Li Jing is the nephew of Han Qinhu, a famous soldier in Sui Dynasty. Han Qinhu and Li Jing talked about the military, clapping their hands and saying that "the only person who can discuss Sun Wu's martial arts with him is you."
Su Yang was an imperial clan in the Sui Dynasty. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Sui Dynasty. He was the second person in the Sui Dynasty. He once caressed the bed and said to Jing Li, "You are finally going to sit in this position!" I think Li Jing is qualified for Qiu's position. At the same time, Niu Hong, the official department minister, praised Li Jing as a "talented person in Wang Zuo", and the basic requirement of the organization minister is to have a certain eye for people.
Therefore, when Li Jing's official position was low, he was already famous. As the Duke of Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan should know this. In addition, Li Jing once worked under Li Yuan. In the last few years in Yang Di, Li Jing served as the commander of Mayi County, fighting the Turks under the account of Tang gaozu. Although the history books do not record the specific performance of Li Jing's period, Li Jing's talent should show his ability. Since Li Jing has a good reputation and has cooperated with Li Yuan, why did Li Yuan kill Li Jing after he captured him in Chang 'an?
It's a long story. This matter should start with the rise of Li Yuan Jinyang.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was surging, and three anti-Sui forces led by Dou Jiande in Hebei, Zhai Rang in Henan, Shimi, Jianghuai Du and Fu Gongyou shook the rule of the Sui Dynasty. As a left-behind talent in Taiyuan, Li Yuan secretly recruited soldiers and prepared to rebel. Li Jing was keenly aware of the changes in Ethan.
Although the world was in chaos at that time, Li Jing remained loyal to the Sui Dynasty. After some consideration, Li Jing disguised himself as a prisoner and prepared to report the changes of Li Yuan to Yang Di in Yangzhou. However, when Li Jing arrived in Chang 'an, there was chaos in Guanzhong and Kanto, and the road blocked Li Jing, so he stayed in Chang 'an temporarily.
At the same time, shortly after Li Jing left Taiyuan, Li Yuan rose up in Taiyuan and played the banner of quelling chaos and saving the country. It is said that Shanxi and Shaanxi are the core areas of the Sui Dynasty, with a large number of troops. It should be difficult for Li Yuan to reach Chang 'an in a short time. Excavate is very safe in Chang 'an, but strangely, it took only four months for Li Yuan Jinyang to arrive at the gates of Chang 'an, with about 200,000 mercenaries.
At that time, the acting king You Yang, Wei Wensheng, the minister of punishments, and Zuo Yi were generals stationed in Chang 'an with tens of thousands of troops. After Tang Gaozu Enemy at the Gates, he didn't rush to attack the city, but emphasized military discipline. "Soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization, nor are they allowed to rob nearby villages." At the same time, people were sent to surrender, indicating that they respected Sui, but the defenders in the city refused to surrender, so they began to attack the city and finally arrived in Chang 'an, which lasted for 23 days. However, before the siege, Li Yuan emphasized that "it is impossible to commit seven temples, change the king and the royal family, and violate the three families!" Just don't hurt the royal family.
Twelve days later, Li Yuan captured Chang 'an, and then he mainly introduced two measures: first, he made the king emperor, respected him as emperor, and became prime minister himself; The second is to appease the mighty people in Chang' an and other places. The most typical one is "Twelve Articles with the People", which is similar to Liu Bang's "Three Chapters of the Law". This series of policies won the support and support of the landlord class in Guanzhong. Li Yuan quickly established himself in Guanzhong and sent Li Shimin to attack Bashu, which laid a stable logistical foundation for the Tang Dynasty to compete for the world.
Since Li Yuan's purpose at that time was to stabilize the hearts of Chang 'an and Sui officials, rather than killing innocent people, why did he kill Li Jing? Is it just because Li Jing had the idea of snitching that Li Yuancai bears a grudge and wants to kill him? In fact, there are other reasons besides this.
First of all, Li Yuan's attack on Chang 'an was a tough battle. The commander in chief Yin Shishi and others killed Li Yuan's relatives and dug Li Jiazu's grave, which made Li Yuan very angry, so he later killed Yin Shishi and other officials of the Sui Dynasty, which may implicate Li Jing.
Secondly, Li Yuan made You Yang the emperor and Yang Guang the emperor's father. In addition to the political purpose of "holding the emperor to make the princes", he also let the officials of the Sui Dynasty step down from the stage and let them surrender to Li Yuan without moral guilt, because he was still a vassal of the Sui Dynasty, but only a different emperor. On the other hand, the officials who refused to surrender in the Sui Dynasty were all die-hards. Yang guang's best friend, Tang gaozu's sworn enemy, should naturally be put to death, and Li Jing may also be implicated.