The Great Sui Dynasty, the second died, and replaced by the Yang family's cousin Li Family, as a cousin of the Sui Emperor Yang Guang, Li Yuan also belonged to the Guanlong nobles, which also laid the groundwork for the later Tang Dynasty to replace the Great Sui Dynasty.
In the early days of the Sui Dynasty, yang Jian and the dugu empress were diligent and loving the people, and the Sui Dynasty inherited the rich Northern Zhou Jiangshan, but Yang Jian made a big mistake in choosing an heir. Yang Yong was framed by Yang Guang, who was in the camp step by step, and lost his position as crown prince, Yang Jianxin's successor Yang Guang was tyrannical and extravagant, and the Sui Dynasty inevitably died.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, after the peasant revolts occurred one after another, and Yang Guang was hanged by the powerful ministers and yu culture, everyone in the world wanted to ascend to a high position. In the end, the Li Yuan family was even better able to obtain the supreme position in the world. In the process of Li Yuan's establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the Wenchen military general group contributed to it, but the eight founding generals of the Tang Dynasty did not have a good end.
The first major general to be killed: Liu Wenjing
Liu Wenjing was born in the Liu clan of Pengcheng' famous family, and he was born with extraordinary insights, especially in terms of knowing people. Liu Wenjing saw early on that Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin was not a chizhong object, and later Li Mi raised an army in Wagang, and Liu Wenjing was arrested and imprisoned for having an in-law relationship with him. However, after Liu Wenjing escaped and was born, he and Li Shimin became friends with Mo Rebellion.
Liu Wenjing helped Li Shimin analyze the situation under the world, and the two agreed to conspire together. Liu Wenjing was one of the more qualified founding generals of the Tang Dynasty, and after he returned to the Li family, he saddled Li Yuan's father and son and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, Liu Wenjing was at odds with the powerful minister Pei Huan, and after he was drunk, he made a wild statement that he wanted to kill Pei Huan, and as a result, his concubine falsely accused him of rebellion.
Liu Wenjing fought for the Tang Dynasty's southern conquest of the north, he was only dissatisfied with Pei Huan and had no intention of rebellion, and Li Shimin tried his best to protect him in front of Li Yuan. But Li Yuan believes that Li Shimin is buying people's hearts, and with Pei Ning's encouragement, Liu Wenjing is doomed. Before his death, Liu Wenjing sighed that "the birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden", and his case has become the first unjust case of Cheng Kai Tang.
The second major general killed: Kan Ling
Kan Lingsheng's men were tall and brave, and when he occupied the boundary of Jianghuai, he managed the Jianghuai region and his Huai army in an orderly manner. Later, Du Fuwei's brother Fu Gongyi plotted a rebellion, and Kan Ling was ordered to suppress it, who knew that Fu Gongru bit back and said that Du Fuwei and Kan Ling were plotting rebellion. Li Yuan already had doubts about Kan Ling, and he simply solved Kan Ling through this matter.
The third major general killed: Dewey
Du Fuwei was the leader of the peasant rebel army in the late Sui Dynasty, and he and Kan Ling were close friends. After Being suppressed by Kan Ling for plotting rebellion, Fu Gongyi held a grudge in his heart, and when he did not do anything, he falsely slandered Du Fuwei against Li Yuan for plotting rebellion. Li Yuan indiscriminately arrested Du Fuwei's entire family, and Li Shimin rehabilitated him after he succeeded to the throne.
The fourth major general to be killed: Luo Yi
Luo Yi was the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, he was strong in martial arts and proficient in platooning, and Luo Yi was dominant in the chaotic era of the late Sui Dynasty. Later, Luo Yi submitted to Li Yuan, and he led his men to charge and receive military merit and knighthood. However, Luo Yi had offended Li Shimin, and he was afraid that Li Shimin would retaliate against himself after he ascended the throne, so he wanted to act first. As a result, after Luo Yi failed to rebel and fled to Wushi in Gansu, he was still killed by Li Shimin.
The fifth major general to be killed: Hou Junji
Hou Junji was Li Shimin's right and left arm and one of the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yange. Hou Junji followed Li Jing on the battlefield with remarkable achievements, and he was even more of a hero in the change of Xuanwu Gate. However, during the attack on Gao Changguo, Hou Junji was arrested for taking the treasure privately, and hou Junji resented Li Chengqian's rebellion, and after the matter was revealed, Li Shimin ordered Hou Junji to be beheaded.
The sixth major general killed: Zhang Liang
Zhang Liang was one of the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion and was deeply trusted by Li Shimin, who was originally the leader of the Wagang Army, but he made immortal merits after following Xu Shijie to the Tang Dynasty. In his later years, Zhang Liang was obsessed with witchcraft and taoism, and he had adopted 500 adopted sons, and after Li Shimin suspected that he had a disobedient heart, he ordered him to be beheaded on Chang'an Avenue.
The seventh general to be killed: Li Junxian
Li Junxian was originally Li Mi's favorite general, but after he belonged to the Tang Dynasty, he successively recruited Liu Heimin, defeated Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong, and Li Shimin relied heavily on him. However, in his later years, Li Shimin went viral, "Li Xing of the Wu Dynasty, Li Junxian's surname Li is also a military general, plus he is stationed at Xuanwu Gate." Therefore, the innocent Li Junxian was killed on trumped-up charges, and after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he rehabilitated the grievances of this ghost for the dead.
The eighth major general to be killed: Xue Wanche
Xue Wanche was a loyal general of the Tang Dynasty, and in the Xuanwumen Rebellion he believed that Li Shimin was against the great righteousness. To this end, Xue Wanche desperately organized an army against Li Shimin, and Li Shimin believed that Xue Wanche was a loyal talent, so he recruited him as a general. Xue Wanche always had a grudge against Li Shimin, and after Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, Fang Yi'ai accused Xue Wanche of rebellion, and Li Zhi ordered Xue Wanche to be beheaded for public display.
Since ancient times, kings and subjects can share hardships, but it is difficult to share wealth. Among the eight founding generals of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Wenjing, Kan Ling, and Du Fuwei were killed by Li Yuan. Luo Yi, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, and Li Junxian were killed by Li Shimin. The only remaining Xue Wanche attracted the envy of the powerful ministers and Li Zhi because of his high merits, and was finally killed by Li Zhi.