The Tang Dynasty can be said to be a very important dynasty in the history of our country. There have been grand scenes of the reign of Zhenguan and the reign of Kaiyuan, and they have made brilliant achievements in politics, military, economy and other aspects. , is to truly achieve the prosperous age of all countries come to the dynasty , and this world's hard work is inseparable from the help of civil and military ministers in addition to wise monarchs.
Like the famous Qin Shubao, he was a soldier all his life and made great achievements in battle. Now he is one of the door gods posted in the New Year. It can be said that in Tang Taizong Li Shimin's most important ministers, Qin Shubao also Cheng Yaojin, etc., are all familiar to later generations. However, among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyange, why is such a person ranked last?
1. The Lingyan Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty
First of all, let’s talk about the Lingyan Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty. It was made by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin to commend and miss the heroes who fought the world together. Built, inscribed by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Chu Suiliang inscription, Yan Liben portrait. The life-size images of the 24 founding heroes are placed on the high pavilion, so it is famous for the "24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion", but it was destroyed in the war in the late Tang Dynasty.
In addition to Tang Taizong building this Lingyan Pavilion, other emperors of the Tang Dynasty, such as Tang Suzong, also painted pictures of heroes in Lingyan Pavilion. In the later period, there were more than 100 pictures. However, at that time The hero image of brings more means to win people's hearts,In order to win over and balance the forces of all parties, the ministers and eunuchs were written into the Lingyan Pavilion, which was regarded as a win for the royal family.
You know, no matter it is a civil servant or a military general, who doesn't want to be famous and live forever? To let generations of children and grandchildren know their names? In particular, the Lingyan Pavilion built by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty is filled with images of real heroes, so being able to enter Lingyan Pavilion has become a symbol of the success of the civil servants and generals of the later Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, there are also many people who say that the twenty-four heroes in the early period represent the history of the prosperity of Datang, the entry of Guo Ziyi into the pavilion in the middle period represents the history of the revival of the Tang Dynasty, and the later Yu Chaoen When the eunuchs also enter the pavilion, it will represent the history of the decline of the Tang Dynasty. Because in the later period, even a eunuch who plays with the political power, is jealous of the virtuous, and repeatedly slanders can enter the Lingyan Pavilion.
When Tang Taizong Li Shimin originally ordered the establishment of this Lingyan Pavilion, it was the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), when he was forty-six years old, and he was with the ministers who conquered the world when he was young. They have all passed away one after another, and the living are also old people. At that time, Tang Taizong often missed the past, thinking about the years with his subordinates, and in recognition of these people, Lingyan Pavilion was built.
When Emperor Taizong had nothing to do, he would go to look nostalgically and think about the subordinates who fought side by side at that time, but at that time, Qin Shubao, who had fought all his life, had been dead for many years, but his portrait was also hung high on at that time. In the attic of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, these portraits of heroes of the same height as real people were painted by Yan Liben, who was the most skilled painter at the time, and all stood facing north.
2. The division of Lingyan PavilionThe running dog is cooked; the birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden; the enemy country is broken, and the counselor perishes", but most of the heroes who followed Tang Taizong died well, as long as they did not die, they could enjoy their old age in peace. The characteristics of these heroes and famous generals are all familiar, so at that time, these 24 heroes were naturally not ranked according to their merits.
They are ranked according to their highest official positions. Some people have been dead for many years, and they will be awarded after death The gifted officials will be much higher than their positions during their lifetimes, and they will naturally be ranked in the top , but when the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion were established, Qin Shubao had also passed away for five years. Why is Qin Shubao among the twenty-four What about the last one?
In fact, this has something to do with the early experiences of the twenty-four. For example, these twenty-four can also be divided into three categories. The first category is naturally attributed to Li Shimin's forces. , the high ranking is also because of Li Shimin's heart, such as the first Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Yuchi Gong, etc. , are Li Shimin's confidants.
They have followed Li Shimin to participate in large and small battles, especially Xuanwumen's change, it is these people that some of them make plans, some bravely kill the enemy, Li Shimin is the best He became the last Tang Taizong, especially the first eldest grandson Wuji, who gave full support to Li Shimin from beginning to end, and naturally the first is well deserved. And Qin Shubao,That is, Qin Qiong, he followed many leaders in his early years, such as Tathagata Nuer, Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji, and later joined the leader of Wagang Village, Li Mi, and after Wagang Village, he joined again. Li Yuan In the end, he followed Li Shimin, who was still the king of Qin, to fight. Lai Hu'er and Li Yuan treated Qin Qiong very much and kindly. Especially in the fierce battle of Meiliangchuan, Qin Qiong made the most contributions. Li Yuan gave him a golden bottle and said, "You came to me regardless of your wife and children, and you made such a great contribution that I can cut off my meat for you to eat..." Perhaps it was this kind of appreciation. In the most important period of Li Shimin's life, that is, the Xuanwumen change, there are not too many historical records in the history books that Qin Qiong participated in this kind of coup.
This is also the second category of the twenty-four heroes. Keep a neutral attitude. Although he is also a hero of Li Shimin's important responsibilities, it is far less important than his own confidants. Qin Qiong belongs to this category. , It stands to reason that Qin Qiong surrendered to Li Shimin earlier than Yuchi Jinde, and Qin Qiong was still in Meiliang River, breaking Yuchigong, but in Lingyan Pavilion, Yuchigong could be ranked seventh.
Qin Qiong came last. This is almost because Yuchi Gong deserved more credit than Qin Qiongli in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. After they surrendered to Li Shimin, they were both brave and good at fighting. Qin Qiong was in the front. Thousands of troops took the head of the enemy, while Yu Chi Gong was behind to protect Li Shimin's safety. Both of them were Li Shimin's right-hand man.
But for the Xuanwu Gate change, the two behaved differently, because if it wasn't for Yuchigong, Li Shimin might have been shot by Li Yuanji ,Not to mention, he also helped Li Shimin to kill Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and in this period of history, Qin Qiong did not have much presence, even Cheng Zhijie that is Cheng Yaojin was depicted, but he There are very few.
And after this battle, Qin Qiong's reward was half less than these people, so this is also the reason for his low ranking in Lingyan Pavilion. There is another reason. The third type of forces in Lingyan Pavilion are other forces. is like Wei Zheng. He has always been Li Jiancheng's very courteous subordinate. Danger advised him.
But Qin Qiong was bedridden not long after the Xuanwu Gate changed, and gradually moved away from the center of the imperial court. It's almost time to fly, why did you get sick? So Qin Qiong explained every time that he had experienced wars big and small in his life, and every time he bleed a lot of blood, how could he not get sick?
But according to legend, Li Shimin sent someone to deliver medicine to him after he learned that he was ill, but Qin Qiong secretly poured out the medicine after the person left, because he was feigning illness, otherwise, in that era, how could it be? Will someone be sick in bed for twelve years ? And he pretended to be sick because of the way Li Shimin seized the throne. Qin Qiong was a man of loyalty, and the idiom of stabbing a knife for a friend came from him.
He is loyal to the country and Li Yuan. Although he later surrendered to Li Shimin, he still felt uncomfortable with this kind of forced palace behavior, so he gradually retired. This is the ranking of Lingyan Pavilion. Naturally, it was lower, and he died earlier than these people.It slowly exited Li Shimin's mind, How sincere does the emperor have for a courtier who has passed away for many years?
4. Summary
Of course, it is also possible that Qin Qiong followed a lot of people in power in his early years, watched a lot of slaughtering donkeys, or was afraid that Li Shimin would turn his back on them and deal with them. Therefore, Come up with a way to stay away from the imperial court. And after his death, he was buried in Zhaoling by Tang Taizong, which is the tomb of Tang Taizong and his own eldest grandson , and stone people and horses were also built in front of his tomb to honor .
But fortunately, he has made a lot of great achievements. Even after many years, his heroic and fearless figure has inadvertently appeared in everyone's memory. I can't forget that Qin Shubao, who took the enemy's head among thousands of troops, , so even after many years, there is still a hero's place in Lingyan Pavilion.
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