Speaking of Xue Rengui, everyone is very familiar with it, after all, this is a common object in film and television works. However, in history, Xue Rengui's experience is much more bumpy than that of Xue Rengui in film and television dramas, and he also experienced a difficult period before he himself became a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. So how did Xue Rengui originate? The following small editor will tell you the story of Xue Rengui.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > emerged from the military</h1>
Xue Rengui, like most famous Tang Dynasty generals, was born in the family of officials and eunuchs, but Xue Rengui's fate was relatively bad, and his family situation had declined in his generation, so he had to fight for a future. At this time, Tang Taizong needed a large number of brave generals in liaodong, so Xue Rengui went to the general Zhang Shigui to enlist in the army and began a military career that lasted for forty years.
Although at first Xue Rengui was eager to be appreciated by Tang Taizong, his status was too low to see the emperor at all, so xue Rengui did a big thing in order to make a good impression on the emperor. Xue Rengui first made his battle robes pure white, because the uniforms of the army at that time were all black, and in order to highlight himself, Xue Rengui changed his battle robes to white. After that, Xue Rengui looked for an opportunity to prepare for the battle. Later, the Tang and Goguryeo armies faced off at Anshi Castle, and the war fell into a state of stalemate. But at this time, Xue Rengui felt that this was a good opportunity to show his face, so he went forward and called out. In the end, Xue Rengui relied on his own martial arts to ride a white horse to rampage through the enemy army, and had the courage to stop him.
After the end of the war, Tang Taizong was deeply impressed by Xue Rengui, who was only a soldier at that time, so he specially summoned Xue Rengui and made him a general. Later, Emperor Taizong of Tang inquired about Xue Rengui's family lineage and learned that he was a descendant of the famous Northern Wei general Xue Andu, so he favored Xue Rengui. According to historical records, in the process of Banshi's return to the dynasty, Tang Taizong summoned Xue Rengui again and encouraged him: "The old generals of The Fallen are old and cannot bear the heavy work of command. Every time you want to promote a brave and strong general, there is no one who can match you. I am not happy to get Liaodong, but I am happy to get you. Through Tang Taizong's words, it can be known that Tang Taizong himself has a lot of respect for Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui, who returned to the imperial court, was promoted under the guidance of Emperor Taizong of Tang, and eventually became a general who guarded Xuanwu Gate. After The death of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Xue Rengui became the military team of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and was responsible for foreign strategy. I have to say that the relationship between Xue Rengui and the Li Tang royal family is very deep. Yonghui received heavy rain for five years, which caused a flash flood, and when the flood rushed to Xuanwu Gate, the soldiers fled in all directions, and Xue Rengui climbed the city gate to warn the palace, and then Tang Gaozong escaped the flood disaster. After the flood, Emperor Gaozong of Tang specially summoned Xue Rengui, praised his behavior, and thanked Xue Rengui for saving his life, it can be said that Xue Rengui and the Tang Dynasty royal family formed a deep friendship.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > a prestigious battle achievement</h1>
In 658, Emperor Gaozong of Tang ordered Cheng Mingzhen and Xue Rengui to conquer Goguryeo, and in the process of conquest of Goguryeo, Xue Rengui made a great deal of power, slaughtered the enemy troops along the way, and finally broke into the name of Hehewei in Goguryeo. Later, Xue Rengui fought against the Khitans in Montenegro, and was finally awarded the title of Hedong County Man for his merits. In these battles, Xue Rengui showed extraordinary military talent and thus entered the high-level center of the Tang army.
In 661, the nine surnames Tiele gathered a crowd in the Tianshan Mountains to rebel, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang ordered Xue Rengui to suppress it. Tie Le, surnamed Jiu, had been fighting against the Tang army by virtue of the Xiao Yong of his subordinates, and as a result, Xue Rengui had just come and shot three people in a row, killing three people at once, suppressing the arrogance of the enemy at once. Later, Xue Rengui defeated the army of the Nine Surnames Tiele with a plan, and finally captured its leader Ye Hu and others, thus recovering the people of Tianshan. Later, the Tang army has always sung the story of "the general three arrows fixed the Heavenly Mountain, and the hero sang into the HanGuan", so Xue Rengui also had the allusion of the general three arrows fixing the Heavenly Mountain.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > the god of war defeated Dafeichuan</h1>
In 670 AD, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo clashed, so the imperial court decided to use troops against Tubo. As a result, Xue Rengui was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the march to be responsible for the conquest. However, the deputy governor at the time, Guo Beifeng, was the son of the famous general Guo Xiaoke, and he was dissatisfied with Xue Rengui's becoming his superior, and often violated Xue Rengui's orders. At Xue Rengui's behest, Guo Beifeng was responsible for escorting grain and grass forward quickly, but Guo Beifeng himself was arrogant and did not pay any attention to Xue Rengui's instructions. As a result, the grain and grass were intercepted by the Tubo people, and Xue Rengui's army fell into crisis. Later, due to the lack of grain and grass for the Tang army, coupled with the fact that the garrison of Dafeichuan was not easy to defend, Xue Rengui was finally defeated under the attack of the Tubo army. After returning to the imperial court, Xue Rengui was dismissed from his post and demoted to a commoner, and the military god ended.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang still remembered Xue Rengui during his demotion, so Xue Rengui was re-enabled at the Battle of Yunzhou. In the war, Xue Rengui's sword was not old, and he defeated the enemy army three times, repeating the famous name of that year. But after all, he was old, and his body could not keep up with the pace of the war, and finally Tang Gaozong let Xue Rengui retire in the fiefdom.
In 683, the famous Tang Dynasty general Xue Rengui died at the age of seventy. After Xue Rengui's death, Emperor Gaozong of Tang gave him special favors and posthumously honored him as the Grand General of Zuo Xiaowei and the Governor of Youzhou. His children were also highly valued by the imperial court, and most of them became important vassals in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.