Rebellion gave him a stage to show his strength, but he could not control the whole situation well, so he finally died helplessly after a few screams.

In his short imperial career, his ambition was difficult to achieve, and the great cause of counterinsurgency did not achieve final victory, leaving a lot of regrets for him and the Tang Empire.

He was a son of heaven in troubled times, and while devoting himself to countering the rebellion, he tried to solve various shortcomings in the operation of the political and economic system since Tianbao, and laid a certain foundation for the empire behind him.

Of course, because his main energy is to quell the rebellion, coupled with his own limited talent and courage, he cannot limit the expansion of the harem and eunuch power, but it leaves hidden dangers for the reconstruction after the Anshi Rebellion, which is Li Heng's personal misfortune and the sorrow of the Tang Empire.

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Old Tang books? There is a paragraph in the "Suzong Benji" about the overall evaluation of the Li Heng era, which is a bit over-the-top for his father and son, but it is very wonderfully written. Let's take a look at it as it is:

Every time the minister reads the "poem" to Mrs. Xu Mu's subversion of the Zongguo, and Dr. Zhou's injury to the palace, his resignation is in the city, and he is diligent and diligent, and he does not waste the book and sigh.

and Guantianbao lost control, wandered and sown, and even more than the poet in Yiyi.

When he was gracious and dying, and the jackal was thriving under the hub, Hu Yuening was worried about the boat, borrowing people's ge, persisting in the backstab, and becoming unexpected. Fortunately, the prince went to the country, and the people did not forget Zhou Jun; According to the new mang, the head of Qiantou is still thinking about Hand. It is the legacy of Emperor Xuan who received the six saints, because of the joy of the people.

Command Shuo Fang, ten days and the car in vain clouds; The right assistant of the spinning division, the period of the month and the pass, Long Ping. Therefore, both of them were restored to Luanyu, and the nine temples were restored to Huangji.

Watching him greet the emperor in Shu Road, Chen Baiqing Yu Wangxian, the father and son were sentimental, and the road was weeping.

The former prince welcomes the son, or the words of the family order; And Xibo's relatives are lazy to ask the door. Zeng Shen and filial piety are enough to imitate Lun. However, Dao Qu knows a few, and his ambition is far away.

The remnants of the demon are not dead, and it is advisable to recover the strategy first; The embers are only collected, and there is no time to promote the gift of peace. Fang listened to Wang Yu's play, the auxiliary country agreed, the Xuan Yuan bowed to the suburbs of spring, and the cui 幰 (xiǎn, the curtain on the car) first silkworms in the cocoon hall, or the palace Xiaoxuan season, or ascended the altar to worship the noble gods. Etiquette is appropriate, and there is no time to give.

The bell hanging has not been moved to the 簨虡 (zhuànjù, the wooden frame of the ancient hanging bell chime drum, the crossbar is called the 簨, and the straight column is called 虡), Siming has fallen into Luoyang, and he is a person who knows the history of the region, and he can be far away.

Relying on the minister's Xuanli, the generals are loyal, and the head will eventually fall in Sanchuan, and the sun will be bright in Liuhe. Biping King's Qianluo, I am a hero; On Emperor Yuan's crossing of the river, how honest is he?

Rather return to the country, Su Nai rest!

Praise said:

Dogs and sheep are obedient, and they are relocated.

The murderer was killed, and Jing Zuo was postponed.

Xingchi Shu Road, rain crying Wangxian.

Filial piety, who says otherwise?

In this commentary, Liu Yun compares the Anshi Rebellion to the alternation of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties.

He compared Li Longji to the Zhou Taiwang Ji 亶父 (dǎnfǔ), An Lushan and Shi Siming to Wang Mang, who usurped the Han Dynasty, and even compared Li Heng to the "Zongsheng" Zeng Zi (Zeng Shen, author of the Book of Filial Piety).

Not only did he not make too many accusations against Li Heng, but he thought: With the loyal support of ministers and generals, he is much stronger than Zhou Ping's Wang Ji Yijiu's eastward migration and Jin Yuan Emperor Sima Rui's southward crossing, after all, the Tang Dynasty did not lose the country!

But Ouyang Xiu's "New Tang Dynasty Book" is not so polite, he summarized the previous "Zen concessions" of the Tang Dynasty and found that Li Heng should have been able to quell the rebellion if he did not take the throne on his own, but his own succession exposed the contradiction between father and son, which may be detrimental to the rule.

Ouyang Xiu believed: "During the Tianbao period, there was an Anshi Rebellion, and Emperor Li Longji fled. At that time, Li Heng commanded the army to fight against the rebellion as the crown prince, and he was absolutely conscientious in his duties.

However, judging from the events of the Tang Dynasty's Li Yi era, the prestige of the Tang government and the discipline of the imperial court are still there, but they cannot be compared with the Li Longji era. Therefore, Li Yi fled to Sichuan, and the feudal towns worked together to exterminate Huangchao.

It can be seen that even if Li Heng is not the emperor, he can defeat the traitors. Except for Ruizong Li Dan who gave way out of sincerity, Gaozu Li Yuan and Xuanzong Li Longji's 'Zen concession' was not out of his own heart. ”

In short, Li Heng has only been in power for more than 5 years, but his experience has been full of twists and turns. During his reign, the central power of the Tang Dynasty gradually collapsed, which was the beginning of the decline of the Tang Dynasty, and many events had a profound impact on later generations.

When he died, the "Anshi Rebellion" was still continuing, and his hasty end left his son Li Yu with greater problems and challenges. (To be continued......)