Why was the Tang Dynasty able to survive for 150 years after the Anshi Rebellion ?

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, although the Tang Dynasty has gone into decline after the Anshi Rebellion, but it has not been completely exhausted, and many places can be said to be governed, so it is possible to survive for a while.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was able to survive for another 150 years, because the feudal towns had been freed from the control of the Central Plains, and of course, they were inseparable from the economic relations with the Tang Dynasty.

Emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although it is said that after the Anshi Rebellion, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty still supports him to continue. It took another 150 years before it went into decline.

Because their ancestors left them abundant material resources, which they could use to save their lives when they lacked financial support, and the countries around them were attacking each other, and there was no time to attack them.

The main reason is that the older generation has laid a solid foundation for them, and the existence of Zhenguan's rule has left a strong foundation for the Tang Dynasty, and it is enough for future generations to toss for a hundred years.

1. After the Anshi Rebellion, the economic lifeline of the Tang Dynasty was not broken. The Tang Dynasty relied on the Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty to continuously transport grain and finance from the south in the Jianghuai area. Therefore, after the Anshi Rebellion, although the Tang Dynasty lost the resources of Henan and Hebei, the area south of the Yangtze River supported the entire dynasty.

2. The military system of the Tang Dynasty did not collapse, and even increased. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, an army called the Shence Army was established, and this force was ordered by the emperor to resemble the forbidden army of the Northern Song Dynasty.

3. The Anshi Rebellion did not undermine the legitimacy of the Tang Dynasty's rule. The common people of the Tang Dynasty hated An Lushan for waging war, and the Tang army's successful suppression of the rebellion strengthened the prestige of its rule, so since then, no matter how chaotic the feudal town is, the hearts of the people have always been towards the Li Tang royal family.

The people's will is still in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court occupies the righteousness, the various sections make the ability and strength to replace the Tang Dynasty, the war caused a large amount of ownerless land to a certain extent to alleviate the contradiction of land annexation, Jianghuai, Jiangnan, Sichuan and Shu did not crack the judgment and the Tang Dynasty still has a certain financial and economic foundation, most of the feudal towns are not strong, the government decree can still pass, and the local is satisfied with the relatively relaxed independent Qi Yuan hail.

Because of the Tang Dynasty, the social and economic development at that time was very fast, because the country was in a situation of great unification at that time, and after the mausoleum of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty gradually became corrupt.

Because the economic and political development of the Tang Dynasty before the Anshi Rebellion was relatively good, after the Anshi Rebellion, the country gradually declined.

Because the Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous country before, the country's heritage was still very deep, so it was able to last for so many years.

Why the Tang Dynasty lasted for more than a hundred years after the Anshi Rebellion is as follows:

First, the economic lifeline is still there.

The rise and fall of a dynasty is directly related to its financial situation. The reason why the Tang Dynasty did not decline like the Eastern Han Dynasty was because its economic lifeline was still in its own hands! As in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political centers of the Tang Dynasty were also located in Chang'an and Luoyang in the north, but the grain in the Guanzhong region could not meet the demand in the Gyeonggi region.

Under these circumstances, the economic center of gravity of the Tang Dynasty had actually begun to gradually shift southward, and Jianghuai became the economic lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty.

Second, the emperor attached great importance to Jianghuai.

After the end of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to the Jianghuai region, and Tang Xianzong said that "the military expenses are taken from the Jianghuai", and Du Mu said bluntly: "Today, the Jianghuai is the country's destiny." For this reason, the emperors of the middle and late Tang Dynasty attached great importance to the Jianghuai and Cao Yun issues.

During the Tang Dynasty, Liu Yan was sent to handle the transportation of water, dredge the canal, improve the efficiency of transportation, and ensure that the taxes of Jianghuai could be transported to Guanzhong in time.

3. The Jianghuai Dynasty was in turmoil and the Tang Dynasty died.

In other words, after the Anshi Rebellion, the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to continue its life was that it still controlled Jianghuai. However, by the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty eventually lost control of the Jianghuai, mainly because of the Huangchao Rebellion. During Huangchao's northward journey, Gao Yu, who was guarding Jianghuai, did not move, and even had a heart of separation.

Later, although the Huangchao Rebellion was put down, the ruling pattern of the Tang Dynasty was completely disrupted, Gao Biao was killed by his generals, and the Jianghuai region fell into war.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty lasted for more than 100 years after the Anshi Rebellion was that the economy was not affected.

On the economic front, the Tang emperor took a series of measures to keep the economy running as usual. In 758 AD, Tang Suzong set up a supervision institute in the salt-producing area, which was governed by **, and the local salt was purchased uniformly, and then sold by the salt official. Salt officials ** sell to merchants everywhere, who in turn sell salt all over the country.

On the other hand, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty also set up prefects in various places, mainly responsible for regulating local prices and markets, which also realized the state's control over the local economy to a certain extent.

The economic center of gravity has shifted southward

The southward shift of China's economic center of gravity in ancient China has begun since the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, and after the Anshi Rebellion, the situation of the northerners moving south has become more and more obvious, resulting in a further southward shift of the economic center.

The Anshi Rebellion caused great damage to the production of potato pants in the north, and a large number of northerners crossed to the south. The south is relatively stable, and the southward migration of the population from the north has brought a large number of labor force and advanced production technology, which has promoted the economic development of the south of the Yangtze River, and the economy of the south has increasingly surpassed that of the north, and the economy of the north and the south tends to be balanced. Count the annihilation.

During the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, there was the Anshi Rebellion, which was fought for several years, and the impact on the Tang Dynasty was great, and the powerful Tang Dynasty embarked on the road of decline since then and has never recovered. But what is strange is that Datang has survived another 150 years. So, after the Anshi Rebellion, how did the Tang Dynasty survive the last 150 years?

First, the emperors of the late Tang Dynasty were not all incompetent, and there were also three Zhongxing, which continued the life of the Tang Dynasty. Second, although the Tang Dynasty was divided into feudal towns, none of them had the strength and prestige to unify China. Third, the imperial court has a divine army in its hands to maintain the only dignity of the imperial court.

Fourth, Datang controls the economic lifeline of the south, and it can be maintained if there is money.

First. After the Anshi Rebellion, there were more than a dozen emperors in the Tang Dynasty, although there were many mediocre and incompetent people, but there was also no lack of Ming masters, and there were three Zhongxing, Tang Xianzong Yuan and Zhongxing, Tang Wuzong Hui which Zhichang Zhongxing, Tang Xuanzong Dazhong rule. Although these three zhongxing cannot be compared with the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of Kaiyuan, it is also a certain period of time that the national strength of Datang has been restored to a certain extent, which is not enough for Datang to regain its strength, at least to ease the contradiction and achieve the role of sustaining life.

It can be said that these three ZTE have played a vital role in Datang's ability to maintain for more than 100 years.

Second. An Lushan was raised by the feudal towns, but not all the feudal towns have this ability. Although the secession of feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty has always been a problem, these feudal towns are not very strong.

They also formed a containment between each other, and no one dared to easily raise an army to rebel like An Lushan, otherwise, let alone the imperial court, it is estimated that they will be destroyed by other feudal towns.

Third. Although the Tang Dynasty declined and its control over many places was in vain, the imperial court established a Shence Army at that time, which was directly controlled by the imperial court, which was enough to pose a huge threat to the local area. Although in the later period, the Shence Army was in the hands of the eunuchs, they did not want the imperial court to perish, in that case, they would have no place to stand.

Therefore, for a long time, the Shence Army has been acting as the protector of the imperial court.

Fourth. With the southward shift of the economic center of gravity, the southern economy gradually surpassed the north, and the stabilized Datang provided favorable conditions for the recovery of the northern economy and the development of the southern economy, and also made the Tang court not anxious for money. It's still tough to have money.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the economy of the Tang Dynasty was devastated, and the Tang Dynasty was devastated from then on. However, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the economic lifeline of the Sui Dynasty, was not broken. The rule of the Tang Dynasty was still legitimate, and the people supported the rule of the Tang Xiangbu Dynasty.

The emperors of the later Tang Dynasty were not all incompetent people, and they also had three centers of gravity, which continued the life of the Tang Dynasty, and although the Tang Dynasty was divided into feudal towns, no one had the power and prestige to unify China, and the Tang Dynasty controlled the economic lifeline of the south and had money.

Relying on the Grand Canal to continuously collect taxes, these materials maintained the basic living conditions of the Tang Dynasty.