In the first year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui Emperor Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of Yang Jian's ascension to the throne, the national strength declined. In order to restore the vitality of the country, Emperor Wen of Sui made considerable economic and cultural reforms. In order to extend the rule of the Sui Dynasty, as early as the time of his ascension to the throne, Emperor Wen of Sui made Yang Yong the crown prince.
Under the administration of Emperor Wen of Sui, the economy of the Sui Dynasty was restored and the society became more stable. However, crown prince Yang Yong had already ascended to the throne with one foot, so why did Yang Guang, as the second son, not only depose the crown prince, but also successfully ascend to the throne?
First, successfully win the wife
Emperor Wen of Sui experienced arduous struggles in the morning, not only had a suspicious personality, but also was quite strict in educating his children. In his later years, Emperor Wen of Sui's suspiciousness was even more extreme. Even those who had meritorious service in the previous dynasty could not escape the suspicion of Emperor Wen of Sui.
Emperor Wen of Sui did not spare his courtiers, nor did he spare his children. In addition to the lone empress who had accompanied him for many years, Emperor Wen of Sui's suspicions would be put aside. Therefore, every time Emperor Wen of Sui ascended to the throne, he would bring the Lone Empress with him. Because of his fear of the lone empress, Emperor Wen of Sui had only one wife for most of his life.
It was with the favor of Emperor Wen of Sui that the LoneLy Empress would pass on her values and concept of marriage to her children. She wants her children to be monogamous and loyal to one person for the rest of their lives. However, Crown Prince Yang Yong not only liked concubines very much, but also embroidered clothes for ten minutes.
Yang Guang was the second son of Emperor Wen of Sui, and he had a very intelligent wife, the daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Xiliang. This Concubine Xiao was not an ordinary person, she had been reading poetry since childhood, and she was very politically minded. She treated Emperor Wen of Sui and the Lonely Empress very carefully, even more than her husband Yang Guang.
Concubine Xiao knew that Yang Guang wanted to take the concubine, in order to increase Yang Guang's success rate. Concubine Xiao could be said to have exhausted her heart, and she first let Yang Guang win the affirmation of Emperor Wen of Sui with diligence and thrift. Next, she impressed the Lone Queen with her best filial piety.
In order to increase the success rate of his ascension to the throne, Yang Guang even pulled Yang Su of the former dynasty to his camp. Yang Su knew very well that the main task of this conquest war was the Lone Empress. In order to explore the mouth of the lone queen, Yang Su used the banquet to knock on the side of the lone queen's mouth several times.
Finally, Yang Su found out that the LoneLy Empress was very disgusted with Yang Yong. Yang Su even spread public opinion in the former dynasty and slandered the crown prince Yang Yong. Until Yang Jian's suspicion of Yang Yong deepened, yang Jian finally abolished Yang Yong's position as crown prince.
When Yang Guang heard that the crown prince had been deposed, he conspired with Yang Su to put Yang Yong under house arrest. Emperor Yang Jian of sui was even more assisted by god, not only officially promulgating the abolition of Yang Yong, but also eliminating all of the prince's henchmen. At this time, Yang Guang knew that the era that belonged to him had come.
2. Yang Guang's concubine
Yang Zhao was the eldest son of Yang Guang, and when he was born, the Sui Dynasty had not yet been established. It was not until he was two years old that his grandfather, Emperor Wen of Sui, established the Sui Dynasty. Because Emperor Wen of Sui loved Yang Zhao very much, he was fostered in the palace when he was young.
To say that this Yang Zhao is very precocious. When he had just turned three years old, he once saw Emperor Wen of Sui put his hand on the Lone Empress from time to time because he had committed an old disease. After Yang Zhao saw it, he hurriedly looked away. After a few times like this, Emperor Wen of Sui was very curious.
Although Yang Zhao was young, he was unusually sensible, which made Emperor Wen of Sui very happy. However, at a certain age, the men in the palace must marry their wives. At that time, Yang Zhao was first named the King of Henan, and later, he was renamed the King of Jin.
It was not until the age of 19 that Yang Zhao finally married. Later, Emperor Wen of Sui married Yang Zhao to the granddaughter of a founding hero. Until the Sui Emperor ascended the throne, Yang Zhao was made crown prince. Unlike his old father, the Sui Emperor, Yang Zhao was very humble and courteous.
No matter how much excessive things he encountered, Yang Zhao could only say, "It's too undeserved." Moreover, Yang Zhao's behavior was very similar to that of Emperor Wen of Sui, not only did he not need to use good food and clothing, but even food did not need to be very valuable. Even if it is a very simple meal, he also eats it very fragrantly.
I don't know if it was the reason why he was raised by Emperor Wen of Sui before, Yang Zhao was very emotional. The Sui Emperor moved the capital to Luoyang, and Yang Zhao, as crown prince, remained in Chang'an. In order to visit his father, Yang Zhao had to rush from Chang'an to Luoyang every time.
When it was time to return to Chang'an, Yang Zhao was very reluctant. In order to stay in Luoyang for a few more days, Yang Zhao knelt down many times to ask his father. However, the Sui Emperor was very unreasonable and did not allow it. I don't know if Yang Zhao fell ill because of this incident, and soon after, he died.
Third, the mystery of death
Yang Zhao, the eldest son of the Sui Emperor, was very good. Just like Zhu Biao, the eldest son of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was humble and courteous and very good. However, like Zhu Biao, such a benevolent and highly prestigious eldest son of the emperor actually died young.
There are many opinions about Yang Zhao's early death. It is reasonable to say that Yang Zhao's original martial arts were very good, even if the powerful bow and crossbow could be used very smoothly. How can such a powerful person say that it is gone? Some people even think that Yang Yong did it.
According to the generation, Yang Yong is Yang Zhao's uncle. His death is related to Yang Zhao's father, Yang Guang. At that time, if it were not for the cooperation of Yang Guang and Concubine Xiao, Yang Yong would not have been deposed by Emperor Wen of Sui and deposed as the eldest son of the emperor. Some people believe that Yang Yong's hatred for Yang Guang was transferred to his nephew Yang Zhao.
Of course, this statement is completely nonsense. However, if it were not for Yang Zhaoying's early death, perhaps Yang Guang would not have been anxious. For Yang Zhao's death, there is also a saying in the historical data. When he became an adult, Yang Zhao was very fat, and when he went to Luoyang from Chang'an, he was very happy to see his parents.
As the beloved son of Yang Guang and Empress Xiao, Yang Zhao very much wanted to stay longer. Perhaps because the number of times he knelt down was too much, Yang Zhao actually turned his back on him at once, and then he cried out for his life. This made Yang Guang extremely sad, and Yang Zhao, who died, was only 23 years old.
After Yang Zhao's death, Yang Guang blamed himself very much. However, people could not be resurrected from the dead, and Yang Guang issued an edict posthumously honoring Yang Zhao as the Prince of Yuande. Soon after, Yang Guangxia enfeoffed 3 young grandsons, all of whom were princes.
If Yang Zhao had not died early, perhaps the history of the Sui Dynasty would have been different. Just like Zhu Biao, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, if he had not died early, perhaps the history of the Ming Dynasty would have been different. However, history does not have ifs, only the winner is king, can be written personally.
4. Summary
For Yang Zhao's early death, many people think that there are many doubts. The year Yang Zhao died, he had just turned 23 years old. It is reasonable to say that it is the best time for the body, and since childhood in the palace, it is natural to eat and drink. Yang Zhao began to practice martial arts since he was a child, and the imperial doctor never found out what disease Yang Zhao had. Moreover, Yang Zhao was very indifferent.
No matter how happy or sad things are, his reaction is very calm and does not make the emotions fluctuate too much. It is precisely because of this that Yang Zhao's sudden departure will make Yang Guang extremely sad. If Yang Zhao had not died early, perhaps there would have been hope for the future of the Sui Dynasty.