In classical fiction, he is keen to rank the hero Haojie, or several juxtaposed with a nickname. The ranking of Haojie in the Sui and Tang Dynasties has influenced many later novels. Such works often have a rule, that is, the protagonists are generally ranked lower, certainly not the first, otherwise the plot will not be able to develop. Rank the protagonist's martial arts at the bottom, highlighting his benevolence, righteousness, and heroism, and finally the person at the top of the martial arts dies, and the protagonist is fully first.
In the "Sui and Tang Dynasty", it is well known that the most powerful is Li Yuanba. In fact, there is no such person in history, according to the research of some experts, the author may have borrowed from Li Shimin's brother Li Xuanba and cousin Li Daoxuan, kneaded the two into a person, and made him become stupid, because if he is extremely smart, plus the first martial arts, then it is impossible to subdue him, and he will dominate.
In fact, at the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, according to historical records, the first fierce general should be Qin Qiong. In the epitaph of Qin Huaidao, the son of Qin Qiong, unearthed in 1974, there is a sentence: "Zu Shubao, general of Sui Longjun, captured Lieutenant Chi Jingde in Meiliangchuan." ”
This sentence is to say that Qin Qiong is more powerful than Wei Chi Jingde, otherwise he would not be able to capture him. However, according to speculation, Qin Qiong should not be much stronger than Jingde, so the door gods of the later generations juxtaposed the two. Jingde is also a good man with ten thousand enemies.
Between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, fierce generals are like clouds, if you only sort by the word "fierce", Qin Qiong will definitely rank first. Most of the descriptions in the Sui and Tang Dynasties are untrue, so let's look at history.
According to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qin Qiong often had to show off his strength when the two armies were opposed, specifically by inserting his horse mallet (not a double hammer) into the ground and letting the enemy pull it out. Enemy troops are often unable to pull out their horses. Qin Qiong was triumphant, slapping the horse, and with one hand, he could lift the horse mallet, and the frightened enemy was terrified.
This was obviously to show off his strength, and Qin Qiong's strength was at The level of Li Yuanba. However, as a "Sui and Tang Dynasty", it is definitely necessary to weaken his strength, so as not to become a warrior with "developed limbs and a simple mind", and then enhance his benevolence, righteousness, and wisdom, so that he can be the male protagonist.
According to historical records, after Qin Qiong defected to the Tang Dynasty, he immediately became the first fierce general under Li Shimin. Whenever it is difficult to defeat the enemy's fierce generals, Li Shimin will let Qin Qiong destroy his prestige, and Qin Qiong will single-handedly kill the enemy group every time, and take the life of the enemy general in the midst of all the troops, no matter how many soldiers the enemy surrounds.
In the Battle of Meiliangchuan, Qin Qiong bravely attacked and single-handedly defeated Wei Chigong, achieving the first victory of the Tang army against Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang. The Zizhi Tongjian says:
Zhan Mei Liangchuan, Broken Lieutenant Chi Jingde, Gong Duo, the emperor gave a golden bottle, Lao Yue: "Qing did not sympathize with his wife and came to me, and made meritorious deeds, so that the flesh can be eaten, when cut with a whisper, the children are jade!" ——" Zizhi Tongjian Tang JiSI
This means that in order to reward Qin Qiong's merits, Li Yuan said: "You abandoned your wife and son to vote for me, and made such a great contribution." If I could, I would cut off my own flesh for you to eat. "It is rare in history that the lord can praise the general in this way.
The Tang army even offered Qin Qiong's horse mallet to the Taimiao Temple. Whenever it comes to the festival, it will be carried out to make offerings. From these, it can be seen that Qin Qiong was the first fierce general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it is no wonder that his son's epitaph reads: Zu Shubao, Sui Longjun general, and lieutenant Chi Jingde Yu Meiliangchuan.
Before and after Lin rushed to Liangshan, he did three ugly things, and was destined to be looked down upon for the rest of his life