Under the governance of several bad emperors, the late Tang Dynasty has become an old man in his twilight years. And if the Huang Chao Rebellion indicates that the Tang Dynasty has been unable to take charge of the world, then the end of the battle of Fengxiang indicates the imminent demise of the Tang Dynasty.
The battle of Fengxiang has the characteristics of the times.
On the surface, the battle of Fengxiang was the result of the conflict between different forces in the Tang Dynasty. Cui Yin, the prime minister at that time, had no actual political ability. She relied on flattery and intrigue all the way, and finally achieved the prosperity of her official career. "She is good at calculating and attaching herself; It is dignified and dangerous. "
At the same time, he was hostile to the eunuch clique and suggested that Tang Zhaozong kill Song Daobi and others. Most importantly, he had a good relationship with Zhu Wen, the bianzhou secretariat at that time, which was his most reliable support. In order to protect themselves and take revenge, eunuchs also began to collude with Li, and our time was in Fengxiang, hoping that he could help him regain power.
But from a deeper perspective, this is the result of the political structure in the late Tang Dynasty. In fact, after the Huang Chao Uprising, the already weak Tang government was unable to restrain the growth of local rulers' strength. "About the county will be good, eventually waste it. If it is not from the imperial court, Wang Ye will be gone. "
Under such circumstances, the main goal of our time is no longer to consume the power of the central government of the Tang Dynasty, but to control the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to achieve the political goal of "holding the emperor to make the princes", and Zhu Wen and Li volunteered to become the protagonists of this struggle. From this point of view, the battle of Fengxiang is not just a simple civil war between our times.
The result of the battle of Fengxiang was not too unexpected.
When it comes to the rise of Zhu Wen, we have to mention Huang Chao. As early as the Huang Chao Uprising, Zhu Wen had already demonstrated considerable military ability and was highly valued by Huang Chao, the leader of the Rebel Army at that time. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he made great contributions in the crusade against Huang Chao uprising and was named General Sha Jinwuwei.
Soon, Ren Bianzhou's secretariat and Xuanwu Army were added to other official positions because Huang Chao was not completely pacified. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most powerful one in the late Tang Dynasty. Before the battle of Fengxiang officially started, Zhu Wen had been painstakingly operating in Bianzhou for about 20 years, which had the potential of "unifying hundreds of battles and subliming the world".
In contrast, although Li was armed to the teeth at that time, occupying Wuding, Jingnan and other places, he was a great warlord in the west of Weizhen, but he still had an irreparable disadvantage in front of Zhu Wen in terms of fame and specific forces. In fact, before Li went to war with Zhu Wen, his army did not have a large-scale conflict with other real big warlords, and its real combat power is very debatable.
At the same time, the areas ruled by Li suffered repeated wars and defeats, resulting in weak economic strength. Even though he had Tang Zhaozong's trump card in his hand, he still couldn't reverse these actual disadvantages, which was proved by what happened later.
Since the Battle of Fengxiang, Zhu Wen's army has marched smoothly, and even won the support, courtesy and reward of the kings along the way. When the two sides formally went to war, Li directly showed signs of decline, and Wugong City was conquered by Zhu Wen in just one day. Then attack Fengxiang and station troops in Sanyuan.
Although Li Keyong, the king of Jin, sent troops to help Li, it had little effect and could not affect the overall situation of the war. Although Li fought back many times, he basically failed, "and every battle will be defeated, and he is afraid to go out." In the end, Li was forced to make peace with Zhu Wen, and Zhu Wen officially won the battle of Fengxiang.
The battle of Fengxiang had a far-reaching impact on the political situation in the late Tang Dynasty.
In the battle of Fengxiang, as a supporter of Li, the eunuch group in Tang Dynasty was naturally affected the most. As soon as Fengxiang was conquered, Zhu Wen began to purge eunuchs on a large scale. "When Fengxiang was punished by eunuchs, there were 72 people. Zhu Quanzhong ordered Jingzhao to search for those who did not accompany him and fined 90 people."
In addition to killing eunuchs in Beijing, Zhu Wen even spared the eunuchs in the buffer region. Only when the fashion world was hostile to Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Liu Rengong and others sheltered and hid some. Even if the remaining eunuchs were not killed, they all surrendered their power like civilians, and the eunuch problem that plagued the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years was officially solved.
Before Zhu Wen launched Fengxiang War, the central government of the Tang Dynasty was at the mercy of others. Because Li is close to Chang 'an, he has a natural advantage over other contemporary people in getting his hands on state affairs. I couldn't bear it, so I recruited soldiers to crusade against Li. As a result, he ended up in a fiasco and had no choice but to obey him.
After that, although Tang Zhaozong was still unwilling and tried to resist, they all failed. After the Battle of Fengxiang, Zhu Wen, who was more powerful than Li, was helpless and showed a laissez-faire attitude.
Li suffered heavy losses in the battle of Fengxiang, but his strength did not reach its peak. Since then only attached to Zhu Wen. Although Li Keyong was not the direct target of this campaign, after being affected and seeing the power of Zhu Wen, he also had the idea of temporarily avoiding the border, and even wanted to flee to Mobei for a time.
Zhu Wen originally occupied many areas including Bianzhou. This time, Zhu Wen defeated Li, and Henan and other political centers were also included in it, while most of the other places chose to attach themselves, which made's power reach its peak and laid a solid foundation for establishing its own back beam.
abstract
By the end of the Tang Dynasty, the protagonist of the world was no longer the central government of the Tang Dynasty, but an independent envoy. Zhu Wen influenced the current situation with his talent and long-term management success.
The battle of Fengxiang was not only the accidental result of the hostility of different political groups in the Tang Dynasty, but also the inevitable situation of the long-term coexistence of buffer regions in the late Tang Dynasty. Although the process and result of this war were slightly inferior to many famous battles, it still had a great impact on the current situation.