Tang Gaozu Li Yuan raised an army against the Sui, was it really a last resort?

Speaking of the Tang Dynasty, everyone will think of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, almost no one thinks of his father Li Yuan, you know, Li Yuan is the founder of the Tang Dynasty, but he doesn't seem to have a strong existence. And the official history also wrote that the reason why Li Yuan rose up to resist was not voluntary, but forced to do so, so what was the reason why he rose up against Sui?

In fact, it was not his original intention to raise an army against the Sui, to be exact, it was promoted by his son Li Shimin, because according to the records of the historical books, we can see that Li Shimin and Liu Wenjian were the first to discuss the rebellion. It was Pei Lin who really pushed Li Yuan to rebel, because Pei Lin and Li Yuan had a good relationship, it can be said that as long as these two people drink and have fun together, they will not feel bored, so Li Shimin saw this and deliberately pulled Pei Lin into the anti-Sui camp.

Because Pei Lin promised Li Shimin to oppose Sui, he deliberately designed Li Yuan, and then Li Yuan had no choice but to rebel. But in fact, this is not the case, in fact, Li Yuan has long had the intention of rebellion, when Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, and the people were not happy, Li Yuan was very tired of Emperor Yang of Sui. And later, the Sui Dynasty was in turmoil, and everyone rebelled, not only that, but Li Yuan was very suspicious of the emperor, because Li Yuan was in an important position and had heavy troops.

And later, Emperor Yang of Sui also sent people to spy on Li Yuan, for this situation, few people should be able to bear it, and some people will wonder, since Li Yuan has long been plotting against him, why not find something to do? Because at that time, he might be attacked by the Turks once he got into trouble, so he could only choose to swallow his anger. It wasn't until later that he had a certain strength before he dared to cause trouble, so sometimes even if he was dissatisfied with a person, he had to see the situation clearly, otherwise he might bury himself.

There is another powerful enemy behind Li Yuan, and that is the Turks. If Li Yuan raised an army, if he entered the Central Plains to fight for the world, once he attacked Li Yuan's rear, then he would face the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy on his back.

I think it can be said that it was a last resort, because at that time Li Yuan was under the enemy's back, and he not only had to fight against the forces of the DPRK, but also the Turks were also attacking.

Emperor Yang of Sui arranged Wang Wei of Taiyuan County and Gao Junya by Wu Yalang's side to monitor Li Yuan, which made Li Yuan unable to act flexibly.

I think he was really forced to rebel, because at that time he had been squeezed by all sides, both inside and outside, and had no freedom to speak of.

No, in fact, Li Yuan had already had an anti-Sui heart, otherwise Pei Ji would not have forced Li Yuan to resist by offering the palace maid to Li Yuan privately, and he had every chance to clear his name.

Personally, I don't think this is the main reason, Li Yuan actually has his own selfishness, he has the ambition to be the emperor, so he does this.

Because according to the records of historical books, we can see that Li Shimin and Liu Wenjian were the first to discuss rebellion.

Because Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian not only killed Li Zhang, the fourth uncle of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, but also killed the male members of Li Yuan's uncle's clan, Empress Dou (Li Shimin's mother). Later, Yang Xuangan rebelled, Emperor Yang of Sui killed Yang Xuangan's brothers, and Tang Gaozu Li Yuan married Yang Xuangan's sister Yang Concubine and gave birth to a son, Li Yuanxiang, King of Jiang.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's father, Li Yuan, was the Duke of Tang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the general of the Zhu State, who died of illness when Li Yuan was seven years old (573), and Li Yuan was awarded the title of Duke of Tang at the age of seven. Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian controlled the government of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and plotted to usurp power, Li Yuan's fourth uncle Li Zhang (grandfather of Jiangxia King Li Daozong, great-grandfather of Princess Wencheng) and Zhao Wang Yu Wenyou (Yuwen Zhao) conspired to get rid of Yang Jian, and was defeated and killed. In 581 AD, Yang Jian, the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, forced Emperor Yu Wenxian of Zhou Jing to abdicate and established the Sui Dynasty to ascend the throne and claim the throne, known as Emperor Wen of Sui in history.

After Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian ascended the throne and became emperor, he killed all the male members of the Northern Zhou royal family. This made Li Yuan's wife Dou and Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian also have a grudge. Li Yuan's mother-in-law, Dou's mother is Princess Xiangyang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, that is to say, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, is the maternal uncle of Empress Dou (Li Shimin's mother).

When Emperor Wen of Sui killed all the male members of the Northern Zhou royal family, Empress Dou cried: Hate me for not being a man, in order to avenge her uncle's revenge.

This is because the situation of the peasant uprising at that time was relatively serious, and he also won the trust of the people, and the national strength at that time was also relatively exhausted, and at the same time, there was a situation where the people were not able to make a living, so in order to resist the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui.

It was because the rule of the Sui Dynasty at that time was very unsuccessful, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had been oppressing the people, which caused a lot of public anger, so Li Yuan would raise an army to rebel.

Because he had had enough of the harsh environment at that time and wanted a better life, he would rise up against Sui and be the master of his own house.

I think it's because Li Yuan saw the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the emperor was already mediocre to the extreme, and it was normal for him to rise up for the sake of the people of the world, and the world would have been divided for a long time.

Li Yuan, who suffered defeat in the battle against Mayi, was dismissed from his post on the spot and had no power, began to worry about his future and the future of his descendants, so with the support of Liu Wenjing, Pei Lin and Li Shimin, he decided to raise an army against Sui.

He wanted to be the emperor, he wanted to be a person that everyone admired, and his rights and status were supreme.

It was because Yang Guang was brutal and disregarded the lives of the common people, resulting in unhappy lives for the people, frequent wars, and misery.

In history, Li Yuan did not have the heart of rebellion, but his son Li Shimin was ambitious, and under Li Shimin's design, Li Yuan had to embark on the road of rebellion.

Take advantage of the momentum, follow the trend, and protect yourself.

Li Yuan originally made a history of assassination, and at the beginning of Emperor Yang of Sui's accession to the throne, he was the Taishou of Xingyang and Loufu counties, and later served as the young eunuch in the palace and the Shaoqing of the guard. In 613 AD, when Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, Li Yuan supervised the transportation of grain and grass in Huaiyuan Town. At this time, Yang Xuangan took advantage of the people's anger to raise troops against Sui, and later failed.

During this period, Li Yuan was ordered to guard Honghua County and make friends with the world's heroes, but was suspicious of Emperor Yang of Sui. In 615, he was transferred to Shanxi and Hedong, and when he arrived at Longmen, he encountered a peasant uprising by his mother, Duan Duan'er, and Li Yuan led his troops to defeat the rebel army, recruiting more than 10,000 people, and his strength increased greatly. In the second year, he was promoted to the general of the Right Xiaowei and served as the pacification ambassador of Taiyuan Province.

In 611 AD, peasant uprisings continued in various places, and there were nearly 200 anti-Sui rebel armies in the country. Later, three main forces were gradually formed, namely the Hebei Rebel Army led by Dou Jiande, the Jianghuai Rebel Army led by Du Fuwei, and the Wagang Army led by Li Mi and Zhai Rang. In July 617, Li Yuan led an army of 30,000 to take the oath and officially set up an army.

In the inscription of the ruler cloth, he reprimanded Emperor Yang of Sui for listening to slander, killing Zhongliang, and recklessly using force, causing the people's resentment to boil and "jackals filling the road".

Li Yuan led his children to overthrow the original rule, he was indeed forced to do so, if he did not rebel, he might be killed by others.

It was forced to answer that there were more elements of this cherry, because under the influence of the Qing Cong saying that "the Yang family will be extinguished, and the Li family will prosper", coupled with the moodiness of Emperor Yang of Sui, Li Yuan understood that if he did not rebel, sooner or later he would be waiting to be eliminated by Emperor Yang of Sui, so it was better to strike first to disturb him.

The personal ability is relatively strong, and he can take the opportunity to enter the Sakura Wangxing battle very well, and there are many capable people, as if the Tang Xinrang Dynasty was finally established, and there was no choice under the circumstances at that time, and it could be regarded as a last resort.