In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, in 643 AD, Tang Taizong issued an edict to let the great painter Yan Liben draw the portraits of 24 meritorious heroes, hidden in Lingyan Pavilion, which is to imitate the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion of the Western Han Dynasty and the twenty-eight heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty Yuntai will commemorate the heroes in the future, the difference is: Yuntai 28 will be evaluated by the military merits of the founding heroes, and the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion and the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion are judged by merit.
Military merits can be quantified, such as how many cities have been breached, how many enemies have been killed, how many prisoners have been captured, there are numbers that can be determined, merit can not be quantified, it can only be evaluated by personal feelings, Tang Taizong commented on the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, which is evaluated by personal feelings, and the order of heroes has a strict ranking, not casually, but according to the number of merits.
Twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.
The following is the order of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion:
First place: Situ, Zhao GuogongThe eldest grandson is Mowgli
Second place: Sikong, the governor of Liangzhou, and the king of Hejian CountyLee Hyo-gong
Third place: Sikong, Lai GuochenggongDu Ruhui
Fourth place: Sikong, Xiangzhou Governor, Prince Taishi, Zheng Guowen ZhengongWei Zheng
Fifth place: Sikong, Liang GuogongFang Xuanling
Sixth place: Kaifu Yi Tong Sansi, Shangshu Right Servant Shot, Shen GuogongGao Shilian
Seventh place: Kaifu Yi Tong Sansi, Eguo GongWei Chi Jingde
Eighth place: Tejin, Wei GuogongLi Jing
Ninth place: Tejin, Song GuogongXiao Yu
Tenth place: Auxiliary General, Governor of Yangzhou, Baozhong ZhuanggongDuan Zhixuan
Eleventh place: Auxiliary General, Kui GuogongLiu Hongji
Twelfth: Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, Jiang ZhonggongFlexoto
Thirteenth: Shaanxi East Road Xingtai right servant shot, Yun JiegongYin Kaishan
Fourteenth: Governor of Jingzhou, Duke XiangChai Shao
Fifteenth: Governor of Jingzhou, Duke Pi XiangThe eldest grandson Shunde
Sixteenth: Governor of Luozhou, Duke of YunguoZhang Liang
Seventeenth place: Doctor Guanglu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and Duke Lu GuoHou Junji
Eighteenth: General Zuo Xiaowei, Tan XianggongZhang Gongjin
Nineteenth place: General of the Left Leading Army, Lu GuogongCheng Zhijie
Twentieth place: Ministry of Rites Shangshu, Yongxing Wenyi GongYu Shinan
Twenty-first: Hubu Shangshu, Yu XianggongLiu Zhenghui
Twenty-second place: Doctor Guanglu, Hubu Shangshu, Ju GuogongTang Jian
Twenty-third: Doctor Guanglu, Secretary of the Ministry of War, British PrinceLi Shiyun
Twenty-fourth: Governor of Xuzhou, Hu GuogongQin Qiong
Of the twenty-four,Wenchen has: eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu, Yu Shinan
The generals are: Li Xiaogong, Wei Chi Jingde, Li Jing, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, Qu Tutong, Yin Kaishan, Chai Shao, Changsun Shunde, Zhang Liang, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Cheng Zhijie, Liu Zhenghui, Tang Jian, Li Shixian, Qin Qiong
The eldest grandson Wuji ranked first.
From the classification point of view, there are obviously more military generals than civil ministers, this is because at the beginning of the founding of the country, there were more wars and more military achievements; However, judging from the ranking, Wenchen's ranking is mostly higher than that of military generals, indicating that the merit of planning is higher than that of military merit.
If you look at it purely in terms of military ability, Li Jing's military ability is the strongest, but he ranks eighthIf you look at bravery, Qin Qiong is the most courageous among the generals, even stronger than Wei Chi Jingde, but Qin Qiong is ranked first from the bottom, and although Wei Chi Jingde is ranked seventh, he is already the top among the generals
So the question is, why are the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion ranked like this? Is there any pattern?
This ranking was set by Tang Taizong Li Shimin himself, he was from his own point of view, and the merit was arranged, Tang Taizong ranked the eldest grandson Wuji first, mainly for three reasons: first, he participated in the Taiyuan army and had the merit of planning; the second is to participate in the change of Xuanwumen and have the merit of planning; The third is to participate in the governance of the country and serve as the prime minister for more than 20 years, plus the eldest grandson Wuji is the elder brother of Empress Li Shimin, and many credits are added together, and the eldest grandson Wuji is the first merit, which no one can compare.
Wei Zheng ranked fourth.
Wei Zheng was originally the adviser of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and was requisitioned by Li Shimin after the Xuanwumen Change, and became the most famous minister of Zhenguanchen, in the name of outspoken admonition, Wei Zheng ranked fourth in terms of the function of governance, and even higher than Fang Xuanling, which many people can't understand, because this is considered from the perspective of Tang Taizong himself, Wei Zheng's influence on Tang Taizong is very great, just like Liu Bang ranked Xiao He in the first place, which is artificial.
In addition to the eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng, there are Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian in front of Wei Chi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian three people, Fang Mou Du Xuan said that Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling, these two people's planning is the greatest, Du Ruhui died relatively early, Xuanwumen changed four years later, the deceased is the greatest, so he was ranked in front of Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling also participated in the governance of the country for many years in the Xuanwumen Change, and was the prime minister of the dynasty, and the credit was also great, ranking fifth, second only to Wei Zheng.
Lee Hyo-kung came in second.
Gao Shilian is the maternal uncle of Empress Li Shimin, took the initiative to marry the eldest grandson to Li Shimin, in the Xuanwumen Change, Gao Shilian participated in the planning, and led an army composed of prisoners to resist the soldiers and horses of the Prince's Mansion, Xuanwumen Change, and participated in the governance of the country, served as the prime minister, he has a special family affection for Li Shimin, so Tang Taizong put Gao Shilian in the sixth place.
The top of the military generals is Li Xiaogong, he is a member of the Li Tang clan, is Li Yuan's nephew, Li Xiaogong initially ran the Ba Ying, and later pacified the Southern Liang Xiao Milling regime with Li Jing, and also led the army to quell the Jianghuai Fugong Yi uprising, because it is the Li Tang clan, so it ranks second, second only to the eldest grandson Wuji.
Purely from the perspective of military merits, the greatest military merit among the generals is obviously Li Jing, who led the Tang army to destroy three regimes (the Southern Liang Xiao Milling regime, the Eastern Turks, and the Tuyuhun)., This military merit is unmatched on the list, and Li Jing is the only military strategist in the early years of the Tang Dynasty except for Li Shimin, both civil and military, can be called the god of war, has never been defeated in battle, and is full of strategies, but,Li Jing's biggest problem was that he didn't participate in the Xuanwumen Change, so he was compared to Wei Chi Jingde
Li Jing ranked eighth.
After Li Shimin defeated Liu Wuzhou, Wei Chi Jingde surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became a general under Li Shimin, in the war between Li Shimin and Wang Shichong, Wei Chi Jingde saved Li Shimin's life, in the war, the two fought side by side many times, Li Shimin obviously has a special feeling for Wei Chi Jingde.
However, the most important reason why Wei Chi Jingde's ranking in Lingyan Pavilion can be higher than Li Jing's is:Wei Chi Jingde participated in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and made the first contribution among the military generals, Yu Chi Jingde shot Li Yuanji, and led his troops to put Li Yuan under house arrest, obtained Li Yuan's hand, and then held the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to force the soldiers and horses of the prince's mansion to disperse
You must know that the change of Xuanwu Gate is a change of fate for Li Shimin, and it is the most important thing in his life, Li Shimin takes the size of the credit for participating in the change of Xuanwu Gate as the standard and basis for ranking to enter the Lingyan Pavilion, although Wei Chi Jingde did not have the merit of destroying the country, but for Li Shimin, the importance of Wei Chi Jingde is no less than that of Li Jing, so Wei Chi Jingde can be ranked in front of Li Jing.
Wei Chi Jingde ranked seventh.
Among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, Qin Qiong's ranking is actually the most unjust, he is the bravest of the generals, he always rushes to the front when fighting, has many first achievements, has been injured many times on the battlefield, and also participated in the Xuanwu Gate Change, saying that Qin Qiong's ranking is not as good as Wei Chi Jingde, Li Jing, Li Shiyun and others can be understood, even Yu Shinan, who has experienced the same Cheng Zhijie and one of the eighteen bachelors, is not as good, it is a bit too much to say.
Personally, I think there are three reasons:
1. Those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements
Although Qin Qiong is brave and good at fighting, he has made a lot of contributions, but to say that there is no great merit, the so-called warrior has no outstanding merits, although the history books record that he participated in the Xuanwumen Change, but there are no specific matters, although Liu Zhenghui, who ranks twenty-first, has no merit, but he is the Yuan Cong hero who participated in Li Yuantaiyuan's army, and this credit is enough for him to use in his life, and Liu Zhenghui was once captured by Liu Wuzhou, Liu Zhenghui insisted on not surrendering, and this loyalty also added a lot of points, so Liu Zhenghui can be ranked in front of Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong ranked twenty-fourth.
2. After the Xuanwumen Change, he began to recuperate until he died
Qin Qiong has been recuperating at home since the Xuanwumen Change, and has not participated in any military operations in the Tang Dynasty, when other generals continue to make contributions, Qin Qiong can only hold his illness at home, this is not easy to publicize, Tang Taizong can still put Qin Qiong among the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, it is not easy, and it is understandable to be ranked first.
Yin Kaishan was the earliest of all the heroes to die, and died four years after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, but he was the Yuan Cong hero of Li Yuanyuan's Taiyuan army, and followed Li Shimin to participate in many battles in his early years, and fought against Xue Rengao and Wang Shichong, and died of illness on the way to defeat Liu Heimin, Tang Taizong ranked Yin Kaishan in the thirteenth place, on the one hand, he had merit, on the other hand, it showed that Tang Taizong did not forget the heroes who died in the war, which has a certain significance for boosting the confidence of the heroes.
Cheng Zhijie ranked 19th.
3. Low background and low official position
When the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion are ranked, they actually refer to their origins and official positions, Cheng Zhijie and Qin Qiong's experiences are similar, the two surrendered to the Tang Dynasty from Wang Shichong together, and both of them participated in the Xuanwumen Change, but Cheng Zhijie ranked nineteenth, Qin Qiong ranked twenty-fourth, and the official positions of the two were equally big, Cheng Zhijie served as the general of the left leading army, Qin Qiong served as the general of the left Wuwei, and the governor of Xuzhou was posthumously sealed, why did Cheng Zhijie rank first and Qin Qiong ranked behind?
The difference between the two is:Cheng Zhijie still continued to fight abroad after the Xuanwumen Change, and continued to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty, another difference is that Cheng Zhijie was born in a big family, his family is the Northern Qi Dynasty, Qin Qiong does not know his background, most of them are from poor families or ordinary people, and Tang Taizong will also consider his background and official position when ranking