In the eleventh year of Tang Tianbao (752), Li Linfu, the 69-year-old chief prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly contracted a serious illness, felt that the limit was approaching, and wanted to see the emperor who had been with him for more than 20 years. After Li Tang Xuanzong Longji learned of the situation, he decided to visit Li Linfu's house in person, but was stopped by the eunuch on the grounds that Li Linfu might have an infectious disease. had to let Li Linfu be carried out of the courtyard, and the emperor ascended to the Imperial City's Descending Pavilion, waving the red handkerchief in his hand towards Li Linfu from a distance to show his condolences. Li Linfu, who was already dying and unable to kneel down to thank him, burst into tears. A month later, Li Linfu, a generation of traitors, died at home. From the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan (734), he was worshiped as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the third grade of the same Zhongshu, and served as the prime minister together with Pei Yaoqing and Zhang Jiuling, Li Linfu has been in the phase for 19 years.
At the same time, the famous ministers of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Yao Chong, who advocated accessibility, Song Jing, who advocated the rule of law, and Zhang Jiuling, who advocated integrity, only stayed in the prime minister for four years, and none of them died in their positions, they were all deposed as prime ministers and left the scene gloomily, and the three of them together did not stay in the position of prime minister for as long as Li Linfu alone.
In the first year of longevity (692), Li Longji was seven years old that year. His grandmother, Wu Zetian, ascended the throne as emperor two years ago and changed the Tang dynasty to Zhou. At this time, the Wu family was in high spirits, but a large number of members of the Li Tang royal family were framed, and everyone was in danger and in danger. Once a sacrificial ceremony was held in the court, Li Longji walked up to the hall with his attendants and guards with his head held high. The general Jin Wu in charge of the guard was Wu Yizong, the nephew of the Wu family, who deliberately made things difficult and stepped forward to stop and loudly reprimand Li Longji's guards. Li Longji glared angrily, drew his sword and pointed at Wu Yizong and shouted: "This is my Li family's court, what is the matter?!."Death to those who dare to stop me! And with it! When Wu Zetian found out, he was very surprised, not only did he not blame him, but he favored him.
In the first year of Jingyun (710), Li Longji was twenty-five years old that year. Five years ago, the Tang Dynasty returned to the Li Tang royal family, but Tang Zhongzong Li Xian was weak and incompetent, and the power of the imperial court was in the hands of Empress Wei and Wu Sansi. The hot-blooded young man Li Longji, together with the generals of the forbidden army, launched a military coup d'état in a surprise attack, beheaded Wei, regained the throne, and supported his father Li Dan to ascend the throne.
Three years later, Li Longji personally led the Yulin Army again to raid the Taiping Princess Group, and the day before the enemy was ready to act, he completely eliminated the power of the Taiping Princess who was authoritarian and chaotic. Five months later, Li Longji changed the name of the era to Kaiyuan, and a great era officially began. At this time, Li Longji was full of confidence, determined to reproduce the glory of the Li Tang royal family, and determined to create the glory of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, Li Longji worked hard and was eager to seek talents.
Yao Chong, a loyal minister and pure minister of the Tang Dynasty, first walked into Li Longji's prime minister's team, and the prime minister of the three dynasties proposed "Ten Things to Say" to Li Longji, laying a political foundation for the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. However, Yao Chong, who has superb government affairs ability and is known as the prime minister of the time, is good at governing the country but clumsy at governing the family, and because of his poor discipline of his son, he touched Li Longji's dragon scales, and he was removed from his post after only four years as prime minister.
Replacing Yao Chong was the famous minister Song Jing. Song Jing has the legacy of Wei Zheng, dared to speak out about the gains and losses of the government, restored the system of admonishing officials, opened up a clean and upright political environment, and the national strength was thriving, and the beginning of the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty took shape. However, the strong and upright Song Jing does not know how to be flexible and is not good at coordination, and as the prime minister who commands hundreds of officials, Song Jing's limitations gradually appear. In the eighth year of Kaiyuan (720), Li Longji endured the pain of cutting his love, and Song Jing ended his four-year career as prime minister, and only enjoyed the political treatment of Kaifuyi and the three divisions to retire. Later, Zhang Jiazhen and Zhang said that although they were not pure ministers and ministers, they were also loyal ministers and capable ministers, and the Tang Empire was well governed and thriving in their hands.
In December of the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Zhang Jiuling, who came from the remote Lingnan, was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, and was awarded the title of Pingzhangshi (Prime Minister) of Zhongshu Menxia to take charge of the government. Zhang Jiuling, another pure minister of the Tang Dynasty and a minister, was also the last virtuous minister of the Xuanzong Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, and finally came to the forefront. This prime minister, who only has the country in his heart and only the people in his heart, does not know how to guess the sacred heart, is unwilling to submit to obedience, blindly argues with reason, and makes a direct admonition.
The emperor wanted to save the life of An Lushan, a border general who disobeyed military orders, but Zhang Jiuling resolutely opposed it"An Lushan should be beheaded according to the law, and this person has the opposite face, and he will become a troublemaker in the future! ”；The emperor wanted to reward the border marshal who guarded the border and promoted Shuofang Jiedu to make Niu Xianke a scholar, but Zhang Jiuling resolutely disagreed"It is my job to guard the side well, not to mention any merit? Moreover, the young cyclamen does not have the talent of the prime minister, and the position of Shangshu has a great responsibility, so it is impossible to use it as a reward! ”；The emperor was bent on deposing Li Ying as the crown prince, and Zhang Jiuling straightened his neck and made a loud noise"The crown prince is the prince of the country, and he cannot be abolished lightly. If Your Majesty must do this, I will not dare to carry out the edict. ”The emperor wanted to promote Li Linfu to be the prime minister, but Zhang Jiuling still disagreed"The prime minister is related to the safety of the country, and if His Majesty appoints Li Linfu as the prime minister, he will definitely become a disaster for the country in the future. ”Will you be the emperor or will I be the emperor? Is it you, Zhang Jiuling, who speaks, or me, Li Longji, who speaks? Li Longji was unhappy with Zhang Jiuling's repeated disobedience, and he was angry, and Li Linfu continued to slander and frame him in secret, and Zhang Jiuling was finally convicted and dismissed. From then on, the ** of the Tang Dynasty Xuanzong will only protect himself wisely, and no longer dare to speak out! The minister is a pure minister, and he has disappeared since then.
After Zhang Jiuling left the phase, Li Linfu became the core of the imperial court. Li Linfu, who is flexible and thoughtful, puts all his thoughts on things that make the emperor happy. In order to grasp and understand Li Jilong's mood and thoughts at the first time, he unscrupulously stammered and bribed the emperor's concubines and eunuchs, and tried his best to figure out the emperor's thoughts and thoughts. As a result, every word that Prime Minister Li Linfu said, everything he did, and every policy he implemented were what Emperor Li Longji wanted to do, what he wanted to say, and what he wanted.
After Zhang Jiuling left, Yang Yuhuan came, Li Longji, who was over 60 years old, was no longer the heroic generation of heroes in the first year of Kaiyuan, intoxicated with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty created by himself. The Yingge and Yan Dance of Huaqing Pond and the gentle beauty of Yang Guifei have become the places he is most obsessed with. The emperor who swore to achieve great deeds back then thought that his public morality was perfect, and he was tired of it and slacked off, and he didn't even bother to take care of the daily affairs of the imperial court. He once said to his closest Colliers more than once, "I want to take care of the trivial affairs of the world for Li Linfu and live a relaxed life with peace of mind!" The sober and loyal servant Gao Lishi bowed his head and wept and said, "Your Majesty, how can the military affairs be lightly burdened by others, once the trust is not human, the world is in danger!" ”
On the ninth day of November in the 14th year of Tianbao (755), An Lushan, who had always been favored by Li Longji and was also the envoy of the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong, raised 200,000 troops in Fanyang to rebel under the pretext of "worrying about the danger of the country" and crusading against Yang Guozhong under the pretext of being a secret edict. In the Tang Dynasty, where the peace has been peaceful for a long time and the people do not know the war, the surrounding states and counties have collapsed, and the local ** has fled or surrendered.
A year later, the rebels occupied the eastern capital of Luoyang, and Ge Shuhan, a famous general with 200,000 troops, defended Tongguan, the last line of defense in Chang'an, but under the blind command of Li Longji, Lingbao was defeated and the whole army was annihilated, and Ge Shuhan was captured. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has no troops to fight for a while, and the rebels have been driving straight into Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Before the fall of Chang'an, Li Longji fled in panic with the prince's grandson, harem concubines and close ministers to avoid the disaster in Shuzhong. When he walked to Maweipo (Xingpingxi, Shaanxi), the soldiers of the accompanying forbidden army mutinied, killed Yang Guozhong, and forced Li Longji to hang Yang Guifei.
In the miserable wind and rain of Shudi, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji fell into deep repentance and longing. He deeply misses the golden splendor of Chang'an, the dancing posture of the concubine, and the warmth of Huaqing Pond! He misses the brilliant man even moreYao Chong, "If Yao Chong is here, the thief is not enough to be destroyed!" ”；He misses the stubborn old man Song Jing back then, "If he is here, how can state affairs be as good as they are!" ”His ears rang back thenZhang Jiuling's resolute voice said, "If you don't kill An Lushan, you will become a trouble!" ”。He also recalled the authoritarian prime ministerLi Linfu,Remorseful"Jealous and jealous, and invincible. ”However, he still did not summarize himself"If you know it, why use it for a long time? ”
In the first year of Baoying (762), he returned to Chang'an, and after being placed under house arrest for one year and ten months, 78-year-old Tang Xuanzong Li Longji died in desolation with hatred. The Tang Dynasty was also shaken by the wind and rain, full of holes!