Guo Ziyi (697-78 1), Zi Ziyi, was born in Huazhou Zheng (now Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi). Zhongxing was a famous soldier, politician and strategist in Tang Dynasty, the son of Guo Jing, the secretariat of Shouzhou.
In the second year of Tang Jianzhong (78 1), he died and was given the gift of "loyalty to the martial arts". He was buried in Jianling, posthumous title.
In the third year of the founding of the Tang Dynasty (782), etiquette made Yan Zhenqing suggest to Tang Dezong that 64 ancient famous soldiers should be posthumously sealed and temples should be set up for them to drink, including the sentence "Qiu Zhongshu ordered his father, Guo Ziyi Guo Ziyi".
In the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1 123), according to the practice of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty built a shrine for ancient famous soldiers, including Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi is also among the Biographies of 17 Histories and 100 Generals written in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the twenty-first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1388), Ming Taizu took thirty-seven ancient and modern heroes to the Imperial Palace to enjoy themselves, including Guo Ziyi.
During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, following the old example of the Ming Dynasty, 4 1 people who had made contributions in ancient and modern times all had the right to enjoy the imperial temples of past dynasties, including Guo Ziyi.
During Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Changle County built a temple to worship Guo Ziyi.
Historical evaluation
In the war to quell the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi commanded or participated in the major battles such as the battle to conquer the counties in Hebei, the battle to recover the two capitals, and the battle of Yecheng. After the Anshi Rebellion, he planned to retreat to Tubo and return to Chang 'an. Persuade Uighur to defeat Tubo again; Pacify the rebels, pacify Hedong. He served in the army all his life and made outstanding achievements.
History books call him "rebuilding the royal family, honoring the older generation" and "being a man who has lived in the world for twenty years". Guo Ziyi is not only good at martial arts, but also good at observing, thinking and dealing with problems from a political perspective. He is both civil and military, honest and intelligent, so he can make great contributions in the complicated battlefield at that time and save himself in the sinister officialdom.