There are many Sui and Tang heroes, and there is no shortage of famous history, and the public often understands their heroic deeds not the correct history, but the historical novels, so what they understand is both real and fictional, over time, often some people will treat the novel as the correct history, although it is not advisable, but the novel has its own merits, for example, he is more acceptable, easy to understand, the scope of dissemination is wider, etc., but it is said that when looking at the historical novel, to locate, can not be 100% equal to the characters in the history.
Wei Chigong character film and television image stills (photo)
Wei Chigong, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, one of the twenty-four meritorious men of LingYange, and one of the door gods posted by our households, Wei Chigong fought horses all his life, fought countless battles, and made countless battle achievements, which was deeply loved by The Tang Emperor Li Shimin. In many zhengshi books, Wei Chigong has a high evaluation, but although there is a strong amount of ink on Wei Chigong's deeds in zhengshi, it seems difficult to find his family background (ancestors), and who is Wei Chigong's father? Some books record Wei Chijia, but there are very few descriptions of personal deeds in the main history, so what about the novel? Follow the author to regret the past to see!
In the "Biography of Xing Tang", Wei Chigong's father is not called Wei Chijia, but wei Chiyi, which is the county of Mayi County, and in the corrupt official field at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wei Chiyi can be described as a clear stream, a clean official! Moreover, it is also very methodical in handling cases, and it is very well done in the case and law when trying and judging cases, for example, the book preaches:
In Mayi County, there is a relatively wealthy family surnamed Qiao, and the head of the household is called Qiao Gongshan. One day, this Qiao Gongshan, idle, went out hunting with a bow and arrow, and saw a sika deer on the mountain, and this Qiao Gongshan was overjoyed, and quickly took the bow and arrow and shot at the sika deer. At this moment, behind the sika deer, there was just a man who was collecting firewood, and the arrow shot straight at him, and the arrow in the heart of the chai man cried out for his life. In order to clear the case, Wei Chigong's father, Wei Chiyi, deliberately went to the scene of the incident to check it out, and asked Him to seriously verify the body, passing the inference, observation, trial, etc. Wei Chiyi knew that Qiao Gongshan's corpse had accidentally injured people's lives, rather than intentionally.
Tang Dynasty County character film and television image stills (photo)
Since the ancient way, killing people pays for their lives, however, When Wei Chiyi decided this case, he did not follow this creed, but found another way and gave a satisfactory result. How is it? And listen to the author's remorse to continue:
He summoned Qiao Gongshan and the wives of Chai Hanzi to the government to hear about the case, and he said to the wife of Qiao Gongshan, "Qiao Gongshan did shoot your husband with an arrow, and as the saying goes, killing people pays for your life, but Qiao Gongshan has no revenge with you, and this injury to people is a mistake." If I let him die, your husband won't survive. Why don't I mediate, Qiao Gongshan is a rich man, a rich man, you ask him for a compensation price, how? After some persuasion by Wei Chiyi, the wife of the chai man felt that Wei Chiyi was right, and the reality was so, so she opened her mouth and said to Qiao Gongshan: "Well, then let Old Master Qiao pay me a loss, then I will not pursue responsibility." Qiao Gongshan said, "If you want one, I'll give you five acres of land, so it's okay, but you have to give me a note, that is, to ensure that you can't mention this matter again in the future." The wife of the firewood man agreed and wrote a note on the spot.
Stills of Qiao Gongshan's character film and television image (pictured)
In this way, a lawsuit was thus resolved, Qiao Gongshan compensated five hectares of land, his life was saved, and although the wife of the man who collected firewood lost her husband, he received the compensation he deserved. This is also a perfect closure. Later, Qiao Gongshan thought that Wei Chiyi was grateful for saving him, and sent gifts to thank Wei Chiyi several times, but they were all rejected by Wei Chiyi. He said to Qiao Gongshan, "It is true that you did not intentionally kill people in this matter, and my judgment is also the best result of the two compartments!" If you give me a gift, it will make others think that I am feeling favoritism toward you, so take it back quickly! ”
The author regrets the past, still has a relatively positive attitude toward Wei Chiyi's personality, and I also think that the case he judged and its handling method is very appropriate, not only that, but throughout the ages, people who have read this book have praised Wei Chiyi's sentence. Due to the corruption of the imperial court at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wei Chiyi also saw through it, lost confidence in the Sui Dynasty, hung up his seal and resigned from the government, and lived a reclusive life! (Text: Pan Xiexi)