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Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

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"The ambition of the great crane, do not fall into the clouds"

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

"Tang Jian beheaded the Duke of Sui, and the fist mao belonged to Emperor Taizong." Don't think the gold armor is heavy, and go to catch the drifting wind. ”

Time can be shifted, and the spirit never dies.

The war horse hissed and the hero looked back. A magnificent history has gradually calmed down in the wilderness of the years.

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

As we all know, the Zhaoling Liujun was the six favorite horses of Li Shimin, the Ming Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and also the hero who accompanied him in the southern conquest of the Northern War, quelled the rebellion, and unified the Tang Dynasty. At the northern foot of Lingshan Mountain, on top of a screen made of stone, six horses either stand upright or soar in the air, as the founding monument of the Tang Dynasty frozen on both sides of Shinto.

Time flies, after the erosion and washing of wind and rain, although the limbs are mutilated, and even two horses are cruelly plundered abroad, but they remain on the stone wall and still maintain a strong or sloppy style.

Zhaoling, located in Liquan County, Shaanxi Province, on the Jiugu Mountain, its construction scale and grandeur are unparalleled among the eighteen Tang Dynasty imperial tombs in Guanzhong, which is the resting place of Li Shimin, the holy lord of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin, who was militaristic and full of feelings, not only took away his deep love for Li Tangjiangshan, but also did not forget the horse that had carried him to death and beat Jiangshan. Walk through the shadows of swords and swords together, and rush out of the sweat and blood.

The connection between them has long since transcended supers and species. The emperor who grew up on horseback has been galloping with the dynasty all his life and running to an unprecedented prosperity. And the horse that had given his life to protect him also witnessed the most important history of the Tang Dynasty to glory.

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

Loyalty is the most capable thing in the world to disregard life and death without hesitation.

In 618 AD, the first battle of the Kaitang Dynasty, the Battle of Shallow Water, the horse's body was pure black, the four hooves were like snow, and the name was white hoofed.

In 619 AD, the Battle of the Valley of the Sparrow, for three consecutive days, the horse did not unload its saddle, the horse body was yellow, mixed with white dots, the mouth was slightly black, and the name Terre was a horse.

In 621 AD, at the Battle of Yaoshan, Li Shimin pacified the Eastern Capital, with a purple horse body and an arrow in his chest.

In the same year, in the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, the horse's body was pale and variegated, with five arrows in his body, and he was named Qingxiao.

Another war horse, pure red, named Shivachi.

In 622 AD, the Battle of Shuishui, the horse's body was yellow, the hair was curled, and the body was hit by nine arrows, and he died in front of the two armies.

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin's comment to Salu Zi was "Purple Swallow Super Leap, Bone TengShen Jun, Qi Qi Shan Chuan, Wei Ling Eight Arrays". In 621, when the Tang army and Wang Shichong's army fought a decisive battle in Luoyang, Li Shimin once took advantage of the purple and personally tested the other party's falsehood, and rushed out of the position with dozens of horses to engage the enemy, and the horses of the retinue were scattered, and only Qiu Xinggong followed. The young and vigorous Li Shimin rose up in the killing, so he lost contact with the rear and was surrounded by the local area. Suddenly, the stray arrow hit Salu Purple in the chest, and Salu Purple jumped up her front hoof in pain and cried.

At this critical juncture, even if Qiu Xinggong arrived, he turned around and opened his bow and shot everywhere, and the arrows were not false, and the enemy did not dare to enter. Qiu Xinggong took the opportunity to dismount and draw arrows for Salu Zi and give up his mount to Li Shimin. Then he broke through the enemy position with his knife and successfully broke through. The stone carving "Salu Purple" captures this momentary situation, and the "Salu Purple" after the arrow is snuggled up, his eyes are low, his hips are slightly reclined, his limbs are slightly weak, and the severe pain makes his whole body tremble. The samurai in front of him was Li Shimin's general Qiu Xinggong who was drawing arrows. The love of rescue is inseparable and the emotion is deep.

There was no tengyun driving the fog, but in the era of fierce soldiers and horses, with the corrective posture of chasing the wind and electricity, together with the emperor, laid a foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning of the 20th century, when Lu Xun gave a lecture in Xi'an about the "Six Horses of Zhaoling", he said: "Most of the stone beasts in front of the tombs of the Han people are sheep, tigers, tianlu, and warding off evil spirits, but on the Zhaoling Tombs in Chang'an, there are horses with arrows carved, and their methods are simply unprecedented." ”

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

The "Zhaoling Liujun" was destroyed at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and in the following thousand years, although the local officials took good care of the "Liujun", the natural and man-made destruction over the years still caused the "Zhaoling Liujun" to suffer. In the early years of the Republic of China, they suffered a catastrophe. Among them, "Salu Purple" and "Fist Hair" are considered to be the first two of the "Zhaoling Six Juns", which are not only relatively well preserved, but also have the most artistic value. However, they are now in a foreign country, and when they will return to China is unknown, and their unfortunate fate cannot but make the people of china feel very sad!

Zhaoling Liujun | the Horse Qianqiu of the Li Tang Dynasty

Horses are lost overseas, just like wanderers drift away from home. In the thousand-year wait, they are still anxiously responding to the call of their masters, looking forward to the day when they will return to their homeland and relive the glorious history of the past with their masters!

I believe that Tang Taizong was waiting for them.

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