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Chapter 105 Is this a blessing in misfortune?

[Many famous battles took place in Huaiyang, and the most famous one during the Tang Dynasty was that Zhang Xun led less than [-] Tang troops to defend Huaiyang. 】

[With no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, Zhang Xun faced a strong enemy, responded to the enemy's response, and repeatedly won. He defended Suiyang for ten months, effectively containing the Yan army]

[If we include the Battle of Yongqiu and the Battle of Ningling, we fought against the Yan army for a total of 21 months. 】

[According to historical records, Zhang Xun fought in more than 400 battles, beheaded more than [-] rebel generals, and annihilated more than [-] enemies in total. 】

[Fight to the last moment, blood to the last drop. 】

[Zhang Xun and his other 36 generals, none of them wanted to surrender and were eventually killed. 】

[Before the execution, Zhang Xun and others all looked calm, their expressions did not change, and they responded generously. 】

[One month before the fall of Huaiyang, the Tang army recaptured Chang'an, and ten days after the fall of Huaiyang, the Tang army recaptured Luoyang. 】

[The prosperous Jianghuai region was preserved and the important tax town of the Tang Dynasty was preserved; in addition, a large number of rebels were contained, and valuable time was gained for the Tang army to organize a strategic counterattack. 】
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin burst into tears: "This is my hero of the Tang Dynasty!"

Your Highness, many ministers also had uncontrollable expressions. At that time, Huaiyang was an extremely important line of defense for Datang to block the southward movement. Once it was lost, Datang's financial support would completely collapse.

Datang will completely lose its ability to resist.

There were nearly [-] people with no reinforcements outside and no food or fodder inside. They fought to the last man and never surrendered.

As a general, he certainly knows how difficult it is. It lasts for ten months. This is another miracle!

[The beginning of spring in the third year was changed to Qianyuan. At the same time, the Tang army surrounded An Qingxu. However, due to Li Chun's lack of commander-in-chief, the war could not end for a long time. 】

[In the second year of Qianyuan, Li Chun once again followed the same path as his father. He believed the slander and dismissed Guo Ziyi from his military power and recalled him to Chang'an. 】

[The rebel leader An Qingxu was not so lucky. He was ambushed by his father's old subordinate Shi Siming. Later, he was defeated in Daquan, and his fortune and life were not saved. 】

[Shi Siming continued to control the rebels and insisted on rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. 】

[His rebellion lasted until Li Chun's crown prince Li Yu ascended the throne, and then ended. 】

[In April of the first year of Baoying, Li Longji and Li Chun died one after another, and Prince Li Yu ascended the throne. 】

[Similar things also happened within Shi Siming's rebels. Shi Siming's son Shi Chaoyi learned from the fine traditions of the Tang Dynasty and launched a coup. In the spring of the second year of Baoying, Shi Chaoyi committed suicide. The rebels were leaderless and the remaining troops surrendered. 】

[The Anshi Rebellion, which lasted for seven years and two months, finally came to an end when all the forces fell into internal chaos. 】
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Everyone's hearts gradually relaxed with each word of the miracle, but after a moment of relief, they felt extremely melancholy again.

A rebellion actually lasted seven years!

In the past seven years, it's not just these forces fighting against each other, it's the people of the world who have been suffering!

They who have followed Li Shimin for a long time naturally have the concept of being close to the people. In troubled times, they naturally feel sad for the people.

Looking at the future of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chun and Li Longji are really father and son.

This style has even been passed on to his important subordinate An Lushan and even his subordinates.

The entire Tang Dynasty was actually like this. The similarity was enough to prove that in that era, no one wanted to be inferior to others.
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.After sorting out the whole story of the rebellion, Liu Che shook his head.

Although it is over, it lasted too long.

It will be a huge loss to the national strength and population of the entire country, not to mention the economy, which may have completely collapsed.

The central government has no troops, the people have no food, and even farming is difficult to sustain.

In addition to what Miracle said before, I am afraid that the governors from various places also came up with many ideas after seeing the central government in such a state of decline. This has opened their minds. Are they still willing to continue to be completely obedient in the future?
These are questions.

It will be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to return to its former glory.
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Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng obviously also anticipated the problem of Jiedushi.

The Tang Dynasty had such great power, which naturally increased the possibility of them splitting.

He never gives too much power to the local area and eliminates all bad possibilities from the root.

Li Si also sighed beside him: "The royal family of the Tang Dynasty may have experienced the feeling of Emperor Zhou."

[After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty went downhill uncontrollably, completely turning from prosperity to decline, and began to enter its late stage.

[The central and local governments no longer have the previous top-down situation, but have begun to maintain a new, more balanced state.

[Although the appointment power of the Jiedushi is still in the hands of the central government, the military power, finance, people's livelihood and other administrative rules of the feudal town are still firmly controlled by the Jiedushi, making it difficult for the central government to interfere. 】

[But although the Tang Dynasty began to fall into an extremely divided situation, the overall strength of the Tang Dynasty in the late Tang Dynasty did not decline much. 】

[On the one hand, it is because the central government of the Tang Dynasty continued to cultivate the central army in order to maintain its own power, while the local governments were also very enthusiastic about the development of military power because of their self-controlled system, their own ambitions and the real benefits they reaped. Of course, More importantly, I am afraid that I do not want to be powerless to resist when I am removed from office, and I do not want to be crushed by the central government. 】
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly, is this a blessing in misfortune?

Unfortunately, this situation in the Tang Dynasty may not last long. Once the situation on either side changes and the balance is broken, the Tang Dynasty may completely fall into a period of chaos.

However, the good thing among misfortunes is that even if the Tang Dynasty began to split, it was still much better than its neighbors, and border troubles were not a big problem for the time being.

But even if those vassal towns were willing to be dominated by the Tang Dynasty, they were nominally recognizing that they belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

But one day, due to various circumstances, we will completely break up with the central government.
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin also felt heartache. Even if the Tang Dynasty entered its late stage, its combat effectiveness had not weakened. It could still conduct expeditions to various places and maintain the glory of the Tang Dynasty.

However, the internal friction between the central and local governments will never end, and the living standards of the people will inevitably fall again and again.

With the political struggle between the central and local governments, the internal fighting between factions in the central government, and the struggle between local governments, under such extremely chaotic circumstances, can Datang still have a future?
The prosperous Tang Dynasty could only face this kind of ending, but what about the Song Dynasty?

But even so, Datang's fighting power is still so strong, he is really envious of it!

[During this period, the central government of the Tang Dynasty also made various responses to the vassal towns. Tang Xianzong Li Chun created a short-term resurgence of the Tang Dynasty. 】

[By imposing legal sanctions on vassal towns, we successively recovered twelve states including Jin and Sheng, completely breaking the increasingly powerful and domineering situation of the local area. 】

[In terms of people's livelihood, he improved people's lives by cutting taxes and appointing talents. 】

(End of this chapter)