A human tragedy ensued. According to historical records, Yang Yong's ending was quite miserable. The emperor assigned the management and guardianship of Yang Yong to the new crown prince Yang Guang.

Nominally a caretaker, but in reality a captivity. What is particularly impressive is that such a scene recorded in the history books is deeply imprinted in my mind and lingers.

In a small courtyard in the East Palace of Chang'an City, Yang Yong's clothes were thin and ragged, his expression was lonely and lonely, his face was pale and haggard, he climbed an old locust tree on the thick snow, and shouted loudly to the bedroom of his father Yang Jian in the west. Historians are especially fond of ink.

It is also rare to be able to write this event in such a vivid way in an official history like Tongjian. I think there are several main reasons: first, Yang Yong's shouting of grievances does exist, otherwise he would not describe a piece of life in such detail and image; Second, Yang Yong really has no choice, his channels for external communication are completely blocked, and the only way is to climb trees and shout grievances; Third, he is really wronged, otherwise he would not be so disregarded for his image, so energetic and a little crazy.

He wanted to plead to his father, and the restoration would definitely be no fun, even if his father could understand and listen to his heart, it would be a great comfort to him.

Yang Yong's mournful cry of the north wind accompanied by the call sign can occasionally drift into the ears of Emperor Wen Yang Jian, and he will also ask about the situation, Yang Su's explanation to the emperor is that Yang Yong has gone insane, this is an iron case, and he must not spoil the social plan for the sake of the private relationship between father and son.

It is recorded in the history books that Yang Guang did not kill his father Yang Jian. There is no mention in the Sui book, and the scene of Comrade Yang Jian's return to the West is very warm and touching. Wrapping his arms around the necks of He Chou and other ministers, he said goodbye to him, and entrusted the crown prince Yang Guang to you.

Even in the Northern Song Dynasty, which hated and derogated Yang Guang to the extreme, Mr. Sima Guang did not dare to say it directly in Tongjian, only said that there was a lot of discussion outside. But it was this fateful discussion that became the biggest push for people to dig a pit and drug Yang Guang! I'll analyze it carefully! The big guy is patient and looks first! Ha ha

What is a real traitor? The real traitors and evildoers have always appeared in the form of great loyalty and righteousness. There have been too many such people in history. Yang Su's righteous words and noble sentiments for the sake of the old Yang family's Jiangshan Sheji made the emperor a little moved, and even a little ashamed and embarrassed. This hypocrite, cloaked in the cloak of high morality, can finally do that filthy thing.

Yang Yong is completely finished in this way, in this era and family where politics is his life, the fall of the government power means the end of a qiē.

Reading this history, you will feel a strong gap and contradiction. On the one hand, there are grand undertakings and thousands of miles of country, but on the other hand, there are cruelty, bloodshed and suspicion.

Including Yang Jian himself, on the one hand, he is diligent, honest, thrifty and self-disciplined, but at the same time he is cruel and mean, and he is unkind, and such a strong contrast and contradiction is concentrated in one person and one period, which has a particularly great impact on people's hearts.

This could be real history and real people. History is inherently three-dimensional and multifaceted. It may be that if you want to achieve great things, you have to be cold-blooded or even bloodthirsty. For the heroes who helped him seize the world, as long as there is the slightest threat to his throne (sometimes he is nervous), he will also pull it out mercilessly. Even for his own son, he is very unkind.

The eldest son, Yang Yong, was deposed, and was finally given death by Yang Yuejiao. The third son, Yang Jun, the king of Qin, was poisoned by his jealous wife Cui Shi due to his arrogance and indulgence, and was poisoned by his jealous wife Cui. The widow's father did not care about his son's health, but sent a messenger to scold Yang Jun.

Under the shame and fear, Yang Jun's condition deteriorated dramatically. Just when Yang Jian was upset and anxious about Yang Yong's deposition, his third son Yang Jun drove west.

But after hearing the news, his father Yang Jian was not overly sad, only howled twice, and forbade the erection of a monument for Yang Jun with the example of the ancient sages, and did not allow Yang Jun's two sons to inherit the title.

Such a lack of father-son affection is rare in the world. The fourth son, Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, is still an arrogant and lascivious master, I really don't understand that the sons born to the old Yang family are all of the same type, it is estimated that it is a genetic problem. They are all arrogant and lascivious, arrogant, or very irritable.

One Yang Guang looked pretty good, but later I learned that this brother was all pretending, which was better than his four brothers.

The four sons of the Yang family still inherited the excellent genes of being beautiful in the family. It is recorded in the history books that the fourth prince of the Yang family is "heroic and courageous", but obviously judging from his appearance, it is more accurate to describe this prince with our common saying, which is really "an embroidered pillow and a bag of grass".

After the second brother Yang Guang succeeded in winning the heir, the fourth brother obviously showed an unsatisfactory attitude, Yang Guang was about to rectify his authority, he sent it directly to the door, and under Yang Guang's instructions, Yang Su's conspiracy task force immediately operated. In 602 A.D., the second year of Renshou, the imperial court issued an edict to recruit Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, into Beijing, preparing to wipe out Yang Xiu and his henchmen. Yang Xiu was terrified. What should I do?

Rebellion, right? Ill-prepared, and incapable of having the ability and confidence to do so. Yang Xiu is not only afraid but also a straw bag, his own energy is really limited, the court is full of cattle and people, Yang Guang Yang Su and Daddy Yang Jian, they are all god-level characters, don't be too strict with precautions.

After thinking about it, I had no choice but to ride into the pilgrimage to see my father. When Emperor Wen Yang Jian received him, he "didn't speak", which made Yang Xiu even more frightened. And Yang Jian threatened to behead Yang Xiu in the downtown area to thank the world. In the end, Yang Xiu's luck was not too bad, and he was imprisoned until the outbreak of the Jiangdu Incident, and finally was killed by Yu Wenhua and Yang Guang together.

The youngest son, Han Wang Yang Liang, has been fully doted on by his parents since he was a child. Generally, parents are like this, and they take special care of the elderly. When Yang Liang grew up, according to the regulations, the vassal king was to go to his fiefdom, and Yang Liang was appointed as the governor of the state, in charge of the military affairs and people's livelihood in the fifty-two states such as Shandong, Henan, Hebei, and Shanxi, which was basically equivalent to half of North China, and with his father's special permission, he could act cheaply.

This little prince is also arrogant and terrible, he has no ability, the more proud such a person is, the more dangerous it is, but in reality, this kind of person still puts himself in the boss with his own identity spectrum.

For example, in the eighteenth year of Kaihuang (598 AD), Emperor Wen prepared to conquer Goryeo in the east due to Goguryeo's invasion of Liaoxi in the Great Sui. At this time, Prime Minister Gao Xi was very opposed. Gao Xi thought that it was too unreliable to fight Goryeo, not to mention the labor expedition, and it was harmless to gain and loss.

Moreover, Goryeo was very united in the country at that time, and there were no major famines and plagues, and the key divisions were unknown. But Emperor Wen didn't think so, he was being carried away by the great good form of national unification, the Southern Dynasty was pacified, the Turks were also subdued, and only Goguryeo was left. How can I justify such a small country of projectiles if I don't take it down?

If this is left unchecked, where is the national prestige of my Great Sui? Soon the emperor appointed Gao Xi as the marshal Changshi, who was fully responsible for military work and led a waterway army of 300,000 to attack Liao. But the problem is that the nominal commander-in-chief of this march and battle is not the left servant Gao Xi, and the marshal is Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty.

The contradiction in the middle came out, and it was Gao Xi who was specifically responsible for the work, but Gao Xi also had to be dispatched by the prince, and the responsibilities and rights were completely unequal.

Moreover, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is the youngest son of Queen Dugu and the emperor, not to mention arrogance and lewdness, he also loves to put the prince and marshal on the score.

Treat marching and fighting as child's play. That Gao Xi is an old minister and an important minister, how can he listen to the blind command of a hairy boy who doesn't understand military affairs at all?

This war is not a game, it is a major event of the country. Therefore, Gao Xi did not completely follow the instructions of the little prince in the specific command process. And because of the outbreak of the epidemic in the army, in the event of a strong wind, most of the ships sank, and ten of the soldiers were killed and wounded. The result was in vain. After the little prince returned to the court, he cried in front of Emperor Wen and the queen that Gao Xi was arbitrary, did not listen to his opinions, and put all the blame for the failure on Gao Xi.

Now Gao Xike is unlucky, you were against sending troops, and as a result, you let you fight, and you will give me passive sabotage and delay the fighter. What is this called, this is called bullying.

This made Emperor Wen and Queen Dugu even more dissatisfied with Gao Xi. Later, in the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, Gao Xi was dismissed from his post and became a citizen, which is not unrelated. Gao Xi's dismissal was later involved in the abolition of the crown prince Yang Yong.

The deposition of the eldest brother Yang Yong gave Yang Liang a great mental shock, he saw the treacherous situation of the imperial court and the bloody struggle for the throne, and thought of leaving a way back for himself.

He had soldiers and land, so in the name of preparing for the Turks, he built a large number of works in the city of Bingzhou, repaired the city, recruited troops and horses, adopted dead soldiers, and had different plans. In this way, the court can see that the door is coming, and this Yang Lao Wu is going to be divided. Then Yang Jian became angry, he said that I am not dead yet, you are like this, and reprimanded him well. Later, Yang Xiu was imprisoned, and the little prince became even more nervous.

Intensify preparations for war and prepare for a showdown with the imperial court. When the father died here, Yang Guang had not yet ascended the throne, but he was very jealous of Yang Liang's strength, and he was afraid that Yang Liang would rebel with heavy troops, so he immediately recruited him into Beijing in the name of the emperor, and the purpose was obvious.

As soon as Yang Liang got the emperor's brother's edict, he was dumbfounded. To go, or not to go? It's a problem. Will Yang Liang come back? Will he throw himself into the net like his brother Yang Xiu?

People with energy are right in whatever choice. For those who have no energy, the best choice is also for nothing! Little brother, I always believe this. Don't really argue with me. Don't talk nonsense, so did Yang Liang come, or didn't he come? Not really.

Because Yang Jian seemed to have a premonition that Yang Guang and Yang Liang would have this drama before his death. It's really a knowing son Mo Ruo's father, but he doesn't have a good way, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and there is only one throne. can only do this, so that Yang Liang has the strength but not to pose a threat to his brother Yang Guang.

But he thinks too simply, he underestimates the attraction of power to people, and he can't imagine that human beings can be so crazy and disregard family and even human nature in the process of pursuing power.

He had an agreement with his youngest son Yang Liang, the content of which was that if it was my edict to recruit you into Beijing, there would definitely be one more dot next to the edict on this edict, and if there was no such point on the edict, then the edict must not be mine, it must be fake, and you must not come. So as soon as Yang Liang saw the edict printed with the jade seal of Emperor Wen brought by the chariot general Qu Tutong, he understood everything.

He interrogated Qu Tutong, who flickered and couldn't answer. As a result, Qu Tutong was sent back to Chang'an, and Yang Liang rebelled. It stands to reason that Yang Liang is relatively well prepared for rebellion, and compared with his previous brothers, at least the foundation is there.

Materially speaking, he is the governor of the state, and there is no shortage of grain and grass for the land, soldiers, and strategists. The battle for the throne is not unprecedented, and it is not uncommon for the following to commit crimes and successfully ascend to the throne. It was also the prince who competed for the throne, and the famous Yongle Emperor Ming Chengzu Zhu Di also rebelled and usurped the throne.

It was also to guard the frontier for his father, and he also fought directly from the border line to the capital. In the end, he robbed his nephew Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen. But Yang Liang is not Zhu Di, he is far behind.

On the battlefield, Zhu Di not only has a subordinate army that can pull out a good fight. Moreover, Zhu Di himself was not treated well when he was a child because of his mother's humility, so he was able to survive in such a harsh palace struggle environment, which was the choice of the natural law of survival of the fittest, and his ability was naturally outstanding.

On the other hand, Yang Liang, the first thing Yang Liang lacks is ability, which is the ability to integrate his own resources.

Also, he lacked faith, a belief in victory.

Specifically, there are a few.

First of all, the division is nameless, and the morale of the army is weak. First of all, the political beliefs of the people who raised the army together were different, and the mastermind who encouraged him to raise the army, Wang Cheng, was the son of Wang Shengbi, and the other mastermind, Xiao Moke, was a descendant of Nanliang. In addition, after all, it is a rebellion, and in a feudal hierarchical dynasty, it is not enough if the rebellion succeeds, but if it fails, it is not only a matter of losing the head, but also the three clans. Many officers and soldiers and generals have brothers and family members who are officials in Chang'an, and they cannot but consider the family's net worth and life in the court. Fighting on the battlefield with a heavy burden in your heart, can you win?

Secondly, he was indecisive and privately changed the battle plan halfway.

This is a taboo for soldiers, not only because it delays the fighter plane and gives the opponent sufficient time to prepare. In addition, what is more critical is that the own side will shake the morale of the army and mess with itself.

Finally, and most crucially, compared with Zhu Di, his luck is too bad.

Because he met a terrible opponent.

The Great Sui was a god-of-war figure at that time, and the leader of the troops was Shangshu's left servant Yang Su.

Yang Su's ability was outstanding, and before his death, almost no one in the Great Sui Dynasty had been able to defeat him in leading troops into battle.

In addition, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty also gave full play to his calm, calm and wise personality characteristics in the dispatch of troops. is clean and neat, there is no suspicion of dragging mud and water, and the strategy is decisive to win thousands of miles.

Shanxi and Hebei sent troops from multiple routes, and there were defensive and combat according to the needs of the operation.

Although Changsun Xingbu, the son of the cattle man Changsun Sheng (the father of the eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest grandson empress), was on an errand under Yang Liang, Yang Guang did not doubt the use of people, and appointed Changsun Sheng, the general of the left leading army, as the assassin of Xiangzhou, and the army east of the mountain was handled by him and the fierce man Li Zixiong recommended by Yang Su.

This Li Zixiong is indeed a fierce man.

He used the 1,000 soldiers he temporarily recruited to design the arrest and directly surrendered the weapons of Yang Liang's subordinate Youzhou Governor Dou Kang 30,000 horse infantry.

In this way, the imperial court is in Hebei, which is a great military power.

On the Shanxi side, Yang Su was not ambiguous at all, and personally led 5,000 cavalry to attack Puzhou, which was defended by Wang Dan and Sudangui, and soon the small Puzhou city was breached.

Take advantage of the victory and lead 40,000 cavalry to the north to take Taiyuan.

Here Yang Liang sent Zhao Zi to guard the high wall, Gaobi Mountain is a natural moat, located in Lingshi County, the southern end of the Jinzhong Basin.

Zhao Zikai opened 100,000 elite soldiers to defend against danger, and Yang Su only brought 40,000 horse infantry.

But a cow man is a cow man, and this kind of person doesn't make excuses, only find a way.

In that troubled officialdom, this lord was able to rise to become the emperor's most relied on minister, and there were two brushes.

Yang Su is worthy of being the god of war, with strict military orders and resourcefulness, and at the same time sending a death squad to climb Huoshan Mountain and attack Gaobi Mountain along the cliff valley while harassing and scolding the battle head-on.

In the early hours of the morning, Zhao Zikai's camp was bloomed, and there were Yang Su's 40,000 male divisions (he consciously realized) in front of the big array, and there were countless living Yama kings all over the mountains and fields in front of him.

Yang Liang was terrified when he learned that Gao Bi had lost.