Li Yuan
Li Yuan
Li Yuan (586-626), named Degui, was born in Chengji (now Qin'an County), Longxi. The imperial clan, ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty. The great grandson of Li Hu, one of the eight Zhu states in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties, the grandson of Li Wei, the general manager of Shuozhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the son of Li Zhe, the general of Zhu state in the Sui Dynasty, and the cousin of Li Yuan, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan was first granted the title of Duke of Huangtai county. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he successively served as the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, the general manager of Xinzhou, the right servant of Shannan East Road, and was granted the title of Lujiang County King. In the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Yuan and Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, joined forces to attack Xiao MI, but they did not make contributions. In 626, Li Yuan was appointed governor of Youzhou. The imperial court worried that Li Yuan was cowardly and incompetent and had no generals, so it sent Wang Junkuo, the right leading general, to assist him. Wang Junkuo was once a robber. He was brave, fierce, insidious and cunning. Li Yuan relied on him from the bottom of his heart and formed a family with him.
In his early years, Li Yuan made friends with the hidden Prince Li Jiancheng. After Li Jiancheng was killed in the Xuanwumen incident, Li Shimin became the prince. The imperial court ordered Li Yuan to come to Beijing to see him. Li Yuan was so frightened that he rebelled against the imperial court under the persuasion of Wang Junkuo. Then Wang Junkuo led his subordinates to arrest Li Yuan and strangle him. Li Yuan died at the age of 41. The imperial court issued an imperial edict to abolish Li Yuan as a commoner.
Life of the characters
Fengwang Lujiang
Li Yuan is the son of Li Zhe, a general in the state of Zhu in the Sui Dynasty, and the cousin of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. In May of the first year of Wude (618), Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty ascended the throne and established the regime of Tang Dynasty. On the first day of June, Tang Gaozu appointed Li Yuan as the Minister of the Ministry of punishment. On July 25, Li Yuan was ordered to pacify Shannan. Soon he was appointed the governor of Xinzhou and became the king of Lujiang. Later, he was promoted to the right side of Shannan East Road. In the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Yuan was ordered to send troops from Xiangyang Road to attack Xiao MI with Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, Li Jing, the general manager of the March, and Tian Shikang, the governor of Qianzhou.
Make friends with you
In 626, Li Yuan served as the governor of Youzhou. Li Yuan was cowardly and incompetent. He didn't have the ability to be a general. Tang Gaozu worried that he was incompetent, so he asked Wang Junkuo, the right leader, to help him. Wang Junkuo used to be a robber. He was brave, fierce, insidious and cunning. Li Yuan trusted him sincerely and agreed to form a family with him.
Killed in rebellion
At that time, Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, conspired to eradicate Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and secretly interacted with Li Yuan. After Li Jiancheng's death, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty issued an imperial edict to send Cui Dunli, a member of Tongshi sheriff, to summon Li Yuan to Beijing in the post station. Li Yuan was panicked and worried about something unexpected, so he discussed with Wang Junkuo. Wang Junkuo intended to capture Li Yuan and take advantage of this to establish credit, so he advised Li Yuan to say: "the capital incident has no known result. The king is a national patriarch. He is ordered to guard the border and support 100000 soldiers. How can he accept the call of a single messenger? What's more, Prince Zhao has already been handed over to prison officials. Now Prince Li Jiancheng and King Li Yuanji of Qi have suffered from this disaster. Does the king think this situation can save himself? " So he cried with Li Yuan. Li Yuan believed Wang Junkuo's words and said, "now, I entrust my life to you and decide to start an accident." So he hijacked Cui Dunli and asked him about the secrets of the capital. Cui Dunli refused to give in, so Li Yuan imprisoned him. Li Yuan mobilized troops through the post station, and summoned Wang Shen, the governor of Yanzhou, to Jizhou to discuss with him. Cao Canjun said to Li Yuan, "Your Majesty is sending troops without an imperial edict. This is a rebellion! We should respond to the situation in order to unite people's hearts. If the prefectural governor does not come, how will he protect himself? " Li Yuan said, "what should we do?" Wang Lishe replied: "Shandong heroes used to be used by Dou Jiande. Now they are derelict in their duties. They are just like ordinary people. They are afraid that the world will not be in chaos. They are like looking forward to rain in the time of drought. If the king can send messengers to restore their old posts and recruit soldiers according to their positions, and if the states refuse to do so, they will be punished immediately, then the land of Hebei will be available. Then Wang Shen was sent to contact Turks and pass through the PU and Jiang areas in the south of Taiyuan. The king rectified his car and drove westward into Guanzhong. The two armies joined forces and the world could be settled within ten months. " Li Yuan accepted his suggestion and handed over all his troops to Wang Junkuo. Wang Lishe said: "Wang Junkuo is fickle and can't entrust power to him. We should get rid of him as soon as possible and let Wang Junkuo replace him." Li Yuan was not able to decide. When Wang Junkuo heard the news, he went to see Wang Shen. Wang Shen was washing his hair and came out with his hair in his hand. Wang Junkuo personally killed him and announced to everyone with his head: "Li Yuan and Wang Shen conspired against each other, imprisoned the emperor's messengers and recruited troops without authorization. Now Wang Shen has been killed, and Li Yuan is the only one left. There is nothing he can do. Would you rather follow Li YuanJu to be killed? Or are you going to follow me to get rich? " Everyone said, "we are willing to follow you to denounce the traitor." Wang Junkuo led his subordinates over 1000 people to cross the western city and enter the city. Li Yuan didn't notice. Wang Junkuo enters the prison and releases Cui Dunli. Li Yuan learns that Wang Junkuo has changed. He leads hundreds of cronies out in armor and meets Wang Junkuo outside the door. Wang Junkuo said to Li Yuan's subordinates, "Li Yuan rebelled against the imperial court. Why do you follow him through fire and water?" Everyone left their weapons behind and scattered. Only Li Yuan stayed there alone, scolding Wang Junkuo and saying, "you villain betrayed me, and you will bring disaster to yourself." So Wang Junkuo caught Li Yuan and strangled him. When Li Yuan died at the age of 41, Wang Junkuo passed him on to the capital. The imperial court ordered Li Yuan to be abolished as a commoner, and his clan was removed. There are biographies in the old book of Tang, Volume 60, biography 10, new book of Tang, volume 78, biography 3, Zizhi Tongjian, volume 185-191.
Historical evaluation
Liu Xu and other scholars in the old book of the Tang Dynasty said, "yuan was a coward, not a frontier general."
Family members
Zeng Zu: Li Hu, one of the eight pillar states in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties, was posthumously named emperor Jingdi of Tang Dynasty and the temple name Taizu. Grandfather: Li Wei, the general manager of Shuozhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was granted the title of King CAI with posthumous title of lie. father: Li Zhe, a general of Zhu state and Bei Shen in Sui Dynasty, was granted the title of king of Jinan.
Chinese PinYin : Li Yuan
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