In ancient times, there was an unwritten rule. The generals with heavy troops guarded or fought outside the town, and the wives and children must remain within the control of the imperial court. If the general is loyal to the imperial court, that is, the wife of the yin, the son, will be knighted. If the general is disloyal to the imperial court, his wife and children are hostages, and they will be beheaded.
In order to rebel, the generals in history had to consider the problem of their families. The general's efforts to get his family out were a prelude to the rebellion. The people of the imperial court were not fools, and they would not let the general easily take his family out. The family did not come out, and they were ready to rebel, and the general could only abandon his wife and pursue glory and wealth. The author's post today tells the allusion of several generals who abandoned their wives and rebelled.
During the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan served as a retainer in Taiyuan and commanded the army to engage the peasant rebel army. Li Yuan's wife Dou Shi had died, and his eldest son Li Jiancheng and his younger son Li Yuanji, plus his son Li Zhiyun, were detained by the imperial court in Hedong. Before Li Yuan raised his army, he wrote a chicken feather letter, asking Li Jiancheng to flee to Taiyuan with his two younger brothers.
Li Jiancheng escaped very badly, he knew that he would definitely not be able to run away with his young brother Li Zhiyun. Li Jiancheng threw li zhiyun away and ran away with Li Yuanji. Li Zhiyun was captured alive by Sui Dynasty officials. Li Zhiyun was taken hostage by the imperial court, and Li Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest and still rebelled. For Li Yuan, a son of Shu Chu died, and there were three concubines. Don't say Li Zhiyun, even if Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji didn't run away, it wouldn't affect Li Yuan's determination to start an army.
Li Yuan stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
After Li Yuan raised an army, Li Zhiyun was indeed beheaded by the Sui army. Li Yuan invaded Chang'an City and killed Li Zhiyun's men. Li Yuan ascended the throne as emperor, posthumously named Li Zhiyun the King of Chu, and then gave Li Shimin's son Li Kuan to Li Zhiyun as his son, even if he gave Li Zhiyun an explanation.
Li Yuan only abandoned his son, not his wife. Li Yuan's wife was already dead, and the imperial court could not detain his wife. I dare to assert that if Li Yuan's wife did not die, but was detained by the imperial court. When Li Yuan encountered this situation, he would not hesitate to abandon his wife and rebel, and the specific situation could refer to Qin Qiong and An Lushan.
After the defeat of the Wagang army, Qin Qiong defected to Wang Shichong with Cheng Yaojin and Wu Heimin (a Tang Dynasty general, not Liu Heimin who fought Li Shimin). Wang Shichong entrusted Qin Qiong with a heavy responsibility and appointed him as the General of Long Jun. After Qin Qiong defected to Wang Shichong, he found that Wang Shichong was difficult to achieve great things, so he said to Cheng Yaojin and others: "Shichong is deceitful, counting and swearing, it is a witch concubine, not a chaotic lord." ”
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Wu Heimin, and others agreed to defect to Li Yuan, the son of Wude. The Tang army engaged Wang Shichong's troops in Xin'an, and Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin and others took the initiative to go to Xin'an to engage the Tang army. Wang Shichong did not know that Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin already had the intention of defecting to the Tang army, so he approved their request for war.
Li Jiancheng stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Wu Heimin went to the front line to fight, and they certainly could not let them take their wives and children with them. Cheng Yaojin's wife and children are not in Luoyang, and there is no hostage problem. Qin Qiong's wife and children were all in Luoyang, and Wang Shichong could not let Qin Qiong take his wife and children on the expedition, so he detained Qin Qiong's wife and children in Luoyang.
When Qin Qiong arrived at the front line, she was faced with the problem of choosing between her wife and children and her future. Qin Qiong chose his future and defected to Li Yuan, the son of Wude. Wang Shichong watched Qin Qiong leave, and he would certainly not let go of his wife and children. Since Qin Qiong did not care about the hostages' life or death, Wang Shichong could only kill Qin Qiong's wife and children.
Qin Qiong disregarded the death of his wife and children and resolutely defected to Li Yuan. Li Yuan was very touched and rewarded Qin Qiong's high-ranking officials and money beauties. According to the New Book of Tang, Li Yuan praised Qin Qiongyue: "Qing did not sympathize with his wife and came to me, and he made meritorious contributions, so that the flesh could be eaten, and when he cut it, his children were jade!" ”
For the sake of his future, Li Yuan disregarded the hostages' lives and deaths, and as a result, he became Emperor Gaozu Shenyao of the Tang Dynasty. For the sake of the future, Qin Qiong disregarded the death or death of his wife and children, and as a result, he became a hero of Ling Yange. Li Yuan and Qin Qiong were successful, but there were also examples of failures, such as An Lushan and Wu Sangui.
Qin Qiong stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
An Lushan held the heavy troops of the three towns, and Tang Xuanzong was sure to detain his wife and children. In the name of his wife Yinzi, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang left An Lushan's original consort Kang and his eldest son An Qingzong in the capital. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang gave Emperor Anqingzong a high-ranking official, a prominent title, and also gave Rongyi Commandery the title of Lord of Rongyi County to marry Emperor Anqingzong. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang issued an edict asking An Lushan to come to the capital to attend the wedding of his eldest son.
An Lushan was preparing to rebel, and after he received an edict from Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to attend his son's wedding, he only sent someone to send a dowry, and then on the pretext of illness, he did not attend the wedding of his eldest son. This matter canonized the New Book of Tang, the original text is: "Emperor Qingzong married the daughter of the emperor, and he commanded Lushan to observe the ceremony, and resigned from the disease." ”
An Lushan's refusal to attend the wedding gave Tang Xuanzong and Manchu Wenwu an ominous premonition. The Tang Dynasty strengthened the supervision of Kang and An Qingzong, and Kang and An Qingzong wanted to run, but they could not run. The original and concubine's eldest son were in the capital, and they did not waver in the slightest in An Lushan's determination to rebel. After An Lushan raised an army, Tang Xuanzong also did not hesitate to kill Kang and An Qingzong.
Wu Sangui had a heavy army in Yunnan, and the Qing court also detained his son Wu Yingxiong in the capital. The Qing court gave Wu Yingxiong a very high courtesy, not only marrying Princess Jianning to Wu Yingxiong, but also making Wu Yingxiong the crown prince. If Wu Sangui obeyed, Wu Yingxiong would have glory and wealth. If Wu Sangui did not obey, Wu Yingxiong would open the knife and ask for a beheading. Regardless of Wu Yingxiong's life and death, Wu Sangui still rebelled. The Qing court, in accordance with the custom, killed Wu Yingxiong. After all, Wu Yingxiong was the husband of Princess Jianning, and the Qing court still gave him a whole corpse and gave him hanging.
Li Yuan and Qin Qiong are positive figures in history. An Lushan and Wu Sangui are negative figures in history. Whether it is a positive character or a negative character. When they want to rebel, they will not hesitate to abandon their wives and children. The so-called "non-toxic and no husband" refers to these fierce big people.
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