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According to Ouyang Xiu's New Book of Tang Dynasty, Li Sheng, 79 li sheng, was a native of Lintan County, Longyou Tao Prefecture (present-day Lintao County, Gansu Province). His grandfather, Li Sigong, and his father, Li Qin, were both generals of Long Right. Sheng is young and lonely, filial piety to his mother, and is six feet long. Li Sheng is brilliant, fierce in nature, good at riding and shooting, and good at reading Sun Tzu's books... Li Sheng's life, after countless wars, not only formed his great personality of loyalty, clear love and hatred, bravery and heroism, but also founded a prominent family- Xipingtang. Li Sheng's life is a magnificent life, a life of outstanding contributions to the Chinese nation, and a life worthy of the pride and pride of our descendants of Xipingtang! Its main contributions are as follows:
The town guarded the northwest border pass and showed its military talents
According to the New Book of Tang Dynasty, Li Sheng, the Seventy-ninth Chronicle of Li Sheng, was born in his father's military camp, and his father grew up in the military camp after his death. At the age of eighteen, he joined the army and was a subordinate of Wang Zhongsi, the envoy of Hexi Jiedushi. He is brave and superior, and is famous in Hexi. Once, because Li Sheng should draw a bow, he shot the general to death with one shot. Wang Zhongsi stroked his back and called him "Ten Thousand Enemies"; later, he followed Fengxiang Jiedu to attack the rebellious Qiang people, won the victory, and was promoted to the rank of General of Zuo Yulin; in the early years of Emperor Daizong Guangde,for his meritorious service in attacking the party, he awarded Special Jin and Tai Tai Changqing...
Li Sheng fought bravely and made outstanding achievements in battle. According to the 227th volume of the Zizhi Tongjian, during the Great Calendar, Li Sheng entered the capital and was appointed as the general of the Right God Strategy Army. After Li Sheng entered the Divine Strategy Army, his military talents were further developed, and thus expanded his political influence. When Emperor Dezong ascended the throne, Tubo invaded Jiannan, and Emperor Dezong ordered Li Sheng to lead the Shen ce army to the rescue, and Li Sheng repelled Tubo and defended the southwest border of the Tang Dynasty and the lives and property of the people. Li Sheng, for his outstanding military achievements, was awarded the official position of Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, and also the Right Jinwu General, and the soldiers and horses of Jingyuan, Sizhen, and Beiting were all known soldiers and horses. Soon after, Ma Lu failed to engage the Tubo army at Yancang, and Li Sheng led his troops to rescue Ma Xuan. He was made the King of Hechuan Commandery for his merits.
Li Shengzhen guarded the border pass not only bravely and well-fought, but also dared to eliminate violence and be safe and sound, and to be fair and clean. According to the "Monument of Li Sheng", which is recorded in the "Compilation of Golden Stones", when he was living in Wudu, he saw the righteous courage and led people to shoot and kill the Hao chieftain who specialized in deceiving and killing the people: "Yu Dang fled, and the Kou captured the mountain like a hill." Li Sheng took nothing.
Li Sheng's early military activities were mainly concentrated in the Hexi area, and he made great contributions to resisting the riots and encroachments of Tubo on the northwest border pass of the Tang Dynasty and ensuring that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, revealing his superhuman boldness and extraordinary bravery, and also showing his military command ability, and establishing immortal historical merits for the social stability of the northwest border pass in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and the people's settlement.
Sweep away the division of the feudal town and show patriotism
Li Sheng made meritorious contributions to the consolidation of centralized power in the Tang Dynasty by virtue of his heroic town of defending the frontier. According to the 227th volume of the Zizhi Tongjian, in the second year of Jianzhong (781 AD), Wei Botianyue, Ziqing Li Zhengji, Liang Chongyi of Shannan's Eastern Province, and Chengde Li Weiyue colluded with each other to resist the imperial court. Emperor Dezong ordered Li Sheng to be appointed as the vanguard of the Divine Strategy, and joined forces with Ma Fu (马燧) and Zhaoyi Jiedu (昭義節度) to rescue Linhuan. Li Sheng "led his troops across the water, rode on the ice, and attacked the Yue army", so in January of the third year of Jianzhong (782 AD), he fought at Huan (Huan) Water, defeated Tian Yue's army, lifted the siege of Linhuan and Xingzhou, and then defeated Wei Bo. Then, with a broad mind, he persuaded Ma Fu and Li Baozhen to unite and jointly defeat the strongest rebel general Zhu Tao, Wang Wujun. It shows Li Sheng's extraordinary arrogance in taking care of the overall situation. Li Sheng played an irreplaceable role for Emperor Dezong to sweep away the feudal towns. It also provided military support and guarantees for Emperor Dezong's determination to cut down the feudal towns. Cutting the domain to centralize power, Li Sheng's contribution is indispensable!
Recreate the Li Tang Dynasty and show the spirit of loyalty
During the Xuanzong period, after the Anshi Rebellion, the central power of the Tang Dynasty was greatly reduced. In October of the fourth year of Emperor Dezong's jianzhong (783 AD), the Jingyuan Revolution occurred, according to the Zizhi Tongjian volume 231 and Ouyang Xiu's "New Book of Tang Dynasty Liechuan 79 Li Sheng": the rebels suppressed the territory, Emperor Dezong fled to Fengtian, the rebel army supported Zhu Zhu as the commander, and changed the name of the country to "Great Qin", and led troops to besiege Fengtian, the situation was critical. Li Sheng was recruited from Hebei to return to Guanzhong to rescue, stationed at dongwei bridgehead, not chaotic, hanging the banner of the loyal division, with extraordinary wisdom and boldness, with loyalty to the country and full loyalty to the people, defeated Zhu Zhu and drove out the rebel general Li Huaiguang. A rebellion that subverted the Tang Dynasty was quelled by Li Sheng's strong attack. Li Sheng's army, which recaptured Chang'an, had strict military discipline and won the support of the residents of Chang'an. When Emperor Dezong learned that Chang'an had been recaptured, he wept bitterly: "Born Li Sheng, he thought that he was a social ji, not a person who was born. He also crowned Li Sheng as the King of Xiping County, worshipped Fengxiang, Longyou, and Jingyuan Jiedushi, and hung his portrait on the side of Emperor Taizong's old courtiers in lingyan pavilion. Li Sheng quelled the Rebellion of Zhu Zhu and recreated the Tang imperial family, avoiding the chaos and turmoil in the Central Plains and the displacement of the people. Li Sheng was appointed as Situ and Zhongshu Ling, and sealed 2,000 households. In recognition of Li Sheng's exploits, Emperor Dezong ordered the erection of a monument to the Dongwei Bridge. Previously, Emperor Dezong also appointed Li Sheng as the left servant of Shangshu and The Pingzhangshi of Tongzhongshu Menxia, and was also appointed as the envoy of Hezhong and TongdiJiedushi, and also served as the envoy of Gyeonggi, Weibei, Yanfang, and Danyan. Deputy Marshals of Yanfang, Gyeonggi, Weibei, and Shanghua. The Battle of Pingzhu Was the most classic and brilliant war in Li Sheng's life's war, and occupied an extremely important position in the history of ancient Chinese warfare. If it were not for Li Sheng's wisdom and courage, heroic and awe-inspiring, and efforts to turn the tide, the Tang Dynasty would have ended by the time of Emperor Dezong. True, China's history will be completely rewritten. Therefore, Li Sheng recreated the Tang Dynasty Gong Zhao Riyue, he was an important founder of the Future Tang Dynasty Zhongxing!
He has made meritorious contributions to the governance of Jingzhou and showed his political vision
After the reconquest of Chang'an, Li Sheng considered that Jingzhou was close to the border and was an important military town. If the land is not well governed, it will become a springboard for Tubo to attack the Central Plains. To this end, he took the initiative to go to jingzhou to govern. According to the New Book of Tang, Li Sheng, the seventy-ninth chronicle, Emperor Naibaisheng was the envoy of Fengxiang, Longyou, and Jingyuan Jiedushi, who also served as the deputy marshal of the camp, and the king of Xiping County, and sealed 1,500 households. In August 784, Li Sheng came to Fengxiang to punish Zhang Yi and kill Wang Bin and more than a dozen other people. He also used tactics to take shi qi and more than thirty other people who participated in the rebellion in Jingyuan, with the idea that "Ru Cao has repeatedly rebelled, maimed Zhongliang, and fixed the heavens and the earth!" All of them were killed for their sins, and finally Tian Xijian, who was the most heinous of the crimes, was killed. He also stated the reason for killing Tian Xijian. Everyone was terrified and listened to Li Sheng's dispatches. Li Sheng reported the situation to the imperial court. Emperor Dezong said with emotion: "Jingzhou is chaotic and rebellious, and it is not sheng who cannot be ignored." After Li Sheng returned the military town, he recommended the Right Dragon Wu general Li Guan as the envoy of Jingyuan Jiedushi. Li Sheng also took out his own money to reward those who surrendered, and carried out Huairou. Whenever a Tubo emissary came, Li Sheng would arrange to sit down, wearing a brocade robe and a gold belt to show respect and make the Tubo people feel envious... Since then, the northwestern frontier has had a rare sense of stability and peace. Li Sheng's governance of Jingzhou provided a stable northwestern border environment for the Later Emperor Xianzong's Zhongtang Zhongxing.
The loyalty of the cutting power shows the quality of loyalty
Because Li Sheng was wise and courageous, stationed in Jingzhou, Tubo did not dare to invade the northwest border of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tubo general Shang Jiezan was still not dead-hearted, according to the Zizhi Tongjian volume 232 record: Shang Jie Zan said that his disciples: "Tang Zhiliang general, Li Sheng, Ma Fu, Hun just, should be counted." He tried his best to bribe Zhang Yanxian, the prime minister who was at that time at a gap with Li Sheng. In the middle of the reward, Emperor Dezong deposed Li Sheng's military power. Ding Weinian, Emperor Dezong Jiasheng Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling, Xun, Feng Rugu; Yu Xi dismissed it. Although Li Sheng lost his military power, he remained loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Shi Dingqiong, the chief of the Tong Dynasty Palace, was also ostracized by Zhang Yanxian, and with a grudge, he asked Li Sheng to say: "Tai Wei's meritorious deeds are supreme, judas are the right to strike the army, since ancient times, there is no protector, if the country changes, Qiong is willing to prepare for left and right, cunning rabbit three caves, And Early Tuzhi? Li Sheng said angrily, "Er'an had an ominous word." "Capture him and report it to the imperial court." Li Sheng had great admiration for Wei Zheng's outspokenness and loyalty to the imperial court, and regarded him as his model. When Feng Xiang was in Fengxiang, he said to the guests: "Wei Zheng can speak bluntly and give advice to Emperor Taizong above Yao Shun, and the true loyal subjects are also admired by the servants." "Therefore, when Li Sheng was the prime minister, the emperor asked questions, and he would be extremely unspeakably and loyal to him. Li Sheng's ideological feelings of being loyal to the king and patriotic, regardless of personal gains and losses, are rare and precious.
Tutored well, founded the Xipingtang Wang clan
Li Sheng had a calm personality, strict management of the army, good at discernment, and knew the merits and abilities of his subordinates. It is also very polite to govern the family. His excellent moral character flowed through the wind and the wind, and the breeding shadow sheltered the Xiping Junwang family. Li Sheng had fifteen sons, namely: Wish, Cong, 揔, 愻, Forgiveness, 憑, 憲, 愬, 懿, 聴, 惎, 慇, Dong, 伷, and 偕. In addition, Li Shengshi of the Xipingtang branch genealogy recorded that he had eighteen sons, and the three of them were: Zizhou Thorn Shi Yi, Suzhou Qianhu Prefecture, Cheng Zhou Thorn Shi Ying, and Prince ZhongsheSi. However, the New Book of Tang Records 79 Li Sheng records that Shengsheng had fifteen sons, and the twelve sons were passed on. During his reign, he carefully educated his son and set strict requirements. The twelve sons of adulthood are especially the eldest son, the seventh son, the eighth son, and the youngest son, and the most virtuous and benevolent, loyal and brave.
According to the Zizhi Tongjian Volume 79:
May the young be humble and modest, summoned as the Shangshu of the Punishment Department, the Left Servant of the Russian Inspection School Shangshu, the Fengxiang of Jiedu, and the Situ. Most of his descendants are distributed in Shandong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other areas;
Xian, Zi Zhangwu, Chang Xi Ru, self-restraint with etiquette. Transferred to Taiyuan Province to join the military and Li Quan lieutenant. Migration to Wei Prefecture Thorn History, Migration Prefecture. He was appointed as Zong zheng Shaoqing, and the deputy Jinwu general Hu Zheng was sent to The Princess Taihe as an envoy. Also, move to the secretary of state. At the beginning of the Taihe Dynasty, Qianhong Capital Stabbed History, Jiangxi Observation Envoy Qianling Lingnan Jiedushi. He was enfeoffed as the Duke of Longxi. His descendants are all over Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou. No less than three million descendants;
愬, the word yuan straight, there is a strategy, good riding and shooting. The battle to enter Cai Prefecture and capture Wu Yuanji has been praised for thousands of years. After the war, he was also the Governor of Xiangzhou, Shannan, Shandong, Ande, the Eight Prefectures, the Shangzhu Guo, and the Duke of Liangguo. There were 3,000 households in The Food Estate, 500 households in Shifeng, and one son was given the title of Wupin Zhengguan official. 卒,年49年,給太尉,谥曰武。 Zan yue: Li You did not kill, paid the soldiers without doubt, and knew that he could break the thief. Yu did not resign from his appointment, and decided to die, so that he could use it for a while. Yu Zhicai, waiting for the show, so ping Cai Gong, the number of people. His descendants are distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi and other parts of the country;
Listen, the word Zhengsi, according to the "Zizhi Tongjian Liechuan • Seventy-Nine" record: Listen, Xianzong Zhuangzhi, for the Yulin general. Later, he entered the Shangshu of the Inspection Department. Chong HeDong Jiedushi. Emperor Jingzong took the throne and changed his righteousness into an army. At the beginning of Taihe, he was enfeoffed as the Duke of Liangguo with the rebellion of Ping Li Tongjie, and worshipped a son of Wupinguan. He was also deposed as a young master of the crown prince because of Shi Xiancheng's affair, and later changed to the commander of the Wuning Army. He was given the title of Prince Shaobao and given to Situ. Most of the descendants are distributed in the northern regions of Shandong, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Northeast China. I will not repeat it separately.
Li Sheng's four particularly outstanding sons and eight other sons all left the capital to take up posts in other places, which was enough to witness Li Sheng's honesty and integrity as an official. Its descendants are now spread around the world. According to incomplete statistics of the descendants of Xipingtang in various places, the population of xipingtang Li clan has far exceeded 10 million! In Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, xipingtang Li clan population of 30,000 counties and cities abound, population tens of thousands of villages are not lacking, Xipingtang Li descendants of the social elite is even more numerous, they are either Shijin, or shangda, or for the reputation, or for the army, or for seiko, or for skilled craftsmen, or for nongsang. Wenchang Wuzhi, Ji Ji Yushi, elite Xianda, Zhenzhen rope. The unique and brilliant descendants of the Li clan of Xipingtang, with their kaiji ancestor Li Sheng as an example, inherited and carried forward the family culture and family style of loyalty, courage, martial arts, patriotism, and love for the family created by the ancestor Li Sheng, and dedicated their due diligence and wisdom to the prosperity and strength of the country and the rejuvenation of the nation in their respective posts!
Li Sheng died in August of the ninth year of Zhenyuan (793 AD) at the age of sixty-seven. Emperor Dezong personally came to the memorial service, abolished the dynasty for five days, held a solemn funeral, and posthumously presented him as a taishi. Tan Zhongwu. Throughout his life, Li Sheng was brave and good at fighting, but also able to think deeply and far-sightedly, and had both outstanding military ability and patriotism and love for the people. Wei Zhao Sheng Gong, Loyal and Courageous, Qian Qiu's Name, Eternal Liu Fang!
To sum up: The historical merits established by Li Sheng, the king of Xiping County, in Chinese history are indelible. Ouyang Xiu concludes in the article "New Book of Tang Dynasty, Column Biography Volume 79 Li Sheng": ShengZhitun DongweiQiaoye, Li Huaiguang against Xianyang, Hebei Three Rebel Xiangwang, Li Nayi Henan, Li Xilie Zheng and Zhen. Sheng Wu ji ji lost grain, raised a lone army to resist the group of thieves, and was full of danger and a lot of decay, and touched people with loyalty and friendship, so Hao Yingle died for it. Even if the master enters Chang'an and no one knows, although the three kings are in power, it can be said that benevolence and righteousness will be complete! Whoops, the function of the community, can not see the faith in the mediocre lord, pawn to seize its soldiers, mourn! Although, those who have done their work to cover the world, only the disaster can be avoided. The fourth son is like a laborer, and it is advisable to have a queen. In order to commemorate Li Sheng, an outstanding general of the Tang Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty composed two poems - "Genealogical Order of the Li Clan" and "Genealogical Poem of the King of Xiping", and Wen Tianxiang praised Li Sheng's historical merits of defending the society of the people and safeguarding the unity of the country with full passion: "Li Gongwen can pass on the martial arts, and the reputation of xunye has spread throughout Kyushu. A piece of loyalty shines on the sun and the moon, and the Wanfang People's Society establishes the Spring and Autumn Festival."