In the thousands of years of China, there have been many emperors, and behind the emperors are naturally the empresses who are in charge of the harem. Although the status of women in the feudal period was very low, because of various dynastic guidelines and rules, as a woman, there were few ways to gain respect, because in ancient times, women could not pass the imperial examination to become an official. At that time, feudal women wanted to gain status, many times depending on the innate conditions, the best way out was of course to marry into a large family, or the emperor chose a concubine to enter the palace to become a concubine. Normally, entering the palace seems to be a better choice, but there are thousands of women who enter the palace every year, and there are a few who really succeed, and the emperor's family is also very chaotic. Empress Yang was a person of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and although she was an empress and had her own background, she was often worried. In the eyes of ordinary people, the queen is in charge of the harem, saying one thing and not the other, and even controlling the life and death of many people. Although Empress Yang is an empress, she is always worried about her own life and safety, and she has to say that the companion is like a companion tiger, which shows that the empress's position is not so easy to do. In fact, the emperor could neither kill her nor dare to kill her, why? Xiaobian will share with you today about Empress Yang.
First, the matriarchal force is strong
The woman was afraid of marrying the wrong man, Empress Yang's husband, Emperor Xuan of Zhou, who was then the Emperor of Northern Zhou, had a fiery temper and a gloomy temperament, many courtiers were persecuted for their outspoken advice, and Empress Yang was also scolded for provoking her husband's displeasure. Emperor Xuan was very angry, and Emperor Xuan on the head of the head directly ordered that Empress Yang be put to death, and poor Empress Yang knelt down vigorously and begged for forgiveness, and her head was bleeding a lot because she was too hard to buckle her head. After the anger was vented, Emperor Xuan of Zhou felt regretful and a little afraid, why was this? Because of Empress Yang's father, Empress Yang's father was Yang Jian, the most powerful minister in the imperial court, who controlled many armies, and if he rebelled, the consequences would be very serious. Originally, the enemies outside had been looking at their own territory, and if Yang Jian caused chaos in reverse, the first person to die would be Emperor Xuan, so he always maintained a cautious attitude towards Yang Jian. After fury hurt Empress Yang, Emperor Xuan of Zhou began to seek a way back for himself, and he sent people to stare at Yang Jian, as long as there was any movement, he would move, and it was important to save his life. However, Emperor Zhou Xuan's worries were somewhat superfluous, and for several days in a row, Emperor Zhou Xuandi stared at Yang Jian and found that he looked at himself calmly and laughed, so he let go of his worries. With such a strong maternal support, Empress Yang's harem in Northern Zhou was indeed infinitely beautiful, and even if Emperor Xuan of Zhou was dissatisfied, he did not dare to really execute her.
Second, the help of the next person
Empress Yang was the supreme power in the harem, but she did not become fierce because of this, and she was very kind to people and things. In the harem, the emperor saw the most, probably not the ministers in the imperial court, but these slaves who served their own lives. When those subordinates knew that Empress Yang was going to die, they were very shocked and did not dare to touch the emperor's reverse scales, but privately they were comforting Empress Yang and giving her a way. These subordinates made Empress Yang feel the warmth of the human world in the cold deep palace, and even some of them were willing to sacrifice their lives for Empress Yang. After Empress Yang's affairs were known to Yang Jian, Yang Jian was very angry, and at this time, Empress Yang's subordinates found Yang Jian and reported the situation of Empress Yang, persuading Yang Jian not to be angry, otherwise Empress Yang would be even more miserable. Those subordinates did not inform Yang Jian in time, Yang Jian knew that his daughter's life was in danger, and he would definitely rebel, and then Emperor Xuan would probably be really finished, and Yang Jian's strength could be completely combined with the enemy country. The next people are grateful for Empress Yang's benevolent character, willing to run back and forth for Empress Yang, to help Empress Yang relieve the crisis, benevolent people will certainly have good rewards, at least Empress Yang did it.
Third, the rules cannot be broken
China's feudal society lasted for thousands of years and had a very complete set of traditional rituals as a code of conduct to restrain the emperor. For Emperor Xuan of Zhou, if the empress did not have a major fault, she could not kill her wife. Therefore, even if Emperor Xuan of Zhou was dissatisfied with Empress Yang and was eager to get rid of her quickly, he could depose the queen, but he could not kill the queen, which was still in the case of the empress making a great mistake. Emperor Xuan had to kill the empress from time to time, and this kind of thing was not necessarily said compared to other emperors, after all, the ethical dynasty, the world is precisely with certain laws and regulations, it will be orderly. As the king of a country, he did not abide by the program law, let alone let others obey, the chaos under the world is often started by the leader, the son of heaven is not correct, the world is not right, if the emperor does not do it correctly, I am afraid that the world has long been wrong. However, Emperor Xuan of Zhou was not a virtuous monarch after all, and he did not realize his own shortcomings, so northern Zhou rule became increasingly corrupt, and the dynastic rule was declining day by day. However, Emperor Xuan was not only not nervous, but began to doubt his own people, did not cherish such a good wife around him, and spent every day in fornication, fortunately, when he went out once, he did not know whether it was because of the infection with the disease, or someone poisoned, and his throat was uncomfortable. Emperor Xuan died in less than three days, and it can be said that he got the retribution he deserved, and after Emperor Xuan died, the people around him did not dare to handle the funeral, so they hid his affairs. After the death of Emperor Xuan, Yang Jian secretly stopped the government, and Yang Jian, who had real power, began to pay attention to the safety of the country, and gradually the Zhou state moved from decay to strength.