I don't know if you have seen such a TV series, it mainly interprets the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, mentioning the protagonist of the TV series, everyone may have an impression, that is, Xue Rengui, he is also the protector general in the emperor's dream.
But everyone may be curious about a problem, that is, the Tang Dynasty began with Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, and came to Xue Rengui. The Tang Dynasty seems to have no more famous generals who can get their hands on it. Just as the so-called yangtze river back wave pushes the front wave, where did the young people of the Tang Dynasty go?
Xue Rengui's military history
People who have watched this TV series know that Xue Rengui is a person with great strength and excellent martial arts. Moreover, Xue Rengui's family lineage is not simple, his grandfather was in the Sui Dynasty official residence Sipin.
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the abdication of his grandfather, his father was originally a Wupin official in the Tang Dynasty. However, for some reason, the whole family never entered the dynasty as an official, and from then on, the family began to fall.
But the skinny camel was bigger than The horse, and although the family had no political background, it still had some money. Xue Rengui not only practiced martial arts since he was a child, but also did not fall behind in terms of culture. As an adult, Xue Rengui married a wife.
His wife told him that it was a pity that he was so talented that he would not go to the battlefield as a soldier. Xue Rengui is indeed wise and courageous, and when his wife is pregnant, he has no worries and is ready to sign up for the army.
However, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were not good, and there were two kinds of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, one was to guard the frontier and fight against the Xiongnu. One is to sign up with the princes everywhere to be the reserve force for the war that will take place.
Obviously, Xue Rengui chose to go to the frontier to become a soldier. At that time, the recruiters were more greedy, and they had to pay bribes to others to become soldiers. For some people who are poor but not poor in ambition, if they want to become soldiers, they don't even have the money to open up relations, and they will definitely not become soldiers.
There is also a second kind of soldier for the prince, although it is said that there is no need to pay money, but the reserve force is actually a decoration. If the country had not been attacked by foreign tribes, and the front-line troops had not suffered heavy casualties, these people would have no place to play.
It is so difficult to be a big soldier alone, and it is even more difficult to become a generation of famous players. How Xue Rengui finally became a soldier was because when Cheng Biting Jin was attacked by a fierce tiger, Xue Rengui rescued him.
Cheng Biting Jin gave Xue Rengui a keepsake, and he went to the army to become a soldier. However, the result disappointed Xue Rengui, because he did not enter the combat unit, but became a logistics soldier, cooking for the troops in the kitchen.
Xue Rengui was victimized by the imperial magnates
Xue Rengui finally entered the army, and at this time the emperor had a dream. That is, the emperor dreamed that when he was being hunted down and killed by the Xiongnu, he saw that he was about to fall into the hands of the enemy army, and suddenly a white-robed young general appeared, saved him from the water and fire, and then left a poem.
The emperor told the chancellor about this dream the next day. Through the deciphering of the verses, the chancellor told the emperor that if he was correct, the white-robed young general should be named Xue Rengui. At that time, the emperors were more superstitious, so they asked people to go to the army to find a person named Xue Rengui.
However, the real Xue Rengui was not registered at all. Looking at Xue Rengui's side, it is clear that he has the courage of ten thousand men and the ability to command thousands of troops and horses, but it has not been reused for a long time.
But soon, Xue Rengui's opportunity came. After a long period of repair, the foreign tribes returned to their former glory and began to invade the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty on a large scale. At this time, Xue Rengui's troops began to go to the frontier to defend against foreign enemies.
Xue Rengui was the commander of the troops, probably ma had been letting go of Nanshan for too long, and had been defeated by foreign tribes. At this time, Xue Rengui took several brothers and raided the foreign base camp in the middle of the night. Burned their grain and grass, and suddenly caused heavy losses to the foreigners.
After Xue Rengui's talents were revealed, he was slowly reused at first, but he had not yet been discovered by the emperor at this time. The commander knew that Xue Rengui had the ability, so he let him command hundreds of people. Why did this chief do this, because he was afraid that Xue Rengui would replace himself after he was highly skilled.
When Xue Rengui was finally discovered by the emperor, the emperor saw that Xue Rengui was so talented, so he made him a great general. Xue Rengui now had power, but he still faced two problems. One was his commanders, some of whom were descendants of royal princes.
These young generals may have become famous generals of the Tang Dynasty. However, they did not have the ability to lead soldiers to fight, but they also pit Xue Rengui. Because of the hasty dispatch of troops to attack foreign tribes, it disrupted Xue Rengui's layout, causing Xue Rengui to return home in a big defeat and was punished by the emperor.
The second problem was that after Xue Rengui became famous, Wang Ye wanted to harm him. One of Wang Ye wanted to cultivate his own confidants, and the other was because Xue Rengui had offended him.
Wang Ye set a trap for Xue Rengui, knocked Xue Rengui unconscious, and then placed Xue Rengui on the princess's bed. This princess's identity is not ordinary, she is the sister of the emperor's mother, and she is also Xue Rengui's righteous sister.
The emperor who was furious with Long Yan was about to snap Xue Rengui directly. Fortunately, thanks to cheng biting jin and these people desperately protected each other, Xue Rengui was spared the death penalty, but the living sin could not escape, and he was reduced to a civilian.
There is no reason for the famous player
In fact, from Xue Rengui's encounter, we can see why from him, basically there were no famous generals in the Tang Dynasty. The first is that it is difficult to be famous, in addition to the above-mentioned soldiers have to pay money, it is too long to stay up.
Xue Rengui was only in his early twenties when he was a soldier, but by the time he became famous, he was almost forty years old, and it took more than ten years. If you can't stand it, you must have already gone home to farm.
There is also the exclusion of military commanders, if you have talent, your superiors will find a way to hide you in the snow. Because in the first and middle periods of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was still a generation of Ming monarchs, and it would be reused for talented people.
But there are only a few positions in the army, and if you want to become a generation of famous generals, then you don't want to be a general. If you become a general, the best thing for the original general to do is to demote the official to a lower level, and if you are not good, you may lose your job.
So it's too hard to be famous in the military, and the most deadly thing is to be wary of persecution by the powerful. Xue Rengui was because he had offended Wang Ye, and he could have been ranked among the famous generals in the dynasty, and in the end he could definitely become the same status as Cheng Yaojin.
However, after being persecuted by Wang Ye, Xue Rengui fought all his life and made great achievements in battle, but in the end he was still a commoner and did not gain any glory and wealth. This is the same as working for the boss now, doing a lifetime of work, but in the end it is enough to eat and drink, but there is no dime of wages, try to ask such a situation, and that person is willing to become a soldier.
The system in the military is not fair to ordinary people. Coupled with a slight lack of attention, it is possible to offend the imperial relatives. Falling like Xue Rengui ended up, which also led to the discouragement of many people, and the bottom of the Tang Dynasty has never been a famous general since.
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