Yang Jian destroyed Chen, and Empress Chen sought the official. Yang Jian shook his head and said: "In life, wealth must be determined by life, and nothing is left to others. ”
Although the fate of the deceased monarch is usually miserable, there are exceptions, such as Chen Shubao, the queen of the Southern Dynasty. When Yang Jian invaded the capital of the Chen Dynasty, he not only spared Chen Shubao's life, but also treated him favorably and let him enjoy delicious food.
This rare way of dealing with the deceased monarch demonstrates Yang Jian's generous and benevolent character. Chen Shubao was able to save his life thanks to his encounter with Mingjun Yang Jian, otherwise, he might have died in Huangquan long ago.
However, Chen Shubao was not satisfied and still wanted to seek a high position in the imperial court. Yang Jian couldn't accept this, so he had to refuse him and send him a word.
Chen Shubao's evaluation of history is complex and contradictory, and his image of arrogance and lasciviousness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making it easy for people to ignore his political achievements. Although his rule was mediocre, he showed a deep understanding of the people's suffering, who was sympathetic to the people's livelihood, eager to seek talent, and often granted amnesty to the world.
However, even with his achievements, they pale in comparison to his lavish life. This may be the reason why he eventually led to the decline of the country. In fact, Chen Shubao's throne was not easy to come by, as the crown prince, his younger brother Chen Shuling has always had usurper ambitions, and even sent someone to assassinate him.
After a palace coup d'état, Chen Shuling was captured and killed, and he was able to ascend the throne smoothly.
He enjoyed a prosperous life in the life of the Northern Dynasty, and the doting of his mother's love also allowed him to develop an arrogant personality. However, the lack of paternal love caused him to miss the opportunity to grow up at an age when he should have been educated, and it also brought many follow-up problems.
After Chen Shubao ascended the throne, he began to pursue luxury, in stark contrast to the thrifty emperors of the Chen Dynasty. He thought that the simple decoration of the palace did not match his status, so he ordered the palace to be renovated, decorated with sunken sandalwood and gold and jade beads, set up treasure beds and treasure tents, and piled up strange stones, diverted water into pools, and planted precious flowers and plants.
Such a level of luxury was rare at the time.
Chen Shubao's happiness mainly comes from the entertainment of the court, and he almost ignores government affairs, and leaves it all to Chen Shujian to deal with. As Chen Shujian's power in the court grew, Chen Shubao became wary of him.
At the same time, the ** of Shi Wenqing and other ministers in the DPRK made Chen Shubao even more distrustful of him, and finally sent him to Jiangzhou as an assassin. However, despite Chen Shubao's best efforts, the Chen dynasty still inevitably went into decline.
When Chen Shubao ascended the throne, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, also began his reign. Yang Jian had always had the ambition to unify the whole country, so under the advice of his ministers, he decided to attack the Chen dynasty.
In order to attack the Chen Dynasty, Yang Jian made comprehensive preparations. The Chen Dynasty, believing that the Yangtze River could be used as a natural barrier, has always despised the Sui Dynasty, believing that the Sui Dynasty could not cross the Yangtze River.
Chen Shubao thinks the same. However, in order to cross the Yangtze River smoothly, Yang Jian began to build warships, and appointed Yang Guang, Yang Jun, and Yang Su as marshals, leading an army of 510,000 to attack Jiangnan in separate ways.
Their army stretched thousands of miles, and Yang Jian was confident in destroying the Chen dynasty. At this time, Chen Shubao was immersed in a luxurious life and enjoyed himself with his beloved concubines.
When the soldiers on the border reported the news of the Sui invasion, Chen Shubao did not believe it, and only Yuan Xian suggested sending troops to resist, but he did not listen.
Chen Shubao's indifference gave the Sui army a good opportunity to invade, and there were frequent reports of urgency in various counties, but Chen Shubao still indulged in wine, laughed at the defeat of the Qi army and the Zhou state, and trusted Kong Fan's judgment.
However, just when he thought that the Sui army would not be able to fly across the Yangtze River, Yang Jian led a team of warships to quietly invade and occupy Taoye Mountain in Liuhe Town, shattering Chen Shubao's illusions.
Chen Shubao realized the seriousness of the situation at this time, and he immediately dispatched a large army to meet the battle, but he was repeatedly attacked by the Sui army. Wherever the Sui army went, the military discipline was strict and won the love of the people, and they captured Jingkou, Guyi and other places all the way.
Although there is still a 100,000-strong army in Jiankang City, Chen Shubao has already messed up, not only does not know how to command correctly, but also stubbornly and does not listen to the opinions of others. In such a state, their battle with the Sui army was naturally defeated.
In the end, the Sui army attacked Jiankang City and approached the imperial palace. Yuan Xian suggested that Chen Shubao follow the example of Emperor Wu of Liang and surrender to Hou Jing and present the jade seal. However, Chen Shubao was unwilling, and he only took his concubine to hide in a well in the palace.
After the Sui army broke through the palace, they searched everywhere for traces of Chen Shubao, and finally found them in a dry well. From then on, the Chen Dynasty was declared to be over, and Yang Jian realized his desire to unify China.
After the fall of the Chen Dynasty, Yang Jian executed Chen Shubao's concubines and traitors, but he was extremely lenient towards Chen Shubao. He gifted Chen Shubao a splendid abode and sent a large number of servants to serve him, so that he could live a prosperous and carefree life.
More importantly, Yang Jian also allowed Chen Shubao to participate in the court meeting as a third-grade **, as a king of a dead country, it is really rare for him to enjoy such treatment.
However, Chen Shubao felt that his identity was humiliated because he had no grade.
In order to appease Chen Shubao's emotions, Yang Jian often invited him to banquets, and specially instructed him not to play Jiangnan's **, so as not to arouse his sadness. However, Chen Shubao did not take the matter of the death of the country to heart, but asked Yang Jian to arrange an official position for him.
After hearing this, Yang Jian shook his head and said: "This person is really cold-hearted and hard-hearted", and then there was a report that Chen Shubao was drunk every day and rarely sobered. Yang Jian smiled and said, "Let him drink, otherwise what will he do to pass the time?" ”
Once Yang Jian toured the east, Chen Shubao accompanied him to the banquet. Chen Shubao wrote a poem to ask for an official, and Yang Jian replied with a poem: "The cause of your defeat is related to drinking, if you can devote the energy of drinking to national affairs, why is it so?" ”
Chen Shubao was speechless, and he didn't understand why he died from beginning to end. Yang Jian did not kill Chen Shubao not because of his kindness, but because he wanted to win people's hearts and let the people see his respect for the former and future masters, so as to win the hearts of the people.
But Chen Shubao didn't even notice his mistake, but instead asked Yang Jian for an official, which is really ridiculous and generous. Yang Jian was well aware of this principle and understood Chen Shubao's character, so he categorically rejected his request, and letting him enter the court was already a great favor.