Chapter 101: The Death of the Sui Dynasty and the Rise of the Tang Dynasty

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The Six Dynasties are like flowing water, and the great cause has been Shaohua (Sui) several times, go with the smoke, Chang'an in nine days, Sui Dynasty: a total of 38 years of countdown to the end began......

Yang Guang sent troops to attack Goguryeo for the third time, because the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty had spread all over the country, and the Sui Dynasty was in danger, so he finally had to negotiate peace and withdraw his troops.

Yang Guangnian went out on patrol every year, visited Yangzhou three times, patrolled the north twice, visited the right side of the river, and traveled to Zhuo County three times, and frequently returned between Chang'an and Luoyang. Every time I travel, I make a big way to leave the palace.

The canal was developed and more than 3 million peasants and soldiers from Henan, Huaibei, Huainan, Hebei, and Jiangnan counties were transferred; More than half of the people died in service, resulting in the tragic phenomenon of "the world died in service".

In order to satisfy his arrogant, luxurious, lewd and easy life, Yang Guang overhauled palaces and palaces in various places. Among them, the famous ones are Xianren Palace, Jiangdu Palace, Linjiang Palace, Jinyang Palace, Xiyuan and so on.

The West Garden is in the west of Luoyang, more than 200 miles around, there is an artificial lake in the garden, more than 10 miles around, there are mountains in the lake, the hall and the hall are viewed, the layout is wonderful, the poor are extremely gorgeous.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty often took thousands of palace maids to ride horses around the West Garden on moonlit nights, and ordered the palace maids to play the song "Night Tour" on the horse, and the strings were sung for a long time.

Wang Bo led the people to revolt in Changbai Mountain (northeast of present-day Zhangqiu, Shandong), and the civil rebellion finally broke out at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Tyranny, Sun Zuan, Zhang Jincheng, Dou Jiande, etc. have led the peasant people to revolt, and the peasant rebel army has developed rapidly and grown, while Lin Shihong has great ambitions, was born in today's Poyang, established the state of Chu, called the emperor, saw the Taiping Emperor of the Yuan, reigned for seven years, and joined the rebel army against the Sui Dynasty.

Under the impact of the huge wave of the peasant-people-uprising, the ruling class of the Sui Dynasty was divided, and the Sui Dynasty brutally suppressed the peasant uprising, defeated Lu Mingyue, Zhang Jincheng, Gao Shida, and Liu Yuanjin, and killed the peasant rebel army.

The peasant rebel armies such as Zhai Rangwa Gangzhai, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Lin Shihong repeatedly defeated the Sui Dynasty army and developed stronger.

Yang Guang went from the eastern capital to Jiangdu. In April of the following year, the Wagang army led by Li Mi forced the siege of the eastern capital and issued a document to the counties, listing Yang Guang's ten major crimes.

Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, and in November of the same year, he invaded Chang'an, supported Yang Yu as emperor, and respected Yang Guang as the emperor.

These days, Yu Wenhua has not moved others, Xiao Mei is armed at this time, riding on a tall horse, and the tight armor sets off the curvy and moving body.

Xiao Mei brought infantry this time, and after completing the sweep of Yuhang, she hurried to Wuxing.

Towards evening, Xiao Mei and the others finally arrived at Wuxing City, the tall city wall stood on the vast plain, and an earthy yellow official road led directly to the city gate.

Seeing Xiao Mei's banner, the soldiers on the head of the city also shook for a while, as if someone had entered the city to notify them.

The city gate guards greeted Xiao Mei and them into the city very respectfully, and Yu Wenhua had already run over to hold Xiao Mei in his arms, and said gently: "It's really hard for you these days, let's go first." โ€

Xiao Mei smiled and said, "I am very happy to be able to share my husband's worries." โ€

Yang Guang saw the chaos in the world, he was disheartened, had no intention of returning to the north, ordered to repair the Danyang Palace (now Nanjing), and prepared to move there.

Captured by the rebels Pei Qiantong, Yuan Li, Ma Wenju, etc., Yang Guang wanted to commit suicide by drinking poisonous wine, but the rebels did not allow it, so he ordered Hu Xingda to hang him at the age of 50.

Yu Wenji also began to claim the title of emperor, and the world re-entered the era of war.

The chaos caused by Yang Guang reduced the population of Huaxia to more than 2 million households, and even a decent coffin was not used after his death.

Later, Chen Ling gathered the crowd to mourn for Yang Guangfa, prepared a guard of honor, and was buried under the stage of Wu Gong, and the mourning rod was sent to mourn, and he walked with a sense of mourning.

The news of Yang Guang's murder reached Luoyang, and the Luoyang ministers supported Yang Guang's grandson Yang Tong as the emperor, known as the emperor in history, Yang Tong posthumously admonished Yang Guang as the Ming Emperor, the temple name was the ancestor, and the peasant army leader Dou Jiande posthumously admonished Yang Guang as the Min Emperor, and in the same year, Li Yuan forced the puppet Yang Yu Chanrang to establish the Tang Dynasty and posthumously Yang Guang as the Yang Emperor.

Soon, Wang Shichong, a powerful minister of Luoyang, forced Yang Dong to concede, and the Sui Dynasty officially fell.

Li Shimin was an outstanding politician, strategist, military strategist, and poet, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's official residence was Shangshuling, and the general of the Right Wuhou was named the Duke of Qin, and the later Jin Dynasty was named the King of Qin, and the territory was limited to Guanzhong and Hedong, and he had not yet completely ruled the whole country.

Li Shimin broke Xue Ju, the Battle of Shallow Water Plains pacified Xue Rengao (Xue Ju's son) in Longxi, eradicated the threat of the Tang Dynasty from the west, and then defeated Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, recovered the lost land of Merge and Fen, consolidated the north of the Tang Dynasty, and soon in the Battle of the Tiger Prison, annihilated the two major separatist forces in the Central Plains in one fell swoop: Henan Wang Shichong and Hebei Dou Jiande Group, so that the Tang Dynasty gained the right to rule North China.

Hit Dou Jiande's remnants Liu Heimin and Xu Yuanlang of Shandong, broke through Po-Yang to destroy Chu, and ended Lin Shihong's seven-year reign, Taiyuan was Li Shimin's strategy, Li Yuan had promised him to make him the prince after the matter was completed, but after Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng was established as the prince.

After the world was pacified, Li Shimin's fame became more and more famous, and Li Jiancheng immediately united with Li Yuanji to squeeze out Li Shimin. Li Yuan's indecisiveness also caused the government and Chinese decrees to conflict with each other, which accelerated the military confrontation between the princes.

Li Jiancheng knew that Li Shimin would not yield to be a minister in the end, and Li Shimin also thought that he had laid the foundation for the founding of the Tang Dynasty, so he and Li Jiancheng and his fourth brother Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, were increasingly suspicious, and the ministers of the two factions fell into each other's favor.

Li Jiancheng once poisoned and murdered Li Shimin. Among them, Prime Minister Pei Lian, strategists Wang Qi, Wei Zheng, and Xue Wanche, the general of the East Palace Guard, followed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Strategists Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling, and generals Qin Shubao, Wei Chi Jingde, Duan Zhixuan, Hou Junji, Wang Junkuo and others followed Li Shimin.

Prime Minister Chen Shuda, courtier Sun Wuji and others secretly supported Li Shimin.

The rest of the generals Li Jing and Xu Shixian, and the ministers Yu Wenshi and others remained neutral.

At this time, Yu Wenhua and Xiao Mei fled all the way to Yizhou, and was chased and killed by Qin Shubao and the army halfway, Yu Wenhua and was killed, Xiao Mei jumped into the sea and did not know where to go.

The world is completely under the control of the Tang Empire!

In the third year of Wude, Li Yuan opened the first step of the prosperous era with the help of the foundation of the Sui Dynasty, at this time in Lantian County, Chang'an, the name of a beautiful woman passed on the name of a talented woman, and the poetry and song were unparalleled.

At this time, Chang'an held a poetry meeting, and a man said: "The nostalgic empty chant hears the flute, and it looks like a rotten Ke person in the countryside." โ€

"This is also Xiao Cainu's verse?" A hey man asked.

"This sentence expresses the feelings of nostalgia for old friends, hinting at my melancholy mood due to the changes in the world, I can't imagine that it was made by a young girl!" A white jade student answered.

"The concubine doesn't feel like it, her next sentence: Thousands of sails on the side of the sinking boat, and ten thousand trees in front of the sick tree." A woman said: "The concubine's brother told the concubine that this poem expresses getting rid of the real situation, looking forward to the future scenery, and hinting at the development of society through the change of scenery, this talented woman ......"

"Who said no, listen to the song of Jun today, and temporarily rely on a glass of wine to grow the spirit. It is a thank you for the care of your friends, and it is also an encouragement with your friends, which shows the poet's firm will and optimistic spirit! โ€

"Like Bashan Chushui desolately, abandoned for twenty-three years, the infinite bitterness of what he said revealed his inner indignation!"

"Reward for Joy in Yangzhou at the First Meeting"

The nostalgic empty chant hears the flute, and the countryside turns over like a rotten Ke person.

Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sinking boat, and ten thousand trees were spring in front of the sick tree.

Listen to the song of Jun today, and temporarily rely on the spirit of a glass of wine.

Bashan Chushui was desolate, and he was abandoned for twenty-three years.

โ€”โ€”To be continuedโ€”โ€”