Everyone knows that after the death of the ancient emperor, there were nicknames, and the titles were the evaluation of the emperor. "炀", this is the courtesy name of the Sui Emperor. According to the interpretation of the Fa, "Good inner and far rites are known as chi." Fornication at home, no courtesy. Go to the far away crowd. Not polite, not pro-grown. "People who know a little about the history of China's Sui and Tang dynasties are no strangers to Yang Guang, the Emperor of sui.
The Sui Emperor was known as the most famous tyrant in history, and there were many misunderstandings about him by later generations. The Tang Dynasty poet Pi Rixiu wrote a very famous poem, "The Sui Dynasty died in this river, and it is still thousands of miles away from Lai Tongbo." If there is no Water Temple Dragon Boat Matter, there is not much Gongyu Theory. "From the grand cause to the ancient emperor, the Sui Emperor played a good hand of cards.
When the Sui Dynasty Emperor first ascended the throne, he did have great ambitions, and he was extremely eager to become the "Emperor of the Ages". The Sui Dynasty Emperor set the era name "Great Cause", which also reflected his ambitions. However, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Sui Emperor became the embodiment of evil, and he committed almost all unforgivable crimes, such as "killing his father", "plotting brothers", "adulterous mothers", "abusing the people" and so on.
Among them, the idea of "killing fathers and mothers" is repeatedly mentioned, is this real history? Historians have long told us that this is a deliberate smear. The Sui Shu Ji ji of the Sui Emperor has a high evaluation of the Sui Emperor, "the ministers and servants are all devoted to and surrender", "respecting the courtiers, the etiquette is extremely humble, and the reputation is very high, and the crown is crowned by the kings." ”
When Emperor Wen of Sui was dying, he called Yang Guang to the bed, and a touching scene appeared. Emperor Wen of Sui stroked Yang Guang's neck with his hand and instructed, "He Chou is careful, I will pay for the future, and I should be quiet and calm." From the perspective of the main history, the process of Emperor Wen of Sui from illness to death was very peaceful, and there was no so-called Yang Guang".
However, the wild history writers after the Tang Dynasty tried their best to smear Yang Guang, of which the wild history "Outline of the Great Cause" became one of the sources, and the author of this book was Zhao Yi in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties. In the book, Zhao Yi vividly depicts Yang Guang's "adulterous mother" and "Gao Zu is in Renshou Palace, seriously ill, and Yang Guang is ill. Gao Zu's favorite beauty in his later years was only Chen and Cai. Yang Guangnai summoned Cai Meiren to the other room, and the beauty was still injured, her face was injured and her hair was messy, Gao Zu asked, Cai Yue: 'The crown prince is indecent. ’”
The ancients were also too gossipy, and in their eyes, Yang Guang, who was talented and good at dormancy, disappeared and became a sex demon. Is this possible? Yang Guang reigned for only 5 years, but the power of the Sui Dynasty reached an unprecedented height in the history of China, and the number of hukou was not exceeded until hundreds of years later, during the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
However, the legacy left by Emperor Wen of Sui when he died was rich enough, not to mention that he successfully unified China, which had been divided for hundreds of years, and its economy alone was second to none in the world. Yang Guang took over a big country, but in just a dozen years he was destroyed, and such a loser's speed could not be imagined. Therefore, it is normal for the people, especially the literati, to complain about Yang Guang. At the same time, the later Li Tang Dynasty, in order to highlight the legitimacy of the rebellion against the Sui, also exaggerated Yang Guang's "absurdity and no way". Again, history is written by the successful.
References: Book of Sui, Zizhi Tongjian, Outline of the Great Cause