"It is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country." In fact, it is not easy to fight the country, and it is not easy to defend the country. In 580, after Emperor Xuan of Yuwen Yun died of illness, Yang Jian bullied Yuwen Chan orphans and widowed gangs and widows, usurped the Northern Zhou territories and established Sui Dynasty . Yang Jian left a powerful dynasty for his son Yang Guang, but Yang Guang was in power, abused the people's power, and made large-scale construction, which aroused the anger of heaven and the people, and the people raised their troops to rebel against him one after another.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the strongest anti-Sui Dynasty was Wagangzhai. In 617, after Li Mi set up a Hongmen Banquet and killed the former leader Zhai Rang and many of his subordinates, the people of Wagang Village dispersed and then declined. What is the final outcome of the 13 powerful generals in Wagang Village?
1, Xu Maogong
Xu Maogong, later renamed Li Shiji and Li Ji. Li Mi set up a Hongmen Banquet and killed Zhai Rang, Xu Maogong was also cut by Li Mi's soldiers and almost killed. It was Wang Bodang that allowed Xu Maogong to save his life. Afterwards, Xu Maogong did not blame Li Mi, but was still loyal to Li Mi. However, the other generals began to be disloyal from Li Mi and turned against Li Mi one after another.
Qin Qiong , Chen Yaojin and other generals left Li Mi one after another, Wagang Village was also declining and lost its strength to compete for the world. Li Mi led Xu Maogong and others to surrender to Li Yuan . Xu Maogong was loyal and highly valued by Li Yuan. Li Yuan gave him the surname Li and asked him to change his name to Li Shiji.
Later, Li Mi betrayed Li Yuan and was killed by Tang general Sheng Yanshi . Li Shiji was not implicated and became an important general under Li Yuan. He participated in the Battle of Hulao Pass, the Battle of Fu Gongyu, and led the Battle of Tang to destroy the Eastern Turks, the Battle of Tang to destroy Xue Yantuo, and the Battle of Tang to destroy the Goguryeo and Tang to destroy the Goguryeo, and made immortal contributions to Tang to destroy the . Li Shiji was highly favored and was extremely honored. After his death, Li Zhi cried for him and ordered him to stop court for seven days, and awarded Li Ji the title of Grand Marshal and the Grand Governor of Yangzhou, and was given the posthumous title of "Zhenwu". He also gave a coffin and allowed him to be buried with him in Zhaoling .
Li Shiqi ranked 23rd among the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion.
2. Shan Xiongxin
Shan Xiongxin, is from Heze, Shandong today.
After Zhai Rang was killed, Shan Xiongxin chose to surrender to Wang Shichong in the Battle of Yanshi. Li Shimin When he led his troops to attack Wang Shichong's Luoyang , Shan Xiongxin rode his gun and rode his horse directly to take Li Shimin, and wanted to kill Li Shimin in the chaos. At the critical moment, Xu Maogong appeared to stop Shan Xiongxin. Shan Xiongxin was unwilling to fight with his friends and chose to retreat, which also made Li Shimin hold a grudge against Shan Xiongxin. In 621, Li Shimin defeated Wang Shichong and captured Shan Xiongxin and others. Xu Maogong knelt down and begged, hoping that Li Shimin would spare Shan Xiongxin, but Li Shimin still killed him.
3. Qin Qiong
Qin Qiong is from Jinan, Shandong today.
Qin Qiong was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty. He worked under Lai Huer, Zhang Xutuo , and Pei Renji . He is famous for his extraordinary courage. In 616, when Zhang Xutuo led his troops to attack Wagang Village, he was caught by Li Mi's plan and ambushed by the Wagang Village army in the northern part of Dahai Temple. Zhang Xutuo died in battle when breaking through the siege. Qin Qiong led the remnants to the tent of Pei Renji, the Sui general who was guarding the Huzhu. In 617, Pei Renji had a conflict with the military censor Xiao Huaijing. Under Li Mi's pleading, Pei Renji killed Xiao Huaijing and took Qin Qiong and other soldiers to Wagang Village.
After the internal strife broke out in Wagangzhai, Qin Qiong and other generals were also cold.
618, the Wagangzhai Army was attacked by Wang Shichong after a tough battle with Yuwen Hu. After Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, he surrendered to Li Yuan. Qin Qiong and Chen Yaojin were captured and surrendered to Wang Shichong, and was named General Longxiang by Wang Shichong. Qin Qiong and Chen Yaojin felt that Wang Shichong was treacherous and chose to defect to Li Tang when he was against Li Tang . Subsequently, Qin Qiong became a famous general under Li Shimin.
Qin Qiong Lingyan Pavilion 24th ranks 24th among the heroes.
4. Chen Yaojin
Chen Yaojin, a native of East and Southwest Shandong today.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos and thieves rose up. Chen Yaojin organized a team of more than 100 people to defend the village.Later, he attached to Li Mi.
Li Mi lost to Wang Shichong when he was fighting for the world with Wang Shichong. His generals such as Chen Yaojin were captured and surrendered to Wang Shichong. Chen Yaojin felt that Wang Shichong knew the talent of being shallow and narrow-minded, but he liked to talk nonsense and swear, and was not a monarch who could make things right! He defected to Li Yuan with Qin Qiong. Chen Yaojin followed Li Shimin to defeat the Song Jingang , captured the Dou Jiande , surrendered to Wang Shichong, made many military achievements, and was crowned Duke of Suguo. Chen Yaojin also participated in the Xuanwu Gate Transformation , which made him very respected by Li Shimin. Cheng Yaojin ranked 19th among the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.
5. Luo Shixin
Luo Shixin is from Jinan City, Shandong Province today.
Luo Shixin was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty, Zhang Xutuo. After Zhang Xutuo died in the battle against the rebel army in Wagangzhai, Luo Shixin surrendered to Wagangzhai.
Wangzhai and Wang Shichong were defeated in the battle, and Luo Shixin was injured and captured, but he was not ashamed of Wang Shichong's character and led his troops to surrender to Li Tang. Luo Shixin stabbed Wang Xuanying , took Qianjin Fortress with his wits, and followed Li Shimin to pacify Luoyang and others, making great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty.
In the fifth year of Wude (622), Luo Shixin was captured in the battle of Mingshui, and was killed by Liu Heita. He was given the posthumous title of Yong in the Tang Dynasty and buried in Beim Mountain.
6, Pei Xingyan , Pei Renji
Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan is from Yongji City, Shanxi Province today.
Pei Xingyan, the son of Pei Renji, a general of the Sui Dynasty. Pei Xingyan was Zhang Xutuo's general in his early years. He fought bravely and was known as the "enemy of ten thousand people". Pei Xingyan made many achievements in the Sui Dynasty, but was framed by villains. He eventually killed Xiao Huaijing, the military inspector who framed him, and followed his father Pei Renji to join Li Mi of Wagang Village. After arriving at Wagang Village, Pei Xingyan received the attention of Li Mi and was appointed as the pillar of the Shangguo and Duke of Jiangjun.
618, after the Wagangzhai Uprising Army was defeated by Wang Shichong, Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan surrendered to Wang Shichong. In order to win over Pei Xingyan, Wang Shichong married his niece to Pei Xingyan and appointed Pei Renji as the Minister of Rites. Pei Xingyan was the General of Zuofu, but Wang Shichong never trusted Pei Xingyan and his son, and was very cautious about them. In 619, Pei Xingyan and his son conspired to rebel and were killed after being exposed.
7. Wang Junkuo
Wang Junkuo, a native of Pingding County, Shanxi Province.
Wang Junkuo was born as a robber and later defected to Li Mi's account. In Wagang Village, Wang Junkuo was not valued by Li Mi, which made him dissatisfied and surrendered to Li Tang. Wang Junkuo followed Li Shimin to pacify Wang Shichong and Liu Heita, and guarded Youzhou , etc., and made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
627, during his tenure as an official, Wang Junkuo did a lot of illegal and disorderly things. He was afraid of being punished by the court after returning to the court, so he killed the postman in Weinan and prepared to defect to Turkic , but was killed halfway. After Wang Junkuo's death, Emperor Taizong of Tang demoted him to a commoner and deprived him of his fief.
9. Wang Bodang
Wang Bodang is a native of Lankao County, Henan Province.
Wang Bodang is Li Mi's confidant. After Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, he followed Li Mi to defect to Li Yuan. After Li Tang, Li Mi was unwilling to be Li Yuan's cage bird. In 619, he tried to rebel against Li Tang and made a comeback, but his strength was not good, and Li Mi and Wang Bodang were killed together.
00, Niu Jinda
Niu Jinda, is from Lintao, Gansu Province.
In the late Sui Dynasty, he participated in the Wagang Uprising and was defeated and temporarily surrendered to Wang Shichong. In the early years of Wude, he followed Cheng Zhijie and Qin Shubao and surrendered to Tang Dynasty and became the confidant general of King Li Shimin of Qin, and participated in the war of unity between Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. Emperor Taizong of Tang ascended the throne and was appointed as the General of the Right Wugu. He participated in the repelling of Tubo, attacking, pacifying Gaochang, attacking Liaodong, and Goryeo. He made great achievements and was awarded the title of General of the Left Wugu.
11. Huang Junhan
Huang Junhan is from Yanjin County, Henan Province.
Huang Junhan is the son of Huang Cha, the governor of Bianzhou. He participated in the battle of Emperor Yang of Sui against Goguryeo. Because of his bravery in fighting, he made many military achievements.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Huang Junhan also betrayed Emperor Yang of Sui and participated in the Wagangzhai Uprising.After Wagang Village was defeated by Wang Shichong, Li Mi surrendered to Li Yuan. Not long after, Huang Junhan also surrendered to Li Tang under Cui Yixuan's lobbying. After arriving in Li Yuan's account, Huang Junhan followed Li Shimin to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and made contributions to Li Tang's unification of the world. He also followed Li Jing to quell the rebellion of Fu Gongyu and was named Duke of Guo for his merits.
11. Zhang Liang
Zhang Liang is from Xingyang City, Henan Province today.
Zhang Liang, born in poverty, made a living by farming. During his time in Wagang Village, he was Xu Shiji's general. After Zhang Liang followed Xu Shiji to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, he was recommended to Li Shimin by Fang Xuanling and became the chariot and cavalry general in Li Shimin's mansion, and was regarded as a confidant by Li Shimin. In 646, Zhang Liang was killed for rebellion.
Zhang Liang ranked 16th among the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion.
12, Guo Xiaoke
Guo Xiaoke, is from Yuzhou City, Henan Province.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Guo Xiaoke led the rebel army in his hometown to surrender to Li Mi. Li Mi arranged for him and Xu Shiji to guard Li Yang together. After Xu Shiji surrendered to Li Yuan, he also followed Xu Shiji to surrender to Li Yuan. When Li Shimin fought in Luoyang in the east, Guo Xiaoke proposed the suggestion of "staying with the Hulao , the army is in the water, adapting to the situation", which helped Li Shimin win the battle in Hulao. In 644, Guo Xiaoke captured the King of Yanqi who rebeled from the Turks for Li Tang. In 648, Guo Xiaoke attacked Kucha . After defeating Kucha, he was attacked and killed by Kucha Prime Minister Nali.
