Cheng Yaojin

Cheng Yaojin

Cheng Yaojin (589-665, February 26), formerly known as Yaojin, changed his name to Zhijie, meaning Zhen. He was born in Dong'e (now Dongping County, Shandong Province). He is one of the 24 meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion.

He is brave and good at fighting, and he is good at using horse's voice. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he joined the Wagang army and served as the Hussar of the internal army. He was defeated and joined Wang Shichong. In the early years of Wude, he returned to the Tang Dynasty, followed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, defeated song Jingang, captured Dou Jiande, and surrendered Wang Shichong. He made many war achievements, conferred the title of suguogong, and participated in the change of Xuanwumen. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne. He successively served as the governor of Luzhou, the general of zuoling army, the former governor of Luzhou, the commander of King Jiang's mansion, the governor of Youzhou, the general of zuotungwei army, the general of jianjiahao Town army, the hereditary governor of Puzhou, and changed the title of Duke Lu. After the death of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he escorted the Crown Prince Li Zhi back to the throne and moved to the auxiliary general and the left guard general. He served as the general manager of Congshan Daoxing's army, crusaded against ashnahelu, and was demobilized after defeat. He was the governor of Qizhou and became an official when he was old.

In the second year of Linde (665), Cheng Yaojin died at the age of 77. He was given the title of "Xiang" and was buried with Zhaoling.

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Life of the characters

Li mi

Cheng Yaojin is a native of Dong'e County, Jeju. He was brave and good at fighting when he was young, and he was good at using Ma Shu. Since the sixth year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty (610), thieves have sprung up. Cheng Yaojin organized an armed force of hundreds of people to protect the village. Later, it was attached to Li Mi and was reused as one of the Hussars of the internal army. At that time, Li mi selected eight thousand brave men in the army, who belonged to the four Hussars and were divided into the left and right, known as the internal army. Li mi often said to people, "these 8000 people are worth millions of troops." Cheng Yaojin was in charge of one of the four hussars, and he was very well received.

During the decisive battle between Wang Shichong and Li Mi, Cheng Yaojin led the inner cavalry to camp on Beimang mountain, and Shan xiongxin led the outer cavalry to camp on the north of Yanshi City. Wang Shichong attacks Shan xiongxin's barracks. Li mi sends Cheng Yaojin and Pei Xingyan to rescue. Pei Xingyan is hit by a flowing arrow and falls off the horse. Cheng Yaojin rushed to rescue and killed several people. Taking advantage of Wang Shichong's retreat, he picked up Pei Xingyan and rode back together. Cheng Yaojin's body is pierced. Cheng Yaojin turns back to break his body and kill the pursuers. They are saved from this difficulty. Later, Li mi failed, and Cheng Yaojin was captured by Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong appointed him as a general and treated him very well.

Return to Tang Army

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Wang Shichong attacked Guzhou, appointed Qin Qiong as general Long Yi and Cheng Yaojin as general, and treated them well. However, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong dislike Wang Shichong's cunning. Cheng Yaojin says to Qin Qiong, "the prince is shallow and narrow-minded, but he likes to talk nonsense and swear. This is just an old witch. Where is the monarch who can set things right?" When Wang Shichong was at war with the Tang army in Jiuqu, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin led their troops in the battle and rode West for a hundred steps. Then they dismounted to salute Wang Shichong and said, "I've always wanted to repay you for your special treatment, but you are suspicious and slandered. It's not our place to trust you. Now we can't serve you any more. I ask you to leave from now on." Wang Shichong was afraid of the Tang army and did not dare to pursue them. Li Yuan asked them to follow Li Shimin, the king of the Qin Dynasty. Li Shimin had heard about their reputation and respected them very much. He appointed Qin Shubao as the commander of the Ma army and Cheng Yaojin as the commander of the Zuo Santong army. After that, Cheng Yaojin defeated song Jingang, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong successively, and led the commander of Zuo Yima's army. When he went out to battle, he often raised his flag first, and was awarded the title of Suguo Gong for his many achievements.

In 624, Prince Li Jiancheng was afraid of Cheng Yaojin, so he slandered Li Yuan, so Li Yuan sent Cheng Yaojin as governor of Kangzhou. Cheng Yaojin told Li Shimin, "if the king's right arm is cut off, he will not be able to protect himself. I'm just dead. I hope you can protect yourself soon! "

In 626, Li Shimin launched the change of Xuanwumen, and Cheng Yaojin also participated in it. After the Xuanwumen revolution, Cheng Yaojin paid homage to the prince Youwei, and then he was promoted to youwuwei general, enjoying a real seal of 700 households.

All the way up

In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the military commander of Luzhou, Rong and Rong, and the governor of Luzhou (now Luzhou, Sichuan). In order to suppress the rebellion of the tusks in Tieshan, 200 pieces of silk and a jade belt were awarded.

In the seventh year of Zhenguan (633), Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the left leading general. Zhenguan eight years (634 years), he was the governor of the original state (now Guyuan Ningxia).

In the 11th year of Zhenguan (637), the chief history of King Jiang's mansion was reviewed by Li Yun, the seventh son of Taizong. In June, Cheng Yaojin, a feudal meritorious official of Li Shimin, was granted the title of governor of Puzhou, and was renamed Duke of Lu. He was granted 700 households in Shiyi, which was inherited by his descendants. Soon after, he was appointed as the governor of Youzhou, Yi, Tan, Ping, Yan and GUI.

On February 28th, the 17th year of Zhenguan (643), Li Shimin ordered people to draw twenty-four meritorious figures in Lingyan Pavilion, all life size, with Cheng Yaojin in the 19th place. In the same year, Cheng Yaojin was transferred to zuotungwei general. He checked the garrison at the north gate of Gongcheng and added the general of Zhenjun.

In the 18th year of Zhenguan (644), Li Shimin personally fought for Koguryo, while Cheng Yaojin stayed in Chang'an. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Li Shimin died. Cheng Yaojin led the flying cavalry army from Cuiwei palace to protect the Crown Prince Li Zhi, who returned to the throne and stayed outside Zuo Yanming gate for three months.

In the sixth year of Yonghui (655), Cheng Yaojin moved from zuotun Wei general to zuotun Wei general, and he also inspected the troops of zuotun camp.

A visit to Helu

In August of the first year of Xianqing (656), Cheng Yaojin served as the general manager of Congshan Daoxing army to attack the Western Turkic ashnahelu. In December, Cheng Yaojin led his army to yingsuochuan, where he met 20000 strong Western Turks. Su dingfang, the former general manager of the army, led 500 cavalry to meet the attack, and the Western Turks were defeated. The Tang army chased the enemy for 20 Li and killed more than 1500 people.

Wang Wendu, the deputy chief manager, was very jealous of Su dingfang's great achievements. He said to Cheng Yaojin, "although it was a victory at this time, the officers and soldiers also had casualties. Don't chase the enemy in a hurry. You should build a square array by yourself, move forward slowly and cautiously, and fight when the enemy comes. It's a perfect strategy." Wang Wendu also said that he had the emperor's secret order. He was afraid that Cheng Yaojin would rely on his bravery and not pay attention to his opponent. He asked Wang Wendu to control Cheng Yaojin, so he ordered the army not to pursue the enemy in depth. Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty rode on horses all day long. In the severe winter, the wind was blowing, and they walked slowly with heavy armor. Food and grass were not carried on, and people and horses died of cold disease one after another. Su dingfang advised Cheng Yaojin: "our purpose of leaving the army is to annihilate the enemy. At this time, we are trapped in self-defense, and the enemy will be defeated when he comes. How can we make contributions if we are so timid! The emperor takes you as the general. How can he give orders to the deputy of the imperial edict. Please order that Wang Wendu be arrested and the emperor be clear on his watch. " But Cheng Yaojin shook his head. When the army arrived at HENGDU City, thousands of Hu people opened the door to surrender. Wang Wendu said, "these people will rebel again when we leave. It's better to kill them all and seize their wealth." Su dingfang said, "we've become thieves by doing this. How can we call it a crusade against treason for our country?" Wang Wendu didn't listen, so Cheng Yaojin slaughtered the city and left. When ashnahelu heard about it, he fled far away. After the army returned to the army, Wang Wendu was dismissed from office because of his death. Cheng Yaojin was removed from office, and soon became the governor of Qizhou. Cheng Yaojin wrote a request for official service and was approved.

Death at home

On February 7, 665, Cheng Yaojin died in a private house in Chang'an city. He was 77 years old. Li Zhi sent an imperial edict to the Hushi general and the governor of Yizhou, and was buried in Zhaoling. His posthumous title is Xianggong. On October 11, he was buried in the original jiugu mountain.

Main impact

military

Repeatedly making war contributions

In the second year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (619), Cheng Yaojin came down to Tang Dynasty and followed Li Shimin, the king of Qin. Li Shimin appointed him as the left third army. After that, Cheng Yaojin defeated song Jingang, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong successively, and led the commander of Zuo Yima's army. When he went out to battle, he often raised his flag first, and was awarded the title of Suguo Gong for his many achievements.

Crusade against western Turks

In August of the first year of Xianqing (656), Cheng Yaojin served as the general manager of Congshan Daoxing army. He attacked the two tribes of Geluo and Chuyue, and decapitated more than 1000 people. In December, Cheng Yaojin led his army to yingsuochuan, where he met 20000 strong Western Turks. Su dingfang, the former general manager of the army, led 500 cavalry to meet the attack, and the Western Turks were defeated. The Tang army chased the enemy for 20 Li and killed more than 1500 people. The captured horses and equipment were overwhelming.

Politics

In the early Tang Dynasty, Puzhou had a vast territory, ruled six counties, and was the center of Chengdu Chongqing ancient road. It was for this reason that Puzhou was listed as an important military town by successive dynasties. In order to guard the strategic area of Southeast China, Emperor Taizong appointed Cheng Yaojin as governor of Puzhou in June of 637. During his term of office, Cheng Yaojin built a large number of fortresses to resist barbarians. He also vigorously renovated the Yueyang River in the territory, making the water quality of the Yueyang river more and more clear.

Historical evaluation

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty: he has a strong ambition, a strong spirit, a strong fruit, a hard career, and an effective propaganda. When he entered the Imperial Guard, he worked diligently and sincerely in Xuanbi; when he went out of the town, Huihua was in harmony with Lishu. There are canons in the domain of mediocrity, and the style is long and favor life.

The epitaph of Cheng Shijun, the great general of Lu state in the Tang Dynasty: flying around the stars, holding the sun and auspicious. Hongyuan Junyuan, Qingxu primate. My great father is famous. Yizai is outstanding and fan Zhaozhang is outstanding. First of all. Only the public is good, and the standard is excellent. Sensitive to Shao Liang, Yi Yun Gao Jue. Fierce general Huan Huan, British rules strong. The shadow of Qiupu is beautiful, and the sound of it is moving to the point. Second. The sexual symbol is Duan, and Zhiye Zhenchun. He is good at serving righteousness and benevolence. Practice straight without hidden, base loyalty with Jin. Wisdom and two strategies, art total six Jun. Third. Once upon a time, in the Sui Dynasty, I felt faint

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