Describe the History of Sui and Tang Dynasties in Detail

From Yang Jian to the Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, the glory of the great unification that ended the troubled times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, to the merits and demerits of Yang Guang's opening of the canal and the conquest of Goryeo; from Li Yuan's military expedition in Taiyuan to Dingguanzhong, to Li Shimin's rule of Zhenguan after the Xuanwumen incident; from the eternal legend of Wu Zetian changing the Tang Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty, to the peak prosperity of the Kaiyuan era, and then to the decline of the dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion... This book refuses to be joking, digs deep into historical materials, and uses popular and straightforward language to carefully dissect the historical context of the Sui and Tang Dynasties for more than three hundred years. Everything from the power game in the court, the evolution of the imperial examination system, and the changes in people's livelihood to the deep logic of territorial expansion, ethnic integration, and cultural prosperity will be described in detail one by one. The ins and outs of each major historical event and the true appearance of each key figure are no longer vague symbols. Follow the chapters step by step to enter the Sui and Tang Dynasties, see clearly the institutional foundation behind the prosperous times, and understand the human choices in troubled times, making the heavy history clear and easy to understand.