Introduction to the creation of "The National Destiny of the Tang Dynasty"
"The National Destiny of the Tang Dynasty" takes the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty in 289 years as the main line, and gives a panoramic view of the ups and downs of this great dynasty from the founding of the country by Tang Emperor Li Yuan in 618 AD to the usurpation of Tang Ai by Zhu Wen in 907 AD.
The story begins in the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, opened the chapter of the Tang Dynasty, and quickly unified the Central Plains. During the Zhenguan rule of the early Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin appointed virtuous people, accepted advice with an open mind, neglected corvee and reduced taxes, and developed the imperial examination. The Tang Dynasty's national power was booming, guests from all over the world were convinced, and all nations came to the dynasty. During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty entered its heyday, with clear politics, prosperous economy, and prosperous culture. Poetry circles emerged in large numbers, the territory expanded, and trade along the Silk Road flourished, all showing its glory.
However, it prospered and then declined. In the late Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong favored Concubine Yang, and Yang Guozhong monopolized power. An Lushan and Shi Siming launched the Anshi Rebellion. The eight-year war became the watershed in the Tang Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline, and it entered the mid-Tang Dynasty. Problems such as the separatist rule of vassal towns, the exclusive power of eunuchs, and factional disputes came one after another. Although Tang Xianzong's "Yuanhe Zhongxing", Tang Wuzong's "Huichang Zhongxing", and Tang Xuanzong's "Dazhong Zhizhi" briefly came back to glory, they could not reverse the overall decline.
In the late Tang Dynasty, political corruption, serious land annexation, and people were miserable. The Huangchao Uprising broke out, which dealt a heavy blow to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule. Although the uprising was suppressed, it led to the further expansion of the power of the vassal town. After the rise of Zhu Wen, he took control of the government and massacred the Tang Dynasty clan members and ministers. Finally, in 907 AD, he deposed Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty and established the Later Liang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty fell and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms began.
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