Yang Guang, I believe everyone knows him, he was the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and he was the one who opposed the uprisings in the "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties"! When Yang Guang is mentioned, he will be said to be stupid and cruel. Except for the construction of Grand Canal and the creation of the imperial examination system, there are few positive comments in history books. The incidents of him molesting his stepmother and forcing his father to death have been passed down through the ages. .
The true history of Yang Guang
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Yang Guang (569-618), whose real name is Yang Ying, was the second and last emperor of the Sui Dynasty. He was the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian's son, mother is dugu queen. As Yang Jian’s second son, Yang Guang could not get the throne, but he won the favor of his mother, Queen Dugu, plus the prince Yang Yong because of the cold relationship between the princess and his mother, so under the persuasion of Queen Dugu, Yang Jian abolished his eldest son Yang Yong as the prince and passed the throne to Yang Guang. Soon, Queen Dugu died of illness. Because of the death of his beloved wife, Emperor Wen of the Sui Yang Jian also fell ill.
During Yang Jian's illness, Yang Guang did something indignation: molesting his stepmother and Mrs. Xuanhua . Yang Jian was very angry after finding out that he wanted to abolish Yang Guang and re-establish Yang Yong, but Yang Guang died for the throne. Father Yang Jian and Yang Guang killed his brother Yang Yong after he became king! During Yang Guang’s reign, he actually did a lot of things that were beneficial to future generations, such as building the Grand Canal and creating the imperial examination system, but the construction of the canal also killed many people. After that, he was eager for quick success and quick gain, self-sufficient, strong administration, and frequent wars. Conquering Tuhun, and three conquests of Goguryeo, abuse of people's power, extreme desire for extravagance, triggered a nationwide peasant uprising, the world was chaotic, and eventually led to the collapse of the Sui Dynasty.
1. Yang Guang and Mrs. Xuanhua
During the time of Queen Dugu, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, rarely had access to the harem. Only Mrs. Xuanhua Chen could be favored. This is enough to explain Mrs. Xuanhua’s favor Beautiful, and this has also led to disaster.There have been many records about Yang Guang, the most impressive of which is his lust. There is even a rumor that Yang Guang let court ladies wear open crotch pants. Regarding Yang Guang and Mrs. Xuanhua, there are records in " 资治通鉴" during Yang Jian’s illness. The prince Yang Guang and the Chen clan were serving side by side, but one day Yang Guang molested Mrs. Xuanhua. This is incredible in the ancient times when the ethics were strict!
2. Yang Guang kills his father
Yang Guang molested Mrs. Xuanhua, but Yang Jian found out that Emperor Sui Yang was suddenly mad and half to death. At that time, he was about to abolish Yang Guang's position as prince and re-establish Yang Yong as prince. . But this incident was stabbed by Yang Su. After Yang Guang learned the news, he immediately sent his own people into the palace, with the famous name: escort the father, and drove all the attendants and concubines away. After a while, news of the death of Emperor Wen of Sui came out, so is it true that Yang Guang killed his father? Many scholars have always supported this statement.
3. Yang Guang Sanzheng Goguryeo
Speaking of Yang Guang’s true history, he has to mention that he Sanzheng Goguryeo, but this Goguryeo is not Goryeo, the Goryeo area in the Sui Dynasty spans northeast China and the northern Korean peninsula. , The strength can be described as very powerful. However, Yang Guang was eager for quick success and quick gains, and he was so happy that he did not hesitate to waste his labor and financial resources to conquer Goguryeo three times, which eventually triggered a nationwide peasant uprising, the world was chaotic, and led to the collapse of the Sui Dynasty. However, although Yang Guang has many tyranny, some people call him an emperor through the ages.
4. Excavation of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Hangou connecting the Yangtze River and the Huai River. In the Warring States period, there was a gap connecting the Huai River and the Yellow River. In the Qin Dynasty, there was Dantu Qu'a of the Jiangnan Canal. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to completely open the canal. It played a very important role in the economic prosperity of later generations, the saving of transportation costs, and the enhancement of cultural exchanges between the North and the South. It still plays a role so far, and it can be said to benefit future generations.
5. Initiating the imperial examination system, three provinces and six ministries system
Before the Sui Dynasty,I have experienced the recommendation system, the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system, etc., but under these systems, the right to be an official is completely in the hands of aristocratic families, and there are no poor students in the court, so that many talented people are buried. After Sui Yang Emperor realized this, he opened the imperial examination to allow many poor students to enter the court. It can be said that the power has gone through the ages.
In addition, Yang Guang also created the three-province six-ministerial system , which decentralized the power of the prime minister and avoided the situation where the prime minister abused his power to lead his family to dominance. This allowed the imperial government to flow smoothly and improve efficiency.
The true history of how Yang Guang died
Yang Guang was hanged. He was only 50 years old. It is a pity that the powerful Sui Dynasty Jing II died. Under the rule of Yang Jian, the Sui Dynasty ruled the world, with a population of more than 7 million households. After reaching Yang Guang, although the country's prestige was even greater, Yang Guang was eager for quick success, self-sufficient, and fierce administration. He frequently launched wars and triggered peasant uprisings across the country. At that time, there was a great turmoil in the world. At that time, there was Yu Culture rebellion, and there was rebellion outside. Yang Guang was disregarded before, and was finally arrested by rebels Pei Qiantong, Yuan Li, Ma Wenju, etc. Yang Guang wanted to commit suicide by drinking poison and alcohol. The army did not allow it, so he ordered Hu Xingda to hang him! The great chaos caused by Yang Guang reduced the population of China at that time to more than 2 million!
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