"The home is a little bit red, floating around without a trace. The price of a three-year-old child is a thousand taels, and the insurer crosses the sea to conquer the east". This is the famous Tibetan poem of Tang Taizong Ying Meng Xianchen. Xu Maogong explained his dream: This Ying Meng Xianchen was called Xue Rengui , a native of Jiangzhou Longmen.
Xue Rengui's life
Xue Rengui, Mingli, Zi Rengui, from Dahuang Village, Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Tang Dynasty (Huangcun and Xiu Village, Hejin City). In the tenth year of the Sui Dynasty (614), he was born in a civilian family on October 18th of the lunar calendar. In his early years, he lived in poverty with his wife Liu Yinghuan in cold kiln . In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan (644), he was recruited to join the army and followed Tang Taizong's eastward campaign.
Xue Rengui served as a warrior throughout his life, with outstanding military exploits, from the official to the right general and the protector of An Dong, and he was appointed as the official of Pingyang County. Xue Rengui’s battle deeds are recorded in the official history, such as "Old Tang Book", "New Tang Book", "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", etc. The legendary stories about Xue Rengui and Xue Jiajiang, through the novels "Xue Rengui Conquering East" and "Xue Ding Shanzheng" "West", storytelling, opera and other media are widely disseminated among the people. Since the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui's fame and the cold kiln where he lived in poverty have been spread all over the world with his impressive military exploits. His noble spirit of "patriotism, loyalty and bravery" and his indomitable national integrity are even more famous. , Glory forever.
Merits and achievements
1. The first appearance. In the later period of Tang Zhenguan, given that Goguryeo occupied the territory of Liaodong in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, Tang Taizong Li Shimin decided to personally lead his army to conquer Goguryeo. At this time, Xue Rengui and his wife Liu Yinghuan lived in a cold kiln, and learned that the emperor personally conquered the Liao Dynasty. With the encouragement of his wife, Xue Rengui applied for the army. In the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645), Emperor Taizong of Tang led his army to the east. When the army reached Andi, Liu Junang, the Lang general, was besieged by the enemy.At this critical juncture, Xue Rengui took the lead, rushed into the enemy line, cut the enemy generals, tied his head to the saddle, and the enemies surrendered one after another, and Xue Rengui became famous from then on. Tang Jun attacked Anshi City in June in the 19th year of Zhenguan (645). Xue Rengui, dressed in white, holding a Fangtian painted halberd and two hard bows on his waist, was the first to enter the enemy line. He was brave and invincible and invincible. The army collapsed across the board. Standing on a high place watching the battle, Emperor Taizong saw from a distance, and hurriedly asked: "Who is the one who is playing the vanguard in white?" He replied from left and right: "Xue Rengui". After the war, Emperor Taizong of Tang specially summoned Xue Rengui and praised Xue Rengui as the guerrilla general and Yunquan Mansion Guoyi. On the way, Tang Taizong summoned Xue Rengui again, and said with emotion: "I am not happy to get Liaodong, and I am really happy to get a general like you." So, Xue Rengui was promoted to the right-leading lang general. From then on, Xue Rengui was known as the "White Robe General" and his fame spread far and wide.
2. Be loyal to the Savior. Yonghui In April of the five years (654), Emperor Gaozong of Tang came to the Wannian Palace. On Ding Chouye, heavy rain fell from the sky, flash floods broke out, and the flood hit the Wannian Palace. The guards who guarded the gate panicked one by one and fled in all directions. Upon seeing this, Xue Rengui said angrily: "The emperor encounters a catastrophe, how can a courtier escape in fear of death?" Faced with the torrential torrent, he furiously stepped onto the crossbar of the city gate and shouted to the palace. Tang Gaozong heard the shouts and hurriedly went out of the palace and climbed up to a high place to escape the disaster. After the torrential torrent, Tang Gaozong was very grateful to Xue Rengui for his life-saving grace and gave Rengui a horse as a reward and gratitude.
3. Speak up bluntly. In December of the second year (657) of Xianqing , Tang Gaozong general Su Dingfang attacked the Ashina Helu tribe of Western Turks and captured the hostages of the Nishu tribe held by the Helu tribe. At this time, Xue Rengui spoke frankly and advised Gaozong to return the family members of the Nishu tribe to Nishu, so that the people of the Nishu tribe would hate He Lu’s cruelty.I am grateful for your majesty's kindness. Tang Gaozong adopted Xue Rengui's advice and sent all the clay acquaintances captured in the war back to the clay acquaintance. Sure enough, the Nishu tribe was very grateful for the grace of Tang Dynasty , and actively requested to serve for the Tang army, thereby enhancing the fighting power of the Tang army and strengthening the effective rule of the Tang Dynasty over the Western Regions.
4. A bloody battle with Hengshan. In June of the third year of Xianqing (658), Tang Gaozong used Xue Rengui as his lieutenant to make another expedition to Liaodong and defeated the Goguryeo soldiers in Guiduan City. In the second year, Rengui started a bloody battle with Goguryeo General Wen Shamen in Hengshan. Rengui was the first to rush into the enemy's line, with no imaginary arrows. Then there was a fierce battle against Shicheng, Rengui rushed towards the enemy line alone, capturing the enemy archer alive. In the fifth year of Xianqing (660), Xue Rengui and Xin Wenling captured the Khitan king Abgu and other leaders alive in Montenegro. After the war, Xue Rengui was promoted to general Zuo Wuwei due to his merits, and he was named a male in Hedong County.
5. Three arrows set Tianshan . In the first year of Longshuo (661), the Nine-surnamed Turks attacked the territory. Tang Gaozong appointed Zheng Rentai as the chief of the Tiele Road march and Xue Rengui as the deputy chief. They went to the Tianshan Mountains to fight against the invading enemies. At that time, the Nine-surnamed Turks had 100,000 soldiers, and with the advantages of the Tianshan Mountains, they sent dozens of brave knights to challenge. Xue Rengui fired three arrows in a row and shot three enemy generals to death. The rest of the enemies were frightened by Xue Rengui's supernatural power and all dismounted and surrendered. Then, Xue Rengui led his troops to conquer the remnants of Qibei, and captured the enemy leader, Ye Hu, and returned triumphantly. At that time, the army song said: "The general three arrows set Tianshan, and the hero Changge enters Hanguan." Since then, the nine surname Turks have declined and no longer become the border trouble of the Tang Dynasty.
6. Make a big break in Goguryeo. In the first year of Qianfeng (666), Goguryeo Gaisuwen passed away. His eldest son Quan boy became prime minister. He wanted to join the Tang Dynasty. Gaozong dispatched generals Pang Tongshan and Gaokan to meet him, but he was met by his second son Quannan When Jian refused, Gaozong sent Xue Rengui to lead the army as Pang Tongshan's backup. When Tongshan and others came to the new city, they were attacked by the enemy at night. After Rengui learned about it, he led the brave soldiers to arrive in time and killed hundreds of enemies. Tongshan waited to reach Jinshan and was attacked by the Goguryeo army. Rengui led his troops to cut the enemy into two pieces. They broke each one and conquered the three cities of Nansu, Mudi, and Cangyan. Finally, the Hequan boys' troops reunited.For this reason, Gaozong wrote an edict to comfort Xue Rengui, commending him for "taking the lead, fighting for his fate, rushing left and right, and never going forward." Rengui took the victory, and led two thousand people to conquer the city of Fuyu, the important town of Goguryeo. Then, Rengui and Li Ji joined forces in the city of Pyongyang. After surrendering Goguryeo, Tang Gaozong awarded Xue Rengui as the general of Youweiwei, and named Pingyang County Public Prosecution School Andong as the guard.
7. Govern Anton. After Xue Rengui was ordered to protect An Dong, he ruled in Pyongyang and moved to the new city. This period was the culmination of Xue Rengui's life. He is not only an outstanding military strategist, but also an outstanding politician. During his tenure as Anton Military and Political Officer, he showed extraordinary political talent. After the war, he led the local soldiers and civilians to immediately resume production and heal the wounds of the war. He advocated raising orphans, supporting the elderly, severely punishing thieves, promoting and reusing Anton’s wise men and talents, commending and rewarding people with noble morals, so that the people of Anton can live and work in peace and contentment. Xue Rengui's deeds are widely spread in Andong, and there are still the remains of Xue Limiao and Xue Rengui's battles there.
8. People-friendly Xiangzhou . In August of the first year of Xianheng (670), Xue Rengui failed in the Tubo conquest, and was later demoted to Xiangzhou. Xue Rengui has been living in Xiangzhou for more than two years and has done many good deeds for the people. At that time, in the face of the hungry people and thieves, Xue Rengui mobilized large households to donate food to help the famine, while playing that the court opened warehouses to save the people, and organized the people to defend against bandits. He personally went deep into the robber's nest, advising a large number of gangsters to abandon the dark, and single-handedly cut off the Tiangai Mountain bully, and cut off the evil for the local people. The people praised Xue Rengui for "anti-riot peace, good kindness and charity, prolonging the life of ants, and giving grace to generations." In October of the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (676), Xue Rengui received the court's amnesty and prepared to return. The people of Xiangzhou set off firecrackers, beat gongs and drums, and waved tears to see him off. After learning that Xue Rengui died of illness, the people of Xiangzhou built a tomb with a crown and a white robe temple for Xue Rengui, which will be remembered for generations at four o'clock.
9, Yunzhou victory. In the first year of Kaiyao (681), the Turks continued to invade the northern territory of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozong missed Xue Rengui’s past contributions and summoned him again and named Xue Rengui as the governor of the state of Gua.Go to Yunzhou to attack the border Turks. Before the formation, the Turkic soldiers asked: "Who is the coming Tang Jiang?" Answer: "Xue Rengui". The Turkic people asked again: "I heard that General Xue was exiled in Xiangzhou and has passed away. How could he be resurrected?" Xue Rengui took off his helmet and let the Turkic people see it. After seeing the Turkic soldiers, they looked down and hurriedly dismounted and saluted. Run away quickly. Rengui was afraid that the enemy would be deceived, so he led his army to pursue it and won the victory.
10. Wen Tao and Martial Arts. Xue Rengui has established a profound literary foundation in homeschooling since he was a child. He has a special liking for "Zhouyi" and compiled the 14 volumes of "Zhouyi New Edition Annotation", which has high military value. During Andong's administration, he wrote "To the King of Silla's Civil and Military King Jin Famin" with more than 1,300 words. It is a classic letter to kings in the Tang Dynasty. The "Xue Rengui Family Instructions" recorded in the family tree of the Xue family has profound connotations and flourishing literary talents, such as "Serving the country in the army, with unshirkable responsibility, in order to be handsome, good at planning, victory in the army, and defeat in the people's grievance", etc., flashing between the lines Xue Rengui's literary and military strategy.
In the second year of Yongchun (683), on February 21 of the lunar calendar, Xue Rengui died of illness at the age of 70. Tang Gaozong rewarded him as General Zuo Xiaowei and the governor of Youzhou. The funeral is back to the hometown. The historical book commented that "Rengui is brave and brave, is the best of the moment, loyal and rough, and has a strong standing."
a loyal and brave "Xue Jia Jiang"
Xue Rengui is the eleventh branch of the southeast branch of the Xue River In the world, when he was young, he was from a poor family and used farming for his livelihood. Xue Rengui, who was born as a poor peasant, has defended Datang's rivers and mountains with his blood and sweat since he embarked on the path of serving the country and serving the country, and laid a solid foundation for future generations. Starting from Xue Rengui, the 47 descendants of the twelve generations to his descendants are all loyal and patriotic people. Especially from Xue Rengui, the five generations and fourteen generals of the Xue family have established the national hero group "Xue Jiajiang" with military exploits and political achievements. "The glorious model of ", enjoys the reputation of "the family of generals".
The first generation 1 person: Xue Rengui, General Youweiwei, Inspector An Dong Duhu, Binh Duong County.
The second generation of 2 people: Xue Ne (the eldest son of Xue Rengui), the third grade of Ziweihuangmen (the post of prime minister), the general Zuo Yulin, the general manager of Shuofang marching, the princess of Binh Yang; Xue Yao (the second son of Xue Rengui) ), the word Chuyu, General Zuo Weiwei, Fan Yang Jiedu History, You Governor History.
The third generation of 5 people: Xue Hui (the eldest son of Xue Na), General You Jinwu; Xue Chang (the third son of Xue Ne), General Zuo Yulin; Xue Xi (second son of Xue Yao), General You Jinwu, Zhaoyi army Deputy envoy; Xue Song (Xue Yao's three sons), check school Shangshu, Youbushe (make phase), Xiang, Wei, Ming, Xing four states Jiedu envoy, King of Pingyang County; Xue Wei (four sons of Xue Yao) ), Zhaoyi army Jiedushi, Xiang and Wei two state observers.
The fourth generation 4 people: Xue Ping (the eldest son of Xue Song), Jianxiao Youbushe, Hubu Shangshu, Jianxiao Sikong, Jin and Ci Erzhou Jiedu Shi, Jianxiao Situ; Xue Yunshi (the second son of Xue Song) , General Shijianmen; Xue Changchao (three sons of Xue Song), Jiedu envoy of the Baoxin Army, observation envoy of Germany and Di Erzhou; Xue Yimou (fourth son of Xue Song), minister of war.
The fifth generation of 2 people: Xue Cong (six sons of Xue Ping), Puzhou governor, will be the prisoner, the left will lead the general guard; Xue Yong (the nine sons of Xue Ping), the general right Longwu.
The above-mentioned 14 people are the best in the "Xue Family Generals". Xue Rengui's forty-seven elites from the twelve generations and more than 300 civil and military officials from the descendants of the Xue family in Hedong were born and died. Established immortal feats. The "Xue Jiajiang", a national hero group represented by Xue Rengui and patriotism as its spiritual trait, deserves to be a glorious example of the Chinese nation's "patriotism and closeness to the people".
Xue Rengui's spirit and cold kiln culture
Xue Rengui is a patriotic general and a national hero respected by the world. His legendary experience from civilian to general, and the noble spirit of "patriotism and loyalty to the people, loyalty and loyalty" has left a precious spirit for future generations. Wealth and cultural wealth. To commemorate Xue Rengui, later generations renovated the cold kiln where Xue Rengui and his wife lived in poverty in his hometown, and created Baipaodong and Sheyan Pagoda.
Xue Rengui cold kiln is located on the mound in the east of the village, the sub-district office of Hejin City, .The cold kiln is the earth kiln where the famous Datang general Xue Rengui and his wife Liu Yinghuan lived, and the stove still exists today. According to legend, Xue Rengui was born in a poor family when he was young, and went to work as a long-term job at a family member named Liu. Liu Yinghuan, Liu Yuanwai's daughter, liked Xue Rengui's loyalty and kindness, as an individual, and sympathized with his situation, so she gave clothes to her privately, had a relationship, and established a relationship. When the member outside learned about it, he was furious and beat the mandarin ducks to drive Xue Rengui, but Liu Yinghuan was loyal to love, and followed Xue Rengui to live in this broken cave. After that, Liu Yinghuan persuaded her husband to join the army and serve for the country. She spent 18 years in the cold kiln. She was steadfast in his ambitions and lived through hardships. She carefully raised her son to grow up to adulthood. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Their stories are widely circulated, such as "Rengui Hui Kiln" and "Shooting Geese in Fenhe Bay" and other operas can be seen everywhere on the folk stage.
There is a cave dwelling on the south side of the cold kiln. It is called "Baipaodong". It was built in the sixth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. In the cave, the statues of Rengui and his wife stand tall and lively. An Sheji, the heroic spirit is passed down through the ages" fully demonstrates Xue Rengui's prestige. To the southwest of the cold kiln, there is the White Tiger Pagoda, also called Sheyan Pagoda, which is located 300 meters south of Xiucun Village, a street in the urban area of Hejin City. The tower is 7 meters high and has an eight-story octagonal solid brick tower. It was built in the Song Dynasty and was built by the descendants of the Xue family to commemorate Xue Rengui's fishing on the Fen River beach. The southeast of the cold kiln adjoins Huangcun, a street in the urban area of Hejin City, and there used to be a "Rengui Temple" in the village. Wang Sicheng's "General Picture of Hejin County" in the Yuan Dynasty contained: "Xue Rengui, a native of Longmen. Nowadays, Dahuang Village, Dongshiwuli, has a temple in Yan. There are still people surnamed Xue in the village, who will cover the following." The Dahuang Village at that time included the area around Huangcun and Xiu Village. Xue Rengui temples, tombs and tombs are located in 11 provinces across the country. The Xue Li Temple in Pyongyang, North Korea has been well-preserved since its establishment 1300 years ago, and its incense is flourishing. There are many legends about Xue Rengui's wisdom and bravery in the places where Liaodong and Xue Rengui fought.
Xue Rengui’s cold kiln culture condenses Xue Rengui and Liu Yinghuan’s patriotic feelings, loyal love, and traditional virtues and elegance of "the rich cannot be licentious, the poor cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be subdued". Historians commented: Zhuge Liang Thatched Cottage, Du Fu Cottage, Xue Rengui Cold kiln is a famous three cold historical culture in the history of our country. Xue Rengui's spirit and cold kiln culture are an important part of China's excellent traditional culture. It will inspire generations of patriots to strive for governance, serve the country for the people, strive for the first, and revitalize China.
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