What was the outcome of Li Fuguo’s transformation from a eunuch to a prime minister? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed article introduction.
Eunuchs are a special profession that emerged under the feudal ruling class. It can be said that during that period, the status of eunuchs was definitely very low. However, in this long history, some eunuchs went from lowly people to powerful officials in the court and the public, and some even made it to the point that even the emperor had to act according to his looks. And today we are going to talk about such a legendary eunuch, who climbed from the bottom to the position of prime minister in just a few years. From this aspect, it can be seen that this eunuch has extraordinary abilities and possesses wisdom that others cannot possess.
The eunuch’s name is Li Fuguo, and his original name was Li Jingzhong. Li Fuguo was a child from a poor family, and his appearance was extremely ugly. His family believed that he would not have any great achievements in the future, so they sent him into the palace as a young eunuch from a young age. Entering the palace, Li Fuguo has been doing the lowest job, and because he is very ugly and not good at speaking, he has been beaten and insulted by many people. For the young Li Fuguo, this was like adding insult to injury, and it also caused his personality to slowly change, becoming vicious and vicious.
Li Fuguo spent 40 years in such an environment. And later on, his life was like hanging up, because by chance, Li Fuguo became a eunuch under Li Heng’s command. And Li Heng was Tang Suzong. After Li Heng ascended the throne, Li Fuguo’s official position rose again and again, like riding a rocket. As for why Li Fuguo gained Li Heng’s trust, there is still a reason behind it.
At that time, the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, and Tang Xuanzong hurriedly left. Li Heng originally wanted to escape, but under the persuasion of Li Fuguo, he finally agreed to lead his army to resist the enemy. Later, Li Fuguo was talking about Li Heng and took advantage of this opportunity to ascend the throne and declare himself emperor. It is precisely for this reason that Li Heng has great trust in Li Fuguo.
Even handed over all the military power in his hands to Li Fuguo, which shows Li Heng’s trust in Li Fuguo. After the rebellion was finally suppressed, Li Heng gave Li Fuguo the name “Fuguo”. At this time, Li Fuguo reached the rank of first-class official and extensively bought people’s hearts in the court, with his followers spreading throughout the entire dynasty. After Li Fuguo and Tang Suzong returned to Chang’an, Li Fuguo pressed Tang Xuanzong step by step until his death.
Afterwards, Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang of Tang Suzong joined forces to persecute many loyal and righteous officials, and the entire court became Li Fuguo’s one-man court. However, there was a huge disagreement between Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang after the death of Emperor Xuanzong during the illness of Emperor Suzong of Tang. Empress Zhang wanted to depose Crown Prince Li Yu, while Li Fuguo wanted to support him. Of course, in the end, Li Fuguo won the battle and succeeded in ascending to the throne after the death of Emperor Suzong of Tang.
Li Fuguo thought he could continue to control the government as usual, but he never expected that the emperor he supported was not a role that could be manipulated by others. He pretended to be obedient in front of Li Fuguo, but behind the scenes he was already planning how to dismiss Li Fuguo from his official position. After Li Fuguo was dismissed from his official position, Li Yu immediately sent assassins to kill him and threw his head in the toilet. However, due to Li Fuguo’s many years of management and the presence of too many followers in the court, Li Yu did not investigate Li Fuguo’s fault, but instead gave him a lavish burial and posthumously conferred the title of Grand Tutor. However, when it comes to the title given to Li Fuguo, it can be said that there is a line, and Li Fuguo’s title is “ugly”, which fully interprets the absurd ending of Li Fuguo’s life.
