Speaking of the ‘An Lushan Rebellion’ during the Tang Dynasty, I believe everyone is familiar with it. At that time, Yang Guifei was favored by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, so the power of the country was in the hands of Yang Guozhong, Yang Guifei’s brother. However, Yang Guozhong only knew how to eliminate dissidents and seek pleasure, which ultimately sparked various contradictions in society. And An Lushan launched a rebellion under the pretext of suppressing Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong also lost his life in this rebellion. Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will provide a detailed introduction to the relevant content.
Although Yang Guozhong was a person who brought disaster to the country and the people, leading the Tang Dynasty into an endless abyss, his son was still acceptable, especially his second son Yang Yang Yang, who made great contributions to the diplomatic cause of the Tang Dynasty.
Although Yang Yang is the son of Yang Guozhong, he is not as greedy as his father. Yang Yang has been gentle and refined since childhood, paying attention to conversation, and also enjoys making friends with foreigners, learning multiple foreign languages. So when Yang Yang reached adulthood, he was appointed as the Honglu Qing by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, equivalent to the current diplomat. He was the chief official of Tang’s foreign affairs.
We all know that the Tang Dynasty was an open era, and its capital was also an international metropolis. People from various regions and ethnic groups came to Chang’an for business, and diplomatic officials often visited the court. Therefore, Yang Yang’s position as Honglu Qing was a very important one.
However, Yang Yang has done an excellent job, but her marriage issue has not been resolved. His aunt Yang Guifei saw that Princess Wanchun, the daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was also her close friend. However, Princess Wanchun did not find a suitable family when she was in her twenties. After several meetings with Princess Wanchun, Yang Guifei discovered that although Princess Wanchun had not been looking for her husband, she had been worried about not being able to find him.
During the conversation, Yang Guifei thought of her nephew Yang Yang Yang, who was talented and had similar interests and hobbies to Princess Wanchun. Therefore, Yang Guifei tried her best to arrange for the two to get married. With the help of Yang Guifei, Yang Yang successfully married Princess Wanchun.
Because Princess Wanchun usually likes to interact with international friends, after their marriage, Princess Wanchun often hosted banquets at home for foreigners from the Western Regions, Japan, and South Korea, and won over those noble women from other countries very well.
In addition, Yang Yang and his wife also enjoyed Tang Xuanzong’s suggestion to introduce Western learning and skills, allowing foreigners to enter the court as officials. Thanks to the efforts of Yang Cong and his friends, foreign friends have gained good living space in Chang’an city, and many have settled down and become overseas Chinese. In Chang’an city, the embassy district is gradually taking shape. If this continues for a long time, Chang’an City will become increasingly prosperous.
However, at this time, the Tang Dynasty was already in a precarious situation, and the death of Yang Yang’s father accelerated the conflicts between various parties, ultimately leading to the An Lushan Rebellion. Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei were killed by bandits on Mawei Slope, while Yang Cong, who stayed in Chang’an, was executed by the rebels.
If Yang Cong were in a peaceful era, he might have achieved even greater success. However, he had a father who loved to die, leading him into a chaotic world and ultimately taking Yang Cong’s life.
