During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Xue Rengui's grandson Xue Gang grew up and completed his studies, accidentally hit and bumped, kicked the prince to death, and collapsed the holy driver. Wu Zetian declared himself emperor against the heavens and beheaded more than 300 members of the Xue family, leaving only brothers Fan Lihua, Xue Gang, and Xue Qiang.
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In the speech, Xue Rengui was the apprentice of Li Jing, the god of the Great Tang Dynasty, and when the Boliao Kingdom invaded the Great Tang, the Tang king Li Shimin decided to drive his own conquest, so he was recruited into the army and was buried in the firehead army.
In the process of conquering the east, Xue Rengui made many miraculous achievements, but was fraudulently accepted by the traitor Zhang Shigui and his son-in-law He Zongxian. Later, with the help of the veteran generals Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin and the national master Xu Maogong, Fang was released and later named the King of Pingliao. Since then, he has fought for decades, defeated the nine surnamed Tiele, submitted to Goryeo, and defeated the Turks, with outstanding achievements.
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The Xue family is a hero of all generations, and they are the founding clan of our dynasty, and they are loyal to our dynasty. The matter of Xue Gang kicking the prince to death and shocking the Holy Driver can only be pursued by Xue Gang alone, not his entire family. At that time, as soon as this edict came out, it was unanimously admired by the civil and military officials of the imperial court. However, Zhang Wuyi's party, which controlled the imperial government at that time, was reluctant, because Zhang Wuyi's party had long regarded the Xue family as a thorn in its side, and had always wanted to find an opportunity to eliminate the Xue family's power.
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Therefore, some traitors strongly opposed it, and wrote a letter demanding that the Xue family must be condemned to the Nine Tribes. Therefore, Wu Zetian, who was jealous of the Xue family, used the voice of opposition to behead the Xue family.