As we all know, in China's long history, feudal dynasties occupied more than two thousand years. Under the feudal autocratic rule of more than two thousand years, many sages and monarchs were born, and many historically glorious dynasties were created. Of course, there are also many foolish monarchs who have destroyed the foundations established by their ancestors.
Any dynasty in which the lord rule is responsible for loyal ministers and good generals. If the monarch is stupid, then his treacherous minister must be very powerful. These adulterers often play a role in fueling the demise of a dynasty. There was such a treacherous minister in the Sui Dynasty who not only killed the emperor and robbed the throne, but also defiled the former queen.
This person was the biggest treacherous minister of the Sui Dynasty. He first seeks rebellion, and then becomes furious. It can be said that it is very unpopular, but why can such a despicable person successfully seize the throne? What's more, it can leave behind famous quotes throughout the ages and be loved by many literary lovers in later generations? Who was this treacherous minister at the end of the Sui Dynasty? What kind of background does he have?
First, Emperor Yang Di, the Bad King
The Sui Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty in my country's history, ruled by two emperors. Emperor Wen of Sui , the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, can be regarded as a controversial emperor. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, " Kaihuang's Governance ", but in his later years he believed in slander and killed heroes. Emperor Wen of Sui named Yang Guangli, who was scheming, the crown prince, which eventually led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Guang is naturally smart and good at disguising. Knowing that his father did not like the luxury of his children, he deliberately made the musical instruments at home so old that his father saw this scene at home and thought he didn't like to have fun, so he praised him very much. This was appreciated by Emperor Wen of Sui.
He also learned that his mother hated his child for his excessive pampering of concubines, especially when the concubine was pregnant. So Yang Guang pretended that he had no interest in serving the concubines, but just married a sufficient number of serving the concubines according to etiquette. But I never interacted with my concubine too much, only with my own Xiaofei. So he was loved by his mother again.
So, Yang Guang, who is good at disguise, finally obtained the qualification to inherit the throne. Later, when Yang Guang became the emperor, he began to reveal his luxurious nature. First of all, for his own convenience, he dug the Grand Canal . This move uses a large amount of young labor, making the people suffer and their resentment deepen.
and ordered Jianghuai area to select young and beautiful girls every year to pay tribute to him and serve them. At the same time, he has launched wars on the outside for many years, losing more than winning. Especially when conquering North Korea three times, it paid a heavy price each time. In the end, the people could not stand his rule and overthrew his regime. It can be said that Yang Guang was the biggest foolish monarch of the Sui Dynasty.
2. Yu Wenhua and
Yang Guang's stupidity is also reflected in his way of employing people. He valued the treacherous traitor Yu Wenji. Finally, due to his poor employment, he was usurped by the Yuwen and the treacherous ministers. While losing the throne, it also destroyed the country and country passed down from ancestors.
Yu Culture and the reason why Yang Guang can be reused is that the two have very similar personalities. Yang Guang is a calculating person, and Yu Wenhua is also a very insidious person. Yang Guang is a hedonist and Yu Wenji is also very luxurious. Birds of a feather flock together, so Yu Wenhua and Yang Guang have a good personal relationship.
Second, Yu Culture and Yang Guang are related. The eldest daughter of his younger brother Yu is married, and he is the eldest son-in-law. Therefore, Yu Culture and climbed to the royal family. Under the rule of the feudal dynasty, being able to have relationships with the royal family will inevitably receive a lot of care.
Third, Yuwen family has been a famous family since Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Yuwen Tai is the most powerful person in Northern Wei . Yu Wenji's father, , Yu Wen Shu, was a friend of Emperor Wen of Sui. Therefore, Yu Wenhua and Yang Guang were reused because he had a deep family background.
In short, Yu Wen and Yang Guang are both friends and relatives. Therefore, when Yang Guang was in power, he would definitely be very important to his dear. But there are often no eternal friends among powerful families, only eternal interests. Finally, due to uneven distribution of interests, Yu Wenhe overthrew the rule of the Sui Dynasty.
Third, the relationship deteriorates.
At first, Yu Wenhua and only held some official positions in the palace through their personal relationship with Yang Guang. Although I also do things like using my power for personal gain and accepting bribes. But he is not rebellious. After all, Yang Guang is a good friend who will never betray us.
However, with Yang Guang becoming the emperor, Yu Wenyu's status has been greatly improved. In addition, he is born a greedy and arrogant person. So it became more and more rampant. I usually run wildly in the streets and alleys of the capital Chang'an with my family, which is always fun.
In addition, his overpass touched Yang Guang's diplomatic bottom line, so he almost killed himself. Later, it was his brother-in-law, Yang Guang's eldest daughter, who came forward to mediate and was able to escape. Since then, there has been some kind of gap between Yu Wenhua and Yang Guang.
Later, as Yang Guang became more and more stupid, the warlords were separatist and the public was infuriating. However, Yang Guang was greedy for pleasure. Even after the rebels blocked his way back to the court, he wanted to give up the capital and set up another place as the capital. This action caused his accompanying troops to rebel. Finally, under the guidance of the insidious Yu Wenji, they killed Yang Guang and seized power.
But Yu Culture, which seized the dominance of the power, did not cherish it. I still do my own thing, greedy and lustful. He knew that Queen Xiao was a beauty in power, so he went to bed with her without shame. In order to avoid the bad reputation of usurping the throne, a puppet emperor was also set up to assist. It really expresses its sinister and cunning nature to the fullest.
This kind of metropolitan culture was eventually despised by the people. The soldiers fighting with him also defected to him because of his bad behavior. He was chased by his former colleague Li Mi and fled to the vicinity of Weixian . Here, he said the famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, "If life is dead, you will never be a tiger." It can be seen that he is still very arrogant when time is passive.
In the end, Yu Wenji also paid the price of his life because of his arrogance. He was beheaded by angry people along with his two sons. From then on, as the number one traitor in the Sui Dynasty, he also withdrew from the historical stage.
4. Summary
As servants, you must be loyal to each other. Like Yu Wenji, he not only killed the emperor, but also seized power. He also slept with the queen, an immoral adulterer. In the end, it will be despised by thousands of people.
However, although Yu Wenyu's words "If you die in life, it will not be for the earth's day" are derived from his arrogant nature. But from another perspective, it is also a self-motivation discourse. This is also why this sentence has been passed down for thousands of years and is still loved by many scholars.
