Fan Li, the minister of the State of Vietnam during the Spring and Autumn Period, famously said: "Birds are exhausted, and good bows are hidden." Cunning rabbits die, lackeys cook. The enemy country is destroyed, and the conspirators are killed. "Ministers who follow the emperor to fight the world often encounter the emperor crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. Typical examples in history are Han Xin of the Han Dynasty and generals such as Blue Jade of the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the emperor's Jiangshan was born and died, and as a result, after the world was stable, he was executed by the emperor with an excuse. Therefore, how to save your life is also a problem that all famous players must face. In history, there were four such generals, who were high in merit but did not shock the Lord, and enjoyed a happy life in their later years. Who are they? Listen to shi jun to give everyone a slow talk.
The first: Wang Qi, a famous general of the Qin Kingdom
Wang Qi was a general of the Qin state during the Warring States period, and together with Bai Qi, Lian Po, and Li Mu, he was known as the "Four Famous Generals of the Warring States". And The Qin king Yingzheng was able to unify the six kingdoms, and Wang Qi and his son Wang Ben were the greatest heroes. Among the six kingdoms, except for Wang Qi, who was the first to destroy Korea, who did not participate, the other five kingdoms were conquered by Wang Qi or his son Wang Ben.
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In 226 BC, Qin Shi Huang decided to destroy the Chu state and summoned his courtiers to discuss the way. Wang Qi proposed that "non-600,000 people cannot destroy Chu", but Li Xin said unashamedly: "It is enough to give me 200,000 elite soldiers." In this regard, Wang Qi did not dispute it anymore, but silently withdrew from the court and told the old man to return to his hometown. Qin Shi Huang thought that Wang Qi was old and overwhelmed, so he gave Li Xin this opportunity to destroy Chu. As a result, Li Xin was defeated and returned, causing the Qin state to lose soldiers.
Only then did Yin Zheng realize the importance of Wang Qi and personally went to the door to apologize. In the face of such a low-profile King of Qin, Wang Qi did not immediately thank Dade and knelt down to thank the King of Qin for his kindness. Instead, the "lion opened its mouth", not only did it send 600,000 troops, but also asked Yingzheng for Mita Ota Ota 5 times. For Wang Qi's operation, his subordinates could not understand it. This veteran who has been fighting for many years is not a person who is greedy for money, why do he challenge the bottom line of the King of Qin again and again.
Wang Qi explained the reason. He had taken almost 90% of the Qin state's troops, and it was impossible for the King of Qin not to be suspicious. Only in this way could the King of Qin be convinced that he would indeed not support the army and stand on his own. After the destruction of Chu, Wang Qi did not use military merit to enter the court to take power, but retreated in a rapid and retreated to the countryside. Therefore, Wang Qi is the luckiest of the four famous generals of the Warring States.
The second person was Li Jing, an outstanding military figure in the early Tang Dynasty
Li Jing was one of the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and also ranked eighth among Li Shimin's "Twenty-Four Heroes of Lingyange". He not only helped Li Shimin, the King of Qin, defeat Wang Shichong, but also destroyed the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop, making the Tang Dynasty's territory stretch from the north of the Yin Mountains to the desert. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the unified army broke through Tuguhun and was promoted to the title of "Duke of Weiguo". But he did not care about fame and fortune, but resolutely withdrew from the court at the highlight of his life, did not ask about the world, and ended up in a peaceful old age. During the reign of Emperor Suzong of Tang, he was enshrined as one of the "Ten Philosophies of the Martial Temple".
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The third person, Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang
Guo Ziyi lived in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, when Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji was in power. He also witnessed the Tang Dynasty's rise from prosperity to decline. After the An Shi Rebellion, the imperial army collapsed and was defeated by the rebels of An Lushan and others. It was Guo Ziyi and other frontier generals who shouldered the heavy responsibility of saving the country, severely defeated the rebels, and recovered the rivers and mountains.
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Guo Ziyi's outstanding military achievements also aroused the emperor's jealousy and suspicion, and he was tempted several times, but guo Ziyi used his superb wisdom to avoid him. Guo Ziyi was also named the "King of Fenyang" and enjoyed a different kind of honor. Such a king with a different surname is rare in Chinese history. In his later years, Guo Ziyi still lived a very happy life, not only with a group of wives and concubines, but also with a full house of children and grandchildren.
Xu Da
The fourth person, Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of heroes has been criticized by people for thousands of years. But even under zhu Yuanzhang's heavy suspicions, Xu Da still spent his old age peacefully, and had to admire Xu Da's official wisdom. In terms of military merit, I am afraid that none of the ming generals can stand out. Not only did he accompany Zhu Yuanzhang all the way to fight Chen Youyi, destroy Zhang Shicheng, and overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, but after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he sent troops to attack the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty for many years, causing them to flee north and no longer dare to harass the Daming frontier. Even Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit Xu Da: "Breaking the barbarians and being barbaric, the merits of the ancient and modern people are the first." Xu Da was also praised by Zhu Yuanzhang as the "Great Wall" of the Ming Dynasty.
But it is such a meritorious person who has always been careful and low-key. He is not greedy for money, not lustful, does not gain power, and does not form a party, so even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to kill him, he cannot find an excuse. After his death, Xu Da was posthumously honored as the "King of Zhongshan", ranking first among the six kings of the founding of the country, and was also worthy of the Taimiao Temple. His daughter, on the other hand, was married to the later Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. What other celebrities do you know who have a good ending? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!