Yang Guang's road to the throne is to compete with his brothers.
Emperor Wendi Sui Wendi has five sons, all of whom were born to the literary queen, namely Yong Yang, Yang Guang, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu and Yang Liang. After Emperor Wendi acceded to the throne, Yong Yang, the eldest son, was appointed Crown Prince, Yang Guang as King of Jin, Yang Jun as King of Qin, Yang Xiu as King of Shu and Yang Liang as King of Hanwang. So, how did Yang Guang compete with his brothers for the throne?
Prince Yong Yang
Prince Yong Yang is a stone that Yang Guang's superiors must remove. What does Yang Guang do?
He first made Queen Dugu happy and made her like herself. Then learn from the emperor and queen, marry only one wife and live a simple life; Gradually, Emperor Wendi appreciated him very much.
On the other hand, Prince Yong Yang is not very temperate in his life. Yang Guang specially gave him a very precious armor, and he accepted it happily. Yang Guang asked his cronies to report to Emperor Wendi. Yong Yang took the initiative to accept bribes from local officials and got an armor. He was still very happy. Yang Di was very unhappy and gradually came up with the idea of abolishing the Prince. In addition, Queen Dugu and Su Yang often speak ill of the prince and speak well of Yang Guang. Emperor Wendi of Sui believed it, and finally really abolished Yong Yang and made Yang Guang a prince.
Third brother Yang Jun
Yang Jun liked women and married many women, which angered the little princess. The princess was small-minded, and poisoned Yang Jun. Because of the small dose, Yang Jun didn't die and became semi-disabled. Knowing that his son's style was not good, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty not only ignored him, but also severely scolded him. Yang Jun couldn't bear this condemnation, and he died when he came back.
So this brother, who committed suicide, has nothing to do with Emperor Yang Di.
Fourth brother Yang Xiu
Yang Xiu has been stationed in Sichuan since he was a child, and has a high position and military power. How did Yang Guang get rid of this serious competitor? Through conspiracy. First of all, he made people speak ill of Yang Xiu in front of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Wendi listened to many things, so he called Yang Xiu back to Chang 'an for investigation. Then, he put a letter in Yang Xiu's study, all about cursing Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. In addition, birthdates' little man with shoe polish was put under Huashan Mountain, and then someone searched the letter according to its contents, and then gave it to Wendi. Emperor Wendi was very angry, so he summoned Yang Xiu Shu Ren.
The fifth brother Yang Liang.
Yang Liang had the best relationship with Yang Guang, but after seeing Yang Guang become emperor, neither of the brothers came to a good end. They felt as if it was their turn next, so they rose up and resisted. The result is that it goes out in minutes.
However, Emperor Yang Di did not kill him, but abolished his Shu Ren status and imprisoned him.
Why didn't Yang Guang kill Yang Xiu?
Yang Guang won the crown prince through conspiracy, and finally succeeded to the throne legally, and was called Emperor Yang Di. Then, after Yang Di ascended the throne, he immediately killed the abandoned prince and his children, but why didn't he kill Yang Xiu, the fourth brother who opposed him?
First of all, Emperor Yang Di was most concerned about abolishing Prince Yong Yang and his son.
Although Yong Yang was abolished, he was the eldest son of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty and the former Crown Prince, and his appeal was self-evident. Therefore, Yang Di laid hands on him as soon as he acceded to the throne. After the death of Yong Yang, his sons still had the right to inherit the throne of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, so Yang Di mercilessly uprooted them.
Secondly, for his younger brothers, Yang Guang just wants to control them and prevent them from threatening the throne.
When Yang Di ascended the throne, his third brother Yang Jun was already dead. Yang Xiu, the fourth brother, has been imprisoned for a long time. He himself is addicted to debauchery and has no intention of fighting for power and profit. While still mastering the military power, Hanwang Yang Liang chose to rebel. After being easily eliminated and the threat eliminated, Emperor Yang Di did not even delve into his treason, but imprisoned him as Shu Ren.
In the final analysis, Yang Di only wanted to stabilize the throne, and he was not addicted to killing. For Yang Xiu who did not threaten his throne, there is naturally no need to kill him. In his own words: I don't have many brothers I don't have the heart to kill him. ?