The twilight river is not moving, and the spring flowers are in full bloom.
The flow waves will go to the moon, and the tide will bring the stars.
------ Sui Yang Guang, "Spring River Flower Moon Night"
That's right! This is exactly what the "infamous" Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang Guang did, he also has many poems passed down, here the old man will not list them one by one, interested readers can Baidu.
Is Yang Guang really absurd? Since ancient times, the kings and kings were defeated, and history was written by the victors, and the Li Tang Dynasty deliberately scandalized and blackened the Emperor Ming of the Sui Dynasty in order to cover up the ugliness of robbing the old cousin of the country and emphasizing the righteousness of his own country. Here it is explained that Emperor Zuming of the Sui Dynasty was not a title given by the ministers after discussion during the discussion of emperor Yang You of Sui.
The most important things that Li Tang blackened Yang Guang were "killing his father and insulting his mother," "good and great achievements," and "absurdity and no way."
Father-killing and Mother-Insulting: Historically, emperors who were brilliant and opened up territory, such as Liu Bang of Han Gaozu, Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, all hoped that the future kings would all be as domineering and powerful as themselves, and all of them had the idea of deposing the crown prince because "the son is not like the father", but the Sui Emperor Yang Jian successfully replaced Yang Yong. The historians of the Tang Dynasty spent a lot of ink on Yang Guang's conquest of concubines, leaving aside Yang Guang's "little wisdom and beautiful posture", the light battle achievements were very prominent, and Chen Shubao, the lord of Chen Hou, was led by Yang Guang, the king of Jin, to destroy the team. Coupled with the support of the powerful Yang Su, Yang Guang's conquest was easy.
In the spring of 604, Yang Zhengju lived in Renshou Palace, and the imperial court decided to make a decision on the crown prince Yang Guang. By the autumn of that year, Yang Jian was seriously ill and summoned the minister of the DPRK to ask for the aftermath. Yang Su saw that the emperor was seriously ill, and strengthened the security measures of Renshou Palace, only to enter and leave. So, the flies can't fly in, who saw Yang Guang "killing his father and insulting his mother"? Yang Jian was too ill to see things, he had great power in his hands, and seeing that the old emperor was about to fight, why bother to make up for it? More than twenty years have been waiting.
Looking at "insulting mother" again, the mother here refers to Chen Shubao's daughter, Yang Jian's Wife Xuanhua. You must know that Lady Xuanhua is a prisoner captured by Yang Guang, if it is really beautiful and messy, it is worth risking the throne, Yang Guang will take her when chen is destroyed, and what happened to Yang Jian? In addition, Lady Xuanhua was favored, and the crown prince Yang Guang sent jewelry to her many times to form an alliance, it can be said that she was the eyeliner that Yang Guang planted next to the old emperor, how could she extend the "salty pig hand" at this moment? Looking at Lady Xuanhua again, at this time Yang Guang is about to succeed to the throne, just wait for Yang Jian to kick his legs, even if Lady Xuanhua is really flirted with, for the sake of future glory and wealth, I am afraid that she will choose silence, Sui and Tang's concept of chastity is not very strong, and the "dirty Tang" in later generations can be seen. Therefore, the matter of insulting the mother is nonsense.
Good joy and absurdity are adjectives, no targeted events, and are not refuted here.
Next, Lao Mi restores the real Yang Guang for everyone, and we look at several major historical events during Yang Guang's reign:
1. Move the capital to Luoyang
We know that since the Northern Wei Dynasty, the eight major families of the Guanlong Group have basically achieved a monopoly on politics. Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, and in order to get rid of the influence and even control of the Guanlong clique, he moved the capital from Chang'an to Luoyang. This move not only weakened the influence of the Guanlong clique, but also moved the political, cultural, and economic center eastward, better integrating and controlling the southeast region. After the Wuhu Chaohua and the southern crossing of the crown, the barbaric southeast region has gradually developed, and the capital of the empire has moved east, which is in line with the national conditions of the time, and it is imperative.
2. Excavate the Grand Canal
"If you want to be rich, first build a road", the south is rich in products, the culture is brilliant, and the role of the Grand Canal at that time was no less than that of the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway"! The grand canal was excavated and put into use, and only then did it have the Sheng Tang Dynasty in the back, which is not an exaggeration!
3. Pioneer the examination system
This one is even more amazing! The creation of this system has enabled the Han men to have the rank of advancement, more open and democratic, and many scholars in modern Europe have praised it! We are now satirizing and attacking the imperial examination system for mutilating the readers, in fact, the future generations have not innovated the content of the examination, and our current college entrance examination and national examination are not also this kind of merit-based admission? It's just that the content is different, and there is no problem with the system.
4. Three Marches on Goguryeo
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Central Plains were constantly at war, and Goguryeo took the opportunity to invade liaodong and then covet western Liaoning. Uncle can endure, aunt can not tolerate! As early as the time of Emperor Wen Yang Jian, there were several crusades, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin also made several conquests. Whoever commits a crime against a strong man will be punished from afar! It was precisely because Yang Guang frightened and subdued Goguryeo and shocked other surrounding ethnic groups, to a certain extent, that the Tang Dynasty was served by all the seas and all the nations came to the dynasty!
Conclusion: If Yang Guang is so talented and strategic, why did the Sui Dynasty die twice? We know that the Sui Dynasty Zhou Dynasty, and then unified the world, ended decades of war. After the baptism of fire, the Central Plains urgently needed to restore production and population. The Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang Guang built the eastern capital luoyang, excavated the Grand Canal, marched on Goguryeo, and requisitioned millions of people, although the measures benefited the country and the people, but it was not appropriate. If it is twenty or thirty years late, waiting for the restoration of national strength and orderly implementation, it may not lead to public resentment, and may not be broken in Yang Guang's hands! What do you think?
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