China has a long history, and in the long river of history, the Chinese nation has been in the center of the Central Plains for a long time. But at the same time, ethnic minorities living outside the Central Plains also established their own regimes. Among them, Tibet is a relatively representative minority regime.
During the Tang Dynasty, although the society was relatively stable, the ethnic minorities located on the border were also looking at each other, but they did not dare to do anything because of the gap between themselves and the Tang Dynasty. But there is one exception to this, that is, Tubo. Tubo gradually developed in the remote western part far from the Central Plains, established its own political power, and over time, they began to worry about the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous general named Wang Xiaojie. He was ordered to defend against Tubo and defend the frontier. However, he was unfortunately captured in a war, so he was brought before the King of Tubo. Originally, the King of Tubo was planning to execute this Tang Dynasty general, but the moment he saw Wang Xiaojie, his tears fell and he began to cry.
The era of Wang Xiaoming's birth coincided with the early Tang Dynasty. At this time, the dynasties changed, and although there was no large-scale war, the ruling class inevitably had to make some efforts. Tubo, who was located outside the border, took the opportunity to start the idea of Datang's territory, believing that at this time, Datang had just been established, and the rulers had no time to take care of the border. Therefore, although they did not dare to launch a large-scale war, they continued to make small moves.
At this time, Tubo was very prosperous, they built palaces, developed the economy, and over time, they gradually began to be dissatisfied with the current land range. The Tubo people are brave and good at war, and their leader, the Tubo King, is more energetic, enthusiastic about war, and always maintains the determination to open up territory. The Tubo king repeatedly sent troops to attack the western regions, hoping to compete for the land of the Tang Dynasty.
Coupled with the fact that Tubo is a nomadic people, they do not have a fixed residence, but they move wherever there is grass. When their territory lacked grass, their herders began to repeatedly invade the border and harass the people in the border areas.
Where can the peasants who have been engaged in field labor for a long time beat the tough nomads, so the border people are always oppressed and miserable by the Tubo people. At this time, the ruling class, which had long noticed this phenomenon, could not bear it anymore and sent an army to engage Tubo, and among the generals sent was Wang Xiaojie.
In fact, although Wang Xiaojie is a general and in a high position in the military, his life experience is still relatively bumpy. Surprisingly, although Wang Xiaojie was a general, he was not recruited from the central regular army.
Wang Xiaojie was in a commoner's house, and in that hierarchical feudal society, it was very difficult to climb up and cross classes, but Wang Xiaojie did it. At that time, young people wanted to enter the imperial court in two ways, one was to participate in the imperial examination, and the other was to join the army, and Wang Xiaojie chose the latter.
Everything that followed proved that the path chosen by Wang Xiaojie was extremely correct. Wang Xiaojie seemed to be born as a material for fighting, and in the military, he performed well and made many meritorious achievements, so he was quickly promoted.
At this time, the war in the west broke out, and Wang Xiaojie's opportunity to perform came. The imperial army was tight, so it planned to recruit generals and soldiers at the local level. The excellent Wang Xiaojie was naturally selected into this team and marched with the large army to the battlefield of the Western Regions.
But the process of marching was very arduous, and due to the difference in climate and terrain, the soldiers in the Central Plains felt very difficult. Fortunately, most of the soldiers survived, and finally, they reached the border and were ready to start fighting.
Wang Xiaojie and his troops had just arrived on the battlefield on the front foot, and the back foot encountered greater difficulties and challenges. It turned out that the border area was different from the plains where soldiers usually lived and trained, and the temperature difference between day and night here was extremely large, so that the soldiers fell ill and fell. At the same time, factors such as plateau hypoxia further exacerbated the physical discomfort of the warriors.
Faced with such factors, Wang Xiaojie and other soldiers could be said to have fought against Tubo very hard. In this process, everyone was very heroic and loyal, and did not flinch. But it was very unfortunate that after a fierce battle, the army of the imperial court was defeated for various reasons, and Wang Xiaojie, as a general, was also brought to the face of the Tubo king by the leader of the Tubo army.
Wang Xiaojie was a general from the imperial court, his position was not low, and according to common sense, he should be executed after being captured by the Tubo army. After Wang Xiaojie was captured by the Tubo army, he was first thrown into prison, and then he was sent directly to the Tubo king.
Wang Xiaojie was the leader of the army, and because of his high status in the army, he would be captured in front of the Tubo King and then executed. Wang Xiaojie was already in the mood of death at this time, but he never expected that what greeted him was not a crisp and neat death, but an almost grotesque drama.
When the Tubo King did not meet Wang Xiaojie, he had a victorious mentality. Therefore, he was bent on announcing the execution of Wang Xiaojie the moment he met him, in order to enjoy the thrill of victory. But when he really saw Wang Xiaojie, he was dumbfounded.
The reason why the Tubo King was so shocked was nothing else, it was precisely because Wang Xiaojie looked very similar to his dead father, the old Tubo King! The Tubo King was stunned on the spot, he stared at the foreign general in front of him in disbelief, and in a trance, he seemed to have traveled through time and space and saw his father, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Wang Xiaojie felt very strange when he saw this strange appearance of the Tubo King. He was ready to die heroically, but now what does it mean to give him such a show? But the Tubo King's next move made him even more stunned, and the other party actually burst into tears and cried very sadly!
In this way, it can be seen that the Tubo King naturally can't bear to kill Wang Xiaojie again. Not long after, the Tubo king sent Wang Xiaojie away and let him have a way to live. In this way, the generals of the Tang Dynasty miraculously picked up a life.
After returning to the imperial court, Wang Xiaojie took a break and began to continue to lead the army to fight. He was originally capable, and after that, he repeatedly made meritorious contributions, created countless myths on the battlefield, and became an important military general during the Wu Zetian period.
Wang Xiaojie's life can be said to be very legendary. It was not easy for him to climb to the position of a general step by step in such a hierarchical feudal era, and later he actually escaped by virtue of his appearance, which is really surprising to posterity.