Chapter 2 Guanlong Military Aristocratic Group

The Eastern Wei Dynasty attacked the Western Wei Dynasty every year, although it was repeatedly frustrated, but Yu Wentai knew in his heart that after all, the Eastern Wei Dynasty had the advantage of national strength, and he would beat you today, and he would beat you tomorrow, and if it was consumed, the Western Wei would not be able to bear it.

The pressing task at present is to open up the source of troops, expand the army, enhance morale, and enhance combat effectiveness.

Yuwentai's initial force composition was threefold:

1. The army that started was the army with the Wuchuan military household as the backbone of the old boss He Bayue. After He Bayue was killed by Hou Mo Chen Yue, who was provoked by Gao Huan, Yu Wentai led the Wuchuan soldiers to defeat Hou Mo Chen Yue and became the leader of this legion. This force is no more than a few thousand men.

2. After defeating Hou Mo Chen Yue, Hou Mo Chen Yue's general and in-law Li Bi led 10,000 people to surrender. Yuwentai is suspicious of people, and he is not suspicious of employing people, so he accepted Li Bi and entrusted him with important tasks. Li Bi had a famous great-grandson, one of the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty and the later leader of the Wagang Army, named Li Mi.

3. When Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu was chased and killed by Gao Aocao and fled to Guanzhong to join Yuwentai, he brought a Northern Wei forbidden army composed of Xianbei people with nearly 10,000 people. There are 10,000 forbidden troops, and they still need to defect to their courtiers, which fully proves the difference between the field army and the forbidden army, one is tempered by licking blood with a knife, and the other is pampered and pampered, and the combat effectiveness is worlds apart.

In any case, someone can do it, and if the combat effectiveness is not good, it can be improved through rigorous training. Together, the three parts of Yuwentai numbered about 30,000 people, each led by twelve generals.

After the Battle of Shayuan, Yuwentai gradually increased his troops by absorbing and surrendering the army. By March 542, the Six Armies were formally established.

"Weeping the six armies are all plain, and rushing to the crown is angry and red", why do Chinese like to call the army the six armies?

"Zhou Li. XIA Guan. Preface: Where an army is controlled, there are 2,500 people in 10,000 people. Wang Liujun, the three armies of the big country, the second army of the sub-country, and the first army of the small country.

"Left Biography. The Fourteenth Year of Xianggong": Zhou is the six armies, the greatest of the princes, and the three armies.

It can be seen that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch set up six armies, but only 15,000 people, which was equivalent to the commander of the group army; The large vassal states have three armies, 7,500 people, and the medium-sized vassal states have two armies, 5,000 people, but they are just a division commander and the like; A small country can only have one army, 2,500 people, and it is only the head of a reinforced regiment.

Yuwentai built the army, which is in line with the meaning of the six armies of Zhou Lizhi, with a strong Han cultural color.

Yuwentai also reformed the military control system, formally adopting the system of eight ministries in the old Xianbei period, establishing eight pillars, 12 generals, 24 Kaifu, and 48 Yitong.

This is to borrow the blood ties of clans and tribes to organize the government soldiers, so that the officers and soldiers are covered with a layer of clan intimacy, so as to strengthen the combination between the generals and soldiers, with a strong Xianbei color.

It can be seen from the above that Yuwentai's ideas and practices for the construction of the army and the reform of the army are consistent with his dual identity as a Sinicized Xianbei person.

Let's take a look at the Eight Pillars and the Twelve Great Generals of the Western Wei Dynasty.

The Pillar State, established by the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, means the senior commander of the army, was abolished during the Han Dynasty, and was re-established when Yuwentai re-established the Western Wei Dynasty.

The first pillar country is Yuwentai himself. In 537, Yuwentai was appointed by Emperor Wen of the Western Wei Dynasty as the general of the Zhu State and the governor of the Chinese and foreign military forces, and was the actual commander of the Western Wei army.

The second pillar state was Yuanxin, the king of Guangling of the Western Wei clan, who was appointed in 548, but he was only the representative of the clan in the military.

The remaining six pillar states happened to be the commanders of the six armies of the Western Wei Dynasty. They are Zhao Gui, Li Hu, Li Bi, Yu Jin, Dugu Xin, Hou Mo and Chen Chong, these six people actually commanded the six armies.

There are two generals under each pillar general, a total of twelve generals. There were two Kaifu under each general, for a total of twenty-four Kaifu. There are two rituals under each open house, a total of forty-eight rituals.

A Yitong (regiment commander) commanded about 1,000 troops;

A Kaifu (division commander) commands two Yitong, commanding two thousand troops;

A general (army commander) commanded two Kaifu and commanded 4,000 troops;

A general (commander) of a pillar country commands two generals and commands 8,000 troops;

The Six Pillars Kingdom has a total of about 48,000 soldiers, and this army is what is known in history as government soldiers.

As mentioned above, in China during the Wei and Jin dynasties, the scholar gate lord system produced many political aristocratic groups, which almost monopolized the political power at that time. With the successive demise of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the wealthy nobles of Wang, Xie, Huan, and Yu are no longer as brave as they were in the past. In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people."

Seeing that the golden age of the Chinese aristocracy was coming to an end, a new aristocratic group was born, extending the life of the Chinese aristocratic era and creating an unprecedented great era, which influenced Chinese history for hundreds of years.

This is the famous Guan (Zhong) Long (Mountain) military aristocratic group in history. The Guanlong military aristocratic group originated from the Western Wei Dynasty, the Eight Pillars and the Twelve Great Generals.

Guanlong military aristocratic group, originated from the Northern Wei Dynasty Beiwuchuan Town Rebellion, was originally built in Guanzhong, created a total of four dynasties, namely the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, which is a unique miracle in Chinese history. What is the influence of this group? Just look at the descendants of their respective families.

1. Zhu Guoyu Wentai family. Yuwentai is the actual leader of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his descendants are also the royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty after the Western Wei Dynasty, and at the same time, Yuwentai has a great-grandson who is very famous, his name is Li Shimin.

2. Zhu Guo Yuanxin family. Yuan Xin was a member of the Northern Wei royal family, and when Emperor Xiaowu of Wei was forced by Gao Huan to flee to Guanzhong to join Yuwentai, Yuan Xin followed and suddenly became the head of the royal family of the Western Wei Dynasty. is the general of the Zhu Kingdom, Taifu, Situ, and the prime minister, and on the surface, he can be on an equal footing with Yuwentai.

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, why can Yuwentai, the actual controller of the Western Wei Dynasty, tolerate the existence of Yuan Xin, a fierce enemy? Because, Yuan Xin has his own philosophy of life-saving.

Shi Zai Yuanxin is rude and straightforward, and he has always been a flying eagle lackey for fun, and he has no great talent. Obviously, this is a typical self-defilement.

Once, Yuwentai asked Yuan Xin to recommend a few people to be officials. Yuan Xin carefully selected and selected a few. As soon as Yu Wentai summoned him, he found that it was all wine bags and rice bags, and he couldn't help laughing. Naturally, Yuan Xin told Yuwentai that he was not interested in politics, nor did he form a party, and he was harmless to people and animals.

Yuan Xin's biggest hobby was gardening, and it is said that the best fruits in the major markets in Chang'an at that time basically came from his garden.

Acting has been tense and tired, there will always be a day when I can't hold back, and I have to consider other methods, Yuan Xin thought of a wonderful way.

Intermarry. The Yuanxin family and the Yuwen family frequently intermarried, and when the Yuwen family usurped the Western Wei Dynasty and established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Yuanxin family not only did not decline, but became more prosperous. In the Tang Dynasty, the Yuan family was called the "Four Great Prime Ministers" together with Cui, Pei, and Lu.

Yuan Xin can be described as the first thick black master of the Western Wei Empire.

3. The Li Bi family of the Pillar Kingdom. Li Bi was successively subordinate to Erzhu Tianguang, He Bayue, Hou Mo Chen Yue, and Yu Wentai. After becoming the general of Yuwentai, he experienced the battles of pacifying Guanzhong and resisting Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, especially in the Battle of Shayuan in the East and West Wei, and his outstanding performance determined the victory or defeat of the war.

Li Bi is not only brave himself, but also known for his military strategy, and his general demeanor is also a leader in the entire Western Wei Dynasty. Li Bi died in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was posthumously named the Duke of Wei. Li Bi's younger brother Li Yi was also a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

By the time of the Sui Dynasty, Li Bi's descendants were hereditary Pushan Gong, and his grandson was Li Mi, a generation of heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the leader of the later Wagang Army, and a self-proclaimed Pushan Gong.

4. Zhuguo Duguxin family. Dugu Xin's real name is Dugu Ruwish, Xianbei people, handsome, windy, fashionable, known as "Dugu Lang".

This man is handsome, but his ability to fight is average, and he once captured Jingzhou in the Eastern Wei Dynasty with the general Yang Zhong (Yang Jian, the father of Emperor Wen of Sui), but was beaten away by Gao Ao Cao of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and fled to the Liang Dynasty in the south. Fortunately, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan gave him preferential treatment, and the handsome Dugu man returned to the Western Wei Dynasty after 3 years.

Dugu Xin's ability is not reflected in marching and fighting, but in political management. He was good at appeasing all parties and winning the hearts and minds of the people, and enjoyed a high reputation in Longyou, Jingxiang and other areas where he ruled, and was known for his faith. Therefore, Yuwentai personally changed his name from "wish" to "letter".

From a genetic point of view, Dugu Xin's daughters should be good-looking, so among his daughters there were two queens of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and one queen of the Sui Dynasty (the famous vinegar jar queen of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui Wendi). In addition, he also had a daughter who gave birth to a founding emperor, Li Yuan.

If Gao Huan's wife Lou Zhaojun gave birth to a room of emperors (Gao Cheng, Gao Yang, Gao Yan, Gao Zhan), then Duguxin's wife is the queen who gave birth to a room. Therefore, Duguxin can be called "the first old man in the world".

5. The Li Hu family of the Pillar Kingdom. Li Hu came from the famous Li clan in Longxi, and his ancestors can be traced back to Li Guang, the general of Han Zhifei. Li Hu died before the Northern Zhou Dynasty usurped the Western Wei Dynasty, and his son Li Bing also died young, and Li Bing's seven-year-old son was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan.

Li Yuan's mother and Empress Dugu of Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian were sisters, and they were both daughters of Dugu Xin, so Li Yuan called Yang Jian his uncle and Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui, as cousins.

After Yang Guang became emperor, a warlock named Anjiatuo said, "When there is a Li family, he should be the son of heaven." Yang Guang's brain was in the water, and he didn't take this cousin seriously, but eradicated the family of Li Hun, the son of a heavy minister named Li Mu.

This Li Mu is also from the Li family in Longxi, but he is far from the Li Hu family. In the Battle of Bishan, Li Mu once gave up his mount to Yuwentai at a time of crisis, desperately savior, and made outstanding achievements. His son Li Hun inherited his title of Duke of Shenguo and was killed by Li Guang because of his proverbs. The murder and the death of Li Yuantu may also be one of the main factors for Li Yuan's father and son to rise up against Sui.

The remaining three pillar states, Zhao Gui, Yu Jin, Hou Mo Chen Chong, are not very visible in later generations, so I will not go into details, and then look at the twelve generals.

The twelve generals of the Western Wei Dynasty are Yuan Yu, Yuan Zan, Yuan Kuo, Yu Wendao, Yu Wengui, Li Yuan, Da Xiwu, Hou Mo Chen Shun, Yang Zhong, Dou Luning, He Lanxiang, and Wang Xiong. The most famous of these is Yang Zhong, who was the father of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian.

In addition to the above-mentioned people, the later generations of the Guanlong aristocratic military group also have famous generals such as clouds, mentioning names, all of them are like thunder, such as: Yu Wenxian, Wei Chi Zhen, Wei Xiaokuan, Changsun Sheng, He Ruobi, Han Baohu, Li Jing, Hou Junji, etc.