Soon the Northern Zhou Dynasty replaced the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Yuwen family became the emperor. Li Hu's son, Li Xun inherited the title of Duke of Tang State, and was the governor of Anzhou, the general of Zhuguo, which can be described as prominent. Li Yuan's life was not very good, his father Li Yu died when he was seven years old, and he attacked the title of Duke of Tang at a young age.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying called the three great misfortunes, but what about the three misfortunes? 1. Lost his father at a young age. 2. Middle-aged widowhood. 3. Loss of children in old age. Is there anything more unfortunate than that? Yes. That is, the three unfortunate experiences of life have changed.

Is there such a person? Yes. Who? Li Yuan. Li Yuan lived for 70 years old, and his father died at the age of seven, which was a misfortune; When he was not too old, his wife Dou left him and the children and left them first, which was a second misfortune; When he was old, he should have enjoyed ⊥ ⊥ no mistakes⊥ the little ⊥ said, →.q⌒led≈¤m Qingfu, the second son killed the eldest son, the fourth son and ten grandchildren, which is the third misfortune. Li Yuan's life has been bumpy, as evidence.

At that time, Li Yuan's name was Ono Yuan, and Yang Jian became the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (a necessary step before usurping the throne), and restored Ono to the Li family. How about it, is Li Yuan's ancestor more than Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestor. After the introduction of Li Yuan's ancestors, it is worth mentioning that Li Yuan's ancestors (fifth ancestor), Yang Jian's ancestors (fifth ancestor), and the ancestors (fourth ancestor) of the Yuwen family, the ruler of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all settled in Wuchuan. "Wuchuan" can really be described as the land of the tiger and the dragon, and the domain condensed by the king's qi has produced three emperors. There are no ancients before, and there are no pursuers after. Future generations have seen this. Do you also believe in the dragon vein theory? The niece of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Li Yuan's wife's surname is Dou, let's call it Dou (it was indeed called that in ancient times). It is not written in the marriage history book when they got married, and it is not easy to guess. In today's words, Dou is a beautiful girl. His father, Dou Yi, was in the Shangzhu Kingdom in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he was about the same as Li Yuan's grandfather's official.

But the Dou family is definitely much stronger than the Li family, because Dou Yi is married to a princess. How can you say that you are also a relative of the royal family! (This Li family can't compare) which princess? It is the eldest princess of Xiangyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, Dou is naturally the niece of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Dou was very smart when she was a child, and she had a hobby - she liked to read, and what was even more rare was that she never forgot the books she had read. That's an unforgettable skill! It can be seen that Dou is a very smart person. Emperor Wu liked this smart niece very much, and tried to raise her in the palace as his own daughter.

At that time, Emperor Wu had to marry the daughter of the Turkic as the queen, and there was no emotional foundation at all, and Emperor Wu of Zhou hated this queen very much. To put it bluntly, I look down on this Turkic woman. Dou persuaded Emperor Wu to make compromises in order to reduce the threat of the Northern Turks, and he could go all out to deal with the Northern Qi and Southern Chen. At this time, the Dou clan was not just smart, but wise, great wisdom.

Wisdom can't do great things, only wisdom can achieve great things, but it's a pity that Dou is a daughter! Later, Yang Jian usurped the throne of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and became emperor himself. Dou was very angry. He said angrily: "I just hate that I am not a man, and I can't save my uncle's troubles." Dou Yi immediately covered her mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful of causing trouble."

Second, sigh Dou's is not a man's body! Women don't let the eyebrows go! How many men are embarrassed! Although Dou Yi was frightened enough by his daughter's words. I feel that this daughter is different and can't marry casually, "I must find someone worthy of my daughter for my daughter." So Dou Yi hung two peacocks on the door screen. It is agreed that the person who can shoot two arrows into the peacock's eyes can be his son-in-law. There were dozens of people coming to shoot. Those who didn't shoot went back dejected. …

Li Yuan got there. Two arrows in a row hit the peacock's eyes. Dou Yi was very happy, "What a hero!" I have betrothed my daughter to you. "Lord Xie Dou." Dou Yi pretended to be angry and said, "What do you call me?" Li Yuan suddenly realized, "Father-in-law." ”

Dou Yi smiled slightly, and said in his heart: "Only such a person can be worthy of my baby daughter." "Later facts proved that we had to believe in Dou Yi's vision. It's a pity that Li Yuan belongs to the kind of late bloomer, and Dou Yi didn't see it, and Dou didn't see it. I wonder if they will feel pity themselves? If you marry a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?

After marriage, the young couple lived a happy little life and had their own little happiness. Dou's husband and children, who only presided over the housework in an orderly manner, is a very good wife. Soon, the Dou family gave birth to their first son for Li Yuan, named Li Jiancheng. I hope that their son will make a career and succeed in his career. This is what every parent who is a Chinese expects.

On January 23, 599 AD, in the eighteenth year of Emperor Wen of Sui, Dou gave birth to a second son in the Shaanxi Martial Arts Annex, named Li Shimin, which means to help the world and the people. Later, Dou gave birth to two sons and a daughter for Li Yuan - Li Yuanji, Li Xuanba and later Princess Pingyang (married to Chai Shao) In addition to reading, Dou also has another hobby - calligraphy, it is said that she writes Li Yuan's characters, and no one else can tell which of the two of them wrote it. In 604 AD, Yang Jian, the founder of the Sui Dynasty and Li Yuan's brother-in-law, went through his majestic and mighty life, and the crown prince Yang Guang ascended the throne in July. I have just said that Dou is not only a smart person, but also a person with great wisdom.

Because of her wisdom, she understands what Li Yuan doesn't understand, Li Yuan can't understand the form at that time, she can understand it. Li Yuan has been growing, and finally grew into an outstanding politician, and he certainly did not lack learning anything from the Dou family.

Once, Yang Guang saw that Li Yuan had a lot of wrinkles on his face, and jokingly called Li Yuan "grandma". The monarch laughed. Everyone laughed, so forget it, who is only Li Yuan's small heart, and he has been sullen when he returns home. Dou asked empathetically, "Husband, what's wrong?" ”

Li Yuan still had a stiff face, and he didn't squeak. Seeing this, Dou knew that Li Yuan had encountered something unhappy, so he personally went to the kitchen and made a few dishes that Li Yuan liked to eat. Also brought two bottles of wine. I plan to have two drinks with Li Yuan. At the wine table, classmate Li Yuan drank a few glasses of wine. His face was a little red and his eyes were straight. Li Yuan complained and said, "Yang Guang, that stinky boy. After only a few days as the emperor, he actually laughed at me, saying that my face looked like a grandmother. ”

His tongue was big when he spoke. Dou smiled: "How big should I do?" Look at your worthless appearance. Li Yuan was very unhappy, "I was angry with Yang Guang outside, and you still scolded me when I got home?" Dou stood up and bowed, and said with a smile: "I congratulate my husband." ”

Li Yuan was a little confused, "Where does the joy come from?" "This is a good thing, husband, you attacked Tang Guogong, 'Tang' is the homonym of 'Tang'. Grandma is the 'hall master'. The "hall master" is also the "Tang master".

Li Yuan was refreshed when he heard this, "You mean I can be the emperor." Dou smiled but did not answer. There are some things that end there, and there is no need to dwell on them. This is true even for those closest to them. Li Yuan was happy and drank two more bottles of wine, "If I become an emperor, I will definitely make you an empress." ”

This promise was later fulfilled, but it was posthumously sealed. In addition to loving the Dou family, Li Yuan also loves horses, and he has several horses. Dou persuaded Li Yuan: "Yang Guang likes eagles and horses, you know, you should dedicate this horse to Yang Guang, and you can't stay by your side." It's going to get into trouble after a long time, I hope you think about it. Li Yuan made another mistake with a small heart, and he was reluctant to give the military horse to Yang Guang. Sure enough, he was later reproached by Yang Guang. Not long after, Dou died at the age of 45. …

She could no longer see classmate Li Yuan sitting in the Jinluan Palace, dominating the world. I can't see his sons fighting for the throne, and in the end the brothers killed each other. Shortly after Dou's death. Li Yuan recalled Dou's Jianyì and deeply felt that Dou was very insightful, so he offered eagle dogs to Yang Guang many times, so he was trusted by Yang Guang and promoted to general. Li Yuan said to his sons in tears, "If I had listened to your mother, I would have become a big official a long time ago." "Three sighs, Dou is not a man. Gao Yuan: "Who am I looking to provoke?" ”

In 611 AD, that is, the seventh year of Emperor Yang Guangye of Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty has gone through 30 years, and compared with the Tang Dynasty, which enjoyed the country for 289 years, the Sui Dynasty is now particularly young. However, what no one would believe was that the Sui Dynasty had a short lifespan like primitive people, although he was only thirty years old, he was already an old man.

Maybe other people would think of this, but Yang Guang definitely didn't think of it, at least he wouldn't think of it now, because he didn't have time, and his time was spent on doing a big thing. He thought that as long as this thing was completed, it would be enough to prove that he surpassed his father Yang Jian, because Yang Jian did not do this thing. That was the conquest of Goguryeo. The country of Goguryeo was located on the present-day Korean Peninsula and parts of Liaoning and Jilin provinces.

Fighting a war requires a reason, and if there is no reason, it is a division that is unknown. Under the wise leadership of Yang Guang, the cause of the Great Sui Empire is thriving, how can there be no reason to fight, let alone fight such a small country, we must find a grandiose reason. After looking and searching, Yang Guang and his gang of dogs finally found a reason - not to pay tribute.

What is the reason for this? is a good reason. At that time, Goguryeo was a vassal state of the Sui Dynasty, and according to the regulations, it was required to pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty every year. If you don't come to pay tribute, you're really fat, and if you don't beat you, you will run away. The fact is that Goryeo was generally very regular before 610 years ago. The Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, one was a suzerainty and the other was a vassal state.

The Sui Dynasty was the boss of Goguryeo, and the relationship between the two sides was still very harmonious. Goguryeo pays tribute every year, and Yang Guang is not stingy, and he is rewarded a lot every time, so he doesn't let such a little brother come from afar to run in vain. It was in 610 that this harmonious relationship suddenly became discordant.

Is Yang Guang a person? I love to show off too much. If you have nothing to do, go to the neighbors (all of them are his little brothers) and take a walk, show your magnanimity, go in vain, and give people money, that's really a waste of money, isn't this a head kicked by a donkey? And was kicked more than once or twice. This is not to be kicked again. Yang Guang wants to go to the younger brother of the Eastern Turk (Khanate) to have a look, travel, take a bath, and soak in the sauna.

In fact, this is all a disguise, but in fact, Yang Guang's addiction is committed again. Seeing that Boss Yang was so arrogant, he made an extraordinary move casually, and of course the Eastern Turkic Qimin Khan (Ashina Dyegan) was warmly welcomed. It was a coincidence that the envoy of Goguryeo (Kingdom) was also a guest at the Qimin Khan, and the Qimin Khan brought the envoy to meet Yang Guang.

One of Yang Guang's many doglegs, Pei Ju, didn't know what to do at that time, and said to Yang Guang: "Goguryeo has been China's territory since ancient times. It is an inseparable part of China, and we must adhere to the one-China principle.

Goguryeo was originally a mining town of Kei (Yinji) in the Western Zhou Dynasty. During the Han and Han dynasties, counties were established, and later became an independent country. Emperor Xian (Yang Jian) once fought Goguryeo, but because Yang Liang (Yang Jian's commander who attacked Goguryeo and Yang Guang's younger brother) was incompetent, so he failed, and now the national cause is thriving, which is the time to pacify Goguryeo. Now that their envoys have seen the complete sinicization of the Turks, we can use this fear to force their king to come to Beijing to meet him. Pei Ju is worthy of being a top dog, and he pats the sycophants just on the spot, which is in line with Yang Guang's psychology of surpassing his father Yang Jian. Therefore. Yang Guang agreed with his proposal. He said to the messenger, "Go back and tell your king, my little brother, to see me next year in Zhuojun." If your king does not come, I will lead the Khan of Qimin to inspect your land. "It's quite subtle, but. …

The envoy immediately understood what was going on, he didn't dare to breathe, and knelt on the ground with his head down, only to say, "The minister knows." Bring the words by all means. "Go down, I'll be angry when I see you Fanbangs." The messenger had received amnesty, and he retreated. "Pei Ju, where do you say we are going to hunt?" The king of Goguryeo at that time was the twenty-sixth. His name is Gao Yuan.

The envoy quickly returned to Goguryeo and brought the words of Yang Guangrang to Gao Yuan, who was frightened enough. I was speechless for a while. I don't know if I'm scared. Or did it come back to self-confidence, in short, since then, Goguryeo, as a younger brother, rarely gave gifts to the boss. The younger brother does not give gifts. , of course, the boss is going to be angry. The boss was angry, and the consequences were very strict.

On February 26, 611, Yang Guang issued an edict to attack Goguryeo. The headquarters of the Goguryeo Army was established in Zhuo County. When Gao Yuan got the news, he sat on the palace in Pyongyang City, wiped his tears, wiped his big nose, and sobbed and said, "Who am I trying to provoke?" ”

Yang Guang made many mistakes in his life, this was the biggest mistake he made, he led the Sui Dynasty to the abyss step by step, and jumped down without hesitation. There is a saying: those who do not prepare are those who are prepared to fail. Countless facts have proved that this sentence is very reasonable.

In order to be able to conquer Goguryeo smoothly, Yang Guang made the following preparations for this war: As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. The first thing to prepare for a war is grain and grass, and the soldiers must not be allowed to drink the northwest wind!

Yang Guang's first expedition to Goguryeo mobilized more than one million soldiers, not counting the logistics personnel, just these people spit on a mouthful of spit, and they can definitely drown individuals. With so many people to fight, there is really no one before and no one after you, thinking about the world and the world, Yang Guang, why is your heart so big?

We have to say that Yang Guang must have entered the water again after his head was kicked by a donkey, who can do this to a normal person! I took YU! So many people don't say what they eat in a day, even the consumption of a meal is amazing, and how to solve this problem is the key to whether Yang Guangjun's army can win.

Yang Guang requisitioned and dispatched people and boats from the counties south of the Yangtze River and Huai River to transport grain from Liyangcang (present-day Junxian Jing, Henan Province) and Luokoucang (present-day Gongxian Dong, Henan Province) to Zhuo County. Large and small ships, more than 1,000 miles in turn.

Coming and going, hundreds of thousands of people have always been on the road (this reminds me of the Huaihai Campaign, the people enthusiastically supported the front, the difference is that this is forced, and the people of the Huaihai Campaign are voluntary, which is really a world of difference), day and night are uninterrupted, and the main road is blocked because of this. The problem of food was solved, although it was not humane (Yang Guang rarely did humane things to the people after he ascended the throne, I doubt that this buddy has quit), but in the end this is no longer a problem.

People, you still need people to fight a war, the key is that someone will give you your life, and it is a waste to have food that no one eats. Yang Guang ordered a general mobilization of the whole country, and regardless of the distance, the troops from all over the country gathered in Zhuo County. He also requisitioned 10,000 sailors, 30,000 archers, and 30,000 short-spear assaulters from Lingnan (south of Nanling) from the counties south of the Yangtze River and Huai River.

In order to conquer Goguryeo and use the navy, Yang Guang ordered Yuan Hongsi, the commander-in-chief of the Youzhou Military Region and commander-in-chief of the Youzhou Military Region, to go to Haikou in Donglai County (now Laizhou City, Shandong) and build 300 warships. At that time, the overseers were very perverted and strictly supervised, so that all the craftsmen stood in the water day and night, and did not dare to rest for a moment, and from the waist down, they were all infested with insects, and three or four out of ten died. After making the above three preparations, Yang Guang made the fourth preparation.

Yang Guang ordered the counties south of the Yellow River, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River to manufacture 50,000 baggage trucks and send them to Gaoyang County (present-day Dingzhou City, Hebei Province) to load clothes, armor, and tents; Instead of oxen and horses, chariots were drawn by soldiers. He also requisitioned and transferred people from the north and south of the Yellow River to supply military needs.

A large number of soldiers and men died in the middle of the way, and the corpses pressed against the corpses, and the weather was still very hot at that time, and the corpses were decomposing one after another, and the roads were full of pus and blood, and the stench was strong. (To be continued......)