In the Tang Dynasty, there was a particularly good "list", called "Lingyan Pavilion Twenty-four Meritorious Heroes". This list, it's not that you can get on it if you have money, it must be Li Shimin's sworn friend, or the founding hero of Datang.
However, after reading this list, everyone found a problem, the person who ranked last was actually the famous Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, some people were not convinced, Qin Qiong's military exploits were so great, why did he get to the last place?Next, let's take a look at how the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion came about. 
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin has governed the Tang Dynasty in an orderly manner, and the country and the people are safe. In the dead of night, he remembered those brothers who were born and died, in order to let future generations remember them forever, he built a "Lingyan Pavilion" next to the Sanqing Palace. Let the great painter Yan Liben paint all their portraits according to the size of the real person one to one, and then enshrine them in the Lingyan Pavilion. But here's the problem, there are many brothers who were born and died with him, and they can't all be hung up, you have to pick some of them, how to pick them?It's a technical job. If it is said that this is Li Shimin's invitation to dinner, then he is casual, who he likes to call whom, if it is a temple worship, then it will rise to the national level, and there are more problems to consider. Li Shimin was able to ascend the throne not only by the generals around him, but also by the ministers who gave advice, and the nobles of the Guanlong group who supported him. Therefore, he has to take care of the interests of all aspects, and every mountain has to elect a representative figure. But if there is only such a criterion, the number of people is still too many, so there is a second criterion, whether or not to participate in the Xuanwumen Change. This matter, for Li Shimin, is of great significance, it is equivalent to rebuilding the Tang Dynasty, only by participating in the Xuanwumen Change, you are qualified to be said to be the "father" of the Tang Dynasty. After layers of screening, twenty-four people were finally selected, but the question arises again, how should these twenty-four people be ranked?It doesn't matter if you're hanging horizontally or vertically, there's always a first and second question. After some discussion, Li Shimin set a standard:
That is, according to the size of the official position, if the official position is the same, according to the title, if the official position and the title are the same, then according to the age, if the official position, title, age is also the same, then according to the order of death. From this, we can see why Qin Qiong is ranked last. First of all, his official position is too small, just a third-grade official, and that's it, he is still in name. Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he has been recuperating at home and has not held any substantive official position. Secondly, he did not participate in the Xuanwumen Change, which is the biggest shortcoming of his resume. However, he did not oppose Li Shimin, so he could be selected, but there were no plus points. Qin Qiong's credit is mainly due to the fact that before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin elected him, mainly to take care of the emotions of the old comrades, if you have to say that it is a representative, Qin Qiong should be regarded as a representative of the old comrades. Being able to be selected for Lingyan Pavilion is actually a great way to give him face.