There was an amazing emperor of Northern Zhou named Yuwen Yun, who had just ascended the throne and had five empresses at the same time. Among them, in addition to his wife Chen Lihua, the other four are also very high-status pet concubines. It is also because the "five empresses" Zhou Xuandi is synonymous with absurdity.
In history, The name of Emperor Xuan of Zhou was also not good, he killed courtiers indiscriminately, shelved the government, absurd and extravagant, and all the impressions related to the Emperor of Xia, he almost had every bit. After Yang Jian seized power in Northern Zhou in the later period, the five empresses of Emperor Xuan of Zhou, except for Yang Lihua, were all ordained as nuns for various reasons and lived in simplicity.
Among the emperors of the past, there is no shortage of people who love beauty. Each emperor was a harem beauty of three thousand, and although it is rare in history, there are still cases of succession. Like Liu Cong, the Emperor of Han Zhaowu, from the beginning of the three empresses to the later direct parallel establishment of eleven, it is simply that the position of empress has been trampled on in the ancient system.
Once a unique position, it became like an ordinary concubine. Emperor Xuan of Zhou also emulated Emperor Zhaowu of Han, and as soon as he ascended the throne, he could not wait to crown five empresses. Not only is it absurd, but it also has no way.
At that time, Emperor Yuwen of Zhou died suddenly, and Emperor Xuan of Zhou needed to keep filial piety in January according to the ancient system. However, Emperor Xuan of Zhou hastily ascended the throne the day after his father's burial, and after that, he did not focus on the government but indulged in pleasure, not only building extravagant temples, but also killing innocent loyalists.
Emperor Xuan of Zhou's absurdity and inaction plunged the government of Northern Zhou into endless chaos, and the courtiers who consulted him were all maliciously killed, so that later the ministers were angry at what he did but could not do anything, and Emperor Xuan of Zhou was also considered to have taken the name of "Emperor Of Darkness".
Yang Lihua's gentle personality also advised Emperor Zhou Xuandi many times not to just care about greed and lose his measure, but to pay attention to state affairs and put the country first, but Emperor Zhou Xuandi reprimanded her many times and finally did not hesitate to act, very obedient. The harem was closely linked, the daughter was bullied, and the father was of course jealous in the official field.
On the other hand, Yang Jian, who was already a great general of the Pillar State at that time, was already jealous of his military power and power, and in the later period, he repeatedly pointed out to Yang Lihua that he wanted to destroy her entire family. These words not only reached the ears of the courtiers but also reached the ears of Yang Jian, and many people advised Yang Jian to raise an army, but Yang Jian refused one by one. He was waiting for an opportunity, a moment to seize power in one fell swoop.
Emperor Xuan of Zhou, who had just ascended the throne for a year, suddenly announced his abdication and gave the throne to his 6-year-old son Yuwen Yan, who was still a child. He even ate and drank with the concubines who were happy, and had no restraint. Emperor Xuandi's behavior caused great dissatisfaction among the court, but public opinion had just dispersed, and Emperor Xuandi of Zhou died in the wine pool because of indulgence, at the age of 22.
The sudden death of Emperor Xuan of Zhou left Yang Lihua with her young child at a loss. Just when she did not know how to deal with herself, her father Yang Jian came forward and stabilized the situation, Yang Lihua thought that her father was for Northern Zhou, and she was also very grateful for her father's support for the young emperor, but she did not know that Yang Jian's heart was not like this.
At this time, Yang Jian, whether it was a military force or a political force, had already won the victory, and now the opportunity he was waiting for had also appeared, and the change of the imperial dynasty was a foregone conclusion. But Yang Jian considered his daughter's idea and had to postpone the matter again and again.
However, Yang Jian's actions did not stop, and with the secret help of Zheng Yi and Liu Fang, he first controlled the entire Northern Zhou regime, and then booby-trapped the king of the domain and eliminated dissidents. The piles are clean and neat, without any intention of dragging mud and water, and do not hide their ambitions.
Everything was ready, Yuwen Yan gave way, and Yang Jian took charge. At this time, Yang Lihua suddenly realized that this ambitious conspiracy from the beginning, and the person behind the scenes was actually her father, but by the time she knew all this, it was too late.
After Yang Jian ascended the throne, the Sui Dynasty was established, and since then the Northern Zhou Dynasty has officially declared its demise. Yang Jian crowned Yang Lihua as Princess Leping. At that time, the empress, who had no difference in scenery, suddenly became a princess, a son of heaven and a courtier, and the change of identity made Yang Lihua unable to let go of her father's actions.
The placement of the identity of the former empress Yang Lihua also highlighted the special and different treatment of identity. The rest of the empresses, of course, are not as good as Yang Lihua, whose father is the emperor, and let the world wonder where the remaining empresses of Emperor Zhou Xuan ended up?
The Heavenly Empress Zhu Manyue was Yuwen Yan's biological mother, and when she spoke of her, she had to mention her glorious history, from a palace girl all the way to become an empress. In the early years, Zhu Manyue entered the palace because of an accident in the family, and she was assigned to take care of the prince in the East Palace, and because of her beauty, the Zhou Xuan Emperor at that time was very beautiful, so she was favored.
According to the timeline, Zhu Manyue was 12 years older than Emperor Xuan of Zhou, but he not only loved him extremely well, but also gave birth to the last emperor of Northern Zhou. After her son succeeded to the throne, she was made empress dowager, but the scenery did not last long, a year later Yuwen Yan gave way to the throne, Yang Jian came to power, her son Yu Wenyan only lived 9 years old, she was also sent to the temple to become a nun.
Zhu Full Moon's legal name is "Fa Jing", the second half of his life has been with the green lantern, away from the entanglements and troubles in the court, died of illness at the age of 40, although the age is not long-lived, but it can also be regarded as far away from the struggle, safe and stable through the clean days of the elderly years.
Empress Chen Yueyi was also forced to become a monk after Yang Jian came to power, Chen Yueyi was a Jiangnan woman with a very beautiful appearance, so she was very favored by Emperor Xuan of Zhou. After leaving the palace in the later period, he was pure in heart and widowed, and he had no desire or desire in the temple to raise his life, and he lived his life in peace and stability, and he died at the age of 85.
Tianzuo Empress Wei Chifan, like several other empresses, was also sent to the temple, and his grandfather Wei Chi was once killed for opposing Yang Jian's seizure of power, wei ChiFan, as his granddaughter, was naturally jealous, but Yang Jian only sent her to the temple and did not kill her, which also showed Yang Jian's benevolence. Wei Chi was depressed after that, and he died of illness at the age of 30.
Empress Yuan Leshang of Tianyou was also of high life, and did not die until the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. She and another high-lived empress, Chen Yueyi, the two also became very good friends, and later supported each other and spent many years in the temple.
The subsequent fate of the four empresses is a very stable result of relatively previous history. There was no direct death or restriction on their personal freedom, but only for them to remain in the temple. It also reflects the great righteousness and open-mindedness of Yang Jian, who is also an emperor with great power and high power.
According to the ancient custom, when the new emperor succeeds to the throne, the concubines of the first emperor should not have any good results. After Yang Jian succeeded to the throne, he not only re-crowned his daughter as a princess, but also did not do anything cruel to other empresses, since ancient times, he knew the ruthlessness of those who sat on the throne, but he could not believe Yang Jian's actions after seeing the chaotic world.
The rapid succession of imperial power to an era when only soldiers could meet each other brought endless killings and wars, and judging from Yang Jian's treatment of the widows of the former dynasty, the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty was reasonable. It is also because of the desolation of Emperor Xuan of Zhou that the opening of the Sui Dynasty was already doomed, because the era was ultimately turning towards glory.