On July 13th, the Sui Dynasty began to change. This refers to the passing of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui in the Great Hall of Renshou Palace, and also to the weather at that time.
As if God himself wept for Yang Jian's passing, the capital region was hit by a once-in-a-century torrential downpour starting that evening. —Of course, this was the official narrative; the mouthpiece particularly liked using phrases like "once-in-a-century" to lament the hardships of life and the difficulty of achieving true benevolence.
For example, the once-in-a-century three-year natural disaster was, in fact, caused by weather conditions that were no different from previous years. The only abnormality was the poor harvest and the unprecedented famine. This... is perhaps the history in books, and even more so,
