Lv Haifeng
It is said that there were many famous generals in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and there were also many who were strong in martial arts, including Cheng Biting Jin. At the same time, Cheng Yaojin was also one of the few evergreen trees in the political arena of the Tang Dynasty at that time. So, why was he able to become the evergreen tree of the Tang Dynasty's politics? Let's take a look.
First of all, as long as we mention the Cheng Biting Jin of the Tang Dynasty, we can't help but smile at the corner of our mouths. Because, at this time, we will inevitably think of the "three-plate axe" and the mantra used by the robbers when they fight, "This mountain is opened by me, this tree is planted by me, if you want to fight this, leave the road money." Because, Cheng Biting Jinqi is not only highly skilled, thick and thin, alert, and even legendary, once did the Chaos Demon King of Wagang Village.
Of course, although Chen Yaojin is a recognized lucky general, his growth process is not smooth. When he had just stepped into Fanghua, he suddenly encountered a great chaos in the world, and for a time it was full of smoke. At this time, Chen Yaojin, as a young man full of righteousness, in order to defend the township from being bullied by thieves, consciously recruited hundreds of villagers to organize a "vigilante group" to defend the township. Moreover, with the changes in the situation in the world, Cheng Yaojin, who had a bright head, led his "vigilante group" to defect to the largest peasant rebel army at that time, the Wagang Army, and became Li Mi's subordinate. Therefore, in real history, the position of the leader of Li Mi in WagangZhai was actually given to Li Mi by Zhai Rang, and it was definitely not Cheng Biting Jin.
At the same time, in many novel legends, they often like to say that Chen Yaojin's family lineage is very miserable, but it is not. According to some of our historical records today, Cheng Yaojin was not from a poor background, whether it was his great-grandfather Cheng Xing or his father Cheng Lou, the Cheng family had actually been serving as a high-ranking official in the Northern Qi regime.
After that, when Cheng Yaojin surrendered to the Tang army by accident, he gradually became Li Shimin's confidant, and followed Li Shimin from birth to death, which was one of the main reasons why Cheng Yaojin stood firm through several dynasties of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, after that, with the end of the Tang Dynasty's unification war, the imperial power struggle within the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty was also divided into several factions.
However, no matter what the circumstances, Cheng Yaojin was always loyal to Li Shimin, so much so that when Li Shimin's brother Li Jiancheng appointed Cheng Yaojin as the assassin of Kangzhou, Cheng Yaojin explicitly refused to take office, and he said to Li Shimin, "If I go to Kangzhou to take office, I am really worried about your safety." ”
To this end, when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion on June 4, 626, Cheng Yaojin was one of Li Shimin's staunchest supporters. Therefore, after the success of Li Shimin's coup d'état, among his 24 Lingyange heroes, the then 55-year-old Duke Cheng of Lu was ranked nineteenth. In particular, what is valuable is that even after Li Shimin's death, when Li Shimin's son, Tang Gaozong, was preparing to send troops to fight against Ashina Helu, who rebelled against Tang and established himself, Cheng Yaojin volunteered to take the lead as an elderly man. He personally served as the chief of the march of the Onion Mountain Road, and finally completely put down the rebellion in this area.
In short, why can Cheng Yaojin become the evergreen tree of the Tang Dynasty's political arena? That is, the first "loyal", the second "can". (Lv Haifeng)