In the Sui and Tang dynasties, there is a figure that is almost half immortal. He can pinch and calculate, and he is good at guessing the intentions, so in the chaotic world of war, he can always stand in the right team. Who is this person? He is Xu Maogong. Xu Maogong is a fictional character in the novel, but his prototype Xu Shixun is real. Today, Xiaobian will tell you about what happened to Xu Shijian.
Xu Shixun was born into a rich family, "a family with many servants, thousands of chestnuts", which can be said to be the second generation of the rich who have no worries about food and clothing. But this rich second generation was very idealistic and ambitious, and at the age of 17, he joined the Wagang Army led by Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang initially wanted to loot some grain and grass nearby, but Xu Shixun persuaded him: "This neighborhood is full of you and my neighbors, usually look down and don't look up, do you mean?" It is better to go to Song and Zheng to grab, which is close to the Royal River and there are more commercial trips. Zhai Rang thought about it, it was this reason, so he took people to the canal to rob.
After having money, Zhai Rang recruited soldiers and bought horses to strengthen Wagang. At this time, someone jumped out to pick peaches, who is he? This person is Li Mi, the Duke of Pushan. When Li Mi and Zhai Rang fought for the lord of Wagang, Xu Shixun cleverly chose Li Mi's side. And the fact was just as he expected, Li Mi killed Zhai Rang after successfully seizing power. At that time, Xu Shixun also wanted to run, but was stopped by Wang Bodang, coupled with Shan Xiongxin's intercession. Xu Shixun half pushed and half followed Li Mi.
Later, Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong and led his troops to surrender to Tang, and Xu Shixun also surrendered to Tang. After that, Xu Shixun followed Li Shimin on his southern expedition to the north, performed military merits, and made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin made him a British Duke and elected him to the Twenty-Four Heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion. After Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne, he wanted to establish Wu Zetian as the queen, but the ministers did not agree. Li Zhi secretly visited Xu Shixun, and Xu Shixun said, "Why should you ask others for your majesty's family affairs?" So Wu Zetian successfully ascended the throne, and Xu Shixun followed the promotion and became rich.
Before his death, Xu Shixun called his younger brother Li Bi to his side and said to him: "I saw that Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhan, Gao Jifu and others worked hard to establish a family business, and I also hoped that future generations could inherit it, but they were defeated by stupid sons. Now I entrust you with this group of incomplete instruments in my family, and if there are bad conduct and evil friends, I will be killed on the spot, and then I will tell me. In fact, Xu Shixun said that he was not a descendant of a vessel, mainly referring to his grandson Xu Jingye. Although Xu Jingye is quite powerful, he likes to take risks, which worries Xu Shixun. Later, Xu Jingye was killed by Wu Zetian because of his rebellion against Wu Zetian, and Xu Shijian was also killed in a coffin.