Preface
It can be said that in the feudal dynasty, the Ming lord is very eager for talents. Throughout the more than 2,000 years of history of China's feudal dynasties, it is a lucky thing for the whole country to be able to get a talent.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin is also a famous emperor in history, of course, Tang Taizong also emerged a lot of talents. In the early years, Tang Taizong inadvertently saved a person, but what he never expected was that this person finally helped him destroy four countries.
1. Rescued at the execution site
Back in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty was under the rule of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, with corrupt officials, serious social class contradictions, and Yang Guang's extravagance, which made the people miserable.
Not only the common people, but even some officials of the Sui Dynasty were dissatisfied because of the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui. It can be said that when the contradictions are fierce, it is when the uprising breaks out.
At this time, the forces of the Sui Dynasty were all ready to move, and they all wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the world to occupy a territory, and even more so, they wanted to drive Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty down and sit on the throne of the Ninety-Five. It can be said that at the beginning of the uprising, the various forces said that they did not want to be king, and that was impossible.
At this time, Li Yuan, who was the Taiyuan Taishou, was also waiting for an opportunity, it can be said that opposing Sui was something he had wanted to do for a long time, but Li Yuan, who had been in the court for many years, was not an impulsive person. He has been waiting for the opportunity, but there must still be a secret plan, otherwise it would be ridiculous and generous to suddenly revolt without even weapons and equipment.
So although Li Yuan did not indicate that he wanted to raise troops against the Sui, he secretly recruited troops and began to train the army.
In fact, no matter how big Li Yuan's movements are in Taiyuan, it is impossible for Yang Guang in the capital to know, but his colleagues who are also in Taiyuan can easily see Li Yuan's purpose. At present, the world is in turmoil, and all parts of the country are beginning to move.
However, even so, there were still officials who were loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and Li Jing, the county prince who served under Li Yuan at this time, noticed Li Yuan's actions. However, he still had a heart of loyalty to the Sui Dynasty, and Li Jing immediately disguised himself and prepared to report to Emperor Yang of Sui.
However, when he arrived in the capital, the entire capital was already in chaos, and Li Yuan, who was far away in Taiyuan, also took the opportunity to raise troops. As we all know, Li Yuan is also a prince, and his army cannot be compared with the army composed of some other homeless people. Then Li Yuan quickly occupied Chang'an, and of course, Li Jing, who came to Chang'an to report at this time, also fell into Li Yuan's hands.
For those who betrayed him, Li Yuan still would not be soft, and he was about to behead him to show the public, and when Li Jing was about to be executed, he suddenly said a word loudly.
The translation is: Didn't you Li Yuan rebel because you wanted the people to live a good life, and before the current major events were accomplished, you would kill a capable man because I offended you back then.
After hearing his words here, Li Yuan admired his courage very much, and Li Shimin, who was behind Li Yuan, appreciated this person even more, so under Li Shimin's appreciation, Li Jing was exempted from capital crimes, and also entered Li Shimin's Qin Palace, after which Li Jing has been following Li Shimin and fighting with him in the north and south.
On the battlefield later, Li Jing showed his extraordinary military talent, which made Li Yuan full of praise, not only telling him that "the past is not to blame" but also making him an official and a knight.
Second, the military achievements are impressive
It can be said that what really made Li Jing gain a firm foothold in Datang was the pacification of Xiao Milling back then. After Li Yuan ascended the throne, the whole country did not completely settle down, and Xiao Miao's forces were the most threatening force.
Immediately, Li Yuan sent Li Jing to pacify Xiao Miao, but at this time, Xiao Miao's occupation of favorable terrain was in place, and the two parties could only stick here. Li Yuan, who was far away in the capital, didn't know, he thought that Li Jing deliberately delayed the military plane, and even moved to kill, but fortunately, Xu Shao knew that this person was definitely not a thing in the pool when he got along with Li Jing, so he did not carry out Li Yuan's order.
It was in this situation of confrontation with Xiao Mo that Li Jingcan led 800 cavalry to pacify the rebellious barbarians. When Li Yuan, who was far away in the capital, learned the news, he was overjoyed and immediately wrote an edict to comfort Li Jing, and said in the edict that he would not care about the past.
At this time, although Li Jing was not the commander of the first army, he had handed over all the power to him because of Li Yuan's trust in him. Of course, Li Jing did not live up to Li Yuan's trust. With the assistance of Li Jing's "Ten Strategies", tens of thousands of Xiao Mill's army were annihilated in the first battle.
Later, Li Jing took advantage of the victory to pursue, and used suspicious tactics to make Xiao Mo trapped in Jiangling, and finally Xiao Mo could only go out of the city and surrender when there were no reinforcements and no ammunition and food. The battle was pacified in only two months, and Li Yuan was overjoyed and immediately named it the "Shangzhu State".
Of course, this was only the starting point for Li Jing, and only two years later, Li Jing was sent to the battlefield again. The rebel army that surrendered to the Tang Dynasty before rebelled, and Li Jing was ordered to suppress it, it can be said that Li Jing was extremely talented in military strategy, and after arriving, he quickly analyzed the situation at that time and quickly gave tactics.
Danyang has a heavy defense, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you go rashly, it is very likely that you will be attacked by the enemy on your back, it is better to attack Feng Huiliang first.
The coach quickly agreed with Li Jing's tactics. After defeating Feng Huiliang, Fu Gongqi panicked, and in this situation, Li Jing quickly dispatched troops to quickly take it down.
After the war, Li Yuan's evaluation of Li Jing went to a higher level, and in Li Yuan's mouth, even Han Xin and Bai Qi were not as good as Li Jing.
The country was finally pacified here, and Li Jing had not had time to rest, and at this time, bad news came from the border pass. As neighbors of the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turks and Tuyuhun could not sit still. Seeing the internal war in Datang, they also want to get a piece of the pie.
These two countries are typical nomads, and it can be said that they are also a great threat to the Tang Dynasty. This is not the case that Li Shimin made a move against the Eastern Turks as soon as he ascended the throne.
Li Jing led 3,000 cavalry to directly capture Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao of the Sui Dynasty with lightning speed. At this time, the Eastern Turkic Khan was fleeing in a hurry. But Li Jing will not give him this opportunity.
Subsequently, Li Jing gathered a large army to carry out a sneak attack, Li Jing pursued relentlessly, captured the Khan alive, annihilated tens of thousands of enemy troops, and captured more than 100,000 prisoners of war.
3. Fight for a lifetime
After the war, Li Jing sat in the position of Shangshu's right servant, and it can be said that he is a veritable prime minister, and his status in the court is second only to Fang Xuanling. I have to sigh that Li Jing's ability to enjoy his old age in peace also has a lot to do with his character.
Li Jing is a real military general, and only when he is on the battlefield can he have vitality, and Li Jing stands quietly on the side and does not speak when the DPRK and China are deliberating. Unless Li Shimin took the initiative to ask him, it was rare to hear Li Jing express his opinion.
After that, Li Jing had already begun to recuperate, but with the large-scale attack of Tuyuhun, Li Jing, who was over the age of six, had to lead his troops again, although Li Jing was old, but his performance on the battlefield was not inferior to that of young people. In the end, the chasing enemy Wanli finally killed the Tuyuhun leader, and since then, the frontier of the Tang Dynasty can finally restore peace.
epilogue
In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Jing was seriously ill, and Li Shimin was also seriously ill at this time, but he still went to visit. In May of the same year, Li Jing's life came to an end, and Li Shimin was so sad that he was canonized as Situ and the governor of the prefecture, and was given the nickname "Jingwu".