Who killed Shan Xiongxin? Almost all the novels and film and television dramas say that Li Shimin is ungrateful: Shan Xiongxin once spared Li Shimin's life on xu Maogong's (Li Ji) face, and after Shan Xiongxin surrendered with Wang Shichong, he was ruthlessly killed - killing unkind, killing benefactors is unjust, how could the noble Zhenguan Tianzi Tian Khan do such an unkind and unjust thing?
In the matter of Shan Xiongxin's murder, it is obvious that Li Shimin is carrying the black cauldron for others, and Li Shimin, who carries out the beheading order, also has bitterness to say: Shan Xiongxin is brave and brave not under Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, and Luo Shixin, how can I be willing to kill him? This is clearly the completion of the Yuan Ji in the pit me - Wagang Inner Horse Army Four Horse Riding I have three, the boss is afraid that I will take this foreign horse army commander under his command, the father and emperor must have been seduced by them.
In real history, among Li Yuan's four concubines, jian was the eldest, the second in the world, the third oldest in Xuanba, the fourth oldest in Yuanji, and many rendition novels describe Li Yuanba as the fourth brother of Yuanji, the king of Qi, which must be a mistake in ranking.
The novel can mislead the ranking of Yuan ba Yuanji, and naturally it will also mistake the real murderer who killed Shan Xiongxin, which makes it difficult for many readers and listeners to understand: Li Shimin xiongcai is rough, he did not even kill the "main criminal" Wang Shichong, how could he kill the "coercive" Shan Xiongxin?
If we look closely at the old and new Tang Dynasty books, we will find the truth of the matter: Shan Xiongxin was not killed by Li Shimin, he did not have that idea, nor did he have that right, if Li Shimin said it, the first batch of heroes of Ling Yange should be twenty-five.
Many people think that Shan Xiongxin refused to vote for Tang because Li Yuan once shot Shan Xiongxin's eldest brother, but we have gone through the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the notes of the literati, and we can't find relevant records, and when the Sui Emperor was a prince or a prince, it was impossible to find someone or personally assassinate Li Yuan.
When Li Guang was crown prince, Li Yuan was only "a subordinate of the prince, Zheng Qipin, in charge of the Qianniu Dao Su Wei)", and later briefly served as a priest and a long erzhou assassin, until the Sui Emperor Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, Li Yuan was promoted and reused: "In the great cause, Li Qi Prefecture Thorn History, Xingyang Lou annoys the second county Taishou, and is summoned as the young supervisor of the palace and the young secretary of wei wei. ”
Until the tenth year of Daye, that is, the year of Li Xuanba's early death, Li Yuan was Yang Guang's most trusted cousin. The Sui army's third conquest of Liaodong, the wei lieutenant Li Yuan, who was in charge of the palace janissaries, was responsible for the logistics of the army, and Yang Xuan felt that he was plotting rebellion, which was also the first news that Li Yuan informed Yang Guang: "Yang Xuan felt that he would rebel, and his brothers fled from the Liao, and Gao Zu (Li Yuan) was aware of it. Emperor Zhao's class division, with Gao Zu as the Honghua left behind, with the sense of imperial Xuan, zhaoguan right all the county soldiers were subject to Gao Zu's festival. ”
According to the historical records, Li Yuan and Shan Xiongxin had no intersection, let alone accidentally killed Shan Xiongxin's brother, and Qin Qiong certainly could not "save the car", because Qin Qiong was following the Shangkaifu and the Great General of right Yiwei to protect the children, and he had not even been a fast catcher for a day, of course, it was impossible to be a horse seller, and he would not worship with Shan Xiongxin Jiajialou - when Qin Qiong served in the army to protect his children, his mother had already died, and Qin Qiong's father Qin Ai lived until 614 AD, that is, the tenth year of Daye. He died of illness in the same year as Li Xuanba.
Since Li Yuan had no feud with Shan Xiongxin, and Qin Qiong had no friendship with Shan Xiongxin, why was Shan Xiongxin, who had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty with Wang Shichong, killed? Let's take a look at the relevant records of the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang, although the two canonical histories have similarities, in order to be more convincing, we will all copy them as follows.
The Old Book of Tang Dynasty Chronicle NO. 4 records: "In March of the third year of Wude, the King of Qin captured Jiande and Wang Wan, the eldest grandson Anshi equal to Wu Prison (虎牢, to avoid Li Hu's secret and changed its name, the toilet was originally called Huzi, but also changed), Shichong Huangmen Waiter Xue Deyin was not inferior to Wen, and was first condemned, and then received more than ten people from The Party and Duan Da, Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, Guo Shiheng, Guo Shizhu, Dong Jun, Zhang Tongren, Zhu Cang, and more than ten other people, all of whom were killed on Luozhu. ”
The New Book of Tang records that: "In May of the fourth year of Wude, Wang (King Shimin of Qin) Poultry Jiande, Huangmen Attendant Xue Deyin rebelled, Cui Hongdan made crossbows and wounded soldiers, and former Jiezhi; and duan da, Meng Xiaoyi, Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, Guo Shiheng, Guo Shizhu, Dong Jun, Zhang Tongren, Zhu Cang, Wang Deren, and others were cut down and returned to Chang'an. ”
From this point of view, Shan Xiongxin's murder was indeed the hand of Li Shimin, but was the decision in his hands? Let's still look at the records of the two Tang Dynasty books Li Ji Lie's biography.
Old Book of Tang, Liechuan 17: "King Shichong of Ping, who was executed by his deceased Shan Xiongxin, was executed according to the usual practice, and said that his martial arts were excellent, and if he received it in the midst of death, he would be greatly grateful, and he would be able to fulfill his life for the country, so please redeem him as an official." Gao Zu did not allow it, and when he was about to kill, he mourned the trumpet of the right one, and cut the flesh to eat it. ”
The New Book of Tang, Liechuan 18: "Ping Jiande, Captured Shichong, Nai Zhen Brigade, The King of Qin as a General, Ji as a General, all serving in golden armor, riding on the Rong, and winning at the temple... Ping Luoyang, shan Xiongxin, the old man also. He said, 'If you die, you will have something to repay, and you will be redeemed by the officials.' 'No. It's mourning. ”
From the above four historical materials, we can see that after Wang Shichong Shan Xiongxin and others surrendered, Li Shimin did not cut them down, but first killed Xue Deyin and Cui Hongdan, who had committed greater and lower official positions and were of little use, leaving plenty of time for Li Ji to intercede with Li Yuan on behalf of Shan Xiongxin, but Li Yuan resolutely refused to allow it.
In fact, without Li Yuan's will, Li Shimin would not have the right to kill so many people, because there were not only Shan Xiongxin, but also zhu Yue, who was an anti-king level figure.
Realistically speaking, Li Ji's face in Li Yuan's place was even greater than qin qiong's, because after Li Ji's father and son defected to the Tang Dynasty, they enjoyed a very high treatment: "The edict granted the governor of Liyang, the shangzhu state, and the duke of Laiguo." He was renamed the Duke of Cao guo, given the surname Of Li (李氏), and was given the title of Fifty Hectares of Liangtian (李田) and the first district of Jia. He made his father Gai the King of Jiyin, and Gai Guci was the Prince of Shuguo, and was given the title of Duke of Shu and the Assassin of Lingzhou. ”
It is reasonable to say that Li Ji gave up all rewards to intercede, Li Yuan should agree to it, and before that, after Li Ji's intercession, Shan Xiongxin once spared Li Shimin's life: "The king of Qin besieged the eastern capital, Xiongxin refused to fight, the gun was several and the king, Xu Shixun said: 'The king of Qin is also! 'Retreat.' New Book of Tang, Ninth Chronicle"
In the Battle of Dongdu, Li Shimin not only saw Shan Xiongxin's bravery, but also owed Shan Xiongxin a favor, if Li Shimin held a grudge in his heart and wanted to kill Shan Xiongxin and then quickly, then he was not worthy of being called a generation of heroes - in the bitter battle of the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin was almost killed by Xue Wanjun Xue Wanche, but Li Shimin still gave them a fairly high treatment.
Since Li Shimin did not want to kill and had no right to kill, then the decision-maker who executed Shan Xiongxin could only be Li Yuan, the son of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and we can also analyze the three reasons why Li Yuan must kill Shan Xiongxin in combination with historical data, which of course has nothing to do with whether he shot Shan Xiongxin's elder brother, because it was a fictitious thing.
Li Yuan insisted on killing Shan Xiongxin, and the first reason had a lot to do with Li Ji. Li Ji was favored by Li Yuan, but after being captured by Dou Jiande, he still surrendered: "Dou Jiande captured Yu Wei County, resumed the army to attack The Dagger, and surrendered. Jiande took his father, took him as a hostage in the army, and ordered JiFu to defend Liyang. After three years, he returned to the Beijing Division. ”
The short cross historical data contains a lot of information, the most important of which is that Li Ji surrendered to Dou Jiande when he was at a disadvantage, and then when Dou Jiande was almost dead, he left his father and returned to Tang. Li Ji's practice would make Li Yuan easily think of Ma Chao during the Three Kingdoms period: "If someone doesn't love his relatives, can he love people?" ”
Dou Jiande was more lenient and did not kill Li Gai as a hostage, but Li Yuan could not help but draw a question mark in his heart: "At the critical moment, you can even abandon your father Li Gai, but at this time you are willing to abandon everything for your 'friend' Shan Xiongxin, what do you want to do?" Are you kidding me? ”
Li Yuan must kill Shan Xiongxin and others, and there may be a second reason: Li Shimin has recruited rebellion, and his prestige and strength not only surpassed that of Prince Jiancheng, but even posed a threat to The Father of Heavenly Son.
Li Shiminwen had eighteen bachelors in the Qin Dynasty Palace, and Wu had wagang Qunxiong, and if Shan Xiongxin and others also entered the Qin King's Palace, then the title of "General of Heavenly Strategy" could not satisfy Li Shimin's appetite. Therefore, Li Yuan's strict order to kill Shan Xiongxin and others was also curbing the momentum of Li Shimin's development and growth.
There may be a third reason why Li Yuan wants to kill Shan Xiongxin, that is, the true love of father and son: Shan Xiongxin's martial arts are definitely above Li Shimin, and may not be under Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Wei Chi Jingde, if Shan Xiongxin wants to assassinate Li Shimin for the second time, it will be invincible.
Li Yuan, this person, is still relatively good for his son, and at the same time he is a little suspicious, the former Mayi Commandery Li Jing once reported Li Yuan's rebellion to Yang Guang, and as a result, Li Yuan wore small shoes for many years: "Xiao Milling according to Jiangling, Zhaojing Anji, Emperor (Li Yuan) said to stay, Zhaodu Governor Xu Shao cut Jing, Shao was spared for please... The emperor said to the left and right: 'It is better to make merit than to make it too much, and it is true that jing is sure of it.' For the hand said, "I do not blame the past, but I have forgotten what I have done for a long time." ’”
Li Yuan's two remarks proved that he had always been grumpy about the reported incidents of that year: What was wrong with Li Jing? You forgot, why do you always mention it?
Therefore, we can understand the third reason why Li Yuan must kill Shan Xiongxin, that is, he does not want to plant a mine around Aizi.
Based on the historical data and dynastic practices, we know that Shan Xiongxin was not advocated by Li Shimin to be beheaded, but Li Yuan ordered Li Shimin to strictly order Li Shimin to kill Shan Xiongxin and others, but left the first evil Wang Shichong, who must have considered his imperial heart and father-son feelings. As for why Li Yuan killed Shan Xiongxin, which of these three reasons is the most important, then there are readers who see the wisdom of the benevolent and the wise...