Han Jian and Wang Jian were originally low-level officers of the Zhongwu Army. When Huang Chao invaded Chang'an, they were selected by Yang Fuguang and organized into the "Eight Zhongwu Army". They played a great role in driving Huang Chao away and regaining the capital. After Yang Fuguang's death, they were selected by Tian Lingzi. Adapted to "Five Capitals with Driving".
Yang Fuguang was kind to Han Jian.
Now, Yang Fugong has become Han Jian's prisoner.
Yang Fugong cursed loudly, calling Han Jian a slave who repays kindness with hatred. If it weren't for the support of my brother Yang Fuguang, how could you, Han Jian, be where you are today? Seeing that our Yang family was in trouble, not only did you not risk your life to save us, but you added insult to injury, and even asked for my head to claim credit, right? In terms of seniority, I am your uncle and your uncle’s!
Every sentence is a truth that touches the heart and lungs.
Han Jian was so ashamed and angry that he executed Yang Fugong and his adopted son Yang Shouxin in a rage, leaving only Yang Shouliang.
Yang Shouliang raised his head and glanced around, and found that the eight hundred followers around Han Jian were all his former subordinates, so he said to Han Jian: "I have always treated them well, but today, when they were told that they would die for me, they didn't even say a word You have no words to plead for me, I advise you to kill these white-eyed wolves quickly, so as not to end up like me today!"
Han Jian nodded in agreement.
Yang Shouliang added, "Don't be in a hurry to kill me. Please send me to the capital. After I meet the emperor, I can tell you about the merits of my ancestors, and maybe I can survive."
The "ancestor" mentioned by Yang Shouliang refers to Yang Fuguang.
Yang Shouliang and Yang Shouxin were brothers. Their original names were Zi Liang and Zi Xin. They were also from the "Grass Army". They first followed Wang Xianzhi and later surrendered in the battle with Yang Fuguang. Yang Fuguang adopted Zi Liang as his adopted son and changed his name to Yang Shouliang. He gave Zi Xin to Yang Fugong, who adopted him as his adopted son and changed his name to Yang Shouxin.
Han Jian escorted Yang Shouliang to the capital, stuffed a small ball into Yang Shouliang's mouth, and strangled his mouth tightly with silk. The scene was really interesting.
Zhaozong went to Yanxi Tower and interrogated him personally. Yang Shouliang was speechless and could only shake his head. The clerks on the left and right answered for him, "He confessed."
"Oh, then why didn't he say a word?"
"He had nothing to say."
As a result, Yang Shouliang was beheaded under the willow tree in accordance with the law, and his head was hung in the downtown area for public display.
Almost at the same time, Yang Shouhou died of illness in Mianzhou, and his generals surrendered to Wang Jian.
The last piece of evidence Li Maozhen presented was letters written by Yang Fugong to Yang Shouliang. These letters totaled 60 pages.
In the letter, Yang Fugong asked Yang Shouliang to accumulate grain, fodder, horses, and troops to prepare for trouble. In the letter, Yang Fugong also said that it was I who supported Zhaozong as emperor against all the opinions of others, but this white-eyed wolf still wanted to mess with me, so we men should think of a way to support his mother-in-law!
This is the "ironclad evidence" presented by Li Maozhen as the Yang Group's rebellion.
Before Li Maozhen sent troops, he impeached Yang Fugong, saying that this guy claimed to be a descendant of the Sui Dynasty royal family and "named Fugong after Emperor Gong of the Tang Dynasty." In short, the name "Yang Fugong" was ironclad evidence of rebellion.
I have seen bullshit, but never such bullshit.
How could Yang Fugong be a descendant of the Sui Dynasty royal family? Yang Fugong's surname is not Yang. This is common sense. He has nothing to do with Yang Jian or Yang Guang.
Let's talk about "Fu Gong", "Fu" is the character of his generation, behind it is "Shou", and before it is "Xuan". "Yang Fugong" means that the descendants of the Yang family in the Sui Dynasty wanted to restore the country and country of Emperor Gong? So should Liu Nianhan and Zhu Fuming also be executed?
Now that the matter has come to this, we cannot help but re-examine the "Movement against Yang". Is Yang Fugong really planning to rebel?
"Yang Fugong rebelled" itself is a false proposition. What kind of rebellion is the eunuch plotting?
History is written by the victors.
Let’s remove the filter and repeat it from a different angle and perspective:
With Zhaozong's deliberate connivance, the new civil servant group launched an all-round and three-dimensional attack on the old eunuch Yang Fugong, from clothing to surnames and adopted sons, 360-degree no-no blind spots, making fuss out of molehills, and even making things out of thin air.
Yang Fugong, who had been in the officialdom all his life, had already smelled the bloodshed and made the same choice as Tian Lingzi, to retreat in order to advance. I don't want to play anymore. Is it okay for this old slave to hand over his real power, retire and go home, and live in his twilight years?
no.
When a godson visits his godfather, he is deliberately plotting to usurp the throne and plot something evil. Even Zhaozong thought this reason was too far-fetched, so the reason for the war was that Yang Fugong was suspected of murdering the envoy who sent the edict, rather than conspiring with Yang Shouxin to rebel.
Yang Fugong and Yang Shouxin had no choice but to flee to Xingyuan Mansion and join Yang Shouliang. Note that the word I used in the previous article is "self-protection".
After separatizing Shannan, the Yang Group's main attack direction was not Chang'an in the north, but Dongchuan and Xichuan in the south.
Li Maozhen launched a crusade, and Yang Shouliang's northern defense line collapsed at the first touch, and he seemed unprepared to resist the capital's army.
Is the Yang Group really planning a rebellion for a long time?
The "foreign princes" of the Yang Group, these military envoys and governors never paid tribute to the court in accordance with the law. But this can be seen as evidence of separatism rather than evidence of rebellion. During that period, almost all vassal towns did not pay tribute.
When commenting on a person or defining something, you must present facts and make sense. The Yang Group is arrogant, domineering and lawless... Broadly speaking, this can be a manifestation of rebellion, but under the specific circumstances at that time, it cannot be equated with "rebellion" in the narrow sense.
I have no intention to vindicate Yang Fugong, nor do I advocate balancing merits and demerits. Even the heroic eunuch Yang Fuguang had his flaws, as detailed in the previous article.
Merits are merits, mistakes are mistakes, and history does not allow for any carelessness.
Therefore, I personally insist that the "Operation Yang Movement" is an important part of Zhaozong's plan to regain imperial power and revive the Tang Dynasty. Both Tian Lingzi and Yang Fugong were victims of political struggle and cannon fodder selected by history.
[End of Pengzhou]
Wang Jian besieged Pengzhou for two years and four months. Food in the city was cut off. As expected, the tragedy of cannibalism was staged. Some of the defenders surrendered. Yang Sheng knew that he was outmatched, so he planned to surrender.
Wang Jian sent people to send ten sheep to express his condolences.
Yang Sheng was furious, thinking that Wang Jian was mocking him as a lamb to be slaughtered. So he refused to surrender and fought to the end.
Facing the fortified city, the Xichuan Army was helpless. Wang Xiancheng, a think tank, suggested building a "Longwei Road", which was to pile up a slope with earth until it was as high as the city wall.
With the Longwei Road piled up, the Xichuan Army's attack on the city was already on the ground, and the city's fall was imminent, but Yang Sheng still tried his best to resist. His general Wang Maoquan launched a mutiny, killed Yang Sheng, and surrendered in Kaicheng.
Wang Maoquan was adopted as an adopted son by Wang Jian and was renamed Wang Zongxun. The other surrendered generals adopted as adopted sons included Wang Zongmian (Zhao Zhang), Wang Zongjin (Wang Zhao), and Wang Zongwan (Li Wan).
A general named An Shijian persisted in resisting. Even after being captured alive, he refused to surrender and refused to serve Wang Jian. Wang Jian cherished his talent and asked: "You have repaid Yang Sheng, can you work for me now?"
An Shijian cried: "I once vowed to live and die with Yang Sheng. Today I don't want to live an ignoble life, but I want to die. If you kill me early, it will be considered as one of your merits."
Wang Jian tried to persuade him again and again, but An Shijian didn't say a word more. Wang Jian ordered a grand funeral to be held for him. This scene is more like Cao Cao beheading Chen Gong.
Pengzhou was captured, and the four states under the rule of the Wei Rong Army were annexed by Wang Jian.
It is worth saying a few more words about Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng initially served as the general of Fengxiang, and the military governor of Fengxiang at that time was still Li Changfu. Yang Sheng fought bravely, had strategies, was kind-hearted, and had a wide network of people. He was jealous of Li Changfu, so Li Changfu wanted to find an opportunity to kill him. A concubine named Zhou of Li Changfu leaked the secret to Yang Sheng, so Yang Sheng escaped from Fengxiang and joined the Forbidden Army.
Later, Tian Lingzi had a keen eye and kept supporting him, and asked him to lead troops to garrison Dashan Pass to cut off the throne for Xizong, and he worked hard and made great achievements. Later, Tian Lingzi carved out four states from Xichuan, established the Weirong Army, and promoted Yang Sheng to the position of Weirong Military Envoy.
When Wang Jian entered Sichuan and surrounded Chengdu, Yang Sheng led troops to rescue Tian Lingzi and Chen Jingxuan, but was repelled by Wang Jian.
After Wang Jian captured Xichuan, Yang Sheng joined forces with Shannan Yang Shouliang to fight against Wang Jian in Xichuan until he was finally defeated by Wang Jian.
It should be noted that Yang Sheng's "Yang" is not Yang Fugong's "Yang". Strictly speaking, Yang Sheng is a "Tian School" rather than a "Yang School".
After Li Changfu was executed, the concubine Zhou who saved Yang Sheng's life came to Yang Sheng. She had a smile on her eyebrows and spring in her eyes. Aren’t heroes still committed to each other?
Zhou proposed to marry Yang Sheng as his wife.
However, Yang Sheng rejected this marriage, saying that you saved my life and showed great kindness to me by rebirth, and I would like to serve as a mother. Don't be a wife, be an old mother.
The Zhou family urged the marriage many times, but Yang Daxiao refused. Say hello twice every morning and evening, be respectful and treat her like a mother.
A poignant love story.
Yang Shengzhai was kind-hearted and treated his subordinates well. Except for a few generals who betrayed him, most of the generals in Pengzhou City were willing to die for him, such as An Shijian.
"Although the city is depleted, there are no rebels." - "New Book of Tang"
