In the long river of thousands of years of history, there are definitely not a few emperors who are lustful and absurd, even if there is no harem beauty three thousand, it is more to see one and love one, and which emperor can always focus on one person? In fact, in addition to the emperor, there are many concubines, empresses, and empresses with chaotic private lives, and Empress He Jingying is one of them. It has to be said that the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties were quite chaotic, and both the affairs of the imperial court and the moral etiquette were seriously denigrated and damaged. In this turbulent situation, some members of the royal family not only did not lead by example, but became the typical figures of the collapse of liturgy, how can such people be a model for all peoples?
Geographical location of Nanqi
Xiao Zhaoye lived in the war-torn Southern Dynasty, and as the eldest son of Prince Wenhui, he was intelligent and sleek and good at greeting, and what he was best at was to disguise his own nature. With superb acting skills, Xiao Zhaoye successfully became the perfect child in the hearts of many elders and was quite pampered in the palace. Compared with his father Xiao Changmao, Xiao Zhaoye's ability and character were particularly inferior. Since Xiao Changmao sat on the throne of the crown prince, he had honored corporals and tried unjust cases, and Xiao Changmao's reputation was quite good, both in the DPRK and in the people. Unfortunately, this prince died young, which caused a lot of mourning in the imperial family, and later, Xiao Zhaoye became the imperial grandson of Southern Qi.
Stills of Xiao Zhaoye
When handling the funeral for Xiao Changmao, Xiao Zhaoye's acting skills were simply the pinnacle of perfection, people cried bitterly in front of them and were filial piety, but after people feasted and sang and did not forget to enjoy themselves, such a person is really hateful and terrible. After the death of Emperor Wu, Xiao Zhaoye was the same style, the so-called crying and filial piety were all disguises, and the death of his relatives did not delay his "night life" at all. If these things had been known to others in advance, the new emperor of Southern Qi would never have been him.
When Xiao Changmao was alive, although he loved Xiao Zhaoye, the eldest son, the restraint on him was also not small, and there were strict requirements for eating and wearing. Xiao Zhaoye did not dare to resist on the surface, but behind his back, he must have complained that once he ascended the throne and became emperor, he immediately indulged in revelry and extreme luxury. It is said that Xiao Zhaoye especially likes to give rewards to others, and when he is in a good mood, he can give hundreds of thousands of dollars to slaves, and no matter how big the family business is, he can't stop such a loser. Not long after Xiao Zhaoye ascended the throne, the money in the national treasury was squandered by him, which was the hard work of previous generations.
Xiao Zhaoye behaved in a debauched manner and was not worthy to be the king of a country. In terms of absurd pleasure, Xiao Zhaoye can be said to be self-taught, and everything he does is extremely shameless. Xiao Zhaoye often stripped naked and wandered around the palace, or played and frolicked in women's costumes, but anyone who paid attention to his face could never do such a thing. As the saying goes, "near ink is black", Xiao Zhaoye was surrounded by young people, who ate, drank, and played with the emperor, did not think about the government, and the national strength of Southern Qi was declining day by day. As for those loyal subjects, they were either emboldened or executed, how could such an emperor stabilize people's hearts?
In Xiao Zhaoye's harem, there was a woman whose identity was very special, that is, Huo Shi. This woman was once Xiao Changmao's concubine, that is, Xiao Zhaoye's concubine, and the two of them were simply against human morality when they were mixed together. In order to keep the beautiful Huo Shi by his side, Xiao Zhaoye even changed her surname to make a big drama of "stealing the sky and changing the day". Xiao Zhaoye had done countless absurd things, the most famous of which was to prepare more than thirty noodles for his mother, and Wang Baoming inexplicably bore a bad reputation. The reason why Xiao Zhaoye had such a move was because his mother was not favored, and even the dignity of his wife could not be maintained. Xiao Changmao made gorgeous new dresses for others, but let Wang Baoming use old objects, which was really hurtful.
In the history books, He Jingying's reputation is not loud, but everyone must have heard of her mother-in-law, that is, the famous Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin. He Jingying was born from a concubine' room, but what she did was very similar to that of her mother-in-law, and she did a lot of shameless things. Xiao Zhaoye was an indulgent and pretentious person, and under his influence, He Jingying completely let go of her nature and secretly accepted Ma Cheng as a princess. Xiao Zhaoye's side is mostly rogues, these people have done all the bad deeds, and naturally do not mind developing "affairs" with He Jingying.
Stills of Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin
Xiao Zhaoye actually knew everything about the unbearable things He Jingying had done, but he did not pursue the punishment. Xiao Zhaoye used the excuse of "fighting wrists" to summon Ma Cheng to the palace to facilitate the empress's stealing, which was simply unbelievable. Under the connivance of the emperor, He Jingying and Ma Cheng's behavior became more and more unscrupulous, causing the former and harem to talk about it. Later, the empress took another fancy to the handsome Yang Minzhi, and the two dared to mess around on the dragon bed until Xiao Zhaoye returned to the palace and left in a hurry. There are rumors that this Yang Minzhi not only has an affair with the empress, but also the male favorite of Emperor Xiao Zhaoye, and the relationship between the three is complicated. In the records of the zhengshi, the historian did not shy away from mentioning He Jingying's "great deeds", indicating that the ugly name of the couple had long been known to everyone.
Because the absurd indulgence of the two empresses caused anxiety inside and outside the imperial court, for long-term consideration, Xiao Luan killed Xiao Zhaoye and his close subordinates, and the whereabouts of Empress He Jingying were unknown. As a married couple, Xiao Zhaoye and He Jingying both betrayed the marriage and "played their own game", which was nothing more than selfishness and shamelessness. As empresses and emperors, they not only did not focus on governing the country, but also used their identities to enjoy themselves, it is no wonder that they encountered rebellion by their courtiers not long after they ascended the throne.
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