It adjudges Emperor Sui Yang from five chief aspects: the social problems which Emperor Sui Yang faced, his merits, his profound significance on the later ages, his faults and his limitation. 通过对隋炀帝面临的社会问题、隋炀帝的历史功绩、隋炀帝对后世的深远影响、隋炀帝的过失、隋炀帝的时代局限性等方面进行论述,力求对隋炀帝进行科学的历史定位。