It can be said that with such a family, the Northern Song Dynasty was not strong, but in fact, the Northern Song Dynasty perished in A.D. 1 127. At the time of its demise, two emperors, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, were detained in the enemy's barracks, and the entire Northern Song Dynasty Palace was searched out by the enemy. Such destruction is a great shame for a dynasty. But why didn't the invincible Yang family in the film and television drama come out to save the country when the Northern Song Dynasty was about to perish?
The Real Journey of Yang Jiajiang
Modern film and television works and dramas handed down will convey the image of Yang Jiajiang to the gods, as if he could never be completely defeated like the God of War. The elegant demeanor of Mu and the old lady also added color to the Yang family, but in fact, these women do not exist in history. Although the Yang family in reality is also very brave and good at fighting, it is not as magical as in the play.
Yang Jiajiang's glory is mainly concentrated in three generations. The first generation was Yang Ye, alias Liu in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and also a small captaincy occupying a place. Social unrest at that time had nothing to do with him. Later, when Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he surrendered to the past and changed his real name to Yang Ye, becoming a general in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty made good use of this obedient general and made him General Zuo and the Defender of Zhengzhou. Yang Ye is worthy of the emperor's trust and attention. He made great contributions to the fight against Liao Dynasty, and made the legend of the first generation in Yang Jiajiang.
Of course, he is not invincible. In the third year of Yongxi, Song sent three armies to attack Liao country, which went well at first, but then the leader of all the troops was overjoyed and forced Yang Ye to lead. Yang Ye had to promise in desperation, but later Wang Xian didn't give it to Yang Ye's reserve army as agreed. Yang Ye was therefore captured by the Liao army, and when he saw his brother die, he also died of hunger strike.
There are some differences between true stories and novels. Although this generation is really desperate, the novel is written by Pan Renmei, but in fact it is because of Wang Xian and Pan Renmei, and I don't know how many innocent people have been accused.
Yang's family did not decline because of Yang Ye's death. Yang's second generation general is Yang's son, Yang, who is in the novel. But in fact, Yang Ye didn't have six or seven children, and Yang was just the eldest son. He was called Yang Liulang only because the ancients were superstitious and thought that the sixth star of the ancient Big Dipper could conquer the enemy, so he was called Yang Liulang.
There is no tragedy in Yang's generation. He was hit hard by the Liao army from time to time, and he himself was simple, steady and conscientious, and never made any big mistakes in his life.
Also because of Yang's steadiness, he won unanimous praise from people. After his death at the age of 57, the court naturally activated his three children.
The most successful of his three children is his eldest son Yang. Yang is the son of Mu in the novel, but in real life, there is no such figure as Mu. Yang, like his parents, stubbornly insisted on fighting Liao.
The true history of the Yang family only reaches these three generations, and the history behind it is rarely recorded in the book. They didn't write so well in the novels, but they also died for their country and were well-deserved national heroes.
Why didn't the Yang family come out to save the country?
Despite the discrepancy between history and legend, why didn't the Yang family escort the court at all when the Northern Song Dynasty perished?
The Official History of Yang Jiajiang only records the three generations of Yang Ye, Yang and Yang, and these three generations mainly fought against the Liao army. However, before the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao State had already perished, but it was the Jin State that destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, so their goals were different.
But this is not the main reason. The real main reason was that the Yang family had declined at that time, and there were no generals at all. There are almost no historical records of the Yang family after three generations. We speculate that it may be because a military commander of the Yang family died in the battlefield and left the child, so the incense was broken; It may also be because their descendants are not as brave and good at fighting as their ancestors, and it is not worth boasting in history.
In a word, no matter how to guess, the conclusion can be drawn that the Yang family has declined, so it was unable to come out and destroy the country when the Northern Song Dynasty perished.
What Yuan said to me.
Three generations of Yang's family are loyal and brave, and there are no talents after three generations. Maybe it's because they are not good at education, maybe it's because they want to stay away from the edge for a while and can't produce a generation with high achievements and high responsibilities. Anyway, they gradually declined after that, which really made us sigh. Their decline is caused by many factors, which inspires us to enrich our ability and reserve energy even if we temporarily avoid the edge.
As for Yang Jiajiang being written as a legend by later generations, we should accept this artistic exaggeration and stop yelling and being cheated after learning the true story. Because they are all national heroes, they all deserve our praise.