Chapter 62 Desperate for quick success and quick profit, Yang Guang is militaristic
Chapter 62 Yang Guang, eager for quick success and militaristic
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 62 Yang Guang, eager for quick success and militaristic
[Although Yang Guang has many shortcomings, the history of the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty has been distorted due to the subjective political inclination of the historians.
Therefore, many people in later generations spoke out for Emperor Sui Yang. They believed: "The moral evaluation of Emperor Sui Yang by Confucian historians is indeed too harsh."]
"The merits and demerits, the descendants of freedom say, alas." Seeing this, Yang Guang couldn't help but sigh, and the anger in his heart suddenly calmed down.
[However, it is undeniable that in a culture like China that attaches great importance to filial piety, Yang Guang will be nailed to shame forever just by "plotting to seize the legitimate son, killing his father and brother, stealing his own mother".
On the pillar!]
[You know, even a rare wise king like Li Shimin is often accused of the Xuanwumen Incident, let alone Yang Guang, who did worse things than the Xuanwumen Incident. ]
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guangpo, said with a bit of a broken attitude, "Everything has been done. You can evaluate it however you want."
[Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, in the impression he gave to later generations, he was actually not quite the same as those authentic faint emperors in history.]
[For example, Huizong of the Song Dynasty and Gaozong of the Song Dynasty were relatively typical faint-hearted emperors, as was Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in his later years. 】
Song Huizong Zhao Ji: "."
Tang Xuanzong Li Longji: "."
Song Gaozong Zhao Gou: "."
Zhao Ji and Li Longji obviously didn't expect that they would be pulled out by Su Qian and whipped again after being counted.
As for Zhao Gou, he himself thinks that he should actually be ranked in the Mingjun ranking. However, not only has he not been ranked in the Mingjun rankings, he has instead been ranked in the Hunjun rankings. Moreover, according to the current trend, his ranking is not low, which makes him very unhappy.
It's my balls that hurt
[Yang Guang is actually very capable personally, and has a forward-thinking strategic vision that surpasses most people.]
When Yang Guang saw this, he suddenly felt like he had found a confidant, "It turns out that the one who understands me best is you, Su Qian. I'm afraid the only one who understands me is Su Qian."
[In the fourth year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty (AD 604), Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty passed away, his temple was named Sui Shizu, and the new emperor Yang Guang ascended the throne in this year.
Yang Guang's biological mother, Dugu Jialuo, was from the famous Dugu family. His grandfather was Dugu Xin, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his grandfather Yang Zhong was the general of the Zhu Kingdom in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that whether it is the Yang family or Dugu
The family is from a prominent wealthy family.]
[Maybe it was because of being born in such a wealthy family that Yang Guang became more aware of the harm that wealthy families did to the imperial power and the country, which also made him determined to get rid of or even eliminate the wealthy families! (The wealthy families here mainly refer to the Guanlong nobles)
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"How dare Yang Guang do this?"
"Presumptuous! Who gave him the courage?!"
"We thought this idiot was easy to control, but it seems we were mistaken after all. We didn't expect this guy to be so hidden!"
The Guanlong aristocracy, which was born in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, was actually very decadent by the time of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
These old ministers had huge power and influence, which caused great obstacles to the imperial power and were a huge threat to the country and the people.
In fact, not only Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, but also his father Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty also intended to weaken the power of the Guanlong nobles. However, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was still at the "thinking" stage for the time being, while Yang Guang boldly entered the "doing" stage.
[Yang Guang is an accomplished emperor, smart and crazy. 】
[Yang Guang is not considered "one emperor through the ages", and can even be called a faint emperor or a tyrant, but at least he was not a useless emperor during his reign. 】
[In the early days of Yang Guang's accession to the throne, he made considerable contributions in balancing various domestic and foreign forces and maintaining national stability.
For example, the reform of the official system and the imperial examination system, the promulgation of the Great Industry Law, and the conquest of the Western Regions all had a positive effect on the development and growth of the Sui Dynasty.
Even the relocation of the Eastern Capital and the connection to the Grand Canal had far-reaching political purposes and considerations, and were not simply for their own enjoyment.
Especially the Grand Canal, since the Sui Dynasty, has greatly facilitated transportation and grain transportation, strengthened exchanges between the north and the south, and prospered the economy along the route.]
[However, Yang Guangtai was too eager for quick success and quick success. In just a few years, he launched a number of national-level projects one after another.
In other dynasties, each of these projects had to be discussed and planned carefully before being launched.
But in Yang Guang's case, it was actually opened continuously or even in parallel, which was a waste of time and money, and it was impossible to bear it no matter what the economic conditions were.】
[Not only that, Yang Guang himself is not idle when big projects are in progress.
He preferred to travel around. During his reign, he visited Yangzhou three times, North Saibei twice, Heyou once, and Zhuojun three times.
Moreover, he especially likes to talk about pomp and circumstance during his travels, making it very loud, as if he is afraid that others will not know that he has been released again.]
[Yang Guangda has implemented these reforms and investments in a leap-forward manner. On the one hand, it has broken some original class interests, which has positive factors; but it has also caused damage to some vested interests and lost the support of some people. These
Yang Guang himself was very clear about the calculation hidden behind the facts, but he still did it. It can only be said that he was probably a drunkard who did not care about the wine.】
When Yang Guang saw this, he became furious and cursed: "You Su Qian! My plan has been completely exposed by you. How do you want me to deal with these wealthy families in the future?!"
Others seemed to have some understanding, and suddenly looked at this "faint king" with admiration.
[Yang Guang’s policies have a positive side, but on the other hand, he recruits foreign troops to fight, builds infrastructure internally, and imposes excessive taxes. These measures have greatly consumed the country’s finances and touched the foundation of the country.
The long-term large-scale consumption made the finances unable to make ends meet, making the people miserable, and the foundation of the country was shaken, which eventually triggered a backlash from the bottom of society, and rebels from all over the Sui Dynasty swarmed in!]
[It is not necessarily true to say how promiscuous Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was, because most emperors were actually similar in this regard, but there were some problems with the targets Yang Guang targeted.
Yang Guang got married at the age of fourteen and was killed when he was fifty. He had four sons (one died in infancy) and two daughters. Among the five surviving children, at least two sons and one daughter were born to Empress Xiao.
Li Shimin, who later founded the Zhenguan rule, lived to be fifty-one years old, but left behind fourteen princes, twenty-one princesses, and the father of thirty-five children. Yang Guang's child was only one of Li Shimin's.
A fraction.]
Yang Guang nodded and said: "Su Qian said something fair this time, but I didn't expect that boy from the Li family to be so good at having babies!"
"Isn't it a good thing that the royal family is spreading its branches? Moreover, this probably only means that I am stronger than Yang Guang, right?" Li Shimin didn't care at all, and was even a little complacent.
[Yang Guang only reigned for fourteen years, which is just a short moment in the long history.]
[Thanks to Yang Guang's lavishness and eagerness for quick success, coupled with his three unbeatable conquests in Korea, the domestic conflicts finally exploded.
The strength of peasant rebel armies in various places developed rapidly and became stronger day by day, but he was unwilling to face the reality of the vigorous development of peasant uprisings, and the sycophants around him did not tell the truth, lying that the number of rebellious peasants was "fewer and fewer."
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when Yang Guang saw the chaos in the world, he was disheartened and hid in Jiangdu with no intention of returning to the north, and was eventually killed by those around him.]
