Li Jing, who is known as the "God of War," was the founding father and first-class hero of the Tang Dynasty, and he once single-handedly laid a foundation for the Tang Dynasty. However, what is less known is that when the Tang Dynasty was not yet established, Li Jing almost became a ghost under the sword of Gaozu Li Yuan because of his personal grudges.
Li Jing was born in a family of eunuchs, his grandfather Li Chongyi and father Li Yi had all served as Taishou and Assassin Shi, and his uncle Han Huhu was a well-known first-class meritorious servant of the Sui Dynasty. Li Jing had been familiar with the art of war since childhood, and every time he talked to his uncle about military affairs, he always had unexpected insights. Han Baohu was very surprised by his nephew's insight, and often stroked his back and said, "The only person who is qualified to talk to me about Sun Wu and Wu Qi's martial arts is you." ”
Han Huhu admired his nephew's military talent
After Li Jing left the Sui Dynasty, he initially served as Gong cao of Chang'an County, and then gradually promoted to the position of chief of the palace and wailang of the driving department. Although Li Jing had a humble official position, because of his shrewdness and ability, he was deeply appreciated by the secretaries of state, and the official Shangshu Niuhong once praised him for having the talent of Wang Zuo, and Yang Su, the minister of power, also patted his sitting bed and said to Li Jing with emotion: "In the future, this bed will eventually be sat by you." (Meaning to be prime minister).
Jing posture is magnificent, and there are few literary and martial arts... His uncle Han Huhu, known as a famous general, every time he talks to the soldiers, he is not unkind, and Fu Zhizhi says: "Can talk with Sun and Wu Zhishu, but the Si people are "... The left servant Yang Su and the official Shangshu Niu Hongzhi were both good. Su Tasted his bed and said Jing Yue: "Qing should sit here in the end." See Old Book of Tang, Vol. 67, Liechuan No. 17, Li Jing, Li Ji, Li Ji.
Li Jing became famous at a young age and was valued by many secretaries of state in the Sui Dynasty
A few years later, Li Jing was appointed as the commander of Mayi Commandery (馬邑郡丞), which happened to be under the jurisdiction of Li Yuan ( 李元 ) in Jinyang. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the masses rose up and attacked each other, causing chaos in the sea, and in this case, Li Yuan also gradually became dissident, and secretly recruited troops to buy horses, ready to take advantage of the time. Sensing Li Yuan's thoughts, Li Jing disguised himself as a prisoner and prepared to flee to Jiangdu to inform the Sui Emperor, but as a result, as soon as he reached the vicinity of Chang'an, he was trapped in Guanzhong due to bandits and road obstruction. After Li Yuan learned the news of Li Jing's escape, he naturally regarded him as a "traitor" and wanted to get rid of him quickly.
Shortly after Li Jing was trapped in Guanzhong, Li Yuan did raise an army in Taiyuan, and attacked Chang'an and occupied Guanzhong with lightning speed, and arrested Li Jing squarely. After Li Yuan heard that Li Jing had been arrested and brought to justice, he immediately ordered him to be tried and killed quickly to relieve the hatred in his heart. On the day of the execution, Li Yuan also sent his second son Li Shimin as a supervisor to personally supervise the execution.
Tang Gaozu wanted to execute Li Jing because of his personal grudge, but was fortunately dissuaded
Li Jing was full of arrogance and talent, and now that he had not yet fully exerted his talents, he was about to become a ghost under the sword, and his heart was very unwilling, so he shouted sadly before being tortured: "Ming Gong (referring to Li Yuan) raised righteous soldiers to eliminate riots, originally to save the people from drowning and relieve the people from hanging upside down, how can he kill the heroes because of personal grievances without completing the major events?" Unexpectedly, this desperate call would really work, and Li Shimin admired his talent and courage, so he said something for him in front of Li Yuan, who felt that it was very reasonable and released Li Jing. Soon, Li Jing entered Li Shimin's shogunate and gradually became his confidant.
At the end of the Great Cause, the County of Mayi was eliminated. Hui Gaozu attacked the Turks outside the Sai, Jing inspected Gao Zu, knew that there were four parties of ambition, because of the self-locking change, the Capital of Yijiang, to Chang'an, the Road plug did not pass. In the capital of Gao Zuke, Jing Jing would be beheaded, and Jing shouted: "The rebel soldiers of the Gong Rebellion were originally for the sake of eliminating riots in the world, and they did not want to do great things, but beheaded the heroes with private grudges!" Gao Zuzhuang said, and Emperor Taizong insisted on it, so he gave it up. Emperor Taizong was summoned to the shogunate. Ibid.
Tang Taizong attached great importance to Li Jing
After Li Jing escaped from death, he loyally assisted Li Shimin in pacifying the world, and gradually became the most reliable general of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing's marching operations were known for being good at strategizing and good at using troops, and throughout his military career, He Xiaoping xiao milled in the south, assisted gongruo, destroyed the Eastern Turks in the north, broke the Tuguhun in the west, entered the xiang, made great achievements, and was the right servant of the official Zhi Shangshu, and was named the Duke of Weiguo, which can be described as the number one great hero under Tang Taizong. In addition to leading the troops in battle, Li Jing also wrote several kinds of military books such as "The Mirror of Li Jing's Six Armies", and his position in ancient military history can be compared with that of Sun Wu and Wu Qi.
Li Jing was calm and thick in nature, and he was well versed in the art of imperial hearts, and once he was rich and wealthy, he was deeply afraid of the principles of "full and full of loss" and "birds are full of bows", so he repeatedly asked Tang Taizong to pay tribute when his power was extremely high, and "closed the door to himself, and put an end to guests, although relatives are not allowed to enter" (ibid.). Emperor Taizong understood Li Jing's intentions, so he always spoke warmly and comfortingly, and allowed him to dismiss Changsan (the group of ministers met the emperor in the front hall every day) and went to the court once every half a month.
Li Jing was an extremely popular subject, lived a long life, and his life was very perfect
In April of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (649), Li Jing died at the age of seventy-nine. Upon hearing the news, Emperor Taizong was extremely saddened and ordered that Li Jing be posthumously given the title of Situ and the Governor of Prefecture, giving Ban Jian, Yu Bao, and Advocating, and allowing him to accompany him to bury Zhaoling. Li Jing was honored before he was born and mourned after his death, and his life can be described as quite perfect, but if there was no desperate cry before his execution, Li Jing was just a nameless person in history, and history is often so "interesting", isn't it?