Is the reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty related to the imperial examination system it founded?

The demise of the Sui Dynasty had nothing to do with its imperial examination system, but the imperial examination system did help the Tang Dynasty move towards glory. The imperial examination system began to appear in the Sui Dynasty. This form of being an official by people's knowledge and talent breaks the traditional practice of being an official by blood. Since the Sui Dynasty, the political system of the imperial court has gradually moved towards scientific justice. The appearance of the imperial examination system inspired more people to learn cultural knowledge, improved people's knowledge level at that time, and directly promoted class mobility, laying a solid foundation for the official system in the future. Such a promising system will naturally not be the cause of the demise of the Sui Dynasty. It can only be said that the Sui Dynasty created a good system, but failed to make good use of it and made wedding clothes for others.

The biggest reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty actually lies in Yang Di, who has always been a controversial historical figure. He was bohemian, bloody and cruel, but he built the canal and marched eastward himself. He is not a serious monarch, but he is still a monarch with great ideas and plans, but the timing and methods of action are a bit too radical.

The Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang has played a great role in water conservancy and transportation, and even today it has a very amazing performance. The implementation of this project can be described as benefiting the Millennium. However, Emperor Yang Di built a large number of palaces and projects at that time, and plundered a large number of human resources to the East, which has seriously aroused the dissatisfaction of the lower classes. This is his serious political misconduct.

Let's talk about the imperial examination system in Sui Dynasty. Although the imperial examination system was established in the Sui Dynasty, the selected talents were not used satisfactorily. Someone once investigated the identity of officials in the Sui Dynasty after the emergence of the imperial examination system, and found that the proportion of poor children to important officials in the court was zero, which means that the imperial examination system was just a decoration in the Sui Dynasty. In addition, in the later period, Yang Di attacked the status of the gate valve, which caused the dissatisfaction of these gate valves, and finally led to the rebellion of aristocratic families and the demise of the Sui Dynasty.