"The Tower King" Li Jing, the invincible first military god of the Tang Dynasty!

He is the recognized first god of war in the Tang Dynasty His achievements are comparable to those of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. Better than ever 30 years of military career Winning every battle No defeat Under his leadership The Tang army destroyed the Eastern Turks in the north The West Breaks and Spits Out the Remaining Soul In just a dozen years, he single-handedly eliminated four countries Opened up vast territory for the Tang Dynasty He is Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty The Old Book of Tang used the phrase "talents are both civil and military" The eight words "a general becoming a prime minister" give him a very high evaluation. Folk Myths and Legends Li Jing is often deified as the Pagoda-Bearing Li Tianwang In real history, Li Jing was a mortal. But his life experience is indeed comparable to a myth This video Let us understand Li Jing's life in chronological order More exciting historical stories are on the homepage collection Li Jing was born in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province in 571 AD A prominent family Longxi Li Family It is the big family that the five surnames really expect. Although he and Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, share the same ancestor But after the baptism of time The relationship between the two families has become quite distant. Li Jing's grandfather was a governor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His father served as the governor of Zhao County during the Sui Dynasty. His uncle is the famous general Han Qinhu Influenced by family Li Jing has excellent martial arts since childhood Ye Shen'an's Art of War He is also quite accomplished in literature. Achievements in writing and poetry He is a truly talented person with both literary and military talents. The Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty once praised him as a talent who could assist the king. History also proves that Li Jing is indeed a treasure But he was loyal to the Tang Dynasty, not the Sui Dynasty. When Li Jing was young, he served as the governor of Mayi, Shanxi. It happened that Li Yuan was gathering troops in Taiyuan. Secretly planning an uprising against the Sui Dynasty At that time, Li Jing was loyal to the Sui Dynasty. And very smart He had already noticed Li Yuan's unusual movements Out of loyalty to the Sui Dynasty He once reported to Emperor Yang of Sui Reported this situation However At that time, he was in Li Yuan's territory. Unable to report directly to Changan Li Jing therefore disguised himself as a prisoner Want to be taken to Chang'an as a prisoner It seems that Emperor Yang of Sui exposed Li Yuan But the plan leaked He was soon captured by Li Yuan's men. And imprisoned After Li Yuan conquered Chang'an and became the overlord The first thing that comes to mind is to execute Li Jing In order to establish his authority and eliminate the forces left over from the Sui Dynasty At the critical moment of the executioner blade ant forest Li Jing raised his arms and shouted Questioning Li Yuan whether he wanted to kill loyal officials because of personal grudges His words made Li Yuan start to reflect It also shook the people around After some thought Li Yuan felt that what Li Jing said was indeed correct. Li Jing had no personal grudge against him The reason why Li Jing wanted to reveal himself to Emperor Yang of Sui Just because of my duty as a loyal minister Finally, Li Yuan decided to pardon Li Jing. Thus leaving a military god for the Tang Dynasty Although Li Jing saved his life But his position in the new regime remains unstable Lack of political experience and strong connections Li Jing was in the court full of powerful families. Precarious situation In Li Yun's eyes Li Jing is still an unstable factor To prove their loyalty and worth Li Jing knew that he had to make military achievements for the Tang Dynasty To have a place At this time A powerful rebellion emerged in the South Descendants of Emperor Wu of Liang After the collapse of the Sui Dynasty The news took the opportunity to revive the Liang Dynasty flag in the South Build an invincible and powerful army Li Jing realized He led his troops to annihilate this powerful enemy in the south. This is his chance to prove himself. The news of the pacification marked the beginning of Li Jing's career as a military god After Li Jing successfully calmed down the news With the full support of Li Xiaogong Quickly move to Jiangxi Crushed Lin Shihong's rebellion Luan made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty After this war Li Jing finally had a place in the Tang Dynasty Later he was sent to Lingnan as an ambassador to recruit and assist With his military deterrence The 49 states in Lingnan expressed their loyalty therefore Li Jing was promoted to the ambassador of Lingnan Daofuwei He also served as the governor of Guizhou Wude Six Years When Fu Gongtuo raised an army in Danyang to rebel against the Tang Dynasty Li Yuan once again dispatched Li Xiaogong and Li Jing to suppress the rebellion General Feng Huiliang, who was entrusted by the prefect, was originally good at field battles. But was ordered to defend the city Li Jing saw the opponent's weakness I think this is a great time to attack the city. His views were also agreed by Li Xiaogong He then led the vanguard troops to capture Dangtu Then he captured the fleeing Fugong Tuo in Wujun. The rebellion was completely quelled Li Jing's series of campaigns Successfully stabilized the southern border of the Tang Dynasty Li Yuan highly appreciated his military talents. The stability of the north is attributed to Li Shimin The stability in the south was due to Li Jing's efforts With the basic completion of the Tang Dynasty's unification Li Jing was appointed as the Grand Commander of Yinzhou In charge of Northwest military affairs May 2026 When Li Shimin was fighting for the throne I visited Li Jing privately Want to get Li Jing's support Although Li Jing rejected Li Shimin's request But he did not disclose this to Li Yuan. Although Li Jing seemed to remain neutral But in fact, he was thoughtful Knowing that in the battle between the Chu army The final winner must be Li Shimin Although Li Jing did not support Li Shimin openly But privately Let his younger brother Li Keshi support Li Shimin Li Keshi later participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident He was also named General of the Right Guard for his public duties. This also made Li Shimin ascend the throne. Li Jing was still reused June 626 AD The newly enthroned Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, faced A huge crisis The Eastern Turks learned of the Tang regime change Quickly sent hundreds of thousands of cavalry to besiege Chang'an Trying to take advantage of the chaos to dismantle the new regime The Tang Dynasty was only eight years old at that time. Insufficient military strength Unable to send troops to eliminate the Turkic forces Without any choice Li Shimin had no choice but to adopt a strategy Weishui Alliance with the Eastern Turkic Khan Keep Chang'an peaceful But this contract almost exhausted the Tang Dynasty's treasury. It became an indelible pain point in Li Shimin's heart However This shame won't last long. Li Shimin only took three years The Tang Dynasty gradually recovered its national strength. The military strength has also been strengthened Then began to counterattack the Turks Recalling the humiliation of the past 629 AD He ordered the sixty-year-old veteran Li Jing Lead 3,000 elite cavalry Raiding the East Turkic Camp in Sub-Zero Cold At that time, there was heavy snow in the north. East Turkestan was hit hard by natural disasters Massive death of livestock The interior has fallen into famine and chaos Jeri Khan did not expect Li Jing would launch a night attack under such harsh conditions Caught off guard Jeli Khan was forced to flee to Yinshan But was discovered by Li Jing Li Jing then took advantage of the thick fog Leading 10,000 elite troops to raid Yinshan A landslide victory Not only killed tens of thousands of enemies They also captured a large number of enemy troops and livestock. Even captured the son of Jerlik Khan Shortly after Jelik Khan himself was captured The Eastern Turkic forces collapsed from then on This battle completely eliminated the threat from the northern part of the Tang Dynasty Greatly expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty Reestablished Tang's rule in the north Li Jing not only cleared the shame for the Tang Dynasty It also enhanced the international status of the Tang Dynasty Won Li Shimin the title of Heavenly Khan The fall of the Eastern Turks It also marks The Tang Dynasty became the undisputed power in Asia This battle had a huge impact Therefore, it is also established Li Jing's legendary status in military history Five years later Li Jing, who was already 65 years old, was ordered to go to war again This time his target is Tu Yuhun Just two months later He successfully annihilated the Earth Jade Soul Once again, he proved his military prowess. By 649 AD This distinguished general passed away Died at the age of 79 Posthumously awarded the title of Jingwu He was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum Ranked eighth among the twenty-four heroes in Lingyan Pavilion He was also selected as one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts. Li Jing's life is full of legends He served in the army for 30 years Never lost His military career Spanning the period from Minan Liang to quell the civil unrest To the north, to the east, to the west, to the many battles of the Turkic Empire Expanding the territory of the Tang Empire Li Jing possesses Huo Qubing's ability to surprise others He also possesses Wei Qing's calmness Han Xin's Flexible Tactics Even after the destruction of the Eastern Turks Li Jing held a very high position in the Tang Dynasty But he still took the initiative to admit to Li Shimin Our own shortcomings in military operations Demonstrating his self-reflection and responsible attitude This humility made Li Shimin trust him more Although Li Jing's achievements were so great that they shocked the emperor But he always kept A clear understanding of one's responsibilities and position He knew that many generals in history had suffered misfortune because of their great achievements. Therefore, Li Jing was able to live his life in peace. Friends who like history please like and follow More exciting historical stories are on the homepage collection Take you to understand the history of China that you will be addicted to reading