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01, Li Shimin a word, Zhang Liang's head landed on the ground
In the twentieth year of Zhenguan (646), a Shaanxi man Changde Xuan secretly accused Zhang Liang of plotting rebellion and privately raising five hundred righteous sons. As a senior official of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Liang's rebellion was no small matter. Tang Taizong immediately sent someone to investigate. The leader of the "investigation team" is Ma Zhou. After Ma Zhou received the order, he could capture two warlocks around Zhang Liang, Cheng Gongying and Gongsun Chang. The two men quickly confessed, shaking out Zhang Liang's various charges of "conspiracy to rebel." It is also true that he had privately raised righteous sons.
Zhang Liang refused to plead guilty. He defended: "Cheng Gongying and Gongsun Chang were afraid of death, so they framed me. "
Ma Zhou listened and smiled, "The emperor who has been wronged or not has the final say!" "
Zhang Liang also described his assisting skills, hoping that Li Shimin could open up and deal with leniency.
The case was reported to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin asked the group of ministers for their opinions, and everyone thought that the facts of Zhang Liang's conspiracy were clear and should be beheaded. Among the ministers, only Li Daoyu, who was of relatively low rank, said that Zhang Liang was "not in the form of a reverse" and suggested acquittal.
Li Shimin was furious and said, "Liang has five hundred righteous sons, and the animals raise this generation, what will it be?" Positive desire to reverse the ear. "
After saying that, I will not say more. Nian Zhang Liang was a meritorious warrior, and sent Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling to prison to say goodbye to Zhang Liang, and then escorted him to Chang'an West City to be beheaded and confiscated all the property of his family.
Tang Taizong said a word, and Zhang Liang's head landed on the ground.
A year later, when the position of attendant of the Imperial Court Punishment Department was vacant, Tang Taizong ordered the Punishment Department Shangshu to recommend it, and several people were reported to be inappropriate. Tang Taizong sighed and said, "I have lost my people." In the past, Li Daoyu said that Zhang Liangyun 'did not have a reverse form', and this statement was deserved. Although it was not from then on, it has been regretted so far. "Then he gave the Dao Yu Punishment Department a waiter."
Some people take this to believe that Zhang Liang's death was an unjust case and that Li Shimin was wrong to kill.
However, when I carefully read Zhang Liang's biography in the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang, I found that Zhang Liang died without any wrongdoing. Why? The reason is very simple, Zhang Liang's private life is improper, he believes in warlocks, superstitious proverbs, and privately raises righteous sons, all of which are taboos for his subjects.
For the emperor, those who dare to violate the bottom line will certainly not be spared.
02, Zhang Liang's life
Zhang Liang, a native of Xingyang, Zhengzhou. When he was young, his family was poor and lived on arable land. But he was handsome and restless, and the Old Book of Tang said that he "had a big festival" in the Old Book of Tang. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, so Zhang Liang put down his hoe and surrendered to the Wagang army and became Xu Shiji's subordinate. Later, Xu Shixun defected to Tang, and Zhang Liang also defected to the new regime. On the recommendation of Fang Xuanling, he was able to enter the Qin Dynasty palace as a cavalry general, and thus became Li Shimin's confidant. In the struggle between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, Zhang Liang resolutely sided with Li Shimin and fully supported him. In the change of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin won. After taking the throne, Li Shimin reused Zhang Liang and made him the Duke of Yunguo, successively serving as the Imperial Historian, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, and the Governor of Luozhou. Hou Jun plotted a rebellion, and Zhang Liang exposed his merits and was reappointed as Shangshu of the Punishment Department. Li Shimin marched on Goryeo, and Zhang Liang served as the commander-in-chief of the Canghai Road March, leading a large army to accompany Li Shimin on his expedition. In the twentieth year of Zhenguan (646), Zhang Liang was accused of rebellion, and Li Shimin ordered him to be beheaded in Xishi.
03, Zhang Liang's private morality is not correct
Although Zhang Liang was a tang dynasty hero and a confidant of Li Shimin, he had improper private morality and had problems with his personal morality. During the Zhenguan period, Zhang Liang served in the local government, abandoning his wife and marrying Li Shi as another wife. This woman is very beautiful and charming. But there was adultery, and after Zhang Liang married her, he pampered her. Li Shi's attendants were arrogant and indulgent, becoming more and more arrogant, and gradually interfering with Zhang Liang's decisions. As a woman with inflated desires, Li Shi finally couldn't even look at Zhang Liang, she found a small white face in Xiangzhou who could sing and dance, and the two mixed together, bringing Zhang Liang an unknown number of green hats. In order to be able to spend time with this boy, Li Shi actually adopted him as a son and named him Shenji. With the relationship between mother and son, the two slept on the same bed. Zhang Liang did not interfere. The whole family was smoldering. Zhang Liang's son born to his ex-wife persuaded his father to strictly restrain Li and his "son", but Zhang Liang not only did not listen, but alienated his son.
"Why sweep the world without sweeping a house"? How far can such a person go politically? Sooner or later something is going to happen.
After Zhang Liang's death, the historical records do not record the whereabouts of Li Shi. But such a woman is not expected to have a good ending. There is a high probability that he will be killed along with Zhang Liang.
04, Zhang Liang spoiled the warlock
In addition to pampering the arrogant and lascivious Li Family, Zhang Liang also made a big taboo, that is, spoiling the warlock. There were two warlocks under Zhang Liang's door, one named Cheng Gongying and the other named Gongsun Chang. Zhang Liang had to listen to the opinions of these two people before making a decision. Over time, these two people were able to decide left and right. The two often gave Zhang Liang crooked ideas, Zhang Liang was serving in Xiangzhou, Zhang Liang said to Cheng Gongying: "Xiangzhou is a victorious place, people can't say that there is a king in a few years, why is the gong like this?" Cheng Gongying added oil and vinegar, saying that zhang Liang was like a sleeping dragon when he slept, and he would be very expensive in the future. In this way, Zhang Liang actually believed it, and he trusted Cheng Gongying more and more.
Gongsun often was quite good at writing, saying that he had the art of yellow and white, and Zhang Liang was introduced as a guest. Once, Zhang Liang asked him, I heard that there is a sentence in the Bagua Book that says, "There is a bow and a long king who should be a beidaw", hehe, I don't quite believe in this. In fact, he was tempting. Gongsun Chang and other people also understood as soon as they heard it. He said in passing, according to my calculations, your name does exist in the Bagua Book, and the proverb "The king with a bow should be a beedu" is in the name of the emperor, which is a divine gift. Zhang Liang was overjoyed to hear it.
The news of Zhang Liang's favor of the jianghu warlock spread among the ministers, and his prestige was gradually lost, resulting in no one willing to stand up and speak for him in the end.
05, Ouyang Xiu said that Zhang Liang "has more than one responsibility for death"
The Old Book of Tang and the Biography of Zhang Liang commented on Zhang Liang: "Zhang Liang listened to the demon words of Gong Ying, the evil curse of the bow chief, the righteous son of Si Animal, and the evil deeds were revealed, although Dao Yuyun was not formed, and the deceitful nature was tested by Yu Si. "Directly characterizing him, saying that his various performances fully show that he is devious by nature, and although the rebellion has not yet been carried out, his heart is already there. Ouyang Xiu said even more absolutely, he directly said that Zhang Liang's death was "death has residual responsibility", the original words were like this: "Hou Junji will be the prince of Xiang Private, Zhang Liang's adopted son is five hundred people, Xue Wanche and crazy conspiracy, all of them have residual responsibilities for their deaths, and what is the blame?" The wisdom of the Etheric Sect is hidden in rumors, and the envy of the emperor is abused, and the disciples are led to god after their sins, and they do not mourn! "
Zhang Liang, as the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, held important positions in the imperial court in the Zhenguan Dynasty, but he favored the warlocks and allowed his wife to act arbitrarily, which is a typical "moral unworthiness", which caused him to lose his prestige, and no ministers at the critical moment- at least important ministers of the imperial court were willing to stand up and speak for him. He privately raised five hundred righteous sons, and his heart of disobedience had already appeared, violating the taboo of being a minister, breaking through Li Shimin's bottom line, and finally being reprimanded, which was also reasonable. From this point of view, how can the case of Zhang Liang's condemnation be an unjust case?