Gao Lishi's life: the eunuch strategist of Tang Dynasty

Luxe often stays in the Forbidden City, and the quartet must look at it first, and decide the small things by itself. Xuanzong said that Lux was king, and I was safe in bed, which played an important role in the court. Wang Ziheng called him the second brother, the kings and princesses called him Weng, and Ma Xu called him Ye. Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, did not call Gao Lishi by his first name, but called him a general. His assets are richer than those of princes. He once built a Buddhist temple to cast bells and entertain officials and ministers. It is stipulated that 100000 should be given as a gift once, and those who flatter him should hit 20 pestles, at least10 pestles. Gao Lishi was separated from his mother Mai when he was a child. After he appeared, we lingnan envoys heard about Mai's whereabouts and went from Longzhou to Chang 'an to meet Mai. Xuanzong named Mai Yue's wife and posthumously awarded Lux's dead father as the governor of Guangzhou.

Lux has always been cautious and good at observing the current situation, so he has been favored for a long time and has no great reputation inside and outside the court. Moreover, what he said has a characteristic, that is, it is smooth and not awkward, and it is not guilty. Therefore, in fact, long before the Anshi Rebellion, Xuanzong gradually indulged in debauchery and became fatuous in appointing treacherous court officials.

As the emperor's trust, he not only served the daily life of the emperor and the imperial concubine, but more importantly, he repeatedly warned Tang Xuanzong to be wary of An Lushan's arrogance and ulterior motives and advised him to take back the power of border affairs.

This is clearly recorded in Zi Tong Zhi Jian: Xuanzong gradually indulged in debauchery and had no intention of governing the country for more than ten years. Li, the prime minister, discovered his intention, so he planned to add shortcuts in Gyeonggi with Niu Xianke, and used the method of harmony to enrich Guanzhong. In a few years, both capitals accumulated wealth, which further encouraged Xuanzong's idea of retiring. One day, Xuanzong meditated in Datong Temple, and there was no one around, so he quietly said to Gao Lishi: I want to live in the pass for ten years, and the people are safe, and there is nothing at home and abroad. I can stop at the Yellow House, get rid of the old and absorb the new, and entrust the military and political plan to Fu Lin. what do you think? Gao Lishi felt that Tang Xuanzong was deeply puzzled by Li, so he advised Tang Xuanzong that his reform and Xianke's strategy of building harmony were enough to save the disadvantages, but they could not last long. Fear of change, that is, the righteousness is exhausted, the country will not survive for ten days, the people will be worried about hunger, and peace will not stop, that is, the interests of the four parties will not be public, and the world will be selfless. Is it far to abandon the roots and pursue the end? He further pointed out: the military's handle cannot be faked, and the voice of authoritarianism resonates at home and abroad. Who dares to talk about gains and losses? Fu Wei, your majesty, intends to do so.

Xuanzong felt very unhappy for a while after hearing this, but he still felt that Gao Lishi had a point. Then he changed his attitude and said, "Your mother and I share weal and woe, so why worry?"

And ordered all localities to buy wine immediately to relax. In June of the 13th year of Tianbao, Mina Lee attacked Nanzhao after staying in Jiannan, and more than 200,000 soldiers were killed. Yang kept it a secret, but Xuanzong was kept in the dark. One day, however, Xuanzong said to Gao Lishi, "I am old now. I am a thinking prime minister, and I will pay the generals when I do things. Why are you worried about my husband? " ! Gao Lishi immediately reminded him, "I heard that Yunnan lost several teachers, and the border guards were too strong. What will your majesty do? " ! I'm afraid that once a disaster happens, it's irreversible. How can it be called worry-free Gao Lishi's views on the current situation gave a wake-up call to the dazed Xuanzong, which aroused his vigilance and immediately said: Don't say anything, I am Xu Sizhi.

Gao Lishi's flattery didn't make Xuanzong turn over a new leaf, and he still prized the prime minister and frontier generals. This autumn, it rained heavily for more than 60 days. Xuanzong thought it was a scourge, and privately said to Gao Lishi: Ten years after Tianbao, I was suspicious, and as a result, natural disasters caused thousands of people to suffer. Although Wei and Chen changed the law, Yang and Li Shutu still didn't convince me. You are always silent. Why do you do it on purpose? Lux immediately replied: Twenty years ago, I was a minister and did not dare to surrender; This side will be grateful and will work harder. Since your majesty's authority is false to the prime minister, the law will not work, and when you get old, the disaster will be saved. Yin and yang are out of control, and it is difficult to have peace. I dare not speak, but I'm fine.

Once again criticized Xuanzong's wrong practice of ignoring state affairs and favoring traitors. Tang Xuanzong's decadent rule in his later years eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion, which led him to take refuge in Chengdu. When he heard that Prince Hengli ascended the throne in Lingwu, he seemed very proud. He said to Gao Lishi: My son should inherit the throne, be obedient to heaven, be virtuous and be filial. Stay with me. What do you care? Upon hearing this, Gao Lishi said, "Your Majesty has taken part in state affairs. His son has been in Guizhou and Lebanon for more than forty years, and nothing has happened in the world. Two Beijing fell at a time, and Wan's surname went into exile. Xishu and Shuofang were all places of alarm; Henan and Hanbei are both battlefields. The ministers of the world will increase the pain. Your majesty said to the minister, "why should you worry about your relationship with me?" "I dare not serve a letter. I heard that the Lord is worried about my humiliation, the Lord's humiliation of my death, the meaning of death and humiliation, and the reason for my duty. I am unfilial, and I still have a breath. I am close to the Oracle, and I am afraid of war.

Gao Lishi pointed out the seriousness of the situation and gently criticized Xuanzong's blind optimism.

Unfortunately, Xuanzong listened at first, and talked too much. The emperor was unhappy, but he didn't listen. It was not until Yang Guifei's death that Tang Xuanzong regretted it, saying: I regret not listening to you at the beginning, which led to today's disaster! During the Anshi Rebellion, he went to Mawei post with Xuanzong, and the sergeant surrounded the post, heard the noise and asked what was going on outside. The left and right sides objected with national loyalty, took the staff out of the sentry door, comforted the sergeant and ordered him to close the team. Sergeant shouldn't.

Gao Lishi was ordered to ask him why, and General Chen of Long Wu said to him, "Loyalty to the monarch and rebellion against the country are not suitable for worshipping the imperial concubine. May your majesty forgive me and uphold justice. "

Shang Yue: I should handle this myself.

At the beginning, the staff stood with their heads tilted. For a long time, Wei said in the preface: Today, people are angry and their safety is threatened. May your majesty make a quick decision! Kowtow and bleed. Shang Yue: The imperial concubine lives in the deep palace, knowing that the country is loyal to the monarch, and she is up to no good! At this critical moment, Gao Lishi remonstrated and said, "The imperial concubine is innocent, but the soldiers killed the loyalty of the country, and the imperial concubine was by your side. How dare you be safe? " ! May your majesty think about it, soldier, your majesty.

The Lord ordered Lux to lure the imperial concubine to the Buddhist temple and kill her. The body was put in the post office and Li Xuan was invited to see it. Li Xuan, etc. Avoid disarming, nod and apologize, comfort them and tell the sergeant. Li Xuan waited for long live, then bowed out, and the whole movie began.

The execution of Yang Guifei by Ma Weiyi has been controversial for more than 1000 years. At that time, in the critical situation of escorting sergeant, in order to protect Xuanzong's escape, Gao Lishi could only persuade the emperor to adopt the idea of General Chen of Longwu and take the helpless way of sacrificing the imperial concubine to calm the anger in the army.

After the new emperor ascended the throne to protect Xuanzong Xuanzong's entry into Shu, Yuan Siyi, the former official minister who was favored by Gao Lishi, surrendered to An Lushan, while Gao Lishi was named Qi Huangong for his contribution and escort to Chengdu. After Su Zong acceded to the throne, the emperor heard that Su Zong acceded to the throne, and Xuanzong was very happy: My son should obey others, change yuan into virtue, and never forget filial piety. Why worry? Lux said, "Both of them have fallen, and the people are in exile. Hanbei, Henan Province is a war zone, and the world is sad. Your Majesty thinks you are worried, and I dare not hear about it."

Indeed, it was not only the war situation when Su Zong ascended the throne that was not optimistic, but also the attitude of Su Zong towards his father after Xuanzong returned to Chang 'an in the complicated and cruel court struggle. In times of crisis, Gao Lishi was loyal to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, on the issue of right and wrong, he was able to seize the opportunity to remonstrate and remind Tang Xuanzong in time. Under the social conditions at that time, he was a capable loyal minister. After the recovery of Xijing, he returned to Chang 'an with Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of Shang and Yuan Dynasties, Su Zong was banished to Wu Zhou for protecting the eunuch in power, Tang Xuanzong Li. Baoying was pardoned in the first year and died in Langzhou.