Why does An Lushan hate his son An Qingxu to the bone? Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
The An Lushan Rebellion was a very important turmoil in the history of the Tang Dynasty. After the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty began to decline from prosperity, and at the same time, the lingering effects of regional separatism also led to the ultimate downfall of the Tang Dynasty.
An Lushan was one of the culprits of the An Lushan Rebellion. He was originally just a commoner struggling to make a living, but later joined the army by chance and was adopted by Zhang Shougui as his son, gradually climbing to the peak of power.
He was intelligent and adept at catering to the needs of the emperor. He always appeared loyal and foolish in front of Emperor Xuanzong to please him, and also recognized Yang Guifei as his mother. When taking office from other places, he often sent gifts to high-ranking officials in the capital, requesting their kind words for him.
Through various means, An Lushan left a good impression on Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang doted on and valued him without any doubt, to the point where he did not believe him even when he rebelled in the end.
When An Lushan was serving as a military governor, he supported his troops and respected himself. Later, he and Shi Siming launched the “An Lushan Rebellion” with the intention of stealing national politics. In the early stages of the war, An Shi’s army achieved successive victories and even easily captured Luoyang and Chang’an, forcing Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to flee with Yang Guifei. But in the later stage, the Tang army gradually defeated the rebels and regained lost territory. A large part of the reason for this result is that the internal struggles of the rebel forces have weakened their own strength.
As a vassal launching a rebellion, the biggest purpose is naturally to become an emperor. An Lushan later established the Great Yan regime, with the reign title Shengwu. His son An Qingxu ascended the throne and declared himself emperor.
In theory, when An Qingxu ascended to the throne and declared himself emperor, An Lushan should be happy. However, in reality, An Lushan hated his son so much that he wished he could be cut to pieces. Why?
An Qingxu’s coronation as emperor was obtained by plotting against his father An Lushan. An Lushan had ten sons, and An Qingxu was the second son. An Lushan doted on his youngest son, which made An Qingxu very unhappy. With the temptation of power, he eventually led to the patricide incident.
In 757 AD, An Lushan, Yan Zhuang, and Li Zhu’er assassinated An Lushan and declared themselves emperor. And the death of An Lushan was actually his own fault.
An Lushan himself is a big fat man, weighing over 300 pounds. When he launched the rebellion, he could no longer dress himself and his eyesight was gradually declining. Due to physical discomfort, An Lushan became irritable and the people around him suffered a lot.
Yan Zhuang was originally a strategist, but he was whipped because An Lushan was unhappy, so he held a grudge against An Lushan. And Li Zhuer was the eunuch that An Lushan favored the most, and he also hated An Lushan very much.
Li Zhu’er was originally a Khitan. After escaping from the Khitan, she was cut off by An Lushan and became a eunuch. Although he has been serving An Lushan all along, he has not forgotten this hatred.
As the most trusted eunuch of An Lushan, Li Zhu’er served him in all his clothes. Li Zhu’er has a natural advantage in assassinating An Lushan.
Later, Yan Zhuang, An Qingxu, and Li Zhu’er murdered An Lushan, and it was Li Zhu’er who did it. An Lushan himself has poor eyesight and is very familiar with Li Zhu’er. Although he hung a knife at the bedside, it was already too late when he realized something was wrong.
An Lushan was too obese to reach for a big knife, and eventually lay in bed and was stabbed by Li Zhu’er. After An Lushan was killed, An Qingxu didn’t even have the dignity to bury him. He had someone dig a hole under the bed and buried An Lushan inside.
After gaining the power of An Lushan and An Qingxu ascending to the throne, the rebels gradually declined and were eventually suppressed by the Tang army. An Qingxu treated An Lushan like this. Do you think An Lushan really wants to cut him into countless pieces and stuff him back into his mother’s belly?
