In fact, there are many poor emperors in history, such as Zhou Taizu, Emperor Xiandi, Song Huizong, Song Qinzong and Chongzhen. People like Chongzhen, Li Yu, Guangxu and Puyi are also pitiful. Although they are diligent and love the people, they are out of date. The emperor who died the worst was Evonne and Song Huizong. He destroyed Dasong and became a prisoner himself. The colorful queen Zhu is often molested by the nomads from the army. Hanging beam failed to commit suicide and finally died of a serious illness. The body was burned in a stone pit. When it's halfway burned, douse it with water and throw it into the pit.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch Ji of the State of Jin was martyred in the toilet. It is estimated that she suffers from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Emperor Taizu of Qin won, he was young and promising, and he liked to compare his strength with others. As a result, he died in a relatively large pot in Luoyang. And Sima Yao, Jin Xiaodi, died at the hands of his own imperial concubine. What a joke! Looking back at the poor emperor above, compared with the emperor who died the worst, no one can surpass Yang Di in merits and achievements during his lifetime. But after death, the shelter is small and pitiful. The coffin is made of a bed board. Yang Di Yang Guang is undoubtedly the poorest emperor in the history of China!
We might as well turn to history and see Yang Guang's outstanding contribution in this life. In 589 AD, Yang Guang, who was only 20 years old, was worshipped as the Grand Marshal of the Sui Dynasty, and led an army of 5 10000 to attack the Chen Dynasty, thus completing the reunification of China. In the tenth year of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, there was a large-scale rebellion in some old places in the south. Yang Guang was appointed as the general of Jiangnan and stationed in Jiangdu (now Yangzhou) to quell the rebellion. This stay is ten years. Really worthy of being a good general, both civil and military, his troops have high prestige among the people! Twenty years after the reign of the emperor, he was the commander-in-chief of the Turks in Ren Yuanzheng.
The completion of this canal connecting Qiantang River, Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River and Haihe River has brought great benefits to future generations of China. Expanding territory and visiting Zhangye in the west not only expanded the territory of the country, but also opened up the Silk Road, a feat that only famous emperors can have! Sending troops to fight not only prevented and delayed the rise and strength of Qidan. Westbound, arrived in Zhangye County of Hexi Corridor, not afraid of snowstorm, the temperature was below zero. What spirit is this! I really admire it!
Footprints spread all over Xihai, Heyuan, Shanshan, Qiemo and other counties, which further contributed to the northwest regions such as Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang becoming an inseparable part of China. After Yang Di arrived in Zhangye, the monarchs and Mitchell of the twenty-seven western regions appeared before each other, and businessmen from all over the world also gathered in Zhangye for trade. In the feudal history of China, no emperor was famous for crossing the Western Heaven. Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang was the first!
The official birth of Chinese imperial examination system is also a great initiative of Yang Guang. After Emperor Wendi of Sui acceded to the throne, he abolished the Nine Grades System and began to select officials by means of separate examinations. When Yang Di was in the Sui Dynasty, Jinshi Branch was formally established. At that time, Jinshi mainly focused on political papers and selected talents with "excellent literary talent", which was of far-reaching significance, not only greatly strengthened centralization, but also helped to stabilize the political situation. After the political situation was stable, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty established the celestial system, which can be said to have influenced the Central Plains Dynasty 1500 years until the failure of the Sino-Japanese War in the Qing Dynasty.
The reason for Yang Guang's national subjugation lies in his ambition and vanity. In the large-scale development of the western regions, merchants from the western regions were lured to trade with the DPRK with money, and local counties were ordered to be hospitable to the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal where the merchants from the western regions passed. This is not equal trade at all, but showing off one's literary and political talents in the name of trade. In fact, it is a loss-making business, wasting the country's huge wealth in vain.
In addition, Yang Di sent troops to resist the United States three times before and after, which greatly weakened the national strength of the Sui Dynasty. The demise of Emperor Yang Di has much to do with the conquest of Korea. The first expedition failed, and the team of more than 300,000 people finally came back with only two or three thousand people. The second invasion was forced to retreat. At that time, the world would be in chaos and the dynasty had shown signs of collapse. But regardless of these, Yang Di launched the third war against Korea.
This time, near Pyongyang, the water army of Sui Dynasty defeated the North Korean army, korean king Gaoyuan sent envoys to surrender, and Emperor Yang Di returned to North Korea in 6 13. Yang Guang aimed to pacify the frontier and accomplish the great cause of reunification, but the war was costly and aroused people's resistance. In 6 16, wagangjun defeated Zhang Xutuo in Xingyang, and in 6 17, Tang gaozu rose in Jinyang, and soon captured Chang 'an, making Wang Gang emperor. 6 18 Jiangdu mutiny led by Yu Wenhuaji promoted Yang Di, made Qin emperor and led many people back to Guanzhong. In May, Li Yuan deposed Emperor Gong, claiming to be the emperor, with the title of Tang, and died in the Sui Dynasty.
Finally, Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang didn't even have a decent coffin. Hou Yaozong and imperial secretary removed the bedplate to make a small coffin and secretly buried it under the Liu Zhu Hall of Jiangdu Palace. Yang guang was great and outstanding before his death! It's even worse after death. Poor thing! Poor as a pinch of loess, a grain of fine sand, submerged in the long river of history, can not be found.
We just remember his achievements, and sometimes we remember, admire and taste them. ....