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When the grains of millet in the cellar of Hanjiacang in Luoyang turned to dust, and when the waves of the Grand Canal swallowed up the last tracker's chant, the thirty-eight-year history of the rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty was only a few pages in the long history. However, every page is soaked with the weight of blood and fire, and every line is full of fresh life. The brave generals, the resourceful counselors, and the people struggling for survival all together constitute a thrilling imperial ukiyo-e. Li Yuan, who raised troops in Taiyuan, would not have thought that he would end not only a dynasty, but also an unprecedented institutional laboratory. The Sui Dynasty streaked across the medieval night sky like a meteor, but it left behind the sparks of civilization that have illuminated for thousands of years: the three provinces and six ministries system laid the framework of the bureaucratic system, the imperial examination system opened up the bloodline of class mobility, the "Kaihuang Law" established a model of law, and the Grand Canal connected the lifeline of the economy. The brilliance of these institutional innovations often makes us ignore the fate of those individuals who are crushed under the gears of the system - their counterattack lives from humble slaves to generals, from butchers and courier boys (postboys) to emperors and generals, and the second-generation and third-generation officials who were born with a golden key in their mouths. A pair of good cards is played with bad cards in life, from a well-dressed princess and concubine to a tragic life in a foreign land, from a powerful minister to a double life of being a prisoner... The in-depth thinking behind the historical storms, the survival wisdom in the cracks of history, and the codes of the workplace are worthy of today's reflection. They have been here before, and they should not be forgotten... A new work is released. Everyone is welcome to go to Tomato Novel to read our work "Those People and Things in the Sui Dynasty". Everyone can adapt the video short play for every chapter and chapter. Free authorization for adaptation is welcome