Although Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he was generally considered to be less capable than his son Li Shimin. This is also a very rare situation where the emperor cannot do the successor. I think it would be unfair to Li Yuan to simply compare it with Wenzhi and martial arts. Because he didn't have a father since he was a child, it was already a great achievement that he didn't grow into a big gentleman, and secondly, the sons he cultivated were good, and finally he established Datang, and the above three things are in order.
In the end, the establishment of the Tang Dynasty is not that he is the least important in history, but that he is the most important. But compared with Li Shimin, I personally think it should be ranked last. Those who have raised children know how difficult it is, and those who have raised boys know how important a father is. This is not only the material level, but also the spiritual level of guidance, the tempering of morality, and even the strength of physical fitness are closely related to the father. The Three Character Sutra says that it is the father's fault to raise and not teach, and it is basically the father's responsibility to educate the child by default (in ancient context). Here we sigh again that Li Yuan's mother is amazing. Li Yuan not only grew up healthily, but also provided Li Shimin with a good development platform.
As mentioned earlier, Li Shimin persuaded Li Yuan to rebel, not only because the Li family has strength, but more importantly, because of this situation in the world, simply put, it is a mess. Li Yuan once again expressed his involuntary emotion. Yang Guang engaged in construction, social gatherings, tourism, aggression, and chaos in the world. Speaking of Yang Guang and Li Shimin, he was the second generation of the emperor, who broke the Turks in the north before ascending the throne, and the Chen Dynasty in Nanping, with great military achievements and outstanding political achievements;Quite literate, but also full of filial piety, thrifty housekeeping, good conduct, not close to beauty. It can be described as a combination of many halos, and it is a real heavenly noble, which is unspeakably expensive!Therefore, it is logical that he was made the crown prince. For a time, the scenery is infinite and hot. It's not like the second generation of Qin who died, but like the second generation of the Tang Dynasty. After he officially ascended the throne, the Sui Dynasty at this time was strong and the granary was surplus, showing a thriving and vigorous vitality. Yang Guang is ambitious, enthusiastic, energetic, and ready to show his talents. To tell you a little bit of trivia, Emperor Wen of Sui took over a large empire with a population of about 50 million, and by the early years of the Tang Dynasty, there were only about 15 million people, a decrease of 70%. The small population in the middle was mainly killed by Emperor Yang of Sui.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty succeeded to the throne for a year, and the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty, the longest canal in ancient China, began its birth history. After more than 2,000 days and nights, Jiangnan and Zhuojun (North China) were finally opened. This canal became a north-south traffic artery, and it contributed to the later Tang Dynasty and became a brick and tile for future generations. In addition, Yang Guang also has outstanding political vision and literary talent. Because Luoyang is located in the land of Zhongzhou, it is a rich place. Compared with Daxing City, it extends in all directions and is convenient for transportation. In the first year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang of Sui ordered the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital, to pacify the eastern region and Jiangnan. In addition, he ordered the construction of the Great Wall to defend against foreign enemies;Saibei exalted its prestige, and the west toured south. It is worth mentioning that in order to appease Jiangnan, he learned a soft language of Wu Nong. In short, he can stabilize the country with martial arts, and his writings can also be exported into chapters (such as the "Drinking Horse Great Wall Cave Tour" made by Emperor Yang of Sui during a certain western tour, which has become a famous article through the ages), talented, meritorious, and has made a lot of contributions. Do you feel that you have taken the wrong script, and the second generation of Ming is not as talented as him. Such a good script, how did it become Emperor Yang of Sui. In the "Confession Law", "Yang" represents mediocrity, cruelty, absurdity, and is an extremely ugly title ("Good internal and far-reaching courtesy, going to courtesy and far-reaching people, abusing the people against the sky, good and great government and Yang, being unkind and unjust, and leaving the country of virtue and desolation"). There are not a few violent emperors in history, but there are only four people who can get the nickname "Yang".
Yang Guang is not a qualified politician, but a fierce general and capable. The opening of the Grand Canal, the great promotion of the imperial examination, the suppression of gate valves, and the expansion of foreign countries are all great facts that will be criticized by future generations. Real reform will inevitably touch the cake of vested interest groups, and the use of troops in foreign countries will certainly put a huge burden on the people at the bottom. If Emperor Yang of Sui can do all these big things, and the country does not fall, it can be said that he is a Ming monarch in history, and he will not lose the Han Dynasty, but unfortunately he failed, and he can only become Emperor Yang of Sui in silence. Qualified politicians are forbearing, will weigh the pros and cons, and will not hand over their chips when there is no certainty of victory. And Yang Guang just pretended to be forbearant before ascending the throne, and after ascending the throne, he floated, a stud. No one can pretend to be a lifetime. Yang Guang was killed by the Yuwen brothers and others who had supported him in the south. Before he died, he was still indignant: "I do have a negative bearing on the people, but I am responsive to your people's needs, **Houlu has never been stingy, how dare you betray me?!.""Look at what kind of team he has left around. Yang Guang is talented, but he has too many things to do, and the newly established Great Sui Dynasty should recuperate and slowly promote reforms, instead of taking drastic medicine when it is extremely heavy. In the later period, he was too eager for quick success, and wanted to complete his dream of great cause in his lifetime. Imagine, if Yang Guang had been patient and slowly reformed and lasted for a few more generations, the Great Sui would definitely last for more years, rather than a flash in the pan.
Speaking of going back to the second generation of the emperor Li Shimin, he is very similar to Yang Guang, he is also a mess of Wenzhi and martial arts, and he is also a middle-aged emperor of his father, neither of whom was born as a prince, and Li Shimin should call Yang Guang cousin. But Li Shimin is much stronger than Yang Guang. Pingnan Chao Chen, 19-year-old Yang Guang is only a nominal marshal, but in fact, Gao Gong commands the whole army, Han Baohu and He Ruobi use their lives, and Yang Guang is going to gild. Not only did he have the greatest credit, but later Yang Guang also executed Gao Gong, Yu Wenbi, and He Ruobi, exiled Gao Xi's son to the frontier, and demoted Yu Wenbi and He Ruobi's wives and children to slaves. Su Wei was also sat down and lost his position. Empress Xiao's brother Xiao Cong was also deposed at home because of his friendship with He Ruobi, and died soon after. This is the fate of Yang Guang's close comrades-in-arms and capable subordinates. Self-destructing the team, it is not an exaggeration to call Emperor Yang.
On the other hand, when Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen, 16-year-old Li Shimin joined the army, this is not gold-plated, but actually joined the army to fight and learn experience. Li Shimin was subordinate to the Tunwei general Yun Dingxing at that time. When he was about to set off, Li Shimin said to Yun Dingxing: "You must bring a flag and a drum to set up suspicious soldiers." Besides, if the army of the whole country dared to surround the Son of Heaven, it must have thought that there was no one to rescue the country in a hurry. We will let the military flag stretch for dozens of miles, and let the cymbals and drums echo each other at night, and Hu Lu must have thought that the rescuers had gathered in a large army, and he would look at the dust raised by the army and flee. Otherwise, we will not be able to cope with the fact that the enemy is outnumbered, and their whole army will come to war. Yun Dingxing adopted Li Shimin's suggestion and stationed the army in Lao County, and the Turkic reconnaissance cavalry Pegasus reported to Shibi Khan: "The army of the Sui Dynasty has arrived. From this, the Turks broke the siege and fled.
Let's take a look at what happened to Mr. Yun, the old leader of Li Shimin's first time in the army. It is said that when Yang Yong was scolded by Emperor Wen of Sui, as the father-in-law of the prince, Mr. Yun Dingxing did not start from loving his son-in-law, admonishing the prince to think about it behind closed doors and keep the position of the prince, but continued to enter and leave the East Palace without restraint, and repeatedly offered strange clothes and treasured jade vessels for the old disrespectful three times in order to be pleasing and charming. These rumors have seriously damaged the reputation of your son-in-law, Prince Yang Yong, so you should put an end to your immorality. Otherwise, you may be in danger of coming to the end of your life. Of course, Yun Dingxing listened to it but didn't hear it, and he was still as always** Yang Yong was negligent in government affairs, and he was self-indulgent. Finally, his son-in-law, Prince Yang Yong, was expelled from the imperial court, and Yang Yong was deposed in October 600 after serving as governor of Xiangzhou for several months.
It seems that Mr. Yun's character and vision are average, and later he took refuge in Wang Shichong, forced Yang Tong to give way to Wang Shichong, and was named a captain. tossed and turned and voted for Datang. In this way, an old gentleman with many historical problems was also named the Duke of Guide by Li Shimin. Li Shimin and Yang Guang are also the second generation of emperors, why is the gap between people so big?