In the Qing Dynasty, Dai Hong painted longevity - phoenix auspicious clouds.
In the Qin Dynasty, there was a story about referring to a deer as a horse. And in the Sui Dynasty, there was a strange story of "referring to birds as luans".
It is said that after Tang Gaozu Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, Xihe County's ** was not convinced, and Li Yuan sent his two sons Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to lead troops to attack Xihe County, which is today's Linfen, Shanxi. Li Shimin and the soldiers shared weal and woe, and there was no crime in the autumn wherever they went, even if the fruits and vegetables they encountered along the road were not bought, they would never eat them. The people were amazed that there was such a disciplined army.
The Tang army came to Xihe City, but Gao Deru closed the city gate and held out. Li Shimin took the lead and ventured into the city. It took five days of fierce fighting to capture the entire city of Xihe and capture Gao Deru alive.
Looking at the tens of thousands of people in Xihe County, why did Li Shimin kill Gao Deru alone? This has to start from the eleventh year of Emperor Yang's great cause. That year, when Gao Deru was patrolling, he happened to see a peacock in Luoyang Xiyuan. In order to curry favor with Emperor Yang of Sui, Gao Deru led more than a dozen people.
Emperor Yang was ashamed to lie that in front of the Golden Palace in Luoyang Palace, he saw Luan Feng fly down, but unfortunately Luan Feng flew away again.
Qing Dynasty Chen Shan's painting - Picture of the phoenix 1
Qing Dynasty Chen Shan's painting - Picture Phoenix 2
In ancient China, the arrival of the phoenix was a great auspicious omen, symbolizing the longevity of the country and the eternal solidity of the country. When Emperor Yang was excited, he promoted Gao Deru to be the first and rewarded him with a large amount of money. All those who participated in the retribution were rewarded. Emperor Yang also issued an edict to build the Yiluan Hall in the place where Luan Feng lived, hoping that auspicious Rui would last forever.
Because of this lie, Gao Deru won the favor of Emperor Yang, and has been on the rise since then. But the good times didn't last long, and two years later he became a prisoner.
Dunhuang Duke Li Shimin angrily scolded Gao Deru, You refer to wild birds as Luan Feng, in order to deceive the master to obtain ** Houlu. Now I am rebelling to eradicate traitors like you. As soon as the words fell, he beheaded him. In addition, the Tang army did not kill one more person. At the beginning, Gao Deru referred to the bird as a luan, but he did not expect that one day a lie would kill him. During the Qin Dynasty.
During the period, Zhao Gao pointed out that the deer was a horse, and in the end he was not only killed, but also the entire family was wiped out.
Those who tell big lies may be able to run rampant for a while, but they cannot deceive forever. Those who have reversed right and wrong in history will eventually be completely subverted by the doom that comes from heaven.