The change of dynasties and the rise and fall of replacement are often things in the long river of history, the rise and fall of each dynasty means conquest and killing, and every newly appointed emperor will more or less make a certain disposition to the imperial relatives and nobles of the previous dynasty. Some emperors, in order to prevent future troubles, exterminated the forces of the former dynasty and cut the grass and roots; some emperors tried to stabilize people's hearts, give grace to the people of the former dynasty and the future generations, and conquer people's hearts.
As a "short-lived dynasty" in history, the Sui Dynasty's existence was fleeting like a flash in the pan, the Sui Dynasty was destroyed at the hands of Yang Guang, Yang Guang was arrogant and extravagant, and the demise of the Sui Dynasty was hard for him.
As a latecomer to Li Yuan, after he seized the Sui Dynasty and successfully ascended the throne, what was the fate of the descendants of the Sui Emperor Yang Guang?
Yang Guang had four sons and two daughters in his lifetime, although there were few heirs, but they all had traces to follow, the six children had different endings, could they grow up healthily under Yang Guang's protection?
First, the eldest son Yang Zhao
First, let's look at his eldest son, Yang Zhao
。 Yang Zhao, the Prince of Yuande of Wenrunxianshu and the eldest son of Emperor Sui and Empress Xiao, was born in February 584 in Xihua, Shaanxi Province, yang Zhao, although still young, was humble, courteous, tolerant and generous, and was praised by his grandfather Yang Jian as an "elderly demeanor".
In the tenth year of the founding of the emperor, that is, in 590 BC, Yang Zhao, who was only six years old, was named "King of Henan", a title that was extremely honorable among many princes, which showed the importance Yang Guang attached to him.
According to such a training speed, Yang Zhao can certainly become the future crown prince, but there are unpredictable storms in the sky, it is such a teenager who "has the weight of a king" but is physically weak and suffers a disaster in life, which directly makes Yang Zhao die suddenly.
When did Yang Zhao die, why did he die mysteriously, is it really related to Yang Yong's ghost?
Historical records have recorded Yang Zhao's state before his death: in 606 AD, he rushed from Chang'an to Luoyang to visit Yang Guang, because he did not give up his father, Yang Zhao asked to stay with his father, Yang Guang's attitude was resolute, Yang Zhao, who was already fat, gradually weakened in several times of kneeling anxiety, and in August of the same year, Yang Zhao died of illness at the age of 23.
Before Yang Zhao's death, he did not see the decline of the Sui Dynasty, nor did he see the demise of the Sui Dynasty, nor did he experience the pain of the demise of the country, so his intersection with Li Yuan was almost zero, and in the era of material scarcity and inconvenient transportation, Li Yuan, as a courtier, led troops to fight for many years, and Yang Zhao did not have several sides.
After his death, the multitudes wept with him,
“
Prince Yuande is elegant and respectful, has the weight of a king, and the year is not eternal, mourning
！”
It is the best description of the short life of Prince Yuande. If Prince Yuande lived a long life, would he prolong the qi of the Sui Dynasty and change the history of the Decline of the Sui Dynasty?
Second, the second son
Yang Huan
Second, let's look at his second son
。 Yang Huan was born in 585 AD, and although he and his elder brother Yang Zhao were compatriots, their personalities were completely different. Yang Huan was arrogant and pro-villain, did not comply with the laws and regulations, often sent Ku Di Zhongkui, Chen Zhiwei and others to seek sound and color dogs and horses, doing things recklessly, going their own way, often provoking Yang Guang's displeasure.
Usually selfish and selfish, no one in sight, in order to compete for the position of crown prince, he actually thought of sinister tricks to harm his own brother Yang Zhao, until he used treacherous techniques to murder his brother Yang Zhao, after the incident was exposed, he completely angered Yang Guang, and was secretly sent by Yang Guang to monitor and became an unfavored prince.
After Yang Zhao's death, Yang Huan became more and more unpopular, Yang Guang always felt that Yang Huan was harboring evil intentions, and Yang Zhao's death was more or less related to Yang Zhao, so that when the rebels poured into the palace, Yang Guang also thought that it was the rebellion of his son Yang Huan. A good hand of cards is beaten, who can blame?
In 618, Yang Huan was killed by the rebel leader Yu Wenhuahe at the end of the Sui Dynasty, at the age of 34. Unfortunately, he was killed before he could see the establishment of a new dynasty.
At that time, Yang Huan already knew about Li Yuan's great power, and he would never have imagined that this humble courtier would become the emperor who replaced Yang Guang.
He is quite arrogant, close to a villain, and his deeds are many outlaws
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It is the best summary of Yang Huan's absurd half life, but it is a pity for a handsome and playful bag, and it is a pity that Yang Guang once had a heartache, is it self-inflicted or unlucky to be killed by the rebels?
The third son died prematurely
The third son died before he could grow up
The name of Ziming, the reasons for the early death of the three children are various, some people say that they died in the palace fight, some people say that they died in the war, no matter what kind of ending, this child has never intersected with Li Yuan. Being able to be uninhabited in times of war is a kind of creation.
Four, four sons
Yang Gao
The fourth son, Yang Gao the Prince of Zhao, was born in 607, and his mother was Concubine Xiao, who was deeply loved by Yang Guang.
In 613, at the age of six, he was enshrined as the King of Zhao, and because he experienced the pain of losing his son one after another, Yang Guang was very attentive to Yang Gao. Yang Gao was born in the war-torn years, but he also failed to escape the shadow of war.
First, let's take a look at Yang Gao's personality, he has been intelligent and studious since childhood, and his face is beautiful. A history book once described it this way:
Gao Cong Ling, beauty instrument, emperor has a system of words, Gao duo can recite it. Sex to filial piety
”，
Such a filial and commendable child was beheaded by Pei Qiantong in 618 AD.
Before his death, Yang Gao was still crying bitterly at the side of his father Yang Guang, who was far from knowing that his fate was actually the Bloody Imperial Dress, only 11 years old.
Yang Guang's four sons were all extremely short-lived, two of whom died before li yuan could see him ascend the throne, and the other two died in a peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty. If they lived in times of peace, would these children die well?
It is not easy to escape from death in the war years, especially after the fall of the country, it is even more difficult to survive.
The four sons ended up like this, so what was the ending of Yang Guang's two daughters?
5. The eldest daughter
Princess Nanyang
In addition to the son, let's take a look at Yang Guang's two daughters who have traces to follow,
First, let's look at princess Nanyang, the eldest daughter of Gang Lie.
Princess Nanyang was born in 586 AD, princess Nanyang was beautiful in appearance, and her words and deeds were loved by the Sui Dynasty Emperor.
In the nineteenth year of the reign of emperor, he married Yuwen Shi, the son of Yuwen Shu, the Duke of Xuguo, and was a virtuous woman, and had a son, Yuwen Zen Master. Princess Nanyang inherited Empress Xiao's beautiful genes, born beautiful as a flower, although a woman, but a strong heart, after Princess Nanyang's husband's brother Yu Wenhua killed Yang Guang, Princess Nanyang was devastated and resolutely refused to forgive. In order to make his position clear, he painfully killed his ten-year-old child, Master Yuwen Chan, and then escaped into the empty door and did not ask about the world.
When her husband Yuwen Shi and repeated requests for a compound, she firmly refused, leaving a sentence
I and Jun are enemies, and I only hate not being able to hand blade Jun, just because Jun did not know in advance when ling brother rebelled
A word of caution. In the unpredictable political struggle, Princess Nanyang did her best to preserve her dignity as a Sui Dynasty person, and her dignity was awe-inspiring.
On the one hand, the family hates the country, on the other hand, the husband and children, if the Princess of Nanyang succumbs to reality, she will not be in all kinds of pain, she does not want to become the family of the murderer of her father's enemy, nor does she want to become a woman under the subjugation of the country, after all, she will be alone and lonely. “
Lanling's main quality Mai Hansong, Nanyang's main heart exceeded the bandit stone, the loyalty of the concubine filial daughter, and the sincerity of Cui and Feng Ermu were enough to make the righteous courage and shame of his spirit
, is the best depiction of the character of Princess Nanyang.
Sixth, the little girl
Concubine Yang
The youngest daughter, Princess Yang, has a beautiful face and exquisite facial features
She became Li Shimin's concubine and Li Yuan's daughter-in-law, and she was considered to be a descendant of Yang Guang, who had more intersection with Li Yuan.
As the daughter of an emperor and a princess of the Sui Dynasty, it was not easy for Concubine Yang to survive in a chaotic world where her life and death were unknown, which was also Considered Yang Guangyou's queen.
Princess Yang was able to be spared by Li Yuan, probably because she could not bear Yang Guangwu, after Princess Yang and Li Shimin married, she gave birth to two sons for Li Shimin, compared to the difficulty of her sister Princess Nanyang, Princess Yang had a happy marriage and no worries for the rest of her life.
brief summary
Many people are curious that Yang Guang's descendants did not directly die at the hands of Li Yuan, who established the Tang Dynasty, but he always maintained respect for the Sui Dynasty forces. Li Yuan's words and deeds are not only out of the arrogance of the emperor, but also more of a "guilty" meaning.
Yang Guang was born in 569 AD, Li Yuan was born in 566 AD, the two were originally three years apart, the friendship is strong cousins, Li Yuan's mother is Yang Guang's mother's sister, this blood relationship is extremely strong, blood should be the bond between them and the upper and the strongest, but in the environment of the uprising, Yang Guang has been unpopular, want to continue to be the king is a fantasy, Li Yuan took advantage of the situation is not wrong.
The wheel of history does not stagnate because of personal sacrifice, and "the winner is the king and the loser is the coward" is an eternal truth. We cannot judge whether they are right or wrong, but we can only learn the lessons of the demise of dynasties and face history squarely with the attitude of "taking its essence and discarding its dross."
Reference materials: "Book of Sui", "Book of Sui, Volume II, Emperor Ji II"
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