Who is the real culprit in Yang Ye's death? Pan Mei was blamed for bearing the truth of a thousand years of infamy
We all know that"Yang Jiajiang"story. The reason why this story is widely spread is that it not only successfully demonstrated the loyalty of the Yang family generals, but also made Pan Mei bear the infamy of thousands of years. If we understand this history, we can actually know that the real cause of Yang Taigong's death was the prison army Wang Susu, but why was Pan Mei portrayed as the culprit and finally cursed for a thousand years?
Zhao Guangyi transferred troops north. Yang Jiye died of hunger strike.
In the third year of Yongxi (986), Zhao Guangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, decided to invade the Liao State in the north and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun: the Eastern Route Army, with Cao Bin as the main commander, marched to Xiongzhou and Bazhou; The Middle Route Army, with Tian Chongjin as the main commander, went north from Feihu (Laishui, Hebei); The Western Route Army, with Pan Mei and Yang Ye as the main and deputy commanders, led the army to resist Liao from Yanmen Pass.
At the beginning of the war, the Song army advanced rapidly on all fronts, with Cao Bin capturing Gu'an in the south, Tian Chongjin defeating the Liao army north of Feihu, and Pan Mei attacking the Liao army in the west and capturing Huanzhou. Soon, Cao Bin conquered Zhuozhou, and Pan Mei conquered Shuozhou, Yingzhou, and Yunzhou.
However, because Yelu Xiuge cut off the grain route, Song Taizong sent people to warn Cao Bin not to march too fast, because Yelu Xiuge did not have anyone to restrain him, and once the Eastern Route Army changed its decision, it would definitely put the Central Route Army and the Western Route Army in a critical situation. After Cao Bin heard the news that the generals Pan Mei and Tian Chongjin had won one after another, he could no longer restrain the generals, and could only meet everyone's wishes"Pack up the five days' supplies and then go to attack Zhuozhou"。
As a result, Cao Bin's Eastern Route Army was pursued by Yelu and defeated. Subsequently, the Liao army ** successively captured Weizhou and Huanzhou. Seeing that the general trend had gone, Song Taizong ordered Pan Mei and Yang Yue to lead the residents of Yun, Shuo, Huan, and Ying to move to the interior.
Yang Ye then proposed a withdrawal plan to Pan Mei and others, but Wang Yu refused"led tens of thousands of troops and did not dare to advance. But the Yanmen Gate in northern Sichuan should beat the drum and go"。Liu Wenyu also supported, Yang Ye vetoed, and Yu Wang said"Chunhou is invincible, how can he see the enemy at this time and not fight? "
After all, Yang Ye is a loyal minister and a good general, so he had to point to the mouth of the Chen family and say:"All the horses will put their bows here to support the left and right flanks, and when I come back here, I will hold down the enemy with my infantry and get you out, or the enemy will kill you all. "So, Pan Mei and Wang Susu led their troops to line up at Gukou. So, Pan Mei and Wang Susu led their troops to line up at Taniguchi. Wang Susu sent people to climb the Tugu platform to look, but did not see the Liao army coming, so he thought that the Liao army had been defeated and retreated, in order to fight for the fighter, Wang Susu and others led the army to leave the valley. Pan Mei could not control the army under these circumstances, so he had to lead the army along the Jiaohe River to the southwest for twenty miles.
When Yang Ye led his army to Gukou, there was no trace of the Song army. When the Liao army attacked, Yang Ye was eventually captured due to his injuries, and his second son Yang Yanyu was also killed on the battlefield. After Yang Ye was captured, he died of hunger strike for three days. Pan Mei learned of Yang Ye's defeat and was forced to return with his troops.
If Pan Mei is not the real murderer, why is she cursed for a thousand years?
In fact, Pan Mei was in an awkward position at the time. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the military generals were not convinced, Zhao Guangyi did not ascend the throne for a long time, and Pan Mei, as a senior general, did not dare to oppose the prison army Wang Yu. After the end of the Northern Expedition, when Song Taizong dealt with the personnel involved in the battle of Zhao Guangyi, he demoted Pan Mei **, and Wang Yu was killed"In addition to the name of Jinzhou Prefecture", Liu Wenyu was been"Except for the name of the state capital"。Zhao Guangyi also believes that Wang Susu should bear the main responsibility for Pan Mei's death. Why was Panmei cursed for a thousand years?
1.Pan Mei is not without responsibility. Although Pan Mei is not responsible for Yang Yi's death, Pan Mei, as the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, cannot be said to be without certain responsibility for such a tragedy. This is also the reason why he was finally demoted to the third grade.
2.The need for artistic creation. As we all know, the reason why "The Legend of the Yang Family's Loyalty" is famous all over the world is inseparable from other works of art. In order to create the loyal image of the Yang family general in the artwork, it is necessary to set up a traitor, and the suspected boss of this traitor is Wang Xu, but his boss identity is only'Not enough'！"If he stood on the opposite side of Master Pan Mei, it would undoubtedly make Yang Ye's death even more tragic.
3.The influence of works of art is significantly greater than that of history. Pan Mei's image of a traitor will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which is a very important reason why the circulation rate and influence of works of art are significantly greater than those of official history. Under the extensive influence of these works of art, Pan Mei still has a long way to go to completely get rid of the image of a traitor.
The reason why Pan Mei became a traitor is because she can't get rid of her leadership responsibilities, the need for artistic creation, and the influence of her works of art, which makes her image of a traitor"Deeply rooted in the hearts of the people"。