In the ancient feudal period, the whole world was honored with "one person", that is, the "emperor" of the chosen person. If the country is well governed and the people of the dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, then they are the holy monarchs. On the contrary, if you do not know how to govern the country and indulge in female sex, you are a faint prince. And the temperament is cruel, and the penchant for killing is a tyrant.
In the history of our country, there have been many tyrants who have been spurned by future generations, such as the most famous Shang King.
Our neighbors,
North Korea has also produced many tyrants, and "Yanshan Jun" is one of them. This man is arguably the most brutal emperor in Korean history, so what are his bad deeds?
First of all, everyone should have noticed a question, since you are an emperor, shouldn't you all have a temple number? For example, Renzong and so on. Why is this one called "Jun"? In fact, the problem is very simple, because his throne was deposed.
Let's briefly understand the childhood of Yan shanjun, because many tyrants' childhoods are unhappy, and it is also during this period that they have planted different seeds in their hearts.
In fact, Yan Shanjun's childhood was unfortunate, his birth mother was executed, and his father, as the head of a country, naturally rarely gave his father love. In such an environment, Yan Shanjun's personality has also become quite distorted.
In addition, Yan Shanjun was very disgusted with reading, but was very interested in Buddhism, so he rejected Confucianism very much. However, as a vassal state of Daming, Korea naturally respected Confucian culture. At this point, the contradictions between Yan Shanjun and the ministers were very large.
Image: Stills of Yan Shanjun's birth mother being executed
Yan Shanjun's birth mother was
Yin's
，
So what did she do wrong, and she ended up being executed?
In fact, the main reason is that Yin's jealousy is too strong, because Chengzong has a relationship with the palace girl, Yin Clan wants to use the plan to get rid of this palace girl. In addition, Chengzong favored other women, which also caused Yin's dissatisfaction.
Originally, Yin clan was still quite favored, but the jealous Yin clan made Chengzong's love for her gradually turn into resentment. Therefore, Emperor Chengzong envisioned that Yin would be demoted to a concubine. However, this was opposed by the ministers, because yin gave birth to a son for Emperor Chengzong, that is, Yanshan Jun.
Because he was the eldest son of a concubine, he would inherit the throne in the future. If the Yin clan is demoted to the concubine, then the eldest son of the concubine cannot be crowned as the son of the world. In desperation, Chengzong had no choice but to give up.
In 1479, the conflict between Chengzong and the Yin clan escalated again. According to The History of Ye, Yin scratched Chengzong's face. Early the next morning, Yin was demoted to a shuren. However, Chengzong believes that this punishment is too light, and is worried that in the future, Yin's "mother depends on her son" and has a chance to come back.
So in 1489, Emperor Chengzong ordered the death of Yin. However, Yin Shi is the mother of Shizi after all. Emperor Chengzong was worried that in the future, the imperial court would be entangled in the issue of imperial succession because of "abolishing concubines", so he "abolished the concubine sacrifice ceremony".
In this way, the Yin clan could enjoy sacrifices, which also guaranteed the future throne of Yanshan Jun. Later, Yan shanjun ascended the throne, but because of his mother's affair and his dissatisfaction with his childhood, he often became angry with the ministers, which made the people in the court panic.
Image from the Internet: North Korea's Yoon's
In 1498 AD, the "Pengwu Shi Disaster" occurred. At that time, there were many henchmen within the Joseon Dynasty, and under the dispute, the "literal prison" was caused, and several people were implicated. Six years later, Yan Shanjun's revenge plan was realized, that is, the "Curse of the Jiazi Shi".
At that time, the traitorous minister Ren Shihong "revealed" to Yan Shanjun the reason for the murder of his mother, and the people who had spoken to Chengzong were all washed in blood, regardless of their status or age. In addition, the dead are not at peace, and they are humiliated by the broken coffins and broken bones.
Of course, these measures can only be said to be Yan Shanjun's "revenge for his mother", and it does not prove how cruel he is. The following will tell you specifically about the "atrocities" of Yan Shanjun in those years.
The picture comes from the Network: Ren Shihong, a traitor
In order to punish the Minister,
Yan Shanjun invented many cruel punishments. For example, "chest removal", "inch chop"
Wait, just listening to the name of the punishment has a cold feeling. These punishments are not inflicted on the adulterers and the wicked, but on the loyal servants who dare to speak.
For a time, few people above the court dared to write and speak, in addition, Yan Shanjun was also addicted to female color,
Originally, the "official prostitute system" had disappeared before he succeeded to the throne, but Yan Shanjun, in order to provide for his own enjoyment, openly regarded female doctors who specially treated concubines as official prostitutes.
In addition, Yanshan Jun also converted the temple into a brothel, and it can be said that Yan Shanjun was obsessed with brothels. At that time, there was a woman born in Qinglou named Zhang Lushui, who was deeply loved by Yan Shanjun.
In this way, Yan Shanjun and the beauties of qinglou had fun all day long and ignored the government and politics. If a minister dares to advise, he will be punished with a great punishment.
Punish the Minister
Addicted to torture and obsessed with demons, such an emperor can naturally be called a "tyrant". At that time, in order to recruit the beauties of the world, Yan shanjun specially set up an institution called "Cai Hongjun Envoy" to send emissaries to forcibly recruit beauties from all over the country.
Relevant historical records:
“
Waste owners are widely mined
Red Jun
, taking wives and concubines,
Unrighteousness
, and no one dares to speak
Be embarrassed
Killing also.
”
Because there were too many beauties to be found, even the harem could not accommodate it.
So Mr. Yan made an even more shocking decision to drive out all the Confucian students at Sungkyunkwan, North Korea's highest educational institution, and let the beauties live here. If there is opposition, then kill them all one by one, and leave no one behind. Such cruelty naturally caused heavenly anger and resentment.
Snare the beauty of the world
In 1506 AD, the days of Yanshan Jun's pleasure came to an end. Liu Shunting, vice chancellor, Anderson Xiyan, the deputy commander, jointly provoked a coup d'état. After careful planning, these people carried out the implementation as quickly as possible. After the palace guards were dispersed, these people forced Yan Shanjun to hand over the throne.
In the face of "life and death", Yan Shanjun was afraid and had to obediently choose to abdicate. Subsequently, in the name of Princess Cishun (Empress Chengzong), the people asked Yan shanjun to hand over the king's jade seal. In this way, Yan Shanjun's throne was deposed.
Therefore, although Yanshan Jun was a "tyrant", he did not have the emperor's temple number and nickname.
Pleasure
No matter what era it is, brutal rule is disliked by the world, and the saying that "there will be resistance under heavy pressure" is not unreasonable. Brutality is also divided into degrees, if it is slightly brutal, it may only provoke the dissatisfaction of the people of the world, and the courtiers are still willing to be loyal.
If it is cruel to the extreme, not only will the people of the world not support it, but even the ministers of the DPRK and China will plot a rebellion. Therefore, no matter what degree of brutality, it will oppress the people to resist. Those monarchs who rule violently rarely receive a good death.
Article author: Dahui
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