Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty is one of the emperors with the worst reputation in Chinese history. This is related to the views of those who later wrote history books, and his posthumous title "Yang" is the most derogatory one. Therefore, later people thought that Yang Guang was the worst emperor like Qin II Hu Hai. In fact, the Grand Canal dug during Yang Guang's period is still functioning today. This is his achievement and should be affirmed. Since Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall is not completely denied, Yang Guang's construction of the Grand Canal should also be affirmed. In short, Yang Guang should be an emperor with mixed reputations, which is consistent with historical facts. Yang Guang was the second son of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, also known as Yang Ying, and his nickname was Amo. After his father Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was named King of Jin. He was only thirteen years old at the time. In addition to the throne, Yang Jian also made Yang Guang the general manager of Bingzhou (the administrative seat is now Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, central and western China). Later, when the Sui Dynasty raised troops to destroy the Southern Dynasty, Yang Guang, who was just twenty years old, was the commander-in-chief, but the real leaders in the battle were generals such as He Ruobi and Han Qinhu. After killing Chen Jin and stationed in Jiankang (now Nanjing), Yang Guang behaved very magnanimously: he killed Chen Shubao's treacherous ministers, sealed up the treasury, was not greedy for money, and finally took Chen Shubao, the queen and others into custody. Return to the capital. Yang Guang was promoted to the post of Taiwei for his military exploits in defeating Chen. After that, Yang Guang also made many military exploits: in 590 AD, he was ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River as the general manager of Yangzhou and put down the rebellion of Gao Zhizhi in the south of the Yangtze River; in 600 AD, he went north to defeat the Turkic invasion. These achievements were not shared by other princes. From this point of view, he is somewhat similar to Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the later Tang Dynasty. They were both second sons, both had military exploits, and both obtained the throne through extraordinary means. However, Li Shimin's political achievements were more outstanding than Yang Guang's. Perhaps for this reason , later people praised Li Shimin more and belittled Yang Guang more. Yang Guang is a typical two-faced man. Although he comes from a famous family, his playboy color is more hidden. His character combines many positive and negative characteristics: he has a strong vanity, but also likes to have fun in private; he has the low qualities of a playboy, but also has extraordinary civil and military talents. He's very good at pretending until he gets what he wants. After he inherited the throne, the bad side of his nature was no longer restrained, he indulged in pleasure, and ended up at the end of his rope. In order to realize his dream of becoming the prince and later the emperor, Yang Guang was better at pretending than the prince Yang Yong. Knowing that his parents are very frugal, he pretends to be simple, but in fact he is very luxurious. When he heard that his parents were coming, he made all his beautiful concubines hide. He and his wife Xiao went to the door to greet them personally. He also asked an old, average-looking woman to wear shabby clothes to serve his parents. He also often gave some benefits and gifts to the attendants around his parents. These people always spoke well of Yang Guang when they went back. The two effects made Yang Jian and his wife more and more fond of their second son Yang Guang. Emperor's failure was that he used the people too much. Eager for quick success and quick success, too eager to build a great cause. The three forces in Liaodong not only consumed a large number of their own main troops, but also placed a heavy burden on the people. Mainly because military service is too heavy. The construction of the Grand Canal itself will seriously harm the people and damage the national system. A series of wars to expand territory also consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed in his first expedition to Goryeo due to his overconfidence and underestimation of the enemy, and fell into the quagmire of war. This led to dissatisfied soldiers launching a mutiny. The people also revolted one after another to escape the heavy burden, laying the groundwork for the fall of the Sui Dynasty. But the Sui Dynasty was capable of putting down uprisings and rebellions. This can be seen from the fact that his subordinate Li Yuan's army later put down the rebellion. Unfortunately, Emperor Sui Yang died in a palace coup and the restoration of the Xianbei people. In 618 AD, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died at the hands of the Yuwen family. His father, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, seized the throne from the Yuwen family of the Xianbei royal family. The Xianbei nobles took advantage of the chaos and snatched it back from Yang Guang. The great emperor Yang Guang was assassinated, and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty did not die at the hands of the peasant uprising army. After the death of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the world became really chaotic, and various princes separated themselves one after another. Later, his subordinate Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, was also Yang Guang's cousin. Under the banner of revenge for Yang Guang, he suppressed the restoration of the Yuwen Xianbei nobles, quelled the peasant uprising, defeated various princes, and finally established the Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin succeeded in usurping the throne. It can be said that the Sui Dynasty laid a solid foundation for the development and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made a wedding dress for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Today, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty has become a famous emperor through the ages, but Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty has become an evil and faint emperor.
Why? Because the history of the Tang Dynasty was written by the people of the Tang Dynasty, the history of the Sui Dynasty was also written by the people of the Tang Dynasty...
1. Seizing the direct descendants
2. Suspicious orders to kill Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty (nothing) (Evidence)
3. He treated the fourth and fifth brothers who made trouble politely without killing them, and even allowed the father and son to get together, or even took them with him to benefit the son of the third brother Yang Jun.
4. Expeditions to Tubo, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Xueyantuo, Nanzhao, Liuqiu and other countries
5. Revered as the saint Kehan ??by the Turks
6 , Kill Gao Xi
7. Three expeditions against Goryeo, but returned without success
8. Luxury but not debauchery
9. Believe the words of the alchemist and kill Li Hun Family
10. The Taoist priest Pan Dan was trusted to prepare the elixir of immortality, but as soon as Pan Dan proposed to use the marrow of a boy as medicine, he was immediately executed by Yang Guang.
11. Sun Tzu was proclaimed Emperor Gong, but was soon usurped, and the country was overthrown
12. It was his cousin Li Yuan who usurped him, and the slogan of Li Yuan's uprising was for Yang Guang Revenge, not crusade against him.
Evaluation: Eternal Tyrant