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Qin Qiong
Sui soldier turned Tang general who served Li Mi and Wang Shichong before joining Li Shimin, whose portrait hung in the Lingyan Pavilion and who later became a door god
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Qin Shubao · Huguo Gong · Shi Zhuang
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Qin Qiong, known by his courtesy name Shubao, came from Licheng in Qizhou and first made his name under the Sui general Zhang Xutuo. When Zhang was killed by Li Mi in 616, Qin went over to Li Mi with Pei Renji, and after Li Mi's defeat he served Wang Shichong. In 619 he and Cheng Zhijie rode out before the battle lines, bowed farewell to Wang, and went over to the Tang, joining the command of Li Shimin, Prince of Qin; whenever an enemy champion paraded before the lines, Li Shimin sent Qin, who would gallop out and spear him in the midst of his army. In later years he fell ill, saying he had fought over a hundred battles and lost bushels of blood. He died in 638 and was buried near Taizong's Zhao tomb, was named Duke of Hu the next year, and in 643 his portrait joined the Lingyan Pavilion. Popular religion later paired him with Yuchi Gong as a door god.
Life and times
Dates Birth unknown–638 CE