bookrebus Chapter 61 Feng Deyi
Chapter 61 Feng Deyi
The sixth year of the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty
The Mawei Slope Mutiny! The Imperial Concubine Yang perishes!
Li Longji trembled all over. Was Yang Guifei's final fate still to perish?
It was my fault. I should not have allowed the Yang family to rise to power because of Yang Guifei, appointed treacherous people, and allowed my own desires to blind me, which has implicated many people, civil and military officials, and caused Yang Guifei to suffer such a fate.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
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Lin Ke sighed and continued, "Perhaps Yang Yuhuan foreshadowed her own downfall from the very beginning. The Yang family rose to prominence because of her, their glory as intense as oil on a raging fire."
"Throughout history, there have been women who were good at advising emperors, but Li Longji at that time did not even listen to the words of his court officials, let alone need a beautiful woman who could advise him at any time."
"In prosperous times, she was needed to embellish things, but in times of chaos, she was needed to bear the blame. Admittedly, Yang Yuhuan was not entirely innocent, but shouldn't the one in power who caused the fall of the Tang Dynasty be blamed the most?"
Yang Yuhuan, who was in the room at this moment, trembled upon hearing this. She could not forget the scene of her journey to Chang'an. It was all the fault of the Yang family and herself!
She lived for a mere thirty-odd years, and in the end, nothing truly belonged to her; she could only passively accept everything as a gift.
Now, does she even have a choice?
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Lin Ke calmed his anger and continued, "After Yang Yuhuan's death, Li Longji did not linger and continued his journey to Shu, while Crown Prince Li Heng stayed in Lingwu and ascended the throne on his own because of the people blocking his way."
"After Li Longji found out, he sent Prince Shou and Gao Lishi to tell the Crown Prince that he knew and that he would let him stay and do his job well."
"As an adult prince, Li Heng's status changed to that of the younger brother of the emperor with the ascension of Crown Prince Li Heng. To some extent, this also meant that he was getting further and further away from the center of power. He was a participant in that era, but also an observer."
"After Li Longji returned to Chang'an, he secretly sent people to Mawei Slope to rebury Yang Yuhuan. Under the yellow earth, her skin had decayed, but her sachet remained. After that, Li Longji completely lost power and died in depression."
"As for whether Li Heng ever went to pay respects to his former wife Yang Yuhuan, there is no detailed record of this, and there are very few records about him after that."
“Until the first year of Guangde reign of Emperor Daizong of Tang (763), the Tubo invaded Chang'an, and Emperor Daizong fled to Shanzhou in haste. A number of princes, including Prince Shou, were also affected. In the tenth year of Dali reign (775), Prince Shou, Li Shi, died.”
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Damn it, you're running away again, aren't you!
"The love-hate relationship between Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji, and Li Qiu ends here. Next, let's talk about the treacherous Feng Deyi and the last backbone of the Tang Dynasty, the Anxi Army."
"Feng Deyi, whose original name was Feng Lun and courtesy name was Deyi, was a man who, as the saying goes, 'speak human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts.' The essence of this saying isn't that eloquence is paramount, but rather the ability to understand people's thoughts. This man mastered this principle to its fullest extent, and was later known as the 'Master of Dragon Raising.'"
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: ……..
Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty: ……..
Crown Prince Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty: ...
Feng Deyi, the Dragon-Raising Master of the Tang Dynasty: !!!
"The saying goes that serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. It's hard to guess what your superior is thinking, and it's even harder to guess what the emperor is thinking. But Feng Deyi managed to do it, moving back and forth between his three masters and rising step by step."
"After Feng Deyi was highly valued by Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were already at odds. He said to Li Yuan: 'The Prince of Qin is proud of his merits and is not convinced. If he is not made crown prince soon, we must take measures as soon as possible,' implying that Li Yuan should be ruthless in dealing with Li Shimin."
Just when you thought he was a good minister to Li Yuan, he told Crown Prince Li Jiancheng: "A person who possesses the whole world should not be concerned with family ties..." implying that he should get rid of his younger brother Li Shimin.
"However, just when you thought he was Li Jiancheng's subordinate, he switched allegiance to the Prince of Qin and became a henchman of the Prince of Qin's mansion, turning against Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji and others."
"Most importantly, none of the three knew anything about it. In particular, Li Shimin regarded him as a key minister and entrusted him with important responsibilities. After Feng Deyi's death, he even suspended court for three days in his memory."
"It wasn't until many years later that Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, learned the truth about these things, stripped him of his position as Minister of Works, and removed the fief he had been granted."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: This talent is simply unheard of! Erfeng, you've been fooled!
Emperor Qin Shi Huang: Such scheming is beyond the reach of ordinary people!