Jun 16, 2023
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The life of Guo Ziyi, the man who decides the fate of the Tang Dynasty

The life of Guo Ziyi, the man who decides the fate of the Tang Dynasty

Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, went through several dynasties, pacified the Anshi Rebellion, and made great achievements, but the emperors of the past dynasties only occasionally had suspicions. Just because as a general, his ability to command troops in battle is too strong, even the emperor had to rely on his talent. There is a famous story, Drunk Beating Gold Branches, which proves this very well.

The life of Guo Ziyi, the man who decides the fate of the Tang Dynasty

Guo Ziyi's son Guo Ai married Princess Shengping, the daughter of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty. Once, on Guo Ziyi's birthday, at the birthday banquet, Princess Shengping did not kneel to Guo Ziyi to congratulate her because she was a princess, which made Guo Nuan very angry. . He got drunk at the birthday banquet, and went home and scolded Princess Shengping: "It's not just because my father is the emperor, my father doesn't care to be the emperor at all." Princess Shengping. Princess Shengping was angry, so she went back and told Tang Daizong, but Tang Daizong warned Princess Shengping that he was telling the truth. When the An-Shi Rebellion broke out, many local military envoys responded to the An Lushan rebellion. It does not belong to the Tang family. When Guo Ziyi heard about this, he was immediately furious. After all, the spread of this matter aroused the suspicion of the whole world, how to serve the master in the future. He immediately tied Guo Nuan before Tang Daizong to apologize. Tang Daizong said that the elders have nothing to do with matters between husband and wife, and they can handle it themselves. The father and son were asked to go back, however, Guo Ziyi still blamed Guo Nuan when he returned home.

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