At the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the situation was turbulent, and heroes from all walks of life showed their talents in succession. Influenced by historical novels such as The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties and The Complete Biography of Tang People, these heroes often break away from historical truth and form specific artistic images. For example, when you mention Cheng, you will think of his three-plank axe and the "devil incarnate" who works in Wagangzhai. When you mention Qin, you will think of "stepping on both sides of the Yellow River and lanthanum hitting three states and six governments". & gt The historical characteristics of these two people have been introduced in detail in previous articles. This article introduces another hero in the Wagang Army. In novels and romance novels, he is usually a Taoist priest with a feather fan in his hand and a Taoist robe. At the same time, he knows astronomy, geography, five lines of gossip and marching. He was the brain trust of Wagangzhai, and later became the strategist of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. But the truth in history has nothing to do with the image of Taoist priests and military advisers. & gt& gt According to historical records, its name is Ji (Ji) and its word is Gong Gong. Since then, in order to read this article conveniently, he changed his name and called him Xu Maogong. Xu Maogong was born in 594. The Xu family is a big family in Gaoping, Shanxi. His great-grandfather Xu was an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his grandfather was also a satrap in the Northern Qi Dynasty. So, the Xu family moved to,, Weinan and Huazhou. The Xu family is well-off. "Home rich, servants, millet thousand points unchanged. "Xu Maogong and his father, Xu Gai, are charitable people." Save the poor, don't ask relatives and friends. ">6 1 1 February, Emperor Yang Di sent a letter to the whole country to transfer soldiers and levy grain, and prepared to crusade against Koguryo. Wang Bo led the uprising, and the national heroes were brave. Once, the world was filled with smoke and chaos. Among them, Zhai Rang, a man from the Acropolis, also pulled up a team to fight against the Sui Dynasty. 17-year-old Xu Maogong took refuge in Zhai Rang. At the same time, Zhai Rang listened to the advice that "it is not advisable to invade from (near his hometown)" and transferred troops to Song and Zheng counties with convenient transportation, so the Wagangjun led by Zhai Rang "took things by public and private boats, and the soldiers were greatly encouraged. "> According to historical records, the name of" Gong Gong "is Ji (Ji). Since then, in order to read this article conveniently, he changed his name and called him Xu Maogong. Xu Maogong was born in 594. The Xu family is a big family in Gaoping, Shanxi. His great-grandfather Xu was an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his grandfather was also a satrap in the Northern Qi Dynasty. So, the Xu family moved to,, Weinan and Huazhou. The Xu family is well-off. "The family is rich, the servants are many, and the millet is unchanged." Xu Maogong and his father, Xu Gai, are both charitable people, who "save the poor without asking their relatives and friends">6 1 1 In February, Emperor Yang Di sent a letter to the whole country to mobilize troops and collect grain, and prepared to crusade against Koguryo. Wang Bo led the uprising, and the national heroes were brave. Once, the world was filled with smoke and chaos. Among them, Zhai Rang, a man from the Acropolis, also pulled up a team to fight against the Sui Dynasty. 17-year-old Xu Maogong took refuge in Zhai Rang. At the same time, Zhai Rang listened to Xu Maogong's advice that "it is not advisable to invade from (near his hometown)" and dispatched troops to Song and Zheng counties with convenient transportation, so the Wagang Army led by Zhai Rang "took things from public and private ships, and the soldiers were greatly encouraged." & gt after shimi 6 16 joined the wagang army, Xu Maogong and Wang Bodang persuaded Zhai Rang to give priority to shimi. Later, the Sui Dynasty sent a king to crusade against the Wagang Army, "filling the Luoshui with a strange plan", so Li sealed him as the Duke of Donghai. At that time, "half of the people died in the flood in Shandong, Henan", but the local officials in Sui Dynasty did not open the warehouse to release grain, which led to serious local famine. At the suggestion of Xu Maogong, Shi Biao sent Xu Maogong to "lead his 5,000 men to attack the former Wuji River (Liyangcang)". & gt On the same day, Wagangjun attacked Liyang, and Xu Maogong opened the granary to help the victims. Only ten days later, the Wagang Army increased to 200,000. At that time, the strength of Wagangjun increased greatly, and Shi Biao also claimed to be Gong Wei, but at the same time, the contradiction with Zhai Rang became more and more fierce. In 6 17, the wagang army exchanged fire, and Shi Biao gave a banquet to kill Zhai Rang. Xu Maogong was also chopped by the rebels, but he was saved by Wang Bodang. & gt6 18, after Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Di Yang Guang in Jiangdu, he led the army north. Shi Biao accepted Yang Dong, grandson of Emperor Yang Di who ascended the throne in Luoyang. Shi Biao also accepted Yang Dong's official position in name, and Xu Maogong was also named the right general. Soon, Yu Wenhuaji led more than 654.38 million people to besiege Liyang. Xu Maogong set up a deep trench and high base defense, and Yu Wenhuaji could not attack the city from all directions. Xu Maogong took the opportunity to dig out Indiana Jones and defeated Yu Wenhuaji. & gt& gt In the same year, Shi Biao lost the decisive battle with Wang and was forced to lead the remnants to take refuge. At that time, Xu Maogong also controlled a large territory of "sea in the east, rivers in the south, Ruzhou in the west and Wei Jun in the north" (Shimi was seriously injured in Xu Maogong, so he didn't go to live with Xu Mao). However, Xu Maogong, who knew the great sense of righteousness, did not directly send someone to offer soil to Tang Gaozu, but gave it to Tang Gaozu through Shi Biao. Tang Gaozu was overjoyed when he learned that "Xu Shiqi was grateful and made great contributions, and he was really an honest official". He was added as the right military commander and general Cao Guogong, given the surname Li, given fertile land of 50 hectares as the first district of Jia, and added his father as "Ai Ding Yin Wang, Gai Gu resigned as the duke of Shu". & gt After Shi Mi was killed, Xu Maogong led the staff of Wagangzhai to mourn for him, which was unanimously praised by the ruling and opposition parties. Since then, Xu Maogong and his son have been captured by Dou Jiande, a separatist regime in Hebei. "Jiande took his father and joined the army as a pledge to keep Liyang", but Xu Maogong resolutely returned to the Tang Dynasty. After that, he followed the northern separatist forces such as Pingding Wang, Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, and followed Li to crusade against southern Fugong. & gt after Li Shimin acceded to the throne, Xu Maogong was appointed as the governor of bing, guarding the north and resisting the Turks. In 629, Xu Maogong joined forces with another famous soldier, Li Jing, to defeat the Turks. "His eldest leader led his tribe to Ji, captured more than 50,000 people, and then came back." In 637, Xu Maogong was made Duke of England. /kloc-has been guarding bing for 0/6 years, and the border is peaceful. Li Shimin once proudly said to people: "Yang-ti didn't choose anyone to guard the border, so China built the Great Wall for occupation. Today, I use this product to defend the merger. Turks dare not go south, and the Great Wall is far away! & gt64 1 year, Xue Yantuo invaded with 80,000 troops, and Xu Maogong led 3,000 green riders to "chase Yantuo in Qingshan, smash it, behead its king, capture its leader and capture more than 50,000 yuan". At this time, Xu Maogong suddenly contracted an emergency, and the doctor said that it could be cured with ashes. Li Shimin learned that he "made his own beard and made his own medicine for it" (the parents of the ancients paid attention to body and skin). When Xu Maogong recovered from his illness, he went to the palace to thank him. "He nodded and bled." Li Shimin said, "I plan for my country, so thank you!" , and hosted a banquet for Xu Maogong. During the dinner, Li Shimin asked Xu Maogong for an orphan and said, "I have never lost my career because of Shi Biao. Are you letting me down now?"? "? & gt In 649, Li Shimin was seriously ill and said to Prince Li Zhi, "I blame you for being bad to Li Ji. When I die, you should give me an injection of a servant, that is, I will give him all my strength. " So Xu Maogong was demoted to the governor of Diezhou. Li Zhigang acceded to the throne, was recalled to the capital, was appointed as prime minister, won the favor. When Xu Maogong was ill, Tang Gaozong went to see him himself. In 668, a 75-year-old veteran led 20,000 troops to cross the Yalu River, and together with Xue and others, he wiped out Goguryeo, which could not be conquered by Emperor Taizong. & gt> in 669, Xu Maogong was seriously ill. He refused any treatment except the medicine given by the emperor. He said to his family, "I am Mrs. Tian from Shandong, and I am over 80 years old. I'm finished! Life and death are determined by heaven. Would you rather seek medical treatment and live? " And let "play prostitutes on the floor, children and grandchildren under the eaves" and hold a grand family banquet. After the banquet, I told my brother Li Bi (Xu Shi changed his surname to Li) that he was going to die. In fact, he already knew that he was going to die. He was afraid that his family would not have time to take care of him, so he made this decision. "My descendants will pay you today, so you should be careful. If you don't obey the rules and make friends with others, you will be anxious to death. "> Xu Maogong died at home on February 3rd, 65438, at the age of 76. He was also the last of the 24 heroes in the Linyan Pavilion. After his death, he was appointed as Qiu and the governor of Yangzhou, called Zhenwu, and was buried with him in Zhaoling. And ordered people to make Xu Maogong's tomb into the shape of Yinshan Mountain, Tieshan Mountain and Ude Mountain, so as to date his achievements in breaking Turkic and Xueyantuo. & gt According to records, Xu Maogong has two sons and two women. Li Zhen, the eldest son, died of illness at an early age. Later, Li Zhen's son Xu Jingye rebelled and was killed, which led to Xu Maogong's beheading and his coffin being cut off. Li Siwen, the second son, was not implicated, because Xu Maogong made a contribution when Wu Zetian was made queen. It was not until 705, after the restoration of Tang Zhongzong, that Xu Maogong was buried and held a grand funeral. & gt Xu Maogong is friendly, affectionate and likes joking. He has a deep friendship with Gao Jifu, Du Fu and Guo Xiaoke. As a general, he also cherishes his soldiers. Every time he gets a reward, he gives it all to his subordinates. Every time he wins a battle, he owes it to his men. Historians of later generations once commented that "in modern times, it was English () and Wei (Li Jing), two outstanding people in the Smoke Pavilion! 」& gt