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He unified the north and south, established the imperial examination, and established the system of three provinces and six ministries; he dug canals and reopened the Western Regions, attracting all nations to come to court. After more than 300 years of division and chaos, the Sui Dynasty made a high-profile appearance, ushering in the second era of great unification in Chinese history, and its achievements have benefited thousands of years. Seeing the building rise, everything is full of vitality again. However, in an instant, the building was in danger. The construction of Daxing City, the construction of the Eastern Capital, the northern inspection of the grasslands, three expeditions to the south of the Yangtze River, and three expeditions to Goguryeo... Various measures taken by the Sui Dynasty overwhelmed the people, and the uprising spread rapidly across the country. In the end, the Sui Dynasty only lasted for two generations and came to an end in 37 years, becoming a meteor in Chinese history. Why was a pioneering and forward-looking dynasty overwhelmed by its grand ambitions? And why did a dynasty that only lasted for 37 years influence future generations for thousands of years? This is the question this book seeks to answer.

This is the golden age of ancient China! During the 300 years, there was a prosperous and prosperous era that everyone knew - talents emerged in large numbers, nations came to the dynasty, and everything was full of vitality; during the 300 years, there was heartbreaking turmoil and chaos - the eunuchs disrupted the government, vassal towns were separatist, and the dynasty gradually declined. How did the Tang Dynasty enter the glorious age, and how did it fall into the quagmire of chaos? This book uses time as the context and events as the connection, supplemented by rich historical details and character portrayals, to vividly describe the prosperity and decline, peace and chaos of the Tang Dynasty. The book starts from the grievances and hatreds between Tang Emperor Li Yuan and the Yang family, and the entrepreneurial process of seizing the country, to the shocking inside story of the Maweipo Incident, and then to the tragic story of Tang Xing in the Liang Dynasty. It involves 22 emperors and focuses on 11 key nodes. It completely reproduces the grand scenes written by Li Bai and the troubled times written by Du Fu!