Hear why the prosperous age collapsed and became a Chang'an that future generations can never return to!
The Anshi Rebellion was not only a turning point in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but also the starting point for ancient China to move from openness to closure.
The masterpiece of Professor Han Sheng of Fudan University, a classic course of Baijia Lecture Forum!
"October comes to the capital in a blazing light"
——In July of the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty invited Anlushan to bathe in the new hot spring in Huaqing Pool. Anlushan responded so readily. Xuanzong believed it deeply and was intoxicated in the illusion of harmony between the monarch and his subjects. He was completely unaware of the murderous intention behind the word "Zhuoran"...
So "Yuyang Mo encouraged the enemy to come". In November, Anlushan led an army of 200,000 soldiers southward, swept across Hebei, crossed the Yellow River south, and defeated Luoyang and Chang'an. Xuanzong entered Shu in a hurry. The Anshi Rebellion lasted for eight years, and the war burned across northern China. The prosperous world with flowers and flowers became a distant memory in the blink of an eye.
However, the mighty Tang Dynasty was not ruined by a military turmoil. The real collapse came from the turmoil deep in the hearts of the people: barbarians became the source of all evil, and xenophobia became the mainstream of society. Since then, the diverse and open prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has come to an abrupt end, leaving only a shadow of infinite regret to future generations...
