Complete works of txt, an e-book about those things in the Tang Dynasty.
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1. True or false
Yang Guang in the history books probably epitomizes all the shortcomings of the Chinese nation in the past 5,000 years: killing his father and brother, being dissolute and lewd, being cunning and immoral, caring only for his own enjoyment, regardless of others' life and death. In a word, he has both shortcomings that ancient emperors should have and shortcomings that should not have. The only one who can compete with him in history is probably Zhou Wang of Shang Dynasty.
However, it should be pointed out that Yang Guang's "glorious deeds" were written entirely by his competitors. As the father and son of Li Yuan who made a fortune by "persuading" Yang Di and "kicking away" Emperor Yangdi, can they make Yang Guang as tall and powerful as Schwarzenegger? For political needs, it is common even today to give your opponent some black material, collect some gossip and get a "zipper door" and "Watergate". What's more, when the historians of the Tang Dynasty wrote this book, the Sui Dynasty had already declared bankruptcy, and there was no need to worry that someone would sue them for infringement of reputation. Therefore, you should never believe the contents of history books.
However, there is also a problem with not believing in the views of history books at all. Do you think, why did the Sui Dynasty not die in the hands of Emperor Wendi, but in the hands of Yang Guang? Why did heroes come forth in large numbers at the end of Sui Dynasty, and only Li Yuan and his son had the last laugh? The reason why winners succeed is that losers. ...