Of course, in addition, he is also a talented person with both civil and military skills. In Sui Shu, it is recorded that "its beauty is less than Min Hui, and it is especially loved by Gaozu and later scholars."
Moreover, in the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (58 1), he led the army to destroy Chen, ending the division of China for hundreds of years and realizing the reunification of China.
It can be seen that since God chose him to be the emperor, it shows that this person really has the essence of being an emperor, just like another famous tyrant, Di Xin, and Shang Zhouwang, who used to be the "emperor", was very sensitive when he heard about it; Material strength is extraordinary, and hands are beasts; A contented person is enough to remonstrate, and a word is enough to make a mistake. "
Apart from his extravagance, Yang Guang is a talented, active and ambitious ruler.
First of all, as a ruler, Yang Guang advocated the imperial examination, attached importance to education, and emphasized the importance of selecting outstanding talents for national development.
"If you are famous for your outstanding deeds, shine shoes, have academic ability, and have a skill, Xian Yi will visit the DPRK." He not only issued imperial edicts, but also asked all localities to select and promote talents according to their respective talents in an unusual order to assist the achievements of the empire; Moreover, the promotion of officials must have remarkable moral character, conduct and political achievements, and can not be promoted casually by general ability or family background and status;
In addition, he paid special attention to the education and study of the country, not only required local officials to report and select dedicated, virtuous and diligent people, but also paid salaries as appropriate to those who were unwilling to enter the DPRK as officials after studying Confucian classics.
At the same time, the examination system in imperial academy has been improved, so as to hone talents, commend ancient sages and sages, treat them with courtesy, build ancestral temples and offer sacrifices on time for those who can establish their reputation, establish their virtue and correct their shortcomings. I hope this can guide the society to form a wind of learning, respecting teachers and respecting civilization, so that the imperial court can be full of talents.
Secondly, as a ruler, Yang Guang did not stand on high, but visited the local customs many times and waited for the people.
Yang Guang not only sent envoys to the province for many times, but also granted amnesty to the world for many times, giving preferential treatment to the fallen soldiers and exempting the local tax corvee.
In order to make people's lives depend on them, he ordered officials not to trample on crops, and those who had to destroy and occupy them must also be well paid.
Not only that, as the king of a country, he also hosted a banquet in person, treated the sages well, entertained the elderly many times and gave them money. As a king, he realized the importance of human experience. He could pay close attention to people's livelihood, love soldiers and take care of the elderly. How can you not say that he is a good emperor?
Thirdly, in order to achieve great unification, Yang Guang dug canals and built the East Capital, thus achieving better economic and cultural exchanges between the North and the South.
As the ruler of a country, Yang Guang fully realized the importance of comprehensive political, economic and cultural exchanges and balanced development between the North and the South, and promoted it with his own actions. He ordered the people of Henan and Huaibei counties to build Tongji Canal, named Sui Grand Canal, so that the canal was "full of merchant ships" at that time, and the eastern capital was built to eliminate the barrier of Guanshan, so as to understand the people's feelings more quickly and accurately and deal with them personally. His series of actions are not only out of debauchery and pleasure, but also to safeguard national unity and further strengthen centralization of authority.
Fourth, as the supreme ruler, in order to make the country develop better, Yang Guang always prepares for danger in times of peace, pursues the future cautiously, and imitates the sages.
"Gaudi should not build a temple to show his high virtue, but still follow the moon festival and steam the same table", "Zhao offered sacrifices to the ancient imperial tomb and opened the tomb of emperor heroes. Officials of Gengzi, Wei and Zhou should not be embarrassed. " "Today we are friends with Thailand, and the style is the same. We should follow the first code and always give a big lecture. Since now, only meritorious deeds have been awarded, and they are still inherited by future generations. " Yang Guang noticed the ruins of the former emperor's mausoleum, ordered people nearby to avoid chores so that they could guard the mausoleum and commemorate the former king, and repeatedly asked for a grand sacrifice to the former king. In addition, he followed the example of the sages and ordered to be kind to the descendants of the kings of Zhou, Han and Wei.