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Chapter 161 Li Jing chose the wrong backer, but it was a blessing in disguise

"This Li Jing was originally from the Sui Dynasty? Isn't that the same as Qin Qiong?"

"But why is such an outstanding talent not used by Yang Guang?"

"If Yang Guang appoints people like Qin Qiong and Li Jing, will the future of the Sui Dynasty be different?"

Many people have such questions.

I saw that the projection on the sky continued to change:
Li Jing was a figure in the Sui Dynasty, but why did he fail in the Sui Dynasty and only emerged in the Tang Dynasty?

Li Jing, who is well known to future generations, has multiple identities.

He is the Tota Li Tianwang in "Journey to the West", holding the Linglong Pagoda and in charge of one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals.

He was the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan in the Shang Dynasty, and he was majestic.

Or one of the "Three Heroes in the Wind and Dust", accompanied by a red-haired girl.

However, the real Li Jing, he neither has the artifact of the pagoda, nor the son of Nezha, nor has he traveled from the Tang Dynasty to the Shang Dynasty to participate in King Wu's great cause of defeating Zhou.

Li Jing was born in a family of officials, the so-called second generation of officials. His uncle was Han Qinhu, who was a general in the Sui Dynasty.

His grandfather Li Chongyi was the governor of Yinzhou, and he was given the title of Yongkang Gong.

His father, Li Quan, served as the prefect of Zhaojun.

This Li Jing not only has a good family background, but also looks dignified, with a good appearance.

Under the influence of his grandfather, "Wen Tao Wu Lue" was revealed at a young age, and this Li Jing is not as greedy for pleasure as other princes of aristocratic families. He is positive and wants to make contributions and realize his own life value.

Every time Uncle Han Qinhu talked about military affairs with him, he couldn't help clapping his hands when he heard Li Jing's opinions, and said, "The only person who can discuss Sun and Wu's art with him is you."

Uncle felt that Li Jing had quite the demeanor he had back then, so he placed high hopes on him.

Li Jing did not fail to live up to his uncle's cultivation. He became a member of the driving department from Chang'an County Gongcao to Wailang.

Although his official rank was not high, his good reputation spread throughout the court. Niu Hong, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at that time, praised him as "the talent of Wang Zuo".

If this trend is followed, Li Jing's life will surely be smooth sailing and skyrocketing.

But the sky doesn't follow people's wishes.

When Li Jing was serving as the magistrate of Mayi, he was called to fight against the Turks under Li Yuan's tent.

However, during this period, rebellions against the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty were raging. The three main forces led by Dou Jiande on the Hebei side, and Zhai Rang and Li Mi on the Henan side disintegrated the rule of the Sui Dynasty with lightning speed, and the Sui Dynasty was in jeopardy. .

At this time, Li Yuan, who stayed behind in Taiyuan in the Sui Dynasty, also wanted to achieve some hegemony in the troubled times, so he secretly recruited troops and recruited talents, ready to wait for the opportunity.

At that time, it could be described as "36 roads against the king, 72 smoke and dust".

At that time, you were king today, and I was king tomorrow.

If you have a gun, you are the grass head king.

Li Jing is a smart man. Seeing that the Sui Dynasty was about to fall and the so-called good birds chose trees to live in, he wanted to find a new backer for himself.
At that time, people all over the world looked up to Wei Gong and Li Mi, thinking that he had the appearance of an emperor.

Li Jing originally took refuge in Li Yuan and conspired with him in rebellion.

But he was not optimistic about Li Yuan and his son's great achievements.

After thinking about it, he decided to disguise himself as a prisoner, and then went to Jiangdu to inform Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty in order to make meritorious deeds.

But when Li Jing finally reached Chang'an, Guanzhong was already in chaos, and the road was impassable and he couldn't move forward.

At this time, Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan in one fell swoop, and drove straight all the way, and quickly captured Chang'an.

Li Yuan found Li Jing in Chang'an.

Li Yuan gritted his teeth with hatred, good guy, if he hadn't come a step earlier and been informed by Li Jing earlier, he would have died today.

So Li Yuan ordered people to arrest Li Jing and take him to the execution ground, preparing to execute him.

Li Jing also complained in his heart, who knew that Li Yuan and his son, who he was not optimistic about, could really dominate the world, he became famous at a young age, and his ambition was unfulfilled.

When he was about to be beheaded, he yelled loudly. He didn't let the man die without regret, and he will be a good man again 18 years later.

After thinking for a while, Li Jing said to Li Yuan: "Ning Xing's rebel army is for the sake of the world, to get rid of the riots, why don't you want to complete a big event, and kill the strong men with personal grievances?"

How about saying that Li Jing is smart?

His subtext is that you Li Yuan's uprising was to overthrow the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty. If you kill him, you will be no different from Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang.

If you keep me, with my ability, maybe I can help you accomplish your great cause.

Li Jing's move is a bit like Han Xin's.

Because Han Xin also said at the beginning: "Don't the king of Han want to win the world? Why should he kill the strong man at this time?"

Looking at the amazing similarity of this history, it seems that the general also likes to play tricks.

After hearing Li Jing's words, Li Yuan thought about it, and felt that Li Jing's words were somewhat reasonable.

At this time, the world was uncertain, and he was in need of employing people. Leaving this kid, Li Jing, could help him on the one hand, win over the hearts of the world on the other hand, and leave a good name for himself as a magnanimous and benevolent man.

Therefore, considering many factors, Li Yuan did not choose to kill Li Jing, but ordered Li Jing to be released and brought him under his command.

But after this incident, Li Yuan has always had a grudge against Li Jing, which is also the root of Li Jing's depressed life.

Li Jing escaped by luck, saved his life, and found a promising backer.

In May of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, and made his second son Li Shimin the king of Qin.

In order to pacify the separatist forces, in the third year of Wude, Li Yuan sent Li Jing to follow Li Shimin to pacify Wang Shichong, who was proclaimed emperor in Luoyang. Li Jing lived up to expectations and became famous in the war against Wang Shichong. mansion.

And from this moment on, Li Jing was also bound together with Datang and Li Shimin by mistake.

Li Jing's legendary life also begins from this moment.

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Datang Palace.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin watched the inventory video.

Recalling the past, I can't help but smile.

As mentioned in the video, almost everyone was optimistic about Li Mi back then.

Even Li Jing thinks the same way.

Who would have thought that he and his father Li Yuan could win the world?
"Li Mi is very powerful, and he has many excellent generals, but his vision is too narrow."

"What he did was outrageous. First, he lost the hearts of the people, and second, he chilled the hearts of the soldiers."

"Compared to the comparison, Father Huang's approach is much better."

As Li Shimin said.

Li Mi was a wanted criminal in the Sui Dynasty before he went to Wagangzhai, because he was born as a nobleman in Guanlong, and he was one of the rebels Yang Guang hated the most.

The founder of Wagang, Zhai Rang, was not afraid of the attack of the Sui Dynasty's officers and soldiers, and took in Li Mi, who was like a bereaved dog, and because of Li Mi's super high reputation, he also gave up the position of the master of Wagang to Li Mi. big favor.

But what did Li Mi do?
He killed Zhai Rang in order to establish his authority in the Wagang Military Group.

Perhaps the two had disagreements on certain matters, but no matter how you look at it, Zhai Rang should not have died at the hands of Li Mi, even if he killed Zhai Rang under the pretense of someone else's hand, it would still be able to stop people from talking a little bit.

Li Mi's killing of Zhai Rang directly caused the cracks in Wagang Village to widen.

Perhaps his power has indeed been unified, but Wagang's combat effectiveness has declined.

Many of Yuan Zhairang's subordinates would be dissatisfied with Li Mi, including the subordinates of the former Sui Dynasty general Zhang Xutuo, such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and so on.

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were originally forced to surrender to Wagang, but now they find Li Mi's inhumanity, and they are even more alienated from Wagang.

Under such circumstances, many generals would not go through life and death for Li Mi, so the Wagang Army led by Li Mi could only fight with the wind, without resilience, and could not withstand failure.

It's okay to win battles all the time, and everyone can barely support Li Mi, but as long as there is a defeat, they can't gather people's hearts. This is why Li Mi fell into a slump after losing to Wang Shichong, and his subordinates surrendered to Wang Shichong.

Wagangzhai is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains of China. It is a typical place of the Four World Wars in military terms. Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Xiao Mian, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei and so on border on the area under the jurisdiction of Li Mi.

Almost all the powerful factions among the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty were directly bordered by the Wagang Group. If things went wrong, they would be eaten by enemies everywhere.

The most important thing is that although the Wagang Group led by Li Mi is powerful, in the eyes of the real powerful faction at that time, it was still rootless.

The reason is also very simple. Li Mi did not occupy any of the two political, economic, and military centers in the world, that is, Chang'an and Luoyang.

In the eyes of the nobles who controlled most of the social resources at that time, only occupying Chang'an or Luoyang was the master of destiny with a solid foundation.

It was only when Li Yuan won Chang'an that he won the full support of the entire Guanlong aristocratic group in all aspects. Wang Shichong also had the courage to build a country and proclaim himself emperor by occupying Luoyang.

But the Wagang Village occupied by Li Mi is next to Luoyang, but he has never been able to capture Luoyang, nor has he attacked Guanzhong westward. It seems that the Quartet surrendered. In essence, they are the thieves occupying the Wagang Mountain Village.

When heroes from all over the world claimed the title of king one after another, Li Mi's subordinates persuaded him to claim the title of emperor, but he knew that without any city of Chang'an or Luoyang in his hands, claiming the title of emperor was politically equal to being crowned with a monkey.

No matter how many troops Li Mi has and how many cities he occupies, he cannot get the full support of the Guanlong nobles and Shandong gentry because he cannot occupy Chang'an and Luoyang. Available, most of them can only be managed by local tycoons and aristocratic families.

And when he loses, these grasshoppers will immediately turn around and seek refuge with others. If Changan and Luoyang are in hand, it will be different. Even if the periphery fails, the foundation is still there, and the loyalty of others will be much higher, so that they will not collapse after a defeat .

Looking at it this way, Li Mi seems powerful, but in fact it is false prosperity. Li Yuan, who rebelled later than him, occupied Chang'an, based on Guanzhong, and his ability to resist pressure is much stronger than Li Mi's Wagang Military Group.

Taiyuan, the place where Li Yuan made his fortune, was once occupied by Liu Wuzhou, but Li Yuan could rely on Guanzhong's resources to send troops to take Taiyuan back when he turned around.

However, Li Mi can only rely on the temporarily seized granaries to support his military operations. As for the many sites, they are managed by double-dealers who can swing at any time. This kind of behavior is unreliable.

Especially in terms of talents, although the generals of Wagangzhai are well-known in Chinese history, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, etc., were all famous battlefield heroes in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

However, under the social background at that time, all these Shandong heroes combined could not compare with a Guanlong noble or Shandong gentry who could fully support this force, and to get their sincere support, one had to occupy one of Chang'an or Luoyang.

Therefore, although Li Mi's power is strong, failure is doomed, and the starting point of the strategy is much worse than that of the wily Li Yuan.

Both came from the nobles of Guanlong, Li Mi's strategy failed too much. Li Yuan stared at the support of the nobles of Guanlong from the beginning, but Li Mi relied on reckless arrogance to become stronger. Originally, his reputation surpassed Li Yuan, and his anti-Sui was also earlier than Li Yuan , but he did not use his status as a nobleman to get close to the real resource masters, and in the end he suffered a disastrous defeat because of his lack of foundation.

What did Li Yuan do?
Li Yuan had made sufficient preparations before the uprising.

Li Shimin also proposed to Li Yuan many times to overthrow the Sui Dynasty regime, but Li Yuan did not agree.

Li Yuan is aware of his own strength, and now is not the opportunity to send troops by himself. Li Yuan needs the support of more people, and the support of the Guanlong gentry. The Guanlong gentry has strong financial resources, and Li Yuan wants to build an invincible army. It was the prerequisite for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. The economic strength of the Guanlong gentry was the economic basis for Li Yuan to form an army. With food and grass, thousands of troops could be transformed in an instant.

At the same time, Li Yuan also summed up the experience of success and failure of the rebel army.

The insurgents in front of the previous dynasties often failed to become the final victors. They spent too long in the uprising process. They were often the most targeted enemies of the feudal dynasty. The feudal dynasty invested a lot of power to destroy this force. They were the first What about those who eat crabs, but they can hardly be the last ones to eat crabs.

Li Yuan, a scheming guy, realized that the Sui Dynasty still had powerful forces to suppress the current uprising army, and Li Yuan would not take action easily until the power of the Sui Dynasty was exhausted.

Throughout the history of the Chinese nation, the gentry group has an absolute advantage.

Most of the peasant uprisings ended in failure. Li Yuan himself was the largest gentry in the Jinyang area, and he himself had very strong social resources and energy.

Li Yuan also has a deep political background.

Li Yuan's ancestors had always been officials in the imperial court. Li Yuan's family power spread all over the Sui Dynasty. The relationship between Emperor Wen and such powerful political resources are Li Yuan's natural advantages.

When Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, the war subsided, and the people were focusing on building their homes. Li Yuan was also very good at employing people, and he had a big heart, so the Tang Dynasty was full of talents.

As a result of Li Yuan's rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was directly created and China entered its heyday.

This is indeed something that Li Mi cannot do.

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In the Sui Palace.

Yang Guang is very helpless.

How did he know that the generals who went out from the Sui Dynasty were more fierce than each other.

Qin Qiong, Li Jing.

What are these monsters?

Regarding Li Jing's matter, Yang Guang himself was very helpless.

The defeat of the Turkic army affected Yang Guang's judgment.

Li Yaowang was so good, he lost the battle.

How could he have known that Li Jing would grow to such an extent in the future.

"Hey, it's my problem, or Da Sui's problem."

"The people who went out from Da Sui were more fierce than each other."

"I'm really not reconciled, I helped this thief, Li Shimin, send talent away for nothing!"

(End of this chapter)