In the history of the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, Yu Scribe was simply a god man. The reason why he is said to be a god man is because he can accurately take sides in every change of the times, and he has never made a mistake!
When the Sui Emperor came to power, he married the eldest daughter of the Sui Emperor, and after his brother Yu culture and usurpation of the throne, he was entrusted with important duties. After Yu Wenhua's defeat, he defected to Li Yuan and was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility. After arriving at Li Yuan's side, he hugged Li Shimin's thigh tightly and followed Li Shimin to conquer the world. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility and directly became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
In several important era changes in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, Scribes and the team never made a single mistake. I have to say, this is really very strange.
When it comes to Yuwenshi and this name, many people may not be familiar with it. But if you mention his brother culture and it, I am afraid that most people have heard of it. However, in the main history, Yu Wenhua and although the name is greater, his skills are far inferior to his third brother.
The ancestor of the Yuwen family was originally a slave of the Xianbei Yuwen Clan. Because of the identity of this slave, he was given the surname Yuwen. This Yuwen of their family had little to do with the Yuwen of the later Northern Zhou Imperial Family. However, after several generations of struggle, his family not only got rid of the status of slaves, but also had a certain position in the army.
Later, in the generation of Yuwen Shi and his grandfather, because he followed the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Tai, to conquer the Northern War in the south, he made great contributions and developed thoroughly, and was named the Pillar State of Northern Zhou. Later, in the late Northern Zhou Dynasty, his father Yuwen Shu took the right side and resolutely followed Yang Jian. Therefore, after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the status of the Yuwen family was even higher. What's more interesting is that. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, his father once again took the correct side and directly sided with Yang Guang, becoming Yang Guang's most powerful supporter. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, the Yuwen family had already reached the point where power was tilted towards the opposition.
I have to say that the ability of the Yuwen family to take sides is really ancestral.
Yuwen Shi and his father, Yuwen Shu, had three sons. The eldest son Yu Wenhe, the second son Yuwen Zhihe, and the third son Yuwen Shihe. According to the ancient Chinese system of primogeniture, the good deeds of the Yuwen family should have fallen on the head of the eldest son Yu Culture. However, the irony is probably because in the early years, Yuwen Shu had been busy helping Yang Guang fight for the throne and had no time to take care of the children, resulting in the eldest and second elders completely crooked, proper second ancestors.
In contrast, the talent of the third elder is obviously much stronger than that of his two older brothers. Therefore, when Yang Guang saw that Yuwen Shu had worked hard and wanted to marry the Yuwen family, the eldest and second eldest of the Yuwen family did not think about it, and could only fall on the head of the old third Yuwen Shi.
In this way, Yu Wenshi married Yang Guang's eldest daughter, Princess Nanyang, and became Yang Guang's son-in-law.
After that, Under the deliberate cultivation of Yang Guang, Yu Wenshi and Yang Guang stepped onto the path of career step by step. Yu Wenshi's career path was generally smooth, and he had been taken by Yang Guang to practice. Later, even when Yang Guang went south to Jiangdu, he also took Yu Wenshi with him. But unfortunately, the efforts of Scribe and this side could not stop his two brothers from dragging their feet behind their backs. Moreover, the brothers were playing bigger and bigger, and even when Yang Guang was on a border patrol, the two brothers, who were escorts, privately called the Turks to do business with the Turks.
After this matter was revealed, no matter how hard the Yuwen family worked hard, it was impossible to gently reveal it. Later, it was Yu Wenshi and the princess of Nanyang who pleaded desperately, which saved the lives of the two brothers. After that, Yang Guang drove both brothers home and punished them as Yuwen Shu's slaves.
In 616, Yuwen Shu died of illness. After that, it was probably Yang Guang who was still reading Yuwen Shu's love, so he pardoned the brothers and gave them official positions. But Yang Guang couldn't have imagined that this decision would become his later aphrodisiac.
Two years later, as the Sui Dynasty's rule in various places gradually collapsed, Yang Guang's throne could no longer sit steadily. At that time, the commander of the Forbidden Army, Sima Dejie, originally thought of fleeing back to his hometown after looting a circle in Jiangdu. As a result, after this matter was known to Yuwen Zhi and the second eldest of the Yuwen family, sima Dejian was forced to lead him in the direction of plotting against the emperor. Later, Sima Dejie rebelled with the forbidden army, and at the same time pushed out the Yuwen family's old Yu culture and the big brother to be the leading big brother, and finally killed Yang Guang.
When the eldest of the Yuwen family was killed, Yuwen Shi, who was the third eldest, was also in Jiangdu, but he was completely unaware of this matter.
It is no wonder that, in the end, Yu Wenshi is still Yang Guang's son-in-law. If Yu Wenshi had known about this matter in advance, he would most likely have to make a small report to Yang Guang. So even if it's a brother, this matter has to be guarded against.
After Yang Guang's death, all the elite under his command belonged to Yu Culture and all of them, and Yu Culture and immediately established Yang Hao, the King of Qin, as emperor. After Yu Wenhua and took power, the old Sanyu scribe and was given the title of Neishi Ling.
Although he had been promoted to an official, at this time, Yu Wenshi and his were not happy at all. Because Yu Wenshi was very clear, his two older brothers did not actually have much talent. Even if Yang Guang was killed temporarily, he had mastered an elite army of soldiers and horses. But in the long run, this is undoubtedly a death, because these two brothers have no talent to compete with the world.
Therefore, at this time, Yu Scribe and began to find a way back for themselves.
The retreat that Yu Wenshi had prepared for himself was Li Yuan, who had already occupied the entire Guanzhong at that time. Yu Wenshi and Li Yuan were old acquaintances, and as early as when Yang Guang was just preparing to conquer Goguryeo, Yu Wenshi and Li Yuan had a long conversation and discussed the form of the world. Therefore, Yu Wenshi and himself were transferred to the outside world and temporarily left Jiangdu and went to Liyang. After arriving in Liyang, Yu Servedshi took the initiative to contact Li Yuan and secretly offered a golden ring to express his intention of submission.
The next development confirmed The speculation of Scribe Anderson.
After Yu Wenhua and killed Yang Guang, although they had more than 100,000 elites, they could not command at all, let alone have long-term strategic planning. Soon after, Yu Wenhua was beaten to the point of rout by Li Mi, and finally intercepted and killed by Dou Jiande. Yuwen Shiji, on the other hand, escaped the disaster because he had already left Jiangdu.
After the defeat of Yuwen And the war, Although Yuwen Shi still ruled over some territories, and many local scholars, they also supported him, hoping that he could stand on his own. But Yu Scribe is very shrewd, knowing that his ability is limited and not enough to divide one side. So next, Yu Wenshi simply left all his territory and went directly to Guanzhong to surrender to Li Yuan.
After arriving at Guanzhong, Yu Wenshi and his backhand left behind before were indeed appreciated by Li Yuan. In addition, Yu Wenshi and his sister had already entered the palace as Li Yuan's concubine at that time, so Yu Wenshi was still reused by Li Yuan after he arrived in Guanzhong and was appointed as Shangyi Tong.
After surrendering to Li Yuan, Yu Wenshi escaped a catastrophe. However, next, Yu Wenshi and himself were transferred to Li Shimin's command and followed Li Shimin to the four sides. At that time, Li Shimin was still only a King of Qin, far less than Li Jiancheng's status. However, Yu Scribe and his ability to take a precise stand are really admirable.
After arriving under Li Shimin, Yu Wenshi and Li Shimin served Li Shimin wholeheartedly, and soon became one of the most effective civilian officials under Li Shimin. In the next few years, Yu Wenshi and Li Shimin moved to the north and south of the great river, and successively swept away liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heimin and other strong enemies. In this process, Yu Wenshi not only made a lot of merit, but also became Li Shimin's confidant, and later directly became the Sima of Tiance Province, and also served as a waiter.
In the ninth year of WuDe, after the Xuanwumen Incident, although the top level of the Tang Dynasty experienced a violent turmoil, Yu Wenshi and he were not affected in any way. On the contrary, he went further in his career and served as the Zhongshu Ling of the Tang Dynasty.
However, compared to the smoothness of his career, The Scribes and his family life are slightly regrettable. Yu Wenshi and the eldest daughter of the Sui Emperor, Princess Nanyang, were initially married, and the relationship between the husband and wife was also excellent. However, after the Jiangdu Mutiny, Yu Wenhua and Yang Guang were killed, and the Yang family and the Yuwen family became sworn enemies. Coupled with yu wenhua and the defeat, Dou Jiande killed princess Nanyang and Yu Wenshihe's only son, and this matter became an insurmountable gap between husband and wife.
For Princess Nanyang, Yuwen Shi was her brother who killed her father's enemy, and at the same time caused her to lose her son, so naturally it was impossible to forgive him. Therefore, after leaving from Dou Jiande, Princess Nanyang directly became a nun and did not go to yu scribe. Later, after the Tang Dynasty unified the world, the couple met briefly in Luoyang. However, Princess Nanyang resolutely refused to forgive Yu Wenshi and refused Yu Wenshi and Compound's request.
From the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, several of the most important twists in history, Yu Wenshi and almost all of them personally participated, but they were able to take a precise stand and retreat. I have to say, this is a miracle. However, in this process, the scribes and their families were torn apart by the changes of the times. I have to say that this is also a huge regret.
From the stories of Yu Wenshi and him, we can actually get a revelation: in the long river of history, many people may be just a wave, can only go with the flow, wrapped in the times to move forward. A grain of dust of the times, falling on everyone's head, is a big mountain. For example, Yu Wenshi may be able to protect himself by virtue of his accurate ability to stand in line, but he cannot protect his family in the changing times.
I have to say that this is actually quite sad.
To be able to live in a peaceful and prosperous world is perhaps the greatest luck. Born in a chaotic world, no matter how capable and capable you are, you cannot avoid being wrapped up in the tide of the times and becoming a victim of this chaotic world.
Rather a peaceful dog than a chaotic world, probably this is the truth.