The woman in the chaotic world is like a fluttering ping, whether she lives or dies is beyond her control, not only ordinary people, but even if you are an empress, you can't do anything about it. Before and after the fall of the dynasty, there were many empresses who encountered ups and downs, but in terms of legend, no one could compare with the Western Jin Dynasty empress Yang Xianrong. So, what happened to the sheep sacrifice before and after the fall of the country? How did she end up?
Yang Xianrong was born in the family of the Giant Eunuch, his grandfather Yang Jin and father Yang Xuanzhi served as prime ministers (Shangshu Right Servant Shooting), and his maternal grandfather Sun Xuguan to the General of Pingnan and kaifu Yi Tongsansi, who was extremely prominent. Yang Xianrong entered the palace very early to serve Emperor Hui of Jin, but because of the suppression of the powerful empress Jia Nanfeng, she was not favored until Sima Lun, the king of Zhao (Emperor Huidi's uncle of Jin), launched a coup d'état to seize power and depose Jia Nanfeng, and she was given the "day of the head".
Yang Xianrong was able to become empress with the help of Sun Xiu
At that time, Sima Lun, in order to control Emperor Hui of Jin, was very eager to install a reliable and obedient empress around him, and it was in this situation that Sun Xiu, the number one confidant, recommended sheep sacrifice to him. The reason why Sun Xiu chose Yang Xianrong was that he was not only the same sect as Sun Xu, but also had a good relationship. So in November of the first year of Yongkang (300), Yang Xianrong was made empress.
Emperor Hui of Jin was the most famous "idiot emperor" in history, who had been held hostage by his foreign relatives (Yang Jun), Hou Hou (Jia Nanfeng) and the princes for 17 years, not only did he not have the ability to govern the country, but even the right to life was repeatedly threatened.
Sure enough, less than a year after Yang Xianrong ascended to the throne, Sima Lun usurped the throne as emperor, and honored Emperor Hui of Jin as Emperor Taishang and Yang Xianrong as empress dowager, although he was "promoted" to the first rank in the name, but in fact became a "high-ranking prisoner". Fortunately, not long after, Sima Ran, the King of Qi, Sima Yuan, the King of Hejian, and Sima Ying, the King of Chengdu, raised an army against Sima Lun, who was defeated and killed, and Emperor Hui of Jin and Yang Xianrong were restored to the throne in the first year of Yongning (301).
Emperor Hui of Jin was the most famous "idiot emperor" in history.
After Sima Lun's defeat, the political situation, far from becoming stable, became more turbulent. At this time, the sheep offering, which was regarded as a "remnant", became a "pawn" for the kings to fight for power and profit, and was deposed and supported many times as a symbol of "removing the old and making the new". In the following 5 years, the sheep sacrifice was deposed four times, re-registered four times, and once almost put on the guillotine, the process is not described here.
In the third year of Yongxing (306), Sima Yue, the king of the Eastern Seas, defeated Sima Yue and others, the king of Chengdu, and welcomed the exiled Emperor Hui of Jin back to Luoyang, and Yang Xianrong was made empress for the fifth time. However, the good times did not last long, and in the second year of his return to Luoyang (307), Sima Yue poisoned Emperor Hui of Jin and installed his brother Sima Chi on the throne as Emperor Huai of Jin. After Sima Chi ascended the throne, he honored the emperor's sister-in-law as Empress Huidi and lived in hongxun palace. In this way, the young sheep queen became a widow and lived a lonely and lonely "undead" life.
After Emperor Huai of Jin ascended the throne, he honored Yang as Empress Hui
Yang Xianrong originally thought that she would spend her life in loneliness and coldness, but she did not expect that after only 4 years, she would usher in a new life. In the fifth year of Yongjia (311), the Han Zhao regime established by the Xiongnu (called Han in the early period and Zhao in the later period, that is, former Zhao) sent the general Liu Yao to attack Luoyang, capture Emperor Huai of Jin, and plunder the city, and the sheep offerings who lived in the deep palace naturally became his "spoils of war" because of his beautiful appearance.
Yang Xianrong was very favored after committing himself to Liu Yao, and not only gave birth to three sons for him, but also was made empress after her husband was proclaimed emperor, in the second year of Daxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (319). As the empress of the former dynasty, Yang Xianrong did not choose to commit suicide when the country was destroyed and his family died, but was willing to commit himself to the enemy, and by virtue of grace, he actually became the empress of the enemy country many years later, although the experience was legendary, but his behavior was criticized and despised by the people of the time.
Liu Yao was defeated and captured, and was eventually executed by Shi Le
Yang Xianrong sat on the throne of the former Empress Zhao for 3 years, and finally died in the first year of Yongchang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (322), and the circumstances of his life are unknown. After his death, Yang Xianrong was buried in Xianping Tomb, with the posthumous title of Empress Xianwen. Seven years later ( 329 ) , Former Zhao's emperor Liu Yao was accidentally captured while fighting Later Zhao , and was executed by Shi Le , the lord of Later Zhao , for refusing to write a letter of persuasion to the crown prince Liu Xi. Afterwards, Shi Le sent the general Shi Hu to sweep away the remnants of former Zhao forces, and Yang Xianrong's three sons Liu Xi, Liu Xun, and Liu Xian were all killed when the state collapsed.
Yang Xianrong gave birth to a daughter during the Jin Dynasty, and when she grew up, she was crowned princess of Qinghe. After the destruction of Luoyang City, the princess and her mother were separated, and as the fleeing people went into exile in Jiangnan, they were unfortunately sold by human traffickers into the Qian Wen family of the local tycoon in Wuxing County as a slave, and they were persecuted by Miss Qian. Fortunately, the princess was lucky enough to take advantage of the opportunity to go shopping on the street one day to escape, and ran all the way to Jiankang to appeal to Sima Rui, the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and thus ushered in a turning point in life.
Princess Qinghe was once sold as a slave and bullied
Sima Rui was very sympathetic to the princess's plight, and not only cursed the Qian family, but also married her to Zongzheng Cao Tong, allowing her to spend the rest of her life in peace. Throughout Yang Xianrong's life, the two husbands and three sons have all suffered and died, and although she herself and her daughter have gone through hardships, they can finally die well, which is also a great luck in misfortune.