It turned out that the emperor was also afraid of his wife, The Sui Wen Emperor Yang Jian

Although China's ancient emperors were the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" and had supreme power, there was no shortage of people who were afraid of their wives. So, what are the most famous "wife" emperors in history?

Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty created a precedent for "the rule of the Emperor" in history. He was a pioneer of the Sui Dynasty and a famous emperor who was afraid of his wife. In the court of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian and the Dugu Empress were both known as the "Second Saint". When Yang Jian made decisions on major state affairs, he often listened to the opinions of the Lone Empress. There are many major decisions in history that have listened to the opinions of the Dugu Queen, such as deposing Emperor Gaozong of the Sui Dynasty, deposing Yang Yong, and making Yang Guang crown prince. Most of these major historical events in that year came from the decision of the Lone Queen.

The Lone Empress often blew the "pillow wind" in Yang Jian, and Yang Jian had to follow the trend. According to historical records, the Lone Empress was jealous, and Yang Jian's harem was as beautiful as a cloud, but no one dared to sleep with Emperor Wen of Sui. The Dugu family tried to get the emperor to practice "monogamy" and turn the entire harem into a "cold palace". Yang Jian was originally a hero who loved beauty. He could only be impressed by the beauties in the palace and did not dare to spoil. Once you can't suppress your impulses, you can only act sneakily behind your back. Wei Chiyi's granddaughter was beautiful, and when Yang Jian saw her at Renshou Palace, he couldn't help but spoil her. After the Lone Clan knew about it, they took advantage of Yang Jian's ascension to the court and sent someone to assassinate the Wei Chi clan. When Yang Jian heard this news, he was furious. He rode out of the palace and ran into the valley for more than twenty miles in one breath. Gao Hao, Yang Su, the nearby ministers and others chased all the way, catching up with Yang Jian and persuading them one after another. Yang Jian looked up at the sky and sighed, "I am the emperor, but I don't have the freedom to spoil the concubines!" So he calmed down with the cold wind in the valley and did not return to the palace until midnight. After this incident, several concubines in the harem did not have a chance to get close to Yang Jian. The Book of Sui says that only Lady Xuanhua, the daughter of Emperor Xuan of Chen of the Southern Dynasty, was favored by Yang Jian. The LoneLy Empress was blind and ignored Yang Jian. Gave him some face.

It was not until the second year of Renshou, after the death of the Dugu Empress, that Yang Jian regained his freedom. Xuanhua's Chen clan and Ronghua's Cai clan were both favored by Yang Jian. Yang Jian began to indulge in beauty unscrupulously and fell ill. On his deathbed, he said to the people around him: "If the queen were still here, maybe I wouldn't be like this." ”