Introduction: Ancient princesses were born in the imperial family, we only see the superficial luxury and the ease of life, and who knows the bitterness behind them, in the end will become an appendage of men, and when they grow up, they can't help but become a political tool for the emperor to win over ministers and strive for national peace and stability.
Princess Dayi, daughter of Yuwen Zhao, King of Zhao of Northern Zhou, was originally named Qianjin. In 557, yuwen replaced Western Wei to establish the Northern Zhou dynasty. Princess Qianjin was born in this historical context, she was the niece of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou and the daughter of Yuwen Zhao, the King of Zhao. Yuwen Zhao liked to write poetry and composition, and had close contacts with Yu Xin, and often sang and wrote. When she was a child, Princess Qianjin lived a rich and comfortable life, influenced by her father, she was smart and quick-witted from an early age, read a lot of books, wrote good poems and good words, was deeply loved by her father, and often took her around.
Princess Qianjin grew up to be beautiful as a flower, talented, and then the Turks proposed peace to Northern Zhou, the emperor of Northern Zhou at that time did not understand the military, only knew that he was addicted to wine, he agreed to peace, Princess Qianjin was favored, and could not escape the fate of the regime and the royal family and became a political tool of peace. Princess Qianjin could do nothing about this, but could only obey the marriage, and a few months later, a good news came: the Turkic Tabao Khan died of illness, and the princess's marriage was temporarily shelved. However, it was not long before the newly enthroned Shabal Khan sent envoys to greet her, and this time Princess Qianjin could not but leave, and she bid farewell to her parents with tears in her eyes.
Out of the princess's stunning appearance and foreign talents, Princess Qianjin was deeply loved by Sha Baoluo and slowly adapted to local habits and life. However, in the second year after Princess Qianjin's marriage, Yang Jian rebelled and sought the throne, and in February 581, he established the Sui Dynasty, known as Emperor Wen of Sui. The kings of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were slaughtered, and Princess Qianjin's father, Yuwen The Prince of Zhao, raised an army against Yang Jian and was condemned to exterminate the Nine Tribes. The princess was devastated and threatened to avenge her father in her lifetime. Sha Bao could not bear the princess's slight grievances, and yang Jian was busy with civil war and neglected to communicate with the Turks, and relations between the two sides became increasingly tense.
In 582, the Turks officially declared war on the Sui Dynasty, a battle that left Sha Baoluo in a difficult situation. Princess Qianjin wrote a letter to Yang Jian to help her husband, saying that although she was a Princess of Northern Zhou, she admired Yang Jian's Shengming very much and asked to be the daughter of the Sui Emperor. Yang Jian did not have enough energy to defeat the Turks at this time, so he retreated along the water, gave the princess the surname of Yang, adopted her as an adopted daughter, and renamed Princess Qianjin as princess of Dayi. After Sha Baoluo fell ill and died, his son Lan Khan took the throne, and then again asked the Sui Dynasty for peace, at that time, Princess Dayi was already a thorn in Yang Jian's eye and stabbed in the flesh, Yang Jian asked to give her death and agreed to kiss, so Lan Khan designed to kill Princess Dayi. The fate of a generation and pro-princess is miserable, and they died in a different place, which has to be lamented.