How did An Lushan get the appreciation of Xuanzong's Secret History of Tang Dynasty?

The Anshi Rebellion in history was a turning point in the decline of the Tang Dynasty. As its main task, An Lushan has an indispensable responsibility. So why did this special envoy with three towns go to rebellion? How did he develop step by step?

An Lushan was the chief culprit of the Anshi Rebellion. An Lushan was included in Xu Qingchuan of An Lushan, Fu Zi and Old Tang Dynasty by Ouyang Xiu, a poet of Song Dynasty. Historians have always called the "Anshi Rebellion" a turning point in the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, and the Anshi Rebellion was the chief culprit that directly dragged the Tang Dynasty empire from its heyday to its decline. Over the years, people have devoted great enthusiasm to the interpretation of "prosperous times" in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty. If we examine the rise of Anshi Rebellion layer by layer, it will be of great significance to analyze the political situation in Tianbao prosperous period, especially in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty.

An Lushan was born in Wu Zetian Chang 'an for three years, and was killed by his close friend and son An Qingxu in Tang Suzong Zhide for two years, at the age of 55. Throughout his life, he was a wandering orphan until 13 years old. 15 to 30 years old, living in the frontier, is a restless businessman. He joined the army at the age of 30 and became a Pinglu general in less than four years. In the first ten years of military service, that is, before An Lushan was 39 years old, his career and life path also experienced ups and downs. He survived twice, but finally made a comeback. On the first day of the first month of the first year of Tianbao, just after the threshold of forty, he became the highest military commander in the border town.

Army, our time. In the next ten years, he achieved success in his career. Under the system of appointing officials according to seniority, the Tang Dynasty created the myth of being handsome and guarding the frontier fortress and having a successful career. At the age of 42, he also served as john young's special envoy for the times; 45 years old, plus an ancient scholar; At the age of 46, that is, the seventh year of Tianbao, the court gave him iron coupons and sealed 300 households, which was the founding father of Liucheng County. At the age of 48, he was made king of Dongping County, which was the first time that a general was king in the Tang Dynasty. Ten years in February, 49-year-old Tianbao served as our ambassador to Hedong. At the same time, he also led the traffic envoys in Pinglu and Hebei, in charge of branches, operating on the spot and receiving envoys. From 40 to 49 years old, from handsome man to owning three towns at the same time, An Lushan's glory and love reached its peak. From the age of 50, there are signs that he began to plan chaos step by step. Tianbao rebelled in November of 14th year. The next year, he was called the great emperor Wu Xiong. He was killed at the age of 55 during the Spring Festival.

An Lushan's political promotion step by step and his outstanding "meritorious military service" in the frontier are undoubtedly the important contents of building a prosperous and powerful Tang Xuanzong. Even the rebellion launched by An Lushan during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty has long been regarded by historians as the benchmark of Tianbao's decline. History has never accepted the hypothesis, but if the Anshi Rebellion did not happen or was not triggered by the Anshi Rebellion, then where and who should future generations write when interpreting Tianbao Shengshi? Here, I might as well sort out several stages of An Shi Rebellion and make an imitation of the hypothetical historical trajectory. It is an important topic for historical researchers to discuss the Anshi Rebellion according to the logic and rationality of history.

Historically, although there are many questions about An Lushan's life, his life story is still clear. Said he was "Yingzhou Liucheng hybrid Ren Hu". No last name, first name is Zharou Mountain. Ashidi, also a Turkic wizard, takes divination as his profession. The Turkic Hudou War is a rolling mountain, hence its name. Lonely, with my mother in Turkey. "Professor RongJiang, after research, think An Lushan is a sogdian, born in Zhaowu, nine surname. The Sogdians are a people who are good at business. inside

Because she later married an Yanyan, a general of Hu, she named the orphan with no surname An Lushan. In the early years of Kaiyuan, An Yan descended to the Tang Dynasty and An Lushan lived in Yingzhou area. During the Kaiyuan period, local officials in the Tang Dynasty "attracted businessmen to open stores" in Yingzhou, attracting a large number of businessmen who were good at doing business. Yingzhou's economic aggregate grew rapidly. After several years, the granaries here are quite strong and the residents are getting better and better. An Lushan was "cruel as a traitor, resourceful, considerate and familiar with nine languages" since he was a child, so he worked as a trade agent in Fanyang. In those years in the mall, a narrow escape became the first turning point in his life.

An Lushan, 30, "steals sheep" in business. Zhang Shou, the messenger of John Young, came after the ceremony to "kill him". Do or die, Zhang Shou let him go "strangely". So, what does An Lushan look like? Anything else? Why did Zhang Shou change his mind? In history books, it is said to be both "fat white" and "healthy". It seems that An Lushan in his prime is not only tall, fair-skinned, but also plump. Since Zhang Shou "looks weird", probably in his eyes, An Lushan is an unusual barbarian. However, why "justified"? An Lushan said, "Didn't the doctor want to kill Xi and Qidan twice? And kill a strong man. " How did An Lushan's remarks impress our commander Zhang Shou?

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan and Xi in the northeast of China became powerful. They are all Donghu people. Defeated by Xiongnu in his early years, he retreated to the north. Later, Xi and Qidan lived by hunting. Qidan borders Korea in the east, Xi in the west, Yingzhou in the south and Shiwei and other ethnic groups in the north. At the end of the Song Dynasty, when Emperor Taizong set up a foreign governor's office, the leader gave it to Li. After that, Qidan surrendered and rebelled many times. In the Tang Dynasty, either begging or caressing, the two sides confronted each other in Youzhou and Yingzhou. Xi is still paying tribute to Emperor Taizong in Zhenguan, with Turks in the west and Bailang River in the south. Its leader and Qidan were both princesses in the Tang Dynasty, but they were often attached to Qidan.

Xi and Qidan are often called "Four Kingdoms". After they became strong, the threat to the northeast of the Tang regime increased. The important duty of our envoy, John Yang and Ping Lu, is to contain the invasion of Qidan and Xi and ensure the stability of the northeast border. So Fan Yang and Pinglu were appointed as commanders of our army. They should not only be able to unify the troops in front of them, but also be able to subdue the border twice and appease the border, so that there will be no dusty police on the border. What An Lushan said shows that he knew the frontier policy and situation of the Tang Dynasty like the back of his hand in the process of doing business. Not only does he look strange, but his words are also unusual. Zhang Shou actually changed his mind. Instead of killing him, he stayed in front of the army. In this way, An Lushan got the opportunity to enter the border guards of the Tang Dynasty, and thus got the opportunity to display his intelligence. This became an important turning point in his life.

Is this turning point, let An Lushan see in the eyes of Xuanzong, then, things will follow. He recognized Yang Guifei as his mother and won the favor of Xuanzong. After that, everything will follow.