Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="66" > preface</h1>
Around Li Shimin, there were many generals from the enemy camp, such as Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shixun, Zhang Gongjin, and so on, although they were all Li Shimin who defected later, but they were loyal to him and had no second thoughts, and Li Shimin was also kind to them.
Historical records record that "and Luoyang Ping, the world's words and heroes believe in Xiao Jian, please lose the official to redeem it, the people of the world will not allow it." Shigu please can not get, weeping and retreating. ”
However, Shan Xiongxin also surrendered to Li Shimin after the defeat of the army, but this time Li Shimin was unusual, strictly ordered to kill Shan Xiongxin, Shan Xiongxin's good friend Xu Shixun came to intercede, and even used his official position to exchange Shan Xiongxin for a way to live, Li Shimin did not give Xu Shixun face, or killed Shan Xiongxin.
Shan Xiongxin has been in the Li Mi camp and Wang Shichong camp, and in theory, there should be many people interceding for him, so why is xu Maogong the only one interceding for him?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > Xu Maogong and Shan Xiongxin have a friendship</h1>
In the rendition, Shan Xiongxin is the general scoop of the green forest in the nine provinces, nicknamed the red-haired spirit official, not only has friends all over the world, but also acts heroically for people, and is a good man in the green forest. In the main history, Shan Xiongxin did not have such a great appeal, nor was he a great hero, but just a general with high martial arts.
In 616, Zhai Rang fell into the grass in Wagang Village, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixun defected to Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin immediately became a kung fu and was good at using spears, Xu Shixun was also brave and strategic, and the two sides should have met at this time. At the same time, Li Mi also defected to Zhai Rang due to the failure of Yang Xuangan's rebellion.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was chaotic and full of dangers
Li Mi was incompetent, and Zhai Rang was ashamed of himself, so he gave li mi the first gold chair, after which, Li Mi set up an official office, and because of the outstanding performance of Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixun, he was appointed as the grand general of the Marquis of Zuo Wu and the general of the Marquis of Right Wu respectively.
In the chaotic world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were many crises, if you want to have a foothold, you need to constantly expand your power, and the war must be extremely frequent, in this environment, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixun formed a deep friendship of war.
Li Mi was extremely conceited, and under the influence of his subordinates, he killed the benefactor Zhai Rang, originally Li Mi also wanted to kill Xu Shixun, and Wang Bodang and Shan Xiongxin pleaded bitterly, Shan Xiongxin even knelt down and begged Li Mi, and Li Mi released Xu Shixun. In other words, Shan Xiongxin saved Xu Shixun's life, the grace of saving his life, the re-creation of Entong, and Xu Shixun's subsequent clarification of Shan Xiongxin's explanation, which made sense.
Historical records record that "it is the flesh that is cut to honor the letter, that is, to make this meat follow the brother as a soldier, and to live up to the oath of the past!" ”
Portrait of Xu Shixun
After Shan Xiongxin was captured by Li Shimin, Li Shimin wanted to kill him, and Xu Shixun interceded with Shan Xiongxin, but Li Shimin did not allow it. Before Shan Xiongxin died, Xu Shixun cut off the flesh on his thighs and let Shan Xiongxin eat it, which can also be regarded as repaying Shan Xiongxin's kindness, in addition, after Shan Xiongxin's death, Xu Shixun devoted himself to taking care of Shan Xiongxin's family, which can be described as a reward for Zhi'en Tu.
It is precisely because Xu Shixun is very moralistic, brotherly, and has outstanding military ability that he is reused by Li Shimin, and in Li Shimin's eyes, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixun are different, perhaps Shan Xiongxin is also more moralistic, but loyalty is not enough.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="68" > shan Xiongxin loyalty is not high</h1>
As an emperor, Li Shimin valued loyalty the most, which was also the basic principle of being a courtier. Every general who came to surrender, Li Shimin would carefully examine it, it didn't matter if he was born, there was no problem in demoting the general, but if it was a wall grass, it absolutely could not be left.
Shan Xiongxin was originally a general of Zhai Rang, and after Li Mi assassinated Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin immediately joined Li Mi's command. Historical records record that "Yanzao took xiongxin lightly and advised the secret to get rid of it; he loved his talents and could not bear it." ”
Fang Yanzao had persuaded Li Mi to kill Shan Xiongxin, the reason was that Shan Xiongxin had turned against him too quickly, Zhai Rang had just been killed, Shan Xiongxin prostrated his head and begged for forgiveness, since he could betray the old master, it was likely to betray the new master, and the risk coefficient of appointing such a person was too high.
Although Li Mi knew that Shan Xiongxin was a man, but because of Shan Xiongxin's talent, Li Mi was not willing to kill and left him alive, presumably this was related to Li Mi's conceit.
"Good Brother"
Originally, Xu Shixun wanted to run, Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, this is obvious ungratefulness, nor is it the ming lord's style, presumably Xu Shixun committed himself to this is also a last resort.
After that, Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, and Shan Xiongxin defected to Wang Shichong for the second time, living in a chaotic world, and it was indeed difficult to survive, but Shan Xiongxin was so upside down and wavering that it was difficult for Li Shimin to trust.
Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixun had a good relationship, but they did not necessarily have a good relationship with other generals, and who dared to stop the people That Li Shimin wanted to kill? If you can't get it right, you have to put yourself in it. Therefore, it is understandable that no one has interceded for Shan Xiongxin.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="69" > Shan Xiongxin almost killed Li Shimin</h1>
The reason why Li Shimin is called the Emperor of the Ages is largely derived from his superb art of taming people, if this person cannot be used by me, it is a potential hidden danger, in addition, Shan Xiongxin is on the battlefield, but he almost killed Li Shimin.
Li Shimin is not a person who remembers revenge, before the change of Xuanwumen, Wei Zheng was still a member of the prince group, in order to keep Li Jiancheng's crown princeship, Wei Zheng suggested to kill Li Shimin first, for this, Li Shimin is clear, but in the end Wei Zheng was still reused, and many of his and Li Shimin's stories have been passed down through the ages.
Historical records record that "the king of Qin besieged the eastern capital, Xiongxin refused to fight, the gun and the king, Xu Shijian said: "The king of Qin also!" Retreat. ”
Li Shimin fought in battle, liked to be a pioneer soldier, often only took a few horses to personally investigate the enemy's situation, so that many times he made dangers, when Li Shimin led his troops to attack Luoyang, Shan Xiongxin led the army to resist, because of his high martial arts, he almost killed Li Shimin.
On the battlefield, each is its master, and the dead are inevitable, but Shan Xiongxin's fierceness has left a deep impression on Li Shimin, Li Shimin looks at people very accurately, or at the moment of confrontation on the battlefield, he can see through Shan Xiongxin's personality, perhaps Shan Xiongxin is full of hostility to Li Shimin, so Li Shimin judged that Shan Xiongxin is not available.
Along with Shan Xiongxin, more than a dozen other people were killed, one of whom was named Zhu Cang, and after Zhu Cang's death, the people hated him so much that they took up bricks and smashed them on his corpse.
We speculate that Shan Xiongxin and some of Wang Shichong's generals must have done something ugly in Luoyang that they abused the people, so much so that the people hated him to the bone. Before shan Xiongxin died, he also said to Xu Shixun, "I know that Ru does not do things. It can be seen from this that Li Shimin's killing of Shan Xiongxin may also have another reason.
Is there anything to sympathize with an enemy general who once nearly killed his own monarch? If you still want to intercede for Shan Xiongxin, will you be suspected by Li Shimin? The general's idea should not be as complicated as Li Shimin's, if Shan Xiongxin is really a good man with feelings and righteousness, presumably there should be many people interceding for him.
Reference: Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 189