Yang Shidao

Yang Shidao

Yang Shidao? ~He was born in Huayin City of Hongnong (now Huayin City of Shaanxi Province). The Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty, the youngest son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guande in Sui Dynasty, and the younger brother of Yang Gongren, the commander of Zhongshu.

Yang Shidao was born in Hongnong, and he was pure and kind. After the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, he went to Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, married Princess Guiyang, and worshipped Yitong and Duwei. He served as the general manager of Lingzhou, repelling the Turkic invasion for many times. He successively served as the Minister of the Ministry of officials and the Minister of Taichang, and was canonized as the Duke of andershire. In the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), he was a minister in charge of provincial affairs. Zhenguan thirteen years (639 years), moved to the book. When he was involved in the rebellion of Prince Li Chengqian, he was dismissed as Minister of the Ministry of officials. When Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was on the eastern expedition, he was granted the order of "Zhongshu" to assist Prince Li Zhi, and was dismissed as Minister of the Ministry of industry and Minister of Taichang.

In the 21st year of Zhenguan (647), Yang Shidao died of illness and was awarded to the Minister of the Ministry of Li and the governor of Bingzhou. His posthumous title was Yi and he was buried with Zhaoling.

Life of the characters

Go to Tang Dynasty

Yang Shidao was the youngest son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guanwang. He lived in Luoyang at the end of Sui Dynasty, was detained by Wang Shichong, and then went to Gaozu of Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozu appointed him shangyitong and beishenzuo, and married his widowed daughter Princess Guiyang to him.

Guarding Lingzhou

In 621 (the fourth year of Wude), Yang Shidao, then the general manager of Lingzhou, repelled the invasion of East Turks. In 622 (the fifth year of Wude), Yang Shidao, together with Quan Shitong, the governor of Jiaozhou, and Yu Wenxin, the governor of Hongzhou, defeated the East Turks in Sanguan mountain. In 624 (the seventh year of Wude), Yang Wengan, the governor of Qingzhou, rebelled. Yang Shidao and Qian Jiulong, the general of zuowuwei, went to fight. Soon after, the eastern Turks invaded Yuanzhou (now Guyuan, Ningxia), and the ancestors of Tang Gao ordered master cishilu of ningzhou to rescue them, and then ordered Yang Shidao to rush to damugen mountain to cut off the Turks' way back.

As prime minister

Later, Yang Shidao returned to the imperial court and served as the Minister of the Ministry of officials. He moved to taichangqing and was granted the Duke of andershire. In 636 (the tenth year of Zhenguan), Yang Shidao took over the post of Wei Zheng and became the prime minister. He is cautious in nature and never divulges anything about the palace. If relatives and friends ask, he will change the subject. In 639 (the 13th year of Zhenguan), Yang Shidao changed his post as Zhongshu Ling. In 643 (the 17th year of Zhenguan), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Yang Shidao, sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling to try the case of Prince Li Chengqian's conspiracy. At that time, Princess Guiyang and her ex husband's son Zhao Jie also participated in the rebellion. Yang Shidao advised Taizong and interceded for Zhao Jie. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty was very angry, so he removed Yang Shidao from the post of Zhongshu Ling and changed his post to minister of Li Department. Yang Shidao was born in a rich family, and he didn't know how to behave. After taking charge of the Ministry of officials, he suppressed the powerful, relatives and friends to avoid suspicion, but most of the appointed officials were mediocre, so they were ridiculed by public opinion. In 645 (the 19th year of Zhenguan), Yang Shidao pursued Koguryo with Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, and acted as an agent of zhongshuling.

Life in old age

In 646 (the 20th year of Zhenguan), Emperor Taizong returned to Chang'an. Yang Shidao was dismissed as Minister of the Ministry of industry, and soon changed to taichangqing. In 647 (the 21st year of Zhenguan), Yang Shidao died of illness. He was awarded to the Minister of the Ministry of Li and the governor of Bingzhou, posthumously named Yi. He was buried with Zhaoling, and was granted the secret ware of Dongyuan.

Anecdotes and allusions

Yang Shidao is good at calligraphy and works in poetry. He often banquets with celebrities and enjoys himself with poetry. Taizong of Tang Dynasty praised his poems very much and said to him, "I heard that every time you drink and travel, you have to write poems. I doubt that you wrote all these poems in advance. Now you can write one on the spot. " Yang Shidao agreed, and soon wrote a poem without any modification, which was admired by everyone.

Character evaluation

Li Shimin: Yang Shi's moral character is pure and good, and he has no fault. But the truth is cowardly, not much change, the urgency can not be effective. Liu Xu: he is a prudent teacher, pure and good, cowardly without the name of changing things; he suppresses the situation, avoids suspicion, and uses it to make a mockery of non talent.

personal works

work

Yang Shidao has written ten volumes of anthology and 12 volumes of mu with Gao Shilian and Fang Xuanling.

poems

There is an article of Fu in quantangwen: listening to songs and managing Fu. there are 20 poems in Quan Tang Shi, which are longtoushui, Zhongshu Zhiyong Yujian, Chu Shousheng Shangguan, que Ti, Yingzhao in early autumn night, Yingzhao in Fu Zhongnanshan with fengziyun, Yingzhao in drinking horse, watching marriage in early night, two pieces of tanqin in banquet, Yongqin, Yongsheng, Yingzhao yongchaowu, and Fenghe in summer In the late Qing Dynasty, Fenghe was called Yingzhao, Fenghe Shengzhi chunri Wanghai, Chunchao Leibu, huanshanzhai, yongma, Fenghe Yonggong, Yongyan, Fenghe zhengri linchao Yingzhao, Yongwu.

member of family

Father: Yang Xiong, Sikong and Guanwang of Sui Dynasty. Elder brother: Yang Gongren, the official in the book. Elder brother: Yang Xu, the governor of Yunzhou. wife: Princess Changguang, the fifth daughter of emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, was first granted the title of Princess Guiyang. She married Zhao Cijing first and then Yang Shidao. son: Yang Yuzhi, the head of Shouchun County, married to Li Yuanji, the king of Qi. He was killed by Dou Fengjie, his son-in-law, for having an affair with Princess Yongjia.

Historical records

Old Tang book, volume 62, biography 12; New Tang book, volume 100, biography 25; Zizhi Tongjian, volume 189, Tangji 5; Zizhi Tongjian, volume 190, Tangji 6; Zizhi Tongjian, volume 191, Tangji 7; Zizhi Tongjian, volume 194, Tangji 10; Zizhi Tongjian, volume 195, Tangji 11《 Zizhi Tongjian, volume 197, the 13th chapter of Tang Dynasty

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