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Tang Dezong made the rebels almost desperate, and at this critical moment, Li Huaiguang led the Shuofang army to come and rescue.
Li Huaiguang unleashed his divine power and captured the rebels, giving them a fierce beating and completely lifting the siege of Fengtian.
So far, due to Zhu Long’s self proclaimed emperor, Li Huaiguang has become the most promising person to replicate Guo Ziyi’s success.
At this time, Li Huaiguang was the military governor of Shuofang. After the An Lushan Rebellion began, Guo Ziyi’s main military position was also the military governor of Shuofang.
After the siege of Fengtian was lifted, Li Huaiguang was appointed as Vice Marshal and Commander in Chief. These two positions are actually approaching the pinnacle of being officials. Back then, Guo Ziyi’s highest military position was Vice Marshal, because the position of Marshal could only be held by the Crown Prince.
If Li Huaiguang continues to tightly grip the barrel of his gun and always obey the emperor’s words. After the emperor returned to Chang’an City, it seemed that he had replicated the successful rhythm of Guo Ziyi.
Unfortunately, Li Huaiguang finally couldn’t help but point fingers at the emperor with a gun at this crucial hurdle.
Before lifting the siege of Fengtian, Li Huaiguang wanted to reorganize the central government with the gun barrel in his hand.
Li Huaiguang repeatedly claimed that the current chaos in the country was caused by the treacherous minister Lu Qi, and as long as there was a chance, he would definitely take down Lu Qi and others.
Huai Guang was indifferent and stubborn, reciting: “The prime minister is cunning in his planning, heavy in his taxes and levies, and the governor of the capital is cruel in his military food. All the chaos in the world is caused by this. I see this and request that he be executed
In general, this is not wrong, but in terms of power games, it is already a behavior that is close to rebellion.
Seeing Li Huaiguang’s appearance, how could Tang Dezong dare to let him enter the city? So he found a reason to refuse Li Huaiguang’s army to enter the city for rest, and the reason was also straightforward: take advantage of the enemy’s defeat and pursue them quickly.
Qi said to the emperor, “The power of the Huai Guang army has been shaken, and the rebels have broken their courage. If we win the banquet, we can eliminate the bandits in one fell swoop. Now that we enter the court, we must feast and linger, and the bandits will be calm and complete, and it will be difficult to plan our actions!” The emperor was not impressed, so he did so. The imperial decree was issued to Huai Guang Tun Bianqiao and supervise the generals to advance in their campaigns. Huai Guang traveled thousands of miles to face difficulties and was unable to separate himself from the treacherous officials. Feeling quite frustrated, he went to garrison Xianyang.
When history books talk about this matter, they always say that it was the treacherous minister Lu Qi who was afraid that Li Huaiguang would clean him up, so he encouraged Tang Dezong to do so. The problem is, it’s not a matter of whether treacherous ministers are afraid or not, but rather that even the emperor will sincerely feel afraid.
Li Huaiguang, holding a gun barrel, once he entered a small town like Fengtian and saw the embarrassed appearance of the central government, who could be sure that they wouldn’t do anything more radical?
Does Li Huaiguang really not want to replicate the glory of Guo Ziyi? The answer is negative, and Li Huaiguang is actually full of helplessness.
Within Li Huaiguang’s army, there must also be a pervasive sense of dissatisfaction with the government, with various expressions of dissatisfaction flying around.
In this context, what can Li Huaiguang do? If he severely suppresses the emotions and opinions below, there is also a possibility that the soldiers below will kill him.
If Li Huaiguang allows these emotions and comments to guide him, he can only go further and further down the wrong path.
More importantly, after they lifted the siege of Fengtian, Emperor Dezong of Tang did not allow them to enter the city for rest, which naturally increased the dissatisfaction within the army.
Faced with this situation, even if Li Huaiguang had no objections, the soldiers below would still be full of complaints and even feel that the emperor was controlled by treacherous ministers, and even the emperor himself was a foolish ruler.
So, this army dropped out halfway through.
In short, if the emperor doesn’t give them an explanation, they will go on strike. At this critical moment, Tang Dezong dared not confront them head-on, so he could only accept the conditions they proposed.
So, the closest courtiers of the emperor were forced to resign, and the closest eunuchs were killed.
Huai Guang committed several crimes such as assaulting Qi, and the emperor demoted Qi, Zhao Zan, and Bai Zhizhen. He also accused and reported to Zhong Ren Zhai Wenxiu, and killed him as Wei Huaiguang.
Is it reasonable for Li Huaiguang to do so? Based on the general principle, the closest courtier to the emperor is a great traitor, and the closest eunuch is a great villain. It is naturally very reasonable for Li Huaiguang to eliminate these big treacherous ministers and villains for the fundamental interests of the empire and the emperor.
The problem is, from the perspective of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty, they are going to rebel against heaven.
Now the emperor is in danger, although he can only accept this fact, from the depths of his heart, he obviously will not accept this fact.
Li Huaiguang’s army has come to this point, which is actually very dangerous.
However, Li Huaiguang’s army’s dissatisfaction with the government is clearly not that simple. Because overall, the emperor trusts and values corrupt officials and villains, which is relatively abstract, and there is no obvious conflict of interest with Li Huaiguang’s army.
And there is one thing that anyone in Li Huaiguang’s army cannot accept. That is, equal pay for equal work. Because the Shence Army, which cooperates with Li Huaiguang’s army, has significantly higher salaries and benefits than Li Huaiguang’s army.
Li Huaiguang is willing to accept this fact, and even his soldiers are unwilling to accept it!
Everyone is shedding blood and sacrificing on the front line, and our combat effectiveness is not inferior to any army; The key is that we need to bear no less sacrifice and pressure than any other army; More importantly, if we hadn’t served the king in a timely manner, the Emperor of Tang would have been finished. But when we receive military pay, we are significantly less than others. What is this called?
The fact that I find even more unacceptable is that the central government has no intention of solving this problem. The central government’s response to this is always that the central finances are currently tight, and it is impossible to provide you with the same salary and benefits as the Shence Army; If the salary and benefits of the Shence Army are reduced and the difference is made up for, the Shence Army will definitely be unhappy.
Faced with this explanation, Li Huaiguang’s army naturally cannot accept it. Because if the Shence Army were to receive the same salary and benefits as us, they would be unhappy; Will we be happy if we receive salaries and benefits far lower than those of the Shence Army? What kind of logic is this?
Huai Guang wanted to slow down the war period and angered the various armies. He petitioned, “The food given to all the armies is thin, but the divine strategy is only thick. The thickness is uneven, making it difficult to enter the war.” He was embarrassed by the financial situation, and if all the food given is better than the divine strategy, there is no way to give it
In this context, it is difficult to maintain military discipline in Li Huaiguang’s army.
As I analyzed earlier, this kind of military discipline is very chaotic. It’s not just about random soldiers going out to rob everywhere, but various organized assessments.
When their army is making extra money, the reason is usually ready-made: our salary and benefits are too low to make a living, so we have to make extra money.
In the face of their behavior, the central government even took advantage and said, ‘The Shence Army is truly the Central Army. Do you see how good their military discipline is?’? The implication is that they should enjoy such a high salary and benefits; And Li Huaiguang’s army deserved to enjoy such low wages and benefits.
Sheng and Huai Guang went out together in the army, and Huai Guang’s soldiers plundered many people, cattle, and horses. Sheng’s army did not attack in autumn. The Huai Guang soldiers despised their dissidents and divided their gains with them, but the Sheng army never dared to accept it.
Faced with this fact, even if Li Huaiguang is willing to accept it, his soldiers are unwilling to accept it. After Li Huaiguang’s army took this step, they could only continue down the wrong path.
Now that the emperor is in danger, he will naturally accept all of this.
What would it feel like if the emperor restored his authority and recalled Li Huaiguang’s previous actions? You must have thought that you were extorting and pressuring me at that time.
So if the collision between Li Huaiguang and the emperor increases a little, there will be more fear in his heart. And the more this fear, the worse his political reliability will be.
In the end, Li Huaiguang openly stated that it was not that I was disloyal to the emperor, but rather that I was afraid of death!
The emperor sent him the legendary Danshu iron voucher to reassure him. In summary, the vast sky, earth, sun, moon, and stars can serve as evidence. I will only remember your past goodness and never remember your past shortcomings; In summary, with your contributions, I will ensure that all your descendants will enjoy happiness.
And Li Huaiguang looked at the legendary Dan Shu Tie Pian and said directly, ‘This kind of thing is something that the emperor coaxes and deceives people. When you open the history book and hold this kind of thing, how many of them didn’t end up losing their families and people?’? In summary, I was originally only nine out of ten afraid, but now that I see this kind of thing, I am really scared.
In the first year of Xingyuan, he was appointed as a Grand Commandant and granted iron vouchers. Huai Guang was furious and said, ‘Anyone who doubts their loyalty will be rewarded with a voucher. Granting Huai Guang now is equivalent to sending someone to rebel!’.
Since that’s the case, his relationship with the emperor can no longer be reconciled.
Later, Li Huaiguang openly became involved in the rebellion, which scared the emperor and he fled directly from Guanzhong.
Later on, the emperor quelled the rebellion and, with complex emotions, decided to pardon Li Huaiguang. But people advise the emperor, as a courtier, to scare him around the world. Even if you are willing to forgive him now, how will you feel when you see him in the future? What will he feel when he sees you? In summary, your relationship with Li Huaiguang is like a broken copper mirror, which can no longer be restored to its original shape; In summary, for the sake of righteousness and righteousness, I advise you to eliminate Li Huaiguang!
Before Li Huaiguang openly rebelled, his son told the emperor, ‘You must guard against my father, he will definitely rebel.’.
Faced with such words from Li Huaiguang’s son, the emperor felt somewhat embarrassed, because are you Li Huaiguang’s biological son? You betrayed your father to please me. You’re showing loyalty like this. I don’t know if you’re embarrassed? I’m so embarrassed that I’m about to get goosebumps all over my body.
So, the emperor said to Li Huaiguang’s son, ‘If you think your father is unfaithful, you should persuade him to be loyal to me. How can you accuse your father behind his back like this?’?
At the beginning, Huai Guang was relieved of his duties in Fengtian, and his son Cui was appointed as the supervising censor, receiving great favor and treatment. When Huai Guang did not advance to Xianyang, Cui secretly spoke to the superior, saying, “My father will surely disappoint Your Majesty, and I wish to prepare for it early. I have heard that both Your Majesty and my father are equal, but today’s situation is that Your Majesty has not been able to execute my father, and my father is enough to endanger Your Majesty. Your Majesty treats me kindly, and my character is upright, so I cannot bear to not speak up.” The superior exclaimed, “I know that you and your ministers love your son, and I should make a secret report to you for me
Li Huaiguang’s son said, ‘My father is shrouded in fear, no matter how much I advise him, he won’t listen.’. However, please believe that I am only doing this out of loyalty to you, not for my own benefit.
Later, after Li Huaiguang died as a traitor, Li Huaiguang’s son felt quite embarrassed.
Because the emperor wanted to forgive Li Huaiguang’s son, but someone told the emperor that if Li Huaiguang’s son continued to live like this, how would the world view him? How would you view him? How would he see himself?
Because he didn’t die, people would definitely think that he had repeatedly betrayed his father in the past just to save his own life; We might as well let him demonstrate his determination through death, proving that he repeatedly betrayed his father in the past for the sake of loyalty and righteousness. Then, we will commend him and make him a good role model for everyone to learn from. In short, when loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved simultaneously, everyone should learn from Li Huaiguang’s son!
Did I say it a bit too far? I said this paragraph just to let everyone know.
After Li Huaiguang lifted the siege of Fengtian, he had the opportunity to replicate Guo Ziyi’s success, but he continued to walk further and further down the path of no return.
Since the Chengde Jiedushi sought hereditary succession, the rebellion of the empire has been increasing. In this context, many people inevitably believe that they will become the last bag of heavy objects to crush the camel. The problem is unfortunate, as bags of heavy objects came down one after another, causing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to sway back and forth, but nothing happened.
During the rebellion in Jingyuan, the soldiers clearly believed that if they gave the emperor one more blow, the emperor would definitely have finished playing; Unfortunately, the emperor only stumbled and stood up again.
When Zhu Long was involved in the rebellion, he probably thought the same way; In short, if you give the emperor a blow, he will definitely finish playing, but unfortunately, the emperor is still struggling and shows no signs of being defeated.
As Li Huaiguang walked further and further down the road of no return, he inevitably thought the same way; In short, if you give the emperor a blow, he will definitely finish playing.
Unfortunately, the emperor did not finish playing with it. On the contrary, after a few somersaults, he finally stood up and kicked them all to the ground with a series of kicks.
During the rebellion of Jingyuan soldiers, their superiors shouted, ‘You should serve the court well, and there will be no shortage of glory and wealth. Why do you want to do such a massacre of your entire family?’?
As for Zhu Long and Li Huaiguang, they both have the opportunity to become Guo Ziyi’s second, but what about the outcome? They all died tragically!
Faced with this incredible fact, people looked at the emperor who was high and mighty, and it seemed that they only worshipped him. Because people have finally realized that overthrowing the emperor is not an easy task!
When Li Huaiguang was loyal to the emperor, he was a key member of the Central Military Commission, and the central government provided him with blood transfusions. Moreover, many military districts were under his control. Against this backdrop, he naturally appeared invincible for a while.
The question is, will all of this still exist when he betrays the emperor?
At the beginning, when Zhu Long wrote a letter to Li Huaiguang, he looked at him as a big brother because Li Huaiguang was so awesome at that time. Faced with this situation, Li Guanghuai inevitably had too many optimistic imaginations about the outcome of the rebellion.
The problem is that after Li Huaiguang betrayed the emperor, capital quickly shrank.
Firstly, Li Huaiguang is definitely no longer a major member of the Central Military Commission, and now all major military regions have no obligation to obey his transfers. In this way, Li Huaiguang is only the supervisor of Shuofang Army.
Secondly, the central government will not continuously provide him with blood transfusions.
In fact, some people suggested that the emperor should immediately terminate the supply of logistics to Li Huaiguang’s army, but the emperor still provided logistics to Li Huaiguang’s army in order to divide it. In summary, the army of Shuofang has always been loyal to the empire; We cannot let the soldiers of Shuofang suffer from hunger just because Li Huaiguang went astray.
Although the emperor continued to supply logistics to Li Huaiguang’s army, Li Huaiguang’s army also knew what it would mean if the emperor suddenly terminated the logistics supply?
Now, the emperor’s intention is very simple, that is, the emperor has blamed Li Huaiguang for the rebellion of the Shuofang army. As long as the Shuofang soldiers are willing to draw a clear line with Li Huaiguang now, the emperor will forgive them.
In this way, Li Huaiguang’s control over the Shuofang army was also very limited.
In this context, Zhu Long simply looked at Li Huaiguang as a subordinate, and Li Huaiguang was stunned at the time. Because this indicates that his future is becoming increasingly bleak.
At the beginning, Huai Guang was strong, but Zhu was afraid of him. He wrote to Huai Guang and agreed to divide the imperial Guanzhong region as a brother, making it a neighboring country forever. With the determination of Huai Guang to rebel, he forced others to take advantage of the southern prosperity, but many of his subordinates rebelled and their power weakened. He was granted the decree of Huai Guang, and was treated with courtesy by the officials, and his troops were conscripted.
More importantly, the Kanto region was previously in chaos, but the emperor gradually made the powerful domains in Kanto submit through political and diplomatic means.
With the gradual restoration of stability in the Kanto region, the emperor can concentrate his efforts on solving the problems in Guanzhong. In this context, both Zhu Long and Li Huaiguang became increasingly desperate as they walked, and eventually could only gradually move towards death.
