1. Wei Bo general
This person is Tian Hongzheng from Wei Bo Town! Tian Hongzheng's original name was Tian Xing . His father was Tian Tingjie . He was the cousin of the first Wei Bo Jiedushi Tian Chengsi . Tian Chengsi was originally a general of An Lushan and Shi Siming . Later, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was named Wei Bo Jiedu and Yanmen County Prince. Since then, he has dominated the country. Wei Bo, Chengde and Fanyang , are known as the "Three Towns of Heshuo". Tian Xing learned literature and martial arts since he was a child. He was "good at riding and shooting, brave and polite", and was highly valued by his uncle Tian Chengsi.
Later, Tian Chengsi's grandson Tian Ji'an became the governor of Wei Bo, but Tian Ji'an was an indulgent person, "attacking the lords and following the birds, and was very casual when dealing with affairs of the vassal states, "only doing extravagantness, not polite military affairs, and repeatedly punishing the killing." The officials of the vassal states repeatedly advised Tian Ji'an, but they were not adopted, and Tian Ji'an still did his own thing. At this time, Tian Xing had already served as the military envoy of the Wei Bo Army. He was upright and "he was always calm and sarcastic, and he was very dependent on him in the army."
2. Submitting to the imperial court
Because Tian Xing had a good reputation in Wei Bo, it aroused Tian Ji'an's suspicion. He transferred Tian Xing to Linqing and wanted to find an excuse to kill him. In order to protect himself, Tian Xing pretended to suffer from wind disease and burned his whole body with mugwort. Tian Xing deceived Tian Ji'an and finally saved his life. In 812, Tian Ji'an died of illness. His son Tian Huai was unable to suppress the army, which caused turmoil. Wei Bo's army supported Tian Xing as Wei Bo's military governor.
Tian Xing immediately said, "I want to abide by the laws of the emperor and entrusted the six states to ask officials in the court. If the emperor is not ordered, those who dare to ask for my flag will die, and those who kill or loot will die." Emperor Xianzong of Tang was very happy when he saw Tian Xing's memorial, because since the Anshi Rebellion was quelled, Wei Bo and other six states have been disobeying the jurisdiction of the court for more than 50 years. Emperor Xianzong of Tang sent Pei Du to Wei Bo to pass the imperial edict, and appointed Tian Xing as the governor of Wei Bo, Shangzhu Kingdom, and Duke of Yi, and gave him 1.5 million guan of money and "give him the name Hongzheng".
3. Helping Tang Zhongxing
Tian Hongzheng's move to join the court caused shock to the vassal states in the world. "You, Heng, Yun, and Cai were afraid of chirping, and repeatedly sent guests to say that they were tempted and blocked by many parties", but Tian Hongzheng was unmoved, "the intention of serving the superiors was more cautious." At this time, Emperor Xianzong of Tang was using troops to the vassal states, and Tian Hong was actively providing help. When conquering Huaixi , Tian Hongzheng "sented his son Bu to lead 3,000 troops to fight, and made great contributions to the battle." Afterwards, Tian Hongzheng was ordered to conquer Chengde's Wang Chengzong and forced him to sacrifice two states to the court.
html In 1818, Tian Hongzheng was ordered to conquer Li Shidao , "the war was fought together, and the Wei army won a great victory", and the rebellion was quelled the second year. In 819, Tian Hongzheng, who had been promoted to prime minister, came to the palace to meet him. "Xianzong treated him with great success." Tian Hongzheng's "brothers and nephews were all in the court, and Xianzong was promoted to the train, and the red purple tiles were in the court, and he was honored at that time." In 820, Tang Muzong transferred Tian Hongzheng to Chengde. Because Tian Hongzheng's confidant army was transferred, a mutiny occurred in the following year, and Tian Hongzheng "more than 300 family members and officers were killed."
Reference: 1. "Old Book of Tang"; 2. "Zizhi Tongjian"
