In other words, Guo Ziyi is a real military victory for Tang Suzong, Tang Daizong and even Tang Dezong. Without Guo Ziyi, it is hard to say whether they can be stable emperors. Tang Suzong, Tang Daizong and even Tang Dezong also died. More importantly, at that time, the Tang Dynasty was beset with domestic troubles and foreign invasion, and the emperor could not do without Guo Ziyi. They also need Guo Ziyi to lead the army to fight for the Tang Dynasty!
And the rise of Huo Guang, and later the abolition of the emperor, depends more on power struggle and politics! For Xuan Di, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang's only contribution was to push Xuan Di to the throne, which was also full of Huo Guang's selfishness. Besides, I'm afraid there is only authoritarian politics and politics. When Huo Guang was alive, Xuan Di actually killed him, but because of Huo Guang's great potential, Xuan Di had no choice but to dress up as a pig and eat a tiger. On the surface, he praised Huo Guang, but in private, he has been cultivating his own power. Huo Guang's front foot died, and his back foot destroyed the Huo family. As the saying goes, Rome was not built in a day. I am afraid that Emperor Gaozu Xuan Di was preparing for this day at the beginning of his reign. ...
What I said earlier is about the emperor. Next, let's look at it from a personal perspective. Guo Ziyi, as a great hero of "recreating Li Tang", had reached the peak of being a man and a minister before his death-a king with a different surname (Guo Ziyi). However, Guo Ziyi did not rely on advantages and arrogance, but took his low-key and weakness to the extreme! "The emperor asked me to go to Lao Guo to fight, and I left without saying anything; The emperor asked me to retire in Lao Guo, but I didn't say anything. I dismounted and went home to hold the baby. " These six words are easy to say, but not what ordinary people can do, especially those who are in high positions and hold heavy power! However, Guo Ziyi did it.
If that's all, I'm afraid it's not enough to let the emperor relax his vigilance. After all, Guo Ziyi's influence in the army is too great, his contribution is too great, and the subsequent threat to the throne and imperial power is even greater! In order to completely reassure the emperor, Guo Ziyi actually "opened" Fenyang Palace to the public, allowing dignitaries and pimps to enter and leave freely. Why? Guo Ziyi's hospitality? Approachable? To tell you the truth, Guo Ziyi just put everything in the sun, and the emperor could see everything, so he wouldn't think.
Guo Ziyi did not argue or retaliate against the attacks of his colleagues and political opponents, and even returned good for evil. According to historical records, Yu Chaoen, an official at that time, sent someone to dig Guo Ziyi's ancestral grave in order to "destroy Feng Shui and bring down Guo Ziyi's official career". It's a great shame that the ancestral grave was dug up! If it were someone else, I'm afraid it would be lighter to fight with Yu Chaoen. However, Guo Ziyi abruptly swallowed this tone. He not only swallowed this tone, but also said to the emperor, "I have been in charge of the soldiers for a long time, so I can't ban the tombs of the wounded soldiers." It is a natural disaster for today's people to send the tomb of the first minister. " In an instant, Yu Chaoen's evil deeds and political attacks on himself were attributed to "the scourge", and there was no intention of singling out crimes.
Finally, Yu Chaoen felt guilty and called Guo Ziyi a good man! Can get things done, it is no wonder that Guo Ziyi "work in Gao Zhen". In fact, with Guo Ziyi's strength and position, he doesn't need to be afraid of Chao En. I am afraid it is not impossible for him to go his own way and want to kill Yu Chaoen. However, Yu Chaoen was the right minister around the emperor. Who can guarantee that this is not what the emperor meant? Even if not, setting up a powerful opponent for yourself out of thin air and being a person around the emperor is tantamount to burying a time bomb around you. The enemy should reconcile, not reconcile. Guo Ziyi knows this truth. It is better to combine rigidity with softness than to fight violence with violence.
As for what "get drunk and hit the golden branch", I won't say much here. It is also low-key and weak. It is this low-key, weak and ubiquitous indisputable fact that Guo Ziyi truly achieved "Gao Zhen's merits are beyond doubt". In fact, the Lord still doubts, but Guo Ziyi is too low-key, so low-key that even the Lord can't find the reason and necessity to tidy up him!
Huo Guang is very different. Although Huo Guang appeared to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, he did not change the dynasty. However, I'm afraid the emperor of the Han Dynasty has long been regarded as a plaything and puppet in his own hands. Liu He, the deposed emperor, wanted to get rid of Huo Guang and take power in person. As soon as he made a move, he was deposed by Huo Guang on the grounds of "not protecting the country" and imposed a lot of charges on Liu He. Huo Guang's wife, Huo Xian, even bribed a doctor to poison Xu Pingjun, the original queen of Emperor's Xuan Di, in order to make her daughter a queen.
However, Huo Guang only symbolically got angry with his wife, made a fake reprimand, and finally dropped it ... This is simply playing with the emperor in applause! Cao Mengde of later generations was just the queen of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, and Huo Guang didn't even want this last fig leaf ... Besides the birthright of an emperor, Huo Guang was also the emperor of Han Dynasty. I'm afraid it's hard for an emperor who is not a loser to tolerate such a powerful minister. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before Emperor Gaozu's demise, and the outcome is already doomed.
One is not greedy for power, does not like stacks, keeps a low profile everywhere, shows weakness everywhere, and tries every means to dispel the emperor's doubts about himself; A play that holds the emperor in the palm of your hand seriously restricts and threatens the imperial power, and even surpasses the imperial power, openly abolishing the emperor and poisoning the queen; I'm afraid that's why Guo Ziyi and Huo Guang are totally different in the end. However, Huo Guang is lucky. He met with the Emperor Xuan Di with a political burden. Huo Guang is the root of Xuan Di's legal succession to the throne. To deny Huo Guang is to deny your own throne.
In order to maintain its own legitimacy, Emperor Gaozu destroyed Huo's family, but he did not personally liquidate Huo Guang. Huo Guang still fell asleep in his golden robe, enjoying the almost imperial mourning after his death! Guo Baoyu, the descendant of Guo Ziyi, was still in the Jin Dynasty before Fenyang County until Temujin invaded Yuan Taizu, while Huo Guang's direct descendant had already become a headless skeleton. ...