In the nineteenth year of the Tang Dynasty (731 AD), Tang Xuanzong lamented that there was only a Confucian Temple and no Wu Temple in the past, in order to commend and worship the famous generals of the past dynasties, a Wu Temple was set up, which was called Taigong Shangfu Temple at that time, and Tang Suzong changed to Wucheng Wang Temple in the first year of Shangyuan (760 years), referred to as Wu Temple.
When Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty selected the military generals of the past dynasties, he took Jiang Ziya as the main sacrifice, and selected ten people as accompanying sacrifices, that is, the ten philosophers of Wumiao, which were Qin Wu'an Jun Bai Qi on the left, Han Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin, Shu Han Wuxiang Marquis Zhuge Liang, Tang Weiguo Gong Li Jing, Tang Yingying Gong Li Tao, and Han Liuhou Zhang Liang on the right, Qi Da Sima Tian Sui Tho, Wu General Sun Wu, Chu Ling Yin Wu Qi, and Zhao Wangzhu Jun Le Yi.
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These ten people are all historical figures before Tang Xuanzong, and looking at the resumes of these 10 people, it can be found that first, their military level is very high, second, they have made certain contributions in the field of military development, either military thought, or military writings, and third, they are all loyal ministers and good generals.
According to the timeline, Sima Sui Tho once led the Qi army to defeat the Jin and Yan coalition armies and left the book "Sima Law";
Le Yi led the Five-Nation Alliance to almost wipe out the Qi State;
Wu Qi founded Wei Wushu, and successively served in the Lu State, Wei State, and Chu State, and he became strong in which country;
Sun Wu led the army of Wu to almost destroy the state of Chu, and he wrote the book "The Art of War", which was respected by later generations as the originator of the military family;
Bai Qi served as the general of Qin for more than 30 years, attacked more than 70 cities, and had military books such as "Formation Map" and "Wonderful Marching Method";
Ten philosophers of the martial temple
Zhang Liang gave advice to Liu Bang, and Han Xin fought for Liu Bang in the south and north, and the two of them were important contributors to assisting Liu Bang in establishing the Han Dynasty;
Zhuge Liang divided the world before he came out, helped Liu Bei establish the Shu Han regime, and he was the representative of the loyal ministers of the past dynasties.
Li Jing was a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, and he basically succeeded in World War I. Before the enemy could react, Li Jing had already finished the battle; in addition, he also wrote such works as "Li Weigong's Art of War" and "The Mirror of the Six Armies."
Li Ji was also a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, striking Xue Yantuo twice, pacifying the northern part of the Tang Dynasty, and later breaking the Eastern Turks and Goguryeo, becoming one of the main generals of the Tang Dynasty to expand the territory.
These ten-person army meets the above-mentioned standards, and the reason why there are no military generals after the Tang Dynasty is because they were determined by Tang Xuanzong. So after the Middle Tang Dynasty, what other generals can compare with the ten philosophers of the Wumiao? This article will talk with you to see if it is reasonable.
1, Guo Ziyi
Guo Ziyi is a famous general in the Tang Dynasty and a major figure who has continued his life for the Tang Dynasty for more than 150 years. Guo Ziyi belongs to a late-blooming figure, he only became famous when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and he was 58 years old this year. After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi participated in the counterinsurgency, first leading troops to recover Hebei and Hedong, and then recovering Chang'an and Luoyang Erjing in 757. In 762, he pacified the mutiny in Hezhong, in 763 he pacified the rebellion of Fugu Huai'en, and in 765, the combined forces of Tubo and Hui invaded. It can be said that he has made a contribution to the reinvention of the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Dezong respected him as his father, and after his death, he was called Zhongwu. Just rebuilding the Tang Dynasty is enough to be selected for the Wu Temple, and Tang Dezong compares King Wu of Zhou to Guo Ziyi as his father, and his nickname Zhongwu is the same as Zhuge Liang, so I personally think that Guo Ziyi can be compared to the ten philosophers of the Wu Temple.
Guo Ziyi
2, Li Mi
After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, Li Mi became the military advisor of Tang Suzong, assisting Suzong to quell the Anshi Rebellion. During the period of Daizong, Li Mi was not in the imperial court, but he would still put forward his own suggestions to Daizong for military affairs, and Daizong would also adopt them. During the Dezong period, the rebellion of the four kings and two emperors broke out, and it was Li Mi who made a plan to quell the rebellion. Especially in the Dezong Dynasty, Li Mi participated in the planning of internal affairs, foreign affairs, military, finance, etc., repaired the military and government internally, reconciled the generals, and connected with the Hui and Dashi countries to contain Tibet, and reached the "Zhenyuan Alliance", which made the border stable, and ensured the stability of the Tang Empire during the Zhenyuan period to a considerable extent. Li Mi's merits are personally considered to be on par with Zhuge Liang, so he can also be regarded as a figure comparable to the ten philosophers of Wumiao.
Li Mi
3, Li Sheng
Li Sheng is also a figure of the same period as Guo Ziyi, he joined the army as a good family in his early years, and followed the Hexi Jiedu to envoy Wang Zhonghei to conquer Tibet, known as "ten thousand enemies". In the second year of the establishment of Tang Dezong (781), he led the army to quell the rebellion of the three towns of Heshuo, and in the fourth year of Jianzhong (783), he pacified the Jingyuan mutiny, and in the first year of Xingyuan (784), he recovered Chang'an and pacified the rebellion of Zhuzhu. Several mutinies in the Dezong period were attributed to Li Sheng, although he was not as good as the ten philosophers of Wumiao, but he also had the ability to match.
Li Sheng
4, Cao Bin
Cao Bin was the founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty he mainly participated in 4 wars, one was the second year of Qiande (964) as the capital eunuch, with Liu Guangyi to the Houshu; the second was in the seventh year of Kaibao (974) for the deployment of the capital, led the army to conquer the south of the Yangtze River; the third was in the Taizu period many times to lead the army to crusade against the Northern Han Dynasty; the fourth was in the third year of Yongxi (986) when the Song army attacked Liao on three roads, he was the commander of the main east road. Cao Bin played a very important role in assisting Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, in the war to pacify the sea and unify the world. He not only made great achievements in military affairs, but also served the government and the opposition with his generous and benevolent character and non-innocent behavior, and was praised by later generations as "the first general of Song Liang", so Cao Bin can also be selected with this person's benevolence and righteousness.
Cao Bin
5, Yue Fei
Yue Fei is one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, if it weren't for Song Gaozong Zhao Gou dragging his feet, Yue Fei would have smashed the Huanglong Mansion. Yue Fei joined the army at the age of 20 and has participated in and commanded hundreds of large and small battles. After the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei became one of the commanders of the anti-Jin army, in the battle with the Jin army was almost every battle must be won, the Yuejia army led by him had clear rewards and punishments, strict discipline, known as "freezing to death without demolishing the house, starving to death without plundering", the Jin army is "shaking the mountain is easy, shaking the Yuejia army is difficult" comment. Later, Yue Fei became a martial saint, so if the Zhongtang Dynasty selected the ten philosophers of the martial temple in the future, there must be a place for Yue Fei.
Yue Fei
6, Mu Huali
Mu Huali was the founder and famous general of the Great Mongolian Kingdom, he was known for his perseverance, wisdom, courage and good fighting, and assisted Temujin in unifying the Mongolian tribes. With Temujin in successive years, he commanded the battles of Yehuling and Huhe Fort, and defeated the Jin army. In the tenth year of Yuan Taizu (1215), he captured Jin Beijing. In the twelfth year of Yuan Taizu (1217), Ren Taishi and king, instead of Temu Allah of the Western Expedition, held the matter of levying gold, launched attacks on Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi for successive years, and conquered most of the territory of the Jin Dynasty in six years of conquest. Mu Huali followed Temujin for 40 years, and he was so successful in battle that he was called "Jingkenbaatar (true hero)" by the people. In the process of presiding over the attack on gold, he changed the previous method of blindly slaughtering and plundering the Mongol army, appointed the Han landlord armed forces to manage it, and decided to occupy it for a long time.
Mu Huali
7, Xu Da
Xu Da is the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, but also the first general under Zhu Yuanzhang, he was born in a peasant family, followed Zhu Yuanzhang to participate in the rebel army, defeated Chen Youliang in the battle of Poyang Lake, and then destroyed Zhang Shicheng, and then served as the general of the conquest, and the deputy general Chang Yuchun together with the Northern Expedition, the Yuan Shun Emperor drove to Mobei, ending the Yuan Dynasty's rule over the Central Plains, and then long-term training in Beiping, Shanxi and preparing for the border, guarding Beiping for more than ten years. In addition, Xu Da was also good at governing the army and made immortal contributions to the establishment and consolidation of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Da
8, Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang was a figure in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and he was a military general who was very qualified to be selected as one of the ten philosophers of Wumiao. Most of Qi Jiguang's achievements in his life were obtained against the Japanese Invaders. During the Jiajing period, Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese in the southeast coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian, and since the 38th year of Jiajing (1559), the Qi family army became an army, and the Qi family army fought hundreds of battles with the Japanese invaders, and did not taste defeat. By the eleventh year of Wanli (1583), Qi Jiguang took office, and the total number of enemy troops defeated by Qi's army exceeded 150,000, which was a very terrifying record in the Wanli Zhongxing period of long-term peace. With a battle loss ratio of 1:100, almost zero casualties were achieved every time he fought against the Japanese and achieved great results. In addition, Qi Jiguang also left behind the military books "The New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "The Actual Record of Military Training", which had many creative ideas and summaries in the fields of military training, armament management, and formation diagrams, and promoted the development of ancient Chinese military science. Therefore, Qi Jiguang is very qualified to be selected as one of the ten philosophers of Wumiao.
Qi Jiguang
9, Ah Gui
A Gui is a famous general in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and is also a rare minister of the Qianlong Dynasty who entered the prime minister, in the Qianlong Emperor's ten perfect martial arts, A Gui participated in the conquest of Jinchuan, the pacification of the size and Zhuo, the expedition to Burma and other wars, Qianlong 44 years is to become the foreman of the military minister, and then he often as an important minister of the imperial court, was sent by the Qianlong Emperor to solve urgent and thorny problems. In his later years, Ah Gui twice led his division to suppress the Gansu Hui uprising, and as the foreman of the military aircraft minister, he proposed a military strategy to suppress the uprising of Lin Shuangwen in Taiwan. It has been painted in the Purple Light Pavilion four times, and has been ranked first twice. It was praised as "the crown of Qianlong's famous ministers".
Gui
10, Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang was a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and the recovery of Xinjiang alone was enough to make him eligible to be selected as one of the ten philosophers of Wumiao.
Zuo Zongtang tried and failed repeatedly in his early years, and later became Luo Bingzhang's staff, participating in the pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, and later participated in the pacification of the Twisted Army Rebellion and the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion. In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (1874), in the dispute between coastal defense and fortress defense, Li Hongzhang advocated coastal defense and gave up Xinjiang, while Zuo Zongtang advocated equal emphasis on coastal defense and fortress defense and carried the coffin out in the first year of Guangxu (1875), and finally defeated Agu Bai and took back Xinjiang.
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Brief summary:
These ten people, some of them may not be as good as the ten philosophers of the martial temple, but they are all outstanding figures in their time, and they are all people who have made great contributions to their own dynasty at that time, so I personally think that they also have the strength to compare with the ten philosophers of the martial temple.