Heroes of troubled times have always played an important role in ancient history, because many famous generals rose to prominence in the era of war, such as Yue Fei, Zhang Wenyuan and others are the best examples. These names have left an immortal chapter in the long river of history.
Maybe you have a list of heroes in mind, but some of them may not exist. Next, let's take a look at the three generals who don't exist, so as not to be misled by film and television dramas. One. Li Yuanba.
If you have ever read "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", you will be familiar with a character named Li Yuanba depicted in the book, who is depicted as Li Yuan's fourth son and Li Shimin's younger brother. Li Yuanba in the TV series is brave and good at fighting, and is known as "the first warrior of the Sui and Tang Dynasties". However, is there really such a person as Li Yuanba in history?
Actually, no. Li Yuanba in literary works and TV dramas is described as young and beautiful, thin but powerful, and is said to be able to eat a bucket of rice and ten catties of meat in one meal. He was armed with two hammers, each weighing 400 catties, with a total weight of 800 catties, and it is said that with these two hammers alone, Li Yuanba single-handedly repelled 2.3 million enemy troops.
Needless to say, these depictions are simply fantastical, and the exaggerations are beyond reality. Some people may think that these descriptions are only to increase the dramatic effect of the work, and do not prove that there is no such person as Li Yuanba in history.
In fact, after consulting historical materials, it can be learned that there is no such person as Li Yuanba in history, but his prototype is real - Li Yuan's third son, that is, Li Shimin's brother Li Xuanba.
However, according to records, Li Xuanba died in his teens and did not participate in the later Sui and Tang wars at all, and all the deeds about Li Yuanba are fictions of later generations. Two. Yang Zongbao.
In the drama works of the Yang family generals, the Yang brothers were all wiped out in the "Golden Beach" battle, and only Yang Liulang survived and continued to fight for the country. After Yang Liulang's death, his descendant Yang Zongbao inherited the responsibility of the family and went out with his wife Mu Guiying to defend against foreign enemies.
Yang Zongbao is talented, and he followed his father and brother to fight on the battlefield when he was young, and made great contributions. In order to break through the "Tianmen Array" of the Liao army, Yang Zongbao came to Mu Kezhai against all odds, where he met the love of his life, Mu Guiying.
Among the ancient legends, the love story of Mu Guiying and Yang Zongbao is a classic that is loved by people. In the fierce duel for the Dragon Descending Wood, Mu Guiying successfully hijacked Yang Zongbao back to his cottage with clever tricks, and eventually became his wife.
Although there is no record of Yang Zongbao in the historical records, this does not diminish the worship of this heroic young general. Another high-profile ancient legend is Mulan.
The poem depicts her as brave and fearless in the army, but the highly acclaimed female figure is actually fictional. It can be seen from "Mulan Poems": "After twelve years of companionship, I don't know that Mulan is a girl."
Considering the harsh living conditions and strict military system in ancient times, historians believe that Mulan did not exist and that her image was simply the product of people's yearning for noble virtues.
Although these characters are not real, their cultural values are timeless, and their stories should be immortalized.