1. The "second brother" of iron
There was a funny phenomenon in the Sui and Tang dynasties, originally Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Zhai Rang, and Meng Haigong were either heroes or big brother-level figures, and it stands to reason that they should be very well-known. It is far inferior to Qin Qiong, Cheng Biting Jin, and Shan Xiongxin.
Among them, especially Shan Xiongxin, even if you put aside the momentum of "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "Speaking of Tang" - besides, Shan Xiongxin is not the protagonist, the most fierce is Qin Qiong, whose popularity is also very high, as if it has the feeling of being compared with Li Mi , Wang Shichong and so on. Why is that?
In fact, in a nutshell: during the Sui and Tang dynasties, except for Li Shimin, they were all the bosses of flowing water, even Li Yuan! But Shan Xiongxin is the "second brother of iron".
Second, Wagang flying generals
The so-called mountains and rivers reflect each other in order to form a charming scenery of rivers and lakes. It just so happens that there is a Wagang Mountain in the Sui and Tang Rivers and Lakes. There are two eldest brothers, the first is Zhai Rang, and later he gave way to Li Mi. So Li Mi became the second.
So what about the "second brother" of Wagang Mountain? It's not Qin Qiong, let alone the demon king Dade Tianzi in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", but Shan Xiongxin!
Shan Xiongxin is known as the "flying general". The so-called flying generals, the Western Han Dynasty is Li Guang, the Three Kingdoms is Lu Bu, and the Sui and Tang Dynasties are Shan Xiongxin. From this nickname alone, you can know how fierce Shan Xiongxin is. Therefore, when Zhai Rang gave up the position of the eldest brother to Li Mi, why did Li Mi also target Shan Xiongxin when he killed Zhai Rang?
Li Mi can't help it, who makes Shan Xiongxin strong and influential? What if Shan Xiongxin took advantage of the infighting between him and Zhai Rang and jumped out to pick peaches? This has nothing to do with blackness, but a matter of reality and vital interests. Therefore, when Shan Xiongxin knelt down and begged for mercy after killing Zhai Rang, Li Mi was in trouble.
At this moment, his good brother Wang Bodang came, and hurriedly stopped him - killing Shan Xiongxin is even worse, who can replace him in commanding the army? The title of "Flying General" was earned by fighting and winning again and again, and the Wagang soldiers all obeyed it.
Li Mi didn't understand these truths, which was why he hesitated. And Shan Xiongxin also hurriedly said: From now on, you will be my boss.
In this way, Shan Xiongxin recognized Li Mi as the eldest brother, and immediately showed his influence, calming the aftermath of Zhai Rang's killing, at least the army was stable! Li Mi also continued to let Shan Xiongxin be the second brother and lead the old people of Wagang! But at the same time, in order to hedge against the influence and constraints of Shan Xiongxin, Li Mi then established an elite internal army of the lineage.
It is led by Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Pei Xingyan (Pei Yuanqing's prototype), Luo Shixin (Luo Cheng's prototype) and others. In other words, Qin Qiong and others could not be compared with Shan Xiongxin during the Wagang Mountain period. This is the power of Shan Xiongxin, the commander of the Wagang Army (the old forces) who is the commander of the soldiers and horses!
3. The first general under Wang Shichong
The Wagang forces, under the leadership of Li Mi, once laughed at the rivers and lakes, but his killing of Zhai Rang has actually caused the ** of the Wagang forces. Otherwise, why would he want to build his own elite internal army? In fact, this is the fundamental reason for the eventual defeat of the Wagang forces.
When the Wagang army confronted Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong once stormed Shan Xiongxin, causing him to ask Li Mi for help. Li Mi sent Cheng Yanjin and Pei Xingyan to lead the internal army to rescue. As a result, Wang Shichong's army turned around and stormed Cheng Biting Jin and Pei Xingyan. caused Pei Xingyan to be injured and fell from his horse.
Cheng Biting Jin desperately rescued Pei Xingyan, rushed out, and was pierced through the body by a lance (non-fatal point), Lao Cheng was furious, turned around angrily, and actually broke the opponent's lance, followed and killed the other party, and fled with Pei Xingyan. （"Old Tang Book": After the hole in the stabbing lance, Zhijie turned around and folded his lance, and captured the pursuer, so he was spared from the line.
Although Cheng Biting Jin is brave and abnormal, the question is what about Shan Xiongxin? You must know that this is to rescue him, and those with a little common sense know that they should be inside and out, but why did it become like this, chasing and killing Cheng Yanjin and Pei Xingyan's painting style? And Shan Xiongxin is not only missing, but also alone?
The answer was soon revealed, and then in the battle of Bishan, Li Mi and Wang Shichong fought fiercely, Shan Xiongxin neither supported nor rescued, but surrendered to Wang Shichong, which led to Li Mi's final defeat, and Wagang Mountain was destroyed. （《Old Tang Book": Shan Xiongxin and others reined in their own troops, and they couldn't support themselves, and the handsome men rode lightly to the tiger prison
Therefore, there has always been a saying: why did Li Mi fail? It's because he didn't kill Shan Xiongxin! Although it is very one-sided, it has to be said that it is also true.
In any case, Shan Xiongxin became the first general under Wang Shichong and was named a general! Qin Qiong was named by Wang Shichong: General Long Xiang, Cheng Yanjin was a general, and his status was under Shan Xiongxin.
When Li Shimin fought Wang Shichong, Shan Xiongxin burst out with terrifying combat power and almost killed Li Shimin. Thanks to his good buddy at this moment, Xu Shiji, who is also Li Ji (Xu Maogong), hurriedly stopped it, which allowed Li Shimin to escape this catastrophe. （Old Tang Book": Xiongxin went out to refuse the war, came with guns, and almost reached Taizong, Xu Shiyun stopped, and said: "This King of Qin is also." Xiongxin was frightened and retreated, and Taizong was exempted
Li Shimin fought all his life, often led the Xuanjia army, pursued for thousands of miles, and was invincible. But when he faced Shan Xiongxin alone, he almost died, which was the only time in the history of Li Shimin's conquest.
Fourth, the consequences of Li Shimin's killing of Shan Xiongxin
After Li Shimin defeated Wang Shichong, he captured Shan Xiongxin alive, and killed the flying general despite Xu Shiji's plea. Many people say that the reason why Li Shimin killed Shan Xiongxin was because Shan Xiongxin had a bad character, was capricious, and always rebelled.
But the author thinks: In terms of rebellion, didn't Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, and Xu Shiji all rebel? Why is there a problem with the character of the only one who is only to Shan Xiongxin?
So the real reason is that when Li Shimin defeated Wang Shichong, he also easily killed another strong opponent, Dou Jiande, the so-called capture of two kings in one battle. At that time, there was no longer any power to threaten and confront the Tang Dynasty! In this case, the demand for famous players is naturally not high. Especially a famous player like Shan Xiongxin, who has great influence.
Therefore, Shan Xiongxin's death is not so much caused by his character, but rather because "the surrender window has closed". At least Li Shimin and Li Yuan, father and son, think so. Unbelief? Look at what happened after Li Shimin captured the two queens in the first battle.
After Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, Li Yuan sacrificed prisoners in Taimiao and sacrificed to his ancestors, and he couldn't wait for the ancestors to "continue to play music and dance" together. Unexpectedly, just two months later, there was a thunderclap, and Liu Heimin raised troops and swept Hebei, invincible.
Li Shentong was almost completely wiped out.
Yan Wang Luo Yi was also defeated, and his two tiger generals: Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, the two brothers were captured.
Xu Shiji (Li Ji) was defeated, the territory army was all lost, and his elder brother fled back to ...... alone
Looking at these lists, which one is not a god-like being? As a result, it was all cleaned up by Liu Heimin!
The Tang Dynasty, which had just "continued to play music and dance", was immediately in turmoil, and if it continued to develop like this, it might hit Chang'an!
So why did Liu Heimin rebel? The reason is very simple, Liu Heimin was originally Dou Jiande's subordinate, Dou Jiande was defeated and killed, and his subordinates already had a sense of crisis. Unexpectedly, Shan Xiongxin was also killed, and suddenly these Dou Jiande's subordinates were afraid: "Even if a general like Shan Xiongxin is killed, how can we still live." It's the other way around! ”（"Old Tang Book": Wang Shichong descended to Luoyang, and his generals and ministers were wiped out.
Faced with this situation in which the edifice was about to collapse, Li Yuan ordered Li Shimin to take command again. As a result, in the Battle of the Rivers, Li Shimin's favorite general, the 22-year-old Luo Shixin, who was the prototype of Luo Cheng in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", was killed by Liu Heimin in Zhaozhou.
Why is Luo Cheng so bad with Shan Xiongxin in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties"? So much so that when Li Shimin killed Shan Xiongxin, he ordered Luo to become a supervisor and beheader? If you look at this history, there is a causal relationship.
It's just that no one dares to hold Li Shimin accountable for killing Shan Xiongxin, so he can only push the contradiction onto the two brothers - the so-called bull coaxing, our old Dan, is the leader of the green forest in the five northern provinces. A self-respecting one, you count the ball, my Xiao Luo, is the son of Yanwang Luo Yi, the tip of the needle is on Maimang!
Therefore, it was not because of Shan Xiongxin's character problems that he was killed, but because Li Shimin and Li Yuan were all carried away by the victory of "capturing the two kings in the first battle", and made a big stupid move, and the impact was too bad.
Therefore, not only did Datang almost perish ahead of schedule, but Li Shimin's beloved general Luo Shixin also paid the price of his life......