When watching film and television works, we can often see Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who are often strong in martial arts and mysterious.
Loyalty to the emperor, directly ordered by the emperor, is more like a dark move than the royal forest army in the palace.
Jinyiwei was established by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, and its main task was to supervise the officials of the imperial court, sort out cases, and arrest them.
In the eyes of the people, their existence is undoubtedly a terrifying blade, with a terrible power, threatening their own security at all times.
In the Sui Dynasty, there was also such a team, not only strong but also mysterious, known as the most mysterious team, it is Yanyun Eighteen Horses.
In the long river of 5,000 years in China, there have been countless periods of fame, of which the Sui Dynasty cannot be regarded as the most eye-catching.
Because compared with the Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, he was obviously not so brilliant, and compared with the Western Zhou, his existence was very short.
The Sui Dynasty existed only 38 years from the founding of the country to the destruction of the country, and a few decades may be a lifetime for people, but it is too short for a dynasty.
The Sui Dynasty Emperor was arrogant and tyrannical, extremely luxurious, and wanted to go to Yangzhou to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, and labored and hurt the people to dig the Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal played a certain role in China's shipping in the later period, but the loss at that time was undoubtedly huge.
To know that in ancient times, there was no advanced technology, no operable machines, and all projects were excavated by manpower.
Just like Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall, the majestic and winding Great Wall stands tall, but at the foot of the Great Wall are thousands of dead people.
Therefore, in addition to the sui emperor's unkindness, there was also the people's heart, and the people opposed the rule of this king and wanted to overthrow this tyranny.
There have been many Sui and Tang uprising stories, such as the Wagangzhai rebel army, etc., and many heroic characters have emerged.
The relationship between the monarch and the people is like a boat and a river, and the water can carry a boat and overturn a boat.
If he blindly bases his preferences on the suffering of the people, what will be left to him will not be supreme kingship, but death.
Also legendary in the Sui Dynasty was a mysterious army, equivalent to a dark weapon that could strike at any time in the shadows.
It should be known that the imperial relatives and nobles still have some bodyguards with high martial skills around them, protecting them in invisible places, let alone a country.
Legend has it that this Yanyun Eighteenth Horse is very mysterious, and no one knows where they came from, nor does anyone know their final fate.
They tend to show up late at night, and people don't know when and where they'll be showing up or what missions they're on.
I only know that they are all highly skilled in martial arts, and it is an exaggeration to say that one person can withstand thousands of armies and horses, but it is indeed true that one enemy and one hundred are not false.
It was once rumored that Yanyun Eighteen rode to kill hundreds of households overnight, and the number of people was as high as tens of thousands.
There were a total of eighteen of them, and in addition to their mysterious whereabouts, their appearance was also very secretive, and they wore black cloaks and so on when they appeared.
Each person is equipped with a machete, a long sword, a dagger and other weapons, well-equipped, flexible, and a blurred face, and no one knows their true face.
Perhaps the moment they become Assassins, they don't need a look or an identity, they just need to know that they are the sharpest weapon.
Like the dead, they can no longer be called flesh and blood people, but a killing machine that only knows how to obey orders.
There are many opinions about the owner of Yanyun Eighteen Horses, but the more mainstream version is that their master was Luo Yi, a Sui Dynasty general at that time.
Luo Yi was a general during the Sui Dynasty, who was brave and good at war, and was ordered by the emperor to guard the frontier for a long time to protect the country's border security.
If the frontal battle on the battlefield is a gentleman's journey, then yanyun eighteen horses are a step of sneak attack and assassination, and the strong combat effectiveness makes people feel frightened and becomes a nightmare in the hearts of the enemy.
They are active in the deserts of the border, rarely appear in towns, and are often hunted by foreign troops.
In other words, they are also warriors defending the homeland, using their actions to defend the border from foreign invasion.
They were not soft in the face of The Turkic soldiers, did not know pity, and did not sympathize with the enemy.
The fighting power of the Yanyun Eighteen horsemen was very strong, and they generally tracked the remnants of the troops to their base camp after the war.
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night to wait for the opportunity to assassinate, regardless of men, women and children, old and weak women and children will not let go, and never leave any trouble.
The highest record was that they slaughtered thousands of invaders of the Turkic troops overnight, and they had only a dozen of them.
This sounds like a fantasy, a record of the real appearance on this mysterious force, and a proof of their ability.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Luo Yi was sent to deal with foreign troops, but unfortunately fell into an ambush during the battle, and Yan Yun's eighteen horsemen were also captured with him and disappeared.
Legend has it that they were killed to protect their master, Luo Yi, and rescue him from the enemy before the entire army was destroyed.
If this is the case, this group of unknown people has done a good job of being righteous and swearing not to go against their masters and their country.
There is also a saying that Luo Yi had already handed over this team to his son, Luo Cheng, but Luo Cheng did not like to kill, so he disbanded this army.
Some people also say that there were traitors in Luo Yi's ranks, and under the betrayal of the traitors, they were secretly calculated and eventually died of humiliation.
No matter which way it is said, the Eighteenth Horse of Yanyun is the most mysterious unit in the history books, and it is also a team whose combat effectiveness cannot be ignored.
Due to the long history and limited records in the history books, we cannot know their specific situation and true face.
All that is left for people is the mysterious words, and the glorious past that cannot be ignored in a few sentences.
Either way, it is an indisputable fact that they have fought bloodily and risked their lives to guard the country and defend the frontier.
Maybe their names won't be passed down through the ages, but their stories will forever be remembered in human history.
Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen are somewhat like modern special soldiers, capable of writing and martial arts, and are always under the control of the country and the people.
Although many times people ignore or even forget about their existence, leaving only fear and fear of them.
However, it is undeniable that it is precisely because of the existence of such heroes that the development of the country has become more and more stable, and the situation of external worries and internal troubles has been avoided.
Many times for the country, we should not stick to small sections, but we must start from ourselves, starting from the small things around us.
It doesn't necessarily require you to be able to be a significant celebrity, but you must make your due contribution within the scope of your ability.
Most of us are ordinary people, and there is no way to cut through thorns and heavy powers, but even an army like Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen can be unsung heroes.
We can also silently shine in the light of our own sun and be our own example where others can't see.