Yang Di is a famous dissolute and cruel monarch in popular novels. During his nineteen years in office, he launched three wars against the DPRK, mobilized millions of migrant workers to build the East Palace, dig canals and build the Great Wall every year, and made the people miserable by exorbitant taxes and tyranny. At that time, some people broke their hands and feet to avoid military service and hard work, which was called "blessing hands and feet" The peasant uprising at the end of Sui Dynasty happened under this background. The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties artistically reproduces the real situation of history to a certain extent. In the first half of the work, many amazing facts of "the poor show off their wealth" (the 27th time) are described in detail: choosing an embroidered mother and building a Luo Gong, "making these people run around here and there" and "all the counties and cities are buzzing". For fun, Emperor Yang Di forcibly dug a canal from the girder to the Huaihe River, and forced the civilian workers all over the world. "If there is a hidden person, the three families will be punished." Officials, large and small, just take this opportunity to intensify the harm to the people. At such a time when the fire of the Anti-Japanese War is on the verge, not only poor peasants such as Cheng and Weichi Gong will rise up, but also some junior officials with a sense of justice (such as) and small and medium-sized landlords (such as Dan)
I also think it's time to "go out and do something". Among the anti-Sui heroes, Qin Qiong's life experience is the most typical. Qin Qiong once served as the "chief thief arresting officer" at the local level, and hesitated several times about the "deeds" of rebellion. When the "thieves" Cheng, Wang Bodang and others gathered at home in the name of worshipping the temple, he risked his life to let everyone go out to be loyal. After witnessing a series of soul-stirring events such as Uncle Ma eating people at night, he thoroughly recognized the extremely corrupt nature of the Sui Dynasty and took the initiative to embark on the road of resistance. After joining the uprising team, he used his reputation in the rivers and lakes to make a useful contribution to the growth of the peasant uprising team. In Wagangzhai, he became one of the backbones of Zharang Military Group. During the evolution of stories in the Tang Dynasty, the stories of heroes resisting Sui Dynasty, especially those of Wagangzhai heroes, had a good foundation, and the Chu people handled this part most skillfully, which was not only desirable in ideological content, but also made certain achievements in art, and successfully shaped the group images of Cao Ze heroes such as, Dan and Cheng. These characters are not only legends, but also living people with different personalities in life. For example, Dan's simplicity, frankness, high self-esteem, Cheng's recklessness and humor, and Luo's brave youth all left a deep impression on people. The author not only pays attention to writing people from major events and plots, but also expresses the subtle feelings and psychology of the characters through detailed description. For example, many poems describing Qin Qiong, one of the main characters, are wonderful and delicate.