Ancient warriors can be roughly divided into three types. One is the brave general, who has the courage of ten thousand men, such as Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde and others. One is the wise general, who strategizes in the curtain and wins thousands of miles away, such as Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang and others. The third is the general who is both wise and courageous, such as Li Jing, Li Ji, Su Dingfang and others.
Among the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, there was a wise general named Ren Gui. Ren Zhen's force is rare, and a small soldier can ask for his life. Although Ren Zhen was not good at martial arts, he was superior in wisdom. Relying on his superb command ability, he became a famous general of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The New Book of Tang, the main history, juxtaposed Ren Gui with Cheng Zhijie (Cheng Zhijie), Chai Shao and other five Lingyange heroes, can reflect Ren Gui's historical status.
Because Ren Zhen was not favored by Sui and Tang Dynasty novels, his popularity was not as good as that of Cheng Yaojin and others. Today, according to the records of the main history, the author will tell the trajectory of Ren Gui's life. Ren Zhen's life can be divided into six stages: "suffering orphans, beautiful people marrying, teenagers succeeding, poor and destitute, late completion of large instruments, and exhausted flowers".
Ren Was born in Nanchen, where his father died early and was raised by his uncle. Although Ren's childhood was devoid of paternal love, he showed better potential than his cousins. New Book of Tang. According to the 25th Book of Chronicles, Ren Zhong, Ren Zhong's uncle, often said, "Although there are many sons of mine, I will protect my ears." So send the portal, Gem also! ”
Ren Zhen was valued by his uncle and favored by everyone in the East Willow Clan of the Xiu xiuhe River. Liu's parents are also very optimistic about Ren Zhen. Under the auspices of his uncle Ren Zhong, Ren Zhen embraced the beauty and married the Liu clan of Hedong. The Hedong Liu family lineage is much better than Ren Zhen's, and it belongs to the next marriage.
At only 19 years old, Ren Zhen was recruited by the imperial court and served as the lingxi county commander. During Ren Gui's tenure as county commander, he showed great ability and was appreciated by Wang Yong, the governor of Hengzhou, who recommended Ren Gui as the Sima of Hengzhou and "did his best to be a state official".
Ren Zhen, who was a young man, encountered a major event that changed the world and the earth. Emperor Wen of Sui sent Yang Guang to lead his troops south and attacked Southern Chen. Ren Suggested that Wang Yong divide Lingnan against the Sui Dynasty. Wang Yong led his troops to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, and Ren Gui abandoned the official and left. Ren Zhen's wayward approach made him pay a heavy price. In the decades since, Ren has spent his days in poverty.
Ren Zhen, who was too poor to do anything, applied for a job from Li Yuan at the age of more than 60 years. Li Yuan gave Ren a position as Hu cao of Hedong County. Li Yuan went to Taiyuan to take up his post, let Ren Jiancheng be Li Jiancheng's teacher, and entrusted Li Jiancheng to Ren Jian.
This incident is from the New Book of Tang. The twenty-fifth of the Liechuan, the original text is: "Gao Zu hunted yu Fen, Jin, and Zhen Shang Gurudwara Gate, and undertook to make Hu Cao of Hedong County." Gao Zu's Jinyang, LiuYin's Prince Entrusted. ”
After Li Yuan raised an army, Ren Zhen was Li Yuan's strategic planner and a very important strategist for Li Yuan. Ren Zhen gave Li Yuan a plan to move forward quickly and seize the Yongfeng Warehouse. Li Yuan adopted Ren Gui's plan, occupied Yongfeng Cang, and scattered grain to recruit troops. After that, Ren Zhen led the army alone and fought a series of battles.
Ren Zhen's greatest battle achievement was to break Wang Shichong in Xin'an. At that time, Li Shimin led the main force of the Tang Dynasty to a fierce battle with Liu Wuzhou. Wang Shichong seized the opportunity and attacked Xin'an several times. Ren Zhenzhen guarded Xin'an and repelled Wang Shichong several times. Ren Zhen repelled Wang Shichong and bought li Shimin precious time. Xin'an's military exploits earned Ren Zhen the title of Duke of Guanguo.
Li Shimin attacked Luoyang, and Ren Gui served as the logistics minister, providing Li Shimin with strong logistical support. Ren Gui served as the ambassador of Henan to appease and conquer Xuzhou. Xu Yuanlang attacked Yucheng, and Ren Zhen repelled Xu Yuanlang. Fu Gong rebelled, and Li Yuan ordered Ren Gui to lead Xuzhou soldiers and horses to attack Fu Gong.
Ren Gem fought, from the Battle of Xin'an, to the Battle of Xuzhou, to the Battle of Yangzhou, every time he was alone, and he never lost once. Ren Zhen's military feats were so outstanding, which was the reason why he was able to stand side by side with Cheng Yaojin, Chai Shao and others in the New Book of Tang. Ren Zhen's military merits were outstanding, why was he not selected into the ranks of Ling Yan Pavilion's heroes?
The reason is simple, Ren Zhen is Li Jiancheng's teacher. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Ren Gui spent many years in foreign wars, so he let his younger brother Ren Yue act on his behalf in the Eastern Palace and assume the position of the inspector of the Eastern Palace. After the change of Xuanwumen, the Ren family suffered a serious blow. Ren Yue was convicted, and Ren Was demoted to the governor of Tongzhou.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he made a high gesture of reconciliation with the old department of the Eastern Palace. Ren Zhen was reused by Li Shimin. Li Shimin appointed Ren Gui as the Shangshu of the Bingbu And asked Ren Gui to return to Beijing to take up his new duties. Ren Gui knelt down to thank Emperor Hao and returned to Chang'an to take up his post.
Li Shimin summoned Ren Gui, said a lot of polite words, thanked Ren Gui for his contribution to the Tang Dynasty, and then gave Ren Gui two concubines of the national color Tianxiang. This incident is from the Taiping Guangji, the original text is: "At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, bingbu Shangshu RenGui. The palace women are given two, and the women are all national colors. ”
Ren Gui's original partner, the Hedong Liu clan, refused to let Ren Gui take a concubine. Li Shimin forced Liu to accept two concubines, and Liu said to Li Shimin: "Concubines and gems are married to each other, both are lowly, and they complement each other, so they become honorary officials." There are many inner treasures in the present, and it is better to die than to die. ”
Liu's style is comparable to Fang Xuanling's wife Lu. Liu Shi refused to let Ren Zhen take a concubine, and Li Shimin could only think of a way. Li Shimin issued an edict and gave Ren Gui a mansion and placed Ren Gui's concubine. This incident comes from the "Taiping Guangji", the original text is: "Because of the second daughter of the Zhao, let the other house be resettled." ”
Ren Zhen had been afraid of his wife all his life, and had never taken a concubine before. Ren Zhen was more than 70 years old, and finally had the opportunity to take a concubine, and quickly knelt down to thank the emperor for his mighty. Old Ren Lin fell into the flowers and nostalgically for the two beautiful concubines, and as a result, he died of exhaustion within a few months, and he really died.
After Ren Gui's death, the funeral and burial system were not worthy of the status of the founding general, the soldier Shangshu, and the duke of guanguo. According to the ceremonial system, a minister of Ren Gui's level died, and Li Shimin should stop for a day and add a courtesy name. Li Shimin did not stop the dynasty for Ren Gui, and the Ren family could only bury Ren Zhen hastily. After Ren Zhen's death, the Ren family collapsed.