As the most prosperous stage in ancient Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty carried the dreams of many people. From the founding of Tang Gaozu in AD 618 to the destruction of Tang by Zhu Wen in AD 907, China’s politics, economy, Culture has entered the most glorious period.After the "Kaiyuan Prosperity", the Tang Dynasty gradually declined.The reason: the separatist forces of the feudal town divided the rule, and at the same time, the dictatorship of the eunuchs led to internal affairs chaos, coupled with the factional struggles above the court, which prompted the end of this building to overthrow.In addition to these internal and external factors, the direct cause of Tang's demise was the Huangchao Uprising.

Huang Chao was born in a wealthy salt merchant family. When he was young, he also fantasized about becoming an official in the court, but he failed repeatedly.Later, he had to inherit his ancestral business and sell salt for a living.In the process of selling salt, there were constant conflicts with the imperial armed forces.Coupled with the chaotic internal affairs in the late Tang Dynasty, the people were under heavy pressure.Therefore, in 875 A.D., when he heard that the monk Wang Xianzhi asked to raise troops against the Tang Dynasty in Changyuan, Huang Chao led his nephews Huang Kui, Huang Enye and others to respond in Heze, Shandong.

At the beginning of the army, Huang Chao did not develop smoothly.He led thousands of people to attack Yizhou, but he could not defeat it in a row; in the end, he could only transfer to Henan, and chose Yangdi and other places with weak guards as his targets.After standing on his heels, Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi joined together, ready to work hard under his tent and lead his soldiers to overthrow the rule of the Tang Dynasty.As Huang Chao, who stood up from the bottom of society, he has a firmness in his choice that cannot be matched by others. This quality was first appreciated by Wang Xianzhi.

In 876 AD, after a year of development, Wang Xianzhi's troops had no fewer than 10,000 people, forming a powerful force that attracted the attention of the ruler.After conquering the important town of Ruzhou, Wang Xianzhi became a little complacent and prepared to go south from Ruzhou to the eastern capital Luoyang. Although Wang Xianzhi's family background is similar to Huang Chao's, being a "rebel" is not his wish. He is more forced to embark on this path. Guangyao's lintel is what he yearns for most.Therefore, when the rebel army captured Ruzhou, his thoughts began to move in this direction.Because Wang Liao, the governor of Ruzhou, was the cousin of Wang Duo, the current prime minister, he felt that he could find a glimmer of hope from here.

Therefore, when Wang Liao was captured, he was deeply surprised that Wang Xianzhi had a cruel personality. Since he raised his troops, he had killed countless people, and almost none of the prisoners could escape his butcher knife.After the fall of Ruzhou, the guard Dong Hanxun was also killed, but he was the only one left behind, which made him puzzled.This mystery was not revealed until Wang Xianzhi summoned him. Wang Xianzhi said to Wang Liao: "When I rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, I was called a 'thief' by the people of the world. In fact, it was not my wish. If you let the horse go to the battlefield, you will not escape the shroud of horse leather. I don't think anyone would like such a life."

Having said that, Wang Liao finally sensed the implication in Wang Xianzhi's words.For most people, carrying the title of "rebel" is not a glorious thing after all!Wang Xie tentatively said to Wang Xianzhi: "The general is born brave, if he can take refuge in the imperial court, he will definitely be reused." Wang Xianzhi glanced at him, and said: "Since I raised the army, I have seized several states in a row, and the court has regarded me as a repeat offender. How can you guarantee that they won't want to kill me?" Wang Liao said: "The current prime minister, Wang Duo, is my cousin. I would like to speak well for the general in front of him. Moreover, my colleague Pei Xi is the governor of Qizhou nearby. As long as I write a letter to him, Let him pass it on his behalf to show the general's loyalty to the court, and it will definitely win the general a place in the court."

Wang Xianzhi was overjoyed when he heard that, and kindly grabbed Wang Liao's arm and said, "If this can be done, I will definitely thank you." Wang Xie thanked Wang Xianzhi with sincerity and trepidation, and immediately wrote a letter in hand, and sent it to Qizhou Inspector Pei Xie.After receiving the letter, Pei Xie suggested to the court: "Since Wang Xianzhi started his army, he has been fierce and unstoppable. Now that he is willing to surrender, we can take advantage of the situation to recruit security, so as to remove his military power and prevent him from revolting." Soon after, The imperial court ordered Wang Xianzhi to be recruited and granted him the post of supervisory censor.

When the news reached Wang Xianzhi's camp, he couldn't help being overjoyed, so he hurriedly invited Wang Liao over to hold a banquet, and said to Wang Xianzhi: "This time, the imperial court recruited me and awarded me high-ranking officials. I want to toast you three cups!" But just when everyone was drinking and drinking, a roar came from outside the hall: "Wang Xianzhi, you are so stupid!" Everyone looked outside the door in amazement, only to see a big man with a beard rushing in, his eyes were burning with anger, and the guards were all shocked. Dare not stop.He came in front of Wang Xianzhi and said loudly: "You use the heads of your brothers as the capital for recruiting security. Are you worthy of them?"

Under the stern question of the big man, Wang Xianzhi was stunned and didn't know how to answer.Wang Lie looked at it strangely, he didn't know who came, but he dared to reprimand Wang Xianzhi like this.Someone told him quietly: "This man is Huang Chao, a fierce general in the army!" Wang Liaosu heard that Huang Chao was a brave general with both civil and military skills. The famous line "Qingdi, retribution and peach blossoms bloom together" reveals extraordinary talents and ambitions.Later, he followed Wang Xianzhi against the Tang Dynasty, conquered many cities along the way, and became a famous general who made the Tang army fearful. Wang Xianzhi relied heavily on him.Seeing that he dared to scold the general in front of the room now, it can be seen that he is really extraordinary in the army.

After Huang Chao broke in, Shang Rang, Ge Congzhou, Yang Neng and other generals who were drinking in the hall also fell silent.Huang Chao said indignantly: "We gave up our comfortable life and raised troops against the Tang Dynasty, just to overthrow the chaotic rule of the Li surname. But now, I have only been to Jiacheng for a few days, and I wanted to come back with good news to celebrate with everyone. But you all want to fight with Li Tang. Have you all forgotten the oath we made on the day we became teachers?" Under his stern questioning, everyone quietly put down their wine glasses and dared not speak.Wang Xianzhi became a little annoyed at Huang Chao's questioning of himself in court. He slammed the wine glass in his hand on the table and said loudly, "Huang Chao, now I am the chief general in the army. I accept the recruitment this time not for myself, but for my own sake." For the sake of the future of the entire army, don't you want to fight and flee for the rest of your life, and your descendants will bear the infamy of 'rebels'?"

Huang Chao sneered, and said, "You are the chief general, not given by the gods, but recommended by the brothers. Now you are sitting in this position, and you don't lead everyone out of the siege, but you just want to join the court. Let me ask you about the future of everyone: After surrendering, you will be your censor, how do you plan to arrange everyone? Push everyone into dire straits, but you will take the glory bought by our blood to be your censor. The court ordered the official. How can you say that it is for everyone?" Under Huang Chao's scrambling, Wang Xianzhi's face turned red and then pale. He knew that Huang Chao had a violent temper and had a lot of prestige in the army.And Wang Xianzhi's acceptance of the recruitment was indeed out of selfishness, and he was speechless for a while. Huang Chao looked at Wang Lie who was sitting on the right side of Wang Xianzhi, and said, "Do you believe that after everyone has killed countless Tang soldiers, this person will still speak well of you, and the imperial court will bestow high officials on you? Then you are wrong! Qizhou and Ruzhou are close at hand, and it will be a matter of time before we take them down. It is a last resort for Pei Xie to accept your offer at this time, and he must have bad intentions. If you don't believe me, I will show you how Pei Ji and Ruzhou are. What kind of person is Wang Duo!" Wang Xianzhi was at a loss for a while and could only follow Huang Chao's arrangement.The next day, Huang Chao sent people to put on Wang Xianzhi's clothes and came outside Qizhou City to ask for surrender. The governor Pei Xi was overjoyed when he saw it, and opened the city gate to let them in, but he did not allow the guards to accompany them.Pei Xie didn't know Wang Xianzhi, so Pei Xie caught Wang Xianzhi pretending to be Wang Xianzhi as soon as he entered Qizhou and asked him to dismiss the army.When the news came, there was an uproar in the army. Huang Chao said to Wang Xianzhi: "You and I rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. From the day the flag was erected, there was no turning back. You want to win the understanding of the enemy and stand in the same team with them. It is only a dream. You can only fight with your spear." In the end, is our final way out. Since ancient times, there are many cases of success and defeat, as long as we defeat the Tang army, who will think that we are 'thieves'?" Under Huang Chao's repeated insistence, Wang Xianzhi finally gave up the fantasy of accepting Zhao'an as a obedient citizen, and realized that he had no way out, and all his previous thoughts could only lead himself and the team to death.It was because of Huang Chao's firmness and persistence that this team avoided the crisis at the critical moment. After the failure of recruiting security, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao led the troops to quickly capture Qizhou, and the governor of Qizhou, Pei Xun, fled to Ezhou and never dared to return.After that, Huang Chao took advantage of the momentum and occupied Yunzhou and Yizhou in one fell swoop.After Wang Xianzhi was defeated and killed, Huang Chao was elected as the Yellow King, and moved to the Huanghuai River Basin and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.After five years of arduous campaigns, he invaded Chang'an in 881 and proclaimed himself emperor. Huang Chao has a clear understanding of his mission and destiny, so he moves forward with all his heart.However, not everyone is as firm as him. After failing to induce Wang Xianzhi to surrender, Huang Chao's general Zhu Wen was successfully induced to surrender by the Tang Dynasty.In 884 AD, under the attack of Zhu Wenwen and Li Keyong, Huang Chao was finally completely defeated. The appearance of Huang Chao played a vital role in the downfall of the Tang Dynasty, and he became the direct destroyer of the rule of the Tang Dynasty.Although it ended in failure, it ended the rule of the Tang Dynasty at the same time, and Chinese history entered a period of complicated wars.