In the history of feudal society in The land of China for more than two thousand years, many feudal dynasties have emerged.
At the turn of the dynasty, there will always be some heroic founding heroes.
They played a groundbreaking role in their respective dynasties. The leader, who used his abilities, defeated the previous dynasty and seized the new dominance.
Some of these founding masters will be able to accompany the leaders to lay down the country and the country, and they can also accompany the leaders to sit firmly in the country. In the end, he became famous and returned to his hometown. Some can only share in the suffering, not the same blessing. In the end, he fell into disrepute and withdrew from history.
Of course, there are also some founding heroes who have been protected, that is, they have not been reused or killed.
There were such people among the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty. Wei Chigong, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin were all well-known founding heroes in the early Tang Dynasty.
They have created a good external environment for the Tang Dynasty. He was Li Shimin's right-hand man, but why was he also a founding hero, and in the end only Cheng Yaojin was reused by Li Shimin, while Wei Chigong Qin Qiong, who was also announced by hard work, could only "stand aside"?
1. Tang Taizong Li Shimin
The reason why the Tang Dynasty has a pivotal position in history is that most of the credit should be attributed to the management of Li Shimin during his lifetime.
Li Shimin was known as Tang Taizong and was the most holy monarch of the Tang Dynasty. During his reign, it was known as the "Reign of Chastity".
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, a series of measures were taken to benefit state building.
He improved the management system of some state institutions left over from the Sui Dynasty and strengthened the imperial power's management of state institutions. At the same time, the examination system was reformed to select and manage talents for a higher level in the country. At the same time, we pay attention to governing the country according to law, and these measures have played a vital role in the stability and development of the country.
Because of the emphasis on the rule of law, a large number of capable people have been selected through scientific examinations.
Therefore, a large number of honest and talented officials have emerged in the DPRK.
Therefore, Tang Taizong listened to and accepted the opinions of these officials in governing the country from a wide range of advice. These opinions played a crucial role in promoting the development of the country, thus bringing the Tang Dynasty to the path of prosperity.
The prosperity and development of the Tang Dynasty could not be separated from a good external environment.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, he also launched many wars against foreign enemies, some of which he sent generals to go to the battlefield, and some of whom he also commanded soldiers to conscript himself.
Of course, strong national strength has well supported foreign wars. These battles stood proudly with an undefeated record in the long river of history.
If There is any "stain" in Li Shimin's life, it is worth criticizing.
That was the "Xuanwumen" incident that seized the imperial power for him.
However, the reason why a good man and three gangs could win the final victory in the "Xuanwu Revolution" was inseparable from his elite soldiers. Among them were Wei Chigong, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin, three loyal and righteous soldiers.
2. Wei Chi Jingde
Wei Chigong, formerly known as Wei Chi Jingde, was a famous founding general of the Tang Dynasty. In the "Xuanwu Revolution", together with the eldest son Wuji, he reported to Li Shimin that Li Jiancheng wanted to conspire to kill him.
And successfully lobbied Li Shimin to be strong first for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji and for the sake of his life. Thus successfully assisting Li Shimin and achieving the final victory of the "Xuanwu Revolution".
Wei Chigong was also reused by Li Shimin as a result, and was regarded as his close associate by Li Shimin.
When Li Shimin successfully seized the throne, he also received the title of Grand General of the Marquis of Right Wu, becoming one of the top leaders and figures in the Tang Dynasty army.
Although Wei Chigong was brave and good at fighting in battle, he made many military achievements and saved Li Shimin's life.
But he has a fatal flaw, that is, he is proud of his achievements and especially likes to expose the shortcomings of others.
In addition to the military generals fighting in the Tang Dynasty, there were also a number of courtiers such as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhan.
However, Wei Chigong always picked out the problems of these courtiers, and eventually some of them would be at odds. Tang Taizong also saw this, but after all, Wei Chigong was kind to both national construction and to him personally.
However, as a monarch of a dynasty, he could not let the discord arise, after all, this was not conducive to the stable development of the country.
Therefore, Emperor Taizong of Tang rewarded Wei Chigong with some land and gave him some official positions without real power. Let him leave the capital and raise him elsewhere for a thousand years.
Although Wei Chigong did not continue to serve by Tang Taizong's side in the end, he only fell behind a "side stand" end. But this was also a way for Tang Taizong to love him and protect him.
Third, the snow hides the Treasure of Qin
Qin Qiong, alias Qin Shubao, was another powerful warrior of Emperor Taizong of Tang
。 He also participated in the "Xuanwu Rebellion", in which he together with Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng's troops. Later, he was awarded the official position of Grand General of Zuo Wuwei by Li Shimin.
Qin Qiong was the first to defect to the Li Tang Dynasty, and after defecting, Qin Qiong was arranged to serve in Li Shimin's palace. Following Li Shimin in his southern expedition to the northern war, he made a lot of meritorious contributions.
Because of the years of conquest, there were many injuries on the body, and eventually died because of these injuries.
After Qin Qiong's death, In order to show his military achievements, Li Shimin built a large number of stone people and horses in front of his tomb, so that future generations could remember this hero.
A portrait of him was also painted and placed in a designated place for worship
So that future generations can look up to it.
Why did such a meritorious man also fall into a "side- and sidelined" end in his later years? In fact, this was also Tang Taizong's helpless move.
As a military general, Qin Qiong was always unaccustomed to some of Wen Chen's behavior.
Because of his outspoken heart, he offended many people in the DPRK. Tang Taizong also hid Qin Qiongxue for the purpose of maintaining peace between the government and the opposition.
Fourth, reuse Cheng bite gold
Also a founding hero, why can Cheng Yaojin remain above the government and the opposition from beginning to end and be reused by Li Shimin?
That is to say, he has a completely different style of dealing with the world from Wei Chigong and Qin Qiong.
Cheng Yaojin also participated in the "Xuanwu Revolution", and was eventually crowned by Emperor Taizong of Tang as the Great General of the Right Wu Wei, enjoying the same treatment as Qin Qiong.
Cheng Biting Jin defected with Qin Qiong to the Li Tang Dynasty that year, and fought for the Li Tang Dynasty for many years, with outstanding military achievements.
However, Cheng Yaojin, who was also a military general, had a different personality from Wei Chigong and Qin Qiong. Cheng Yaojin is thick and honest, but his mind is very clear.
He knew what kind of level he was, so he didn't take pride in his achievements like Wei Chigong. Nor was he as outspoken as Qin Qiong, offending many courtiers.
Therefore, he was able to handle the relationship with Wen Chen very well, and would not let Tang Taizong have the trouble of discord.
It was Tang Taizong's subordinates who would lead soldiers to fight and not provoke right and wrong. It is precisely because he has such a point that he has been able to stay with Tang Taizong and serve all the time, and has been reused by Tang Taizong.
summary
From Wei Chigong, people have learned such a truth, you can't be proud of yourself, no matter how powerful you are, you must know how to accept things that you are not familiar with.
From Qin Qiong, I also learned such a truth, we must learn to listen to different voices with an open mind, and we must learn to objectively accept the differences between others and ourselves.
Of course, the most worth learning is Cheng Biting Jin. He is able to recognize his place and dedicate himself unpretentiously to his role.
Only in this way will it not be that the founding heroes like Wei Chigong and Qin Qiong were given the treatment of "standing on the sidelines" by the monarch. Only like Cheng Biting Jin can it be trusted by the ruler to the end and used for life.