Li Guangbi, a famous Tang Dynasty star, was not a Han Chinese, but a Khitan. The main historical story of his life was his participation in quelling the Anshi Rebellion and the Yuan Chao Uprising, and he made great achievements. He was a famous soldier in the middle Tang Dynasty.

First, Li Guangbi's life experience and the road to prosperity

As we all know, Li Guangbi is as famous as Guo Ziyi, another famous soldier in the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Guangbi is not a Han Chinese, but a Khitan. His ancestral home is Liucheng in Liaodong, and his father Yuan Lee is the chief of Qidan tribe in Liaodong. During the reign of Wu Zetian, Li led the army and was appointed General Zuo and General Zuo. He was in charge of Zuo Yulin's military power and was named Ji Guogong.

Li Guangbi's mother is another daughter of the Khitan military general Gu who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. So Li Guangbi is a pure Khitan. Li Guangbi was born in a noble family and influenced by his family. He started his military career very early. He served as commander-in-chief of Zuo Wei family in Tang Dynasty and military envoy of Wang Zhongsi in Hexi, and served under the famous Wang Zhongsi.

Li Guangbi is brave and good at fighting, showing extraordinary military talent. Wang Zhongsi, a famous soldier, attached great importance to him and said, "Every day we will win over our soldiers and win glory." . Li Guangbi made outstanding achievements in the war against Tubo invasion and Tuyuhun invasion, and rose step by step. He served as the commander-in-chief of Shuofang, the commander-in-chief of Hebei and the deputy marshal of the world, and became a famous soldier in the middle Tang Dynasty.

Second, the main achievements of Li Guangbi

Li Guangbi's main historical achievements are as follows: First, pacify the Anshi Rebellion; Second, put down the Yuan Chao uprising. In the "An Shi Rebellion", Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi both served as the supreme commander of Tang Jun, and organized and commanded Tang Jun's previous wars against An Shi Rebellion. Li Guangbi made outstanding achievements in putting down the "Anshi Rebellion", and was called the patron saint of the Tang Dynasty, and the "first person to promote the work".

In August of the first year of Tang Baoying, Yuan Chao launched a large-scale peasant uprising in eastern Zhejiang, with the number of participants as high as 200,000. Tang Jun was defeated in several encirclement and suppression campaigns and became a menace to the Tang Dynasty. Li Guangbi personally sent troops, and after several months of fighting, he successfully put down the Yuan Chao Uprising.

Li Guangbi saved the Tang Dynasty twice in the most critical moment and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.