Starting from the city of Chang'an in the second year of Xiang's reign in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and ending on the banks of the Sashui River in the eighth year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty, this book takes Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty as the main line and connects the most dramatic period of dynasty change in Chinese history, weaving a picture of turbulent power based on the real historical framework.
[History: The bloody journey from a powerful minister to an emperor]
On the anniversary of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yun was cruel and cruel, and he followed the Duke Yang Jian to endure the suspicion and poisonous schemes for ten years. From Yanmen's urgent orders when the Turkic cavalry pressed against the enemy, to Xiangzhou Yuchi's decisive counterattack when he raised his troops, Yang Jian glimpsed destiny in the cracks in the dragon's scale armor - when he buried the "Sui Min Monument" in Longshouyuan and cast a new seal in Taiji Hall, the Golden Phoenix Flag finally replaced the Wolf Head Flag, announcing the birth of a new dynasty with "the people as the foundation of the country". Dugu Jialuo's astrological strategy, Mrs. Xian's surrender to Lingnan, and Wei Xiaokuan's Yecheng conspiracy, together constitute the dazzling puzzle of the "Kaihuang Rule".
[Undercurrent of power: the shadow and fission behind the prosperous age]
The appearance of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty changed the story from "foundation" to "expansion" and "loss of control". The thousands of warships of the Yangzhou Navy, the Fire Crow Flag Formation on the Liaodong Peninsula, and the wolf-headed cavalry under Yanmen City demonstrate his ambition to "enjoy the achievements of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty". However, the series of fire attacks on the banks of the Sashui River, the secret turmoil surrounding the Renshou Palace incident, and the uprising of the people in Shandong also revealed the overdraft of people's power and alienation of power behind the "great cause". Yang Jian's Nine-ringed Golden Sword, Gaara's Secret Whispers of the Jade Cicada, and Eulji Mundeok's Fire Crow Tactics, outline the complex texture of emperors and generals between history and fiction.
