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在中国民间传说中秦琼的地位一直高于尉迟恭,但是在正史中,秦琼地位远远不及尉迟恭,甚至不如程咬金。以唐太宗凌烟阁二十四功臣为例,尉迟恭排名第七,程咬金排名第十八位,秦琼敬陪末座排名倒数第一。
凌烟阁二十四功臣:秦琼为啥排名倒数第一
秦琼武功出众,正史记载秦琼“寻授秦王右三统军,走宋金刚于介休,拜上柱国。从讨世充、建德、黑闼三盗,未尝不身先锋鏖阵,前无坚对。积赐金帛以千万计,进封翼国公。每敌有骁将锐士震耀出入以夸众者,秦王辄命叔宝往取之,跃马挺枪刺于万众中,莫不如志,以是颇自负。及平隐、巢,功拜左武卫大将军,实封七百户”
秦琼武功出众,归顺大唐也比尉迟恭要早,并且在与尉迟恭直接交战中也打败了尉迟恭。正史记载秦琼“战美良川,破尉迟敬德,功多,帝赐以黄金瓶,劳曰:‘卿不恤妻子而来归我,且又立功,使朕肉可食,当割以啖尔,况子女玉帛乎’。”
秦琼战功卓著,与尉迟恭相当,远超程咬金,为何地位不及尉迟恭,甚至不如程咬金?原因是秦王太子党争愈演愈烈,爆发了致死方休的玄武门之变。《新、旧唐书》都有尉迟恭和程咬金参与党争的记载。《旧唐书.秦琼列传》虽然有“从诛建成、元吉”的记载,但是《新唐书》编纂者认为秦琼参与玄武门之变的证据不足,所以《新唐书》中没有秦琼参与玄武门之变的记载。
秦琼有没有参与玄武门之变,我们可以分析一下,若秦琼参与了玄武门之变,以他的功劳二十四功臣排名应该与尉迟恭相当,决不会排在程咬金之后。由此我们可以推论出尉迟恭和程咬金在党争中立下大功,秦琼没有参与党争,所以在凌烟阁二十四功臣排名中尉迟恭和程咬金超过了秦琼。
历史是公正的,唐高宋时期,高宗看不惯兄弟相杀的玄武门党争,单独祭奠了没有参与玄武门之变秦琼等几位凌烟阁功臣,把参与了玄武门之变尉迟恭和程咬金等十几位功臣凉在一边。老百姓也看不惯兄弟相杀的玄武门之变,所以在民间传说中没有参与党争的秦琼地位一直远远高于尉迟恭和程咬金。