The Complete Erotic History of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (How Absurd Was Yang Guang's Life)

"The Romance of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty" is also known as "The Romance of the Emperor", and its full name is "The Romance of the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty". It is a novel written by Qidong Savage in the Ming Dynasty. It was written before the fourth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1631). The book narrates the main deeds of Emperor Sui Yang's life from usurping the throne to his death and the country's death, and creates an image of a shameless feudal emperor. Although he admired the dissolute life of the feudal monarchs, it still profoundly exposed the ugly nature of Emperor Sui Yang's hypocrisy, extreme luxury, and lust for women, and to a certain extent, it reflected the crisis-ridden social reality at that time. The novel has precise organization, fluent language, and a certain artistic level. The author created this "The Romantic History of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty" to use it as a "Yin mirror" to enable the rulers to understand the truth of "drinking and sex leads to loss of life" and "civil construction leads to the destruction of the country", so as to achieve the purpose of "repairing the sky". Because the content and style of "The Romantic History of Emperor Sui Yang" catered to the aesthetic tastes of citizen readers, the novel had a certain influence on the lower class society.