There were many puppet emperors in Chinese history, and Xiang Yu supported the Chuyi Emperor Xiongxin and finally killed him; Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor Liu Xie, replaced him with the Han Emperor Liu Xie, and then forced Liu Xie to commit suicide. The famous empress Wu Zetian deposed her two biological sons Li Xian and Li Dan, and finally proclaimed herself emperor, Li Xian and Li Dan were equal to the puppets in Wu Zetian's hands, and had no autonomy to speak of.
These examples show that being a puppet emperor is a very dangerous thing, like a knife hanging from your neck.
So in history, have you ever been used as a puppet to push god to the throne, and finally complete a beautiful counter-killing and successfully regain your autonomy? Of course, don't underestimate the puppet emperor, highly intelligent people, there is a possibility of Jedi counterattack.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Northern Wei Dynasty once completed the unification of northern China, but after the Heyin Revolution, it was divided into Eastern Wei and Western Wei, each with the right to control. In 535 AD, Yuwen Tai supported the Northern Wei Emperor Yuan Baoju as emperor, and yuan bao torch who was the emperor was basically a marionette, and even his own empress could not protect it, and the government fell into the hands of Yuwen Tai.
In ancient times, the rulers of power would be punished sooner or later. Cao Cao's family, as a powerful vassal, forced Emperor Han to ascend the throne, leading to the demise of the Han Dynasty; as a result, there was a sima family within Cao Wei, and Cao Cao's grandson Cao Yan was forced to take the throne by Sima Yan, resulting in the demise of Cao Wei. Yuwen Tai also did not escape the "law of retribution for the courtiers", and after his death, because his sons were still young, the succession of the vassals fell into the hands of his nephew Yuwen Hu.
Yuwen Hu is not a fuel-saving lamp. He patted his chest and promised Yuwen Tai that he would complete the Yuwen family's great cause of guarding Jiangshan (plotting to usurp the throne), protect Yuwen Tai's 13 sons, and let Yuwen Tai die without regrets. As a result, Yuwen Tai had just closed his eyes, and he really forced the Western Wei Emperor to give way and helped (hold) Yuwen Tai's eldest son, Yuwen Jue, who was only 15 years old, ascend the throne and establish the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But it was impossible to return power, and it was impossible in this lifetime, unless Yuwen Hu died. Yuwen Jue could do nothing about this cousin who was 23 years older than himself, he united a group of ministers, trained samurai, and secretly murdered Yuwen Hu, but the news leaked, and he was killed instead; Yuwen Jue picked Yuwen Taishu's eldest son Yuwen Yu, a soft persimmon, and pretended to make him emperor (at that time, he was still called The Heavenly King).
Yuwen Yu was weak on the outside, but inside he was very dissatisfied with Yuwen Hu's dictatorship, Yuwen Hu pretended to return to power, he gladly accepted, and also changed the title of "Heavenly King" to emperor, posthumously honoring his father Yuwen Tai as emperor. In April 560, Yuwen Yu, who had been on the throne for less than a year, ate a poisonous imperial meal and died at the age of 27. The person behind the command was Yuwen Hu, who was relieved to let a person who disobeyed him become emperor.
After killing two emperors in a row, Yuwen Hu had already ridden a tiger, and this powerful subject could live, but if he didn't deserve it, he would die. According to Yuwen Yu's will before his death, Yuwen Hu established Yuwen Yong, who was only 17 years old, Yuwen Yong was Yuwen Tai's fourth son, who was smarter than the previous two brothers and was the best at pretending to be stupid. Both brothers died because they clearly opposed Yuwen Hu, and Yuwen Yong learned his lesson and offered Yuwen Hu as an ancestor.
No matter what Yuwen Yong wanted to do, Yuwen Yong did not directly object, a strong nod, Yu Wen Hu did not talk about the rules of the courtiers, Yu Wen Yong only did not see it, and tried to indulge him. Someone released the rumor that Yuwen Hu was killed, and before Yuwen Hu could act, Yuwen Yong first arrested the guy and scolded him; Yu Wen hu's mother, who had been captured by the enemy country for 35 years, was sent back to Northern Zhou, and Yu Wen Yong greeted her as a mother-in-law and gave her the most luxurious and exquisite things in the palace.
All kinds of behavior dispelled Yuwen Hu's guard, and Yuwen Hu felt that the emperor was no threat, and although he still often posed power and prestige in front of him, he temporarily stopped the idea of deposing or killing him. Later, Yuwen Yong took advantage of Yuwen Hu's failure to attack Northern Qi and lose his prestige, and found an excuse to let him enter the palace to persuade the empress dowager to quit drinking.
In the past, Yuwen Yong and the empress dowager always regarded Yuwen Hu as "their own family", and they did not talk about royal rules when they got along, but only talked about family feelings, And Yuwen Hu was used to it, and this time there was no defense. Unexpectedly, when he read to the empress dowager the speech "On the Three Necessities of Abstaining from Alcohol" prepared by Yuwen Yong, Yuwen Yong slapped him with a stick on his back.
Then, the ambushed eunuch and Yuwen Yong's younger brother rushed out with a burst of knives and axes, and Yuwen Hu was caught off guard and died in the temple. Before he died, his heart was probably broken, the puppet he chose, actually killed himself, too stupid, how could he not have seen Yuwen Yong's plan earlier!
As soon as Yuwen Hu died, Yuwen Yong immediately eliminated all his forces, firmly grasped the imperial power in his hands, strengthened the army against the rich country internally, attacked Northern Qi externally, and became the most legendary and longest-reigning emperor in the history of Northern Zhou, known as Emperor Wu of Zhou