– speaking of the heroes of the tang era, what you might be thinking of is the "anger" process, the "white horse's silver gun" — or the "past-of-the-hill" lee won-bong. But what we are talking about today is a mysterious warlord — lawton — in the midst of folklore and in the true history of almost “no man”。
He was the absolute hero of the review, "the queen of tang" and "rotton scanning north" , when he was 16 years old, when he marched with a silver gun across the turkic border and was sealed as "the king of the north" and was dubbed as "the fifth man of the tang". But the question is, is there really this guy lawton in history
“junior war god”: 16-year-old war god
In the story of the word of tang, lawton is the grandson of the king of the north, the son of a cold-faced son. He has learned martial arts since he was a child, has a gift, has a strong personality and has a family. Father luo sung died in the tragic battle for liu hae-won, leaving a great deal of regret。
In his first year, the turks of the north invaded the city of chang an, and the family of tang tai zong li was trapped in “muyang city” (figurative place names) at risk. No one dared to fight in the dynasty, but rohtung, a young man, stood up and was sealed at the age of 16 as a “second way north marshal” and led the army north to rescue him。
This battle is a legend:
- he broke into the enemy's camp on his own. He went in and out. He killed the turkic army
He was able to kill more than 10 people in the battle of phoenix, forcing turkic khan to kneel and seek peace
- he didn't fear the enemy, even the enemy's first round of the iron 8s, 300 rounds, and finally picked him under his horse
In the end, lawton was successfully freed and returned to the emperor, and was named the “tribunal dynasty” and the “solver of the north” and became the name of a young hero。
In folk dramas and reviews, lawton's image is deep in the hearts of people: the white man, the handsome, the handsome, the loyal, and the so-called "singsong". His story is the blood of countless 80 or 90 children listening to the radio and watching comics。
“blank” in positive history: does lawton really exist
However, when we turned on the old tang book, the new tang book, the qualification of governance, we discovered an amazing fact — that there was no lawton in history
Not only did he not have lawton, but even his father, rozhen, was not clearly documented in the proper history. In history, the true rotten grandfather did, and the new tang book said: “rotte, the word zeng, the zianyang of lianzhou, the zhao zeng zhang, the zhao zhao zhang, shall return to tang and the king of yan zhong, according to the state of qing.” but his son's name is luo siu, not ru sheng, much less luo xian。
Which means..
Lawton, a product of literary creation, is a reflection by the people of the ideals of “after loyalty, youth to the country”。
Then the question arises: if he's fictional, how can he be a known hero for centuries
Why do people love lawton so much
The answer is simple: because he represents a spirit — a young man who has no problem with his country。
In the post-tang dynasty social context, the people yearn for their heroes, especially for the story of “renewed family after loyalty”. With the death of luo cheng ying and the lack of reward, the people were reluctant to cut off such heroic ties. As a result, lawton was born — the son of rochon, who inherited his father's gun, loyalty and pride — and fulfilled the mission that he had failed to accomplish。
This narrative of “a father-in-law, a country to the north” is extremely contagious. Especially during the period of dawn, when book art flourished, lawton north became a classic and lawton became more and more popular。
It is even more interesting to note that in some local philosophies and genres there are indeed records of the “post people”. For example, the rooney family in henan and shanxi claimed to be a descendant of rojo and gave it to master lawton as their ancestors. The lack of evidence reflects a deep sense of civic sentiment towards this person。
Lawton's “historical shadow”: who could he be
While lawton is a fictional figure, his story is not empty. Historicists speculate that his image may have combined the experiences of many real generals:
Su ting: the initial general of tang, who was once the great east turkic, west turkic, was a warlord, was under-aged and was highly consistent with the “sweeping north”。
Xue in-kyu: he is also of cold origin, famous in the first world war, and is a legend of the time of tang taig and the supreme people。
Lee dao-chong: tang's family leader, who has fought many times against the turks, has been a great fighter, and has been at the forefront of his youth。
It can be said that lawton is the “confluence” of these heroes — he is so handsome, so brave, so brave, so noble and so noble。
V. Conclusion: fictional characters, true spirit
Lawton may never exist, but his spirit is true。
He represents the chinese people’s family:
- father's sacrifice, son
- a young man is not afraid
- to fight for the country
We need to remember these heroes from the folk even more in this era of “growing for kings”. They may not be in history, but they live in the memory of millions。
Next time you hear lawton's review, stop and listen to the legend of the king's iron horse
It's not a fictional story
It's a generation of chinese, the most passionate call for heroes。
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