In the history of China's feudal dynasty, men have always occupied a dominant position, but even so, there are still a small number of outstanding female military strategists, such as Hua Mulan who served in the army for his father, Xiao Chuo, the "Iron Horse Red Face", and those who made half of the Tang Dynasty. Princess Pingyang Zhao.
One of the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty
As the third daughter of Tang Gaozong Li Yuan, the name of Princess Pingyang Zhao, who is the same father and mother of Li Shimin, is not so. There is no detailed record of the birth date in the history books, so it is impossible to determine who is older between Princess Pingyang Zhao and Li Shimin.
Half of the Tang Dynasty was laid down by Princess Pingyang Zhao, therefore, Princess Pingyang Zhao can be said to be a well-deserved hero of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. As the only woman among the founding heroes, Princess Pingyang Zhao has guarded the border for many years. She is a princess with a strong legendary history. "The Ninth Pass of the Great Wall" is also named after Princess Zhao.
Princess Pingyang Zhao and her "woman army"
In 617 AD, when Princess Pingyang Zhao in Chang'an learned that her father Li Yuan had started fighting against the Sui Dynasty, He sold all his assets in Chang'an and formed a team of one hundred people. At the same time, he secretly contacted the anti-Sui army, and his husband Chai Shao led troops to Taiyuan to respond to Liyuan as soon as he learned the news.
During this period, Princess Chao of Binh Duong only took three months to expand her team from a few hundred people to tens of thousands. At the same time, Princess Chao of Binh Duong also demonstrated to the outside world her own super height. The military talent has won successive battles, and the Sui army is simply hard to resist.
Princess Zhao of Pingyang is under her command and has extremely strict military discipline. Therefore, she is loved by the local people wherever she goes. She is affectionately called "Lady Li", and the troops under her leadership are Known as "The Detachment of Women". What is surprising is that the generals under the title of "Princess Pingyang Zhao" do not feel that they are humiliated. Instead, they feel very honored. More and more people are attracted by Pingyang Zhao and joined the women's army. In the lineup.
The origin of the title of Princess Pingyang Zhao
In 617 AD, Princess Zhao of Pingyang and Li Shimin led an army on the north bank of the Wei River and cooperated with the army of Li Yuan who entered the Yellow River. Enter Chang'an. In November of the same year, the army led by Princess Pingyang Zhao successfully acquired Chang'an. So far, the situation around Guanzhong has stabilized, which is why Li Yuan bestowed him the title of "Princess of Pingyang."
After the Guanzhong form was restored, Li Shimin led the army to continue the campaign and crusade against Wang Shichong and other warlords, while Princess Pingyang Zhao returned to Shanxi with her own army of women, and Li Yuan guarded her base camp. The area where Princess Pingyang Zhao's troops were stationed was named Weizeguan, which was later changed to Niangziguan by the local people because of her troops for many years.
In 623 AD, Princess Zhao of Binh Duong passed away. There is no more orthodox record of her death. Many people speculate that she died in battle. However, in any case, the death of Princess Pingyang Zhao caused a big blow to Li Yuan, and ordered the burial of Princess Pingyang Zhao according to the ritual system of the army, and the word Zhao in Princess Pingyang Zhao was the posthumous name given to him by Li Yuan. According to data records, Princess Pingyang Zhao is the only woman in history who buried her in military rituals.
And less than 3 years after his death, the famous Xuanwu Gate Change took place. In this rebellion, Li Shimin killed his brother and forced Li Yuan to give way to In the face of this kind of brother-killing act to seize power, no official from both the ruling and the opposition came forward to raise objections.
Conclusion
If Princess Pingyang Chao was still there, she would definitely not dare to initiate a rebellion compared to Li Shimin. After all, the army led by Princess Pingyang Chao was too strongUnder the circumstances, Li Shimin had to fear the existence of Princess Pingyang Zhao.
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