One is Gao Lishi's assessment of the situation.
After the death of Wu Zetian, the contradiction between the Li family and the Wu family gradually warmed up. Gao Lishi, as a humble little role in the palace, witnessed the whole process of the people playing for the whole city. In the dead of night, he often worries about his fate. After much reasoning, he chose the youthful Li Longji as his supporter. Since then, Gao Lishi has served Li Longji wholeheartedly and won the trust and favor of Li Longji. However, he is well aware of his position. Even with such terrible power, he was still scared in front of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, afraid to neglect, not to say what he shouldn't say, not to do what he shouldn't do, and to release it carefully.
Second, the overall situation of Gao Lishi.
With the outbreak of An Shi Rebellion, Li Longji was excluded, and Prince Hengli ascended the throne as the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, and suppressed all his cronies during his father's reign. Gao Lishi is no exception. After six years in office, Tang Suzong died, the new emperor succeeded to the throne, and Gao Lishi was released. After the Anshi Rebellion, Prince Hengli succeeded to the throne, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty became the emperor's father. He lost the patron of Gao Lishi's wisdom and beauty, was framed, and the 70-year-old man was sent to a remote place. Gao Lishi was trusted by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and was honored as a general in title of generals in ancient times and the Duke of Bohai Sea. Gao Lishi also married his wife, and his parents and father-in-law were brought up grandly. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty called him a general, Crown Prince Hengli called him a brother, ordinary princes and princesses called him Weng, and royalty called him a father. It can be seen that Gao Lishi's position was highly respected in Kaiyuan and Tianbao years.
The third is that Gao Lishi is knowledgeable.
On the way back to Chang 'an, I heard the news of Xuanzong's death, fell on the ground and cried, not eating or drinking, and finally died of excessive vomiting blood because of grief. Gao Lishi was the first eunuch around Li Longji, and many tasks could only be accomplished by Gao Lishi in Li Longji. There are some small things that Gao Lishi can decide directly. The decision made by Gao Lishi must be completely in line with Li Longji's ideas, and it will not touch Li Longji's bottom line at all. Only in this way, Gao Shen stayed in this position for 40 years. So Li Longji trusts Gao Lishi even more. If Gao Lishi is a man of insight and great wisdom, his position can have more influence on state affairs. However, Gao Lishi has neither the ability nor the brains. What he did was to protect Li Longji and his position. People's evaluation of a thing or a person is not only from one angle, there will be criticism if there are shortcomings, and praise if there are advantages. North Korea also took bribes after taking power. The weakness of human nature when people face power. No one is perfect, and it is much better to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages comprehensively or individually than unilaterally.