The Sui楊隋繼周平梁陳
1Sui makes the realm one
○楊隋 繼周平梁陳, 一混車書正天紀.
The Yang house of Sui (隋) followed Zhou and settled the Later Liang and Chen, and it mixed cart and writing into one and set right the cords of Heaven.
Interlinear notes 1
受禪卽皇帝位, 火德. 以周末年辛丑爲元, 都長安. 震之十四世孫, 隋國公忠之子也. 至末恭帝, 凡三帝, 合三十八年. 傳之季唐. 史臣曰, “震之四知淸德, 豈無效歟? 積善之家, 必有餘慶者矣.”
He received the abdication and took the imperial throne, and his power was fire. He took a sinchuk year, the last year of Zhou, as his first year, and he had his capital at Chang'an. He was a descendant of Yang Zhen (楊震) in the fourteenth generation and the son of Yang Zhong, Duke of Sui. Down to the last, Emperor Gong, there were three emperors in all, thirty-eight years, and it passed to the Li house of Tang. The historian says, "How could the pure virtue of Yang Zhen's four knowings (四知) go without its reward? A house that has piled up goodness is sure to have blessings left over."
2He set up the wrong heir
功成理定萬擧全, 胡奈一失生儲貳.
His work was done and his rule settled, and ten thousand things were whole, but how was it that one slip brought trouble in the heir's place?
3Blood on the screen
空敎更喚我兒來, 血濺屛風安得遂.
In vain he called out, "Bring my child back to me," for blood had splashed on the screen, and how could his wish be carried out?
4Emperor Yang's dragon boat
煬帝負惡又窮奢, 龍舟泛向淸江戱.
Emperor Yang carried evil on his back and his luxury had no end; he floated his dragon boat (龍舟) on the clear river and played there.
5Silk sails in the spring wind
錦帆輕颺楊花風.
The silk sails fluttered lightly in the wind of the willow blossoms.