In the long history of the Sui Dynasty, there is a name worthy of special records, this person is the first traitor of the Sui Dynasty, not only killed the emperor, but also occupied the queen, a sentence he said before his death, and it has become a famous saying through the ages, so who is this person?
In 581 AD, Yang Jian took the throne from the Northern Zhou Dynasty and founded the Sui Dynasty. In 588, the Sui army went south to destroy Chen, and Chen died the following year, and the Sui Dynasty unified the whole country, ending the 300-year division that began at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty.
At that time, the Sui Dynasty was strong and prosperous. During his reign, Yang Jian also created the "rule of the emperor". But no one expected that the mighty Sui Dynasty would decline rapidly within a few decades. In 618, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was killed by rebels in Jiangdu, and although the ministers appointed the Yang family as emperor, the Sui Dynasty had already existed in name only.
If you want to talk about Yang Guang's death, one of the characters that has to be mentioned is Yu Wenhuaji, whose life is full of intrigue, betrayal and ambition.
Yu Wenhua was born into a powerful family, and his father, Yu Wenshu, occupied a high position at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty. Yu Wenhua grew up under the aura of power since he was a child, but he was not satisfied with this. His ambition, like an insatiable seed, quietly took root in his heart.
After Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ascended the throne, Yu Wenhua quickly became Yang Guang's cronies by virtue of his family background and his own skills. He played a key role in the power struggle between Yang Guang and the crown prince Yang Yong, and did everything in his power to help Yang Guang ascend to the throne. But this was only the beginning of his ambitions.
During Yang Guang's reign, his personality changed greatly, from the initial humility and studious to good and joyful achievements. He built the Grand Canal at home and waged frequent wars abroad, weakening his national strength. And Yu Wenhua, the former assistant, secretly started his own plan.
He is not only satisfied with the game of thrones, but also covets beauty and wealth. Under the favor of Emperor Yang of Sui, he did whatever he wanted, robbed the people's daughters, embezzled and accepted bribes, and became a traitor in the eyes of the people. Even so, Yang Guang forgave him again and again.
However, when the Sui Dynasty was in crisis and the people were struggling to make a living, Yu Wenhua chose the ultimate betrayal. On April 11, 618 AD, Emperor Yang of Sui in Jiangdu Palace was surrounded by Yu Wenhua's army, which was the "Jiangdu Mutiny".
Emperor Yang of Sui thought that his second son Yang Mian was causing trouble and was captured by Pei Qiantong and others. Yu Wenhua sent someone to read out Emperor Yang's guilt. Emperor Yang asked these people why they had betrayed, and the leader of the rebel army beheaded 12-year-old Zhao Wanggao in front of Emperor Yang. Emperor Yang knew that he could not escape death and wanted to commit suicide, but the rebels refused to let him and ordered someone to hang him. The 50-year-old Emperor Yang of Sui died. Prior to this, Yu Wenhua and others also killed Emperor Yang's grandsons Yang Qi, Yang Hui and their sons, as well as Yang Xiu's seven sons.
In Jiangdu, Yu Wenhua instigated a rebellion against the forbidden army and ended Yang Guang's life with his own hands. The death of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty marked the death of the Sui Dynasty in name only. Yu Wenhua and Yang Hao were appointed emperors, but they did not let him govern and regent themselves.
Yu Wenhua and the palace people marched from the west of Jiangdu to Luoyang, accompanied by many ministers. On the way, Yu Wenhua and Sima Dejiao, who had strong suspicion ability, wanted to seize his military power. Sima Dejiao planned to attack Yu Wenhua and was unsuccessful, and was killed by Yu Wenhua.
After arriving in Luoyang, Yu Wenhua fought with Li Mi but repeatedly fought unfavorably. At the same time, the Yang Dong regime in Luoyang also united with Li Mi to fight against Yu Wenhua. The war continued to stalemate, and Yu Wenhua was defeated and took away from Jijun.
At this time, Li Mi returned to the army, leaving only his subordinates to defend Yu culture and. Later, Yu Wenhua and his subordinates fled or surrendered to Li Mi one after another, and he took the rest of his troops north to Wei County.
After seeing his subordinates flee one after another, Yu Wenhua understood that he was doomed to failure, and sighed: "Life deserves death, won't you become an emperor one day!" This sentence later became a famous saying through the ages.
In September, he occupied Empress Xiao, killed Yang Hao, established himself as emperor, and began his short imperial career with the country name "Xu". But his fate was as short and tragic as a meteor. Under the pursuit of Dou Jiande, he finally ended up with a tragic end.