During the Sui and Tang dynasties, a large number of heroes and good men appeared, and their stories have been continuously praised by people to this day, and as far as literary creation is concerned, there have also been a series of works depicting the heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties, such as the famous novel "Sui and Tang Dynasties". Appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has now been adapted into film and television dramas, loved by the majority of audiences, and has also become the youth memory of the post-80s and post-90s. Today we want to talk about a classic character in the "Sui and Tang Dynasty", Cheng Biting Jin, in general, Cheng Biting Jin is not a protagonist in the entire Sui and Tang Dynasty hero biography, and belongs to the status of supporting roles. But its weight will not be diminished at all, he has his own light.
There is a saying in Chinese folklore, that is, to kill a Cheng biting gold halfway, and the character mentioned in this sentence, Cheng Biting Jin, is a very famous military general in the Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, when he followed Li Shimin to fight the world, he also paid a lot of hard work, but this person's birth is described in the novel as quite low, and his appearance is relatively mediocre. In the film and television dramas filmed today, the image of Cheng Biting Jin that people see is a relatively fat and rude image. In fact, in the real history, Cheng Yaojin was not born into a commoner family, but was born in a family of officials and eunuchs, reading and reading from an early age, but the character image of Cheng Yaojin, which was shaped by the novel, has its own unique place.
The reason why he was relatively low in education and family origin was to set off another characteristic of him, that is, he was strong in martial arts and loyal, and these two characteristics accounted for the main ingredient in Cheng Yaojin's personality. In many battles, Cheng Biting Jin saved Li Shimin's life, so people often mentioned that a Cheng Biting Jin was used to describe that in the case of a crisis, a person who could save the situation suddenly appeared. Cheng Yaojin is a person who is a little close to his name, with a bit of martial spirit, in fact, as a reckless hero, he is indeed an iron man.
In the famous historical event of the change of Xuanwumen, Cheng Biting Jin also played his unique role, although in the change of Xuanwu Gate, Cheng Biting Jin was still a small supporting role. But his role was really well played. In the history books, people mention the change of Xuanwumen and often ignore the character of Cheng Yaojin. However, in some wild history, you will feel the important left and right arm role of this person for Li Shimin. Li Shimin was very trusting of Cheng Biting Jin, and after he became emperor, he still had the only heavy responsibility for him, which was also the reward that Cheng Biting Jin had won over the years.
As we all know, Li Shimin's rule pushed the entire Tang Dynasty to a strong and prosperous development of the historical position. When Li Shimin was old and sick, what he was most worried about was how to choose his successor, which was a very headache for him, the eldest son at that time was called Li Chengqian, but this child did not seem to be a material for the emperor, thinking all day long about the customs of ethnic minorities, eager to become a Hu person in the future, which was quite absurd, a person who was about to rule the Tang Dynasty, the mind should probably not be this matter, so Li Shimin was not very willing to pass the throne to his eldest son Li Chengqian.
What about the other sons? Some of them were frail and sickly, and some were too delicate and weak to bear the heavy responsibilities of a king. There is only one son named Li Zhi, although this child is relatively weak, but the heart is very kind, as a king, he will certainly be able to perceive the people's feelings in the future, for the country, so he later passed the throne to Li Zhi, but because Li Zhi was too weak, many people did not obey him, Li Shimin had long expected that after his death, many people would stand up against Li Zhi wanted to overthrow his rule, in such a situation, Li Shimin had long arranged his task to Cheng Yaojin, It is hoped that Cheng Yaojin can assist Li Zhi and protect him in his future life.
This important task is most typically reflected in the time when Li Shimin was dying. Li Shimin was about to lose his breath at that time, but Li Zhi was still out of town. This was a very urgent process, if Li Zhi could not come to the palace during this time, then his throne could not be saved, and the Tang could only establish a new emperor. This urgent few days is the most critical. On his deathbed, Li Shimin secretly instructed his confidant Cheng Jin to quickly protect Li Zhi and escort him back to the palace. Later, Cheng Yaojin completed his task brilliantly and ensured the safety of Li Zhi, believing that without Cheng Yaojin's efforts, Li Zhi's throne would not be able to sit firmly, so how could the Tang Dynasty's Jiangshan develop steadily for hundreds of years, which is actually the credit of Cheng Yaojin.