Tang Taizong Li Shimin relied on fierce means to obtain the throne that did not belong to him originally.
On this disgraceful road, there is a group of people who actively advise him, Fang Xuanling is one of the best, he is good at poetry, full of history, when he was eighteen years old, he was already a high school student.
After Li Yuan raised an army in Jinyang, he threw himself into Li Shimin's command with an extraordinary vision and actively advised him, and after Li Shimin was crowned king of Qin, he became one of the indispensable counselors in the Palace of Qin.
After Li Yuan became emperor, he made his eldest son Li Jiancheng crown prince, and Jiangshan was too far away for Li Shimin, but Fang Xuanling did not switch to Li Jiancheng's door, and was still contributing his light and heat to Li Shimin.
As soon as the time turned to the ninth year of WuDe, the contradiction between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng had reached the point where water and fire were intolerable, and finally Fang Xuanling and Sun Wuji made a cruel move for Li Shimin - preemptive strike.
Under the careful planning of Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen coup d'état, directly sending Li Jiancheng and others to hell, and even forced Li Yuan to abdicate, and Li Shimin ascended the throne as he wished.
After this, Li Shimin made Fang Xuanling a Zhongshu Ling, responsible for comprehensively managing the government, which can be said to be above ten thousand people under one person, but Fang Xuanling was after all a cultural person, and during the administration, he also studied the history of the country and compiled the Book of Jin according to historical facts.
The Book of Jin is not a forbidden book, it is the correct history of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er, and it is one of the "Twenty-Four Histories" of the mainland, which mainly tells the history of the period of the Jin Dynasty.
There is a sentence in it, which is very incredible, the content is:
After Mao, Deng, Liu, and Zhu, although people did not catch the ancients, they were also listed in the world.
I think at this time you must also exclaim, after all, these four surname combinations saved China and created a better life for people today, can Fang Xuanling really predict China after 1600 years?
Of course not, these four people are actually referring to the four generals of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who are they, let's look at them together.
Auxiliary General Mao Bao
Mao Bao, a native of Yuanyang County, Henan, was initially only a county commander of Linxiang, and later joined the army with Wen Yu, which coincided with Su Jun's rebellion here, and Wen Yu was ordered to suppress the rebellion, but his soldiers were too few, so he wanted to take the general Tao Kan of the Expedition to the west to act together.
However, Tao Kan was more timid, he felt that Su Jun's boy was not easy to deal with, so he was reluctant to send troops, Wen Yu repeatedly persuaded, but he never succeeded, Wen Yu decided to go alone, ignoring Tao Kan.
At this time, after Mao Bao heard about it, he said to Wen Yao that those who become big things must unite as one, and they have not heard that different hearts can succeed, even if they have doubts about others, but on the surface they cannot show it, and now it is the best policy to wait for Tao Kan to be together.
After hearing this, Wen Yu was deeply impressed, so he continued to persuade and wait for Tao Kan, and finally won Tao Kan's support.
In this counter-rebellion, Mao Bao took the lead and led the vanguard to make great contributions, and Wen Yu also appointed him as the Taishou of Lujiang.
Later, Su Jun felt that he was outnumbered, so he drew Zu Yue together to fight, which made Wen Yu and Tao Kan fall into passivity, and Mao Bao was also seriously injured, but he still insisted on fighting.
The war situation was very critical, Mao Bao was in a hurry, burning Su Jun's military resources in Jurong and Huyu, Su Jun was short of grain and grass, naturally unable to resist, and finally had to withdraw.
After a series of wars, Mao Bao's talent was fully recognized, and he was also named an auxiliary general for his merits, and then, the Later Zhao Emperor Shi Hu sent his son to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Mao Bao, Mao Bao struggled to defend the city, and finally because the reinforcements did not arrive in time, Mao Bao drowned in the process of breaking through.
Pingnan general Deng Yue
Deng Yue had already shown extraordinary general abilities when he was young, and he was initially a member of the army like Mao Bao, and was later awarded the title of Taishou of Xiyang for his merits.
When Wang Han rebelled against the imperial court, Deng Yue followed the army to attack Jiankang, and after Wang Han's defeat, Deng Yue defected to the Barbarian King, and later to Situ Wang Dao, who came under the jurisdiction of Wen Zhao.
During Su Jun's rebellion, Deng Yue also defended the city with Mao Bao, made battle achievements, and after quelling the rebellion, Deng Yue returned to Xiyang County as an official.
In the fifth year of Xianhe, Guo Mo killed Liu Yin, and Tao Kan, who had been promoted to Sima Da, ordered Deng Yue to go on a crusade against Guo Mo, and Deng Yue won the victory.
In the third year of Xiankang, Deng Yue led his troops to attack Yelang and won again, so he was promoted to the rank of general of Pingnan, and two years later, Deng Yue attacked Chenghan again, and then recaptured Hanzhong, and died of illness.
The Anbei general Liu Wei
Liu Xiao this person is very brave, especially the immediate kung fu is even more proficient, the local people call it Meng Zhang Fei, at that time in the chaotic world, Liu Xiao naturally also had a place to play, every time he fought, he always charged ahead.
After the local rebellion, Liu Xiao was ordered to resist, and he built a fortress between the river and Ji to meet the enemy, which made the enemy dare not come close at all, so he went to the imperial court to commend.
In the chaos of the situation, there are always people who will fish in muddy waters, Zhou Jian and his compatriot Zhou Mo took the opportunity to establish themselves as the lord of the fort, specializing in the business of robbing the house, and later Zhou Mo found Zu Di as a backing on his own, which made Zhou Jian very angry and directly led people to destroy Zhou Mo.
Seeing that the situation could not be ended, Zhou Jian defected to the Later Zhao emperor Shi Hu, and with Shi Hu's support, Zhou Jian embarked on the road of rebellion, and Emperor Yuan of Jin ordered Liu Wei to quell the rebellion.
Liu Wei was not ambiguous, directly beating Zhou Jian to the point of urine, and later Xu Gong rebelled again, and Emperor Yuan of Jin sent Liu Wei again, and Liu Wei once again pacified him.
Later, wang Han's rebellion occurred, and Liu Xiao followed Wen Yu in pursuit of Wang Han, and after pacifying, he was awarded the title of Assassin of Xuzhou for his merits, and after his death, the imperial court remembered his merits and posthumously named him the general of Anbei.
The general Zhu Xu
Zhu Xu's date of birth is unknown, but he appeared in the history books as a famous general, he was born as a general, and was the son of Yizhou Assassin Shi Zhutao.
In the third year of Xingning, Sima Xun of Liang prefecture rebelled, and led troops to attack Jiange, attacked Mianyang, and then besieged Chengdu, the situation was precarious, and the imperial court appointed Zhu Xu to go to conquest.
It took Only a few months for Zhu Xu to defeat Sima Xun and capture Sima Xun and his henchmen, and Zhu Xu sent the group to Sima Huanwen, and as a result, all of them were beheaded, and the imperial court remembered Zhu Xun's great merits and made him a general of the conquests.
In the fourth year of Taihe, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Former Yan fought each other, and the imperial court asked Zhu Xu to solve the Problem of Former Yan's general Fu Mobo, Zhu Xu lived up to the expectations of the people and defeated him, and in the second year of Ning Kang, some people in Wuxing County committed another rebellion, and the imperial court once again sent Zhu Xu to go to the conquest, and made a great contribution in one fell swoop.
In the third year of taiyuan, the Former Qin emperor Jian Jian led 170,000 troops to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhu Xu repeatedly fought, defeated the Former Qin army many times, and later there were traitors in Xiangyang City, causing the Former Qin army to attack Xiangyang and capture Zhu Xu, and later he escaped by chance.
The fleeing Zhu Xu returned to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to be reused again, and after that, he made many military achievements, and even defeated the Western Yan Emperor Murong Yong, and Zhu Xu's fame gradually rose, becoming an insurmountable defense line of the Eastern Jin Dynasty for a time.
Later, Zhu Xu was old and asked the imperial court for resignation many times, but the imperial court did not agree, and later he really could not move, Zhu Xu left office without authorization, and the imperial court, remembering his great deeds, forgave him for his unauthorized departure and let him enjoy his old age in peace, but not long after, Zhu Xu died of illness, and the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of General Zuo.
brief summary:
The four great generals of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Mao Bao, Deng Yue, Liu Wei, and Zhu Xu, did their best to protect the Eastern Jin Dynasty at that time, and after 1600, the combination of these four surnames saved China and became a great man who was forever admired and remembered.
I have to say that history always has some coincidences, and sometimes it can really be called incredible.
References: Book of Jin, etc.
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