This emperor reigned for 48 years, did not touch women for 40 years, lived to be 86 years old, but finally became a laughing stock for the ages!
The emperor is the dream of most ancient men, the supreme power, the prestige that everyone admires, this is the pinnacle of life that a man wants to pursue. The Celestial Empire is prosperous, there is everything, and endless wealth is at the disposal of one person, how rich is this. The emperor's scenery can be summed up in one sentence: "The shore of the land is not the king's land, and the whole world is not the king's ministers!". Therefore, being an emperor can have so many benefits, it really can't help but make people look sideways!
Since ancient times, the emperors of all dynasties have not all been eloquent and strategic, and their lives have been praised by everyone. Among them, there are also some emperors of dynasties who ignore national politics and are inhumane, and finally cut off the inheritance passed down by their ancestors and become the king of the country. Shang Xuan, King Zhou You, Emperor Han Ling, etc. are typical representatives, but there is such an emperor in history, he reigned for 48 years, did not touch women for 40 years, and lived 86 years old, but he did not become famous for not touching women, but finally lived to become a laughing stock for the ages!
Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, was the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the 25th grandson of Xiao He, but he did not have such a good reputation as Xiao He. He was brilliant and quick thinking since he was a child, so he made a lot of achievements in literature and historiography. He was also a powerful figure in the early days of the emperor, and made many great achievements. He said that the emperor was busy with government affairs every day, regardless of spring and winter, and began to correct and correct the five watches every day before dawn, and he was very concerned about state affairs. Therefore, he was quite successful during his reign, when the country developed rapidly in political, military and economic aspects, and the South Korea was stable and prosperous. He reigned for 48 years, and in the early stage of his meticulous national governance, the country was peaceful and peaceful.
But in the late period of Emperor Wu, he began to neglect political affairs and indulged in Buddhism, although he made a difference when he was young, but when he reached old age, he began to be out of tune. When I was old, I was obsessed with Buddhism, so I went to the temple all day long. And the even more ridiculous thing he did during this period was that he actually fell in love with the position of the host in the temple, and he went to the temple to host for a few days every once in a while. The extent to which he was obsessed with Buddhism is evident from his reluctance to return after entering the temple many times. As the king of a country, not going to manage the country was really a headache for the minister, and in the end, the officials of the court gave money to the temple to redeem him, which caused the treasury to be empty.
Emperor Wu of Liang was enthusiastic about studying Buddhism, and he took refuge in Buddhism, indulging in it and unable to extricate himself. And because of the influence of Buddhism, he has also become a staunch vegetarian, not only vegetarian himself, but also the gods are the same as him, the people all over the world are not allowed to use vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs and horses are forbidden!
Because he believes in Buddhism and is a devout follower of Buddhism, the Buddhist precepts clearly stipulate that he should not approach women. The emperors of the past dynasties have three palaces and six courts, and there are many concubines, and it is a little unrealistic for the emperor not to be close to women, after all, reproduction and heirs are the top priority. However, as the emperor who believed in Buddhism and worshiped Buddha most sincerely in ancient times, he must abide by the fact that he was not close to women! Therefore, after his reign of 40 years, he did not approach women, and in order to show his devotion to Buddha, he promulgated many systems of worshipping Buddha during his reign. As a result, the number and status of the monks at that time reached unprecedented levels.
What's more, he believes that Buddhism does not kill, corrupt officials do not care, and traitors will not kill. Such a king who founded the country with Buddha later appeared in the "Hou Jing Rebellion", the country was defeated, and he was imprisoned and starved to death by Hou Jing.
Hou Jing was actually Gao Huan's subordinate, but after Gao Huan's death, his ambitious ambition could not be resisted, and he finally rebelled and established himself as king. At this time, Emperor Wu of Liang was so happy that he was so mediocre that he actually led a wolf into the room. His original purpose was to use Hou Jing's influence to go on the Northern Expedition, but he was defeated in the end. This defeat made Hou Jing discover that the Southern Dynasty was nothing more than a foreign powerhouse and a middle-class cadre, and the country was full of internal contradictions. Ambitious, he took advantage of the contradictions in the family of Emperor Wu of Liang to rebel. He raised tigers for trouble, personally sent himself to the door to a dead end, and was finally starved to death.
In the first half of his life, Emperor Wu of Liang worked hard, the country was rich and strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In the second half of his life, he began to wear out his thoughts and become confused, which caused such an end. In fact, they all made it themselves, and they can eat with their strength, but in the end, they left a laughing stock for the ages!
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