Empress Xiao calmed down for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "General Li, what do you think of your late husband?" ”

Li Junxian listened to Empress Xiao's words, and immediately felt a little strange. This Empress Xiao actually asked Li Junxian what he thought of Emperor Yang of Sui, what did this Empress Xiao mean? This is to ask Li Junxian to evaluate Emperor Yang of Sui, so Li Junxian doesn't know what to say.

If you follow the identity of a Tang courtier, you should try your best to belittle Emperor Yang of Sui, so that you can be a good courtier of the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Junxian was a historical researcher in later generations, strictly speaking, a historian. As a historian, you must have your own conscience, and if you don't have a conscience, you can't be a historian at all.

As a historian, you must have an attitude of looking at things in two, and you can't follow the crowd. A historian must record history truthfully, not be biased, and try not to carry his own "private life" and emotions. This is a conscientious historian, and there are many historians in history who can't do it. Even Confucius invented a "Spring and Autumn Brushwork", which caused many historical books to be beautified and tampered with. Therefore, Confucius was not a qualified historian, which is also a reason why he was scolded by later generations for a long time.

However, Li Junxian, as a historical researcher of later generations, of course could not directly scold Emperor Yang of Sui with a clear conscience, otherwise his conscience would not be able to pass. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is actually a meritorious deed in later generations, and he is not a piece of garbage like the Tang Dynasty's recorded history. Even, the Tang Dynasty was able to have the rule of Zhenguan, and the Sui Dynasty can be said to have laid the foundation, but it was just for others to make wedding dresses.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty actually has a lot of credit, and even each of them can affect the course of Chinese history, and future generations can benefit a lot. If all these things are said to be dark with a clear conscience, then Li Junxian is not worthy of being a historical researcher. Li Junxian is in this world, and his current future depends on the ability of future generations, so Li Junxian's thinking is still that of future generations. Therefore, when it comes to the evaluation of historical figures, it is inevitable that they still have to worry about their own conscience.

"Emperor Yang of Sui, the merits outweigh the faults, right?" Li Junxian finally gave this answer.

"What?" Empress Xiao was suddenly surprised.

Even Empress Xiao didn't expect Li Junxian to answer like this. Empress Xiao has been in the royal family for many years, and he knows that most of the emperors of the new dynasty want to kill the emperors of the previous dynasty, and even tamper with the history books of the previous dynasty and try to belittle the emperors of the previous dynasty. And those ministers who want to curry favor with the current emperor will definitely try their best to belittle the emperor of the previous dynasty, even if the credit is said to be a sin, this is an act of history.

But Li Junxian actually said that Emperor Yang of Sui had more merit than his fault. This is very remarkable in Queen Xiao's cognition, and this can even be said to be very surprising. Even in the 21st century, in various film and television drama themes, and even in various middle school history books, Emperor Yang of Sui is belittled to the point of uselessness. But Li Junxian actually said that Emperor Yang of Sui had more merit than his fault, and this was almost overturning the case for Emperor Yang of Sui.

"General Li, why do you think that the merits of the ancestors are greater than the faults?" Empress Xiao asked.

Li Junxian asked rhetorically: "Empress Xiao, you have been with Emperor Yang of Sui for many years, do you really think Emperor Yang of Sui is a faint monarch?" ”

Empress Xiao shook her head. Obviously, he didn't think that Emperor Yang of Sui was a faint monarch. This is not only because Emperor Yang of Sui is his husband, but also because he has accompanied Emperor Yang of Sui for many years and has a deep understanding of Emperor Yang of Sui, so he naturally does not think that Emperor Yang of Sui is a faint monarch. But reality says so. Empress Xiao didn't dare to say anything for Emperor Yang of Sui.

"I don't think the first husband is a faint man." Empress Xiao said.

Li Junxian also replied: "Yes, I also think that Emperor Yang of Sui is not a faint monarch, but an emperor who has made achievements." But. He was just in too much of a hurry. ”

"Too urgent?" Empress Xiao asked.

"Yes, he's in too much of a hurry." Li Junxian replied again.

Li Junxian continued: "Emperor Yang of Sui has many achievements, and they are all-round. The first is to personally command the army. The destruction of Nanchen allowed the land of China to end hundreds of years of turmoil, as well as the confrontation between the north and the south. It can be said that Emperor Yang of Sui opened up a peaceful and peaceful world for the people of the world. ”

Empress Xiao was still a little excited, because she didn't expect that there was a person who could really understand Emperor Yang of Sui, and who could truly understand Emperor Yang of Sui's children. This is really rare, which makes Queen Xiao a little excited. Because Emperor Yang of Sui is his husband, he naturally doesn't want his husband to be beaten into a faint king. But the reality is like this, and he has no choice, so she can only hope that someone can understand Emperor Sui Yang and seriously think about Emperor Sui Yang's merits. Now, Empress Xiao has a deep affection for Li Junxian, because Li Junxian can truly recognize the merits of Emperor Yang of Sui.

"The second is that Emperor Yang of Sui has the merit of expanding his territory. He attacked the Western Regions to the west, and made the countless territories of the Western Regions become the territory of my Huaxia, isn't this a merit? In addition, he also opened up to the south, so that a large amount of the man's territory belonged to China from then on. This has created a lot of living space for the Chinese people. Therefore, Emperor Yang of Sui is also indispensable for the achievement of expanding the territory. Li Junxian then explained.

"Third, conquer Goguryeo!" Li Junxian said.

"What? Conquest of Goryeo? "Empress Xiao couldn't believe it either.

The Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goryeo have been refuted many times by historians, and even said that the reason why the Sui Dynasty perished was because of the conquest of Goryeo and the excavation of the Grand Canal. The three expeditions to Goryeo were scolded, but Li Junxian actually said that it was the merits of Emperor Yang of Sui? Even Empress Xiao was a little surprised by this.

"Yes! Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo, but how can it be said that it is useless to recover my homeland in China? Goryeo took advantage of the troubled times in China, and took the opportunity to invade and occupy our Chinese territory, if we can't recover it, what face do we have to meet our ancestors? Li Junxian said excitedly.

Historically, Goguryeo actually took advantage of the troubled times in China to develop and took the opportunity to invade the entire northeast of China. According to the territory of the Han Dynasty, from the north of the Han River in present-day North Korea and South Korea, it is the territory of the Han Dynasty. Later, however, the Goguryeo people rose up and seized the land. Until the 21st century, this land was foreign.

Li Junxian, as a historian in his previous life, and now as a soldier, recognizes those who have recovered the territory. Although Emperor Yang of Sui was not able to successfully destroy Goguryeo, he was able to send troops to recover his homeland, which is absolutely not wrong. If it is a sin to recover the homeland, then why will we in China recover the homeland in the future? Therefore, regardless of the outcome, the recovery of the homeland can never be said to be a fault. (To be continued......)