Why did Qin Qiong, the God of War, become a guardian?

Introduction: In China, whether it is a mysterious royal family or an ordinary folk, it has been circulated since ancient times: to get rid of the old and welcome the new; Hold the gate and pray for peace. Customs; The keeper is also changing with the times. Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty quoted the Book of the Yellow Emperor in the Custom Pass, saying: In ancient times, he and his two brothers lived on Dushuo Mountain, and there was an ancient peach tree on the mountain, which was shaded by trees. Every morning, the two brothers review the ghost under the peach tree. If evil spirits hurt the world, they will tie them up and feed them to tigers to keep the world safe. Later, people painted portraits of Shen Tu and Lei Yu with two red wooden boards and hung them on both sides of the gate to ward off evil spirits. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Chronicle of Jingchu Times written by Zong Jing of Liang State in the Southern Dynasty recorded that on the first day of the first month, a mahogany board was taken as the door, which was called immortal wood, and Er Shen was painted around the door, leaving Shen Tu on the left and Lei Yu on the right, commonly known as the door god. With the change of historical dynasties, in the Tang Dynasty, the door gods and brothers were replaced by Qin and Weichi Gong, two famous war gods in the early Tang Dynasty. Why can Qin and Weichi Gong replace Harmony? The reason why the Central Plains was not recorded in Historical Records. I think besides the loyalty and courage of Bao Shu and Jingde, it is also related to the powerful and far-reaching influence of the Tang Dynasty.

His name is Uncle Bao, and he was born in an unknown year. Because Bao Shu's name is very famous among the people, Old Tang Shu is also recorded as Qin Bao Shu. Qin Qiong was born in Licheng, qi zhou (now Jinan, Shandong). His father joined the army and worked as an unknown clerk in Beiqi. When Zhou destroyed Qi, Qin's father died, and his posthumous son was alone with his mother. Perhaps it is the providence that Qin Qiong, who was famous for his loyalty when he was a teenager, grew up tall and powerful, and gained a certain popularity in his hometown.

In the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, Qin Qiong served as a soldier under Lai Huer, the general of Emperor Yangdi Xiao Wei, and fought in Korea with Lai Huer. Because of his bravery, he was favored by Lehur. Later, Qin's mother died, and the wet nurse sent someone to mourn. The men were surprised and asked: Many people died and lost their loved ones. The general never lowered himself to ask questions. Why did he hang Qin alone? The escort said: this man is not only brave, but also ambitious. He should be rich and humble.

Soon, Zhang Xu U, the ambassador from the 12th county of Henan Road, fought against Lu, the leader of the peasant army. Lujun has more than 100,000 people, while Sui Jun has less than 10,000 people. Due to the disparity in numbers, Sui Jun camped six or seven miles away from the enemy. The two sides were deadlocked for more than ten days, and the Sui army ran out of food and grass. Zhang Xu called all the generals in the camp and said: Our army has no food and will retreat. When the enemy sees my retreat, they will follow me lightly. If our army escapes without fighting, it will be completely annihilated. However, since the enemy is chasing me, the camp is empty. If our army can attack its camp with thousands of men, it will certainly benefit greatly. Because the enemy may return to the army to save the camp, and the surprise attacker will be in great danger. Who dares to take risks for the safety of the whole army? Li Shimin was silent, and no one spoke. Zhang Xu U was in a hurry and shouted, Who is my walker? I am willing to go! Finally, someone spoke. Looking inside, it turned out that the lower-level Qin and Luo Shixin were talking. Zhang Xu u immediately ordered two men to be the captains of the death squads, and led a thousand chosen men to ambush in the reeds near the enemy overnight. Early in the morning, Zhang Xu U opened the camp door wide and hurried back. Suddenly, Yue Ming did fall to catch up. While Luying was empty, Qin Qiong led a thousand death squads to ambush and rushed to the enemy camp with the fastest speed. Listen to ShaSheng blasting, the death squads all take one as a hundred, killing all the soldiers in the camp. The national flag was raised and lit, which led to chaos in the camp and the fire destroyed more than 30 villages. Yue Ming raced back to the army to save the camp, Zhang Xu U just visible to strike hard, led the army to attack, Lu was defeated, only a few hundred rode away, and Zhang Xu U won by less. After this battle, his reputation spread throughout Qin's military camp overnight.

In the subsequent battles, Qin Qiong repeatedly made meritorious military service and became a general under Zhang Xu. In the 12th year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (AD 6 17), Zhang Xu U crusaded against Li Mi, a crock, in Xingyang, and unfortunately died on the track. Qin Qiong led the remnants to take refuge in Ambassador Pei of Nandao. In the 13th year of the Great Cause, Pei was framed by the Imperial Army's suggestion. Pei then led the people to return to Shi Biao with Hulao Pass, and Qin Qiong also returned to Shi Biao with Pei.

Qin Qiong was a loyal man who won the trust of Shi Biao and was awarded the title of general. The internal army is 8000 elite soldiers selected from the army as the Shimi Guard. Shimi often said: These 8,000 people are worth millions. In a war between Liyang, Yu Wenhuaji and Tongshan (now Xunxian County, Henan Province), Shi Mi was shot by an arrow that left the string and lost consciousness. Shi Biao's followers had dispersed, but due to Qin Qiong's desperate rescue, he called his subordinates and repelled the enemy, which saved Shi Biao's life.

In the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (AD 6 18), Shi Mi was defeated by the Sui General Wang and entered the customs to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Qin, Cheng, Pei and others were all bought by Wang. The king treated him well and made him General Long Xiang. Wang was undoubtedly a lean man at the end of Sui Dynasty. He is eloquent, well-read, disseminates law and is good at the art of war. But he is cunning and insidious, completely different from Qin Qiong. As the saying goes, princes are shallow and narrow-minded, so they can swear. This is the ear of an old wizard. How can they be masters of chaos! In the second year of Wude, Wang and Tang Jun fought in Jiuqu, and dozens of people, including Qin and Cheng, rode to the Tang Dynasty, taking refuge in recruiting talents. After numerous tossing and turning, Qin finally found the real master, and was appointed as the general manager of Ma Jun shortly after returning to the Tang Dynasty.

Since then, Qin Qiong has followed Li Shimin's Northern Expedition, and conquered Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and Liu Heita successively, which made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan once sent messengers to send Jintanzi to show his gratitude. Since then, Qin Qiong has been rewarded many times for his many achievements. He was appointed as the right army of the king of Qin and was awarded the post of pillar country. Later, he was named the wing master. Every time we go out from Li Shimin, if the enemy has a bully, we will send him into the team to catch him. Qin Qiong jumped out with a gun, and Yao was the general among all the troops. This makes Li Shimin trust and respect it more and more.

In the Xuanwu Gate incident on June 4th, the 9th year of Wude (AD 626), Qin Qiong took a clear-cut stand on Li Shimin's side and killed Prince Li and King Li Yuanji of Qi together. In August, Li Shimin officially became Emperor Taizong. Qin Qiong was appointed General Zuo Wuwei and granted 700 fiefs.

Later, whenever Qin Qiong fell ill, he said to people: I have been a soldier for more than 200 times in my life and suffered many heavy losses. How can I not get sick? In the 12th year of Zhenguan (AD 638), Qin Qiong died of illness. The court posthumously awarded him as the Xuzhou satrap, renamed Hu Guogong, and buried Zhao Mausoleum (the tomb of Emperor Taizong) with him. In order to make a difference in the battle, Emperor Taizong ordered his company to set up stone men and horses. (See Old Tang Shu Qin Chuan Bao Shu). In the fifth year of Qin Qiong's death, his portrait entered Lingyan Pavilion dedicated to 24 founding heroes.

At this point, Qin Qiong, who was loyal to others, was also a good man and got a good end.

However, things did not stop there. As a generation of god of war, Qin changed from a loyal war god to a door god to ward off evil spirits. Why is this?

The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties and The Journey to the West have interpreted different versions of the folklore of war gods changing into hades. "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" said: One day, Emperor Taizong suddenly fell ill, and the ministers greeted him day by day, and the doctor treated him diligently. After four or five days, I couldn't recover, as if I were in a trance. However, when Qin Qiong and Weichi Gong came to offer their condolences, they were very happy because they ordered their portraits to be placed at the gate of the palace in the city. The evil spirits disappeared and spread to the people.

The Journey to the West put it this way: During the reign of Tang Zhenguan, King Jinghe near Chang 'an made a bet with Yuan Shoucheng, a psychic (uncle of Yuan Tiangang in Qin Tian prison), which proved that the fortune teller was ineffective; The old dragon king abused his power for a temporary victory and violated the dogma, and his crime should be beheaded. The Jade Emperor appointed Cao Zheng to be beheaded at 3 noon the next day. In order to save his life, King Jinghe opened the back door and asked Wei Zhi's human leader, Emperor Taizong, for help, asking him to stall Wei Zhi the next day. The leader thought Wei Zhi was one of his own, so he readily agreed.

The next day, Emperor Taizong called Wei Zhi to the palace and asked Wei Zhi to play chess with him. Who knows that at 3 noon, Wei Zhi, who was playing chess, dozed off. Emperor Taizong didn't care too much, but Wei Zhi took advantage of this nap and dreamed of beheading the old dragon king.

The ghost of the beheaded old dragon king lingered, blaming Emperor Taizong for breaking his word and making a scene in the palace with a bloody faucet, demanding his life. Emperor Taizong was ashamed and sad, and he was kept awake by the ghost of King Jinghe every night. In order to solve this problem, he had to report it to his ministers. Weichi Gong said: You have created mountains and rivers and killed countless people. Why are you afraid of ghosts? Qin said to him, your majesty, relax. Jingde and I will guard the palace gate tonight to see what's sneaking around. That night, two generals stood at the gate of the palace in uniform, and sure enough, nothing happened overnight. So for three or four nights in a row, it is also safe every night. But you can't let them watch every day, can you? Emperor Taizong could not bear the hard work of the two generals, and ordered the painter Yan to draw the uniforms of the two generals on the cloth and put them on both sides of the palace gate to control the evil of the harem. Later, it spread to the people, and the two generals became gatekeepers of thousands of families. Among them, holding a mace and holding a whip.

To put it bluntly, the gatekeeper is the gatekeeper, who needs to be conscientious and loyal, and at the same time has extraordinary skills to protect his master. Judging from the heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qin and Weichi Gong are undoubtedly the best candidates. Coupled with the influence of the Tang Dynasty on later generations, they replaced the old door gods Shen Tu and Lei Yu brothers and became new door gods, serving the people faithfully and standing today.