The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Dingxiang Road was marching to the camp, Li Chengqian got off his horse and stood at the gate of the camp, a guard had already come forward to report that Li Jing was very strict in his army, without Li Jing's warrant, even if Taizong himself came, he would not be able to enter the camp.

Not long after, a nearly sixty-year-old general with a long beard hanging down his chest, but extremely heroic led someone out to greet him. Although he didn't give his name, Du Rui guessed that it should be the famous military god of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing. Pharmacist!

In the war history of Chinese dynasties and dynasties, this veteran general of the Tang Dynasty, who is known as the god of war, undoubtedly occupies a prominent place. In the evaluation of later generations, he is also known as Bai Qi in the Warring States Period and Han Xin in the Han Dynasty. It can be seen that The glory of his career.

Li Jing, whose name is pharmacist, is of Han nationality, and his ancestral home is Sanyuan, Yongzhou.A general in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, he was a famous strategist with both civil and military skills in the Tang Dynasty.Later, he was named the Duke of Wei, known as Li Weigong in the world.His grandfather Li Chongyi served as governor of Yinzhou during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his uncle Han Qinhu was a famous general in the Sui Dynasty.Li Jing was good at using troops and strategy, and wrote several military books, but not many of them could be handed down to later generations.

He was born in a family of officials, and he grew up very tall and strong as an adult. Due to the influence of his family, he had "civil and military talents" since he was a child, and he was quite enterprising. He once said to his father: "If a man meets the Lord at the right time, he must Make meritorious deeds in order to gain wealth."

His uncle Han Qinhu was a famous general in the Sui Dynasty. Every time he talked about military affairs with him, he would applaud him, and he said back: "The one who can compare Sun and Wu's skills is only Sri Lankan."

After Li Jing became an official, he first served as a meritorious officer in Chang'an County, and then successively served as the head of the palace and Wai Lang, a member of the driving department.Although his official position was humble, his talent was well-known among the ministers of the Sui Dynasty. Niu Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, praised him as "the talent of Wang Zuo". Said: "Qing will finally sit here!"

In the last year of the great cause, Li Jing was appointed as the magistrate of Mayi County.At this time, the peasants' struggle against the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty was surging. The three main forces led by Dou Jiande in Hebei, Zhai Rang and Li Mi in Henan, Du Fuwei in Jianghuai, and Fu Gong Er, wiped out the decadent rule of the Sui Dynasty. .

Li Yuan, who stayed behind in Taiyuan in the Sui Dynasty, also secretly recruited troops and waited for opportunities.Li Jing was aware of his motive, so he "self-locked and changed" and went to Jiangdu to report the incident.But when they arrived at Chang'an, the capital city, Guanzhong was already in chaos, and the trip could not be made due to blocked roads.

Soon, Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, quickly captured Chang'an, and captured Li Jing.Li Jing was full of economics, but his ambition was not rewarded. When he was about to be executed, he shouted loudly: "The public uprising soldiers are originally for the purpose of eradicating violence and chaos in the world. If you don't want to do big things, you will kill a strong man with personal grievances!"

Li Yuan admired his words and deeds, and Taizong also admired his talent and courage, so he was released.Soon, he was called into the shogunate by Emperor Taizong and used as the third guard.

From then on, Li Jing started his magnificent military career. After that, he pacified Xiao Xian, appeased Lingnan, wiped out Fugong Er, defeated Xu Yuanlang, and made many meritorious deeds. He was transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of war.Because of his repeated achievements in combat, he was awarded the Duke of Wei, and four hundred households were given seals.

In the original history, Li Jing, as the commander of the Northern Expedition, destroyed the Turks with his own hands. In his later years, he went on an expedition to Tuyuhun and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Jing did not follow in the footsteps of those famous commanders in history despite his numerous exploits and great reputation. In history, Han Xin died tragically because of his great military exploits and envy of the Lord. On this point, Li Jing It's more like Wang Jian, the veteran general of Qin State in the last years of the Warring States Period, who knew how to choose, how to advance and retreat, and finally enjoyed a good death.

In fact, this kind of personality has been cultivated in Li Jing's youth. When he was a teenager, Li Jing was determined to forge ahead.

In the original history, in the eighth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing, who had just served as prime minister for four years, resigned with sufficient care and sincere words.

Taizong also understood his intentions, and appreciated his move very much. He sent Cen Wenwen, the secretary of the Zhongshu, to tell him: "I have seen since ancient times that there are very few people who live in wealth and wealth, and know how to stop. Don't ask about wisdom. Mo Xiang knows himself, although his talents are unbearable, he wants to stay in the job, and even if he is sick, he is still reluctant. The general ability to understand the general is commendable, and I am not going to be a gentleman, and I want to use him as a model for the generation."

Afterwards, a special imperial edict was issued, granting special advances, gifting thousands of pieces, and two Shangcheng horses.If the foot disease is slightly better, you can go to Zhongshu and Menxia Pingzhang for political affairs every two or three days.Soon after, Li Jing was specially given a spiritual stick to help him recuperate his foot disease.

In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Li Jing's condition deteriorated, and Emperor Taizong visited the sick bed to express condolences.Seeing that Li Jing was critically ill, he also burst into tears, and said to Li Jing very sadly: "Your Majesty is an old man in my life, and I have worked for the country. If this disease is like this today, it is for the public to worry about."

On April 23 of this year, Li Jing passed away suddenly.At the age of 79.Emperor Taizong gave Situ and the Governor of Bingzhou, Ban Jian, Yu Bao and Advocate, and buried Zhaoling with him.His posthumous name is Jingwu.The tomb is like the story of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and the shape of the tomb is like the Yanran Mountain in Turkic and the Jishi Mountain in Tuyuhun, "with special achievements".It can be said that in history, there are very few people who have made great military exploits like Li Jing, but can enjoy a good death.

Li Jing led all the generals to the door, hurriedly paid respects and paid homage, calling him a thousand years old. Seeing this, Li Chengqian hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Jing and the generals up one by one.

"The Duke of Wei is the pillar of the imperial court. He only wants to be a pawn in the general's tent. How can he be honored by the general."

Li Jing saw that Li Chengqian's words were decent, he didn't rely on his status as the heir apparent, and showed any arrogance, and he was also happy in his heart. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Chengqian's expedition with the army, and he was not worried that Li Chengqian would dictate his deployment during the Northern Expedition. On the contrary, I thought in my heart that I should train it well, and then train a hero for the Tang Dynasty who can govern the country in peace and calm the world.

"Your Highness is here, the pommel horse is tired, quickly enter the camp to rest!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to support Li Chengqian and walked towards the camp. All the generals were secretly surprised when they saw it. Before that, the King of Shu had immediately asked Taizong for Li Jing to be Wang Taifu. Taizong did not directly refuse, but Li Jing did not agree at all, just said : Old and weak, do not want to participate in the affairs of the kings.

At that time, everyone thought that Li Jing was unwilling to participate too much in the scrambling of the princes for the reserve, but they didn't expect that he would favor Li Chengqian so much today. Not only did he go out to greet him in person, but now he even entered the camp with Li Chengqian.

Du Rui saw him later, and was also secretly delighted. If Li Chengqian could pass this Northern Expedition and get the support of Li Jing, a veteran general in the army and the military god of the Tang Dynasty, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to consolidating his reserve.

Naturally, Li Jing also had exquisite thoughts. He naturally guessed Taizong's intention to send Li Chengqian to the Chinese army to serve as the supervisor of the army. I am also happy to do this favor.

Li Chengqian was taken to the big account by Li Jing to discuss matters. As an attendant, Du Rui naturally did not have the qualifications, so he followed Heng Lian and took the Flying Tiger Army to the camp that Li Jing had arranged for them.

As soon as he entered the army tent, Heng Lian couldn't help but excitedly said: "The general treats His Highness the Crown Prince so courteously, so why be afraid of the King of Shu!"

Du Rui heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Hengda people keep silent, this place is no better than the East Palace, if you talk too much, you will lose, remember! Remember!"

Heng Lian also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue just now, and cast a grateful look at Du Rui. He knew that this young man wanted to assist Li Chengqian wholeheartedly.

The two sat idle for a while, when someone nervously reported that Li Jing had summoned Du Rui.

Du Rui was startled when he heard the words, and said: "The general wants to see me, but I don't know what it is?"

The person came back and said: "The general didn't say anything clearly, he just asked the younger one to come over and ask Brother Du to post the account."

Du Rui nodded and said, "In that case, let's go!"

Although his face was calm, Du Rui felt turbulent waves in his heart at the moment. The strategy of the Northern Expedition he told Taizong earlier was Li Jing's proposal in history. Now that the counterfeit version meets the genuine one, it is Du Rui. , I couldn't help but feel a tumbling in my heart.

At the same time, there was also a hint of excitement. After all, as the military god of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing had been mythologized by people in later generations. Now that he could get close to this idol, Du Rui was looking forward to it.