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Generally speaking, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was the first to create the imperial examination system. Of course, the model of this system had already appeared before the Sui Dynasty, but it was improved after Yang Jian brought it.

On the basis of inheriting this system, Emperor Sui Yang promoted the development of the imperial examination system.

The formation of the imperial examination system broke the monopoly of clan groups on power, and it was more conducive to all stages of society to participate in the selection of power with an attitude of equal competition.

The Sui Dynasty created this system, and this system has been used until the Qing Dynasty. During this full 2000 years, these 2000 years are the time when the imperial power has been continuously strengthened.

Because of the establishment and improvement of this measure, the clan aristocracy and the clan system have no soil for survival.

On the basis of title reform and meritorious service reform, Emperor Sui Yang's second measure to crack down on the Guanlong Group was to move the capital and dig the Grand Canal.This is to geographically isolate the headquarters of the Guanlong Group.

The most direct result of this measure is the two-capital system ruled by the dynasty, and this system was still in use until the Qing Dynasty. This is the differentiated treatment of the economic center and the political center.

The angle of the video is slowly tilted, and then the entire Luoyang city is overlooked:
Luoyang's location is very convenient for water transportation, which is beneficial for Luoyang to get what it needs more quickly from the water.

And using the canal to connect the economic center and the political center together, this matter with a grand vision was proposed by Emperor Sui Yang. For a few recent emperors, if there is no superb strategic vision If so, it is difficult to do.

From the first year of Daye to the sixth year of Daye, four Grand Canals were successively dug across the country with Luoyang as the center.

Together with the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River, it forms a water transportation system in which the man-made canals running north-south and the natural rivers running east-west are interconnected.This has a profound impact on strengthening the connection between the Jianghuai region and the Jiangnan region, which has become the economic center of the country after hundreds of years of development, and strengthening the control of the northern border defense.

Later generations commented: "Emperor Yang's move is to promote the prosperity of his country for several years, and to benefit the future generations. It can be said that he is not benevolent but hardworking."

After the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, China's economic center and political center were separated, but the role of the Grand Canal in the middle was to quickly and quickly transport everything produced by the southern economic center through the river. form, continuously transported to the center of power.

It has to be said, what kind of ups and downs should an emperor with such a vision have in his heart and the degree of grasp of the future situation.But at this point, Emperor Sui Yang was much stronger than other emperors.

While digging the Grand Canal, Emperor Sui Yang built a wide post road in the north, which not only promoted the communication between the north and the south, but also increased the strength of local rule.

At the same time, he managed the Western Regions with great foresight and reopened the Silk Road. This move laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Empire in later generations.

When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty continued to promote some reforms of Emperor Wen, he actively sought to strengthen ties with the Western Regions.

After unifying the territory of China, after Pei Ju described the hegemony of the Western Regions to Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, who was about to make a move, personally led the army to defeat Tuyuhun in the fifth year of Daye, and in today's Qinghai, Xinjiang area Four counties are set up.

At that time, the Western Turks and Tuyuhun were the two largest giants in the Western Regions. When Emperor Sui Yang surrendered the Western Turks, he did not use a single soldier.

Emperor Sui Yang knew that the Western Turkic Khan was a dutiful son, and his mother happened to live in the Sui Dynasty.

The envoy of Emperor Sui Yang arrived in West Turkic and said that if Western Turkic did not surrender, your mother would be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor. Western Turkic Khan was worried about his mother and had to submit to the Sui Dynasty.

After a war broke out between Tie Le and the Sui Dynasty, he quickly sought peace in order to win Yang Guang's forgiveness.

When Yang Guang saw Tie Le, he suddenly had a plan. He sent an envoy to Tie Le and said: "Our emperor is very upset that you sent troops to attack the Sui Dynasty. Now I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. We are going to attack Tuyuhun. If you If we can send troops, we will let the past go."

After being defeated by Tie Le, Tuyuhun threw an olive branch to the Sui Dynasty in desperation. Yang Guang saw that Tuyuhun was going to vote for him, lied about agreeing, and sent a large army to support him.

When Tuyuhun saw the posture of the Sui Dynasty's army, he knew that Yang Guang had cheated him, and in a hurry, he was completely kicked out of the stage of the Western Regions by the Sui Dynasty.

After this series of use of troops, the gates of the three passages leading to the Western Regions were all under the control of the Sui Dynasty,

By the fifth year of Daye, the national power of the Sui Dynasty had reached an unprecedented stage.

Not only the vast unification of the territory, but also the growth of population, the increase of taxation, the training of the army and the strong base. These powerful symbols have accumulated together, and it even took Li Tang of later generations to surpass it for a whole hundred years.

That is to say, after the efforts of Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty really surpassed the achievements of the great cause created by Emperor Sui Yang in five years during the prosperous Kaiyuan period.

Li Shimin has experienced the five-year prosperity of the great cause, so in his ruling philosophy, whether the Tang Dynasty's economic development is rapid and prosperous is based on the five-year political performance of the great cause as the criterion for judging.

The old Tang book once recorded a passage between Li Shimin and Wei Zheng. This passage explained Li Shimin's nostalgia for the great cause for five years and Wei Zheng's answer to Li Shimin's doubts.

When Li Shimin learned from Wei Zheng that if he wanted to surpass Daye for five years, it might take several more years, the face of this self-proclaimed emperor of the ages could not help showing contemplation and embarrassment.

Li Shimin knew some of the history of the Sui Dynasty.

As the ruler of the later dynasty, in order to strengthen his own rule, he must make certain changes to history.

However, Li Shimin remembered Sui Yangdi's series of achievements from time to time. In his heart, he took this Sui Dynasty emperor who was related to him as the goal of comparison in his life.

And Yang Jian, who was watching the inventory video, couldn't help nodding and praising after seeing Yang Guang's measures.

"But from these points, it can be seen that Yang Guang's grasp of politics and the development of strategic vision are indeed much better than mine."

"In a short period of time, he was able to grasp the problem, rectify the Guanlong Group internally, and take a series of measures to suppress it, which is conducive to the concentration of imperial power and the unity of the dynasty's opinions."

"And the measures and wars against the Western Regions are also remarkable."

"It's really not easy for him to do this."

Dugu Jialuo on the side also glanced at Yang Guang appreciatively: "Well, these points are worthy of praise. But Aijia still wants to know, what exactly did he do that made his temperament change so much in the later stage that The second emperor of the Sui Dynasty died."

The inventory voice-over on the platform appears:
Although Emperor Sui Yang made so many achievements, his executive ability was still much lower.

The death of the Second Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was most directly related to the weakness of Emperor Sui Yang's character.It can even be said that his character constantly ruined himself, and even the entire Sui Dynasty, which led to continuous uprisings in the later period, and the people were in dire straits.It is the Eighteenth Route Rebel Army who rose up against the Sui Dynasty!