"Loyal Soul of Anxi" takes the Anshi Rebellion (755) as the core background, connecting the historical process of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline and the tragedy of the lonely army in the Western Regions
Hold on. The beginning of the article draws on the spiritual resonance between Li Bai and the Tang Dynasty to show the openness and tolerance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It also sorts out the dynasty's context through the four Tang periods (the foundation of the early Tang Dynasty, the peak of the Tang Dynasty, the turmoil of the middle Tang Dynasty, and the collapse of the late Tang Dynasty), focusing on the impact of the Anshi Rebellion.
An Lushan raised troops in Fan Yang, captured Luoyang, broke through Tongguan, Chang'an fell, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled west, Yang Guifei died in Mawei Station, and the prosperity of the past was reduced to evaporation. The main plot revolves around the Western Regions and details the establishment and significance of the Anxi Protectorate. As the military and political core of the Tang Dynasty's Western Regions, it controlled the Silk Road and promoted the integration of civilizations. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the Anxi fine tax was transferred back to the Central Plains, and Guo Xin (Guo Ziyi's nephew) led a lone army
In the desperate situation of losing contact with the Central Plains and being besieged by Tibet, he stayed in the four towns of An'anxi for decades, and went from a young general to a gray-haired veteran.
The branch line to the fall of Kucha (790) also depicts Yue Qingzhou's growth from a dandy in Chang'an who was forced to join the military camp, as well as Guo Xin and Li Bai's encounter at a post station in troubled times, and Li Bai's help in traveling westward to deliver messages, etc., Intertwining his personal destiny with the current of the times. Finally, it ends with a comparison of the past and present of the ancient city of Kucha. In memory of the loyalty demonstrated by the soldiers of Anxi with their lives, they wrote a tragic epic of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.
