The title of eunuch was first seen in the imperial palace established in Tang Gaozong period. At that time, as an official title, eunuchs were not casually called by future generations. Because all the officials in the palace are eunuchs, the world calls eunuchs eunuchs, and the word eunuch has gradually spread and become the title of incorruptible and incompetent eunuchs.
Because eunuchs are personal attendants around the emperor and accompany him for a long time, they naturally know the emperor's preferences and political trends like the back of their hands.
The so-called "the advantage of the moon first", for the ancient times with underdeveloped communication, eunuchs with first-hand information were naturally the objects of contention by various forces above the imperial court, so eunuchs formed an independent political force, playing games with emperors, relatives and ministers and using each other.
Since the Qin Dynasty, eunuch Zhao Gao, as the first eunuch on the stage of feudal history, colluded with Reese and rebelled against the imperial edict, killing a large number of loyal generals such as Fu Su, heir to the throne, and his wife Meng Tian. Qin worshiped this and enjoyed the country for only fourteen years.
Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is not uncommon for eunuchs to control the imperial court, implicate it and even abolish the emperor at will. From Emperor He of Han Dynasty to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, there were six disputes between eunuchs and consorts, and the emperor was manipulated by eunuchs into a puppet. Since Su Zongchao, the emperor, that is, the great position, must have the support of eunuchs, otherwise his power will be unstable and his throne will be lost. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, seven of the 265,438+0 emperors were founded by eunuchs, including Tang Jingzong who was killed by eunuch Liu Keming.
It can be said that eunuchs, as a "wonderful flower" in China's feudal history and culture, are mostly labeled as "blackened".
However, in the long history of "Guan Hai", there are always a group of eunuchs who are "muddy but not stained", such as a jade foam stirred up in a muddy river. It is because of their existence that the country is stable and China's territory will not be lost.
In these white jade-like waves, Yang Sixu of the Tang Dynasty was the "pillar" of a dynasty.
Yang Sixu, a native of Shicheng, Luozhou, was adopted by eunuch Yang when he was young. He worked as a policeman in the inland provinces behind him.
Because Yang Sixu loves to dance with swords and spears since childhood, and has studied the art of war, coupled with his natural divine power and extraordinary brawn, he has a lofty spirit and unpredictable intelligence as an adult.
After Wu Zetian abdicated, Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong acceded to the throne with the support of ministers, and changed the Tang Dynasty to the national title. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, Prince Li Xian was very afraid, and Yang Sixu volunteered to serve him. When Tang Zhongzong saw that no one in the imperial court wanted to lead troops to fight, he had to retaliate against Yang Sixu. Yang Sixu rode a horse, whipped, rushed out of the city, yelled at him and beheaded the enemy. The rebels were frightened and defeated. Yang Sixu wants to kill the rebels.
After World War I, Yang Sixu's generals shook the ruling and opposition parties. Li Xian and Tang Zhongzong made an exception and promoted Yang Sixu to Dr. Guanglu and Yin Qing, becoming frequent visitors in the industry.
Since then, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, has gained a great position, and Yang Sixu has made new contributions to Li Longji's extermination of the Webster rebellion, and was appointed as the left prison governor.
If Yang Sixu's military career is limited to the court struggle, then suppressing the Annan rebellion is enough to give full play to Yang Sixu's military genius art.
In the process of pacifying Annan, every time Annan's rebel conspirators heard his voice, they were white and bloodless.
In what way did he scare off the "rebels" who tried to split the territory of the Tang Dynasty?
In fact, 400 years later, he used this method of "treating all kinds of disobedience", which was also the tried and tested method of Chang Yuchun, a general of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Longji, Emperor Taizong, ordered Yang Si-huan to lead troops against Annan. Yang Sixu led hundreds of troops out of the old road along the coast of Ma Yuan, cleared the way on every mountain, bridged the bridge in case of water, bypassed the enemy's rear and killed the rebels by surprise.
The "maginot line" built on the front line of Mai Thuc Loan collapsed instantly and was at a loss. Mai Thuc Loan, who was afraid and uneasy, had to give in easily.
Yang Sixu beheaded him coldly and killed him thunderously. 400,000 Annan rebels were defeated, with rivers of blood and corpses everywhere.
The rebels captured by Yang Sixu were skinned and scalped, and the bodies of the rebels were built into "Beijing scenery" after the killing. At that time, the remnants of Annan rebels were shocked and horrified, and everyone was in a barbarian state and was in danger.
Yang Sixu's peace war in South China is famous in history because of his outstanding achievements in defending the territorial integrity of the country. Yang Sixu's army was a bloodthirsty soldier, and Annan's natives were terrified of it and dared not make trouble, leaving the territory of the Tang Empire.
History is so interesting. When Yang Sixu, a cruel and murderous man, left a series of appalling haze in the hearts of Annan aborigines like a "sea needle", the small country would bow to you instead and never disobey.
When the later Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty abandoned these decisive "wolf-like" behaviors, one tragedy after another occurred, and China's homeland fell into the hands of barbarians, which gradually followed, becoming the sorrow of successive dynasties after the Middle Ages.