In 589 AD, the Sui army invaded Jiankang, the capital of the Chen Dynasty, and the Chen Dynasty fell.
After Chen Shubao, the queen of Chen, saw Emperor Wen of Sui and Yang Jian, he made a request: "I am also a person who has been an emperor anyway, you can give me an official as an official." You see that Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, also has the title of Duke Anle, I can't be worse than Liu Chan, right? “
Yang Jian shook his head, quite speechless at Chen Shubao's request. In the end, he gave Chen Shubao four words as the most appropriate evaluation of this confused emperor.
What kind of emperor is Chen Shubao? To put it simply, it's unreliable. He didn't do anything that the emperor should do, and he did everything he didn't do all day long. When the ministers and people of the Chen Dynasty met such an emperor, they could be regarded as eight lifetimes of mold.
In his early years, Chen Shubao worked as a proton with his family in the Western Wei Dynasty and depended on his mother. This directly led to his childhood being spent in doting.
Although it was a proton, the Chen Dynasty was powerful at that time, so the treatment of Chen Shubao and his family was not bad.
After returning to the Chen Dynasty, Chen Shubao's character had been finalized, which also directly led to the tragedy of the Chen Dynasty.
After Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne, the Chen Dynasty has been going downhill, but he doesn't care. Ignore the government all day long, and only care about pleasure.
Chen Shubao has two major hobbies, poetry and beauty. This is very similar to Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Chen Shubao's poems are the best in the world. Du Mu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, has a very famous poem called "Bo Qinhuai", two of which are "The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the flower in the backyard across the river".
The "backyard flowers" here refer to the "Yushu Backyard Flowers" created by Chen Shubao. This poem describes the extravagant life in the palace and the charming and touching appearance of the beauties in the palace.
This is enough to see Chen Shubao's attainments in poetry. According to historical records, Chen Shubao feasted and drank with a group of literati all day long, and wrote poems while drinking, quite in the style of "poet immortal" Li Bai.
With poetry and wine, how can you do without a beautiful woman? According to historical records: there are thousands of palace maids who have a look, so that Xi and Song are sung, and the divisions are stacked and happy.
In other words, Chen Shubao selected thousands of women with outstanding appearances, trained them in rhythm and dance, and let them be responsible for dancing and playing music in the palace.
In addition, Chen Shubao also favored Chen Lihua, Kong Guifei and others, and they were able to interfere in court politics. Those who flatter them can be promoted, and those who disobey them are demoted or directly expelled from the court. For a time, the court of the Chen Dynasty was made into a miasma by them.
At this point, the Chen Dynasty has basically reached the end of the road. On the other hand, the Sui Dynasty established by Yang Jian was thriving.
Yang Jian, born in Hongnong Yang's family, is a famous family. His father, Yang Zhong, was named the Duke of Zhuguo and Suiguo because he followed Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwentai to raise troops.
After Yang Zhong's death, Yang Jian inherited the title of Duke of Suiguo. Yang Jian made many military exploits and was deeply valued by Emperor Wu of Zhou. As a result, the courtiers and clans were jealous, and many people had made suggestions to Emperor Wu of Zhou, suggesting that Yang Jian's authority should be weakened, or at least to be wary of him.
However, Emperor Wu of Zhou firmly believed in Yang and was unmoved by these words.
Emperor Xuan of Zhou succeeded to the throne, and his empress was Yang Jian's daughter, so Yang Jian continued to be reused. This week, Emperor Xuan and Chen Shubao are the same dog, and they are even inferior to Chen Shubao. Chen Shubao is a good poet and has unparalleled talents, and he has the ability to do it. And Emperor Xuan of Zhou was simply addicted to wine and ignored the government.
His biggest feat is probably the canonization of five queens in a row, which can be regarded as breaking the historical record.
In the end, the emperor suffered his own self-inflicted self-inflicted collapse of his body. Yang Jian's grandson, Emperor Jing of Zhou, succeeded to the throne, and Yang Jian was able to take sole power. Soon after, he had his grandson Chan abdicate the throne and establish the Sui dynasty.
Yang Jian's usurpation of the throne naturally attracted the dissatisfaction of some ministers loyal to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Xiangzhou Governor Wei Chi Hui, Yunzhou Governor Sima Zhen, and Yizhou Governor Wang Qian raised troops one after another, and there were many responders. For a time, Yang Jian was embattled.
At this time, Yang Jian showed a thunderous approach. On the one hand, he rewarded his ministers and stabilized the court; On the other hand, he dispatched troops to fight against rebellion.
It took only a few months for the mighty rebels to be put down. Only then did Yang Jian completely sit on the throne.
Next, Yang Jian began to grind his fists, intending to clean up the Chen Dynasty and bring the world back to oneness.
Just when Yang Jian was gathering a large army and preparing to send troops to the Chen Dynasty, bad news suddenly came: the Turks had invaded the border.
Yang Jian had no choice but to let Chen Shubao be free for a while. For the Turks, he was so angry that his teeth itched. The Turkic strength was far inferior to that of the Sui Dynasty, but from time to time they violated the border, which made Yang Jian overwhelmed.
This time, Yang Jian was determined to fight the Turks. So he mobilized a large army and fought several great battles with the Turks. The Turkic power was greatly damaged, and they could no longer threaten the Sui Dynasty.
And Chen Shubao's good days are over.
In November 588, a grand banquet was being held in the palace of Jiankang, the capital of the Chen Dynasty. Chen Shubao and the ministers drank and had fun, and Mei Ji was accompanied by him.
Suddenly, a guard rushed in: "Report, the army of the Sui Dynasty has been found on the other side of the Yangtze River." The Sui army was menacing, with hundreds of warships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. ”
Everyone was frightened, the musicians forgot to play the music, and the singers forgot to dance. The courtiers looked at Emperor Chen Shubao in horror.
Chen Shubao was just stunned for a moment, and then said, "Don't stop, continue to play music and continue to dance." ”
The ministers were completely speechless about the emperor, and everyone called the door, but he didn't take it seriously at all.
A more favored minister, relying on Chen Shubao's favor, boldly said: "Your Majesty, the Sui army sent troops this time, which is different from the past. Most of the elites are out, so it's better to prepare early. ”
Chen Shubao didn't care, and said: "How many times have you called from the north?" Which one has it been successful? The Northern Qi attacked three times, and the Northern Zhou attacked twice, but didn't they all return in vain? As long as there is this Yangtze River natural danger, the Sui army has nothing to worry about. ”
The ministers looked at each other, and they all felt that the emperor was hopeless.
As a result, it was the day of the New Year. ** are all celebrating the New Year, and they are all drunk. The Sui army took the opportunity to cross the river and occupied the ferry very smoothly. A steady stream of Sui troops was transported to the other side by warships.
By the time Chen Shubao reacted, the Sui army was already about to hit Jiankang. Chen Shubao knew that he was afraid, so he hurriedly gathered his army and rushed to the battle.
Due to Chen Shubao's indiscriminate command, a defense line of more than 20 miles long was set up, and there were not many troops in each section. This is actually a disguised weakening of the combat effectiveness of the **.
It is conceivable that this army is completely vulnerable in front of the Sui army. Soon, Chen Shubao became a prisoner, and the Chen Dynasty perished.
For this fallen king, Yang Jian did not embarrass him. just put him under house arrest, and served him with good wine and food.
After some observation, Yang Jian felt that Chen Shubao had no ambition and no talent, so he relaxed his management and even allowed him to go to court.
One day, Yang Jian went to visit Chen Shubao's mansion. After some conversation, Chen Shubao suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you see that I have also been the emperor's person." Now I don't have a half-official position, and it's inconvenient for others to call me. Why don't you give me an official to do it? I can't be worse than Liu Chan, right? He's still a happy man. ”
When Yang Jian heard this, he thought: You are not as good as Liu Chan. After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan was in charge of the court for twenty or thirty years, and the Shu Han court was stable. Is this something you can compare?
But thinking about it, Yang Jian naturally wouldn't say that. He left Chen Shubao four words, "no heart at all", and then left.
The next day, Chen Shubao received a holy decree and named him a member of the third grade.
Yang Jian's evaluation of Chen Shubao is appropriate. Even Liu Chan, don't look at people who are greedy for pleasure, but he also knows that he has done a good job in dealing with the government and balancing the courtiers.
On the other hand, Chen Shubao only knows how to sing poems and feast. The Sui army has called, and he doesn't care yet. I didn't take Jiangshan Sheji to heart at all.
Every time Yang Jian invited Chen Shubao to a banquet, he was not allowed to play Chen Chao's **, worried that Chen Shubao would touch the scene. The result? Chen Shubao didn't care at all, and even proposed to have some Chen Chao's ** fun. He is really "happy".
In 604 AD, Chen Shubao died of illness. It has been 15 years since the fall of the Chen Dynasty.
Having such an emperor as Chen Shubao is the misfortune of the Chen Dynasty, and it is also the luck of China. It is precisely because of Chen Shubao that Yang Jian was able to unify the north and the south so smoothly and make China unified again. From this point of view, although Chen Shubao is "completely heartless", he can be regarded as a great contribution. No wonder Yang Jian is so tolerant of him.