The establishment of the Tang Dynasty led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty, and at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. At this time, Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan, that is, at this time, the Sui Dynasty was no longer able to return to heaven. There is no doubt that the Tang Dynasty can be established and has a lot to do with the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty. The creation of any dynasty is inseparable from the founding heroes.
In the eyes of posterity, almost all the books that understand the Tang Dynasty are Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it is undeniable that the Sui and Tang Dynasties, like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, describe the corresponding historical periods, but in a small number of contents, the novels are different from the history. In the process of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, many founding heroes appeared.
For example, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and so on, these people also appeared in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, some people did not write it. Yau Xinggong is one of them. The historical Qiu Xinggong saved Li Shimin and also participated in the xuanwumen revolution. For Li Shimin, this is undoubtedly a very important person.
Even for the Tang Dynasty, Qiu Xinggong also made meritorious achievements. Qiu Xinggong was born into the Sui Dynasty shogun family, and since childhood Kong Wu was powerful and good at riding and shooting. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Qiu Xinggong gathered troops to revolt in the area of Qi Prefecture (岐州, in modern Fengxiang, Shaanxi) and Yongzhou. Since then, Yau Xinggong has begun to fight on the battlefield. Taiyuan remained behind to defend Li Yuan against Sui, and later Li Yuan invaded Yongzhou.
At this time, Qiu Xinggong chose to submit to Li Yuan. Later, Qiu Xinggong became an official under Li Shimin's account. Under Li Shimin's account, Qiu Xinggong made meritorious achievements and constantly fought on the battlefield. Qiu Xinggong has been following Li Shimin around in his conquests, and now it seems that Qiu Xinggong participated in almost all the battles established by the Tang Dynasty. Including the capture of Chang'an, the elimination of Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong and so on.
In the change of Xuanwu Gate, Qiu Xinggong was also involved. The history books record that "the hidden prince of the curse, xinggong to move the general of the left guard with merit". That is to say, Qiu Xinggong only got the General of the Left Guard because he participated in the xuanwumen revolution. For Li Shimin, Qiu Xinggong's greatest achievement is that "the calculation is more fierce than the grain, and the merit is higher than the savior."
The meaning of this sentence is that Qiu Xinggong sacrificed his life to save Li Shimin. Under such merits, Qiu Xinggong was not inferior to Wei Chi Jingde. The two are almost equal in merit. Whether it was Qiu Xinggong or Wei Chi Jingde, they both participated in the change of Xuanwu Gate. In other words, both of them are li shimin's heroes.
However, Wei Chi Jingde went to ling yan ge twenty-four meritorious men, but Qiu Xinggong did not get anything. One of the keys to Qiu Xinggong's fall into the Ling Yan Pavilion lies in his character. Qiu Xinggong was unreasonable and arrogant to his colleagues, and did not pay attention to anyone. The history books record that "the courtesy is harsh, and all the staff are afraid." "Qiu Xinggong has no friends.
This is directly related to his character. More importantly, Qiu Xinggong violated the fundamentals of Li Shimin's governance of the dynasty. The history books record that "the general Qiu Xinggong of the Marquis of Right Wu visited Lan Cheng's heart and liver; he heard and let him know: 'Lan Cheng plotted rebellion, and the state was punished with a regular sentence. If you think that you are loyal and filial, then the princes and kings will eat first, and they will be evil! 'Be ashamed and thank you. ”
Liu Lancheng, the governor of Dai Prefecture, plotted a rebellion, and Emperor Taizong of Tang ordered Qiu Xinggong to quell the rebellion. From this point of view, Yau Xinggong is not only innocent, but also a hero. However, qiu Xinggong then cut Liu Lancheng to the waist. Secondly, Liu Lancheng's heart and liver were eaten as dim sum wine. This violates Li Shimin's political policy of ruling the world with benevolence. Therefore, Qiu Xinggong did not have the opportunity to be selected for the Ling Yan Pavilion.
However, no matter how Qiu Xinggong said it, he also had a life-saving grace for Li Shimin. Under such circumstances, Qiu Xinggong could not enter the Ling Yan Pavilion, and could only let him enter other places. Li Shimin has been fighting horses all his life and loving horses as his life. Therefore, Li Shimin had six BMW horses, namely The Fist Hair, Shivachi, Bai Hoofed Wu, Teller, Qinglu, and Saluzi, known as the "Six Horses of Zhaoling".
The only relief of the six horses is "Salu Purple" is a combination of man and horse, and the general who makes the posture of bowing his head to the horse and drawing arrows is Qiu Xinggong. From this point of view, Li Shimin praised Qiu Xinggong in the form of a stone statue to accompany the funeral. Nowadays, Li Shimin is also a person who knows how to be grateful, even if Qiu Xinggong violated the rules, Li Shimin did not clean him up much.