Preface

Qin Qiong, that is, what we often call Qin Shubao, when mentioning him, the first thing that comes to mind is the majestic door god statue pasted at the door of the house in his memory, and his ability to become a protective god in the mouth of the common people is inseparable from his legendary experience and outstanding military exploits.

According to historical records, Qin Qiong followed Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son in history for many years, and made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Qin Qiong did not have a good time in her later years, and for 12 years, she was sick on the sickbed, and it is unbelievable that Tang Taizong Li Shimin personally ordered the imperial doctor to visit him with the medicine, but Qin Qiong quietly poured it out, what is the secret in this?

1. Although it is a thousand miles, it is difficult to find Bole

According to historical records, Qin Qiong had a reputation for being brave and fierce as early as when she followed Laihu'er, but fame alone is not enough, opportunities are also very important.

In the eighth year of the Sui Dynasty (612), Lu Mingyue rebelled, Qin Qiong followed Qi County to defend Zhang Xutuo to discuss, and when the war was anxious, Qin Qiong was ordered to go deep into the enemy's camp to cooperate with Zhang Xutuo to defeat Lu Mingyue in one fell swoop, which was Qin Qiong's first real appearance and became famous in a war.

However, the good times did not last long, Qin Qiong's Zhang Xutuo unfortunately died in battle, and he had no time to exert his skills and hurriedly belonged to Pei Renji's subordinates, and less than a year later, Pei Renji surrendered to the rebel army after Wagang.

Qin Qiong turned into a Wagang rebel army, and even got on the line with Li Mi. Qin Qiong's exploits in many battles, large and small, Li Mi had already heard about it, so he wanted to reuse him, but Li Mi was not a good leader, and the rewards were not clear, not to mention too complacent, and he was soon defeated by Wang Shichong.

At this time, Qin Qiong finally understood that he could no longer follow the crowd, if he couldn't find a good leader as soon as possible, it would be difficult for him to give full play to his skills, and Wang Shichong was obviously not a good choice.

Qin Qiong has long had the heart to leave, but it is difficult to find opportunities, and Bole is even more difficult to find.

Second, after some twists and turns, the master is finally understood

Things always take a turn for the better, Wang Shichong's team is growing stronger and stronger, and the contradictions with Li Yuan and others are becoming more and more intense. It was at this moment that Qin Qiong made a bold decision, he left Wang Shichong with Cheng Yanjin and took refuge in Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son at that time.

Qin Qiong took refuge from the opposing camp, it stands to reason that Li Yuan and his son will be defensive even if they are generous, but a good general on the battlefield is very important, and Li Yuan and his son boldly used Qin Qiong.

Soon after he defected to Li Yuan's father and son, he first made the first merit in the battle against Song Jingang, and was rewarded as the third commander of the right army of the Qin Palace, and then defeated Wang Shichong and defeated the rebel Dou Jiande to recover his former territory.

Since then, Qin Qiong has followed Li Shimin to fight many battles, large and small, and won Li Shimin's trust in the war, allowing Li Shimin to see his loyalty and absolute combat power.

Qin Qiong was deeply trusted by Li Shimin, and he told Qin Qiong about his intention to seize the throne, which was to test his loyalty and force him to make a decision.

Qin Qiong has always understood how important it is to choose a master because of the improper choice of the lord before, and he finally made up his mind and decided to help Li Shimin seize the throne.

Qin Qiong played a vital role in the Xuanwumen Rebellion, and with his strong support, Li Shimin had a foresight and killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

3. Illness in his later years, the friendship between monarchs and ministers gradually faded

It stands to reason that a hero like Qin Qiong, who is loyal and courageous, and has the merit of the dragon, is likely to become an existence above ten thousand people under one person, but Qin Qiong's later years are not as beautiful as everyone thinks.

According to historical records, Qin Qiong had a serious illness in his later years, and this illness was 12 years, although it may be because of the low level of medical care in ancient times, the treatment effect was not so good, but Qin Qiong is a military general, and his physical fitness cannot be so poor, and he will be sick for 12 years.

Li Shimin also felt strange, he did have scruples about Qin Qiong, but he couldn't bear to see the courtier who was deeply trusted by him and was so loyal and courageous now sick like this.

So Tang Taizong Li Shimin ordered the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Qin Qiong, and the imperial doctor also prescribed many expensive medicines, but Qin Qiong's illness never improved.

In fact, he didn't drink the medicine of the imperial doctor at all, but quietly poured it all out, but he said to the outside world that he was fighting in the north and south in the early years, and suffered countless injuries large and small but could not be diagnosed and treated in time because of the tight war, so he fell into the root of the disease, and now it is difficult to heal when he is old.

Why did he do this? Some people speculate based on historical data that Qin Qiong was afraid that he would be shocked by his high achievements. Tang Taizong Li Shimin really trusted Qin Qiong very much, otherwise he would not have informed Qin Qiong of the incident at a critical moment.

But once a person is in a high position, he will become full of suspicion, which Li Shimin, as the emperor, has to do, and Qin Qiong obviously understands this truth very well.

He is a military general, with great achievements, and followed several masters in his early years, even if he was very loyal in the later period, he was wholeheartedly devoted to Li Shimin, and never had any other thoughts, but it was inevitable that he was framed by people with a heart and aroused suspicion.

If this is the case, it is better to retreat bravely, and directly let the monarch avoid this worry, so as not to be at peace in his old age, of course, there is also a speculation that Qin Qiong is too loyal.

Although he made great contributions to Li Shimin, he also followed Li Yuan in his early years, but later he was forced to assist Li Shimin to take the throne due to the situation, which was also a kind of knot for him, so he simply said that he was sick and confined to his home after the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was stabilized.

Li Shimin may have guessed Qin Qiong's thoughts, so he no longer let the imperial doctor delve into this matter, so Qin Qiong was sick for 12 years.

epilogue

I have to say that Qin Qiong is a very brave and loyal person, and he is not greedy for power, and his reputation in history is very good.

Compared with those courtiers who were famous in the early years of history, but could not escape the unfortunate fate in their later years, Qin Qiong's ending can be said to be good.

His choice may not be the best, but it should be the best choice for him to protect himself and have a clear conscience. As for what Qin Qiong thinks, we don't know, and we can only make some speculations of one kind or another from a few sentences in the history books.