The Tang Dynasty perished, the emperor died, and the ministers threw themselves into the river
In the golden autumn of September, the flowers withered, and the only flowers bloomed beautifully. The fragrance is overflowing, enveloping Chang'an, and the city is full of ** armor.
Under the unwillingness of Huang Chao, the Tang Dynasty encountered the most serious crisis in a century, that is, the Anshi Rebellion. During this period, the empire was surrounded by smoke and war, and the emperor was forced to flee to Sichuan.
Despite this, the Tang Dynasty remained resilient, and despite the decline of the empire, it remained a powerful nation. However, the Yellow Nest Rebellion caused the entire empire to collapse completely, like an edifice about to collapse, and no one can recover it.
The superpower that once dominated Asia has disappeared in this way, and the last years of Datang have been full of tragedy. The emperor was killed, the prince was strangled, and countless courtiers were killed and thrown into the Yellow River.
In this special feudal dynasty, people pursue generals and ministers, and civil ministers and military generals are one, and they can be prime ministers in the court, pacify the country, and be generals outside and gallop on the battlefield.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were many military generals, such as Hou Junji, Xue Rengui, and Li Jing; Wei Zheng, eldest grandson Wuji, etc., they jointly supported the court and military camp of the Tang Dynasty.
Several emperors in the early Tang Dynasty were equally outstanding, Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian, no matter when and where, they were all outstanding leaders. Among them, Li Shimin is the undisputed emperor of the ages, and under their rule, the Tang Dynasty prospered.
By the time of Xuanzong, the Tang Dynasty had a vast territory, including East Asia, North Asia, and South Asia. During this period, the influence of the Tang Dynasty even spread to Central Asia, attracting more and more ethnic minorities to join.
One of the major reforms of Tang Xuanzong was the military town system and the vassal general system, among which the most influential one in the Tang Dynasty was the vassal general system. The military town system was a reluctant choice for the Tang Dynasty to deal with its vast territory, especially in the northern and western regions, where the population was relatively sparse.
Managing the political planning within the territory of the Tang Dynasty was undoubtedly a huge challenge, and the huge number of ** troops was difficult to manage effectively. For this reason, the Tang Dynasty chose to set up military towns, usually at the throat of the main transportation routes, so that they could support the war situation at any time.
However, the emergence of feudal generals became a disaster for the Tang Dynasty. They are not of our race, and they seem to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact they seek personal interests and eyeing the supreme power of the Tang Dynasty.
An Lushan is a typical representative of this, although not all feudal generals posed a threat to the Tang Dynasty, such as Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan and other generals who were powerful in the Western Regions.
However, the prosperity and decline of the Tang Dynasty were intertwined with the problems of feudal generals and military towns during the Xuanzong period, and became a major problem that plagued the Tang Dynasty.
New copywriting: When local power gradually expanded, the military and political power fell into the hands of the military and town moderation envoys, and the money, food, taxes, and appointments and dismissals were also controlled. During this period, due to Xuanzong's preference for minority generals, many of the local festival envoys were feudal generals.
In this regard, although the court Hanchen had objections, Xuanzong insisted on appointing them. A typical example is An Lushan, although he is not of my race, his loyalty is not stable, which is also an important reason for the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.
This mutiny led to the capture of the three towns of Hebei, and the capital Chang'an instantly became a purgatory, and the Tang Dynasty has since declined. In the late Tang Dynasty, the feudal towns and towns were divided into one side, each of which was in its own right, and its status was like a puppet, and the command of the local area was almost lost.
In the face of local rebellions, ** could only watch its development, and even during the Huangchao Uprising, the envoys of all parties only wanted to seek personal benefits from it, and their respect for the imperial power was gone.
If the Anshi Rebellion was a watershed in the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, then the Huangchao Rebellion was a key battle that pushed the Tang Dynasty to its downfall. This massive uprising, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushed straight to Chang'an, causing irreparable damage to the prosperous capital, and its damage even exceeded the Anshi Rebellion, completely destroying the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.
The Huangchao Rebellion not only brought profound disasters to the Li Tang royal family, but also created an excellent opportunity for all parties to seize power. In this chaos, Zhu Wen, Li Keyong and other local festival envoys rose one after another, and were even able to interfere in court politics.
Among them, Zhu Wen's performance was the most prominent, he was originally a member of the Huangchao Uprising, but later chose to defect to the Tang Dynasty, attacked the rebel army in turn, followed the imperial army to suppress the rebel army, and was rewarded for his merits.
Since then, his career has been smooth sailing, and he was named the envoy of the Xuanwu Festival and the king of Liang, which became the most powerful division of the late Tang Dynasty. Zhu Wen, whose power expanded, finally chose to go to Chang'an and ended the fate of the Tang Dynasty with his own hands.
And Zhu Wen's performance also made the Li Tang royal family see the brutality of a soldier.
Zhu Wen participated in the uprising because of his dissatisfaction with the imperial court, but he eventually became an evil dragon and personally pacified the rebel army. However, the seeds of replacing the Li Tang royal family had already been planted in his heart.
In 903 AD, he traveled to Chang'an and made a wise decision to kill the eunuchs in Chang'an. In the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty, the problem of eunuchs became increasingly serious, and they controlled the forbidden army, excluded ministers, and even tried to depose the emperor.
Therefore, Zhu Wen's actions have won the support and praise of the general public. However, Zhu Wen's atrocities could not be ignored, he coerced Tang Zhaozong to Luoyang, where he brutally subjected the Li Tang royal family.
Although Zhu Wen's behavior was distressing, his resolution of the eunuch problem provided a glimmer of hope for the future of the Tang Dynasty.
38-year-old Tang Zhaozong was killed by Zhu Wen's men in the main hall. At that time, Zhaozong spent the night in Empress He's dormitory, Jiang Xuanhui and others broke in and attacked him, and Zhaozong, who was unprotected, was hacked to death in the chaos.
For the prince of Zhaozong, Zhu Wen was also ruthless, in addition to appointing the ninth son Li Zhu as the puppet emperor, he also brutally ** the other nine princes. After this incident, the bloodline of the Li Tang royal family was all cut off.
In addition, Zhu Wen realized that there were many ministers loyal to the Tang Dynasty, so he planned the disaster of the White Horse Station. On the orders of Zhu Wen, the ** loyal to the Tang Dynasty were expelled from Luoyang, but they were not spared, but were sent to another place to be executed.
Before the White Horse Station, more than 30 people with prestige in the Tang Dynasty were killed and then thrown into the Yellow River. At this point, the entire Tang Dynasty came to an end.
The beauty of the country is intoxicating, and heroes have dedicated themselves to it, but the decline of the Tang Dynasty is not accidental, but caused by a combination of factors. Among them, the problem of the division of feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty was very prominent; In addition, the irrationality of the state's fiscal taxation system is also an important reason.
During this period, the division of power between the local government and the ** was serious, and the whole country was fragmented, and the fall of the Tang Dynasty was inevitable.