An Lushan originally had no surname, but there was a name called Rolling Mountain (pronounced as zh á lu ò)
shān)， Because he lost his father when he was a child, he lived with his mother among the Turkic ethnic group from a young age. As he grew up, he was already proficient in six languages.
Later, when he was stealing sheep, he was caught and prepared to be beaten to death with random sticks. An Lushan shouted, “The doctor doesn’t want to destroy the two barbarians? Why kill Lushan!” It was because of this sentence that Zhang Shougui decided to release him. Later, this person became famous for his bravery, and Zhang Shougui adopted him as his son.
This person has a quick witted and intelligent personality, and with the addition of bribing officials, his official career gradually rose to success.
Due to the bribed officials speaking in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, An Lushan’s name began to enter Li Longji’s sight. At that time, Emperor Xuanzong appointed An Lushan as the acting censor and military governor of Pinglu, which meant that An Lushan already had real power in his hands.
An Lushan wanted to fly higher, so Yang Guifei came into his sight. At that time, he had no ulterior motives, at most he used her to curry favor with the emperor, so he became Yang Guifei’s adopted son. So Yang Guifei had an adopted son, who was 16 years older than herself.
With the blessing of the two of them, An Lushan can be said to rise straight up in the clouds. When going to court, there is no need to pay respects to the emperor, but more importantly, just bend down.
As a rising star, Yang Guozhong was strongly dissatisfied with this. An Lushan not only looked down upon him, but also did not take Yang Guozhong seriously. This kind of behavior that his uncle could tolerate but his aunt could not tolerate, Yang Guozhong decided to deal with An Lushan.
For An Lushan at that time, there was a sense of pride and achievement, but Yang Guozhong could not find actual evidence of his ambition to rebel. Moreover, Yang Guozhong’s plan failed and he came up with another one.
Recruiting An Lushan to the capital city, the conflict between the two became increasingly intense, giving An Lushan a noble reason.
It’s better to take action first than to be slaughtered by others. The rebellion began in this way, and the banner it carried was actually “ordered to eliminate the traitor Yang Guozhong”. Although the An Lushan Rebellion was eventually quelled, the Tang Dynasty’s national strength declined from prosperity to decline thereafter.
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