"Drunken Linglong" recently hit, the author is very interested in the historical background of this drama, from time to time always want to find a little character archetype in history for the protagonist of the novel or TV series, many people think that this "four princes" Yuan Ling, the character prototype should come from the history of the Western Wei Gong Emperor Tuoba Kuo, which is the last emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, the author believes that this statement is correct, but it is not complete.
The Western Wei Dynasty was a continuation of the Northern Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a transitional dynasty in China during the Great Schism, although nominally made the Yuan clan (i.e. Tuoba clan) emperor, in fact, the emperor and the imperial family at that time did not have much power in their hands, but more of a puppet.
The historical prototype of Yuanling, Western Wei Gong Emperor Tuoba Kuo, is a Xianbei people, Tuoba clan is also known as Yuan, so Tuoba Kuo's Chinese name is "Yuan Kuo", and Tuoba Kuo is also ranked fourth, which can basically be deduced, Yuan Ling's nominal historical prototype is Western Wei Gong Emperor Tuoba Kuo.
However, the historical background of "Drunken Linglong" was during the western Wei dynasty, and the political environment at that time was quite dangerous!" The fourth prince," Yuan Ling, as the commander of the Xuanjia Army and a famous general of the Western Wei Dynasty, was a great figure who was both literate and martial, and who cared about the world, with the help of Feng Qingchen (Liu Shishi), swept away the traitors, vigorously reformed, rectified the imperial program, purged the officials, and finally established a great Taiping and prosperous world, and was definitely a hero.
And the historical Tuoba Kuo is not as brave as Yuan Ling in the TV series, but made a puppet emperor, but also a king of the country, see here, the audience may have opinions, of course, the novel is not history, the TV series is not history, if there is a similarity, it is purely coincidental!
Therefore, the author believes that the historical prototype of the "Four Princes" Yuan Ling is only nominally the Western Wei Gong Emperor Tuoba Kuo (Han name Yuan Kuo), and there are more shadows of several people on his body, one is the actual ruler of the Western Wei Dynasty, the powerful minister Yuwen Tai, and the other is Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who is familiar with the officials.
Let's talk about Yuwentai, what kind of character is Yuwentai? I have to say that this is a fierce and arbitrary role, but he is also a very political strategist and big politician, in a sense, Yang Jian wants to thank him! Li Shimin also wants to thank him!
Yuwen Tai's merits are many, and history has a very high evaluation of him, believing that he was an outstanding politician, military and reformer during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who single-handedly coped with the challenges of Eastern Wei and Xiao Liang when the Western Wei Dynasty was just established, and through the development of agriculture, the respect for Confucianism, the reform of the military system, to a certain extent, social stability, the stability and unity of the people, especially in the military, gradually reversed the strategic disadvantages against Eastern Wei and Xiao Liang, and won many victories in the war against Eastern Wei, for the establishment of Northern Zhou. The Sui Dynasty unified the world and the Tang Dynasty laid a solid foundation, and having said so much, Yuwen Tai was definitely a hero in a troubled world!
In this sense, Yuan Ling and Yuwen Tai in "Drunken Linglong" have something in common, as the commander of the country, taking the world as their responsibility, through continuous reform and governance, the country is gradually stronger, and they are very capable of fighting, Yuan Ling has a lot of Yuwen Tai's shadow.
However, such a big figure as Yuwen Tai often killed very heavily, Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei defected to Chang'an, he was killed by him, he supported Yuan Baoju to ascend the throne and establish Western Wei, and after Yuan Baoju died, the eldest son Yuan Qin succeeded to the throne, because he was dissatisfied with Yuwen Tai's monopoly, he was deposed and then killed by Yuwen Tai, it was for Western Wei to depose the emperor, after that, there was Emperor Yuankuo of Western Wei, emperor Guang killed two, his killing can be imagined.
Do you think That Yuwen Tai resembles a historical figure? Yes, his behavior is very "Cao Cheng Xiang" style!" The political strategy of holding tianzi to order the princes to "go up another grade in his hands, even the ending is very similar to Cao Cao, after Yuwen Tai's death, Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue, with the support of his cousin Yuwen Hu, forced Emperor Gong of Western Wei to take the throne with him, the founding of the Great Zhou, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty began, which is not very similar to Cao Pi Daihan?
Of course, Yuwen Tai is also different from Cao Cao, when Cao Cao was alive, he did not think of self-reliance, but decided to only be "King Wen of Zhou", and let his descendants complete the matter of Acting for Han! When Yuwen Tai was alive, he had the heart to stand on his own in the Western Wei Dynasty, but he fell ill during the Northern Tour, so he had to entrust yu Wenhu and his nephew Yuwen Hu to assist his son Yuwen Jue to complete the affairs of Dai Wei, after which the Yuwen clan established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and its influence was until the Tang Dynasty.
Why is it said that Yuan Ling's body still has the shadow of Tang Taizong Li Shimin? And what is the name of the army he commands? Its name is XuanJia Army! The Xuanjia Army, created by Tang Taizong Li Shimin, can be said to be one of the most effective cavalry units in ancient China, and it was personally led by Li Shimin.
The Zizhi Tongjian once recorded the Tang Dynasty's "Xuanjia Army": "The Qin King Shimin elected an elite thousand-odd horsemen, all dressed in Xuanjia, and divided into left and right teams, so that Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Wei Chi Jingde, and Zhai Changsun divided them." In every battle, the people of the world were taken as the forward by Xuan Jia Shuai, taking the opportunity to attack, and all directions were destroyed, and the enemy was afraid of them. Although this passage is relatively short, the combat effectiveness and role of the Xuanjia Army can be seen.
In "Drunken Linglong", the Xuanjia Army, as a special force, gathers the essence of the world's armored soldiers, the courage of the world's warriors, and can be called the "king of the soldiers", Yuan Ling, as the commander of the Xuanjia Army, should be like Li Shimin, who must be the first soldier in every battle, and the Xuanjia Army can be invincible and indestructible.
Another point is that Yuan Ling and Li Shimin are also very similar, that is, they both encountered a cruel dispute to seize the concubine, except that Yuan Ling, with the help of Feng Qingchen, resolved his feud with the Seven Princes, together with the destruction of the traitors, and reorganized the imperial program, while Li Shimin killed his brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji through the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and forced Tang Gaozu Li Yuan to abdicate the throne and take the throne.
In summary, the historical prototype of the male protagonist Yuan Ling in "Drunken Linglong" actually has at least three figures, nominally his prototype is the Western Wei Gong Emperor Tuoba Kuo (Han name Yuan Kuo), and in essence, there are outstanding politicians during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yuwen Tai, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin.