Liang Rui , whose courtesy name is Shide, is from Zhenyuan, Gansu. He is a famous general in the Western Wei to The Sui Dynasty period.
Liang Rui was born in the Western Wei Dynasty. His father, Liang Yu, was a Taiwei. He was smart and had outstanding character since childhood. He was very good at observing words and expressions and communication skills. He was adopted by the general Yuwen Tai in the palace and had a deep friendship with Yuwen Tai's son. Yuwen Tai believed that Liang Rui had great potential and would definitely do something in the future, so he asked someone to teach him how to study and shoot archery.
In 538 AD, Liang Rui's father died, and he inherited the title of Gong of Guangping County and was the Three Sessions of Yitong; in 556 AD, Liang Rui was appointed as the governor of Weizhou ; the following year, when Yuwen Jue established Northern Zhou , Liang Rui became the governor of Zhongzhou , guarding Xin'an, and defending Northern Qi . Liang Rui combined the knowledge he learned with the reality of the border, mobilized the residents of the border to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, led the army to wait for the battle, crushed the invasions of the Northern Qi many times, firmly guarded the Northeast gate of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and was promoted to general for his merits. Liang Rui loved his soldiers like his sons and often distributed the things rewarded by the court to his soldiers. His subordinates expressed their willingness to serve General Liang.
In 570 AD, Liang Rui resisted the Qi army with Yuwen Xian, and defeated Huluguang in Luoyang , and was promoted for his merits. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Liang Rui served as the governor of the two prefectures of Fuzhou and Liang'an. He lived up to high expectations and also worked hard. "Hyperboys have favorable policies and ", and later became the state of throne.
During the reign of Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou, the emperor was useless, and the power was controlled by Prime Minister Yang Jian . The appointment and removal of civil and military officials were arranged by him, but Liang Rui and the Yuwen family had too "iron", so he was loyal to the emperor. In 580 AD, in order to win over Liang Rui, Yang Jian sent him to replace the position of Yizhou Chief Manager Wang Qian. Wang Qian was very unhappy and led his subordinates to rebel. Liang Rui was appointed as the marshal of the march to fight against Wang Qian as soon as he arrived in Hanchuan. Liang Rui led his army to defeat Zhao Yan and Qin Hui, who had 100,000 troops in Tonggu and Longmen, shocking Shu ; later, he led his troops to defeat the guard generals Jinghao, Liang Yan and other troops in Jiange and Lizhou . Soon, Liang Rui advanced to Chengdu, and all the defenders surrendered. Wang Qian fled to Xindu and was beheaded by Liang Rui.
Liang Rui's mightied the Xichuan River, and the Yiliao tribes rushed to surrender. Only Nanning chief Cuan Zhen relied on his remoteness and refused to surrender. Liang Rui submitted a letter to the court to request a conquest. Yang Jian did not approve the reason that the world was settled and people were at peace. Later, Hansui used Liang Rui's strategy to conquer Nanning.
In Shu, Liang Rui was both kind and powerful, and was deeply loved by the people on the border and had a high reputation, so he was suspicious of Yang Jian. Inner History Shepherd Xue Daoheng At a banquet, he said to Liang Rui that "the people's hearts in the world have returned to the Sui Dynasty." suggests Liang Rui submitted a letter to ask Yang Jian to be emperor. Liang Rui followed the plan, and Yang Jian was very happy. Liang Rui survived a crisis.
In 581 AD, Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty. Liang Rui was a man with great ambitions. When he guarded the border, he also stated his strategy of pacifying Chen and Beizhen Turkic , which was highly praised by Yang Jian.
Just when Liang Rui was guarding the southwest, Liu Fang, the former attendant of Northern Zhou, who had forged an edict to let Yang Jian enter the palace to assist in the government and usurp the throne, and Zheng Yi, were demoted to serve as the people, and their property was confiscated, and the two died in depression. Liang Rui knew the situation and became uneasy. He repeatedly submitted a letter asking to return to Beijing. He also adopted the practice of self-destruction, such as falsely placing his merit book and receiving bribes. When Yang Jian sent someone to investigate, Liang Rui pretended to be afraid and asked to throw himself into Dali Temple Prison. Yang Jian believed that Liang Rui had no political ambitions, so he asked him to return to the capital and went out of the city to greet him personally. He also held Liang Rui's hand and asked about his well-being. Yang Jian's series of actions scared Liang Rui very much.
After returning home, Liang Rui sighed in front of his family: Since Yang Jian became emperor, the meritorious ministers who helped him have almost been killed. Now is the time for me to retire. If I refuse to resign from my post, I will not be long before my life! The next day, Liang Rui resigned to Yang Jian on the grounds of being weak and sick. Since then, has not even stepped out of the Liang Mansion gate, let alone interact with colleagues. has successfully saved his and his family's lives.In 595 AD, Liang Rui died at the age of 65.
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