Tang suzong

character brief introduction

Li Heng of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty (711 - 762), originally named Li Sisheng and Li Yu, was the third son of Li Longji of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and the seventh emperor of the Tang Dynasty (excluding Wu Zetian and Emperor Shang Li Chongmao). He was the first emperor in the Tang Dynasty to ascend the throne outside the capital and then enter Chang 'an. He reigned from 756 to 762.

He was initially granted the title of King Zhong. In 738 AD, he was made Prince and changed his name to Li Heng. After the Anshi Rebellion, he was appointed by Xuanzong as the world's military and military marshal, and led the Shuofang, Hedong, and Pinglu Jiedushi, responsible for suppressing the rebellion. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled west. He was left behind by the people in Maweipo. He separated from Emperor Xuanzong and went north to Lingwu.

On July 12, 756 AD, Li Heng ascended the throne in Lingwu, known as Suzong in history. Chang'an and Luoyang were recaptured in June and October of the second year of Zhide (AD 757). Tang Suzong once agreed with Huihe Bing: "On the day of the Kecheng, the land, scholars and people will return to the Tang, and the gold, silk and children will return to Huihe." Luoyang suffered great damage.

Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others to discuss the history of An, which brought about a crisis and revival of the Tang Dynasty. After seven years in office, he died of panic in a palace coup in 762 at the age of 51. After the death of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen killed Empress Zhang and others, and adopted Prince Li Yu to the throne. This was because of the Tang Dynasty's sect and buried Emperor Suzong in Jianling (now Liquan County, Shaanxi Province).

person evaluation

Su Zong's life was full of twists and turns: in the day of his birth, he was in danger of an accident; in his childhood and adolescence, he heard and witnessed the strife and strife in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace; when he became an adult, he saw the Tang Empire turn from prosperity to decline. The chaotic political situation of the An Shi Rebellion provided him with a stage to use his fists and feet. During his seven-year imperial career, there were two distinct themes: one was the "Beiji Rong Affair", which was to organize a counterinsurgency, recover the two kingdoms and eliminate the rebels; the other was the "Nanfeng Shenghuang", which was to deal with the relationship between the Supreme Emperor Xuanzong who first returned in Chengdu and later. In the end, his ambition was difficult to reward, and the counterinsurgency did not achieve final victory.

In general, Suzong was a son of heaven in troubled times. He inherited the fruits of the prosperous era of Tianbao, tried to solve various drawbacks in the operation of the political and economic system since Tianbao while working on counterinsurgency, and laid a certain foundation for the empire behind him. Of course, because his main focus was on counterinsurgency, he was unable to limit the expansion of the harem and eunuchs, but left a hidden danger for the reconstruction after the An Shi Rebellion. This was Suzong's personal misfortune and the sorrow of the Great Tang Empire.