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In order to repay the favor of the introduction, Yang Guozhong recommended his former benefactor to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to take the new post of Jiedushi of Jiannan. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang agreed directly out of his trust in Yang Guozhong.

Soon after, Nanzhao rebelled, and the governor of Jiannan was ordered to quell the rebellion. Unexpectedly, he knew no war at all, and was defeated by the rebels, with only his life saved. Yang Guozhong concealed this disastrous defeat and instead told Emperor Xuanzong that he had won the battle.

At the same time, the conflict between him and Li Linfu deepened. The two sides fought openly and secretly, neither of them giving in. Yang Guozhong had someone testify that Li Linfu had made friends with foreigners, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang alienated Li Linfu.

Yang Guozhong was even more powerful, and all officials in the court had to act according to Yang Guozhong's wishes. However, there was an exception, and that was An Lushan.

An Lushan came from a low-income family. He usually pretended to be a loyal minister and a filial son in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei. He danced the Huxuan dance for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang with a body weighing more than 300 pounds, and also recognized Yang Guifei as his adoptive mother.

It is said that An Lushan should have a good relationship with the Yang brothers and sisters because of the relationship with Yang Guifei, and this is indeed the case. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked An Lushan to become sworn brothers with the Yang brothers and sisters.

However, An Lushan and Yang Guozhong always disliked each other. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang did not take it seriously, but he would regret it in the future.

In 752 AD, Prime Minister Li Linfu died and Yang Guozhong took over. The conflict between him and An Lushan entered a white-hot stage. At this time, An Lushan was already the governor of Pinglu and Hedong, and was very powerful. Yang Guozhong was deeply worried and often said to Emperor Xuanzong that An Lushan wanted to rebel.

Emperor Xuanzong sent someone to investigate, but he found that the person was bribed by An Lushan and told Emperor Xuanzong that An Lushan was a loyal minister. Yang Guozhong then asked An Lushan to come to Beijing to confront him.

Unexpectedly, Yang Guifei informed An Lushan in advance. An Lushan was well prepared and cried and made a fuss in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Emperor Xuanzong believed his performance and wanted to keep him in the court as prime minister.

Yang Guozhong would never let An Lushan be the prime minister, so he quickly persuaded the emperor to give up this idea and release An Lushan. This was like letting a tiger go back to the mountain.

An Lushan started a rebellion in the name of attacking Yang Guozhong, which was the famous An-Shi Rebellion in history. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty immediately asked Yang Guozhong for countermeasures, but Yang Guozhong said complacently that An Lushan's men did not want to rebel and they would cause internal strife within 10 days.

However, 10 days later, instead of internal strife, the rebels marched aggressively towards the eastern capital Luoyang, and captured Luoyang in less than a month. In the first month of the following year, An Lushan proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang, and named his country Great Yan. The Tang army suffered repeated defeats, and Chang'an was in danger.

Forced by the situation, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled Chang'an with his royal family and relatives to Sichuan for refuge. When passing through Maweiyi, due to the hot weather and the soldiers' long march, they were very tired. They saw that Yang Guozhong was still a tyrant and were very dissatisfied.

Crown Prince Li Heng and Chen Xuanli simply encouraged the soldiers to kill Yang Guozhong and give an explanation to the world. The soldiers followed suit and not only hacked Yang Guozhong and his sons to death, but also forced Emperor Xuanzong to execute Yang Guifei.

However, the death of Yang Guozhong could not stop the rebellion, which was not completely quelled until the accession of Emperor Xuanzong's grandson, Emperor Daizong of Tang. The Tang Dynasty also went from prosperity to decline.

——"The main responsibility lies with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Without Yang Guozhong, there would still be Li Guozhong and Wang Guozhong. The An-Shi Rebellion would be inevitable."

——"Who would feel sad and sympathetic about the story of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei? It wasn't true love in the first place, and the identities of father-in-law and daughter-in-law are also worthy of sympathy?"

[It is said that Wu Zetian was cruel and ruthless, why did she let Di Renjie die peacefully? History Di Renjie Tang Dynasty. 】

In history, Di Renjie was indeed a very outstanding politician, judge and strategist, and was hailed by later generations as the "Sherlock Holmes of the East".

His life is full of legends. Not only did he have outstanding achievements in judicial trials, but he also demonstrated superb wisdom in political struggles. Now, let us review Di Renjie's legendary life in chronological order.

Di Renjie, also known by his courtesy name Huaiying, was born in Taiyuan in 630 AD. His life was full of ups and downs.

In his early years, Di Renjie passed the Mingjing exam and entered the government, but was framed by a villain and was once imprisoned. Fortunately, the famous official Yan Liben was in charge of the case. After discovering that Di Renjie was very talented and was falsely accused by a villain, he could not help but sigh, "This is a pearl in the ocean."

The idiom "a pearl in the ocean" originated from here, which means a talent that has been buried. Di Renjie's talent has not been buried. His reputation has transcended the long river of history. The image of a judge who can solve cases like a god is called the Sherlock Holmes of the East by later generations.

In history, Di Renjie was indeed proficient in law and had very comprehensive skills. In addition to judging cases, he also made great achievements in military and agriculture, and was deeply loved by the people.

During the Yifeng reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie, who was nearly 50 years old, was promoted from a local official to the position of Dali Temple Secretary. Dali Temple was one of the highest judicial institutions in the Tang Dynasty, mainly responsible for the review of cases.

After Di Renjie took office, he handled a large number of backlog cases in a short period of time. The cases involved many people, but no one complained of injustice, leaving behind a reputation as a god-like solver.

At that time, two generals accidentally cut down the cypress trees in Zhaoling Mausoleum. Emperor Gaozong of Tang was furious and ordered the beheading of the two generals. However, Di Renjie spoke out against it and eventually changed the beheading to exile. Di Renjie became famous in the capital and also got the attention of Empress Wu Zetian.

When Di Renjie was 54 years old, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, passed away and Crown Prince Li Xian succeeded to the throne. Not long after, Li Xian was deposed by Wu Zetian and Li Dan was made emperor instead. Since then, the power of government has been completely returned to Wu Zetian.

During this period, Di Renjie was sent to serve in local areas. Wherever he went, he brought benefits to the people and was deeply loved by the local people.

Five years later, Tang Dynasty royal family members Li Zhen and Li Chong rebelled, hoping to regain the Tang Dynasty, but failed. Zhang Guangrui, the prime minister sent by Wu Zetian to suppress the rebellion, took the opportunity to oppress the people and framed people.

Di Renjie could not bear to see the people in such grief, so he wrote to the emperor to ask him to show some sympathy to the innocent people. Although the letter was nominally addressed to Emperor Li Dan, everyone knew that it was Wu Zetian who could make the final decision.

At this time, Wu Zetian was in the final stage of preparing for a change of dynasty and was very sensitive to any dissent. However, out of appreciation for Di Renjie's talent, Wu Zetian agreed to change the death penalty to exile.

However, Di Renjie's action aroused Zhang Guangrui's jealousy. After returning, he reported Di Renjie, and Di Renjie was demoted. When Di Renjie was 61 years old, Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor and changed the country's name to Zhou.

The following year, she was promoted to prime minister. For officials, the Wu Zhou Dynasty was more than just a change of emperor. As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian's rise to power was full of blood and rain.

In order to eliminate the opposition, she used cruel officials to inform on others by force, and slaughtered the Li Tang royal family, the elders and nobles. Everyone in the court was in danger. But Di Renjie was an exception. Wu Zetian admired his talents very much, so she promoted him from a local official to an important position.

Di Renjie was upright in character. Although he did not oppose Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne, he did not want to see cruel officials framed people to please Wu Zetian. Therefore, he was hated by Wu Zetian's favorite minister Lai Junchen.

Two years after he was appointed as prime minister, the 63-year-old Di Renjie was framed by Lai Junchen for a fabricated case of treason and was reduced from prime minister to prisoner. Di Renjie, who was familiar with the law, knew that if he took the initiative to admit the crime, he could be exempted from the death penalty. So Di Renjie confessed his guilt while trying to secretly send the appeal document to Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian personally summoned Di Renjie, asked him the whole story, and eventually demoted him to be the county magistrate of Pengze.

Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Chengsi disliked Di Renjie and often spoke ill of him in front of Wu Zetian. However, as a shrewd ruler, Wu Zetian had a clear understanding of Di Renjie's talent and loyalty.

Although Wu Chengsi tried to undermine Wu Zetian's trust in Di Renjie, Wu Zetian was not shaken by these slanders.

During his tenure as county magistrate in Pengze, Di Renjie's ability to govern was fully demonstrated. It was not until the Khitan tribe rebelled that Di Renjie was given the opportunity to be re-employed.

In 696 AD, the Khitan leader Sun Wanrong captured Jizhou, and Wu Zetian re-employed the 67-year-old Di Renjie as the governor of Weizhou. Di Renjie's reputation frightened the Khitans and they hastily withdrew their troops, thus defusing a crisis.

Wu Zetian was very happy about this. Not only did she reward Di Renjie with a promotion, she also personally wrote a 12-character praise to commend his loyalty. The next year, Wu Zetian summoned Di Renjie to the court again as prime minister.

On the issue of appointing a crown prince, Wu Zetian once sought Di Renjie's opinion, asking whether she should appoint someone from the Wu family or the Li family. Di Renjie suggested that Li Xian be appointed as the crown prince, and this suggestion was eventually accepted by Wu Zetian. Li Xian was brought back to Luoyang and appointed as the crown prince. This decision had a profound impact on the political landscape of the Tang Dynasty.

Even in her later years, when she was extravagant and favored the two Zhang brothers, her trust in Di Renjie did not change. Whenever Di Renjie had disputes with other court officials, Wu Zetian always stood on Di Renjie's side.

In 700 AD, Di Renjie died of illness at the age of 71. Wu Zetian was very sad about this, and in order to express her condolences to Di Renjie, she ordered the court to be suspended for three days.

The death of Di Renjie was a great loss to Wu Zetian, who lost a loyal and capable assistant. Di Renjie's life was a life of great contribution to the legal, political and social stability of the Tang Dynasty. His wisdom and loyalty were admired by later generations.

——"Sherlock Holmes is the Di Renjie of the West."

——"Sherlock Holmes can only solve cases and influence a city at most, but Di Renjie has influenced the Tang Dynasty. Is he capable of arguing with me, Di Renjie?"

——"The fact that he had a good end under Wu Zetian is enough to show his political wisdom."

[Lai Junchen, the author of "Luozhi Jing", what methods did cruel officials in history use? Lai Junchen, the cruel official in history]

He was a famous cruel official in the Tang Dynasty, born as a rogue, who rose to prominence by informing on others. Wu Zetian once worked with him to handle the country's unjust imprisonments, and he would implicate everyone involved in every case he handled, and even Di Renjie was almost caught in his hands.

The "Synopsis of Framing" records the process of how to fabricate charges and frame murders, such as "luring the enemy into a jar", "Phoenix spreading wings", "Jade girl ascending to heaven", and "The road to immortality". These extraordinary means make people willing to die after reading them.

In this video, let us take a chronological look at the rise of the cruel official Lai Junchen.

Lai Junchen was originally a street scoundrel who did nothing all day and wandered around the streets. When the vendors saw him, they thought he was a plague god and took out some fruits to send him away.

He was short of money because he was always in the gambling house. In order to support his bad habit, he had to steal. But one day he was caught and was arrested and imprisoned for false accusation.

In prison, he spent the whole day chatting with his cellmates, but his real purpose was to get more information to report on them. He was best at making up stories and making things that didn't exist sound real.

But the jailer searched again and again, but found nothing. He was severely beaten and stayed for some time.

However, not long after, Wu Zetian encouraged informing in order to eliminate potential political enemies.

The jailer who beat him was also killed in the incident. Lai Junchen suddenly had an idea, as if he saw an opportunity to make a fortune. So could he succeed? He used the same old trick again, pretending to be full of grievances and reporting to the court, claiming that he was beaten because he exposed the secret of the Li Tang royal family's rebellion.

His letter of denunciation was sent directly to Wu Zetian's desk, and he accidentally gained her trust and was summoned by Wu Zetian in person. He also rose rapidly to a high position and became an official in charge of supervising all officials and managing the imperial prison.

He put on his new official uniform, looked at the former street rogue in front of him, and secretly made up his mind to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He began to carefully understand his superiors' intentions and wanted to implicate all the people involved in any case that came under his control. He wanted to use this method to show his loyalty. The price was the lives of more than 1000 families.

He looked at himself at the height of his career, and he couldn't help but feel proud, thinking that his ability to frame people should be passed down through the ages. So he wrote a book of denunciations for his followers, "The Art of Fabricating Charges", in which he wrote about how he tortured people and fabricated charges.

His boss not only did not think he was cruel, but thought he was very capable. He was trusted by his boss even more because of this. Under his cruelty, all the civil and military officials in the court were in a state of panic, fearing that they would be arrested and thrown into jail one day. No one dared to say anything about his boss's boarding.

In 691 AD, when he was 38 years old and his career was gradually getting on track, he received a secret report that someone was planning a rebellion.

His boss once again gave him the difficult task of finding his accomplices. The difference this time was that the people being investigated were all former cruel officials like him, but they were accused of treason because they had lost their usefulness.

He did not torture his former colleague directly, but instead set up a banquet. While drinking, he whispered, "What should we do if the prisoner does not admit his guilt?"

The confused colleagues suggested that they find a big urn and throw the prisoner into it, so that he would confess. He secretly rejoiced, clapped his hands, and asked his men to do the same. The colleagues were immediately dumbfounded and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy. This is the origin of the idiom "Please throw someone into the urn".