12. The grossly underrated emperor
Zhang Xuan entered the palace all the way, and no one stopped him during the process.
Now most of the soldiers in the palace know that Emperor Wen of Sui is seriously ill, and whether he can survive is still a question, and Yang Guang, as the crown prince, will ascend the throne sooner or later, so there is no one among them who is not open-eyed to stop Yang Guang.
What's more, most of them have been bought by Yang Guang.
Zhang Xuan walked all the way, and found that when everyone saw him, his face did not change, his eyes did not shift, as if he did not see himself, the palace road, let himself wander, and suddenly had a bottom in his heart.
It seems that Yang Guang has done a good job.
However, this is the first time Zhang Xuan has come to the palace, the palace is so big, where is the place where Emperor Wen of Sui and Yang Jian lived, Zhang Xuan didn't know, he was really black-eyed.
But Zhang Xuan is not stupid, he doesn't know the road, others just know the road.
"You, yes, it's you. ”
Zhang Xuan casually ordered a soldier who was standing guard.
When the soldier saw Zhang Xuan nodding himself, he was overjoyed, and immediately walked over, "His Royal Highness the Prince, if there is anything you order, the little one will definitely do it." ”
"You guy is very clever, take me to my father's palace, this prince has something to discuss with his father. ”
The soldiers were a little at a loss, why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ask His Majesty to lead the way by himself, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know the way, how could it be......
Unless, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do by himself.
The soldier was excited, feeling that his opportunity had come, and now no one in the palace knew that when His Majesty died, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be the new Majesty, and he naturally wanted to be particularly flattering.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, please come with the little one. ”
With the leading party, Zhang Xuan came to a palace all the way unimpeded, and looked up at Renshou Palace.
If nothing else, Yang Jian lives here.
At this time, it was already dark and the stars were shining. The entire Renshou Palace was still brightly lit, Zhang Xuan casually sent the soldiers who led the way away, entered the Renshou Palace, and saw a man in a yellow robe lying on the bed.
On the hanger next to him, there is also a set of dragon robes, and what is even more interesting is that his dragon robe has several patches.
There is no doubt that this is Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui.
According to rumors in later generations, Emperor Wen of Sui was a fairly simple emperor, and he was reluctant to throw away a piece of clothing when it was torn, so he continued to wear it after several patches.
He is considered to be a more diligent and thrifty emperor among the emperors of all dynasties.
And it is also the most diligent emperor among all the emperors, and the history books record that "every day you listen to the court, you forget the day, you live and play, you are thrifty, you are prohibited, and you are up and down." ”
This means that Emperor Wen of Sui has been coming to listen to the court since the fifth watch, from morning to night, tirelessly, and never tired of it.
What time is the fifth watch? In modern time, it is from three o'clock to five o'clock.
It can be seen how diligent this guy is.
In addition to this, he is also an underrated emperor in history, creating many historical firsts.
For example, he was the first emperor in Chinese history to use paper instead of bamboo slips as official documents to deal with court affairs.
At the same time, he was the first emperor in history to build the Grand Canal. The vast majority of people in later generations only knew that Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, but they did not know that this project had already begun in the era of Emperor Wen of Sui.
He was the first emperor in the history of the world to invent the military district system.
He was also the first emperor in the history of the world to prohibit eunuchs, relatives, and women from interfering in politics.
At the same time, he was also the first emperor in history who did not indulge in lustful dogs and horses, and devoted himself to governing the country and benefiting the people, and he was also the first emperor in Chinese history to explicitly prohibit central and local officials from paying tribute to dogs and horses, food and local products.
He was the first emperor in history to invent Guozijian and the first emperor in Chinese history to order the establishment of mathematics education by the state.
He was the first emperor in history to surrender the Ryukyu Islands to China and become a vassal state of China. The first emperor in history to invent the three-province six-ministry system. The first emperor in history to implement a two-tier system of states and counties.
The first emperor in history to invent the imperial examination system and abolish the Jiupin Zhongzheng system.
The first emperor in history to break the rules and promote talents.
He was the first emperor in history to establish the three-fold system of the death penalty, and the first emperor in the history of the world to stipulate that the review of the death penalty should be carried out by the highest authority of the state.
The first emperor in history to lift the ban on famous mountains, rivers, and rivers
The first emperor in history to implement "elite soldiers and streamlined administration" in the three palaces and six courts
The first emperor in history with a yellow robe,
He was the first emperor in history to formally incorporate the eastern and southern parts of Xinjiang, the whole of Qinghai, the whole of Ningxia, the eastern and northeastern parts of Tibet, and the southern part of Mongolia into the Chinese territory.
The first emperor in history to reward meritorious soldiers with huge sums of money
The first emperor in history to formally establish the government military system
The first emperor in history to personally pay condolences to the families of soldiers or wounded soldiers who died in the war for the country.
Seeing this series of honors, this is Yang Jian's contribution and behavior in history, in the eyes of the new people, the greatest emperor in history is nothing but Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Gao and Song Zu.
However, in the eyes of Westerners, the most historically influential emperor in Chinese history was not Emperor Wu of Qin, nor Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty, but Emperor Wen of Sui, the founding emperor of the short-lived Sui Dynasty.
American historian Michael Hart said: "He succeeded in unifying China, which had been deeply divided for centuries. One of his most important reforms was the introduction of a system of selecting government officials through imperial examinations, providing China with a number of highly competent administrative officials. ”
In fact, Westerners view Emperor Wen of Sui objectively as a third party, which is actually more scientific.
Zhang Xuan felt that his new Chinese people often could not view Emperor Wen of Sui correctly, mainly due to the influence of his son Emperor Yang of Sui, whose tyranny and the short life of the Sui Dynasty made us ignore a generation of Ming emperors, Emperor Wen of Sui.
It's not hard to understand why people tend to remember the bad things and ignore the positive things.
If Emperor Wen of Sui knew the evaluation of him by later generations, he would definitely be very depressed, obviously he had done so many pioneering and daring to be the first in the world, but he was ignored by later generations, and he didn't even like to play him in TV series, but favored his son, you say it's not annoying!
Now, the great emperor was lying in bed, dressed in a yellow robe, with emaciated skin, a pale face, and deep-set eye sockets, apparently seriously ill and dying.
But if you think about it carefully, this guy is now sixty-four, and he can be regarded as an old man, even if he is an emperor and has the best doctor in the world, he can't survive it.
Unless it is put now, entering the hospital, and treating him in all aspects, it is possible to cure him.
In ancient times, especially in the Sui Dynasty, even a smallpox was considered a terminal illness, and it was not a strange thing that Emperor Wen of Sui was seriously ill and dying.