Speaking of the door god, the most well-known and widely circulated are Qin Shubao and Wei Chigong. These two Tang Chu generals estimated that they would never have imagined before they died that they would remain inseparable after death, closer than their brothers.
If we talk about the influence in the people, Wei Chigong is definitely not as good as Qin Shubao. Because of the rendering and shaping of "Sui and Tang Dynasties", Qin Shubao simply became the first person in the early Tang Dynasty. In fact, in real life, Qin Shubao is far inferior to Wei Chigong.
Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao have many similarities. For example, none of them were originally Li Shimin's concubines, but all of them were from Li Shimin's enemies. Wei Chigong was originally a subordinate of Liu Wuzhou, and in 620 AD, the army was defeated and surrendered to Li Shimin.
What about Qin Shubao? He was a representative figure of Wagangzhai and later surrendered to Li Shimin. Li Shimin was an enlightened monarch who was tolerant of all things, and there was no doubt about the use of people, and although Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao came from the enemy's side, they eventually became Li Shimin's concubines.
This is what they have in common. Although they came from different places, they eventually gathered under Li Shimin and followed Li Shimin to conquer the world. So, which of the two of them has more credit? Maybe it's different from what everyone thinks, Wei Chigong is far better than Qin Shubao.
It is prominently manifested in the change of XuanwuMen. This is Li Shimin's battle for power. Wei Chigong was not only involved, but he was also a core personnel. Before the incident, Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling to come and discuss important matters, but Fang Xuanling did not come. Li Shimin asked Wei Chigong to hold the sword, saying that if he did not come, he would take his head. At the critical moment, Wei Chigong always stayed by Li Shimin's side, and Li Shimin handed over the power of life and death to him.
During the XuanwuMen rebellion, Wei Chigong personally shot and killed Li Yuanji, the King of Qi, and eliminated Li Shimin's confidants. Qin Shubao did not participate in the Xuanwumen rebellion. After the incident, it was also necessary to stabilize Tang Gaozu Li Yuan at the first time. Who to send?
Li Shimin sent Wei Chigong. This fully shows that at the critical moment, Li Shimin trusted Wei Chigong's ability to do things. Wei Chigong met Tang Gaozu Li Yuan. Li Yuan asked, what's going on? Who is starting the rebellion? Wei Chigong replied that it was Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, who had been killed by the King of Qin, who was worried about His Majesty's safety and had sent me to protect His Majesty. The scheming Li Yuan had no choice but to admit his fate, saying that I would be relieved.
What protection? It was clear that it was surveillance and hostage-holding, and Li Shimin was afraid that Li Yuan would have some small actions. Engaged in pre-change, to the incident, and then to the aftermath of the incident, Wei Chigong has always been the core figure and contributed a lot. As for Qin Shubao, he was only one of the participants in the xuanwumen change.
When Li Shimin was proclaimed empress, Wei Chigong thought that his merits were relatively great and that he was proud of his merits, and he dared to punch Li Shimin's brother Li Daozong, a brother of the same ethnic group. Li Shimin reprimanded him fiercely. From another aspect, it can also be seen that Wei Chigong's merits are indeed relatively large.
In 643, Li Shimin built the Ling Yan Pavilion and discharged twenty-four heroes. How many are Wei Chigong ranked? seventh. Even Li Jing, the tang dynasty's most first-rate general, was ranked behind him. In front of Wei Chigong were Fang Xuanling Du Ru Obscure Wei Zheng and other prime minister-level figures. Wei Chigong can be called the first military general among the heroes.
How many are Qin Shubao' rankings? First to last. Big gap, right? However, at this time, Qin Shubao was already dead, and he actually did not know his rank. Wei Chigong knew that he had lived until the time of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Li Zhi, and he had a relatively high lifespan.