In the sixth year of Tianbao (747), the Tang Dynasty held a special examination in order to seek people from all over the world. The expectant countrymen rushed to the capital with great ambition, eager to sell their profession to the emperor's family. However, the result was a big surprise, "there is no one who has a person in cloth", but the prime minister Li Linfu, who presided over the examination, congratulated the emperor with "no sage left behind".
Li Linfu, this traitor who is entrenched in the court, covers the sky and the sun, making it difficult for countless people with lofty ideals to show their talents. With his treacherous and insidious, he suppressed countless virtuous people and made them unable to serve the country. And among these "stones", there is a person named Du Fu, who failed the exam four times, full of resentment, and finally in "Gift Xian Yu Jingzhao Twenty Rhymes", he will be full of resentment and direct to the narrow-minded Li Linfu.
Four years later, in the tenth year of Tianbao (751), Du Fu once again presented the "Three Great Gifts" to the imperial court, hoping to get the attention of Tang Xuanzong, however, despite his talent, the main examiner was Li Linfu, and he still did not get an official and a half position, and his hope of entering politics was shattered again.
Li Linfu's autocratic power brought the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty to an abrupt end. In the period of Tang Xianzong, Prime Minister Cui Qun pointed out: "Everyone started troops from Fanyang in the fifteenth year of Tianbao, and it was the time to divide the chaos, and the minister thought that Zhang Jiuling, the virtuous minister in the twentieth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and the full-time traitor Li Linfu, had been divided since then." This brought people's anger against Li Linfu to a peak, and the "New Tang Dynasty Book" included him in the "Biography of the Traitorous Minister", and the "Zizhi Tongjian" also listed many of his crimes.
However, in addition to the anger, we can't help but ask: Why did Li Linfu reach the peak of prosperity in the early stage of his tenure as prime minister, but the later period of his tenure led to a turning point in the prosperous Tang Dynasty?Why did Tang Xuanzong not stop Li Linfu's jealousy, but let him dictatorship?
Li Linfu served as prime minister for 19 years, and was the longest-serving prime minister during the Tang Xuanzong period. What is hidden behind this is Tang Xuanzong's helplessness and silence, or is it the connivance and acquiescence of Li Linfu?
All this is food for thought. After the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong fled to Shu and compared the prime minister of the Kaiyuan Tianbao period with Pei Shiyan. When talking about Li Linfu, Tang Xuanzong said: "Jealousy and jealousy, and invincible." Then, Pei Shiyan asked, "Why did Your Majesty use it for a long time?"Tang Xuanzong was silent. Behind this silence, there may be hidden Tang Xuanzong's deep helplessness and regret for Li Linfu.
History is like a mirror, from which we can see the glory and decline of the past, the rise and fall of talents, and the trend of politics. And Li Linfu, a figure who played an important role in the turning point of the Tang Dynasty, is undoubtedly a stroke that we cannot ignore. He used his treacherous and insidious to make the Tang Dynasty no longer prosperous, making it difficult for countless people with lofty ideals to develop their talents. His name will forever be engraved on the pillar of shame in history.
So let's wake up from our anger and let's learn from history. Only by using good people can there be good governance;The use of wicked people will only bring bad government. Let us cherish and respect talents, and let their wisdom and talents bring real prosperity and progress to our country and society.