The incense array penetrated Chang'an, and the city was filled with golden armor...
Huang Chaohtml was able to compose poems at the age of 35, but he was full of economics but could not pass the imperial examination. The dark society, corrupt officials, and mediocre emperor overwhelmed him, so he wrote this impassioned poem.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty , Huang Chao saw the people living in dire straits and the gloomy and inactive court. He was depressed and frustrated and filled with resentment. He looked forward to the arrival of the revolution and couldn't wait to overthrow the ruthless rule.
Under Huang Chao's heroic ambition, he successfully established the "Da Qi". Unfortunately, his rule did not last long before he was defeated and killed. Dozens of his concubines were also captured. So how did the victor Tang Xizong deal with them?
Dynasty Uprising and Chang'an Proclaimed Emperor
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the country declined. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty had long since faded, and was replaced by uprising teams from various places. At that time, the eunuchs were in power and the court was in chaos. A large number of lands were annexed and many people lost their land. The people were in dire straits.
But even under such circumstances, the imperial court still did not care about the lives of the people. In order to fill the national treasury to satisfy their own needs, they continued to increase taxes, which caused people to complain. The Huangchao Uprising took place in this context.
In 873 AD, a severe drought hit the Li and Tang dynasties. The common people depended on the sky for food. The drought was tantamount to a "catastrophe" for the farmers. If the crops were not harvested, the common people would not be able to eat, which would lead to corpses everywhere and displacement.
As a result, the imperial court not only refused to allocate funds for disaster relief, but also added fuel to the fire and increased taxes. The people finally rose up and embarked on the path of uprising and revolution. At that time, Henan Wang Xianzhi took the lead in revolting. Many farmers joined his team. In a short period of time, the number of rebels increased to tens of thousands.
Huang Chao heard about this and came to defect to Wang Xianzhi. Their team was very strong, and the court sent people to suppress it many times, but to no avail. Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi fought all the way from Henan and Shandong to Hubei and won many battles. Local officials were very afraid of them and even offered high-ranking official salaries to make them comply.
Wang Xianzhi did not withstand the temptation of "high officials" and agreed to the request of local officials. Huang Chao was disappointed when he saw this and led a team back to his hometown in Shandong. As a result, Wang Xianzhi did not rise to the top in one step. The court went against his promise and shot them and nearly 50,000 people under his command.
All living people came to Shandong to defect to Huang Chao. Huang Chao's uprising team eventually had nearly 100,000 troops. He led 100,000 rebels to successfully capture Luoyang City, Tongguan and other places. Finally, he led hundreds of thousands of people into Chang'an City. He was supported by the people and founded the country in Daming Palace and proclaimed himself emperor.
Huang Chao changed from a scholar and the leader of the peasant uprising to the emperor of Daqi. When he became the emperor, his temperament changed drastically and he began to live a luxurious life in Chang'an Palace, and even won over many beautiful wives and concubines.
Huang Chao was defeated and killed
However, it was not so easy to secure the throne. As mentioned above, after conquering Chang'an City and proclaiming himself emperor, Huang Chao did not fulfill his position as an emperor, which resulted in the power he had finally won being given away to others again.
He is very short-sighted and only sees the current prosperity and wealth, but cannot see the turbulent waves outside. It is difficult for peasant uprisings like Huang Chao to conquer the officials of various states and counties. Many armies are loyal to the previous dynasty. It can be said that the foundation of the great Qi State is not stable.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Huang Chao's top priority should be to seize this opportunity to recover other areas and then eliminate the remaining forces of the Tang Dynasty. However, Huang Chao did not want to make progress and indulged in money and wine, and had no intention of forgetting his original intention in government.
He sent hundreds of thousands of troops to guard the city of Chang'an. He thought that the world was stable and the court was stable, and he had the dream of being a frog in the well. Huang Chao's uprising was because the court ignored the people and ignored the world. Unexpectedly, he became "the most hated person" after he took office.
He did not learn from the lessons of the Tang Dynasty and reused eunuchs to abuse lynching. The eunuchs relied on Huang Chao's favor and often tortured the soldiers under him. Brothers who had fought side by side in the past were tortured to death for minor mistakes. The soldiers were panicked and opposed.
In addition to the difficult life of Huang Chao's army, the life of the people in Chang'an City was even more difficult. After Huang Chao entered Chang'an City, he indulged the soldiers in burning, killing and looting, and the prosperous Chang'an City became a river of blood and resentment.
's brutal rule would not last at all. Sure enough, the Tang army soon entered Chang'an. The Daqi army and the Tang army struggled for many days. The army's food and grass were gradually cut off, and the enemy outside the city could not transport food and grass in.
The soldiers resisted with all their might and blocked waves of attacks, but the surrender of general Zhu Wen became the last straw for Huang Chao. Zhu Wen's defecting soldiers were leaderless and collapsed. The Tang army took the opportunity to counterattack and defeated the Qi army.
Huang Chao led the remaining soldiers to the Shandong area. In order to provide food and clothing, he even robbed the people of their food. Millions of people died at Huang Chao's hands. The Shandong area in Henan was even more bone-white and in ruins.
Huang Chao, who had been defeated continuously, was forced to flee to Tiger Wolf Valley for refuge. In the end, he died a very useless death, being killed by his nephew Lin Yan. This is how a generation of heroes ended their legendary life.
Dozens of concubines were beheaded
Huang Chao was killed. His head was hung on the city gate of Chang'an to be exposed to the public. The people cheered throughout the country. This was in sharp contrast to the past when he was welcomed into Chang'an. It is worth mentioning that when Huang Chao entered Chang'an City and proclaimed himself emperor, he not only plundered the people's money, but also seized the wives and daughters of famous nobles to enrich his harem.
Tang Xizong entered Chang'an City as a victor and captured dozens of Huang Chao's concubines. These concubines were all snatched from the people. After Tang Xizong caught them, he did not send them out of the palace or include them in the harem, but called them to the court for questioning.
Tang Xizong did not feel sorry for their innocent experience. Instead, he imposed accusations. Sitting on the dragon throne, he said arrogantly: "You are all the daughters of famous nobles. Some of you are even born into the royal family. You have been accepted by generations. The favor of the court, why should we obey the rebels? "
As a woman, being captured into the palace was full of pity, but she did not expect to be asked to "die for the country." Tang Xizong's question pushed them into the forefront and asked them to die to prove their ambition. At this time, a woman stood up and accused him.
"The rebels broke into Chang'an, and you ran faster than anyone else. Instead of blaming the princes and ministers for losing the country, you put the blame on the women. Is this what you did!" Tang Xizong was scolded so shamelessly that he finally ordered these concubines to be beheaded in public.
The common people felt very sorry for their plight and came to see them off. In the end, these women died under the executioner's knife and became the scapegoats of that era. Tang Xizong's inquiry was undoubtedly shameful.
Faced with the invasion of enemies, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty fled for his life regardless of the life and death of the people. The court was incompetent and could not let the people live and work in peace and contentment. The ministers were incompetent and could not persuade the emperor to settle down. The court only cared about their own comfort, but in the end, dozens of women paid the bill.
Not only did Tang Xizong not reflect on his behavior, he actually extended the butcher knife to a woman, which is really shameful. No wonder the Tang Dynasty will eventually perish. What do you think of this?
