The Third Generation of the Great Sui

Because history is written by the victors, people habitually criticize the Qin and Sui dynasties, the two great dynasties that ended the chaos and unified the country. Few people are willing to acknowledge the Qin and Sui dynasties from a perspective that is difficult to follow.

Honestly, based on my own understanding of history, if the Sui Dynasty hadn't fallen, it would have been far stronger than the Tang Dynasty. First, the Sui had a powerful army, providing external defense. Second, the Sui Dynasty was undergoing reforms; the imperial examination system was the first step in eliminating powerful clans.

The author has already written that the absence of powerful clans in Hebei provides a foundation for reform. It's well-written.

This book feels a bit schizophrenic. I can't understand marrying the daughter of a rebel or marrying the daughter of a noble family! Yang Guang married the Xiao family to appease the South. What did the protagonist want to do by marrying the daughter of the Li family? There is no need to destroy the nine tribes in rebellion? Li Tang can't win if he has one more woman? A lot of the plot is a bit baffling.

To be honest, Li Er (Emperor Taizong of Tang) was no good at all. Everyone says he's a great emperor of all time, but who else besides Qin Shi Huang deserves that title? Just judging by his character and morals, Li Er isn't even fit to carry my shoes!

🤫The fall of the Sui Dynasty was due to the huge failures of Yang Guang's Grand Canal and the Three Expeditions, which triggered massive peasant uprisings. Don't talk about fighting for power with aristocratic families and having no future. The Sui Dynasty was built by Yang Jian and the Guanlong Group together, which massacred the Northern Zhou and the rise of the Yuwen forces.

The Three Worlds of the Sui Dynasty, what a great title this book is, I originally thought it would be a great book, but it's a pity that it was scrapped after dozens of chapters, and the more I wrote, the worse it became. A good book should blend into the times. Every era has a different flavor. This book doesn't blend into it at all. It just relies on copying information.

To be honest, these Sui dynasty texts are not as good as those from the late Han dynasty; few are interesting, and most are just filler data.

Sigh, I was still following the story before Yang Guang's resurrection, I don't know what the author was thinking! A basic principle should be understandable, right? Yang Guang certainly didn't lack the courage to face death! Yet they wrote it as Yang Guang faking his death to escape.

The author has a misconception: without powerful families, where would emperors come from? But then again, didn't those commoners who achieved merit also become powerful families 30 years later? Powerful families are the ultimate goal for commoners striving for success; emperors ascended the throne only with the support of powerful families.