When his father was alive, he was a good boy who was respectful and filial, and he was very liked by the old father. However, not long after the old emperor died, he was exposed in his original form, and he was even infected with the "little stepmother".
According to the ancient people's thinking, the concubines of the emperor's father were the elders of all the children in the harem. Even if it is not a biological mother, when you meet, you should call a mother-in-law, which is considered an elder. However, there was an emperor who obviously had no respect for these harems, and directly accepted them as "little wives".
This emperor was yuwen Yun, the fourth emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who was "cheap" by his absurd and unruly behavior. It was his father-in-law, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, who replaced his son-in-law Jiangshan.
A rebellious teenager in the royal family
The Southern and Northern Dynasties period was a period in Chinese history when the imperial throne changed frequently and dramatically, and the ugly things of rebellion within the imperial family were repeatedly staged. The north was mainly Eastern Wei and Western Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, and the internal tilt was very severe. Between countries, wars broke out repeatedly, and the people suffered terribly.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a good emperor, that is, the Zhou Wu Emperor Yuwen Yong, who had a lot of achievements during his reign. A series of policies to enrich the country and strengthen the people were carried out, and the situation was quickly reversed. In his hands, the northern Zhou Dynasty gradually increased its comprehensive national strength and had a tendency to unify the world.
As emperor, Yuwen Yong was impeccable, but as a father, he did a very unqualified job. He did not educate his son Yuwen Yun well, and at the age of 13, he was made crown prince and wanted to entrust him with heavy use. In the middle, he ignored that for the training of the next king, he only knew strict discipline, but did not understand the method. Catching up with Yuwen Yun in adolescence, he was strict with his father and developed a rebellious psychology.
In his opinion, his father was torturing himself, not only physically, but also psychologically. Usually send people to stare at their every move, a little mistake, often is the accusation. If the situation is serious, it will also threaten to abolish the crown prince. This made him very miserable, and he often drank alcohol to dispel his sorrows. In order to keep the position of prince, Yuwen Yun had to disguise himself, and every time he behaved virtuously in front of his father, Yuwen Yong gave up changing the prince's mind.
The great rebellion does not "collect" the stepmother
In 578, due to overwork, Yuwen Yong died in his prime and died in Chang'an. Leaving a prosperous "Northern Zhou", the country could not be left without a master, and the 19-year-old crown prince Yuwen Yun inherited the throne. At this moment, Northern Zhou was immersed in the grief of the whole country, and only Yuwen Yun was very happy in his heart.
The sudden death of his father was a good thing for him. It means that the knife on the head is completely put down, and no one will take care of it in the future. As a king, he has no fatherly powers, and all his mind is devoted to enjoyment. I don't know if it was too depressed for too long, but after succeeding to the throne, he completely broke out, and ten days after his father's death, he took off his filial piety and began to enjoy himself.
The biggest advantage of being an emperor is that you can recruit concubines, and all the women in the world are yours. This "right" Yuwen Yun was played to the extreme, and decreed that the daughters of officials should not marry and facilitate the selection of harems. The most surprising thing was to force his father's concubine to sleep, which made the minister very dissatisfied.
According to the rules, these concubines were his "mother concubines", that is, elders. However, Yuwen Yun did not care, as early as the day of his father's death, he directly "filled" the concubines in his father's harem into his harem. That night, a 25-year-old concubine was fortunate, and the ministers and people in the harem were talking about it. The ministers were very dissatisfied with Yuwen Yun's absurd behavior, but they were worried that he was the emperor, even if the ministers were dissatisfied.
The old man seized the opportunity to seize power
In fact, in order to help his son consolidate his power, Yuwen Yong did a lot of work and arranged some sages to assist him. He also helped him find a good "old man", the crown princess was Yang Lihua, the daughter of Yang Jian, a major minister in the court, Yuwen Yun officially married his wife when he was 14 years old, and became emperor five years later, and Yang Jian became the head of state.
According to common sense, the old man with such power should be thoroughly investigated. However, his approach refreshes people's traditional cognition, and is not friendly to Yang Lihua, and the relationship between husband and wife is not very good. The most absurd point is that there are also 5 empresses, which show that they do not take the Yang family in their eyes. Fortunately, Yang Lihua did not care very much, otherwise the harem was really restless.
If he only snubbed his daughter, Yang Jian could still endure, and the empress was not favored in the past, and there was nothing originally. What made him intolerable was that this son-in-law was acting in the DPRK and "hovering" on the verge of death. The construction of luxurious palaces often does not go to the dynasty, and the handling of the government is arbitrary. Everything comes from his own nature, he never consults with the minister, and if the minister is dissatisfied, he will be killed. He also abolished the benevolent government implemented by his father, and the people's lives were miserable and indignant.
At this time, a person came out, he was Yang Jian, secretly accumulating strength. The Yang family belonged to the Gaomen nobles in Northern Zhou, and because their daughter was an empress, they had great influence in the imperial court. As a high-ranking official in the DPRK, he held the military power in his hands and gradually became the "mainstay" of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
The Sui Dynasty replaced northern Zhou
Yuwen Bin did not trust his father-in-law Yang Jian very much, and he tried several times in the middle. Once he and Yang Lihua clashed, almost wanted to kill the empress, if it were not for the mother-in-law's presence, Yang Jian would have to bear the pain of losing his daughter. One day, he invited the old man over and instructed him to kill him on the spot if he was dissatisfied. Fortunately, the old man's psychological quality was strong, so he did not die in the palace.
Although he was lucky enough to retrieve a life, it made Yang Jian feel that his life was always threatened and wanted to leave Chang'an. Unexpectedly, the plan did not change quickly, and one day Yuwen Bin suddenly fell ill and could not even speak. Neighboring cronies immediately took action, forging a will to entrust yang jian with major state affairs. Arranged to assist the young emperor, Yang Jian further expanded his power and controlled the power of Northern Zhou. When the time was ripe, he forced the young emperor to abdicate and establish the Sui Dynasty.
In the eyes of many people, Yang Jian is a usurper of the throne, and he still won the son-in-law Jiangshan, but it is undeniable that he is a good emperor. During his reign, he governed the country well, dismissed incompetent ministers, and promoted talented people. During the reign, the strength of the country was greatly improved, and the people's lives became more and more prosperous. Because of the good governance of the country, Yang Jian was highly evaluated by posterity and was praised as a generation of Ming Jun.
brief summary
Although Yang Jian's seizure of the throne is somewhat "disgraceful", in that case, it is also excusable. The Northern Zhou Sect was no longer able to control the world, and if it was allowed to continue to rule, it would only be a matter of time before northern Zhou's jiangshan was destroyed. Many people think that it is wrong to rebel, but if the reigning king has no way, it will pose a great threat to the country. It is normal for those who have the power to take their place, and they can rebel if necessary. If you meet a mingjun like Yang Jian, why not be a blessing for the people?