We are talking about zhengshi today rather than yanyi novels, because according to the way yanyi novels are written, Qin Qiong's martial arts of Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao cannot even rank in the top ten among the Sui and Tang heroes, and Li Yuanba, who has never been in battle to kill the enemy's son, has become the first good man of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Qin Qiong's bravery in the main history is obvious to all, and the author's retelling of the records of the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang here is disrespectful to the readers of zhu jun: Who does not know that Qin Qiong was the first single-handed general of the early Tang Dynasty.
Qin Qiong is indeed very powerful, and this author also acknowledges, but to say that Qin Qiong has fought invincible hands all over the world is not objective and fair enough, because among the famous generals who founded the Tang Dynasty, there are not many brave generals who can be compared with Qin Qiong, at least his good brother and good comrade-in-arms Luo Shixin is not weaker than Qin Qiong. In addition to Luo Shixin, there may be three founding heroes of Ling Yange who may not necessarily lose to Qin Qiong, and it seems that they can also have a 50% chance of winning with Wei Chi Jingde.
In the eyes of the Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang Guang, there were only Qi Commandery Tongshou, Henan Province's ambassador Zhang Sutuo and the young hero Luo Shixin, but there was no Liupin Jianjie Wei Qin Qiong: "In every battle, Sutuo is the first to ascend, and Shixin is the deputy." Emperor Jue sent envoys to comfort him, and ordered the painters to write pictures of the battle fronts of Sutuo and Shixin, which were on the internal history. (Old Book of Tang, 137, the same below)"
Luo Shixin fell into the city of Pushui because of Li Shimin's command mistakes, and after being besieged by Liu Heimin, the former general of the Wagang Army, Qin Qiong and others were anxious on the periphery but unable to rescue: "In the event of rain and snow, the army cannot be saved, and after a few days, the city fell and was captured by thieves." Hei Min heard of his courage and intended to live; the soldier was unyielding in his faith, so he was killed at the age of twenty. ”
Although Luo Shixin died young at the age of twenty, he had already been appointed as the governor of Tang Prefecture (the general manager of the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to the commander of the front army, and Qin Qiong had never been the commander-in-chief), the Duke of Gong (from Yipin, on the same level as the king of the county, second only to the prince), and had basically reached the peak of the military general.
Because Luo Shixin sacrificed too early and did not have the opportunity to establish too many merits for the Tang Dynasty, he failed to image Ling Yange, and he lost the opportunity to compete with Qin Qiong.
Among the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion, the one who could meet Qin Qiong's chess opponent was really not Wei Chi Jingde, who was with Qin Qiong and the door god. Wei Chi Jingde was a defeated general under Qin Qiong, which is recorded in both the history and epitaph, Qin Qiong defeated Wei Chi Jingde three times in Meiliangchuan, not only received the golden wine bottle given by Li Yuanjing, but also was awarded the title of Shangzhu Guo- Shangzhu Guo is the Zhengerpin Medal, and it is also the highest rank, equivalent to the special combat hero: "Fan Xun Twelve Grade, Twelve Turned to Shangzhu Guo, Than Zheng Erpin." (Tang Liudian Vol. II, Shangshu Official's Department, the same below)"
The status of the Shangzhu state of the Sui Dynasty was even higher than that of the great general: "Sui Gaozuzu (Emperor Yang Jian of Gaozuwen) was ordered to place the Shangzhu state as Congyi pin, the pillar state as Zheng Erpin, the Shangda general from Erpin, the great general Zheng Sanpin, the Shangkaifu Yi with the three divisions from the three pins, the Kaifu Yi with the three divisions zheng si si pin ... The imperial dynasty (i.e., the Tang Dynasty) changed the number of medals to the difference, in order to reward the rank of the medal. ”
Qin Qiong was enthroned as the Shangzhu Guo, proving that he had gathered enough "Strategy Xun Twelve Turns", and the famous founding general of the Tang Dynasty who could compete with him could indeed be counted with a slap, but there was no upper limit to the number of Shangzhu Guo. Wei Chi Jingde was not eligible to be enfeoffed as a pillar state, but there were still people in lingyan pavilion who could be rated as special combat heroes like Qin Qiong, one of whom was another good brother and good comrade-in-arms of Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin: "At the end of the summer of the ninth year (WuDe), the second murderer (Jiancheng Yuanji) rebelled, Emperor Taizong (Shimin) was ordered, punished and forbidden (fighting at Xuanwu Gate), and the public was appointed to cut his minions (as a killer), and he was diligent. After Shi Ning, he was awarded the Great Gift, rewarding 6,000 silk horses, two horses, and a golden saddle and a golden hu bottle, a golden knife, a golden bowl, and other things (Qin Qiong looked at Li Yuan's golden wine bottle, which was not fragrant), plus Zhu Guo, and awarded the Eastern Palace Left Guard rate. Worship the Great General of the Right Guard. "Tomb of the Great Tang Dynasty Grand General Lu Guogong Chengjun"
Cheng Yaojin received a lot of rewards after the change of Xuanwu Gate, and Qin Qiong did not fish for anything, so we can speculate that Qin Qiong did not mix with the human tragedy of killing his brother and forcing his father to destroy his nephew, at most he was responsible for protecting his family members in the Qin Palace, and afterwards he was discouraged and said that he could not get sick, so he ranked last among the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion.
Cheng Yaojin did not only have a three-plate axe as described in the novel, his weapon was a long hammer, and his bravery was not under Qin Qiong, even more than Pei Yuanqing's historical prototype Pei Xingyu: "Xingyu rushed to the enemy first, was hit by a stream of arrows, and fell to the ground." Knowing the festival to save it, killing several people, the world's army is invincible, but it is a heavy ride and returns. Driven by Shi Chong's horse, the thorn passed through the hole, and Zhi Jie turned back to break his hammer and beheaded the pursuer. (Old Book of Tang, Liechuan XVIII, the same below)"
Being able to kill the enemy in the case of being stabbed by Ma Qiong, Cheng Yaojin also seemed to have superb martial arts and tenacious will that was not weaker than Qin Qiong.1
In addition to Cheng Biting Jin, among the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yange, there are two other brave men who are also worth mentioning, they are Duan Zhixuan, the tenth ranked Duke of Baoguo, and Zhang Gongjin, the eighteenth ranked Duke of Tanguo.
Judging from the performance of the Battle of Xuanwu Gate, Zhang Gongjin seems to be able to fight better than Wei Chi Jingde - Qin Qiong did not go to Xuanwu Gate is doubtful, but Wei Chi Jingde and Zhang Gongjin definitely went, and Zhang Gongjin behaved more eye-catching than Wei Chi Jingde: "On June 4, Gong Jing and changsun Wuji and nine other people prostrated themselves at Xuanwu Gate to change (there were ten people on the big list, there was Wei Chi Jingde, but there was no Qin Qiong and no Cheng Biting Jin). And Cut Jiancheng, Yuan Ji, his party came to attack Xuanwu Gate, and the army was very strong. The public has the courage to close the door alone to refuse. ”
The "Yu Dang" who built Yuanji was the Zuo Yi Wei Che riding general Feng Li, the deputy protector Xue Wanche, the Qu ZhiFu Zuo Che riding Xie Shufang, and others, these people were also first-class generals, Feng Li, who was "quite martial", was later named the governor of Guangzhou by Li Shimin, Xue Wanche became Li Shimin's brother-in-law, and Xie Shufang was also appointed as the Governor of Yinqing Guanglu and the Governor of Hongguang Prefecture during the Zhenguan period.
These people rushed up to play with Li Shimin' life, Wei Chi Jingde did not know where to run, it was Zhang Gongjin who was in charge, which gave Li Shimin the opportunity to show the first rank of his brothers, so it seems that Zhang Gongjin's martial arts, even if not as good as Qin Qiong, will not be too bad, and it is likely to be higher than Wei Chi Jingde.
Duan Zhixuan, along with Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Zhang Gongjin, also showed great courage in the main history, and also served as the captain of the death squad (the head of the right-hand capital governor's palace), and at the critical moment when Liu Wenjing was defeated by Qu Tutong, it was Duan Zhixuan who stepped forward: "The military camp has collapsed, and Zhixuan has led twenty horsemen to attack, killing dozens of people and returning." For the sake of the flow of arrows, the hearts of the people, the patience and silence, and the thieves repeatedly. Xianhe (Sang Xianhe, Qu Tu Tongbu General, Later Tang) was in turmoil, and the army was revived, attacked, and destroyed. And Qu Tutong's escape, Zhi Xuan and the generals chased and captured it. ”
Duan Zhixuan, who was captured by Qu Tutong, was also captured by life, but Duan Zhixuan was captured, not because of his martial skills, but also because he was much braver than Qu Tutong: "From begging Wang Shichong, deep into the battlefield, the horse fell, and was captured by thieves." The two horses held their buns, crossed the Luoshui, Zhixuan rushed forward, and the two fell off their horses, galloping back, and the pursuers rode hundreds of horses, not daring to force. ”
In the zhengshi, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Gongjin, and Duan Zhixuan all made great military achievements for the Tang or Li Shimin, and their bravery and strength could compete with Qin Qiong, but in the historical materials and folklore, their brilliance was far less dazzling than Qin Qiong, which may be because Qin Qiong really did not participate in the Battle of Xuanwumen and was slightly superior in character. Qin Qiong was a loyal vassal of the Tang Dynasty rather than a vassal of Li Shimin, so it was regarded as a symbol of loyalty.
The three Founding Heroes of Lingyange who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Qin Qiong in martial arts have finished counting, and the author does not think that they can really win qin Qiong, but if they want to fight Wei Chi Jingde, it is estimated that the victory and defeat will be at least five or five kai, but I don't know if the readers think so?