Chapter 203 Lucky Yang Jian
"Yu Wenyun is really thinking about it, Yang Jian is not only the queen of Yang Zhong, the general of the loyal Western Wei Dynasty, but also the father of his own queen, in terms of interests, they are one."
"Moreover, Yang Jian is firm-minded, and he is not a henchman of Yuwen Hu and Yuwentai, so Yuwen Yun has so much trust in Yang Jian, and this trust is the beginning of Yang Jian's fate."
"Because the power of the Yuwen clan is too huge, since Emperor Xuan of Zhou succeeded to the throne, it has caused a lot of psychological pressure on him, so Emperor Xuan is bound to pull out the tumors of these dynasties one by one, from this point of view, Yuwen Yun is still responsible for his throne."
"He began to kill ministers, but the Yuwen clan was originally in a strong position, and after several major sect kings were killed, the power was dispersed, and the position of the Yuwen family in the center of political power gradually changed."
"When Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwenyun was seriously ill, he wanted to recall the five kings back to the capital and explain the future, but the ministers Zheng Yi and Liu Fang, who had been helping Yuwenyun suppress the five kings, were afraid that the five kings would settle accounts after the autumn, so they falsely issued an edict and let Yang Jian assist the government."
"That is to say, in May of the second year of the elephant, Yang Jian officially participated in the auxiliary government, and during the period of Yuwenhu's dictatorship, Yang Jian had been dormant for 8 years, and then Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty came to power, and he began to gradually get in touch with the center of power."
"For a person with ideals, ambitions, and courage, this auxiliary government is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity, Yang Jian did not do things according to Liu Fang's arrangement, but controlled the power himself, and also cultivated his own 'henchmen'."
"Emperor Wen of Sui's luck is indeed not ordinary, his arrival to the throne is too easy for some people, just like God appreciates rice, and the sky drops pie, this position is pushed to him by others."
"In this way, Emperor Xuan of Zhou Yu Wenyun reigned for less than two years, and died of illness in May of the second year of the elephant, Yang Jian used the position of Emperor Xuan's stepfather to contact Zheng Yi, Liu Fang, etc., who were close to the Han clan landlords who were in charge of secrets, and pretended to be under the edict of the auxiliary government, and Emperor Xuan's son Emperor Jing Yuwen Xian succeeded to the throne at the age of 8."
"Yang Jian served as the prime minister and the governor of the military inside and outside, so far, the highest power of the state in the Northern Zhou Dynasty actually fell into the hands of Yang Jian."
"At that time, when the palace was in chaos, it was a time when orphans and widows were panicked, and the eldest son of the emperor, who was only 8 years old, was established as the emperor, and when Emperor Xuan of Zhou, the criminal administration was harsh, and the people's hearts collapsed and did not return, and the government and the opposition did not have firm ambitions."
"After Yang Jian became the prime minister, he governed leniently, streamlined and strict laws, and practiced frugality, and the hearts of the people in the world were all attached to him, and Yang Jian began a plan to usurp the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
"At that time, the Tianyuan Empress Yang was still happy that her father had the authority, so as not to usurp the throne by his surname Quan Chen or ambitious people in the imperial family."
"Unexpectedly, this Yang Jian seized the throne of his grandson without mercy, and in less than two years, he punished the Yuwen royal family, killing a total of 25 descendants of Emperor Wen of the Zhou Dynasty, 6 descendants of Emperor Xiaomin and Emperor Ming, 12 descendants of Emperor Wu, and Yuwen Xian, the son of the absurd Emperor Yuwenyun, was killed after the throne, when he was less than 9 years old."
"Yu Wenyun's other two young sons are still in his arms, and they were also killed by Yang Jian in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots."
"On the charge of rebellion, he successively killed King Zhao, King Yue, King Chen, King Dai, King Teng, etc., cleared the opposition forces in the Xianbei tribe, and at the same time won over some Xianbei nobles such as Yuan Hui, Yuan Guan, and Yuwenxin."
"Coupled with the sparse subordinates of the rest of the Yuwen clan, almost all of them were killed by Yang Jian, and thousands of Fengzi and Dragon Grandchildren were slaughtered in more than a year."
In 581 AD, Yang Jian was crowned the king of Sui by the Duke of Sui, named the country "Sui", changed the Yuan Dynasty to open the emperor, and announced an amnesty for the world. ”
"After Yang Jian became emperor, he implemented a series of policies."
"He was not soft on the rebels, and he was generous and merciful to the people, and some court officials did not have the ability to be officials, and even if he had helped him in some things, he still deposed them from their official positions and called in those who had real talents and real learning."
"In addition, the criminal law of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was too cruel, so he convened the ministers to discuss the revision of a "Kaihuang Law".
"Not only that, after succeeding to the throne, he began to fight in the south and the north, and finally unified China again, ending the turbulent division situation in the past three hundred years since the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, making China return to peace, he also unified the southern Chen, ended the division for hundreds of years, implemented the policy of sinicization, and continued to spread the Han culture."
"Emperor Wen of Sui is really a lucky man, and he should be jealous."
Li Shimin: All the grandsons are very good! Hum!
Wei Zheng: What a big vinegar smell!
Lees: What's going on? Tang Taizong, what is your situation?
Zhu Yuanzhang: This one was stimulated!
Cheng Yanjin: Haha! Your Majesty is right, I like to pretend to be grandchildren!
Zhao Kuangyin: If it weren't for Tang Taizong to speak, I forgot to talk about it just now, Emperor Zhou Wudi, you still blame your son, you are not the same grandson who has been by Yuwenhu's side for more than ten years.
Wu Qi: It turns out that the son is a master! Ha ha!
Qin Liangyu: I don't agree with what Yu Wenyun said just now, it's just a quibble, I don't want to be an emperor yet, I should be playing too crazy! felt that being the emperor was too much of a hindrance and affected his time with beautiful women and wine, so he passed the throne to his son, who was still nursing, and claimed to be Zhou Tianyuan, staying in the palace every day to drink and have fun with beautiful women.
Hyozhuang: This man! I love to make excuses for myself, live uncontrollably and completely according to my own desires, be a groom every night, and finally play my body badly, I am still a young man who has practiced martial arts and has a strong body, so I let the wine ruin my body, and Yu Wenyun's death was completely caused by himself.
Zhu Di: I also admit that Emperor Wen of Sui has a good life, and unifying the world is not something that can be done with a good life, so why don't you dare to admit the talent of others?
"Emperor Yongle is right, Emperor Wen of Sui is indeed a good fate, everyone wants to stay away from Yuwenyun, fate pushed him to the prime minister, and the talents cultivated by the Northern Zhou Dynasty have become Yang Jian's help, this is indeed luck."
But the unification of the Sui Dynasty is inseparable from Yang Jian's political talent and military talent, Yang Jian's "rule of the emperor" is comparable to "the rule of Zhenguan", under the governance of Yang Jian, the wealth of the Great Sui makes future generations yearn for it, and the grain stored in the Yang Jian era is still there after the fall of Emperor Yang of Sui, which shows how strong Yang Jian's ability to govern the country is, these cannot be denied. ”
"But it's a pity that Yang Jian made the same mistake as Emperor Wu of Zhou and didn't choose a good heir, so that the mighty Sui Dynasty was wiped out after only 28 years, which is a pity!"
"After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, I will start to talk about the merits and deeds of Emperor Wen of Sui, which has actually been mentioned before, but it is not so detailed."
"After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen adopted reform measures to strengthen the centralization of power and develop the social economy, and the national strength gradually increased, laying the foundation for the unification of the whole country."