In 578, Emperor Wu of Zhou died, and was passed down to Yuwen Yun [yūn], the eldest son of Emperor Xuan of Zhou.
From Former Qin Zhisheng to Later Yan Murong Bao to Southern Yan Murong Chao, from Liu Song Liu Ziye to Southern Qi Xiao Baojuan to Northern Qi Later Lord Gao Wei, perverted and mentally retarded emperors always appeared one after another, and the powerful ministers were always forced to usurp the throne helplessly and be forced to claim the title of emperor.
Now, the protagonist of this fairy tale is replaced by Yuwen Yun, the Emperor of Zhou Xuan.
It is said that when The Northern Zhou Emperor Yuwen Yong was not yet buried, Yuwen Yun showed a look of hatred on his face, and while stroking the scars left by Yuwen Yong's beating before, he scolded: "This old guy died too late!" As soon as the funeral was over, Yuwen Yun ordered both inside and outside the imperial court to remove the mourning clothes and wear ji clothes, and also looked around for the palace women of Yuwen Yong's harem, and when they saw the beautiful ones, they would take them back to the palace to satisfy their lustful desires.
Daxing was in the funeral, and zeng had no qi rong, grabbed his staff marks, and scolded: "Death is late!" "Reading the people of the Gaozu Palace, forcing them into lust." After being buried, the emperor and the six palaces are discussed and auspicious. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
Most of the so-called political propaganda is nothing new, and it lacks the most basic credibility, and it pays attention to "a thousand lies become truths."
Emperor Yuwen Yong of Zhou wu was a male lord of the generation, and the successor he chose would at least be a normal person, if not outstanding.
After a normal person hears the news of his father's death, even if he and his father have such and such contradictions, even if he can obtain such and such benefits, in front of the public, he will express his sadness, because this is the basic principle of human behavior. As a public figure, pay more attention to the impact in this regard.
Tears of sorrow in front of a deceased father are a natural outpouring of human feelings. If a person is indifferent to the death of his father, and even shows joy, it can cause irreparable damage to his image.
Zhou Xuan emperor Yuwen Yun was at least a normal person, didn't he even understand such a simple truth? At least in real life, we can hardly see any normal person who would behave this way.
The most crucial thing is that almost all the Daoless Emperors in the history books are carved out of a mold. When they heard the news of their father's death, they immediately danced with joy.
In order to become emperor as soon as possible, Xiao Zhaoye, the former deposed emperor of Southern Qi, let the witches curse their father Xiao Changmao and his grandfather Xiao Zhao, hoping that they would die early. When Xiao Zhaoye heard the news of the death of his grandfather Xiao Zhao, he immediately wrote a big happy word for his wife, and wrote thirty-six small happy words next to this happy word. When Emperor Xiao Zhao's funeral car, Emperor Wu of Qi, walked halfway to the road, Xiao Zhaoye used the excuse that he was unwell and returned to the palace to have fun.
After the Southern Qi deposed Emperor Xiao Baojuan as emperor, he disliked his father Xiao Luan's coffin in the Taiji Hall to hinder the view, so he urged him to be buried quickly. When he cried, he said he had a sore throat. When a courtier was crying, the turban fell to the ground, revealing his bald head. Xiao Baojuan laughed and said to the left and right, "The vulture is flying over while crying!" ”
Listing these contents is quite tedious, but after reading them, you should be able to understand what the so-called "lie a thousand times, that is, the truth" means.
When Emperor Wenyun of Zhou succeeded to the throne, what was the situation with Yang Jian? The answer is: Yang Jian is not a small person, but he simply does not have the strength and qualifications to usurp the throne.
When Emperor Wen of Zhou succeeded to the throne, the Yuwen clan was the most powerful interest group in the court. For Yuwen Yun, if he wanted to sit firmly on the throne, he must weaken the power of the imperial family.
In this context, the first unlucky ghost appeared, and he was Yuwen Xian, the King of Qi.
Yuwen Xian was the uncle of Emperor Wen of Zhou, and had unparalleled prestige and merit in Northern Zhou. The author of the Book of Zhou, Ling Hu Dedi and others, believed that Yuwen Xian was stronger than Bai Qi and Han Xin, and was the first god of war in northern Zhou.
Qi Wang Qizi is outstanding, and he is caged in the front load. In the land of the brothers, the weight of the general, the wisdom and courage of the world, the attack is like a god, the enemy country is the survival of the family, and the fate is determined by its weight. Compared to the different surnames, then Fang, Zhao, Han, Bai, why Gaz. - Book of Zhou, vol. XII, Liechuan 4th Qi Dynasty
With such a god of war uncle existing, where would Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun feel secure? So he brought Yuwen Xian into the palace and killed him. When Yuwen Xian was dying, he confessed that he had already planned to be killed, but he was worried that his mother would not be able to bear the blow.
Xian Yue: "Death and life have a destiny, and it is better to survive than to survive!" But the old mother is in the church, and I am afraid that Liuz hates the ear! "Because of the wat thrown to the ground, it was hanged." - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
After Yuwen Xian, the King of Qi, was killed, the second unlucky ghost soon appeared, and he was Yuwen Xiaobo, the Duke of Guangling County.
Although Yuwen Xiaobo was not a prince, he was the most powerful assistant and closest comrade-in-arms of Yuwen Yong, the Emperor of Zhouwu. Before Yuwen Yong's death, he appointed Yuwen Xiaobo as an auxiliary chancellor and entrusted him with the garrison of the capital.
Summoning Grandmaster Yuwen Xiaobo to the place where he was, the emperor took his hand and said, "I will be useless in my own measure, and I will pay the king in the future." "It is night, and I have given the filial piety of the guards the doctor and the chief guard." He also ordered Chi Yi to enter the capital town to guard, just in case. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
The Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun was an insecure man, and Yuwen Xiaobo, who held a heavy army in his hand, immediately became a thorn in his eye, and finally found an opportunity to kill Yuwen Xiaobo.
After killing Yuwen Xiaobo, the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun found a third unlucky ghost, he was the Gongyu Wen Shenju of Dongping County.
Compared with Yuwen Xian and Yuwen Xiaobo, Yuwen Shenju's status was somewhat worse, but Yuwen Shenju's reputation was very good, and the civil and military officials admired him.
People with too high prestige may raise their arms at any time to overthrow the emperor, and Emperor Wenyun of Zhou Xuan was not at ease. In this context, Yuwen Yun ordered: Give Death Yuwen Shenju.
Shi Yuwen shen held up the history of the state and the emperor sent envoys to kill him. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
Should these three people be killed? In my opinion, it should not be killed. In other words, even if you want to kill, you should not kill now. The reason is simple: at this point in time, Yuwen Xian and the other three did not have the strength to threaten the imperial power.
In political struggles, it is not difficult to kill a few people, but what is really difficult is: how should the aftermath be done after killing people? If there is no corresponding strength, after killing people, it will definitely be worth their lives.
For example, Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei, Yuan Ziyou, easily killed the powerful minister Erzhu Rong, but he soon paid Erzhu Rong for his life. There was also Wang Yun at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who effortlessly killed the powerful minister Dong Zhuo, but he also quickly paid Dong Zhuo for his life. The murderer Lü Bu ran fast and escaped the disaster, otherwise he would have to pay Dong Zhuo for his life.
Looking at the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun again, he lightly killed three powerful imperial families without paying any price, which can only show one point: although the imperial family is strong, it is nothing compared with the imperial power, and Yuwen Yun is absolutely qualified to control these three people.
However, Yuwen Yun obviously did not intend to control these three people, he chose to wield a butcher knife to kill people, and the power of the Yuwen clan was fatally dealt.
After killing the three powerful royals, a huge power vacuum appeared in the court. In this context, the power of Yang Jian of the Pillar State was greatly enhanced.
The reason why the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun greatly increased Yang Jian's power was mainly because Yang Jian was the father of the state (the empress). After killing the powerful royal family, it is also normal to appoint foreign relatives to stabilize the imperial program.
But Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou seemed to have forgotten a fact: although the imperial family is not credible, can foreign relatives be trusted? Turning over the history of the two Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there are more foreign relatives who are flying and stumbling.
If Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou did not kill the powerful imperial family, after his death, his heir was indeed likely to be killed by the powerful imperial family. But even so, the meat is still rotten in the pot.
Now, the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun had chosen to kill the powerful imperial family, so after his death, when the foreign relatives and powerful ministers took turns to stand up and bully the new monarch, what could the imperial family do except stare at the side?
I thought of this question, and Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou Xuan must have also thought of it. Therefore, while Yuwen Yun was greatly centralizing power, he also crowned five empresses at the same time. After killing the three powerful royals, Yuwen Yun did an incredible thing: abdication.
Xin Wei, Emperor Xuan of Zhou, was enthroned as The Prince of Zhou, was pardoned, changed to Yuan Elephant, and proclaimed himself Emperor Tianyuan. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
These two moves are played beautifully, first of all, five and then side by side.
If Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou Xuan was just a pure sex ghost reincarnation, then he could naturally have countless women, but this could not explain why he had to make so many empresses.
There is only one most reliable explanation: the juxtaposition of the five queens is only a manifestation of strengthening the power of the court, while dispersing the power of powerful foreign relatives.
Is this gameplay rare? It is not uncommon, because the main Gao Wei after the Northern Qi dynasty also played in this way. Gao Wei was the king of the fallen country, and it was at the hands of Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun and his father Zhou Wu Emperor Yuwen Yong, who of course did not deliberately imitate Gao Wei's layout.
Let's talk about abdication.
Emperor Wenyun of Zhou abdicated the throne and was succeeded by Empress Zhu's son Yuwen Yan, which meant that although Yang Jian held great power, he was not a relative of Yuwen Yan.
Prior to this, Yuwen Yun also promoted Zheng Yi and Liu Fang to assist Xinjun. These people do not have any prominent family background, but they can influence the political situation. In other words, they must hug Yuwen Yun's thighs tightly, otherwise they will definitely die without a place to die.
Zheng Zheng, a subordinate of chaobai officials, was translated as the great general of Kaifu Yitong and the doctor of neishizhong, and was entrusted with the government of the dynasty. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiqi
Liu Fang, the little Emperor Zhengboling, was fortunate to be lucky with Tianyuan for his cunning, and met with his close associates with Yan Zhiyi, the grand master of the Imperial Palace. - Zizhi Tongjian, Chen Jiba
If Yuwen Yun can have a chance to do a good job of abdicating and standing side by side with the five queens, perhaps we will see a completely different ending. But unfortunately, the bureau arranged by Yuwen Yun himself existed for more than a year, and then Yuwen Yun died of illness.
When we later see this layout, we always feel very strange, because it is only a semi-finished product. What does the finished product look like? Naturally, Yang Jian's power was greatly weakened.
From this point of view, Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou Xuan may not have felt safe, or perhaps he was more murderous, but he was by no means a fool, let alone a dimwitted king. What is the Imperial Heart Technique to kill the three powerful royals through lightning raids, and then to divide the power in the hands of foreign relatives through abdication and juxtaposition of the five queens? This is called the Imperial Heart Technique.
But in history, The Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun was demonized into an evil and perverted person, and the person who defamed him was Yang Jian.
If this history is recorded according to a realistic method, it must be that the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun was jealous of the powerful imperial family, and while massacring the imperial family, he also wantonly promoted his foreign relative Yang Jian. So after Yuwen Yun's death, Yang Jian bullied the orphans and widows he left behind and snatched the throne.
Which historian would dare to write a history book like this? Don't die?
So under the pen of the Sui Dynasty's imperial literati, the Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun became an evil and perverted emperor, who thought all day about how to kill people, and this kind of emperor should die early and be born early.
Writing in this way, the reputation of Emperor Yuwen Yun of Zhou xuan really stinked. But the question is: even if Yuwen Yun is really so unbearable, what is the matter with his son? Yuwen Yun's son Yuwen Yan was only seven years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he was only nine years old when he was forced to give way. You Yang Jian took his Jiangshan and poisoned him to death, how do you plan to wash yourself this time?
Moreover, even if Emperor Yuwen yun of Zhou Xuan was evil and perverted, the Yuwen clan recruited you to annoy you? You not only took the people's rivers and mountains, but also killed the Yuwen Clan Royal Family, what is the matter?
Speaking of a thousand ways and ten thousand, no matter how Yang Jian manages his own image, it is in vain. He was the chaotic thief of northern Zhou, and he came to power by bullying orphans and widows. If sima Yi's usurpation of the throne by the four grandchildren is not a good thing, then Yang Jian is also not a good thing.
PS: There are also ye shi claims that the reason why The Zhou Xuan Emperor Yuwen Yun died young was entirely because he was poisoned by Yang Jian and his daughter Empress Yang. Because Yuwen Yun was too young when he died, and he died of illness at the point where he was about to weaken Yang Jian's power.
Although this statement is logically self-consistent, it is not supported by evidence, and everyone can just laugh at it.
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