[Ming Zong enters Luo 5, what grudges are there]
In fact, not only did Yuan Xingqin have no enmity with Li Siyuan, but they also had a very close relationship. Yuan Xingqin was Li Siyuan's adopted son.
Yuan Xingqin was originally a general under Liu Shouguang in Youzhou. He fought bravely and was famous far and wide. When Liu Shouguang imprisoned his father and usurped power, Yuan Xingqin was ordered to capture the Da'an Mountain Castle and arrest Liu Rengong. Later, he was ordered to kill Liu Shouguang's other brothers. He is an obedient vicious dog, and he will bite whoever his master tells him to bite.
Later, when Hedong was annihilating Liu Shouguang in Youzhou, Yuan Xingqin and Li Siyuan had a fierce exchange of fire. The two were matched in chess, and they met a talented general, and the fight was extremely fierce. Li Siyuan hit Yuan Xingqin with seven arrows in total. Yuan Xingqin pulled out the arrow and continued fighting. He reflected an arrow and hit Li Siyuan in the thigh.
However, the Hedong Group had a crushing advantage over the Youzhou Group. Although Yuan Xingqin was brave, he could not support the collapse of the building with one person. He was defeated in eight battles and was unable to recover. In the end, he had to surrender to Li Siyuan's troops.
Heroes cherish heroes, so Li Siyuan caressed his back, gave him wine to calm his shock, and gave him good words to comfort him. He adopted him as his adopted son and took him with him. From then on, he went to war with him and made many military exploits.
After Li Cunxu got Wei Bo, he selected brave men from all the armies, which showed that he had an elite bodyguard force. He had heard about Yuan Xingqin's name for a long time, so he asked Li Siyuan for people. Li Siyuan had to bear the pain and gave up Yuan Xingqin to Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu gave him a name: Li Shaorong. From then on, Yuan Xingqin became Li Cunxu's confidant general.
Li Cunxu also cherished Yuan Xingqin.
One time, Li Cunxu held a banquet in the palace. He entertained all the ministers and drank wine and boasted while watching singing and dancing (he thought he was laughing at the battles in his life). In the middle of the performance, Li Cunxu looked around and asked, "Huh?" Why didn’t Yuan Xingqin come?”
He told the truth truthfully, saying that the threshold for this banquet is the rank of minister (third grade), and Yuan Xingqin is not qualified...
Li Cunxu's expression suddenly changed, and he slapped the wine table angrily, "Get out of here, everyone!" The banquet broke up unhappily, and the ministers walked back and left the table tremblingly.
The next day, Li Cunxu issued an order: Give Yuan Xingqin the title of envoy (that is, pay homage to Xingqin and Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi). And from then on, only military generals were entertained, but no civil officials were entertained.
In addition, Yuan Xingqin also liked to mention one of Li Cunxu's concubines. Of course, this was not done by Li Cunxu on his own initiative, but was tricked by Empress Liu.
It can be seen from many small details that Empress Liu also loves Yuan Xingqin. For example, this time Yuan Xingqin took command to suppress the rebellion, and it was Empress Liu who appointed him.
In short, Li Cunxu was as grateful as a mountain to Yuan Xingqin, but Li Siyuan never offended Yuan Xingqin. Li Siyuan was loved by Li Cunxu. Of course Yuan Xingqin could love Li Cunxu, but he had no reason to hate Li Siyuan.
In the few days before and after Li Cunxu encountered the "Xingjiaomen Mutiny", Yuan Xingqin's behavior was even more incomprehensible: first he abandoned Li Cunxu at the last moment and chose to escape, and after he was arrested, he showed that he would rather die than surrender and be generous. die a martyr……
Is he considered foolish and loyal?
Later historians did not think highly of him. They believed that his escape from Luoyang was the biggest failure in his life. If he had not escaped at the end of the festival, he would have been called a minister of the country if he had not escaped but chosen to die for the country at that time. . Although he remained steadfast and unyielding after being arrested, and even denounced the traitor Li Siyuan in an angry manner, it did not help.
What kind of death is valuable? The historian believes that "the reason why death is valuable is because of the righteousness of life." Yuan Xingqin fled Luoyang and was already "living", so the historian concluded that Yuan Xingqin's coffin was "too noble!"
In the process of Li Siyuan becoming emperor, Yuan Xingqinyu was not so much loyal to Li Cunxu as he was Li Siyuan's senior spy. Without Yuan Xingqin, Li Siyuan would have had no chance of winning.
At that time, Li Cunxu had no money, food, or soldiers, and was in a very passive situation. He should treat Li Siyuan slowly rather than hastily. Of course he did not believe Li Siyuan, but at a disadvantage he must actively seek peace and seek dialogue to resolve the dispute. He was waiting for Li Jiji to return with tens of thousands of main troops and the spoils of Shu. By then, the balance of strength between the two sides would have shifted, and Li Cunxu would be at an advantage. At that time, the strategy would shift from the negotiation table to the battlefield.
The emperor condescended to seek peace, giving up bloody killings and using dialogue to resolve the crisis. This in itself was a huge political advantage and a curse for anyone wearing the cloak of a loyal minister.
Li Cunxu has put this tight ring on Li Siyuan's head, "I trust you, I forgive you, you are innocent, I love you..." These words are the tight ring. The sweeter Li Cunxu talks, the more lethal he will be to Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan really had a headache about this.
But it was Yuan Xingqin who blocked the sound of the curse. Forcibly pulling the situation from the direction of peace talks that was beneficial to Li Cunxu to the track of war that was beneficial to Li Siyuan. Yuan Xingqin not only forced Li Siyuan to rebel, but also forced Li Cunxu to death.
Li Cunxu's weakness has been fully exposed in Poppy Valley. Whenever he saw soldiers with weapons around him, he would coax them with soft words and almost pleading, lest they would be impulsive to regicide. Is Li Cunxu that weak and cowardly coward? Then why is he so undignified? Yuan Xingqin, do you really not know? He claimed to be loyal to Li Cunxu, but in fact he pushed him into a pit of fire.
For Li Siyuan to be able to sit on the dragon throne, he really has to thank Yuan Xingqin for his cooperation.
Of course, Yuan Xingqin could not be Li Siyuan's spy. We cannot act with the benefit of hindsight from God's perspective and accuse Yuan Xingqin of doing Li Cunxu a disservice. The situation at the time was indeed very strange, and we cannot blame Yuan Xingqin.
Li Cunxu's situation was very difficult and he was very passive. Li Siyuan's situation was actually not much better and he was also very passive.
Politically, Li Cunxu had an absolute advantage; militarily, the two sides were evenly matched.
Li Siyuan's direct troops only had Huo Yanwei's 5,000 Zhenzhou soldiers. The troops of Li Congke and others were almost negligible. Moreover, Li Siyuan had no base. He was far away from Zhenzhou and lived in Weizhou, which was the home base of the rebels Zhao Zaili and Huangfuhui. , their relationship with Li Siyuan is a strategic partnership, each getting what it needs. This cooperative relationship is quite fragile.
Therefore, even though Li Siyuan formulated the "Left Hook" plan, it was not implemented immediately.
This mutiny is very strange. Both sides are paper tigers, one is the legitimate emperor and the other is a revolutionary leader "supported by the masses", but they don't have much money or many soldiers, just like two people holding empty guns. Confrontation.
The other forces also have a wait-and-see attitude, like a group of onlookers with guns. They only have one bullet in their guns, so they dare not easily help any party.
This is the strange thing about this mutiny. It was very peaceful and quiet. From Li Siyuan's open rebellion to his successful seizure of power, there was almost no direct conflict between the two sides, and it ended in a muddle.
Maybe Yuan Xingqin was right. If you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. Li Cunxu only knew that he was a paper tiger, but he didn't know that Li Siyuan was also a paper tiger. Since Li Cunxu's rule is unpopular with the people, it is even more important to fight quickly and not delay, because Yuan Xingqin is a staunch "warrior". Interrupting contact between the two parties is for fear of procrastination and long nights and dreams. Don't talk nonsense. Just give me a word. Dry!
There are not so many ifs and there are no assumptions in history.
