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Chapter 115 Princess Pingyang Zhao

Zhang Yang saw that Liu Yifei had also come over, so he simply told her the script in advance. This time, Zhang Yang chose a character from thousands of choices. She was the first princess in the Tang Dynasty to be given a posthumous title after her death. She was also the first princess in the feudal history of China to be given a posthumous title. The only woman to be buried with military rites, a true sorrow of life and death.

She is the third daughter of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, and her mother is Empress Taimu Dou.Talented and courageous, in the last years of his career, in order to respond to Jinyang's army, he gathered heroes from Guanzhong, mobilized Sizhu to raise troops, led the "Women's Army" to make great achievements, and selected elite soldiers to join forces with Li Shimin on the north bank of the Weihe River to jointly attack Chang'an.After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang was canonized.

It is a pity that such a character did not leave a name in history. In the end, Zhang Yang decided to use the name she left in a novel that is well-known to the world, Li Xiuning.

In May of the 13th year of Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan decided to raise troops.Before Li Yuan launched his army, Princess Pingyang Zhao and Chai Shao were in Chang'an at the time. Li Yuan sent an envoy to secretly recall them back.Chai Shao said to Princess Pingyang Zhao: Your father is about to raise an army to bring peace to the troubled times. I plan to go to meet his banner of righteousness. It is not feasible to leave together. I am afraid that you will be in danger after leaving alone. What should I do? "Princess Pingyang Zhao said: "You should leave quickly. I am a woman and it is easy to hide when I am in danger. I will be able to do something by then. "

So Chai Shao immediately went straight to Taiyuan from the trail.Princess Pingyang was making various arrangements at the rear.She soon returned to the Li family manor in Hu County (today's Huyi District, SX Province). She disguised herself as a man and called herself Mr. Li. She sold local properties to provide relief to the victims, and soon recruited a team of several hundred people.Soon the news of Li Yuan's revolt came.Princess Pingyang heard the news and was determined to recruit more troops for her father.

Princess Pingyang contacted the rebels against the Sui Dynasty everywhere.Princess Pingyang, with her superhuman courage and talent, recruited four or five rebel armies that had a considerable scale in the world in more than three months.The largest of them was Hu Shang He Panren, who had tens of thousands of people at that time.Princess Pingyang sent her son Ma Sanbao to persuade He Panren to surrender.I don't know what tricks Ma Sanbao used, but He Panren, who was far more powerful than Princess Pingyang, was willing to be Princess Pingyang's subordinate.After Princess Pingyang recruited He Panren, she successively recruited Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other rebels, greatly increasing her power.During this period, the imperial court continued to send troops to attack Princess Pingyang.The rebel army led by Princess Pingyang not only defeated every attack, but also conquered Huxian, Zhouzhi, Wugong, and Shiping in succession.

This rebel army, led by a woman, has very strict military discipline. Princess Pingyang must carry out her orders, and the entire army respects her.In those years of rebellion, this army gained widespread support.The common people called Princess Pingyang "Ms. Li" and her army the "Women's Army".The Detachment of Women's Army was famous far and wide, and many people came from thousands of miles away to defect to it.Soon, Princess Pingyang's army of women exceeded 7.Princess Pingyang's military intuition and insight were truly genius. Sui general Qu Tutong once suffered several major defeats at her hands.

In September 617 AD, Li Yuan's main force crossed the Yellow River and entered Guanzhong. At this time, he was very happy to see that his third daughter had already secured a large territory for him in Guanzhong.He sent Chai Shao with hundreds of cavalry to meet Princess Pingyang.Next, Princess Pingyang selected more than 9 elite soldiers to join Li Shimin on the north bank of the Weihe River to jointly attack Chang'an.Chai Shao belongs to Li Shimin's subordinates and is on the same level as Princess Pingyang.The couple each leads an army and each has its own headquarters. In November, they attacked one area and quickly captured Chang'an.

After Guanzhong was pacified, Li Yuan named his talented daughter "Princess Pingyang".Because of her unique military achievements, every reward is different from other princesses.

After conquering Chang'an, Princess Pingyang once again made contributions to the Tang Dynasty.Because although Li Yuan captured Chang'an at that time, he only roughly controlled half of Guanzhong, and he was surrounded by enemies.After stabilizing Chang'an, Li Yuan immediately turned around to deal with Xue Ju who occupied Longxi and Li Gui of Liangzhou. Li Yuan ordered Li Shimin to conquer.Li Shimin spent about two years sweeping away these forces.The battle that established Li Tang's world was the destruction of Wang Shichong.In this battle, the Tang army surrounded the city for reinforcements and eliminated Dou Jiande who came to rescue Wang Shichong.Chai Shao participated in these battles.Princess Pingyang's main task at this time was to defend Shanxi, the base camp of the Li family. The place where she was stationed was Niangziguan.Niangzi Pass is located on Mianshan Mountain in the northeast of Pingding County, SX Province. It is the throat of entering and leaving Shanxi. It was originally called Weize Pass. It was renamed because Princess Pingyang led tens of thousands of "women's troops" to garrison here.Shanxi is the barrier between the Central Plains and Guanzhong. Without Shanxi, the Central Plains and Guanzhong would be unstable. Princess Pingyang led the army to garrison Niangziguan in order to prevent the enemy from entering Shanxi from here.

She is the only princess who established an empire for her father, and she is also a heroine. This is where Niangziguan gets its name.

Because of this princess in Niangziguan, Shanxi, after the Battle of Chang'an, the deeds of Princess Pingyang disappeared from historical records.It was not until early February in the sixth year of Wude (6), the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, that her death was suddenly recorded in the history books.The reason why this was recorded was mainly because her funeral was unique and she was buried with military honors. "There are feathers in the front and rear, large chariots, command pillars, 623 swordsmen, and armored soldiers with tigers and swords."At that time, the etiquette officer suggested that the use of drums for women's burials was incompatible with ancient rituals. Emperor Li Yuan retorted: "Public drums are military music. In the past, Princess Pingyang always went to the battlefield in person, taking the lead, beating drums, making gold, and consulting on military affairs. This has never happened before. Such a woman? What's wrong with burying a princess with military honors?" So he made an exception to bury Princess Pingyang with military honors, and according to the posthumous law, "people with outstanding virtues and meritorious service are called 'Zhao'", so Princess Pingyang was given the posthumous title of "Zhao".This is why later generations called her "Princess Pingyang Zhao".

It is said that after Princess Pingyang led the women's army to station at Niangziguan, she relied on the natural dangers to build fortifications and strictly fortified the area, preventing the enemy from taking advantage of it.Once, Liu Heitu's troops launched a massive attack. Princess Pingyang saw the enemy's ferocity. While facing Taiyuan, she ordered the women's army and residents to defend to the death.

Due to the insufficient military strength in the pass, the situation at Niangzi Pass is very dangerous.Facing an army several times her size, Princess Pingyang was extremely anxious. She paced anxiously on the tower, thinking of ideas, while looking far into the distance, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Suddenly, she accidentally saw the harvest of millet in the fields in the distance, and suddenly she became anxious and came up with a plan. So she ordered the soldiers and civilians in the city to harvest immediately, set up pots, and use the new rice to make rice soup. After the rice soup was cooked, Princess Pingyang ordered The tribe took advantage of the night and poured all of them from the pass into the ravine in front of the pass.

The next day, rice soup overflowed in the ravine in front of Niangziguan. When the enemy sentry discovered it, they suspected it was horse urine and hurriedly reported it to the commander.The commander came out of his tent to wait and see, and saw flags on the towers fluttering, soldiers and civilians shouting loudly, and war drums beating, so he mistakenly judged that reinforcements had arrived. Fearing an ambush, the enemy finally retreated without a fight.When they learned that this was Princess Pingyang's suspicion, reinforcements from Taiyuan had arrived, and they could only look back and sigh.This is the allusion of rice soup repelling enemy soldiers.

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