In the game of historical games, advancing and retreating is a strategy, and attacking and defending is a battle. The venue was thrilling and thought-provoking. In the historical game and struggle, it became the final winner. The resulting dynasty developed into the most brilliant dynasty in the history of China, and reached the highest peak in the development history of feudal society in China. If people's understanding and mastery of information are in an unequal position, then their possession of this information resource will be different, thus forming a status difference. Conversely, if people are in different positions, it will also affect the mastery and control of information resources. But when the mastery of information has reached a monopoly state, there will be a struggle for the right to interpret information. & gt When are rumors and political predictions most likely to occur? Dark ages. So, why are rumors and political predictions most likely to be born in the dark ages? There are two main factors. First, people will make various political predictions according to their own needs, either vague ideas or clear intentions. This kind of political prediction is often very social. On the other hand, people are dissatisfied with the current social situation and want to get rid of the miserable life under the dark rule, so sometimes they "spread" their wishes and ideas into rumors through word of mouth. & gt Rumors are often born in the dark ages, and people are eager to turn rumors and slogans into reality. During the reign of Yang Di, known as "Wan Li for more than 30 years", there were many rumors and political predictions, which were brought about by Yang Di's political measures. & gt After Yang Di ascended the throne, a series of huge projects were carried out, which made the people breathless. Because of the corvee, people have no time and energy to farm their own fields. Because of the tight schedule and heavy labor, many civilian workers died in the construction, and countless orphans and widows appeared in the Sui Dynasty. I think Chang 'an in Xijing is a little old, and it is not stylish enough to live in. So I sent ministers such as Zuo Fushe, Su Yang and Yuwen Kai to build Luoyang as the east capital. This is a huge project, and millions of people take part in the labor. It also collected exotic materials, strange stones, flowers, plants and animals from the south of the Yangtze River and the north of Wuling Mountain, enriching the royal gardens. At this time, the Sui Dynasty was ruled by Emperor Wen for more than 20 years, and the country was rich. With this economic foundation, Yang Guang is determined to build a palace garden in Tokyo that is more splendid than Chang 'an. In March, a new city and a prosperous imperial city rose on the shore of Luoshui. Yang Guang forcibly ordered the relocation of tens of thousands of merchants and residents in Luozhou and surrounding states to enrich the capital of East China, while he himself led Hou Yaozong and other concubines to move to Ren Xian Palace. & gt As early as when the East Capital was built, Yang Guang decided to build a waterway connecting the north and the south, which can go directly from the East Capital to Jiangdu, Yangzhou. So, Yang Guang ordered Shangshu Youcheng Huangfuyi to send civilian workers from two counties in northern Henan, with a total of more than one million before and after, to open economic channels. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Wu recruited more than 100,000 Huainan migrant workers to carry out dredging and reconstruction in the Jianghuai Hangou where Fucha communicated. In this way, a Tongji canal connecting Dudong and Jiangdu and running through the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River was built. In addition, the Yongtong Canal, which was built in the Wendi era, connects the East and West Beijing with the Weihe River and the Yellow River, and the waterway from Chang 'an in Xijing to Jiangdu in Yangzhou has been connected. In the fourth year of the Great Cause (608), Yang Guang recruited more than one million people from various counties in Hebei Province and dug the Yongji Canal, with a total length of more than 2,000 miles, connecting the water system north of the Yellow River to Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north. In the sixth year of the Great Cause (6 10), Yang Guang ordered people to dig the Jiangnan River, starting from Jingkou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province) in the north and reaching Yuhang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province) in the south, and dredging and widening the ancient canal dug since the Six Dynasties to connect with the Yangtze River and Qiantang River. & gt In the third year of the Great Cause (in 607), Yang Guang recruited migrant workers from more than ten counties north of the Yellow River to open Taihang Mountain Road, built the Chidao from Luoyang to Jinyang City in Taiyuan County, and built the Imperial Road from Yulin, Shaanxi Province to Jizhou (now near Beijing), which was 4,000 miles long and 100 steps wide. Millions of people were recruited to build the Great Wall from Yulin in the west to He Zi (now Inner Mongolia) in the east, and it was required to be completed within 20 days. & gt In this case, Yang Di still doesn't know how to sympathize with people's feelings, but travels around to show his ostentation and extravagance and authority as an emperor. He also showed off his force everywhere, making all ethnic groups in the frontier submit to him. However, when attacking North Korea, due to the frustration of military plan, Yang Di repeatedly increased the price, pushing the Sui Dynasty to the edge of the cliff. When Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty founded the People's Republic of China, he named King Koryo the Duke of Liaodong. King Koryo thanked him and begged him to be made king. Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty made him king. In the second year of King Koryo's reign, he led troops to invade western Liaoning. Emperor Wendi was furious and sent troops to attack Korea, and the army hit the coast of Liaohe River. The King of Korea felt that he was no match for the Sui Dynasty, and immediately sent an envoy to apologize, calling himself "Yuan, a dirty minister in Liaodong" (King of Korea Ming). Because of the victory of Emperor Wendi's reign, Yang Di felt that after he acceded to the throne, North Korea would naturally jump in. So he sent an emissary to invite King Koryo to the capital of the Sui Dynasty. King Koryo was very afraid. He didn't know what medicine the new emperor was selling, so he didn't come, which made Emperor Yang Di very angry. & gt At this time, Pei Ju, the minister around Yang Di, commented that North Korea was China's territory when it was there, and disobedience is intolerable now. Yang Di agreed with Pei Ju very much, so he issued an imperial edict to conquer Korea and ordered migrant workers to build ships at the seaside in Donglai. The civilian workers built ships in the water day and night, and maggots were covered from the waist down, and one third of them died. At the same time, Yang Di also recruited adult men to join the army and asked all localities to supply rations, armor and weapons. It is hard for the people to bear this tyranny. The people are full of complaints and the people are miserable. & gt In this case, people are looking forward to the early end of Emperor Yang Di's dark rule, and then return to the former rich and happy life. As a result, political predictions appeared, and people's speculation about the demise of the Sui Dynasty also appeared. People panicked and talked about it. & gt Before the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea began, people's lives were on the verge of death due to labor shortage and government intimidation. As a result, the first batch of people began to make clear political slogans. Wang Bo from Zouping and Dou Jiande from Qinghe launched an uprising. Since then, uprisings have broken out all over the country, and it is impossible to count them. & gt Wang Bo also wrote a "Dead Song of Undirected Liaodong Waves" as a political ballad calling for people's uprising. This song is very straightforward and full of folk slang, which is very inspiring: "The former governor of Changbai Mountain, with pure red hips and long hips, invaded the sky and a half, with a white knife, went up to eat roe deer and went down to eat cattle and sheep." Suddenly, I heard that the loyalist had arrived, and I waved my knife forward. For example, Liaodong died and my head was cut off. "> As soon as this song came out, it was immediately supported by those who were unwilling to accept the call. They joined the insurgents one after another and created more political songs, rumors and predictions to attack the rule of the Sui Dynasty and express their political wishes and demands. & gt Historically, even the most mysterious and bizarre things have a very simple motive behind them. Similarly, even ingenious and eccentric political predictions have a very simple purpose behind them. Public opinion that is beneficial to one person or some people is all made. For example, when Chen Sheng and Guangwu rebelled, they pretended to be foxes and forged their fate. But some information was generated by the people, just a vague idea of the people at that time. However, as long as someone sorts out and "intentionally" interprets this information, then these originally neutral information will become public opinion in favor of one party. This situation can be called the appreciation of public opinion, that is, the content with political function is generated from the information without specific meaning. & gt At the end of Sui Dynasty, the prophecy of "Yang Wu Li Xing" was widely circulated. At that time, powerful people such as Shi Mi, Li Yuan and Gui Li used this prophecy to call on people to follow themselves. How did this prediction come about? Why can "Li" be used as a synonym for Yang in people's minds? What is the reasonable basis? The appearance of this political prophecy is said to be related to a dream Yang Di had. After Yang Di Emperor Yang Guang built several major projects, he was full of ambition and enjoyed peace. Suddenly one day, he had a strange dream that the flood was terrible, which flooded the capital Chang 'an and destroyed houses. Only the three plum trees in Chengtou stand proudly, unscathed, still flourishing and fruitful. Yang guang suddenly woke up from a dream and broke out in a cold sweat. The next day, he urgently called the warlock to interpret dreams. A warlock named Anjiato, after hearing his dream story, first begged Yang Guang to forgive him, and then mysteriously said, "The flood flooded the capital, which is an unlucky sign and indicates that the royal family will be in trouble. The three plum trees in Chengtou are fruitful and stand tall, which indicates that people surnamed Li will replace Yang and occupy the world. Did your Majesty hear that there is a ballad circulating in the market recently,' Huayang flies like Li Huafei', and there is also a nursery rhyme that says' Plums are better than the world, and Yang Zhu Xuhua has no foundation'. These are all predictions, and Li will flourish and cannot be stopped. " & gt What's so special about this dream? In fact, the dream of Emperor Yang Di may be out of reach for future generations. The key figure in this story is the warlock Angto. He quoted two political prophetic ballads at that time as a sign that Li replaced Yang. And "Huayang flies, Li Huafei" can be regarded as both a description of the scenery and a prediction of those in power. The so-called "Mei Qiang dominates the world, and Yang dominates the empty flowers without foundation" is a very clear political prediction, but interestingly, there was no song "Mei Qiang dominates the world" in the widely circulated political prediction at that time. & gt So, what is the purpose of Angto's analysis? & gt After describing Li's potential threat to the Sui Dynasty, Anjato suggested that the emperor kill all people surnamed Li. But Emperor Yang Di didn't take his advice. Although the emperor acted arbitrarily, he also knew that Li was the most popular name in the country and could not be killed at all. In addition, the Li family has a large number of talents and has a great influence on society. If we want to eradicate them, they will definitely fight. After Minister Yuwen Shu made a suggestion to Yang Di, the real purpose of Anjiatuo became obvious. Yuwen Shu said, "What Anjato said is really well founded. As a minister and Li Hun are close relatives, I know that his human interests are different from those of ordinary people. I often discuss things with CoCo Lee, Shan Heng and others in the secret room all day, even staying up all night. Li Hun is an important minister of the country, with a prominent position and a well-off family background, and he still controls the imperial army in his hands. Once he changes his mind, he is likely to launch a coup to overthrow your rule. I think the Li mentioned by Anjato in the ballad is Li Hun. Why did he conspire with others at home late at night? This is not normal, I hope your majesty can see it clearly. " & gt As the saying goes, the ultimate goal of any political activity based on mysterious forms is very direct. It turned out that Angato had just performed a duet with Yuwen Shu. First Angto alarmist, then Yuwen Shu came forward to discover the identity of this Li, and then suggested that the emperor Yang Di get rid of Li Hun. Li Hun is the tenth son of Li Mu, the most famous minister of the Li family. He inherited his father's title and was promoted to Xiao Wei, the right general. His position is really high. Yuwen Shu was so jealous of him that he killed Li Hun with the "prophecy" of the warlock Anjiatuo. More interestingly, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there has been a widely circulated prophecy: "Mu Zi bows his mouth, the king rules the world, and everyone in the world is happy." & gt "Mujingkou" means "Li Hong", which has a wide influence and strong appeal among the people. Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, events in the name of Li Hongzhang have emerged one after another. This was originally a rumor of folk religion, but Emperor Yang Di became more suspicious after listening to the words of Anjatou and Yuwen Shu, and thought that Li Hun had a nephew CoCo Lee, nicknamed "Honger". The word "Hong" is homophonic with "Hong". Emperor Yang Di vaguely felt that Li Hun's nephew CoCo Lee might be the son of heaven who could become the "Li Hong" in religious prophecy. Then, Yang Di moved the flank, killing Li Hun, CoCo Lee and their relatives all 32 people.