Speaking of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, in China, it can be said that everyone knows and everyone knows. Because of his humble heart and good knowledge, he was known as the "first ming prince of ancient times". In addition, he was also an emperor who was both literate and martial, and Wen Neng was able to raise his pen to settle the world, and Wu Neng immediately set qiankun. More than half of the Tang Dynasty was laid down by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin
After Li Shimin conquered Jiangshan, he did not kill heroes like Liu Bang of Han Gaozu and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of Ming Taizu, but was very friendly to his brothers. He even planned to marry his daughter to Wei Chigong, so did Wei Chigong finally marry Li Shimin's daughter? Let's move on.
Wei Chigong's early experience
Wei Chigong was born in the late days, and in his early years he was engaged in iron striking. In the last year of the Sui Dynasty Emperor's great cause, he joined the army in Gaoyang to fight the riotous soldiers, and was promoted all the way to Chaoshan Dafu. After Liu Wuzhou, a lieutenant of the Mayi Yingyang Prefecture, rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, he co-opted Wei Chigong for his own use.
Wei Chigong followed Liu Wuzhou to lead his troops south and conquered Taiyuan, Jinzhou, and Xunzhou along the way. Lü Chongmao, a native of Xia County, raised an army in response to Liu Wuzhou. Shanxi was Li Yuan's old lair, and naturally he was not willing to be taken over, so he sent people to attack Lü Chongmao.
Wei Chi Gong
Lü Chongmao asked Song Jingang for help, and Song Jingang sent Wei Chigong to support Lü Chongmao.
With the cooperation of the two, Wei Chigong captured Li Xiaoji, Dugu Huai'en, Yu Jun, Tang Jian, and Liu Shirang, the commander of the march, which surprised Li Yuan, who had just become emperor, and immediately ordered Li Shimin to go to suppress the rebellion.
Li Shimin sent his troops Shangshu Yin Kaishan and the governor Qin Shubao to intercept Wei Chigong at Meiliangchuan, and Wei Chigong's troops fled in defeat. Later, Li Shimin attacked Liu Wuzhou at Baibi City, and Liu Wuzhou ordered Song Jingang and Wei Chigong to go to Jiexiu County to resist the Tang army.
Wei Chigong defected to Li Tang
As a result, the armies of Song Jingang and Wei Chigong were once again defeated, and Song Jingang fled to the Turks alone, and Wei Chigong retreated to jiexiu county. Under the persuasion of Li Daozong, Yu Wenshi, and others, Wei Chigong surrendered to Tang with the cities of Jiexiu and Yong'an, and became a general under Li Shimin. During the attack on Wang Shichong, the people who surrendered with Wei Chigong sneaked away or defected to the enemy camp. Some generals of the Tang army thought that Wei Chigong would escape sooner or later, and suggested that he be killed immediately.
However, Li Shimin trusted Wei Chigong very much, and not only untied him, but also took him to the bedroom to reward him with gold and silver jewelry. Wei Chi gong knew the en tu and made many meritorious achievements in the subsequent battlefield.
Before the change of Xuanwumen, Wei Chigong and Changsun Wuji and others actively plotted for Li Shimin and made up their minds to launch a coup d'état for him. During the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Wei Chigong shot Li Yuanji the Prince of Qi with an arrow and forced Li Yuanzu of Tang to make Li Shimin the Prince of Qin crown prince. Therefore, in the change of Xuanwu Gate, Wei Chigong made great achievements.
Later, when Li Shimin was discussing the reward for meritorious deeds, Wei Chigong and the eldest grandson Wuji were designated as the first class, and each was rewarded with 10,000 silks. The money and treasures of the Qi Palace, along with the entire Qi Palace, were rewarded to Wei Chigong by Li Shimin. Among the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion, Wei Chigong ranked seventh.
Li Shimin planned to marry his daughter to Wei Chigong
When Wei Chigong was in his 50s, Li Shimin, in order to win him over, specifically said to him: "Shuo plans to marry his daughter to you, I don't know what you think?" Wei Chigong was sincerely afraid of Li Shimin's love, and immediately prostrated his head and said:
Although my wife is a lowly woman, she has shared happiness and suffering with me for decades. Although I have not read many sage books, I also know that the ancients were not easy to marry. So thank you your majesty for your kindness, the subject's heart has been taken, or find another good wife for the princess!
Li Shimin knew that Wei Chigong's mind had been decided, so he no longer forced him.
Li Shimin's daughter
Didn't Li Shimin ever doubt Wei Chigong's loyalty to him? In fact, there have been. Thirteen years after Zhenguan, Wei Chigong was transferred to the governor of Yan Prefecture, and Li Shimin summoned him and said to him, "Someone sued you for rebellion, do you admit it?" Wei Chigong said angrily, "...
The subject is indeed plotting rebellion! The subject followed His Majesty in his conquests, and after hundreds of battles, there are still traces of blades and arrows on his body. If it is just settled today, does Your Majesty suspect me of rebellion?
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Li Shimin also knew that he had lived in the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and he did not doubt Wei Chigong anymore. And Wei Chigong also knew how to accept it when he saw it was good, and after a few years, he took the initiative to resign, went home to retire, and finally ended up with a good death.
Reference: Old Book of Tang