Antiques with golden eyes

"Qingzhi, what did you see? How round are your eyes?" Mr. Wang couldn't help but say something in Cantonese when he saw Lin Qingzhi's appearance.

It's okay not to mention this, but as soon as Lin Qingzhi said it, he took out the reading glasses he carried with him in his pocket, moving so quickly as if he was afraid of missing some fleeting clues.

After putting on his reading glasses, his whole body seemed to be sucked by the jade seal. He leaned forward and moved his head forward, almost pressing his face tightly against the jade seal.

With such concentration, it was as if everything around him had nothing to do with him, and all that was left in his world at the moment was this mysterious jade seal and the shocking secrets that might be hidden on it.

Gu Zhengyan and Mr. Wang looked at each other and couldn't help but move closer.

Mr. Wang is the eldest among them, but his eyesight is even better. He narrowed his eyes slightly and moved slowly in the direction of Lin Qingzhi's gaze. Gradually, an imperceptible flash appeared in his eyes. of surprise.

I saw two lines of small characters quietly engraved on the right side of the jade seal.

The font is not the well-known seal script commonly used for jade seal carving, but the simple, elegant and unique official script.

The strokes of the official script are silkworm heads and swallowtails, the lines are strong and powerful yet flexible and elegant. Against the backdrop of the warm and domineering jade seal, they are particularly eye-catching.

While watching, Mr. Wang read out, "My destiny belongs to me, Yang Guang."

"What? It's actually the Jade Seal of Destiny of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?" Gu Zhengyan was the first to exclaim, his voice full of shock and surprise that could not be concealed.

Although Mr. Wang has always shown himself to be calm and composed, now that he knew for sure that the jade seal belonged to Yang Guang, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. A complicated look flashed across his eyes.

While the three bosses in front of him were concentrating on observing the jade seal, Shen Yu also quietly used his unique golden eye ability.

In an instant, a strange and bright golden light flashed in his eyes.

He stared closely at the jade seal. When a group of precious light slowly emerged three inches above the jade seal, Shen Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

The color of this precious light is extremely unique. It is a color that Shen Yu has never seen before since he had special abilities.

Ink color!

That's right, it's the ink-colored treasure light.

The color is rich and deep, like thick black clouds during a thunderstorm, and it seems to be the color of ink ground from the finest ancient ink.

tang dynasty,yellow

Song Dynasty, golden

Yuan Dynasty, purple

Ming Dynasty, cyan

qing dynasty, blue

In this way, the unique ink-colored light in front of us undoubtedly shows that this jade seal is most likely from the Sui Dynasty.

Shen Yu further observed the size of Baoguang carefully and saw that it was round and full, just as big as a pebble.

Therefore, he can confidently judge that the jade seal in front of him is a real top treasure of the Sui Dynasty.

"Since it is Yang Guang's Seal of Destiny, it is reasonable to have some evil spirit lingering around it!

"Think about Yang Guang, who was the emperor and had great ambitions, but suffered the tragedy of regicide by his ministers. In such a tragic situation, how could he not have soaring resentment in his heart? This resentment has accumulated over the years and is still attached to the symbol of his supreme imperial power. On top of the jade seal, it is consistent with common sense." Shen Yu thought to himself, with a hint of insight and understanding in his eyes.

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was a very controversial emperor in the history of China. His life was a combination of great achievements and great achievements, and he was an extremely complex figure.

Tyrant or wise king, many history fans have different opinions.

In terms of his achievements, Yang Guang has made achievements that cannot be ignored, and he can even be said to be an emperor with great talents and far-sightedness.

Not to mention anything else, just naming his reign as "Daye" shows his ambition.

And some of the things he did were truly far-sighted.

First of all, he improved the imperial examination system of his father Yang Jian and further established the Jinshi Branch, which can be said to have ushered in a new era of the imperial examination system, directly breaking the monopoly of the official career by the gentry clan since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and providing a promotion channel for the poor children of the world.

The selection of scholars through the imperial examination is fair and impartial, allowing more talented scholars with no background to participate in the governance of the country. From this point of view alone, it is absolutely a wise act.

In terms of infrastructure construction, Yang Guang ordered the construction of the Grand Canal.

This man-made canal runs from north to south and connects the five major water systems of the Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River.

In ancient times, no less than in modern times, this canal greatly promoted economic exchanges between the north and the south of China, allowing materials from the south to be transported to the north conveniently, and northern culture and technology to be spread in the south.

This canal greatly strengthened the connection between the north and the south. The predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. The Sui Dynasty did not enjoy the blessings, but it became the basis for the economic prosperity of subsequent dynasties.

However, in Shen Yu's view, Yang Guang's fault was equally obvious and fatal.

He was so happy about his success that his three expeditions to Goguryeo consumed a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, which overwhelmed the national finances. Countless young and middle-aged men were drafted into the army and left their homes, leaving the countryside desolate. This was completely unnecessary.

You can do it if you want, but it can be divided into many years, and you can even let your children and grandchildren complete it.

In addition, in order to build the eastern capital of Luoyang, he used a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Countless people were forced to join in heavy labor. They could neither cultivate the land with peace of mind nor engage in normal handicraft production. The economic order of the entire society Being seriously disrupted is not the fault of Mingjun.

Even just because I was full.

Your emperor can only sleep on a bed, so why bother with all this?

To sum up, in some aspects, Yang Guang showed the wisdom and courage of a wise king, but in other aspects, he committed unforgivable mistakes because of his eagerness for quick success, exposing the recklessness and short-sightedness of a foolish king.

But one thing is certain, Yang Guang is indeed very capable!

Otherwise, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian would never have passed the throne to him easily due to his wisdom and wisdom.

During Yang Jian's reign, he worked hard to establish the Sui Dynasty and unify the north and the south. His choice of successor must have been carefully considered and considered in many aspects. The fact that Yang Guang stood out was enough to prove that he had the talents and potential recognized by Yang Jian at the time.

As for Yang Guang, who was criticized by later generations for his sensual behavior and extremely extravagant life, Shen Yu believes that this is to some extent simply due to people's habit of considering the ancients with modern people's ideas.

In ancient times, people upheld the concept of a round sky and a round earth.

The Son of Heaven is appointed by Heaven, and theoretically speaking, he has the supreme right to govern everything on earth.

In other words, wherever there are people living, it is the territory of the emperor.

The emperor is rich all over the world, and all wealth and resources belong to the emperor in name.

Since Yang Guang was the emperor, there was nothing wrong with him going out for a tour within his vast territory. According to the concepts at the time, there was nothing wrong with it.

Of course, it is undeniable that he spent a huge amount of money every time he traveled. In order to receive him, various places along the way had to increase taxes and plunder people's wealth. This situation did exist objectively and brought a heavy burden to the people.

However, emperors of other dynasties would also go to Jiangnan many times. For example, Kangxi and Qianlong went to Jiangnan more than once. They also wasted a lot of manpower and material resources, but they still have the reputation of the prosperous Kangxi and Qianlong eras.

From this point of view, in ancient times, the emperor's wandering around his own territory was not necessarily related to whether the emperor was ignorant or not.

As long as you can control people and things elsewhere, going out for fun is actually a small matter.