Talk about the merits and demerits of Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang

The achievements of Emperor Yang:

1. Personally commanded and completed the reunification of the motherland (unifying the country)

In 589 AD, Yang Guang, who was only 20 years old, was worshiped He served as the general marshal of the Sui Dynasty and led an army of 510,000 people south to attack the wealthy and powerful Chen Dynasty and complete the unification. At that time, people believed that "the natural chasm of the Yangtze River was divided into north and south in ancient times..." At that time, Fu Jian's million-strong army did not break through the natural chasm of the Yangtze River. It can be seen that this is a very difficult task to complete. But under the command of Yang Guang, the Sui army was highly disciplined, brave and skilled in fighting, and broke through the Yangtze River natural moat in one fell swoop. Wherever he goes, he is invincible. As for the common people, he "has done nothing wrong", and he has "taken nothing" from the property of the Chen Dynasty's treasury. It has won widespread praise from the people. "Everyone in the world calls him virtuous." The 20-year-old Yang Guang completed the great cause of China's reunification and ended the division of China for hundreds of years. It also ended three to four hundred years of war in China. Since then, China has entered an era of peace and prosperity. This is more outstanding than the small warlords who commanded troops by Li Shimin to quell various peasant uprisings and separatist regimes. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Yang Guang made extraordinary contributions! ! !

2. Ordering the construction and completion of the Grand Canal (repairing the canal)

Emperor Sui Yang ordered the excavation and construction of the north-south "Grand Canal" to connect the Qiantang River, Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River, and Haihe River. Connected. Such a huge project will benefit thousands of generations. The Grand Canal is far more important to China than the Great Wall is to China. The Grand Canal connects the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin, connecting two civilizations. The Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin gradually become one.

3. Personally open up territory and smooth the Silk Road

Visit Zhangye in the West

In 605 AD (the first year of the Great Cause), Sui general Wei Yunqi led the Turkic troops After the Khitan was defeated, Wei Yunqi threatened to use the road to go to Liucheng (now Chaoyang South, Liaoning) to trade with Goryeo, and led his army into the territory, but the Khitan people did not take any precautions. Wei Yunqi led his army to 50 miles away from the Khitan camp and launched a sudden attack. He defeated the Khitan army and captured more than 40,000 men and women. The Sui Dynasty prevented and delayed the rise of Khitan.

In 608 AD (the fourth year of Daye), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent troops to destroy Tuyuhun. The territory was opened up for thousands of miles, ranging from the east coast of Qinghai Lake in the east to the Tarim Basin in the west, from the Kuruktag Mountains in the north to the Kunlun Mountains in the south, and was managed by the county system. bring it under Chinese rule. This is a place where formal administrative districts have never been established in any previous dynasty.

Past:

When he first visited Jiangdu in the south, the dragon boat he rode on was forty-five feet high, fifty feet wide, and two hundred feet long. It is also divided into four floors, including the main hall, the super hall, and the residences of the courtiers. It was splendidly decorated with gold, silver and jewels. Others, such as queens, concubines, and nobles also had their own independent ships. But there were thousands of other ships accompanying them, stretching as far as 200 miles in front and back. There were also cavalry escorts on both sides of the strait. In all the prefectures and counties passing by, those within five hundred miles would be diligently supplied, and those who could not finish the food would be buried on the spot. The waste of each patrol can be seen. The Sui Dynasty's national power was already relatively strong under Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, but it could not withstand the wasted years of his son Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. More than ten years later, the entire country was wasted until the end.