Later, Liu Wenjing and his younger brother Liu Wenqi drank together. When they were red and hot, Liu Wenjing couldn't help expressing his anger. He took out his sword and cut it off on the post. He said that this sword would cut off Pei Ji's head. One day, Liu Wenjing's house was haunted (possibly a wild cat), and his brother Liu Wenqi found a wizard with long hair and a short knife in his mouth to exorcise evil spirits under the starlight at night.
It's a pity that this matter was seen by Liu Wenjing's concubine, and she was not loved, so she asked her brother to report Liu Wenjing's rebellion. Pei was sent to investigate this matter, because Liu Wenjing was the headquarters of Taiyuan Uprising.
Liu Wenjing explained: When we fought in Taiyuan, I was Sima, and my status and reputation were basically the same as Peiji's. Now, Pei Ji's official position is already a servant (equivalent to the prime minister), and he has a mansion superior to everyone, but my official position and reward are the same as everyone else. The old mother stayed in Beijing, and there was no shelter from the wind and rain. There was some dissatisfaction, so she got drunk, complained and couldn't protect herself.
Hearing these words, Li Yuan said: "Liu Wenjing's words obviously mean rebellion." Both Li Gang and Xiao Yu said that Liu Wenjing had no intention of rebellion. Li Shimin, the king of Qin, pleaded for him, saying: In Jinyang, Liu Wenjing first made a plan to send troops, and then told Pei Ji. However, after entering Beijing, the disparity in appointment and treatment made Liu Wenjing feel dissatisfied and did not dare to resist.
Later, Pei Ji said to Emperor Li Yuan: Liu Wenjing's talent and ingenuity are above everything else, but his character is vulgar and insidious. Now the world is uncertain, and staying is definitely a disaster. Tang gaozu has been very close to Pei Ji and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he adopted Pei Ji's suggestion. Liu Wenjing and Liu Wenqi were executed and their property was confiscated!
Refer to Zi Tong Zhi Tang Jian San Ji.
[opinion]
Liu Wenjing, the smartest counselor in the Tang Dynasty, was killed by one of his own. Let's make a comeback. What did Liu Wenjing do wrong?
1. Keep your mouth shut
As the saying goes, you can eat rice indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. Liu Wenjing is not satisfied with Tang Gaozu's treatment, so he shouldn't say it. His evil comes from his mouth. He should know this great counselor, not talk at home in Kan Kan.
The emperor always placed many spies around clever ministers, and their every move would be reported to the emperor. If Liu Wenjing didn't say it himself, Tang Gaozu wouldn't believe other people's false accusations. This is because he complained that when it arrived in Tang Gaozu, Tang Gaozu would call a spade a spade and Liu Wenjing wanted to rebel.
2. Managing your wife's failure
His concubines should stay in their rooms at midnight. I shouldn't meddle in what I do outside, but I'm unloved and want to get back at him. It's his own fault. Give her more love and care at ordinary times. How can there be such a low-level mistake as a backyard fire?
3. Failure to communicate with leaders in time.
The relationship between Liu Wenjing and Tang Gaozu is far less than that between Peiji and Tang Gaozu. Liu Wenjing is really resourceful. First of all, Tang Gaozu is afraid that one day he will plot against himself, and he even has no ability to guard against it.
Second, Liu Wenjing himself doesn't know how to serve the leaders. He is such a smart person, for example, when playing chess, let the leader win more times and make the leader happy. If Liu Wenjing shows several times more loyalty, has a good personal relationship with the leader, and has his own talent, he still has great potential to be a servant, which PeiJi does much better than her.
Step 4 ignore the enemy
Throughout the Tang Gaozu era, Liu Wenjing put forward many decisive opinions and made great contributions to Tang Gaozu's expansion. But Liu Wenjing didn't find the right enemy and didn't care too much.
His enemies are not thieves who refuse to obey Datang, nor are they Peiji around him. Even Li Shimin interceded for Liu Wenjing, and PeiJi wiped out the Liu Wenjing family in one sentence. Visible PeiJi took him as an opponent.
Liu Wenjing to collect PeiJi done shady in advance, take it out at the critical moment, let PeiJi can't kill himself. Obviously, he didn't do these things. Maybe he didn't bother to do it with his superb intelligence. But in the end, he died and was accused of rebellion, which was a pity for his talent.