In the "Complete Biography of tang yanyi", there are eighteen good men of Sui and Tang, but there are only thirteen good men detailed in the book, namely the first Li Yuanba, the second Yuwen Chengdu, the third Pei Yuanqing, the fourth Xiong Kuohai, the fifth Wu Yunzhao, the sixth Wu Tianxi, the seventh Luo Cheng, the eighth Yang Lin, the ninth Wei Wentong, the tenth Shang master and apprentice, the eleventh new Wenli, the fifteenth Qin Qiong, and the eighteenth Shan Xiongxin.
And these thirteen good men, there are only three who really exist in the main history, and all of them are brave and good at war, loyal and courageous.
Shan Xiongxin
Shan Xiongxin in the main history is not as legendary as in "Speaking of Tang", and there is neither a vendetta against Li Yuan's brother nor a friendship with Qin Qiong.
Shan Xiongxin was brave and powerful, good at using horse mallets, and joined Zhai Rang's Wagang Army in his early years with his fellow friend Xu Shixun. Later, Li Mi became the lord of the Wagang Army, fearing that Zhai Rang would seize power, he took advantage of the chaos to kill Zhai Rang, Xu Shixun was also slashed, and Shan Xiongxin pleaded for it before escaping death.
Later, Wang Shichong defeated the Wagang army, Shan Xiongxin surrendered to Wang Shichong, and Xu Shixun submitted to Li Tang and was given the surname Li.
In 620, Wang Shichong was defeated by Li Shimin, and Li Yuan ordered that All of Shan Xiongxin and all other generals be executed. When Xu Shixun learned of this, he pleaded with Li Shimin, hoping to spare Shan Xiongxin's death, but Li Shimin refused this request.
Shan Xiongxin comforted Xu Shixun: "I know that Ru can't do this", Shan Xiongxin already knew that the father and son of the Li family would never let him go. Xu Shixun promised Shan Xiongxin that he would take good care of his family after his death, and also said that he would not forget the vows of the two of them, and cut off a piece of his own flesh, shan Xiongxin ate it and decided to die.
Wei Chi Gong
When he was a teenager, his family was relatively poor and made a living by striking iron, but Wei Chigong was not worried about this, and from an early age he was loyal and simple, diligent and studious, and trained a good martial art.
In the last year of the Sui Dynasty, when the world was in turmoil, Wei Chigong threw himself into Liu Wuzhou's account and helped Liu Wuzhou fight many victorious battles.
Later, Li Shimin, Qin Shubao, and others defeated Liu Wuzhou's army, Liu Wuzhou fled to the Turks in defeat, Wei Chigong held his position, was persuaded to surrender to Li Tang, and Li Shimin appointed Wei Chigong as the commander of the Right Province.
Since his return to Li Shimin, Wei Chigong has made many military achievements, rescued Li Shimin from danger many times, and led the Xuanjia team with Qin Shubao and others, defeating Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heimin and other rebels.
During the Xuanwumen rebellion, Li Shimin was almost killed by Li Yuanji, but fortunately Wei Chigong arrived in time to shoot Li Yuanji, and he was the leader in the Xuanwumen change.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he made Wei Chigong the Grand General of the Marquis of Right Wu, sealed 1,300 households, and gave all the property of the Qi palace to Wei Chigong to thank him for saving his life.
Qin Qiong
Qin Qiong, the word Uncle Bao. There are indeed people in history, but they are slightly different from the deeds in the book.
In "Speaking of Tang", Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng are cousins, who accidentally meet Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang, Xu Maogong and other good men in the green forest, and save Li Yuan's family in an accident.
Qin Qiong, Together with Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin, and others, rebelled against the Sui at Wagang. Later, because the new lord of Wagang, Li Mi, saw that he had forgotten his righteousness, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin left Wagang and threw themselves into Li Shimin's tent to fight with Li Shimin in all directions.
In real history, Qin Qiong originally served under the sui generals Lai Hu'er, Zhang Sutuo, and Pei Renji, and later returned to Wagang Limi with Pei Renji. Li Mi was conceited and light enemy, Wagang was broken by Wang Shichong, and Qin Qiong was captured and defected to Wang Shichong.
However, Wang Shichong's sinister and cunning was despised by Qin Qiong, and once Qin Qiong took advantage of the chaos to defect to Li Tang and was sent to serve under Li Shimin.com.
Li Shimin treated Qin Qiong with great courtesy and was very serious, and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Ma Army.
Qin Qiong followed Li Shimin on his southern expedition to the north, and together with Cheng Yaojin and others defeated the rebels Song Jingang, Dou Jiande, and Liu Heimin, and surrendered to Wei Chigong.
According to the old and new Tang Dynasty records, Li Shimin was not accustomed to the enemy's generals showing off their strong soldiers and horses, so he let Qin Qiong single-handedly kill the enemy generals in full view of everyone.
In 626, Qin Qiong participated in the Xuanwumen Rebellion with Li Shimin, and together with the generals killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he appointed Qin Qiong as the general of Zuo Wuwei and gave him the title of 700 households.
In 638, Qin Qiong fell ill and died. In 639, Li Shimin renamed Qin Qiong the Duke of Hu, and later included Qin Qiong as one of the Twenty-Four Meritorious Heroes, and the portrait was hung in the Ling Yan Pavilion for posterity to admire.
According to folklore, Tang Taizong Li Shimin was troubled by the Jinghe Dragon King's frequent shouting outside the palace to ask for his life, in order to protect Taizong from the ghost of the Dragon King, Qin Qiong held the whip, Wei Chi Jingde carried the whip, one left and one right stood on both sides of the door to keep vigil for Li Shimin, and sure enough, there was no trouble. Tang Taizong could not bear to see the two working so hard, so he ordered someone to paste the portraits of Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong on the door.