First, serious, not serious?
So-called: it is better to believe in books than to have no books! By extension: it is better to believe in history than to have no history!
For example, it is recorded in this "Book of Sui": It is said that Li Jing, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, had an uncle named Han Huhu. That's right, it was the Sui Dynasty's Shangzhu Kingdom. His original name was Han Baobao, because at the age of 13, he had captured a fierce tiger, so he changed his name to Han Baohu - I don't know, Wu Song will cry and faint in the toilet...
Of course, this is only a joke, after all, people with a little common sense understand that humans and tigers fight with their bare hands is purely uncomfortable. Therefore, Han Huhu, who was born to catch a fierce tiger at the age of 13, should be with the help of tools (human wisdom), so Second Brother Wu does not have to be sad.
However, this is not the point, the point is that before Han Huhu died, his neighbor suddenly saw a grand honor guard, and strangely appeared at the door of Han Huhu's house, and the neighbor asked: "What are you doing?" ”
One of them replied, "Take our king home." ”
The neighbor was even more surprised: "What king, who?" ”
The man said, "O King of Yama, this is the one inside the gate." ”
As soon as the words stopped, the honor guard suddenly disappeared. Soon after, a very sick man came and shouted, "Please see the king of Yama." Han Huhu's men were furious and wanted to beat this man. Han Huhu hurriedly stopped it, saying, "Being born as a pillar country and dying as the king of Yan Luo, Si is enough." ”
In the face of this real hammer recorded in the Book of Sui, can we believe it?
Of course not! He was 13 years old and captured a fierce tiger, and he can still find a reason, but "die as the king of Yan Luo", why do you give an explanation? I can only grasp the spirit. For example, through this historical data, we can see how high and important Han Baohu's status was before his death.
Of course, the brain hole is bigger, you can also explain with your feet, why Li Jing, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, also became a "god" after his death, just two words "ancestral", and then expand it, the original immortals also pay attention to "genes"...
Look, just such a piece of historical materials can expand many interpretations, some are serious, some are not. But regardless of whether it is serious or not, it is obvious that "reading history makes people wise" is the highest standard and pursuit. That is to say, the role of reading history is not to make us unconditionally choose to believe, but to increase knowledge and insight.
Understanding the above content, let's enter the historical data of "Li Shimin dreamed that after deng Ai, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms, he fought a victorious battle". However, we still have to "skin" it first - in "Journey to the West", when Li Shimin sleepwalked in the mansion, he didn't know if there was a Han Capture Tiger within the Ten Halls of Yan Luo?
Therefore, the author feels that Wei Zheng should not be allowed to play such a key role, and Li Jing should be allowed to appear and write a letter to his uncle Han Baohu, which is in line with the "historical record"... Well, after the skin has passed, the book is returned to the truth, look at Li Shimin's dream to meet Deng Ai, what is the matter!
2. The King of Western Qin defeated the King of Qin
In fact, when Li Shimin was a teenager, he could be called a male brother who set up an eagle and a lackey. In his own words: Less is not learned, only good bow horses! That is, Li Shimin was obviously not interested in reading, but he was very fond of hunting.
If he had ruled the world in Taiping, Li Shimin would have been like this, and he would not have done so much later. However, Yang Guang, the Sui Dynasty Emperor, a series of advanced behaviors led to great chaos in the world, which provided a stage for Li Shimin. Whose teenager is not crazy?
Therefore, Li Shimin tricked his father Li Yuan to rebel against Sui: Why can the Yang family sit in this world, but we Li Jiawa can't sit? At the same time, Li Yuan's close friends Pei Ning and Liu Wenjing also firmly supported Li Yuan's rebellion. In this way, in 617 AD, Li Yuan "raised an army in Jinyang", and Li Shimin also stepped onto the stage of history.
The so-called "Sui lost its deer, the world together to chase it." At that time, it was not only Li Yuan's forces, but also many anti-Sui forces such as Wagang. So which force in the beginning, the most frightening thing for Datang and Li Shimin? It was Xue Ju, the King of Western Qin.
Xue Ju's family, far more prominent than Li Shimin's family, is one of the so-called six great masters in Kansai: Wei, Pei, Xue, Yang, Liu, and Du. If you trace its origins, it will be long, it is a Haoqiang family that developed after the fall of Shu Han, from the shu Han homeland to Hedong.
When Li Yuan raised an army in Jinyang, Xue Ju also raised the banner of anti-Sui, calling himself the "Overlord of Western Qin" and also claiming the title of emperor! It's just a pity that his title of emperor has delayed the opportunity. Because li yuan during this period did not have any fancy movements, he slammed his head straight into Chang'an.
When Xue Ju wanted to capture Chang'an, he sadly found that he was one step too late. Li Yuan went so far as to "blackmail the princes of Tianzi" in Chang'an and renamed Yang You, the acting prince, as Emperor Sui. Xue Ju had to first try to expand his territory, strengthen his power, and seek opportunities to seize Chang'an.
In 618, Li Yuan discovered that the trick of "holding the Son of Heaven to order the princes" was not good at all in this world today. Therefore, Li Yuan kicked Yang You, founded the Tang Dynasty, and he himself became the emperor. And Xue Ju was almost ready, so he sent troops to Jingzhou and attacked the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan sent Li Shimin as his commander and commanded eight governors to face Xue Ju, which was the famous Battle of Shallow Water In history. The result?
Li Shimin failed miserably! Shi Zai: Fought in the shallow water plains, the eight general managers were defeated, and the soldiers died ten (of) five or six. The generals Murong Luohu, Li Anyuan, and Liu Hongji were also captured alive by Xue Ju, and Li Shimin fled back to Chang'an.
Afterwards, when Li Shimin reported to Li Yuan, he said: At that time, I was ill, and Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan (Tang Monk's grandfather) were in charge of the command. I have specifically told you: (Xue) raising grain and fatigue, hanging the army deep, intended to fight a decisive battle, unfavorable and protracted, that is, want to challenge, cautious and decisive. Treat me as a messenger, and take it for the king. But they didn't listen, so they failed miserably!
What is the truth? No one can tell. The author's attitude is half-believing. After all, where are the undefeated generals? Li Shimin is a man, not a god! What's more, Li Shimin was only 19 years old at the time, and if he hadn't learned a painful lesson, how could he have grown into a "Heavenly Khan" in the annals of history.
But no matter what, this fiasco made Li Yuan's heart jump, and the newly born Datang was even more dangerous. But at this moment, the pie really fell from the heavens, and Xue Ju, the overlord of Western Qin, actually fell ill and died, and his son Xue Rengao succeeded to the throne.
This is the most exciting news for Datang and Li Shimin. Therefore, Li Shimin hurriedly put on a cloak and led the expedition - taking advantage of his illness and asking for his life!
Third, Li Shimin dreamed of meeting Deng Ai
So what's the result? There is no doubt that this time Li Shimin easily abused Xue Rengao. But the fun is that before the decisive battle, Li Shimin actually dreamed of meeting Deng Ai, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms. Let's first look at the original text:
Emperor Taizong's conquest of Xue Ju (安也) was a military general and pro-Dong Sixth Division. Public holding with the divine soldier, Yu Yu Si see, Jie Xue Sen Shuang, please start first. Emperor Taizong was moved by this, and the general Yu Yan was excited. Work together to remove the shears. The military teeth are open, and the crown covers the stars. The fierce wind pulls up the wood, and the thunder breaks the mountain. The golden drum came to Chen and won the battle. The emperor read the spirit, and then set up a shrine to the mountain, a feudal altar. Spring and Autumn Celebration, the number of the Ming Gong... (From the Quan Tang Wen Former Wei Tai Wei Deng Gong Ancestral Hall Praise and Preface)
This means that Li Shimin and Xue Qin's army fought a decisive battle in the Anding (present-day Jingchuan County) region. Unexpectedly, before the war, Li Shimin suddenly had a dream, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Deng Ai, actually ran in a panic in armor, and after seeing Li Shimin, he asked: Boss, don't ask anything, let me be your vanguard!
Li Shimin was very happy and touched and agreed to his request. Subsequently, in the decisive battle, the Tang army and "Deng Ai" launched a "yin and yang attack" against Xue Qin's army, and the battle was shameful!
After Li Shimin became the eldest brother of the emperor, he suddenly remembered this matter, and immediately sent someone to rush to build an ancestral hall for Deng Ai on the edge of the Jingshui River. Considering that Deng Ai was killed, he specially gave a gift and gave Deng Ai the nickname "Ming".
Finally, to add some information, Liu Zongyuan later wrote this matter into his "Twelve Songs of Tang Song And Four Jing Shui Huang", which contains the following sentences: Jing Shui Huang, Long Ye Mang. Negative too white, Tengtian wolf... The ghost god came to help Meng Jiaxiang, and the brain painted the wilderness and flew wildly. The stars are restored, and the party is restored.
This is li shimin's dream of meeting Deng Ai, and there are obviously two questions.
First: Is this true or false? Sorry, this must be asked Li Shimin himself to go. No one could answer for him. But it does not prevent future generations from analyzing this matter.
Second: Why does Li Shimin dream of Deng Ai, and is it better to dream of Zhuge Liang? I have only one answer. As mentioned above, the Xue ju family migrated to Hedong from the ancestral land of Shu Han after the fall of Shu Han. So who destroyed the Shu Han? It was Deng Ai's Yin Ping smuggling!
So what's the point? Obviously unorthodox! Because it is likely that Li Shimin borrowed "ghost god talking" to boost morale!
But from the perspective of Li Shimin, is it really not serious? Actually, it's very serious! Because winning is the fundamental! Therefore, "speaking through ghosts and gods" naturally becomes a necessary means...