《资治通鉴·隋纪·隋纪三》
文帝常对独孤皇后说： 杨秀肯定会不得好死，我活着他还不会出什么问题，要是他兄弟当政，他一定会造反。 
帝每谓独孤后曰： 秀必以恶终，我在当无虑，至兄弟，必反矣。 
Emperor Wen often said to Empress Dugu, “Yang Xiu is definitely going to die a bad death; while I’m alive, he won’t dare cause any trouble, but if his brothers take power, he’ll definitely rebel.”
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 帝每谓独孤后曰： 秀必以恶终，我在当无虑，至兄弟，必反矣。  [/INST] Emperor Wen often said to Empress Dugu, “Yang Xiu is definitely going to die a bad death; while I’m alive, he won’t dare cause any trouble, but if his brothers take power, he’ll definitely rebel.”</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 帝每谓独孤后曰： 秀必以恶终，我在当无虑，至兄弟，必反矣。
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Emperor Wen often said to Empress Dugu, “Yang Xiu is definitely going to die a bad death; while I’m alive, he won’t dare cause any trouble, but if his brothers take power, he’ll definitely rebel.”
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