Yang Xuangan,Hongnong Huayin(弘農華邊人), the eldest son of Yang Su (杨素) a powerful minister of the Sui Dynasty, the Duke of Chu (Chu Gong), the Duke of Chu (Chu Gong), the Emperor of the Chu Dynasty , the Assassin of the Second Prefecture of the Song Dynasty , and the official Hongxu Qing (胪卿) and libu Shangshu (礼部尚書).
Before Yang Xuangan rebelled, there were already peasant struggles in various parts of the Sui Dynasty against taxes, military service, and governments. But he was the first nobleman to raise the banner of rebellion against the rule of the Sui Emperor.
As soon as the crusade came out, the world shook, the crowd responded, and the goal of everyone's struggle began to point to the supreme ruler of the Sui Dynasty. The prestige established by the Sui Dynasty over the decades began to disintegrate, and the influence of the imperial court began to weaken, laying the groundwork for the fall of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Xuangan's father Yang Su helped Emperor Wen of Sui destroy the Chen Dynasty, assisted Emperor Sui in ascending to the throne, and also helped Emperor Sui quell the rebellion of Yang Yu, the King of Han, and made him the Duke of Chu and the emperor of Situ.
Yang Xuangan was stupid when he was a child, and everyone thought that he was very demented and could not become a climate. Only Yang Su didn't think so, he often said to the people around him: "Don't be demented here, you will have achievements when you grow up!" ”
Later, when he was a little older, Yang Xuangan read with his heart, focused on riding and shooting, and became an all-rounder with both cultural relics. Because of Yang Su's military merits, Yang Xuangan was awarded the title of General of the Pillar State when he was young.
In the conquest with Yang Su, Yang Xuangan always took the lead as a soldier, personally brandishing a spear and entering the enemy line with the soldiers. Xuan's sense of power is infinite, Xiao Yong is good at fighting, giving the enemy great damage, and the people of the time compare him to Xiang Yu.
Later, Yang Xuangan was reappointed as the Assassin of Yingzhou. As soon as he arrived at his post, Yang Xuangan arranged for many eyes and ears to inquire into the talents of the officials, and then expose their deeds one by one, and no one dared to deceive and conceal them. The officials and the people respected him and erected a monument to him.
After the Sui Emperor succeeded to the throne, because of his gratitude for Yang Su's help, he was made Situ, Prince Taishi, Duke of Chu, and 2,500 households. Yang Su was favored for a while, and the scenery was infinite.
However, the high-powered Yang Su was jealous of the Sui Emperor, and secretly often sent people to inquire about Yang Su's physical condition, hoping that he would die early. After Yang Su knew, he knew that it was difficult to live because he was cautious and cautious, and when he was sick, he insisted on not taking medicine and eventually died.
After Yang Su's death, Yang Xuangan inherited his title, but at this time, Yang Xuangan has always been grumpy and wants to find an opportunity to avenge his father.
Not long after, the Sui Emperor's perverse behavior led to a nationwide peasant uprising and struggle. When Emperor Sui invaded Goguryeo for the second time, Yang Xuangan launched a rebellion against Emperor Sui in Liyang in the name of supervising the transportation of grain and grass.
Yang Xuangan's uprising was supported by Yang Su's protégés, and the team soon grew to more than 10,000 people.
Li Mi, who was good friends with Yang Xuangan when he was a child, heard that Yang Xuangan was rebelling, and immediately rushed from Chang'an to advise his friends.
Li Mi was the great-grandson of Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillar States of The Northern Zhou Dynasty, who was good at reading since childhood, especially good at the art of war, and had been good friends with Yang Xuangan since childhood.
Li Mi's arrival made Yang Xuan feel overjoyed, and the support of his friends was also one of the reasons for his resolute rebellion.
According to the situation in the world at that time and Yang Xuangan's position, Li Mi proposed three countermeasures:
The first was the best strategy, leading the army north from Liyang to occupy Youzhou, relying on geographical advantages to block the sui emperor's return route to goguryeo in the east, causing the Sui army to break through grain outside guanxi and collapse itself.
The second is the middle strategy, the westward march into Tongguan to occupy Chang'an, the defense of Guanzhong to confront the Sui Dynasty, and then seize the world.
The third was to take the eastern capital Luoyang nearby and directly overthrow the rule of the Sui Dynasty.
After several consecutive victories, Yang Xuangan thought that Sui Had run out of energy and that everyone in the world would support him, so he chose the next strategy and directly attacked Luoyang.
However, Luoyang was the eastern capital after all, the city was tall and strong, the grain and grass in the city were sufficient, and Yang Xuangan led his army to attack several times without success.
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Due to the disparity in troop strength, Yang Xuangan was repeatedly defeated in battles, and his morale was extremely low, so he had to retreat to the west. When the defeated army reached Shangluo County, it was chased by the pursuing soldiers.
Yang Xuan felt that he would not be able to escape death, and said to his younger brother Yang Jishan, "Things have developed to this point, I know that it is inevitable to die, instead of being caught and enduring humiliation, it is better for you to kill me!" ”
Yang Jishan knew that he was powerless to save it, and committed suicide after cutting Yang Xuangan with a knife. The remnants of Yang Xuangan's rebellion were all killed, and the rebellion lasted only two months before it failed.
Yang Xuangan's rebellion dealt a heavy blow to the rule of the Sui Dynasty, causing divisions within its ruling class, the Guanlong nobles began to abandon the Sui Emperor, and the major warlords began to stand on their own, including Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, who later established the Tang Dynasty.