"The jackdaws are flying around, and the running water is surrounding the isolated village. Where the setting sun is about to set, the sight is so gloomy and ecstatic." Yang Guang looked at the lonely scenery in the distance and casually wrote an eternal quatrain. But he never thought that a hundred years later, people would blame him for the destruction of and the Sui Dynasty .
Throughout the history books, we seem to always be able to discover the unknown side of Yang Guang from the clues in the text, but when we really stand in front of him, it is another scene. The demise of the Sui Dynasty seems to have been doomed. .
cleverly seizing the throne of the prince
The battle for the throne has been fierce since ancient times, and the war between princes is even more terrible. Faced with the temptation of power, no matter how determined a person is, it is difficult to resist the temptation.
Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty and made Dugu Jialuo the queen. The two were very famous empress lovers in history. They gave birth to children, five sons and five daughters. The most famous one is The second son Yang Guang and the eldest son Yang Yong.
According to the ancient patriarchal system , the eldest son became the crown prince without exception. But why did Yang Guang become the prince in the later period?
It turns out that the prince in ancient times was not completely fixed. It had to be assessed by the emperor . If the assessment was unsuccessful, the emperor had the right to abolish the prince and establish a new prince.
And Yang Guang was the new crown prince who was later established. The main reason why Yang Yong was abolished was that he was too undisciplined. There are historical records that Yang Yong's bloodline seems to have the blood of the Hu people, which also caused him to particularly like "Hu Lai".
Once Yang Yong's father, Yang Jian, came to congratulate the palace, and all the ministers came to gather. When Yang Yong saw how lively the congratulations were, he immediately decided to have a "congratulations" of his own. Over there, Yang Jian had just held a congratulatory banquet. , heard a lot of people on the prince's side, and couldn't help but be curious.
As soon as we passed by, we discovered that Prince Yang Yong had also gathered a large number of people there to conduct "congratulations" in a decent manner. Among them, the prince was drunk and showed no royal style at all. This made Yang Jian very angry. At that time, he ordered the prince to be imprisoned.
However, although the prince is unreliable, he has a more fatal flaw, that is luxury and lust. said that Yang Jian had just established the Sui Dynasty, and the whole country was prosperous. Therefore, Yang Jian promoted the trend of frugality. However, the prince did not care about this. He drank and had fun all day long and ate all kinds of delicacies, which caused Yang Jian's dissatisfaction.
But this Yang Yong is far more than that. He likes all kinds of beauties. The ladies from rich families have seen enough. Abacus has even hit the common people. According to legend, Yang Yong fell in love with the daughter of a pork seller, and regardless of his status, he slept with her and gave birth to a child.
When these scandals reached Yang Jian's ears, the emperor was so angry that he was about to throw the bamboo slips out. Fortunately, Yang Guang and Yang Yong were completely opposite. They were not only stable in character, but also very talented.
Sure enough, Yang Jian deposed Yang Yong as the crown prince and chose Yang Guang as the crown prince. In fact, Yang Guang was not a good person. He had already figured out the emperor's preferences.
will never follow his own temper. He will be frugal when he should, avoid suspicion when he should, stay away from women, and focus on learning to govern the country. All of this makes Yang Jian very satisfied.
Even after Yang Yong was deposed, Yang Guang personally proposed to go to the Buddhist hall to copy Buddhist scriptures in order to avoid suspicion, and wanted to pray for the well-being of his father and the country. In fact, Yang Yong was secretly planning his founding of the country in the Buddhist hall. Woolen cloth.
It was Yang Guang who held the spirit of "sleeping on the salary and tasting the courage" , and managed to survive until the time when the prince abdicated. I have to say that it is not unreasonable for a man to bend and stretch.
Yang Guang ascended the throne
In 604 AD, the autumn night had just arrived, and a moon hung outside the palace wall. However, Yang Jian could not see the beautiful moonlight clearly. He raised his head and looked away, waiting for the arrival of his son Yang Guang. It’s time for the world to be left in his hands.
Yang Guang only listened to the eunuch's call to enter, and went forward nervously. He saw that the emperor's face was already as pale as earth. Yang Guang quickly stepped forward and sat next to his father. The father and son did not say a word, but just looked at it quietly, Yang Guang Lowering his head and crying, his father passed away.
This touching scene of father and son saying goodbye, is not recorded this way in the history books. Sima Qian wrote, "When Yang Jian was about to die, Yang Guang impatiently molested Mrs. Chen, who was in disheveled clothes. Crying in front of Yang Jian."
But we must know that historical records are subjective. The establishment of a new dynasty demoted the previous emperor to nothing in order to consolidate politics. From the time when Yang Guang worked step by step to become the prince, we can also know that Yang Guang He can't be such an impatient person.
If he is impatient, he will not be able to be patient and copy scriptures over and over again in the Buddhist hall. Historians are often so cruel in their records of the emperors of the previous dynasties. After all, the losers will eat the dust.
The most likely thing is that Yang Guang said goodbye to the emperor peacefully, and then successfully ascended the throne. After ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, Yang Guang abolished all the harsh policies previously imposed by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, greatly reduced taxes on farmers, and won the hearts of the people.
But if it was just , how could the Sui Dynasty be destroyed in just a dozen years? After all, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. At this time, Yang Guang is undoubtedly the one who wins the hearts and minds of the people.
The Sui Dynasty was overthrown
The new emperor had just ascended the throne. The people were very happy when they saw that the policies that were implemented were in line with the people's support. But Yang Guang's subsequent actions pushed himself into the abyss.
At that time, there was a Taoist priest around Yang Guang. The Taoist priest told Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty that he was destined to be short of water, so he proposed to build a canal. When Yang Guang heard this, he immediately decided to build the Grand Canal, but it didn't stop there. During the Sui Dynasty, the surrounding barbarians were also looking covetously.
The war in the country is also about to break out. On the one hand, building the canal is a waste of money and people, on the other hand, the endless wars with neighboring countries have made the people lose confidence in Yang Guang.
However, Yang Guanghe was not aware of this yet. He still planned to show his ambitions with full confidence. He established the original imperial examination system. It was this move that hurt the interests of the nobles and made the nobles and some people see it. Yang Jian's displeasure made him even more determined.
Compared with a politician, Yang Guang is more like an idealist. In order to avoid the depression in his heart, he planned to move the capital to Nanjing while waiting for his concubine. On the way, he raised a mirror and looked at his face and said "Such a good head. Who will cut it off?"
What Yang Guang didn't expect was that everything happened so suddenly. Yang Guang's soldiers planned to rebel because they were homesick. Yu Wenhuaji even planned to force Yang Guang to death and establish himself as king. After they threw Yang Guang a white ling, they were ready to force him into the palace.
When he was dying, Yang Guang seemed to see his father Yang Jian again. He admitted that he was tired. The art of the emperor always requires success as a king and defeat as a premise. He was too ideal after all. The price is more than ten years. The life span of the Sui Dynasty, and a Bai Ling.
Summary
Yang Guang's life is very impressive. He worked hard step by step when he was young and successfully became the prince. However, after he finally ascended the throne, he only retained this kingdom for fourteen years. Perhaps this is " It's easy to conquer a kingdom, but it's hard to defend it." .
After his death, Yang Guang was also written into the history books. However, the aftermath was determined only by the happiness of the new king. The success of the king and the failure of the bandit were destined to be stained by Yang Guang's writings.
