In the second year of Wude (6 19), Liu Wenjing followed Li Shimin to guard Changchun Palace (now Dali, Shaanxi). He thinks he can be above Pei Ji and has made many achievements in the army, but his position is far less than that of Pei Ji, so he has no peace, and he often opposes Pei Ji when discussing political affairs. He will oppose anything that Pei Ji agrees with. From then on, the contradiction between the two was quite deep.
Later, Liu Wenjing and his brother Liu Wenqi held a banquet. When they were drunk, they complained, drew their swords and cut down the pillars of the hall, saying that they would slay Pei Ji. As it happens, there were several ghost worshipping incidents at home, so Liu Wenqi called a wizard and brought a knife to drive away evil spirits at night. At this time, a concubine who fell out of favor in Liu Wenjing told her brother about the accident and told him to tell the emperor that Liu Wenjing had rebelled. Tang Gaozu handed Liu Wenjing over to a subordinate official and ordered Pei Ji to be tried by Xiao Yuqing.
Facing the trial, Liu Wenjing bluntly said: "When Taiyuan started fighting, I was Sima, with a long history and equal status with Pei Ji. Now that Pei Ji is an official, my rank and reward are far less than his. Zeng Dongyou searched, and his family had nowhere to live. I am really dissatisfied. " Li Gang and Xiao Yu both think that Liu Wenjing is not a rebellion.
Li Shimin also tried his best to protect Liu Wenjing and said to Tang Gaozu, "Liu Wenjing made an extraordinary plan at the beginning of his army and told Peiji when he succeeded. When the capital was pacified, their status and treatment were very different. He is just dissatisfied and has no intention of rebellion. " However, Pei Ji took the opportunity to hint: "Liu Wenjing's talent and strategy are indeed superior to others, but his suspicious and sinister nature has been exposed.
Now the world is uncertain, and there are strong enemies outside. If Liu Wenjing is pardoned, it will cause future trouble. Tang Gaozu listened to Pei Ji's slanderers and became suspicious of Liu Wenjing, so he beheaded Liu Wenjing and Liu Wenqi and confiscated their property. Before he died, Liu Wenjing caressed the king and sighed, "A bird is high and good at hiding with a bow. This statement is true! "He is fifty-two years old.
Extended data
Liu Wenjing's death is closely related to Tang Gaozu and Fergie. The man who sent him to the guillotine, Li Yuan, is the protagonist. Fergie, it was the contradiction between Liu Wenjing and him that led to the rebellion and made Tang Gaozu decide to kill Liu Wenjing. But Liu Wenjing can't be guillotined by Fergie's personal strength. Besides, FeiJi didn't mean to kill him. Liu Wenjing couldn't have been put to death so soon in terms of meritorious service and reward.
The biggest problem is succession to the throne. On the fifth day after the establishment of Li Yuan, Li Yuan was named Tang Shizi, and he always regarded Li as his heir. Li Shimin used the war to gradually develop its military strength. Li Shimin wantonly develops its own group power, which inevitably makes Tang Gaozu shudder.
Li Shimin recruited talents and formed an alliance with Liu Wenjing, an outstanding North Korean talent. The motive was already in his eyes, so he tried to stop it, and Liu Wenjing became his victim. After Liu Wenjing's defeat, Tang Gaozu dismissed him. Later, although he resumed his knighthood, his status was not as good as before.
Later, Liu Wenjing was even more presumptuous about his behavior. He invited a mage to curse Fei Ji at home, gave Tang gaozu a reason to kill him, and decided that he had the heart of rebellion. Li Shimin interceded to save his right-hand man, which strengthened Tang Gaozu's determination to kill Liu Wenjing and finally sent Liu Wenjing to the guillotine.
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