Merit in the Future, Sin in the Present Age
In fact.
In the later generations, many scholars discovered that some of the deeds of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty might have been tampered with.
The person who tampered with it was none other than Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin.
Why did he say that?
There were two reasons.
First, the Tang Dynasty was established for the reason of overthrowing the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty, just like how Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty for the reason of overthrowing the violent Qin Dynasty. This was called a well-known reason. If the reason was unknown, it would be a proper rebellion.
Secondly, Li Shimin was the first emperor in history to tamper with the history books. It could be understood that he had a criminal record.
Under these two circumstances.
Li Shimin had every reason to tamper with the history books and describe Yang Guang as an out-and-out tyrant.
Yang Guang might not be a wise ruler, but he was definitely not a completely incompetent ruler.
Think about it.
Would a fatuous ruler build a grand canal that would benefit thousands of years?
This was a huge matter that would benefit countless people.
No matter how they compared, it could be seen that Yang Guang was definitely not a fatuous ruler.
Secondly, he created the imperial examination system.
For the ancient emperors and prominent families.
The imperial examination system was definitely biased towards the Humble Class.
Although only a small portion of the imperial examination system in the Sui Dynasty was for ordinary people.
However, this was already a precedent.
Therefore, he summarized the information.
If you said Yang Guang wasn't a wise ruler, everyone would admit it.
But you said he was a tyrant through and through.
Then this was a little far-fetched.
In addition, history was written by the victors.
Under such circumstances.
What kind of character do you think Li Shiming will give Yang Guang?
For the country and the people?
It was obviously impossible.
Therefore, it was absolutely not wrong to give Yang Guang the title of the Eternal Wronged Emperor.
As for the inventory video in the painting.
When this headline appeared.
Yang Guang's life slowly appeared in everyone's eyes.
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Yang Guang
He served for fourteen years.
Emperor Yang of Sui
The first merit of his reign was to destroy the State of Chen and conquer Tuyuhun.
The second is to build the Grand Canal and make great contributions.
The third was to open up a new field of study and create a precedent, so that the world's poor families had the opportunity to display their talents.
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After the introductions, the two of them walked out of the room.
The scene changed, and soon, the grand canal project that was a thousand miles long appeared before everyone's eyes.
On both sides of the canal.
Countless residential and commercial buildings rose from the ground.
The economy was developing rapidly, and countless people were gathering along the two shores.
The bustling cities began to show signs of prosperity.
After the scene appeared.
A voice slowly sounded.
The benefits of building the Grand Canal were also clearly explained to all the emperors through their voices.
"First, the establishment of the Grand Canal has promoted the north-south transportation and people-to-people exchanges, and has greatly strengthened the government's central control over the country.”
" Second, it strengthened the economic construction of various regions in history and promoted economic development, causing the living standards of the people at that time to rise to a level that should not belong to it. Even the prosperity of the Tang Empire in the future had a certain credit from the Grand Canal Project.”
" Third, strengthen the cultural exchange and integration of various places, so that people can get along better.”
"Fourth, it has promoted the development of the transportation industry, making the transportation of grain from the north to the south more convenient.”
" Five: " It also played a huge role in the economic development of future generations and left a precious cultural heritage for the people of future generations.”
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As the saying goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first.
The purpose of this road construction was not to make people walk comfortably, but to speed up the speed of trade transportation.
When the cost of trade decreased, it meant that the cost of goods would also decrease.
Once the cost was reduced, the purchasing power would obviously increase.
To put it simply, a product would cost a single coin from the creator. However, due to the ancient mountains and rivers, when the product was sent to other cities, the price would increase by several times or even ten times.
The high price would only make it impossible for the people to afford it. In the end, the producers would not make any money, the shippers would only earn a small amount of money, and the merchants would not be able to make any profits.
However, it would be great if the road was unblocked.
The price of a single coin of goods could only be set at two or three times the price when transported to another city.
This way, when the merchants were selling, the citizens could easily buy them.
If the people were willing to buy them, they would need to produce them in large quantities and transport them.
In this way, it would form a very beneficial economic trade chain.
There was demand for production, and with production, there would be jobs.
To the commoners, this was definitely a good thing.
For the dynasty, the revenue would also increase significantly, which was a good thing.
Therefore, he had no choice.
The Grand Canal project was a good thing in itself.
It was a pity.
The Sui Dynasty did not have a large population. Moreover, the war had just ended. Therefore, such a large project that benefited the country and the people was actually a waste of money and manpower. It was a scourge to the world.
It could only be said that he had done the right thing at the wrong time.
And this pot could only be carried by the initiator, Emperor Yang.
This was also the main reason why the world rebelled.
If not for the construction of the Grand Canal, the people of the world would not have rebelled.
Therefore, in the eyes of the people, Yang Guang was a completely incompetent ruler.
But in reality, from Yang Guang's point of view, what he cared about was not the present, but the future of the Sui Dynasty.
After introducing the first major event.
Then, it was time to open the imperial examination.
During the Sui Dynasty, the Humble Class hadn't risen to prominence yet.
The Sui Dynasty was only the initiator.
The Ming Dynasty flourished.
At a glance, many famous officials of the Ming Dynasty had come from the Imperial Examination.
For example, the savior of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian.
In the 19th year of Yongle, he was admitted to the Jinshi.
If he was in the Tang Dynasty or Sui Dynasty, with his status, it would be impossible for him to be an official. Moreover, he would be the head of the civil officials.
This was the greatest benefit of recruiting talents.
Even the ordinary Humble Class could feel what it meant to be a noble.
After taking stock of the two great achievements.
Finally, it was the conclusion.
The scene changed.
Shen Fei added his own original voice to the video he made and then began to comment on Yang Guang.
Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
He was the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
Although he had not been in power for long, he had built the Grand Canal, which had benefited thousands of years. He had created the method of selecting scholars and found a fair opportunity for the poor families in the world. It had been passed down for thousands of years and was still used today.
Therefore, no matter how the history books wrote about his life's merits and faults.
Later generations commented.
Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, had made contributions for thousands of years, but his crimes were in his generation!
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When the words 'merit in the future, sin in the present' appeared.
All the emperors 'eyes lit up.
Because these short words seemed to perfectly describe Yang Guang's life.
His achievements would indeed affect the future generations for thousands of years.
If he was wrong, then why did everyone learn from him for thousands of years? Are they all eating the dividends of the Grand Canal?
Similarly.
This achievement was another disaster for the people at that time.
He worked day and night.
The construction of a huge project did not just require labor.
There were countless lives lost.
Therefore, he had no choice.
The words 'merit in the future, sin in the present' were simply perfect.
Let's talk about Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty.
As early as when the Heavenly Dao video appeared, he had already found out that he was considered a tyrant and a fatuous ruler in the future.
He was unconvinced.
But no one spoke up for him.
And now, after this Heavenly Dao video producer had given him a perfect review, he was shocked.
Tears flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably. He, who had been cursed for thousands of years, had completely vented the grievances in his heart at this moment!
There was almost no nonsense.
He directly knelt on the ground, using the body of an emperor to kneel down to the future Shen Fei.
After kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, Mister Shen, for clearing my name."”
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