Ancient Chinese generals have always occupied a very important position in the structure of the empire. The generals and the armies led by the generals are the weapons of the state, the swords and shields for the emperor to conquer territory and defend the country. Every dynasty has no shortage of brave and superhuman generals, some of whom have made great achievements and some have been knighted, but there are also some less fortunate generals, who, although they have no lack of merit, still have a tragic and stifling fate.
Ancient wars were both bloody and cruel, and although these generals were able to kill and win battles from the dense enemy siege, there were still some generals who, for various reasons, survived from the battlefield but died in other ways. Among these other methods of martyrdom, the most common is to be executed by one's own master.
As the saying goes, a companion is like a companion of a tiger, after all, the general holds the power of the army, and the blade of the country is mastered, and will naturally be jealous of his master. And the emperor was jealous of the heroes, and this situation appeared most in the founding emperor. Here I will give an example of the Ming Dynasty.
Speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, I think everyone has heard about it. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be one of the most thoughtful emperors in history, although after laying down the Jiangshan and sitting firmly on the throne of the Ming Dynasty, he was still jealous of those who had been under the throne, "Gong Gao Gai Lord", and later "cunning rabbits died, running dogs cooked", and successively murdered or executed a number of heroes under the throne.
Among them, the general Blue Jade was one of the heroes who were executed, although zhu Yuanzhang had to die so much, but at that time, Blue Jade was indeed not as introverted as Liu Bowen and the like. At that time, Lan Yu led the army to the north, creating an indispensable contribution to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. But because of this, the Blue Jade and its people gradually expanded, not only arbitrarily occupying the captive princess of the Mongol State, but also breaking through their own city gates on the way back to the capital, only because when the soldiers who asked the guards to open the city gates, they felt that the soldiers opened the door too slowly and their own homes were despised, so they led the soldiers directly into the city.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this matter, as a monarch who was already jealous of "meritorious and high-ranking lords", and then encountered his subordinates who had committed this act, Zhu Yuanzhang really could not sit still, and finally executed Lan Yu for the crime of "conspiracy to rebel".
Although The Blue Jade people are suspected of "plotting rebellion" in the eyes of any superior, there are also generals in history who loyally assist the lord, but they have also been distrusted and punished.
For example, the general of the Qin State was White. When people talk about Bai Qi now, they must think of the "killing god" who killed 400,000 troops of zhao guo. But in fact, Bai Qi was a general in history who had no heart and was not familiar with merit, fame and fortune, and he was bent on the Qin State and paid his own martial courage and blood and sweat for the Qin State, not only not fiercely overbearing, but also simple in heart. However, King Qin Zhao was also a monarch similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, and King Qin Zhao, seeing Bai Qi's courage and fierceness, worried that he would not ask for credit for rebellion, and finally Bai Qi took the sword given by King Qin Zhao, and killed himself in Du You. At one time, loyal generals died under the monarch's sword, which made people sigh.
If you want to know more interesting history, it is interesting to pay attention to that kind of history.