The Great Sui Dynasty: Epiphyllum in the Golden Age

The Sui Dynasty was a short-lived but brilliant dynasty like an epiphyllum. It ended nearly three hundred years of division and chaos and created an unprecedented situation of unification; it established the system of three provinces and six ministries, initiated the imperial examination, and laid the political system for thousands of years to come; it dug the Grand Canal, connecting the north and the south, and promoted economic and cultural exchanges; it conquered Goguryeo in the east and connected with the Western Regions in the west, demonstrating its strong national power. However, this seemingly powerful dynasty collapsed in just thirty-eight years. Why did the prosperous and prosperous days of Kaihuang's rule suddenly turn into a miserable life for the people during the Daye period? Why did the talented Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian give birth to the arrogant and extravagant Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty? What secrets does this short-lived dynasty hide? This book vividly reproduces the entire process of the Sui Dynasty from its establishment to its demise in easy-to-understand language. There are both heroic war scenes and turbulent palace struggles; there are both the talents and strategies of emperors and generals, and the joys and sorrows of ordinary people. Through vivid historical figures and events, it shows how the Sui Dynasty, a short but glorious dynasty, left a profound mark in Chinese history.