He was the founding hero and first minister of the Tang Dynasty, and helped Li Shimin plan the crucial "Xuanwumen Revolution", not only allowing Li Shimin to escape from death, but also successfully ascending to the emperor's throne, so that he could have the future rule of Zhenguan and the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. And he also became the prime minister of "one person, above ten thousand people" because of his outstanding merits, and was named the Duke of Liang, his daughter became a princess, and his son also became Li Shimin's dragon-riding son-in-law.
However, this famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, who was extremely popular at the time of his death, was "pit daddy" by his son and daughter-in-law after his death.
Who was this extremely noble man who was pitted after death?
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People who are familiar with the history of Tang know this sentence: Tang Dynasty Xianxiang, before there was Fang Du, after there was Yao Song.
Fang refers to Fang Xuanling, Du is Du Ruyi, Yao is Yao Chong, and Song is Song Jing.
(Portrait of Tang Dynasty's first Xiangfang Xuanling)
The protagonist of today's article is Fang Xuanling, who is known as the first person in the Tang Dynasty.
The camera returns to August 18, 648 AD.
In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan (648), Fang Xuanling became seriously ill, and Li Shimin sent a famous doctor to treat him, provide him with imperial meals every day, and visit him personally. On his deathbed, Fang Xuanling said to his sons: "When today's Qingping, it is only Your Majesty who is not only begging for Goryeo in the east, and is suffering from national troubles." The Lord is angry and determined, and his subordinates do not dare to offend. If I know and do not say anything, I will die with hatred. Therefore, before dying, he did not forget his duty, resisted the table and asked Li Shimin to put the world's life first and stop the conquest of Goryeo. Li Shimin saw the song and said to Princess Gaoyang, Fang Xuanling's daughter-in-law, "Fang Xiang is critically ill and dying, and it is really rare that he can still worry about my country." ”
(Li Shimin visits Fang Xuanling on the sickbed)
On July 24 (August 18 of the Gregorian calendar), when Fang Xuanling was dying, Li Shimin personally went to his bedside to shake hands and bid farewell, and made his son Fang Ai a right guard Zhonglang General, and Fang Wei was a Zhongsan Doctor, so that he could see his second son when he was alive. Fang Xuanling died that day, at the age of seventy.
Li Shimin was greatly saddened, and for three days he abolished the dynasty, posthumously gave him the title of "Wen Zhao", and buried Zhao Ling. Together with the other twenty-three founding heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, the portrait was painted and enshrined in the "Ling Yan Pavilion". Later, he was entitled to the temple court of Emperor Taizong and enjoyed the qualification to accompany Li Shimin after his death.
Why is Fang Xuanling so valued and respected by Li Shimin? Later, how was he "pit daddy" by his son and daughter-in-law?
<h1 toutiao-origin="h3" > Fang Xuanling</h1>
Fang Xuanling was born in 579 in Linzi, Qi Prefecture (present-day Fangzhuang, Xianggongzhuang Town, Zhangqiu District, Jinan, Shandong). His father was Fang Yanqian, ling of Jingyang in the Sui Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling has been hearing about it since childhood, and has inherited his father's legacy. Since childhood, he was intelligent, good at poetry and literature, knowledgeable in the history of the scriptures, proficient in Confucian scriptures, and learned a good calligraphy from his father. At the age of eighteen, he entered the examination at the end of the Sui Dynasty and was successively awarded the title of Lieutenant of Yu And Lieutenant of Yucheng County.
In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. The Duke of Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty remained behind to guard Li Yuan and led his troops into the pass, and Fang Xuanling defected to Li Shimin in Weibei, repeatedly went out from the King of Qin, participated in the planning and advice, and was the secretary of the canon, and served as the secretary of the Qin Dynasty.
In order to repay Li Shimin's kindness, Fang Xuanling devoted himself to planning military and political affairs. Every time they attacked and destroyed a divided force, everyone in the army went all out to search for treasures and foreign objects, and only Fang Xuanling first gathered talents and jointly served Li Shimin. After breaking Wang Shichong, he believed that Zhang Liang "had wisdom and strategy", so he recommended it to Li Shimin, who was appointed as a general of the Qin Dynasty Palace, and entrusted him with a heart. Others, such as Xue Shuo, who was quick in thinking, and Du Ruyi, who was "intelligent and intelligent, and talented by Wang Zuo", were all recommended by Fang Xuanling and reused by Li Shimin, and later they all held the position of Qing Xiang. In particular, Du Ruyi became a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling was in the palace of Li Shimin in the Qin Dynasty for more than ten years and has been in charge of military planning.
It was precisely because of Fang Xuanling's strategizing that Li Shimin's brother and crown prince Li Jiancheng became more and more afraid of Li Shimin's struggle for the crown prince's throne. To this end, Li Jiancheng tried to say bad things about Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi in front of his father Li Yuan. Later, the purpose of expelling the official office of the Qin Dynasty was achieved, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi were expelled from their posts together, and they were never allowed to return to the Qin Palace, otherwise they would kill the Nine Tribes.
Li Shimin, who had lost Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi's right and left arm, was impatient and faced with the situation of his eldest brother, the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and his younger brother, Li Yuanji, the Prince of Qi, pressing forward step by step, wanting to put himself to death. Therefore, Li Shimin asked Wei Chigong to sneak out of the city and come to the outer places of Fang and Du respectively, explaining to the two of them the dangerous situation of Li Shimin.
After thinking about it again and again, Fang Du and the two disguised themselves as Taoist priests and quietly sneaked back to the Qin King's Mansion at the risk of killing the Nine Tribes.
(After the change of Xuanwumen, Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor)
After Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi returned to the Palace of the Qin Dynasty, they immediately persuaded Li Shimin to eliminate Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji as soon as possible, and offered him corresponding strategies. It was in accordance with the plan of Fang and Du that Li Shimin secretly played to his father Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to defile the harem and intend to seize the throne, and Tang Gaozu was greatly shocked when he heard this, claiming that he would ask questions early tomorrow. Immediately afterward, Li Shimin led his cronies to ambush inside the Xuanwu Gate, and when Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji entered the court to apologize, they shot and killed them, which is the famous "Xuanwu Gate Change" in history.
After the coup, Li Shimin not only became crown prince as he wished, but soon after forced Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu, to abdicate and thus ascend the throne. Afterwards, Li Shimin discussed the reward of merit and deeds, taking the five merits of Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji, Du Ruyi, Wei Chigong, and Hou Junji as one. Among them, Fang Xuanling was knighted as the Duke of Xingguo, and Du Ruyijin was made the Duke of Caiguo, and after only two or three years, they all became prime ministers. He also helped Li Shimin realize the rule of Zhenguan and achieve the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
In February of the third year of Zhenguan (629), Fang Xuanling changed his title to Duke of Wei and became Shangshu Zuo's servant and supervised the revision of the history of the country. Fang Xuanling devoted himself wholeheartedly, getting up early and going to bed late. In addition, he was a wise official, the law was lenient, and he was a virtuous person, regardless of whether he was lowly, and people called him a good man.
In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), Fang Xuanling sealed kaifu yi tongsansi with merit, and later became the duke of Liang. In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan (639), he was a young master of the Crown Prince. The daughter was Princess Han, and her son Fang Yi'ai married Li Shimin's favorite daughter, Princess Gaoyang, who was extremely noble. But Fang Xuanling often has a deep inferiority complex and does not dare to show off people and be proud. In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan (644), Li Shimin personally conquered Goryeo in Eastern Liaoning and ordered Fang Xuanling to stay in the capital, which shows Li Shimin's trust and dependence on him.
Until August 18, 648, he became critically ill and died in the hands of Li Shimin.
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Fang Xuanling, who was humble and cautious all his life, did not expect to be pit by his son and daughter-in-law after his death.
(The most famous princess in history - Princess Gaoyang "Pit Daddy" is not negotiable)
Fang Xuanling's favorite son before he was born was Fang Yi'ai, and his daughter-in-law was the most famous "Princess Gaoyang" in history, and it was this couple who did not stop, who harmed themselves and pit their father.
After Fang Xuanling's death, the eldest son of Fang Zhizhi was succeeded as the Grand Master of Yinqing Guanglu and the Duke of Liangguo, and because of Princess Gaoyang, Fang Zhizhi planned to let his younger brother Fang Yi'ai inherit the title of old father. Because of the destruction of the ancestral system, Tang Taizong Li Shimin did not allow it, and Princess Gaoyang was very disappointed.
After Li Shimin's death, Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded Touji to the throne, and BaiFang left ai as the Assassin of Fangzhou. In the fourth year of Yonghui (653), because Fang Yi'ai failed to inherit the title, Princess Gaoyang held a grudge and falsely accused her of being rude to her. Emperor Gaozong of Tang ordered the eldest son to try the matter, and instead of finding out anything wrong with Fang Weizhi, he found out that Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yi'ai had conspired against each other. Fang Yi'ai was killed for his sins, and Princess Gaoyang was also given death. Moreover, Fang Xuanling, who has been dead for many years, has been canceled, which is really a typical pit daddy!
This is really: a lifetime of humility to leave a good name, the younger generation disdains to put the father pit!
(Produced by One Point "Festival Research", Qilu Evening News - Qilu One Point Reporter Zhai Hengshui, References: Fang Xuanling Chronology, Data of Famous Tang Dynasty, Princess Gaoyang, etc.) Image from the web)
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