In ancient times, women married early and gave birth to many children, but because of medical and health, early marriage and early childbearing, children often died early. During the Western Wei Dynasty, there was an empress Yifu who married the emperor at the age of 16 and had a total of 12 children in 15 years, which was the largest number of children in Chinese history.
Although there is this record, Empress Yifu is not famous in history, and compared with Wei Zifu, Empress Xiaozhuang and others, it can be said that she is unknown. But the story that happened to Empress Yifu did not only have the most children. Originally able to give birth to so many children for the emperor, it should be very favored by the emperor, why was she given death at the age of 31?
Empress Yifu was the original wife of Emperor Wen of Western Wei, Yuan Baoju Qingmei Zhuma, who married him before he became emperor. At that time, Yuan Baoju was the son of the Northern Wei imperial family, And Yi Fushi was the daughter of the Northern Wei nobles, the father of the Yifu official Zhiyi Tongsansi and yanzhou assassin history, and the mother Princess Huaiyang Chang was the fourth daughter of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei.
Described as beautiful, intelligent and kind, from an early age rarely talking and laughing like a normal daughter's family, her father was surprised that it was even better to give birth to her than to give birth to a boy. And Yi Fushi is indeed virtuous, she married Yuan Baoju after living a simple life, only eat some simple vegetables, wear old clothes, never like pearls.
Moreover, Yi Fushi was also generous to others and never jealous, so he was very respected by Yuan Baoju. After Yuan Baoju became emperor of Western Wei, he made her empress. Empress Yifu was favored by Yuan Baoju and gave birth to a total of 12 children for Yuan Baoju over the years, living a peaceful and happy life.
However, the good times were short-lived, and the leader of the northern nomadic Rouran, The Chief Soldier Khan, often harassed the Western Wei border, and in order to stabilize the border, the ministers suggested that Yuan Baoju adopt a peaceful strategy, first marrying the princess of Western Wei to Rouran, and then asking him to abolish the Yifu clan and marry the daughter of the First Soldier Khan, Yu Jiulu, as empress.
Yuan Baoju had no choice but to depose Empress Yifu and make her cut her hair as a nun. However, after Yu Jiulu married to Western Wei as an empress, she was still very jealous of Empress Yifu, not to mention that she also heard that Yuan Baoju secretly let Empress Yifu grow her hair and prepare to take her back in the future, which was even more jealous.
In the spring of 540, Rouran invaded Western Wei with all his strength. Many people say that Rouran was attacked because the Yujiu Lu clan was not taken seriously, and Yuan Baoju had to send poison, white aya, and dagger to Empress Yifu under heavy pressure. Yi Fushi cried and said to the people sent by Yuan Baoju, "I only hope that the emperor will live a long life and the world will be safe, so that I will not have any resentment when I die." ”
Then Empress Yifu chose to take poison and die, this year, she was only 31 years old. Most of the 12 children she and Yuan Baoju gave birth to also died early, and only prince Yuanqin and Wudu Wang Yuanpeng survived. Although Yu Jiulu successfully forced Empress Yifu to die, she did not feel happy for a long time, this year, she also died of pregnancy and difficult childbirth, only 16 years old.