Speaking of Li Xiaogong, he is not as famous as Fang Du. Compared with Wei Zheng, he is far behind. Furthermore, compared with the famous general Li Jing, he is much inferior. But how can such a person be in Lingyan Pavilion for twenty years? Ranking second among the four heroes?
Although Li Shimin said that there was no distinction between the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, there were so many famous generals and celebrities who made contributions in the early Tang Dynasty. Why was the unknown Li Xiaogong among the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion?!
After Li Yuan captured the capital that year, he worshiped Li Xiaogong as Dr. Zuo Guanglu, and soon appointed him as the Ambassador of Shannan Road. He led the army directly into Bashu and surrendered more than 30 states. Although he was a military general, his methods of leading troops were a little gentle and he often surrendered. He was courteous and comforting to the people he attached to, so he was quite popular among the people. He often wrote letters everywhere without losing any blood, and saved many lives, which can be called "benevolence and virtue".
In the third year of Wude, Li Xiaogong came up with a plan to attack Xiao Xian who was separatist in the south of the Yangtze River. Li Yuan admired his plan very much and made him king. He also changed the name of Xinzhou to Kuizhou. He worshiped Xiaogong as the general manager and ordered him to build large ships and teach soldiers water warfare. , prepare to attack Xiao Mian.
There is some controversy over this matter.
Later generations basically said that it was Li Jing's contribution to quelling Xiao Mian.
"Since the end of the great cause, many heroes have competed with each other, and they have all been defeated by Taizong. He has many advisers and fierce generals under his command. It is rare for mediocrity to be distinguished. Only Xiaogong has made great achievements in this field and has a great reputation." Apart from other things, Li Xiaogong's military achievements are still good. . But in history, when Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, was mentioned, Li Jing would get involved, and disputes began to arise about which of the two had greater military merit. Some people say that Li Jing was praised as the pinnacle of martial arts heroes, and it was Li Shimin. The purpose of the plan was to dilute the achievements of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, and attribute the credit for the founding of the Tang Dynasty to Li Jing. This statement is not an exaggeration. Everyone knows that Li Jing was Li Shimin's best friend, so the credit was attributed to his own name.
It is undeniable that during the campaign against Xiao Xian, Li Xiaogong was the chief general, and Li Jing was the chief commander. Light is not impossible.
However, at that time, Li Xiaogong was the commander-in-chief and Li Jing was the chief historian. Regardless of the plans or the people who executed them, who knew what was going on at that time? Although Li Jing had unparalleled talents, he could not be criticized for this reason. Good for nothing, picking peaches...
The truth of history has long been buried in thick dust. How can future generations judge the merits of a person based on a few words in history books?
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Li Xiaogong is not even fifty this year. He is well-maintained and is in the prime of life.
In appearance, he inherited the excellent genes of the Li family. He is tall and strong, with a dignified appearance. His eyebrows are like a lying silkworm, his nose is like a hanging gallbladder, his mouth is wide, and his eyes are bright and lively. He has a beautiful beard under his chin, well trimmed, black and smooth, quite handsome. He has a bit of the style of a famous official.
When he spoke, he was full of energy, his words were clear, and he had an attractive demeanor in his movements. He was worthy of being the first prince of the Tang Dynasty royal family.
But Fang Jun knew that this man seemed charming and powerful, but in fact he only had a few days to live...
This man was in the prime of life when he died. He seemed to have died suddenly. He died of a sudden illness. His Majesty Li Er personally mourned for him and cried deeply. After his death, he was buried with him in his mausoleum, and he was worthy of being honored in the Emperor Gaozu's temple. He was ranked second in Lingyan Pavilion. Two of the fourteen heroes can be regarded as extremely sad and glorious.
Entering the elegant room on the second floor, Li Xiaogong sat at the main seat with a graceful look. There was a pretty pink-haired girl beside him, who was smiling sweetly and refilling the wine with her bare hands. Li Xiaogong looked happy and looked at Lu who was about to give him a gift.
Dong Zan and Fang Jun waved their hands: "Everyone, please do your own thing. In the land of fireworks, don't be too polite, otherwise complimenting each other and exchanging pleasantries will ruin the atmosphere! Today we will not distinguish between seniority and age, and we will not talk about age.
Just for fun!"
"promise!"
Now that Li Xiaogong said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Li Siwen had a carefree temper. Since there was no need to be polite, he sat down next to Li Xiaogong and said flatteringly: "Since you said so, Your Majesty,
Then if my nephew is rude in any way, please don’t take it personally!"
Obviously, Li Xiaogong likes Li Siwen who is rough-tempered but has a rough temper. He smiled and said: "I will never blame you. At most, I will talk to your father later and let him deal with you!"
Li Siwen immediately apologized: "Please don't! My nephew would rather be punished by you, the prince, than dare to go home and see my father's cold face. You don't know, my father has been getting colder and colder recently, and he has been waiting for several days.
I can't even hear him say a word, his face is almost covered with frost!"
These words made Li Xiaogong burst into laughter. Even the two sisters beside him couldn't help but smile.
It's really rare these days that someone dares to use their father as a raft.
I don’t know how someone like Li Ji, who is upright and conservative, could give birth to such a son...
The atmosphere at the banquet was lively. Li Xiaogong ordered a girl next to him: "Go and call all the best girls in the building. If you don't serve these big dandies in Chang'an City, you may get angry later.
Smash your Drunk Immortal Tower! It’s useless for you to beg me at that time, and I don’t dare to go against these people..."
When that sister heard what Li Xiaogong said was interesting, she covered her lips and smiled. Who else in the city of Chang'an would dare not to give you the face of the Prince of Hejian County?
A pair of water-cut eyes glanced sideways at Fang Jun, who looked embarrassed. Perhaps, this was the only one...
The sister stood up and walked out with swaying steps to greet her friends.
Fang Jun raised his wine glass and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, he who doesn't know is not guilty. If my nephew had known that this place was your property, how could he be so presumptuous? Not only do we dare not do it ourselves, but also others dare to do anything here.
If there is even the slightest bit of excess, without you having to step in, my nephew will immediately rush forward and beat him until he can't take care of himself! This glass of wine is my apology. The adults don't remember the faults of the villains. Let's expose this fault, okay?"
Li Xiaogong was expressing his dissatisfaction with Fang Jun's repeated troubles in Zuixian Tower, and used words to remind Fang Jun.
Fang Jun is not really stupid. He made trouble in Zuixian Tower, hurt Li Xiaogong's face, and disrupted other people's business. Li Xiaogong didn't say a word. Today, they just happened to get together and sit at the same table to drink.
, Li Xiaogong said this, of course Fang Jun has to give others face.
In other words, the face of Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong is not something that anyone can give to him.
But then again, not everyone has the weight to make Fang Jun, a tough guy, admit his mistakes...
Even those with high status and status, such as Li Xiaogong, were very proud and raised their wine glasses happily: "One family does not talk about two families. Today, I am very happy to be able to share the same views with several young men and women, as well as Lu Dongzan.
A banquet, drinking and chatting is also one of the great joys in life. Everyone, for the great Tang Dynasty to conquer the world, dominate the world, drink holy wine!"
"Drinking Sheng" is a southern term, meaning a toast. Some people say that this term was chosen because "drying" is taboo as it would be detrimental to good luck. This etymology originated from the ancient imperial court's prohibition on alcohol and was derived as a wording strategy to avoid it. "Sheng" was originally "Sheng", which refers to wine. historical.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Xian Yufu, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty, once said: "Drunks on ordinary days call those with clear wine a saint, and those with turbid wine a wise man. They are of a prudent nature, and occasionally they talk when they are drunk."
It can be seen from this that at least before the Tang Dynasty, "Yin Sheng" meant "drinking clear wine" and "Yin Xian" meant "drinking turbid wine". Today, "Yin Sheng" is the evolution of "Yin Sheng".
"Drinking Saint!"
"Drinking Saint!"
Fang Jun and others were obviously aroused by Li Xiaogong. They shouted and raised their glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.
In comparison, Lu Dongzan was embarrassed.
The dignified Prime Minister of Tubo actually occupied the same seat with others to congratulate the Tang Dynasty for conquering the world and dominating the world...
It just happened that at this moment, I had to give Li Xiaogong face, forced out a smile, drank the glass of wine, but felt extremely bitter in my heart, and scolded Li Xiaogong severely. This affectation was obviously just to show me. !
At the same time, I was extremely depressed. I originally spent a lot of money to clear up the relationship, so that Li Xiaogong could talk about a big event again, but unexpectedly he met Fang Jun halfway. He was also a bitch, so why did he invite him so well?
It seems that this matter is probably out of date. Next time I want to date Li Xiaogong, I will have to spend a lot of money on goods. Even as the Prime Minister of Tubo, I have to feel heartbroken over this huge expense. Then But it is equivalent to one-fifth of Tubo’s annual financial income...