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Brief: This article tells the legendary Snowy Night Assault on Caizhou during the Tang Dynasty. To suppress the Huaixi rebellion, Emperor Xianzong appointed General Li Su, who used deception to win over defectors. With Chancellor Pei Du’s support, Li Su launched a surprise attack in a blizzard, capturing rebel leader Wu Yuanji and ending the long‑standing…
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Brief: This article recounts Emperor Dezong’s turbulent reign. His attempt to crush warlords triggered widespread rebellions and the Jingyuan Mutiny, forcing him to flee Chang’an. On Lu Zhi’s advice, he issued a sincere Edict of Self‑Reflection, which pacified most rebels. Though order was restored, the crisis weakened the Tang and shaped Dezong’s later rule.
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Brief: This article introduces Liu Yan’s key financial reforms in the mid‑Tang Dynasty after the An‑Shi Rebellion. He improved disaster relief, reformed the salt monopoly to boost state revenue without overburdening the people, and restored the Grand Canal transport system to secure grain supplies for Chang’an. His pragmatic measures stabilized the crisis‑stricken empire and…
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Brief: This article explores the outbreak of the An-Shi Rebellion, which ended the Tang Dynasty’s golden age. It traces the rise of the corrupt Yang clan under Yang Guifei, the ambition of the powerful general An Lushan, and his bitter conflict with Yang Guozhong. The rebellion erupted in 755, and a fatal order at…