Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Ying Zheng's words made Xiao Ran feel helpless, "This is a return gift."

Seeing that Xiao Ran had made up his mind not to want anything, Ying Zheng did not force it anymore, but gave Xiao Ran a bronze box before leaving.

When Xiao Ran returned home and opened it, it was filled with gold.

"That's a bit generous."

Xiao Ran had no intention of sending it back, and there was a lot of fighting and pulling when the time came.

There was no single task, so Xiao Ran randomly found something to do, and even took the time to learn two tricks from Huo Qubing.

When the summer storm came, the spiritual stone that had not moved for a long time flickered, and Xiao Ran was playing backgammon with Huo Qubing to pass the time.

"Which dynasty are you a client of this time?" Huo Qubing threw away the black chess piece in his hand and asked expectantly.

Xiao Ran opened it and raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The content of the list is:
[Customer: Yang Jian]

[Time: 600 AD, years after the founding of the emperor! 】

[Customer demand: I have a long line of heirs, but no one agrees with me. I want to know who can inherit the great cause. 】

[Remuneration: one hundred taels of gold]

It turned out to be Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

The similarities between the Sui Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty can be said to be that they both died in the second generation.

Similarly short-lived, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian could not compare with Ying Zheng.

Huo Qubing was a little curious, "This list looks quite simple, why do you suddenly look strange."

"It is indeed very simple, but seriously speaking, none of the sons of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty is a wise king." Xiao Ran explained with a smile.

Huo Qubing said, "Why don't you tell me carefully."

"Let me tell you briefly about what happened before the Sui Dynasty."

"After the Three Kingdoms came the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Northern Zhou Dynasty was one of the Northern Dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, also known as the Later Zhou Dynasty."

Xiao Ran briefly stated the summary of the previous situation, then paused briefly before continuing.

"Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty was born in the last years of the Western Wei Dynasty. In 556 AD, Yu Wentai's nephew Yuwen Hu forced Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty to abdicate in Yuwen Jue, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty began."

"In 559 AD, the first year of Wucheng in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Northern Zhou Dynasty came to the throne. He appointed Yang Jian as the right little palace uncle, and also granted him the title of Duke of Daxing County. In the second year, Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong came to the throne, and Yang Jian was appointed to the position of general, and was soon transferred to the capital. . He stayed with his mother for three years. At that time, Yu Wenhu was in charge of the government and tried to kill Yang Jian many times. Fortunately, he was protected by others. "

"A few years later, after the death of his father Yang Zhong, Yang Jian inherited the title of Duke Sui. Emperor Wu of Zhou appointed Yang Jian's eldest daughter Yang Lihua as the crown princess, and treated Yang Jian with even more courtesy. In the fourth year of Jiande, Yang Jian led his army to defeat The army of Northern Qi."

"In 576 AD, the fifth year of Jiande, Yang Jian followed Emperor Wu of Zhou to personally conquer Qi, and together with Prince of Qi Yuwenxian, he defeated Prince of Rencheng of Qi Gao Wei and was rewarded." "In the first year of Xuanzheng, after Emperor Wu of Zhou Yuwenyong died, Crown Prince Yuwenyun ascended the throne and became Emperor Xuan of Zhou. Yang Jian's eldest daughter Yang Lihua was named empress, and Yang Jian was promoted again. Every time Emperor Xuan of Zhou went out on a tour, he ordered Yang Jian to stay in the court. At that time, Emperor Xuan of Zhou formulated the "Criminal Scriptures and Sacred Regulations". Yang Jian strongly advised against it because the laws were harsh, but Emperor Xuan of Zhou did not listen. As Yang Jian's status and prestige changed day by day, Emperor Xuan of Zhou wanted to kill him. Because of the affairs in the harem, Emperor Xuan of Zhou was angry and told Queen Yang Lihua that he would exterminate Yang Jian's family. So he summoned Yang Jian into the palace and told the guards on both sides to kill him if Yang Jian's face changed slightly. Unexpectedly, when Yang Jian arrived in the palace, his expression and face were calm, so he escaped."

It is too common for someone with high authority to be feared by the emperor.

Huo Qubing frowned, "You may not be able to escape again in the future. What did Yang Jian do later?"

Xiao Ran said: "In order to survive, Yang Jian came up with a two-pronged strategy. Through officials, he revealed to Yu Wenyun that he had the intention to establish a vassal state. Yu Wenyun immediately appointed him as the general manager of Bozhou. Both parties felt at ease for the time being. And Yang Jian will be the general manager of Bozhou. At that time, Pang Huang persuaded him to raise troops and proclaim himself emperor, but Yang Jian bluntly said that the time had not come yet. "

"After solving a serious problem in his heart, Yu Wen Yun felt that this emperor was too unsatisfactory. So in the first year of Dacheng, Yu Wen Yun issued an edict to pass the throne to his eldest son Yu Wen Chan, and changed his reign name to Elephant. From then on, he lived in the harem, spending all day with his concubines. The concubines and ladies are eating, drinking and having fun.”

"Subsequently, in the second year of the Elephant Year, Yang Jian was preparing for the expedition of Chen for Yangzhou General Manager. He suddenly suffered from a serious illness and was unable to set out immediately. Not long after, Emperor Xuan of Zhou became critically ill. Officials who followed Yang Jian forged an imperial edict and asked Yang Jian, the Duke of Sui, to assist in the government affairs. "

Yang Jian gained power very easily, which also made his subsequent ascension to the throne smoother.

If he wasn't worried about his bad reputation, Yang Jian might have rebelled long ago.

But with the power in hand, Yang Jian simply had no scruples.

Xiao Ran spoke slowly, "After Yang Jian became the prime minister, he began his plan to usurp the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. But at that time, the kings of the Zhou royal family had many powerful vassals. Yang Jian used the excuse that King Zhao Yuwen was going to marry his daughter to the Turks. Summon the capital Chang'an to prevent them from resisting."

"At this time, Yang Jian was appointed as the prime minister, and his administration was lenient, and he streamlined the strict laws and regulations, which won the hearts of the people all over the world."

It is a hard truth that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.

The emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not have a wise king, which gave Yang Jian room to control the people's hearts.

"When all the powerful kings in the Northern Zhou Dynasty arrived in Chang'an, Yu Chijiong, the general manager of Xiangzhou, felt dissatisfied when he saw that Yang Jian was in power, so he raised troops in Eastern Xia. When the news came out, people immediately raised troops to respond, and soon a hundred thousand soldiers were gathered. Horse. Yang Jian sent troops to defeat Yuchi Jiong, and took advantage of the situation to eliminate threatening political opponents. When the kings saw that Yang Jian had put down the rebellion of Yuchi Jiong and planned to cause trouble, Yang Jian captured Yu Wenxian and beheaded him. He declared his crime and ordered the five kings to go to the palace with swords. After entering the court, he came to calm the hearts of the five kings. In the end, he killed the dissident kings on charges of rebellion, eliminated the opposition forces among the Xianbei people, and also made preparations for usurping the throne by winning over some Xianbei nobles. "

It can be seen that the emergence of the Sui Dynasty was inevitable.

Huo Qubing sighed, "Yang Jian has been planning this for many years, so he is a little too patient."

"In the Northern Zhou Dynasty for decades, I waited until the right time to successfully ascend the throne. This kind of patience is admirable." Xiao Ran was also amazed.

"In the first year of Dading in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian was granted the title of King of the Sui Dynasty by the Jin Dynasty. Later, Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty issued an imperial edict to abdicate because Yang Jian was popular. Yang Jian abdicated three times and accepted the destiny. He named the country "Sui", changed the Yuan Dynasty to Kaihuang, and announced a general amnesty for the world. And he established Queen Dugu became the queen, and Crown Prince Yang Yong became the crown prince. When everything was settled, Yang Jian sent someone to kill Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Chan."

The establishment of the Sui Dynasty had some twists and turns, but it was considered peaceful.

The founding emperors of all dynasties did not succeed through hard work and hard work. Yang Jian relied on years of planning.

But at that time, the world was in chaos, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty had a very small territory. It was necessary to conquer the world safely.

The chaos during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

"After the fall of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, ascended the throne and officially began his journey to great success." (End of this chapter)