Yang Guang and Li Shimin, who have made great contributions to the future, why is one condemned and the other admired by everyone?

Using "meritorious service" to describe Yang Guang is a bit exaggerated, and Yang Guang can't afford to use these four words. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, is a figure comparable to Zhu Yuanzhang, Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi in the history of China, while Yang Guang is a famous monarch of national subjugation. Even if Yang Guang made a lot of contributions, he can't compare with Emperor Taizong. Let's compare these two people in detail.

Yang Guang also achieved poor results in the early days of his administration. First, the Grand Canal was built; Second, Goguryeo was attacked three times; Third, the imperial examination was initiated; Fourth, aristocratic families were attacked; Fifth, it is a crusade against Tuguhun. Yang Guang has a good idea, but he is ambitious. In order to build the Grand Canal, Yang Guang abused the people's power, and every time he incorporated the people's power, he incorporated millions. Yang Guang's crusade against Tuguhun consumed a lot of manpower and military power, and he attacked Koguryo three times without stopping, recruiting soldiers 1 10,000, which shook the foundation of the country. In addition to these mistakes in political affairs, Yang Guang was also extravagant and wasteful in life, and built a large number of detached palaces. When the country was ruined and his family died, he only knew how to enjoy beauty, and he was finally killed by the rebels at the age of 50.

The biggest stain of Li Shimin's life was the change of Xuanwu Gate, killing his younger brother and becoming emperor himself. However, Yang Guang also inherited his brother's throne, and the two did not compete on this point. Li Shimin made great achievements in the process of Tang Yitong, and was named King of Qin. After Li Shimin proclaimed himself emperor, he expanded his territory to the outside world and lived in agriculture at home, which initiated the "Zhenguan rule" in the early Tang Dynasty and laid the foundation for the prosperity after the Tang Dynasty 100 years. Li Shimin's political achievements are much higher than Yang Guang's.

To say that Yang Guang's greatest achievement in this life is to start the imperial examination, and Li Shimin's achievement is far greater than this. As Yang Guang pointed out, it is an indisputable fact that Li Shimin has made great contributions to the future.