0 1 meteor dynasty
In the ancient history of China, the Qin Dynasty was the first short-lived unified dynasty. After the Qin Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, founded in 58 1, also died in the second year, becoming another short-lived unified dynasty. Although the Sui Dynasty was short-lived, like the Qin Dynasty, it had extraordinary legendary historical characteristics: unity, prosperity, coexistence of civilization and tyranny, rebellion and short life. There are epiphyllum blooming, overwhelming arrogance, extortion and miserable chaos. Every scene is unusual, and every moment is intriguing. Rich and powerful, civilized, tyrannical and short-lived, no matter how rich our imagination is, these words are so incongruous when put together, but this is how history happened, in the mysterious Sui Dynasty.
Short-lived, tyrannical and rebellious are the historical characteristics of the Sui Dynasty, but Teacher Meng Man thinks that it is very irrelevant to summarize the Sui Dynasty with only these three words. Regarding the Sui Dynasty, Mr. Meng Man thinks that there are still three words that cannot be ignored, that is, unity, prosperity and civilization. Then this brings a question, how can a tyrannical and short-lived dynasty be prosperous and civilized? How to explain these three words?
Sui Dynasty is a dynasty full of contradictions. On the one hand, it is tyrannical, and the people are miserable. On the other hand, it is rich and strong, civilized and submissive to the world. Why does a dynasty have such two different sides? Did it originate from two emperors in the Sui Dynasty, Wendi and Yang Di? Can we find the answer in these two emperors?
Among the two emperors in Sui Dynasty, Yang Di's reputation was far inferior to that of Wendi. People's evaluation of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty is quite pertinent except that the country is wrong, but the evaluation of Yang Di is not popular. Teacher Meng Man thinks that Yang Di is not as diligent and loving the people as Wendi, but he is no less than Wendi. Emperor Yang Di was also a diligent emperor. What happened?
Associate Professor Meng Man from the History Department of Minzu University of China leads us to pay attention to the historical situation of the Sui Dynasty and seek the deep answer to the rapid rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty. Please pay attention to the first episode of the Great Sui Dynasty and Meteor Dynasty series.
Emperor Wendi was born in 2002.
Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, the founding emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, created one glory after another in his 25-year career: he successfully ended the centuries-long division between North and South and established a huge empire with multi-ethnic integration; He created an advanced system of selecting officials, which gave the people a rising channel. He developed the economy and gave the country an inexhaustible grain reserve for decades. All these make Emperor Wendi particularly dazzling. Faced with such a great monarch, people can't help wondering, what kind of person was Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty? What unusual experience did he have? Why are there so many miracles in him?
If we want to talk about Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, we should first talk about his father Yang Zhong, who completed an important identity establishment in his thirties and became one of the twelve generals in the Eight-pillar country. The Twelve Commanders of the Eight Pillars State will be the supreme commander of the military system of the Western Wei government, the highest official position of the country, and hold the military and political power of the country. The status of these twenty families is very important, and the ancestors of the emperors of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty were all born here. So what will such an important change bring to Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty? When Emperor Wendi was born, his father, Yang Zhong, had completed an important identity change and became one of the twelve generals of the Eight Pillars State. According to the convention, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty should be the typical image of the second generation and the second generation, but he was unexpected and did not have the characteristics of the second generation as people imagined. This is puzzling. Why did Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty form such a character? Please pay attention to Professor Meng Man from the Department of History of Minzu University of China as a guest in Lecture Room, and tell you the second episode of The Great Sui Dynasty and The Birth of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty.
03 bumpy career
In the second year of Emperor Wendi's career, another great event in his life came. Du Guxin, the old patriarch of his father Yang Zhong, took a fancy to him and decided to marry his little daughter Du Gugalo. Duguxin is one of the eight pillar countries in the Western Wei Dynasty, ranking higher than Yang Zhong. With such a father-in-law as a backer, the backstage of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty is even harder. As you can imagine, Emperor Wendi's official career should be smooth sailing and promoted step by step. Unfortunately, at this time, China has just experienced a major political change. The Western Wei regime was replaced by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the regime changed hands.
Although the Northern Zhou Dynasty replaced the Western Wei Dynasty, the foundation and ruling team of the regime did not change. In principle, with the background of the Yang family, it should be more popular in the new dynasty. But the reality is so cruel. Eight years of standing still made Emperor Wendi somewhat disheartened. When will there be a turnaround?
In fact, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was restless because of the embarrassing situation in reality. He kept calling the warlock to tell his fortune, hoping to comfort himself with this illusory power. Not long after Emperor Wendi lived this life, another great event happened in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which completely changed the fate of Emperor Wendi. So what happened in the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Life in the cracks made Emperor Wendi miserable. It's okay now. The downfall of Yuwen Hu can help him wholeheartedly assist the Emperor Wu of Zhou. So what kind of person was Emperor Wu of Zhou? Is he a trustworthy emperor? Under his command, will Emperor Wen of Sui have a turn for the better? Associate Professor Meng Man from the History Department of Minzu University of China is a guest in Lecture Room to tell you about the third episode of the Great Sui Dynasty series.
04 authoritative earthquake master
In the late Northern and Southern Dynasties, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou confronted each other in the Central Plains. Northern Qi occupies a vast area of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui in the lower reaches of the Yellow River today, with a vast territory and strong strength. For many years, the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been suppressed by the Northern Qi Dynasty. However, due to the efforts of Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty gradually became strong, while the Northern Qi Dynasty declined under the rule of the bad king. In this case, the Northern Zhou Emperor fengjian pointed the finger at the East and decided to go to war with the Northern Qi. So what will be the result of the war between the two sides? How did Emperor Wendi of Sui perform in it?
In 575 AD, Emperor Wu of Zhou led an army of180,000 to Luoyang to wage war against Northern Qi. In this war, Emperor Wendi of Sui also went out for the first time, as the commander-in-chief of the partial division, to cooperate with the main battle. Although Beiqi had begun to decline at this time, the strength of the army was still there. Emperor Wu of Zhou led the army to fight for 20 days, and it was hard to beat it down. Sui Wendi also had to fail with the main force. The Northern Zhou Dynasty got off to a bad start for the first time, so what impact will this have on the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Will Emperor Wu of Zhou continue to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty?
From the first unfavorable start to the second victory, the war situation gradually benefited the Northern Zhou Dynasty. What about the faint king who is as timid as a mouse? What fate will BAIC face next?
It is a great event in the history of China that the Northern Zhou Dynasty defeated the Northern Qi Dynasty and unified the Central Plains. Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty also appeared and played an important role in this process. Later, he was appointed as the general manager of Dingzhou by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty. Dingzhou is today's Dingzhou in Hebei Province. It was one of the richest places in the economy at that time, and its military status was very important. Emperor Wendi was very happy to get this position. He came to Dingzhou shortly after he took office. But just after Emperor Wendi came to Dingzhou, a bad thing happened to him. What is that? Associate Professor Meng Man from the History Department of Minzu University of China is a guest in Lecture Room to tell you about the fourth episode of the Great Sui Dynasty series.