Yuwen Yu and the Lonely Empress are a couple. Books such as the Book of Zhou and the History of the North all record the story of Yuwen Yu and the LoneLy Empress. Yuwen Yu was the eldest son of Yuwen Tai, a western Wei chancellor, and Empress Dugu was the eldest daughter of Sima Duguxin of Western Wei. In terms of identity, the combination of Yuwen Yu and the Lonely Empress just reflects the saying that the folk door is right. The history books do not record in detail the life experience of the LoneLy Queen, only that the LoneLy Queen's mother is Guo.
Portrait of the Lone Queen
At that time, Yuwen Yu's father Yuwen Tai and Dugu Xin, the father of the Dugu Empress, were powerful courtiers of the Western Wei court, and both were ranked in the Eight Pillars of Western Wei. During the Western Wei Dynasty, the relationship between nobles and courtiers would be consolidated by marriage. At the behest of his parents, Yuwen Yu and the LoneLy Queen married. Yuwen Tai's eldest son, Yuwen Yu, was talented and of excellent moral character. After the LoneLy Empress married Yuwen Yu, the two were very affectionate. Before Yuwen Tai's death, he wanted to make Yuwen Jue the son of the world, but he was worried that his relatives would be dissatisfied. After all, Yuwen Yu was Yuwen Tai's eldest son. Later, Yuwen Taili still established yuwen jue, the eldest son of the concubine, as the son of the world.
In 557, at the age of 15, Yuwen Jue ascended the throne as emperor and became the founder of the Northern Zhou regime. A year later, Yuwen Jue was killed by the powerful minister Yuwen Yu, and in order to consolidate his power, Yuwen Jue supported Yuwen Yu as the new emperor. After Yuwen Yu ascended the throne, he made dugushi empress. Three months later, the Lone Queen died of illness. Therefore, Yuwen Yu and The Dugu Empress did not have a male and a half son, and according to the Book of Zhou, it is speculated that the Dugu Mingjing Empress may have died in childbirth. After the death of Empress Mingjing, Yuwen Yu buried Empress Mingjing in Zhaoling.
Who are Yuwen Yu's children?
Knowing Yuwen Yu's life experience, I know that Yuwen Yu has four children. Yuwen Xian the Prince of Bila, Yuwen Zhen the Prince of Feng, Yuwen Shi the Prince of Song, and Princess Yu of Henan were all children of Yuwen Yu. The history books do not record in detail the life and deeds of Yuwen Yu's children, but only know that Yuwen Xian, the King of Bila, was Yuwen Yu's eldest son, Yuwen Zhen the Prince of Feng was Yuwen Yu's second son, and Yuwen Shi the Prince of Song was Yuwen Yu's third son. The Princess of Henan was Yuwen Yu's only daughter. In the fourth year of Baoding, Yuwen Xian was made the Duke of Biguo.
Portrait of Yuwen Yu
In the third year of Jiande, Yuwen Xian added officials to the title of king. Yuwen Xian was in the Northern Zhou Court, and successively served as the assassin of Huazhou and the governor of Jingzhou, and the ruler recognized Yu Wenxian very much, so he made Yu Wenxian a pillar state. Yuwen Xian was very capable and a talented official. Before Emperor Xuan's death, he asked Yuwen Xian to assist Yuwen Yan in handling state affairs. At that time, Yang Jian was worried that Yuwen Xian would sabotage his plan to become emperor, so he was on guard against Yu Wenxian at every turn. After Yang Jian deposed Yuwen Yan and established himself as emperor and changed the name of the country to Sui, he wanted to get rid of Yuwen Xian. Emperor Wen of Sui, fearing that Yuwen Xian and his descendants would restore the Northern Zhou regime, managed to execute Yuwen Xian and killed Yu Wenxian's sons Yuwen Hongyi and Yuwen Gongdao.
Yuwen Zhen was Yuwen Yu's second son, and the history books do not record who Yuwen Zhen's birth mother was. Yuwen Zhen was initially given the title of Duke of Fengguo. In 574, Yuwen Zhen became the King of Feng. In 579, Yuwen Zhen assumed the position of Ōtsuka Zai. After Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, he killed Yuwen Zhen and His descendants. Yuwen Shi was Yuwen Yu's third son, and like the fate of his two elder brothers, the Sui Emperor Yang Jian feared that the descendants of Yuwen's clan would rebel in the future and overthrow the Sui Dynasty regime, and in order to ensure the stability of the foundation of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian also executed Yu Wenshi.
Is Yuwen Yu a good monarch?
Knowing Yuwen Yu's life experience, it is known that as the second emperor of northern Zhou, Yuwen Yu died at the age of only 27. Judging from the time when Yuwen Yu ascended the throne, Yuwen Yu reigned for only 4 years. So, is Yuwen Yu a good emperor? Knowing Yuwen Yu's political measures, we can know that Yuwen Yu is a good emperor. After Yuwen Yu seized power from his chancellor Yuwen Hu, he began to carry out drastic reforms. During Yuwen Yu's reign, he was deeply loved by the common people. Yuwen Yu worked hard to improve the economic, cultural, and military level of Northern Zhou.
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In addition, Yuwen Yu was tolerant and got along very well with the monarchs and courtiers. It is precisely because Ofu yuwen yu has remarkable political achievements and good conduct that Yuwen Yu's prestige is increasing day by day. Yuwen Yu saw that Yuwen Yu was intelligent and assertive, so he asked Yuwen Yu to personally handle state affairs. In order to improve the economic level of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yu led by example and led the whole country to advocate frugality. Although Yuwen Yugui was the king of a country, he never used silk embroidery. In order to eliminate the official atmosphere, during Yuwen Yu's reign, he severely punished corrupt officials and made outstanding contributions to the governance of the Qing and Ming dynasties in Northern Zhou.
In order to ensure the stability of the frontier, Yuwen Yu sent HeLanxiang and other generals to lead an army to attack Tuguhun. Under the blows of Northern Zhou, Tuguhun withdrew from Northern Zhou territory. During Yuwen Yu's reign, he summoned the imperial court officials to compile the history of the scriptures, and under the leadership of Yuwen Yu, the Northern Zhou court compiled a book called "Genealogy", which described the changes in the world from Fuxi to the end of Wei. The Book of Zhou once spoke highly of Yuwen Yu with praise: "Emperor Kuan Ming Ren Hou, The Nine Tribes of Dun Mu, has the weight of a monarch." Young and studious, well-read, good at literature, gentle and beautiful. It can be seen that Yuwen Yu was a good emperor who deserved praise.