A few days ago we learned about the Emperor of Northern Qi. Today, let's talk about the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, everyone knows that the Southern and Northern Dynasties were a chaotic world, good ministers and famous generals appeared in an endless stream, and there were many wise emperors, so who was the most outstanding one? I think it was Yuwen Yong, the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Before talking about Yuwen Yong, we must first understand the background before he ascended the throne.
Yuwen Yong (宇文邕) was born in Wuxiang, Tongzhou, the fourth son of Emperor Wen of Zhou, the half-brother of Emperor Xiaomin of Zhou and Emperor Ming of Zhou, empress dowager of The Mother, and the third emperor of Northern Zhou during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
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In 556, Yuwen Tai died, and he spent his life fighting in the four directions, laying the foundation for the future Unification of northern Zhou and the Sui and Tang dynasties to unify the world. However, he delayed the task of succession. When he died, there was Northern Qi pressing on the outside, and there were seven pillars of the state tiger on the inside, and his sons were still young and could not bear the responsibility, what to do? With no other choice, Yuwen Tai handed over power to his nephew Yuwen Hu.
Yuwen Hu was about the same age as Yuwen Tai, and his battle achievements were not much, but he had seen a lot of wind and waves. Good at political struggles, Yuwen Hu was able to gain great power, but the situation of Yuwen Tai of Western Wei was different from that of Gao Huan of Eastern Wei. Gao Huan can be said to be one and the same in China, but Yuwen Tai is not, he himself is a pillar state, and Western Wei has eight pillar states, and after his death, there are still six pillar states in the country. But these are nothing in Yuwen Hu's eyes, especially good politics, his soldiers do not bloodshed, they have eliminated all the major pillar countries, and the real power is in their hands.
Some people may ask, since you want to write Yuwen Yong, why is it that a large number of texts are written about Yuwen Yong? Because this is the first obstacle for Yuwen Yong to be able to rule the world!
When Yuwen Hu first came to power, he had to do something to win the hearts and minds of the people, which marked the end of the good days of the Western Wei Emperor. Since then, the puppet Emperor of Western Wei, who has been a puppet for more than twenty years, bid farewell. Yuwen Tai's concubine Yuwen Jue took the throne, and the country name was Zhou.
As Yuwen Jue's power grew, Yuwen Jue's fear grew day by day. Will this cousin depose me like the emperor of the previous dynasty? With this kind of thinking, it is natural to take action. Yuwen Jue is competitive and determined to fight with the powerful courtiers. However, the whole palace was full of Yuwen Guardians, and the young Yuwen Jue died under the protection of a group of eunuchs and palace women. The group of ministers did not dare to squeak, and could only say, "This is a matter of the public family, dare not only listen to orders", after a month, Yuwen Jue chased after his father.
Yuwen Tai's eldest son Yuwen Yu rushed to Chang'an to take over the throne. Yuwen Yu was twenty-three years old, shrewd and capable, not easy to control, and very intelligent, and Yuwen Yu was determined to get rid of him. Three years later, the cook Li An poisoned Yuwen Yu, but the clever one understood the moment he was poisoned, so he struggled to leave his will: "Lu Gong (Yuwen Yong), Brother Shuzhijie (Eldest Brother), Leniency and Generosity, Hai Nei Tong, can promote my family, this son will also!" ”
First Emperor
The new arrival yuwen Yong, young, taciturn, was disappointed. For more than a decade, military and political affairs have never been asked, and they have obeyed Yuwen's words, which is even more flattering to the point of being out of line.
Treat Yuwen Hu's mother as her own mother, go to the ceremony every day, and fight a defeat against Yuwen Hu, and do not blame. For Yuwen Hu, such an obedient and sensible emperor was really very happy, anyway, the army was also in his own hands.
In this way, Yuwen Yong obeyed for twelve years, and at the age of thirty-two, he could not yet pro-government, which was more difficult than xuan ye in the later generations. However, a person who can face the tiger and wolf and remain silent for twelve years is either born or deliberately, and it is clear that Yuwen Yong belongs to the latter. No one knows what he is thinking, the expectations of the Qunchen in the early years have long disappeared, is it true that I Yuwen Yong is the next Han Xiandi, no, I am just accumulating strength.
Yuwen Hu, on the other hand, saw that the emperor was so snuggled and arrogant, although he did not usurp the throne, he did not return to the Son of Heaven, his henchmen were all over the court, and his cronies were all in the important position. If Yuwen Yong wanted to overthrow his cousin, he could only carry out it secretly, and the murder was the most appropriate, and this was how Northern Wei Yuanziyou killed the powerful minister Erzhu Rong. But there must be assistants, and there can be no more people, Yuwen Shenju, Yuwen Xiaobo, Wang Lu and Yuwen Zhi are enough.
Kill the courtiers
As the saying goes, a good man has three gangs, now Yuwen Yong has his own small group, the next step is to implement the plan, who knows when the cousin suddenly usurped the throne one day, so it must be done. But on the surface, the brother still has to pretend, still has great respect for Yuwen Hu, respects his brother, and gives him a salute, since ancient times, where has the emperor given a salute to his courtiers? Tell the world that Yuwen Hu is my brother, but not a courtier. Yuwen Hu was intoxicated and confused all day. And for Yuwen Yong, the opportunity came.
On this day, Yuwen Hu rushed back to Chang'an from other places. The emperor said, Brother, let's see the empress dowager. Recently, the empress dowager is old and good at drinking, I have persuaded many times, but I will not listen to it. You are the brother, together to persuade her, do not let her drink. Then take out the elaborately prepared "Wine". The "Wine Curse" is an article handed down from ancient times to abstain from alcohol. It is so casual, even if it is a tiger, it must be weak.
To persuade their cousins, the parents are short, they are very familiar with the empress, and the teachers are moving? No, accompanying the Guard? No, just go. In this way, Yuwen Hu took the initiative to walk into the trap set by Yuwen Yong without a little defense, like a house bird waiting to be slaughtered, still cheering.
In the empress dowager's palace, there were only four people, the empress, the emperor, the courtiers, and the eunuchs. The courtiers took out the "Wine Curse" and preached it loudly; the empress dowager sat in front of the stage and listened carefully; the eunuch waited on the side and secretly observed; the emperor secretly held the jade and waited for the opportunity to move. It was a war between two men. The "Wine Curse" is not long, but because it uses ancient grammar, it is very difficult to bite. The courtiers had to sink their hearts, they didn't want to be foreign. Once a person concentrates on something, the defensive spirit will decline, and at this time, the emperor has quietly come to the back of the courtiers. Although there is no knife in his hand, there is only one chance. Holding up the jade, with all his strength, with more than ten years of humiliation and the hatred of his brothers, he struggled to smash into the head of the courtier. With the help of the eunuch and the sudden intrusion of Yuwen Zhi, the emperor was finally victorious! The grass was cut to the roots, and overnight, Yuwen Hu's son and cronies were all uprooted, including the cook above.
The time for the emperor has come.
Conquer the North and Conquer the North
Jin Lin is a thing in the pool, a dragon that changes in the wind and clouds! Having wasted more than a decade of time, Yuwen Yong must be chased back in the next few years. Northern Qi, Southern Chen, all mine! The whole world is mine!
After Yuwen Yong came to power, he lived frugally and hoped to surpass the ancients in everything; he fought in battles and gained the death of soldiers; and freed a large number of slaves. Reforms were carried out from the political, economic, cultural, and military perspectives: first vigorously destroyed the Buddha, which greatly increased the country's economic strength; then absorbed the sons of the Han people and expanded the army; the north and the Turks, and the South to the Chen Dynasty. This series of measures greatly increased the strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and suddenly became the first of the Three Kingdoms. When the Heavenly Son of Northern Qi has no worries, the Southern Chen is in a corner of peace, and the world is only waiting for me!
In 576 AD, the First World War was drawn, and Northern Qi was finally destroyed and the North was unified. At this time, Yuwen Yong was determined to conquer the Turks in the north. Unfortunately, he was seriously ill, and after his death, Northern Zhou was taken by Yang Jian for the Sake of The Great Sui.
Yuwen Yong's life has been a warrior, political, military, economic, cultural and has made great progress, worthy of a generation of Heroes, but unfortunately the day does not leave the year, if given ten years, maybe unify the world, the Turks regarded as a saint Khan is the Zhou Wu Emperor Yuwen Yong, there is no Yang Jian anything.
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