The tragic ending of the heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, heroes emerged in large numbers, and many capable people emerged. However, their endings were very sad. The following is the content I collected about the tragic endings of the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Everyone is welcome to read and refer to it!

Regarding the stories of the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are currently three versions: "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" written by Chu Renhuo of the Qing Dynasty. , "Shuo Tang" compiled by Yuanhu Yusou in the Qing Dynasty, and "Xing Tang Zhuan" written by various storytelling artists. "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" does not mention the Eighteen Heroes, and it has no reading value.

Many people have heard of "Xing Tang Zhuan" or similar storytelling. It talks about the Four Strong Thirteen Heroes, which add up to eighteen heroes (there are two of the Thirteen Heroes). However, there are some heroes with strong martial arts in the storytelling, but they are not ranked, such as Yu Juluo who killed Li Yuanba with a sword, and Luo Song who fought off Li Yuanba and Luo Shixin with a single shot in Siping Mountain. Therefore, the characters in "The Legend of Xing Tang" are Hero rankings are problematic. The death methods and battle records of the top heroes are mostly unconvincing. Similar to Li Yuanba's defeat to Luo Cheng, Pei Yuanqing's defeat to Qin Qiong, and Li Yuanba's death at the age of 87 in Yujuluo (what was the concept of 87 in ancient times, similar to Lian Po, God-level veterans like Huang Zhong are also in their 70s, and in the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others have a clear downward trend in force value when they reach 60 years old). Pei Yuanqing died from Nie Feixiong, Wu Yunzhao was picked up by Liu Heitai, and Wu Tianxi died. In Su Lie, the death of Luo Cheng in the Xingtang biography is just that he was shot to death by random arrows. However, in the Tang Dynasty, it is more tragic that the horse fell into the mud and was shot to death by random arrows (the death of Yang Zaixing in Yuezhong is copied from the book about Luo Cheng in Tang Dynasty). of death).

, it lies in listening rather than careful savoring and in-depth study. The focus is only on highlighting the vividness of the language and the suspense of the plot. If the Southern Storytelling completely copies "Shuo Tang" to tell the story, firstly, the language will not be vivid enough; secondly, , similar to Pei Yuanqing meeting Qin Qiong, why don’t you listen to the next chapter’s analysis? It must be Pei Sheng, but northern storytelling is similar to "Xing Tang Zhuan". Tian Dan and other storytelling versions appeared unexpectedly many times, creating more suspense. It will better capture the audience's interest.

Another explanation for the ranking of "Xing Tang Zhuan" is that before the storytelling version of "Xing Tang Zhuan" was written, the ranking of heroes in "Shuo Tang" had already penetrated into folklore and became the so-called unofficial history. , if too many changes are made in this aspect, I am afraid it will not be recognized by the public. Therefore, the explanation of "Xing Tang Zhuan" is not to use force to rank it, but also to get more public recognition of the adapted content. For those who have not watched it For listeners who have talked about the book Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter. If you go to study "Xing Tang Zhuan" carefully, you will have a question: how is this ranking ranked? It can be completely re-ranked.

In any case, the most standard version of the Eighteen Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties that people often say comes from "Shuo Tang". The basis for its ranking has little conflict with the battle records, but the "Yuanhu Yusou" edited by Yuanhu Yusou There are only 13 mentioned in the book "Speaking of the Tang Dynasty", but 5 are missing, but we can still find these 5 heroes from the book.

Article 1: Li Yuanba, King of Zhao in the West Prefecture. After the hammer shook Siping Mountain, he threw the hammer into the sky (there is another folk saying that the Thunder God appeared and wanted to hit the Thunder God, but was struck to death by lightning) and died after being hit by his own hammer.

Article 2: Tianbao General Yuwen Chengdu. He was split in half by Li Yuanba.

Article 3: The Third Young Master Pei Yuanqing. He was killed in Qingchuishan by the plan of Master Shang and his apprentice.

Article 4: The purple-faced king dominates the sea. He died under the Thousand Jin Gate in Yangzhou and was crushed into pulp.

Article 5: Wu Yunzhao, the Marquis of Nanyang. During a martial arts contest in Yangzhou, he was swept to death by the tail of Goryeo general Zuo Xiong's tailless horse. .

Article 6: Wu Tianxi, Wu Yunzhao’s younger brother. The weapon is half a moon and a half moon, weighing 200 kilograms. He was beaten to death outside Yangzhou City by Li Yuanba.

Article 7: Young Paul will succeed. When Jiancheng and Yuanji were attacking Mingzhou, their horse fell into the mud river and was shot to death by Liu Heita's random arrows.

Article 8: Backer King Yang Lin. He died outside Yangzhou City under Luo Cheng's return gun.

Article 9: Wei Wentong, the commander of the sword. He was shot to death by Wang Bodang during the attack on Wagang Village.

Article 10: The Four Treasures will guide masters and disciples. Wagang's army attacked Linyang Pass, and Master Shang and his disciples lost their way and committed suicide.

Article 11: Eight horse generals will have new rituals. Wagang's army attacked Hongni Pass, but was knocked to the ground by Qin Qiong and chopped into meat paste by the generals.

Article 12: Cao Yanping with two spears. When Yang Lin attacked Wagang Village, he fought with Yang Lin for forty rounds, and was seriously injured and killed by Yang Lin's swing stick.

Article 13: Pingnan King Han captures the tiger. When attacking Nanyang Pass, they could resist Wu Yunzhao for ten rounds (Wu Yunzhao gave up two swords), but Master Shang and his disciples could only resist Wu Yunzhao for nine rounds.

Article 14: Liang Shitai, the owner of Guachui Village. Two hammers defeated Shan Xiongxin. He was beaten to death outside Yangzhou City by Wu Tianxi.

Article 15: Qiu Rui, King of Changping. Attacking Wagang Village and fighting Qin Qiong for forty rounds, there was no winner. When Wagang's army attacked Linyang Pass, he was killed by Master Shang and his disciples.

Article 16: Marshal Qin Qiong. Weapons: A pair of golden maces weighing 128 kilograms each, and a gold gun with a tiger head covering 82 kilograms. He vomited blood and died.

Article 17: The soap-robed general Wei Chigong. Xue Rengui was killed outside the palace in order to save his adopted son.

Article 18: Red-haired spiritual officer Shan Xiongxin.

Historical stories of heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Li Yuanba, King of Zhao in the West Prefecture

The weapons, a pair of drums, urns and golden hammers, are the ancestors of Ma Chao in the Han Dynasty, General Fu Bo, Ma Qian Made. ***Weighs 800 pounds. In history, only these two people made the move. After the hammer shook Siping Mountain, he was struck by lightning and died.

Li Yuanba is a fictional character in the Qing Dynasty novel "Shuo Tang". His historical prototype is Li Xuanba (599-614), named Dade, the third son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan (Note: "Sui and Tang Dynasties") Novels such as "The Complete Biography of Romance" call him the fourth son of Li Yuan, and there is no unparalleled martial arts in historical records, which is inconsistent with historical facts), his mother was Empress Dou. He died young at the age of sixteen in the tenth year of the Sui Dynasty's great cause (614), and was posthumously named King Wei by Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The most powerful man in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Li Yuanba comes from the romance of the historical figure Li Xuanba. Li Yuanba was the first hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the golden-winged roc of the upper world came to earth, and was named King of Zhao by Emperor Yang. "He is twelve years old. He has a sharp mouth and shrunken cheeks, and a head of yellow hair stuck in the middle. He wears a black gold crown, and his face looks like a sick face. He is as thin as firewood and has infinite strength. His arms are as brave as four elephants, and they can twist iron like mud. , better than Xiang Yu of the Chu and Han Dynasties. One meal contains ten kilograms of meat. He uses two hammers, one weighing four hundred kilograms, and two hammers weighing eight hundred kilograms. He is as big as a vat, and he is invincible in the world. "At that time, almost no one could go three rounds in front of Li Yuanba's horse. It can be said that King Zhao Li Yuanba was invincible in the world. Yuwen Chengdu is known as the invincible general in the world. He tried his best in front of the palace but could not shake Li Yuanba's outstretched arm. He just swept his hand and Yuwen Chengdu made a plop and fell backwards. Later, he was torn alive by him. With such amazing divine power, who else can be rivaled?

Li Yuanba was unwilling to fight Qin Qiong because he wanted to repay his kindness. He just used a hammer to lift it slightly, and with a bang, he knocked out the eighty-two Jin Hutou lost his gun and disappeared. Qin Qiong was so frightened that he immediately dismounted and confessed and begged for mercy. Luo Cheng mounted his horse and came to fight with a gun, but Yuanba hammered the gun into two pieces, opened the tiger's mouth, and returned to his horse to escape. Xiong Kuohai, Wu Yunzhao, and Wu Tianxi gathered around to fight Yuanba. Yuanba swung his hammer and hit the three weapons. With a clang, the three of them were shaken open and fled in defeat. Pei Yuanqing faced off against Li Yuanba, tried his best to parry the three attacks, and exclaimed: "Oh, it's really powerful!" He got back on his horse and ran away. Yuan Ba ??shouted: "Good brother, there is no one in the world who can withstand my hammer. If you can block my three hammers in a row, you are considered a good man. I will spare you!" Who else can compare with such a mighty momentum?

During the martial arts competition in Jinyang Palace, Li Yuanba lifted a golden lion weighing three thousand kilograms in each hand, lifting it up and down more than ten times. In the battle of Siming Mountain, one man and one man defeated the 2.3 million troops of the Eighteenth Route Army rebels. After that, he killed the heroes Wu Tianxi and Yuwen Chengdu.

The Purple Mountain Horse faced a team of 1.8 million with two hammers. The two hammers were like swatting flies, only to kill a mountain of corpses and a sea of ????blood, killing the 1.8 million team to only 620,000, forcing Li Mi to hand over The jade seal is presented to the king as a surrender form. Who can achieve such great achievements?

The most admirable thing about Li Yuanba in "Talking about the Tang Dynasty" is that he is simply a "perpetual motion machine" with almost no energy consumption. Unlike Yuwen Chengdu, who is ranked second, after exhausting a lot of energy (one against three: Xiong Kuohai, Wu Yunzhao, Wu Tianxi), he will be unable to resist Pei Yuanqing, who is ranked behind him; Li Yuanba can defeat ten with just his horse and two hammers. All the generals of the Eighth Route Army rebelled against the king were beaten to submission.

Third Young Master Pei Yuanqing

Weapons: A pair of Bagua Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammers, weighing 300 kilograms, were designed by Master Shang and his disciples to blow him up and fall down the mountain in Qing.

Pei Yuanqing, a character in "Shuo Tang", "Xing Tang Biography" and other books. The third hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the son of Pei Renji, holds a pair of silver hammers. He is young but brave. In "Speaking of the Tang Dynasty", Pei Yuanqing finally died in the fire and thunder formation of Xin Wenli and Shang's master and apprentice. In "The Legend of Xing Tang", Pei Yuanqing died at the hands of Ni Shixiong's flying knife.

The silver hammer general among the eight hammers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In "Shuo Tang", he is the third son of Pei Renji. He is the younger brother of Pei Yuanshao and Pei Yuanfu. In the 30th chapter of "Shuo Tang", Qiu Rui descends to Wagang to get the gold. Di Yuanqing showed off his power: Yu Wenhuaji said: "How can we win if we are not generals? Now there is Pei Renji, the commander-in-chief of Shanmaguan. He has three sons, Chang Yuan Shao, Ji Yuan Fu, and San Yuan Qing. Although this Yuan Qing is only twelve years old , but the two hammers he used were as big as five liters and weighed three hundred kilograms.

Pei Yuanqing ranked third in "Shuo Tang", and he also made a pair of big hammers. Hammer. Pei Yuanqing originally followed his father Pei Renji to attack Wagangzhai and won many battles. However, due to the corruption and ignorance of the Sui Dynasty, the jealousy of the coach Zhang Dabin, and Xu Maogong's counterintuitive tactics, Pei Yuanqing and his son were almost pushed out and had their heads chopped off. In anger, he made a fuss in the Sui camp and defected to Wagangzhai. During the battle at Siping Mountain, he was so shocked that Yuwen Chengdu vomited blood and fled. However, it can be said that Pei Yuanqing got an advantage at that time, so his ranking was still high. Under Yuwen Chengdu.

Later, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty summoned Li Yuan and his son, King Qin, to rescue him. Li Yuan did not want to go against his savior Qin Qiong, so he sent his son-in-law Chai Shao to collude with Qin Qiong, and all the generals in Wagang Village were behind him. If the yellow flag was raised, Li Yuanba would let go of the one with the yellow flag, but Shan Xiongxin and Pei Yuanqing, relying on their strong martial arts skills, would not stand up after three moves. Li Yuanba was invincible in the world, but he never had a single general, so he felt sympathy for Pei Yuanqing and let him live. At the end of the story, when Yangzhou was conquered, Yuwen Chengdu was still killed by Pei Yuanqing on the battlefield.

His sister Pei Cuiyun was married to Cheng Yaojin. She wielded two eight-edged plum blossom silver hammers and was extremely brave. . In the battle of Siming Mountain, there were countless soldiers in the Eighteenth Route Army, but he was the only one who could take Li Yuanba's three blows. In "Speaking of the Tang Dynasty", during the battle of the Five Passes, the general of Hulao Pass was defeated by the master-disciple plan. Xin Wenli, the commander-in-chief of Niguan, was lured into Qinghui Mountain and died in the fire and thunder array. In "The Legend of Xingtang", he died from Ni Shixiong's flying knife.