Historians have a very low evaluation of the Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Sima Yan, the founder of the country, is not a heroic hero himself. Starting from Sima Yi, three generations of people operated for decades to achieve Sima Yan's usurpation of the throne. Unexpectedly, he actually passed the throne to an idiot son, and it was strange that such a country could be held.
The emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty was not bad, but the empress of the Western Jin Dynasty was very eye-catching, and the empress of the idiot emperor, Jia Nanfeng, was ugly and bad, opening the rebellion of the eight kings and stirring up the world. She herself lured the wolf into the house and was killed by King Zhao.
In 300, Sima Lun married Yang Xianrong, the granddaughter of his favorite sun Xiu, to Emperor Hui of Jin, becoming his second empress. According to historical records, when the sheep were sacrificed to the palace, the war had just subsided, and there were still flames burning on her clothes. It can be seen that the imperial court at that time was already in chaos.
Yang Xianrong gave birth to a daughter to Emperor Hui of Jin. The history books do not record the age of the sheep sacrifice, and it will not be too big at this time. More importantly, the sheep sacrifice is absolutely beautiful, and the national color is heavenly, which will definitely not be lower than the four beautiful women of ancient times.
In the following years, the Western Jin Dynasty changed the rulers like a marquee, and various Sima princes attacked and killed each other. In 304, the King of Chengdu defeated his opponents, gained the power of the imperial court, deposed the empress dowager, and demoted her to a commoner and imprisoned her in Miyagi Castle. It was the first time she had been deposed.
In the following two years, Yang Xianrong was restored to the throne three times and deposed three times, and even a county decree could dominate the abolition of the empress, the authority of the imperial court was gone, and the orthodox empress became a plaything of the ambitionist.
The king of Hejian really couldn't bear to see it, and wanted to order the sheep to sacrifice himself to commit suicide, but fortunately there was opposition from the ministers, and the king of Hejian was too busy with the war to take care of it, which made the sheep sacrifice escape the disaster. In 306, Emperor Hui of Jin returned to the capital Luoyang and made Yang Xianrong empress for the fifth time.
Emperor Hui of Jin died of poisoning the following year, ending a life of humiliation, which is said to have been poisoned by someone sent by the King of the East Sea. His younger brother Sima Chi ascended the throne, and Yang Xianrong was honored as Empress Huidi and raised in the Hongxun Palace.
When the magic box is opened, it is very difficult. During the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Xiongnu Liu Yuan took the opportunity to rise up and establish the Former Zhao regime. As Sima Wang's princes came and went, the Former Zhao army was getting closer and closer to Chang'an and Luoyang.
However, the rulers of the Western Jin Dynasty did not realize that the catastrophe of destruction was coming, and still only cared about fighting for power and profit, let alone uniting against strong enemies. By the time the former Zhao army arrived at Luoyang City, it was already too late.
In 311, Zhao Yao led an army to attack Luoyang, capturing Emperor Huai of Jin and Yang Xianrong. The emperor could not stay, he had to be killed, and the sheep sacrifice survived. Her beauty shocked Zhao Yao, and the first sight of her made Zhao Yao determined to marry her. This was the fifth time she had been deposed.
Zhao Yao was the adopted son of Liu Yuan, the former Emperor of Zhao. Originally, the throne could not be his turn, it is said that he has white eyebrows, although he is a Xiongnu, but he is both literate and martial, can open a hard bow, can write articles, and calligraphy is particularly good.
After the defeat of the Western Jin Dynasty, civil unrest broke out in the Former Zhao regime. The powerful minister Jin Zhun established himself as king and killed the Liu clan relatives. Liu Yao immediately succeeded to the throne and led an army to quell Jin Zhun's rebellion. The following year, in 319 AD, Liu Yao officially declared himself emperor and made Yang Xianrong empress.
Since marrying Liu Yao, Yang Xianrong has finally lived a stable life, and no longer has to worry about who will seize power. Zhao Yao treated her very well, and finally made her enjoy the happiness of a normal woman. She bore Liu Yao three sons.
This was the sixth and last time that Yang Xianrong had become empress. Only this time did she truly experience happiness. After experiencing such a bumpy sheep sacrifice, he should have long dared not have had much hope for life. Unexpectedly, the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty made her rediscover her life.
In 322 AD, The Sheep Sacrifice died of illness, ending a legendary life. Zhao Yao was grief-stricken, poured out his sorrows with wine all day, ignored the government and politics, and gave others the opportunity to take advantage of the void. Seven years later, the Former Zhao regime was attacked by Shi Le, and Zhao Yao was defeated and captured.
Many people accuse the sheep of not being martyred, and being an empress and willing to serve the enemy chief. However, her original marriage was not happy at all, and the Western Jin Dynasty and the Jin Hui Emperor were not worthy of the allegiance of their courtiers. When even the Sima family's own princes did not take the Jin Dynasty seriously, how could they ask a weak woman to observe the festival?
At least the last ten years of Yang Xianrong's life are happy, for her, Zhao Yao is a big husband who hurts her and loves her. This last queen is worth her full dedication. If the sheep sacrifice can live longer than Zhao Yao, I don't know if it will be martyred for Zhao Yao.
[References: Book of Jin, Zizhi Tongjian]