In his later years, Li Shimin ordered a conquest of Goryeo, leaving Fang Xuanling to preside over the imperial government in the capital, and Cheng Zhijie (Cheng Zhijie) and other veteran generals to guard the capital. Li Shimin personally marched, and the crown prince Li Zhi provided logistical support to his father in Dingzhou. Chi Jingde, a retired Lingyange meritorious servant, wrote to Li Shimin: "Take the public opinion to Liao, the prince sub-Dingzhou, the two capitals are empty, I am afraid that there will be a change of xuan sense." A small country is not enough to be multiplied, and it is willing to entrust its generals to destroy it in time. ”
Wei Chi Jingde's words are from the New Book of Tang. Lectionary 14. Translating this sentence into the vernacular, that is, it means: "Long live the imperial driver personally marching on Liaodong, His Highness the Crown Prince stationed in Hebei to support logistics, and there was an empty space in the capital of Chang'an and Luoyang, the capital of Beidu." The subject was afraid that someone would emulate Yang Xuangan of the Sui Dynasty and also rebel. The Goryeo projectile is a small country, and there is no need for a royal conquest. Ask Your Majesty to appoint his subjects as the Grand Commander of the March, and the ministers will certainly be able to step on Goryeo. ”
Wei Chi Jingde dreamed of becoming the commander-in-chief of the march. Li Shimin knew that Wei Chi Jingde was brave and fierce, but his strategy was insufficient, so he did not dare to appoint Wei Chi Jingde as the commander-in-chief of the march, and only appointed Wei Chi Jingde as the commander-in-chief of the Zuo Yima Army. In order to comfort the old meritorious man, Li Shimin also gave Wei Chi Jingde a high-end atmospheric and high-grade Taichangqing official position. Although Tai Changqing has a high rank, he has no real power, mainly responsible for military salutes and military music, and is a high-end version of the military band leader.
Li Shimin stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
During the Tang Dynasty, the prefectural military system was implemented. The soldiers of the house usually farmed at home and were under the control of the twelve guards. In the event of a war, the imperial court would appoint a marching marshal or a marching commander to lead the army. Marshals of the march can only be appointed by princes and princes. Li Jiancheng served as the left marshal, Li Shimin served as the right marshal, and Li Yuanji served as the marching marshal of Taiyuan Province. Except for the prince and the prince, the other people led the army and could only be the commander-in-chief of the march.
It must be a large-scale, high-intensity war between countries before the imperial court will appoint a marching marshal and a marching commander. For example, Li Shimin's crusade against Wang Shichong's Zheng Guo once served as a grand marshal of the march. Li Xiaogong rebelled against Xiao Qiao's Liang State, and Was appointed by Li Yuan as the grand commander of the Jingxiang Road March.
Wei Chi Jingde was a courtier, and he was not qualified to serve as a marching marshal, and could only strive for the position of commander-in-chief of the march. In his early years, Wei Chi Jingde was deeply trusted by Li Shimin and served as the commander of the march eight times. For example, Li Shimin personally marched on Liaodong, and Wei Chi Jingde served as the commander-in-chief of the Zuo Yima Army. The position of the commander-in-chief of the march is only one word away from that of the commander-in-chief of the march, but the power of the army is very different.
Wei Chi Jingde stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
The commander-in-chief of the march is the commander-in-chief of the front army who leads the overall situation. For example, if Wei Chi Jingde held the position of commander-in-chief of the march against Goryeo, he was the commander-in-chief of the expedition against the Goryeo Front, and all the troops rebelling against Goryeo were under the command of Wei Chi Jingde. Wei Chi Jingde only served as the commander of the Left First Horse Army, that is, the commander of the Left First Cavalry Group Army, and the troops he commanded could only be the Left First Horse Army under his command.
Wei Chi Jingde served as the commander of the group army eight times, but never once as the commander of the front army. Wei Chi Jingde dreamed of it, and always wanted to add a "big word" in the middle of the marching commander, but unfortunately he did not get his wish. Professor Yu Gengzhe of the History Department of Shaanxi Normal University once jokingly said in the program of CCTV's "Hundred Family Forums": "Wei Chi Jingde wanted to be the commander-in-chief of the march, but Li Shimin made him the head of the military band (Tai Changqing)." ”
Wei Chi Jingde had never been a marching commander in his life, and Qin Qiong had never been a marching commander in his life. The two Ling Yan Pavilion generals in the history, and the two door gods in myths and legends, have not been the marching masters. Another LingYange fierce general, Cheng Yaojin in yanyi, Cheng Zhijie in the history, but served as the chief of the march of the Onion Mountain Road.
Qin Qiong stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
In the founding war of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan appointed a marching marshal or a marching general manager, usually using the sons of the clan. In addition to Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji, Li Xiaogong and Li Daoxuan also held the position of commander-in-chief of the march. Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and others could only serve as the commander-in-chief of the march.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he appointed the commander-in-chief of the march, mainly Li Jing and Hou Junji. Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde were extremely brave and fierce, but their strategy was insufficient, and they could not bear the responsibility of the commander-in-chief of the march. Li Shimin did not dare to hand over the lives of all the officers and men of the Goryeo Front to Wei Chi Jingdeok, so he did not appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the march.
By the time Emperor Gaozong of Tang was in power, the handsome talents among the Heroes of LingYange had already withered away a lot. Famous generals such as Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui have not yet fully emerged. It was at this time that Ashina happened. Helu rebellion. The place of the Helu Rebellion, in the area of onion mountain, which is today's Pamir plateau.
Li Zhi looked at the generals in the dynasty, Li Jing and Hou Junji had long been ancient, and Wei Chi Jingde could not go out behind closed doors. Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin were old and strong, and the grand commander of the Onion Mountain Road March could only choose one of these two highly prestigious generals. Cheng Yaojin began in July of the ninth year of Wude and served for a long time during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Yonghui, serving as a general of the Twelve Guards for a long time.
Cheng Yaojin served as a general of the Three Dynasties and Twelve Guards, and had a high prestige in the army, and had the merit of commanding the army alone to suppress rebellion. During the Zhenguan period, there was a small-scale Iron Mountain Beast Rebellion. Li Shimin appointed Cheng Yaojin as the commander-in-chief of the march, and Cheng Yaojin quelled the rebellion with three strokes and five divisions. After careful consideration, Li Zhi appointed Cheng Yaojin, who had both military merit and prestige, as the chief of the March of the Onion Mountain Road.
Neither Wei Chi Jingde nor Qin Qiong ever served as the commander-in-chief of the march, but Cheng Yaojin became the commander-in-chief of the Pamir Plateau Front. In this war, Cheng Yaojin won on the battlefield, but there was a big problem in the details. Cheng Yaojin led the troops to win the battle, but did not restrain the troops with strict military discipline.
Cheng's troops killed prisoners and looted money in the Pamir Plateau. The general Su Dingfang strongly opposed, and Cheng bit Jin with one eye open and one eye closed, allowing the troops to act recklessly. Someone impeached Cheng for biting Jin Zhijun for not being strict, which provoked Li Zhilongyan's anger. Li Zhi ordered Cheng Toujin to be removed from his post and let Cheng Yaojin go home to eat Taiping Fenglu. After Cheng Yaojin was removed, Su Dingfang took over the post of marching chief of Cheng Yaojin, creating a record of destroying the Three Kingdoms.
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