One is Zhang Xun who fought bloody battles in Qiu Yong and Suiyang;
One is Gui Lu who is struggling in Nanyang and Xiangyang;
One is Lai Tang who fought bloody battles in Yingchuan and Nanyang.
The achievements of these three people at that time were roughly equal; History books talk about Zhang Xun's achievements, saying that without Zhang Xun, the rebels would go deep into the south of the Yangtze River; This is actually what I said when I talked about Gui Lu and his achievements in coming to Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Xun is more famous than Gui Lu and Laitang, mainly because he died when the Tang Empire recovered Chang 'an and Luoyang. If Zhang Xun lives a few more years, no one knows what will happen later.
At the beginning, loyalty and righteousness could be called heaven and earth. What happened later? Faced with the emperor's orders, he strongly refused.
In the beginning, Li Guangbi can also be called loyalty and righteousness to express heaven and earth, and then what? Facing the fall of the imperial city and the danger of the emperor, Li Guangbi held his ground.
At the beginning, Bu Guhuai was very loyal. What happened later? Go further than Li Guangbi, because he openly led the rebellion.
If Zhang Xun survives that hurdle, he will probably be able to become a party for our time. Will he obey the emperor's instructions after he becomes a party? This is really hard to say.
Because the emperor has always let eunuchs toss and turn, holding our military power, no one will think that uncle can tolerate aunt but not aunt. At this moment, you let a heavily armed man show that the emperor is Wang Badain, and I will always be loyal to him. The emperor wants to kill me, and I want to be loyal to the emperor, which is a bit overwhelming.
Because one's idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism has not yet penetrated into the bone marrow, how can one accept this fact?
On the eve of putting down the rebellion in Shi Siming, when the central government mobilized to pay tribute, it began to pay tribute to the emperor. To sum up, the attitude of coming to Tang is very simple, that is, I am very willing to accept the dispatch of the central authorities, but the following soldiers have said that Xiangyang will not be guarding for a day. Seeing the soldiers yelling in Xiangyang, the emperor finally dared not mobilize.
I'll pay you back next year, and I'll pay you back to Anxiang. Han and the scholar should also take care of it, because he satirizes the public and keeps it for himself, but shows his behavior outside; To Deng Hou, Zhao Zhen.
Later, Li Guangbi led the army south. Under the military pressure caused by Li Guangbi, Laitang finally decided to report to the Central Committee.
Guangbi didn't go to Henan. After Tian Ping, he stayed in Yangfu, Shang Heng and Yin Zhongqing attacked Yanzhou and Yun, and came to Xiangyang, where Guangbi rode to Xuzhou. Shi Chaoyi retired, Tian abruptly returned to Henan, Shang Heng, Yin Zhongqing and Lai Tang.
After Li Guangbi went south, there were actually three options for coming to Tang.
The best policy: naturally, stay in your own military region and be prepared to use force against the central government at any time; In a word, I am in charge of my site. Later, most of the buffer regions in Hebei Province held this attitude towards the central government.
However, due to Li Guangbi's fame and pressure, Laitang finally dared not play this difficult action.
China Policy: It means reporting to the Central Committee in person, but before leaving your military region, let your cronies firmly control the relevant troops. In short, after I went to the Central Committee, the emperor agreed to discuss and say anything. If the emperor dares to be rough with me, it's up to you!
Bottom line: report unconditionally to the central government and try to be as tame as possible. The emperor may cut you some slack when he sees that you are completely convinced.
Which choice is good?
The best policy looks good, but it is actually a poison that kills people without paying for their lives. Not to mention, coming to Tang may not be able to resist the military pressure from Li Guangbi. Even if we can withstand this round of pressure, how many rounds can Lai Tang carry in the face of the overwhelming strength of the central government?
What is the best plan? It looks dangerous, but it's not that dangerous. Say 1000 sentences, say 10,000 sentences, and come to the Central Committee with heavy troops. Although we played games with the central government again and again, we still reported to the central government at the crucial time.
If the emperor takes the opportunity to kill him, who will dare to report to the Central Committee as long as there is a little holiday with the Central Committee in the future?
However, when people wander between the upper, middle and lower strategies, they usually choose the middle strategy. Because optimistically, the middle strategy can absorb the advantages of the upper and lower strategies and dilute the disadvantages of the upper and lower strategies.
However, we have to say, however, the intermediate strategy will also absorb the shortcomings of the upper and middle strategies, and even dilute the advantages of the upper and lower strategies.
Anyway, when I came to report to the Central Committee, I chose the middle policy. This choice soon put him in a dilemma.
Although Lai Tang let his cronies control Xiangyang, he himself has arrived in the central government, and it is only a matter of thought how the emperor wants to tidy up him.
Moreover, he made such an arrangement, which in itself made the emperor feel that he had not really tamed himself, and it might be dangerous to stay. So the emperor will definitely want to get rid of him.
Of course, because the cronies who came to Tang controlled Xiangyang, the emperor was full of hesitation when he moved the capital to Tang. Therefore, after reporting to the Central Committee, the emperor always treated him well.
However, we must say, however, as the Anshi Rebellion draws to a close, the emperor will inevitably adjust his policies. In this context, Lai Tang's future is a bit bad. So, after a simple operation, the emperor forcibly killed Lai Tang.