Wang Lei

Wang Lei

Wang Yao (653-732), a native of Jingcheng, Cangzhou, was born in Deming. During the Tang Dynasty, the prime minister, the famous general, and the son of Wang Xingguo, the Wei of Chang'an County.

He was born in Wang's branch of Taiyuan and Wang's branch of Zhongshan. He was given the title of Qingyuan County lieutenant, and moved to the palace to serve the censor and Weinan county magistrate. When he was the governor of Guizhou, he built water conservancy and cultivated land, which was deeply loved by the people. He became hongluqing, deputy general manager of Shuofang army, Anbei Duhu, and moved to taipuqing and Longyou group envoys. In the second year of Kaiyuan (714), he defeated the Tubo army and was granted the title of Yinqing Guanglu doctor and Yuanzhou governor. He was also granted the title of Qingyuan County male. Four years (716), put down the Turkic rebellion, moved to the left Sanqi Changshi, Yushi doctor, Shuofang army chief. Nine years (721), suppress Kang to bin rebellion, into the Jue Qingyuan County public. Because the Hu people rebelled again, they were demoted to be the governor of Zizhou, moved Prince Zhan Shi, and granted Zhongshan Duke. He successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Li and Yin of Taiyuan, moved to minister of the Ministry of war, Minister of Tongzhong, Minister of Sanpin and Jiedushi of Shuofang, and became prime minister. Zuoshi was demoted to be the governor of Qizhou and moved to be the Minister of Hubu.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty died in the 20th year of Kaiyuan (732). He was awarded the title of Zhonglie after his death to Prime Minister Zuo.

Life of the characters

Early deeds

Wang, whose ancestral home is Jingcheng, Cangzhou, moved to Luoyang, Henan Province. His father, Wang Xingguo, was an official of Changan County. Wang was brought up by his grandfather Wang Youfang, who lost his father when he was young.

In 672 (the third year of Xianheng), Wang was awarded the title of county captain of Qingyuan County after taking the examination of Zhongming Jingke, and later served as the imperial censor of the palace.

Later, Wei Yuanzhong, marshal of Shuofang army, failed in the battle. He put the blame on his deputy general Han Sizhong and asked him to kill him. However, Wang said: "Han Sizhong is a deputy general, and his military power is not in his own hands. Moreover, he is brave and resourceful, which is worth cherishing. He should not be punished alone." So the above statement pleads. Han Sizhong was released, and Wang was transferred to Weinan county magistrate.

In 709 (the third year of Jinglong), Wang Lei became the governor of Guilin. Before that, the garrison in Guizhou had been relying on Hengzhou (now Hengyang in Hunan Province) and Yongzhou (now Lingling in Hunan Province) to provide food and pay. After Wang took office, he built the city walls, removed the garrison, built water conservancy projects, and reclaimed thousands of hectares of farmland to make the people well fed. Later, Wang asked to be transferred back to his hometown. As a result, the people of Guizhou wrote to the imperial court together and asked him to stay in office. After hearing the news, the imperial court issued an imperial edict to commend Wang's achievements and let him stay in office for one year. When Wang Lei left office, people in Guizhou carved stones to praise his merits.

Defeat Tubo

In 714 (the second year of Kaiyuan), as Shaoqing of Honglu temple and deputy general manager of Shuofang army, Wang Jia concurrently served as the general manager of Anbei University and Shuofang Daoxing army, commanding the army of Fengan (now Yongning west of Ningxia), Dingyuan (now south of Ejina Banner of Inner Mongolia), sanshoujiang City, etc. He moved most of Anbei prefecture to zhongshoujiang city (now Baotou West, Inner Mongolia), and carried out the policy of opening up farmland. Soon after, Wang Yi was appointed Shaoqing of Taipusi temple and a herdsman of Longyou.

In the same year, Tibet launched 100000 troops to invade the Lintao army and garrison at the mouth of Dalai valley. Wang led 2000 troops to join forces with the Lintao army, and selected 700 elite soldiers to change into Tubo costumes. They were divided into two groups, the front and the back, and attacked the Tubo camp by night. When he was five li away from the enemy, Wang ordered the front team to shout and the back team to beat drums. The Tubo Army thought that the main force of the Tang army arrived. They were frightened and killed each other.

Soon after, general Xue Na of the right feather forest arrived with his troops and was intercepted by Tubo in WuJie Valley, 20 miles away from Dalai valley. Tubo fought for tens of miles between the two armies of Wang Yao and Xue Na. At night, Wang ordered his elite troops to attack the enemy and defeated Tubo again. After joining with Xue Na, Wang took advantage of the victory and pursued him all the way to Taoshui, where he recaptured all the horses that had been looted by Tubo.

After the war, Wang was granted the title of Yinqing Guanglu doctor, a male of Qingyuan County, and concurrently served as the governor of Yuanzhou (now Guyuan, Ningxia). Soon, Wang was appointed governor of Bingzhou.

Appease the rebellious Hu

In 716 (the fourth year of Kaiyuan), Turkic Moho Khan was attacked and killed by the badagu tribe. Most of his subordinates surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and were placed in the Hequ area. Soon after, after the succession of vikar Khan, the Turkic descendents gradually became rebellious.

After learning of this, Wang Zhen went to the imperial court, believing that Turks were forced to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and that it would cause disaster if they were allowed to live in the border for a long time. He suggested that they should be threatened and lured to benefit, and that they should be moved to the south of the Yellow River, so as to gradually sinicize them. At the same time, Wang also believes that if the Turkic households are not resettled in the mainland and the Yellow River is frozen, something will happen. As a result, before the imperial court gave a reply, the Turks rebelled.

In October of the same year, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Wang to lead the Bingzhou army across the river to fight the rebellion. Wang Yao marched along the path and rode lightly. Unexpectedly, he encountered a snowstorm at night and was hard to move forward. Worried about the delay, Wang Yu prayed to the God: "if I should not send troops to beg for thieves, just punish me alone. Why should I implicate all the soldiers? If I am loyal to my country, please stop the snow and turn the wind to help me succeed. " Then, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and Wang Shu led his army to gallop. At this time, the rebels fled in two ways, Wang pursued along the East Road and beheaded 3000 people. After the war, Wang was promoted to serve Zuo Sanqi, the general manager of Shuofang's March, and then became a censor doctor.

In 720 (the eighth year of Kaiyuan), the tribes scattered near the city of surrender colluded with the Turks and attempted to capture the city of surrender. After hearing the news, Wang played a secret role in Xuanzong, then lured them into zhongshoujiang city and killed them all. Soon after, Wang was granted the title of minister of the Ministry of war and served as the general manager of Shuofang military university.

In 721 (the ninth year of Kaiyuan), kangdaibin, a Huren from LanChi, launched a rebellion, captured Liuhu prefecture (now the area of Etuoke Banner in Inner Mongolia), and forced xiazhou (now the northeast of Jingbian in Shaanxi). Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered Wang Yi and Guo Zhiyun, the governor of Longyou, to fight the rebellion together. Wang Yi thought that Shuofang army alone could fight the rebellion, so he asked the emperor to let Guo Zhiyun return to Longyou. However, before the memorial was reported, Guo Zhiyun arrived and was dissatisfied with Wang. Soon, Wang Yu captured Kang daibin alive and entered Qingyuan County.

In September of the same year, Guo Zhiyun attacked the rebels who had been recruited by Wang. The surrendering rebels thought they had been betrayed by Wang, so they fled one after another and rebelled again. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty believed that Wang was unable to pacify the Hu rebellion and demoted him to be the governor of Zizhou (now Santai, Sichuan).

Life in old age

In 722 (the 10th year of Kaiyuan), Wang was restored to the crown prince Zhan Shi, and became the Duke of Zhongshan County.

In the first month of 723 (the 11th year of Kaiyuan), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty made a tour to the north, changed Bingzhou into the capital of Taiyuan, and appointed Wang Lei as the Minister of the Ministry of officials and the official of Taiyuan. In April, Wang took over from Zhang Shuo as the Minister of the Ministry of war and the junior officer of tongzhongshu, and added doctor Jin ziguanglu. In May, Wang also served as the festival Ambassador of Shuofang army, commanding the armies of Hexi, Longshi, Hedong and Hebei.

In November of the same year, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty went to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices to heaven and asked Wang to return to Beijing to attend the ceremony. But Wang was afraid that the Turks would take the opportunity to invade, so he refused and was praised by Xuanzong. At this time, Xu Zhou (today's Xuchang, Henan Province) assassin Wang Qiao's slaves sued Wang Qiao for collusion with Wang Yao, intending to rebel. Xuanzong then ordered Shi Zhongyuan Qianyao and Zhongshu to order Zhang Shuo to investigate. Although Wang didn't have any objection, Xuanzong relegated him to be the assassin of Qizhou (now Qichun, Hubei) for the first time.

In 726 (the fourteenth year of Kaiyuan), Wang was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of household, and served as the governor of Shuofang army again.

In 732 (the 20th year of Kaiyuan), Wang died in his seventies. He was posthumously named Zhonglie as a gift to Prime Minister Zuo.

There are records in the old book of Tang, volume 93, biography 43, new book of Tang, volume 111, biography 36, Zizhitongjian, Volume 27, Tangji 23, Zizhitongjian, volume 210, Tangji 26, Zizhitongjian, volume 211, Tangji 27, Zizhitongjian, volume 212, Tangji 28.

Character evaluation

Li Longji: ① Zhengyi official, xinghonglu Shaoqing, Shangzhu state, Shuofang army's deputy general manager Wang Lei, is handsome and intelligent, firm and vigorous. He thinks of the ancients every time he reads the previous history. He left his family and was determined to destroy his army. He served his country and bowed to the general. ② Wang Jue's learning integrated nine streams, just bud seven virtues, Wu said the enemy country, Wen is the emperor. When you are worried about the edge of your heart, you will do what you have in mind. You can do everything you know. If you go out, you will stay in all directions, and if you go in, you will be able to do everything.

Li Yong: he was generous and generous, encouraged loyalty and filial piety, recited Wen Zhong, Zhaoxuan ganlue, yuan Zaijing Jingguo, general Shishi, Shen Tongming's Wei Fang, and jieyinliang's sincerity. His ambition is like a stone, his heart is like a pill, and he has five or three links. He has many books, but he has no plans at all. In the 10th year of Li Mu's reign, marquis Wu made his best efforts to fight outside the river.

Liu Xu: 1. Qi looks majestic, and people called it like a bear or a tiger at that time. However, there was a custom of the ancients when they admired righteousness and encouraged them. The imperial officials were afraid and loved them. ② Wang Xiaojie, Tang Xiujing, Zhang Renyuan, Xue Na, Wang Lei, etc. all of them are armed and eager to make contributions. However, Xiaojie lost to capture again, Xiujing lost to Yuxing. He is not ashamed of losing first and then winning; he is hard to hide when it comes to stopping the snow and returning the wind; he is willing to take action with benevolence, whether it is both Chinese and western. ③ The heart of saving things is not shaped by color. How can one measure the qualities of generals. I've always been a minister, but I've never been able to do much. Don't be afraid of Liang Gong. Tang, Zhang, Na and Luo were good at array. Serving the army and the captives together, we should not worry about the border.

Zhang Yu: Sun Tzu said, "it moves like thunder." He made the soldiers shout, the drum horn responded, and the enemy was shocked. Also said: "the death of good and raise it." In order to bring down the enemy and fill the army with materials, they are all strong soldiers. Also said: "upper and lower desire, win." It's also true that he doesn't cooperate with Zhiyun and the thief betrays him.

Chen Yuanliang: Xiong Huqi's posture is outstanding and loyal. He has had several snowstorms. In the history of the Qing Dynasty, we can see huilie.

Cai Dongfan: first, in the Tang Dynasty, he was both a civil and a military talent. Besides Li Jing, Guo Yuanzhen, Tang Xiujing, and Zhang Renyuan, he was Wang Zhen. ② It's not my race, it's my heart

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