The "Seven Absolutes" once said: "Your Excellency Ling Yan Le Zhongliang, Xiao Meng tasted before the two ribs." "During the Tang Dynasty, the heroes of Lingyange were valued by the world, and with the help of such heroes, many legendary stories were passed down to the world, and they were praised by the people.
Referring to the twenty-four heroes of Lingyange during the Tang Dynasty, compared with many people, under their leadership, the comprehensive strength of the Tang Army has become stronger and stronger, and in the process of confrontation with other forces, the Tang Army can repeatedly gain the upper hand and obtain a comprehensive victory position.
For thousands of years, there have been countless legends and stories about the tang dynasty's fierce generals, and in some literary, film and television works, the issue of the ownership of the first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty has also triggered heated discussions among many people.
But in modern society, with the excavation of the tomb of Qin Qiong's son, the people of the mainland have finally determined the identity of the first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty. So, who is the real First Fierce General of Datang? What advantage does he have over other fierce generals?
In modern historical research, when people mention the tang dynasty generals, two figures generally appear in their minds, namely Wei Chigong and Li Yuanba.
First of all, in the list of twenty-four heroes of Lingyange, Wei Chigong is the head of the military generals, and because of this, in the process of thousands of years of historical development in later generations, many people believe that Wei Chigong is the well-deserved first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty.
Based on historical records, it can be seen that Wei Chigong is indeed worthy of the identity of a fierce general. Although in the beginning, Wei Chigong was not a subordinate of the Li Tang family, in his early years, he was highly valued by Li Shimin for his defeat of the Tang army.
In the later period, when Wei Chigong surrendered to Li Shimin's men, he repeatedly made great achievements for the development of the Li Tang family. Not only that, in the change of Xuanwu Gate, he successfully led troops into the imperial palace, prompting Li Shimin's road to the throne to be smoothly unfolded.
It is precisely because Wei Chigong in history has so many outstanding achievements, so in the process of thousands of years of social development, there are countless literary and film works about Wei Chigong, and the people will paste the portrait of Wei Chigong on the door of the home to bless the family to live in peace.
In addition to Wei Chigong, Li Yuanba is also the well-deserved first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty in the hearts of many people.
Relevant materials record that Li Yuanba was the son of Li Yuan, although on the surface, Li Yuanba was short and thin, and was not as powerful as other princes.
However, Li Yuanba has a natural divine power, and his weapons weigh more than 800 kilograms, with the help of this innate divine power, in the social background at that time, Li Yuanba fought invincible hands all over the world and became a well-deserved hero in the hearts of many people.
However, after further interpretation of the real history by relevant experts, it was found that in the real history, there are not many records about Li Yuanba, not only that, Li Yuanba has passed away in his teens, which also means that Li Yuanba's various legends are likely to be fictionalized by posterity.
Affected by this situation, people's judgment on the first fierce general of Datang has reached an impasse. But in the 1970s, with the excavation of the tomb of Qin Qiong's son, the world successfully knew who was the real first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty.
Compared with Qin Qiong, his son Qin Huaidao was not too famous, but after interpreting Qin Huaidao's epitaph, experts found many accounts of Qin Qiong.
In the epitaph of Qin Huaidao, there is a sentence "Capture lieutenant Chi Gong Yu Mirakawa". Translating this sentence into modern language means that Qin Qiong had successfully defeated and subdued Wei Chigong.
In addition, in Qin Huaidao's epitaph, it is also written that his father Qin Qiong served as a general of the Sui Dynasty Long jun, it can be seen that Qin Qiong's fame was much earlier than Wei Chigong, and Qin Qiong's combat ability was far higher than that of Wei Chigong.
At the time of turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, when Qin Qiong defected to Li Shimin's hands, he made countless merits, and because of this, Qin Qiong had an important position in the hearts of Li Yuan's father and son, and once, Li Yuan even wrote a letter for Qin Qiong, and said that he was willing to cut the flesh on his body to him to eat.
Although in the list of the Twenty-Four Meritorious Heroes of LingYange, Qin Qiong ranked far behind Wei Chigong, in fact, the reason why this situation occurred was also because Wei Chigong and Li Shimin had a closer relationship, not that Wei Chigong's ability was above Qin Qiong.
Based on the above reasons, experts reached a consensus that the first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty was neither Wei Chigong nor Li Yuanba, but Qin Qiong.
epilogue
Throughout the ages, there have been countless excellent generals like Qin Qiong, and if it were not for their help, the country's development path would have been greatly hindered. Because of this, in the development of history for thousands of years, such heroes have always been the object of praise and learning by the world.
Although the social development situation has changed in modern society, the spiritual wealth of these heroes is still worth inheriting. It is believed that under their leadership, people will work harder to contribute to the country and promote better social development.
Reference: New Book of Tang