Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty used the three religions, Confucianism and Legalism, and the national culture developed unprecedentedly and the social order was orderly. Emperor Wendi of Sui built water conservancy projects, set up granaries widely and copied agriculture and mulberry. The country is unprecedentedly rich, and for a time, "treasures are everywhere", and the name of strong national strength has spread far and wide. For the northern minorities, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty also gained great cultural and military advantages, and was called "Saint Khan". In addition, Emperor Wendi was modest and prudent, neither arrogant nor impetuous. Because the national strength reached an unprecedented level, when ministers suggested that Emperor Wendi of Sui go to Mount Tai to hold a "Buddha ceremony", he resolutely refused. Later, it was really difficult to overcome, so I went to Taishan in the name of "Dongshou".
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Diligent emperors generally prefer cruel criminal laws because they don't trust others and don't trust the people enough. When Emperor Wendi was in power, people were not allowed to keep "big swords and long swords". When Yan Rong, the favorite minister of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, served as the secretariat of Qingzhou, everyone who passed through Qingzhou was inspected. Anyone who is suspicious will be crippled with a whip, so that someone will pass by Qingzhou and start running wildly. Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty ordered historians to write books and praise them. Similarly, Yongzheng, who is famous for his diligence, was a cruel official himself before he ascended the throne, including the trusting astronomical mirror and Li Jue.
Diligent emperors are usually heartless. The meanness here is not just the servants of the opponents. When Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was in power, although the warehouse could no longer hold food, there was a great drought in the world in the fourteenth year of land reclamation. Emperor Wendi clung to the wealth of the country, preferring food to rot rather than open a warehouse to save the people.