He ruobi

He ruobi

He ruobi (544-607), a member of Xianbei ethnic group, was born in Luoyang, Henan Province, with a compound surname of he Ruo and a character of Fubo. He was a famous general of the Sui Dynasty in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the son of he ruodun, the governor of Jinzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Born in a general family, he has little ambition, is good at riding and shooting, and has a wide range of knowledge. At the beginning of his official career in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he followed King Yu Wenxian of Qi and became the Duke of Ting county. Following Wei Xiaokuan to pacify Huainan area, he was granted the Duke of Xiangyi county. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he paid homage to the governor of Wuzhou and took part in the battle against Chen in the Sui Dynasty. He paid homage to the general of Youwu and granted the title of Zhu state and the title of Duke of Song state. He was alienated by Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.

In the third year of Daye (607), Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty killed him for slandering the government.

Life of the characters

Young hero

He ruobi had little ambition and was very brave. He was good at riding and shooting. He was knowledgeable and had a great reputation at that time. Yuwen Xian, king of Qi in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, paid great attention to him and used it as a record room. Soon after, he was granted the title of Duke of Ting county, and was promoted to the rank of junior internal historian.

Becoming an official in the Northern Zhou Dynasty

At that time, Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, was in power. Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was very strict with the crown prince. The crown prince Yu Wenyong was immoral and was afraid of his father's knowledge, so he pretended to cover up. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had no idea of the prince's fault. "The crown prince must not take on a great responsibility," Wu Wangui of Shangzhu state once said to he ruobi He ruobi agreed with this, and advised Wu to tell Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Wu Wangui then took the opportunity to say to Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, "the crown prince is not a candidate for the emperor. I also discussed this matter with he ruobi." Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty asked he ruobi. He ruobi knew that the status of the crown prince was unshakable, and he kept his father's last words in mind. He was afraid of disaster. So he replied, "the virtue and integrity of the crown prince are getting better and better. I don't see any shortcomings in him." Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was silent. Afterwards, Wu Wangui accused he ruobi of betraying himself. However, he ruobi said, "if you don't keep it secret, you will lose your officials, and if you don't keep it secret, you will lose your life.". Therefore, I dare not rashly publish my comments on the prince. " Sure enough, when the crown prince succeeded to the throne, Wu wan'ai was killed, but he ruobi was spared his misfortune. In 579 A.D. (the first year of Xiangxiang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty), he ruobi, together with Shangzhu state and marching Marshal Wei Xiaokuan, conquered dozens of cities, such as Huainan (today's area south of the Huaihe River) and Shouyang (today's Shouxian County in Anhui Province), so that the land north of the Yangtze River was included in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Among them, he ruobi was the most resourceful, so he became the governor of Shouzhou (now Shouxian County, Anhui Province) and was renamed the Duke of Xiangyi county. In the following year, Yang Jian was the Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who was in charge of the government. Wei chijun, the general manager of Xiangzhou, launched a rebellion in Yecheng (now Linzhang County, Hebei Province). Yang Jian was afraid that he ruobi would be changed, so he sent his trusted elder Sun Ping to replace him.

Guanbai Manager

In 581 ad (the first year of emperor kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty), Yang Jian ascended the throne by Zen and changed his name to Sui, which was Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. After Yang Jian became emperor, he had the ambition of annexing Jiangnan and unifying China. Yang Jian visited the town of Jianghuai. "The civil and military abilities of the courtiers are not comparable to those of he ruobi," he recommended Yang Jian agrees. So Yang Jianbai and he ruobi were appointed as the general manager of Wuzhou (today's Yangzhou area) and Guangling (today's Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province), the important place in the north of Zhenjiang, to manage the affairs of Chen and prepare for the destruction of Chen. He ruobi gladly obeyed his orders and wrote a poem to yuanxiong, the general manager of Shouzhou, which read: "the hushimu in Jiaohe, the Fubo camp in Hepu, don't let Qilin go up. There are no two of us." Then he went to Guangling (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province) to serve as a military officer. In 587 A.D. (the seventh year of kaihuang reign of Sui Dynasty), Yang Jian made many plans to destroy Chen. Gao Wei, Yang Su, Gao Mai, the governor of Guangzhou, Cui Zhongfang, the governor of Guozhou, and others fought for a plan to pacify Jiangnan. He ruobi also offered Chen shice, which was praised by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and was given a precious sword.

Defeat Chen Jun

In October 588 (the eighth year of kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty), Yang Jian set up the province of Xingtai in Huainan in Shouchun (now Shouxian County, Anhui Province). He took Yang Guang, king of Jin, as the Minister of Xingtai and was in charge of destroying Chen. He also ordered Yang Guang, Yang Jun and Yang Su, the king of Qin, to be marshals of the marching army, Gao Wei to be marshal of the king of Jin, and Wang Shao to be commander in chief of the army. He concentrated 518000 troops on the water and army. From Yang Guang, the king of Jin, to the sea in the East, to Ba and Shu in the west, he carried banners and boats with great momentum. From the upper reaches to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Sui army attacked Chen in eight ways. He ruobi was the general manager of the March and led the army out of Guangling, concentrating on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. Before attacking Chen, he ruobi sold his old horse, bought a large number of Chen ships and hid them. He also bought 50 or 60 old ships and moored them in the river, which made Chen Jun think that the Sui army had no warships. Many times, the soldiers were gathered in Guangling, with big flags and barracks all over the place. They also made soldiers shoot along the river, making people and horses noisy. On the first day of the first month of 589 A.D. (the ninth year of kaihuang reign of Sui Dynasty), the Sui army in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River crossed the Yangtze River by different routes when they took Chen Huan to celebrate the Yuanhui. He ruobi's army launched an attack ahead of time and went out of Guangling to the south. Chen Jun was caught off guard and ran away in a panic. On the sixth day of the lunar new year, he ruobi's army seized chennan Xuzhou (today's Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province), captured Huang Ke, his assassin, and captured more than 6000 enemies, all of whom were released with preferential treatment. He ruobi's military orders were strict and clear, and no one committed any crime. Some soldiers who took something from the people would be executed without mercy. Bai tugang, who also marched into Jiangshan, defeated Chen generals Tian Rui, Lu Da, Zhou Zhian, Ren Mannu, Fan Yi, Kong fan and Xiao Maha. He ruobi then entered the city from Beiye gate. But by this time, Han Qihu, the general manager of the West Route Army, had led 500 cavalry to ZhuQueMen to enter the city, captured empress Chen and occupied the Treasury. He ruobi's order brought empress Chen to have a look. Empress Chen was terrified and sweating, so he bowed down many times. He ruobi said to empress Chen, "it is natural for the monarch of a small country to pay homage to the ministers of a large country. Don't be afraid, either. You will be able to be the Marquis of destiny. " However, he ruobi resented that he did not capture Chen Shubao in advance. After Han captured the tiger, he fought with Han for the credit and even came out with a sword.

rise in the official world

Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty was very happy to hear that he ruobi had done great service. He issued an imperial edict to praise him. However, King Yang Guang of Jin believed that he ruobi had made a decisive battle in advance and violated the military order, so he handed him over to the officials who carried out the military law. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, summoned he ruobi and praised him very much. He bestowed a lot of rewards on Yushou, promoted him to Shangzhu state, and conferred the title of Duke of Song state. He also gave Chen Shubao's younger sister as his concubine. He led the general on the right and soon turned to the general on the right. After Chen was destroyed, he ruobi became more prominent. His elder brother, he ruolong, was the Duke of Wudu County, and his younger brother, he ruodong, was the Duke of Wanrong County, as well as the governor and liejiang. He ruobi's family has a lot of treasures. All his maidservants and concubines wear silk and live in luxury.

Remove the name as the people

From then on, he ruobi was arrogant and complacent. He thought that his fame was above all the officials, and he often praised himself as prime minister. Even though Yang Su was a right servant and he ruobi was still a general, his mind was very unbalanced and his dissatisfaction was revealed, so he was dismissed in 592 (the 12th year of kaihuang). But he ruobi's resentment became more and more serious. A few years later, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty put he ruobi in prison. Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty asked him, "I appointed Gao GUI and Yang Su as prime ministers, but you always said that they were just wine bags and rice bags. What do you mean?" He ruobi replied, "Gao Yu, my old friend, Yang Su, my brother-in-law. I know who they are, and that's why I said that. " Gongqing thought that he ruobi's resentment was too heavy, so he was sentenced to death. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty hesitated for a few days. Considering his merits, he saved his life and removed his name from the people. A few years later, he ruobi regained his title, but Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty did not want him to be a man, so he was no longer appointed. However, every time the banquet reward, give him a very high treatment. In 599 A.D. (the 19th year of kaihuang), Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty gave a banquet at Renshou palace. During the banquet, he ruobi was ordered to write a five character poem. The meaning of the poem was indignant and resentful. After reading it, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty tolerated him and did not punish him. Once, when a Turkic envoy came to pay homage, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty asked him to shoot an arrow. The messenger hit the target immediately. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty said, "no one here can match him except he ruobi.". So he ruobi was ordered to draw a bow and shoot an arrow. Sure enough, it was also a hit. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was very happy to see it and said to the Turkic emissary, "this man is a gift from heaven!"

Be killed

In 604 ad (the fourth year of Renshou), Yang Guang became emperor, and he ruobi was even more alienated. In July of 607 A.D. (the third year of Daye), he ruobi followed Yang Guang to Yulin. Yang Guangming's people built a large tent for thousands of people to receive the Turkic Qimin Khan and his followers. He ruobi thought that it was too extravagant. He talked with Gao Wei, Yu Wenbi and others in private and was played by others. Yang Guang thought that he was slandering the government. He killed he ruobi, Gao Yu and Yu Wenbi on August 27, 607. He was 64 years old.

Anecdotes and allusions

Admonish son with tongue

In October 565 (the fifth year of Baoding in the Northern Zhou Dynasty), he ruoden was forced to commit suicide because he complained. Before he died, he told he ruobi, "I want to pacify Jiangnan, but now it seems that it can't be realized. You should inherit my will. Besides, I was killed for chewing my tongue. You have to think about it. " He pricked his tongue with an awl and warned him to speak carefully.

pride oneself on being out of the ordinary

When Yang Guang was still the crown prince, he ruobi was once asked, "Yang Su, Han Qinhu and Shi Wansui are all good generals. What are their advantages and disadvantages?" He ruobi said: "Yang Su is a fierce general, not a scheming general; Han zhuohu is a fighting general, not a leading general; Shi Wansui is a riding general, not a great general." If he asked himself who would choose him. The implication is that only he ruobi can be called a general.

Character evaluation

Historical evaluation

Gao Wei: "courtiers