As the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan brought the Sui Dynasty to an end in front of the big screen of history. Speaking of the Sui Dynasty, it was it that ended the nearly 300-year division of China since the end of the Western Jin Dynasty.
Some familiar events, such as the excavation of the Grand Canal, the establishment of the three provinces and six ministries system, the implementation of the imperial examination system, the establishment of the supervision system, and other reforms, have had a profound impact not only on the Tang Dynasty but also on the present.
But how did the Sui Dynasty end up with Li Yuan? On the road of Li Yuan's advance, there was also a powerful enemy- Dou Jiande, and some people said that if dou Jiande had not died, Li Yuan would not have been qualified to be called emperor. How did Dou Jiande die? What kind of man was he, so that the people built a temple for him to commemorate him?
As a Sui Dynasty person, he was slaughtered by the Sui Dynasty
Dou Jiande of Zhangnan County in the Sui Dynasty was quite loved for his life, and seeing that his fellow villagers could not bury their families due to poverty, Dou Jiande, who was still working in the fields, put down his work and went to help.
During the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court was preparing to attack Goguryeo, because Goguryeo occupied the power of the frontier, and the county chose Dou Jiande when it chose people, and Dou Jiande became two hundred people.
Sun Anzu, who was in the same township as Dou Jiande, washed away his home because of the flood, and his wife and children also starved to death because they had no food, so they returned to the county.
The county magistrate saw that Sun Anzu was also a brave man, and wanted to select him into the team, but Sun Anzu may not have the heart, so he refused the matter on the grounds that the family was surrounded by four walls, and the county order learned that he was furious and wanted to punish him.
Sun Anzu was not a troublesome person, and seeing that the situation was not right, he beat the county order to death during the fight. With nowhere to go, he found Dou Jiande, who heard about him and took him in. Since then, Sun Anzu has been with Dou Jiande.
Coinciding with the famine in Shandong, Dou Jiande and Sun Anzu analyzed the situation: If there are constant disasters today, the people will not have enough to eat, clothing and warmth, coupled with the frequent wars launched above, the people will not even have time to slow down, and they are very weak.
Under such circumstances, the above still needs us to send troops, where it is easy to win the battle. So the two men discussed hiding on the other side of the lake, taking the opportunity to collect soldiers and horses, take in deserters and people who have nowhere to go, and wait for the opportunity to prepare for a big cause.
At that time, Zhangnan County was frequently infested with bandits, everywhere they went was a mess, they would also rob and kill the people, the situation was chaotic, Xu was in awe of Dou Jiande, did not dare to provoke at will, these bandits did not provoke in Dou Jiande's hometown.
However, the county government was not proud that Dou Jiande was a native, and thought that he and the bandits must have colluded to do so, so they arrested Dou Jiande's family and killed them.
When Dou Jiande learned the news, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the county government imposed unwarranted charges on his head without investigating, the whole family died because of him, the imperial court had such officials, how could the Sui Dynasty be good, and the grief and indignation could not be quelled.
At this time, Gao Shida of Ying County raised an army to rebel, often active in the Area of Qinghe County, and Dou Jiande immediately went to his aid.
He defected to the rebels and later proclaimed himself king
When Gao Shida saw that Dou Jiande had come to his aid, he immediately reused him and ordered him to be a soldier. Dou Jiande's team also gradually expanded.
The imperial court official Guo Xuan led the order to attack Gao Shida, and Gao Shida also took advantage of this opportunity to let Dou Jiande show his talents, so he ordered him to be the military commander and lead the troops to the battle.
Dou Jiande naturally cherished this opportunity and consulted with Gao Shida on countermeasures, pretending that he was going to betray him and preparing to make a pact with Guo Xuan, and Gao Shida also confirmed it with the wind, and pretended to catch his wife and threatened.
As soon as the two sang a harmony, Guo Xuan believed, and went to discuss the covenant with Dou Jiande without any precautions, only to be easily attacked by Dou Jiande, Guo Xuan escaped by chance, and finally was captured by Dou Jiande and dedicated his first rank to Gao Shida, Gao Shida was very happy after seeing it, and Dou Jiande's status was also promoted.
As soon as the matter subsided, Yang Yichen was preparing to attack their location of Gaojipo, and Dou Jiande proposed to Gao Shida that this person was one of the top two figures among the generals of the Sui Dynasty, a person with real ability, and he should not be treated lightly, and he had just won the battle, and the momentum of the team was in a period of high.
Therefore, I planned to send my own troops to deal with them first, grinding away their momentum and making them weak. Such a good strategy, But Gao Shida did not listen, and planned to go out to fight on his own.
The initial battle achieved a small victory, he was in a good mood and threw a feast, Dou Jiande saw this scene and understood in his heart that after Gao Shida would lighten the enemy, sure enough, within five days, Gao Shida was killed by Yang Yichen, originally leaving Dou Jiande with fewer soldiers and horses, at this moment Yang Yichen continued to lead the troops to seize the land, Dou Jiande had to lead the troops to escape.
However, Gao Shida was finally kind to Dou Jiande, so Dou Jiande took advantage of Yang Yichen's lack of preparation, returned to the battlefield at that time, packed up the remains of many soldiers, and ordered all of them to wear mourning clothes to hold a funeral for Gao Shida.
Such a sentient and righteous person, his subordinates were more loyal to him, and Dou Jiande's character was also able to grow again in the later stages of his team.
Thirteen years after Daye, Dou Jiande proclaimed himself the King of Changle. Without one Gao Shida and another Dou Jiande, how could the imperial court let go, so it sent the right-wing wei general Xue Shixiong to suppress it.
Dou Jiande received the news and let the elite soldiers hide in the swamp, and the remaining defenders pretended to escape, and the unsuspecting Xue Shixiong thought that Dou Jiande was afraid that he did not dare to fight, but he did not know that he had fallen into a trap.
Dou Jiande naturally defeated Xue Shixiong's troops again, but Xue Shixiong fled with the remnants. After a while, Dou Jiande learned that the Sui Emperor had been killed and sent emissaries to mourn.
Wang Chun took the opportunity to show Dou Jiande his intention to surrender, and Dou Jiande gladly accepted, but his subordinates requested that the man be boiled to death. However, Dou Jiande said that this was a rare man with discipline, and ordered Wang Zhen to be the assassin of Yingzhou.
Facts turned out that Dou Jiande did the right thing, and after Wang Chun was put under his command, he occupied many counties and counties, and his subordinates no longer said anything.
Success also lies in advice, and failure also lies in advice
In the second year of Wu De, Dou Jiande proposed to the chancellor to attack Yu Wenhua and the matter, why attack Yu Wenhua and? Because he was the rebel who killed the Sui Emperor, and openly proclaimed himself emperor in Wei County.
Although Sui Dynasty officials killed Dou Jiande's family, he was still a Sui Dynasty man, the emperor was killed by traitors, and Dou Jiande wanted to avenge the country.
At this time, Kong Deshao, the attendant of the Inner History, said: "You are now deeply respected by the people, and the Sui Dynasty officials also want to join your subordinates and serve you. He was right to crusade against him."
Dou Jiande, who was affirmed, raised an army to go on a crusade, but Yu Wenhua and the enemy Dou Jiande were killed by him, and together with the rebellious thieves who were planning at that time, they were also beheaded along with Yu Wenhua and dou.
Once, Zhao Zhou and others raided the border under his jurisdiction, but were caught by Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande wanted to kill them, but Ling Jing, who served as a sacrificial wine for the sons of the state, stood up and advised, and after listening to Ling Jing's analysis, Dou Jiande agreed to release them.
It can be seen that Dou Jiande still listens to the advice of his subordinates, which is why many people are willing to give him advice and use it for him.
When Dou Jiande attacked Youzhou and fought Against Luo Yi, successive defeats caused Dou Jiande to retreat step by step, at this time his Nayan Song Zhengben came out to advise.
He was already in a bad mood, plus he listened to the bad words of others about Song Zhengben and killed this loyal subject; it was not only his general Wang Fubao who was framed to rebel, Dou Jiande killed him. Slowly, no one spoke out easily, and because of various listening, his loyalists around him died tragically at his hands without knowing it.
When Li Shimin, the King of Qin, wanted to attack Wang Shichong, Liu Bin, Dou Jiande's Zhongshu sheriff, said: "Now is the period when Li Shimin, Wang Shichong, and we are three-legged, if Li Shimin attacks Wang Shichong and occupies his territory, we are close to Wang Shichong's territory, and our lips are cold, and finally Li Shimin will also attack us, so it is better to join forces with Wang Shichong and finally hit him easily."
Dou Jiande felt that what he said was reasonable, so he sent troops to help Wang Shichong. But Li Shimin was a strong opponent, and in the face of successive defeats, Ling Jing stood up and supported the move.
Originally, Dou Jiande planned to follow Ling Jing's advice, but his subordinates, who had been bribed by Wang Shichong, came out one after another to say that Ling Jing would not fight, interfering with Dou Jiande, so he decided to continue to move forward.
Dou Jiande would not have thought that his decision had put him in a desperate situation. In the fight with the Qin army, Dou Jiande was captured alive, and Li Shimin saw the captured Dou Jiande and could only sigh and say: "This war has nothing to do with you, why are you involved!" In the end, the King of Qin escorted Dou Jiande back to the capital and beheaded him in the Chang'an Market.
If it were not for Dou Jiande's participation in other people's wars, he would not die, the Sui Dynasty would perish, and the people's hearts would have preferred, he would have been very likely to become the founding emperor, but the wheel of fate would not have reached out to him all the time, and his judgment of the advice directly led to his eventual demise.