In the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the fifth brother of the Wagang Army, Shan Xiongxin, is undoubtedly the most righteous man, he was born recklessly, good at using horse lance, a man who is invincible, but his fate is the most embarrassing.
In the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Shi's militia besieged Luoyang City, the soldiers in the city were less and the food was less, and the people's hearts were discouraged, Wang Shichong knew that he was unable to control the situation, and took the initiative to open the city and surrender.
But Shan Xiongxin failed to escape this catastrophe, and Li Shimin insisted on executing Shan Xiongxin.
According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian", when Li Shimin wanted to execute Shan Xiongxin. Only one of the brothers in Wagang stepped forward to ask for help, and the original group of old brothers in Wagang, Qin Qiong, Cheng Bitingjin, Luo Shixin, etc., were all indifferent, watching coldly, and the posture of this person who was innocent of death was far from the situation of deep brotherhood and tearful farewell in ** "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties".
At that time, Xu Maogong tried his best to persuade Li Shimin and Shan Xiongxin".The martial arts are superb, if they are collected in the death, they will be grateful, and they can do their best for the country”。hopes that Li Shimin can accept him for his use, and is even willing to use his money and title to redeem Xiongxin's life. (That is, Xu Maogong in **, for the convenience of the later text, it will be called Xu Maogong).
But Li Shimin did not adopt Xu Maogong's suggestion after all, and a generation of heroes Shan Xiongxin came to an end.
When Shan Xiongxin was escorted to the execution ground, Xu Maogong did not forget his friendship with Wagang and took refuge in Zhai Rang, cut off a piece of meat on his thigh, let him eat it, and promised that my wife and children in the future will be taken care of by me. Xu Maogong also did what he said, not only took care of his family, but also under his recommendation, Shan Xiongxin's children and grandchildren were all officials in the Tang Dynasty, and they were also free of food and clothing.
Li Shimin has fought all his life and has always been very tolerant of generals. For example, after he pacified the Xue regime, he still let Xue Ju's subordinates lead his old department. After pacifying Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, he also adopted a policy of softness, and Li Shimin was in the hearts of the people all his life. Why is Dudu so ruthless to Shan Xiongxin?
In 613 AD, due to the lack of Taoism of Emperor Yang of Sui, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Maogong took refuge in Zhai Rang, who gathered people to rebel, and raised the banner of righteousness in Wagang Mountain, which can be regarded as the patriarch of Wagang Village. Shan Xiongxin is deeply valued by Zhai Rang, because he is brave and good at fighting, brave and brave, he is also the number one general in Wagang, and is known as the "flying general".
In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause (617), Zhai Rang gave up the position of the lord of Wagang to Li Mi on the advice of Wang Bodang and Xu Maogong, Li Mi called himself Duke of Wei, Feng Zhai Rang was Situ, Shan Xiongxin was the general of the left Wuhou, and Xu Maogong was the general of the right Wuhou.
But as the war progressed, Zhai Rang threatened Li Mi's interests, and the contradictions between the two sides became more and more acute.
At the banquet, Li Mi's subordinates took advantage of Zhai Rang's inattention, and directly knocked down Zhai Rang with a knife, Xu Maogong saw that the situation was not good, and immediately fled, but Shan Xiongxin kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged Li Mi for mercy.
Fang Yanzao thought that Shan Xiongxin gave in easily, and it was not a pity for this kind of person to die, so Li Mi killed him, but Li Mi cherished talents and not only did not listen, but valued him very much, and appointed him as one of the four major cavalry generals.
Under the management of Li Mi, Wagang fierce generals such as clouds, Shan Xiongxin, Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, are among the best, and later Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, with the remnants of the defeated will flee to Luokoucang, and was betrayed by his own subordinate Bing Yuanzhen, and finally Li Mi and Xu Maogong, Wang Bodang and others took refuge in the Tang Dynasty. And Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others were forced to demote Wang Shichong.
In Li Shimin's view, Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and others were all forced to surrender to Wang Shichong, and before Wang Shichong's defeat, they took the initiative to surrender to Tang, which can be regarded as abandoning the darkness and turning to the light.
And Shan Xiongxin took the initiative to surrender to Wang Shichong, this kind of person belongs to the grass on the wall, when the old master Zhai Rang was killed, he took the initiative to surrender Li Mi, after Li Mi was defeated, he took the initiative to surrender Wang Shichong, the loyalty of this kind of person is very suspicious.
In the third year of Wude, Li Shimin led the troops of the whole country to conquer Wang Shichong of Luoyang.
As a general, Li Shimin always took the lead and often personally went to investigate the enemy's situation. Outside Luoyang City, Li Shimin led a small army to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, but met the fierce general Shan Xiongxin head-on.
The two sides fought fiercely, the Tang army was outnumbered, and Li Shimin fought and retreated, and finally escaped.
In addition, once Li Shimin led 500 cavalry to climb the commanding heights of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty to look at the enemy's situation, and was once again besieged by Shan Xiongxin with his troops. At that time, Shan Xiongxin took the lead and took Li Shimin with a gun. Just at the last moment, Wei Chi Jingde killed him from the sideways direction and saved his life.
Xu Maogong suddenly shouted angrily"This King of Qin also. ”，Shan Xiongxin saw that his old friend came out for Li Shimin, and he also sold face, and even let Li Shimin go.
In Li Shimin's view, letting go of the enemy commander at a critical moment, although he is brave, he is an unfaithful and confused general, and it is useless to keep such a person.
In addition, although Li Shimin fully trusted Xu Maogong, throughout his life, Li Shimin also pulled and beat Xu Maogong, and did not really trust him, and Xu Maogong was cunning, and he was left and right between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and neither side was offended. Therefore, it is difficult for Li Shimin to regard him as his own. If Shan Xiongxin surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, he will definitely become a sworn friend with Xu Maogong, and it will be more difficult to restrain him in the future.
At this time, Li Shimin was already battle-hardened and had the consciousness of being the master of the world, so he was naturally a pro-virtuous minister and far from a villain. For an unfaithful person like Shan Xiongxin, Li Shimin has no need to keep him, plus Xu Maogong's left and right, so at this time, Xu Maogong's rejuvenating life is a quick knife on Shan Xiongxin's neck.
And in the whole scene, except for Xu Maogong, the original group of old brothers did not intercede for him. When he was in Wagang, Shan Xiongxin and Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others were not in the same camp, coupled with the surrender of Wang Shichong in Luoyang, Shan Xiongxin had already become a treacherous villain in the eyes of the original group of reckless brothers, so it was reasonable not to intercede for him at the moment of life and death.
On the issue of Shan Xiongxin, Li Shimin's approach seems to be ruthless, but in fact it reflects his wisdom as a monarch. At the same time, it also set an example of loyalty and righteousness for the people who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the world, Shan Xiongxin forgot the old master, and did not abandon the darkness and turn to the light, of course, this kind of person is difficult to enter the account of the King of Qin.
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