Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty and one of the most prodigal emperors in history. He inherited a rich and powerful Sui Dynasty handed over to him by Emperor Wen. However, In just over ten years, wars broke out all over the country, and people were in dire straits. Finally, after the Jiangdu mutiny, Yang Guang died at the hands of Yu Wenhuaji.

So why did Yu Wenhuaji kill Yang Guang? Why not control Yang Guang to become a puppet and play Cao Cao's trick of using the emperor to control the princes?

The reason why Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang directly instead of turning him into a puppet was due to several reasons. The influence of the Sui Dynasty was limited

The reason why Cao Cao was able to manipulate the emperor to control the princes was that the rule of the Han Dynasty had been maintained for more than two hundred years and had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At that time, the reason why Zhuge Liang felt that there was hope for success in restoring the Han Dynasty was also because of the influence of the Han Dynasty. Before Emperor Xian of Han abdicated, neither Liu Bei nor Sun Quan dared to proclaim themselves emperor.

But unlike the Han Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty only lasted for two generations at this time. The time was very short and it was far from leaving a sufficient mark on the people of the world. Even many ministers were established by the Sui Dynasty. In the past, in current terms, everyone did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Sui Dynasty. And another thing to note is that during the Northern and Southern Dynasties before the Sui Dynasty, whether it was the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty, the dynasties of Changtou Dawangqi changed very quickly, and no stable dynasty was formed. In other words, people at that time were accustomed to changing dynasties, but were not used to maintaining the long-term rule of a dynasty. This was very different from the social environment of Cao Cao's time. The key was that the influence of the Sui Dynasty was far less than that of the Han Dynasty. Yang Guang lacked charisma

Yang Guang’s situation at the time was also very different from that of Cao Cao’s Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, all the princes in the world were originally officials of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty treated them There is a certain binding force.

However, when Yang Guang was there, there were wars everywhere in the world, and there were many rebels from various places. Such rebels would not care about who Yang Guang was. They were originally going to rebel against you. In addition, like Li Yuan, who raised an army, also established another royal family as the emperor, making it clear that he would not give you the face of Yang Guang. It can be said that Yang Guang made the whole world like this.

The common enemy of all the beacons in the world is Yang Guang. At this time, if Yu Wenhuaji regards Yang Guang as a puppet, not only will he not be able to order all the forces, but he will be besieged by all the forces. The object can be regarded as having hundreds of harms and no benefits. Yang Guang must die during the Jiangdu Mutiny

Furthermore, Yang Guang’s death was due to the Jiangdu Mutiny. The soldiers from the north were not allowed to return home and passed their resentment onto Yang Guang. Yang Guang even lost his appeal among his own men. This is also It can be seen why Yang Guang died. He didn't even have the appeal of his own men. How to command the world? He didn't even have the value of being a puppet.

And in this kind of mutiny, someone must die to calm the anger of the army. This was true for Concubine Yang Guifei of Maweipo, and the same was true for Yang Guang. Under the circumstances at that time, it was no longer a question of whether Yang Guang would die, but that Yang Guang wanted to drink poisoned wine and die, but was rejected and was eventually hanged. This is no longer a question of whether Yang Guang will die, but a question of whether Yang Guang's decent death is not enough to quell public anger.

It is conceivable that if Yu Wenhuaji wanted to play Cao Cao's trick of holding the emperor to order the princes, then he would first be torn to pieces by the mutinous soldiers like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. They were completely Yang Guang couldn't believe it.

So Yang Guang must die.