In the second year of Emperor Wen of Sui's death, Yang Guang changed the Yuan to the first year of the Great Cause.

In February of the first year of the Great Cause, the bones of the eldest grandson Wunai were found and buried in Xiaolingyuan in the south of Chang'an City.

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In the spring, Yang Guang issued an edict to send Yang Su and Nayan Yang Da and Yu Wenkai, the master craftsman, to build the eastern capital of Luoyang, and to make 2 million Zhuangding every month, migrate the residents of Luozhou, and tens of thousands of wealthy merchants from various states to enrich Tokyo.

Yang Guang also ordered Yu Wenkai and Feng Deyi and others to build Xianren Palace.

The south side of Xianren Palace connects to Fujian and the north side crosses Luoshui.

The strange materials and stones south of the river and north of Wuling were requisitioned and transported to Luoyang.

Search for the sea's woods and plants, rare birds and beasts, and use them to enrich the royal garden.

More than 1 million people from Henan and Huaibei counties were requisitioned and opened up the Tongji Canal.

More than 100,000 people in Huainan were requisitioned, ditches were dug, and the Yangtze River entered from Shanyang to Yangzi.

Tens of thousands of dragon boats and various boats were sent to the south of the Yangtze River to build them.

The officials of the Eastern Capital supervised the project harshly and urgently, and nearly half of the strong men who served died.

The cars pulling the corpses continued continuously, reaching Chenggao in the east and Hayang in the north.

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In the summer, Yang Guang issued another edict to build Xiyuan, with a radius of 200 miles.

There is the sea in the garden, the sea is built Penglai, abbot, Yingzhou and other sacred mountains, each mountain is more than ten zhang above the water surface, and the mountain is dotted with the construction of the Taiguan Palace.

There is a dragon scale canal in the north of the garden, which meanders into the sea.

Sixteen courtyards were built along the dragon scale canal, the courtyard gate is near the canal, each courtyard is presided over by a four-grade lady, and the hall and hall in the courtyard are extremely gorgeous.

The trees in the palace, after the branches and leaves wither in autumn and winter, cut the ribbon silk for flowers and leaves, and decorate the branches, and the color is old, so that the scenery is always like spring.

Yang Guang likes to lead thousands of palace maids on moonlit nights and ride horses to play in Xiyuan. The Sixteen Academies competed with each other to compare the high and low with precious and exquisite food, in order to gain Yang Guang's favor.

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In autumn, Yang Guang went to Jiangdu to play.

Depart from Hyeonin Palace and take a dragon boat ride.

The dragon boat is four-story, 45 feet high and 200 feet long.

The uppermost floor of the dragon boat is the main hall, the inner hall, and the east and west courts; The middle two floors have one hundred and twenty rooms, all decorated with gold and jade; The lower floor was where the courtiers lived.

Thousands of ships for harems, kings, princesses, officials, monks and nuns, Taoist priests, and guests. There were more than 80,000 people pulling boats.

There were also several thousand ships for the twelve soldiers. The soldiers themselves pull the boats, and do not send people.

The boats are connected for more than 200 miles, and the lights shine on the rivers and land. The cavalry marched on both sides of the river, waving flags to cover the field.

The states and counties through which the procession passed were ordered to offer food within 500 miles, and when the harem was tired of eating, they threw away the food.

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In February of the second year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang issued an edict: the Ministry of Officials agreed on the emperor's chariot and clothing and honor guard system.

He Chou, the third secretary of Kaifu Yitong, was appointed as the Shaoqing of Taifu. Let him be in charge of supervising and sending him to Jiangdu.

He Chou was a guard of honor and collected feathers from various states and counties. In order to hunt down birds and beasts, the water and land are full of nets of birds and beasts, and the birds and beasts that can be used as feather decorations are almost all captured.

There were more than 100,000 craftsmen in the service, and countless gold and silver coins were used.

The 36,000-person Huang Lu ceremonial guards, as well as the ceremonial guards of chariots, chariots and queens, and the ceremonial dresses of civil and military officials, all made sure to be gorgeous and magnificent, so as to satisfy Yang Guang.

Every time Yang Guang traveled, the Yuyi honor guard filled the streets and alleys, stretching for more than 20 miles.

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Yang Su died in July, and Yang Guang gave Yang Su the official title of Taiwei Gong, Hongnong and other ten counties, and the funeral was extremely grand.

In this year, the Khan of Qimin is about to enter the court.

Yang Guang wanted to show off to the Khan of Qimin, and compiled the children of the original Zhou, Qi, Liang, Chen and other countries in the world into Lehu.

Officials below the sixth grade to the common people, all who are good at music, all go to Taichang Temple on errands.

Musicians from all over the world are gathered in Tokyo.

The artists are dressed in splendid clothes, and the dancers are dressed in rings and decorated with colorful feathers.

Yang Guang ordered Jingzhao and Henan to make colorful clothes worn by artists, and the brocade and colored silk of Chang'an and Luoyang were all collected.

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In the past two years, every incident and piece of occurrence has caused Gao Jian to think deeply.

He compared the history books and wanted to find experiences and lessons that could be used for reference.

Gao Jian had a hunch that something big would happen in the Great Sui Dynasty in the near future.

One day, Gao Jian asked the eldest grandson Wuji: "What emperor do you think Yang Guang is like in history?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a while and said: "I think he looks like Qin Shi Huang, like Qin Shi Huang in his later years." ”

Gao Jian nodded approvingly and smiled.

He looked at the eldest grandson Wuji a little differently.

This nephew has a keen insight into history.

He then asked, "Where are the two of them?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Both of them are building buildings and palaces; All of them are widely conscripted for labor, resulting in the people's misery; All the teachers move the people and inspect the world; They are all extravagant and extravagant, regardless of the suffering of the people. ”

Gao Jian had a satisfied smile on his face, and he guided Eldest Sun Wuji to continue, "What do you think the current emperor should do to be a qualified emperor?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji seemed to have thought about this question, and seemed to have a plan in his mind, and replied without thinking:

"In today's world, since the Jin Dynasty, the north and the south have been divided for nearly three hundred years. During this period, there were constant wars and frequent changes of dynasties. ”

"Emperor Wen unified the north for more than 20 years. Sui annihilated the Chen State, and the world was unified for just over ten years. The Turks were annexed, and it was only two or three years. ”

"Nowadays, the customs of the north and the south are very different, and it is necessary to educate and bring the people to their hearts. When the war subsides, the people's minds are determined, and they should persuade farmers to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"Today's imperial court, when you are lightly endowed with a small endowment, recuperate. Now, it is doing the opposite, building large-scale construction, expropriating and expropriating, and wasting people's resources. ”

"Isn't this digging your own grave and dooming?"

Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Gao Jian in confusion and asked, "Uncle, why don't you persuade Yang Guang when you say that these ministers in the DPRK and China?" ”

Gao Jian sighed: "In the past, Yang Su was autocratic, and the loyal and upright people were almost slaughtered. Although there are virtuous people in the famous Wang family, they are afraid of affecting the family. Yang Guang is conceited and talented, rigid and self-serving, and can't listen to the advice of the contrary, if he makes a direct admonition, it is useless to die in vain, and he will also affect the family's old and young women and children. ”

"Think about it, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, which one of the officials is not to shadow his descendants? Who wants to ruin his future and the fate of his family for the sake of his Yang family? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said disappointedly: "If I can't serve the king, what's the use of me waiting to study?" ”

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Ambition and life goals are the driving force for a person to do things.

If you lose the direction of struggle, your life will be confused.

The current eldest grandson, Wuji, is facing the problem of what to learn for. If this knot is not solved, he will lose interest in reading.

Gao Jian said meaningfully: "Reading can make people learn from the past and the present, know how to advance and retreat, and not be like a moth to a fire, although death is useless." ”

"Only by reading can we learn the talents of heaven and earth, and save the world from fire and water."

"The emperor is deaf, the people's livelihood is withering, great changes are coming, and changing the dynasty is inevitable. Not to mention the common people in the world, you only say that my Gao family and the eldest grandson clan, how will they survive? ”

Regarding the future fate of the family, the eldest grandson Wuji has not seriously thought about it, and he also knows something from the history books about the change of dynasty. As for saying that he wants to personally experience the change of dynasty, this is something that the eldest grandson Wuji has never thought about.

He asked in surprise: "Uncle, do you mean to overthrow the Sui Dynasty and change the dynasty?" ”

Gao Jian looked outside the grass hut, although the Gao cemetery was in the wilderness, and almost no one came, the topic he was talking about with the eldest grandson Wuji now was disobedient words, and once people heard it, it would be the crime of raiding the family and destroying the door.

He whispered and sternly to the eldest grandson Wuji: "What you said today is only known to you and me, and you must not say it to anyone else, this is a crime of disobedience." Otherwise, none of you and me, young and old, will be spared, and they will all be on the streets. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said, "Wuji can save it." ”

Gao Jian was still not at ease, and continued: "Have you heard of the fate of the late crown prince Yang Yong, the king of Shu Yang Xiu, and the king of Han Yang Liang and their subordinates? What the two of us said today, if outsiders know, you and I, as well as your grandfather and mother, are all guilty of killing heads. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji saw Gao Jian's repeated explanations, knowing that he was not at ease with himself, so he said: "Uncle, don't worry, Wuji is no longer a child, he knows that he is powerful, and he will never talk about such a topic with others." ”

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Gao Jian said: "It's good to know." What you and I should do now is to study, practice martial arts, practice skills, enrich ourselves, endure and wait and see, and wait for changes. ”

"To compete for the authority of the world, we need talented and virtuous people. The crowd competed, and in the end there was only one winner. It is not easy to find a place for the family in the new dynasty. Do you know how to do it? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was silent, shook his head slightly, and his eyes were fixed on Gao Jian, as if waiting for his answer.

Gao Jian said: "There are two things that must be done, one is to be useful, and the other is to know people. ”

Gao Jian paused, and then said, "First of all, you must be a useful person. ”

"You must be able to contribute to the establishment of a new dynasty and contribute to the dynasty that will be established."

"This requires you to practice a skill, either you can give advice to the new master, or you can go into battle to charge and kill the enemy."

"Second, know people. As the saying goes: good birds choose trees to perch, and famous ministers choose their masters to serve. You have to know who the master is, and only if you vote for the right monarch will you pick the fruits of the final victory. Otherwise, you are a victim of the deer field. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji listened quietly, and after Gao Jian finished speaking, he asked: "Is it like a tiger pounceing on food, you must first have a strong body, and you must wait quietly, wait for the opportunity, and finally pounce." ”

Gao Jian saw that the eldest grandson Wuji had a high level of understanding, and he was very relieved in his heart, and said with a smile: "What you said is basically correct, but there is a little difference. The tiger could not pounce on food, did no fatal damage to itself, and at most starved for a while longer. ”

"And if you fail in the battle for imperial power, you will cause death. Therefore, if you don't know people, it's better not to move. Although you can't ask for wealth and nobility, you can save your life. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said: "Wuji understands, I will definitely redouble my efforts, study Wen Taowu strategy hard, practice the skills of a tiger first, and then stand by." ”

Gao Jian smiled: "You are still young, just practice your skills, and there will be opportunities in the future." ”