On the sixth day of the first month of July in 530 AD, the Southern Dynasty royal family gave birth to a strange baby boy, who was different from other babies at birth, the baby boy was not only larger than ordinary babies, but also his hands and feet were long, to what extent, Shi Zai: his arms could hang down to cover his knees. This baby boy who was born with a different appearance was chen huan, the longest-reigning emperor of the later Southern Dynasty.
Chen Hao grew up with an unusually tall, thick body, and a strong body, Shi Zai, Chen Hao was eight feet three feet long, which was converted into today's height standard, which was 192 centimeters! This height, even in today's north, belongs to the tall and mighty type.
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In 568, Chen Yan, who was not satisfied with being an auxiliary chancellor, deposed his nephew Chen Bozong in the name of Empress Dowager Yi and established himself as king.
After becoming an emperor, the first thing Chen Yan did was to fill the harem, and it was rumored that in order to better sow the dragon species, Chen Yan could even visit many palace women in one night. For a time, the good news of the harem continued. According to historical records, the number of sons born to Chen Hao alone was as many as 42.
42 sons, this number, put today is the number of nearly 4 football teams. If Chen Yan had not died just after the age of 50, his number of children should be expected to exceed 100.
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There are more royal sons, and the struggle for power is naturally inevitable. When Emperor Xuan of Chen was seriously ill, the crown prince Chen Shubao, along with Chen Shuling the Prince of Sixing, and Chen Shujian, the King of Changsha, simultaneously served emperor Xuan. During this period, Chen Shuling, the king of Sixing, who had a dissident heart, planned to assassinate the crown prince Chen Shubao. After the death of Emperor Xuan of Later Chen, when the crown prince Chen Shubao was crying, Chen Shuling, the king of Sixing, took the opportunity to slash Chen Shubao with a file knife, and because he was defenseless, Chen Shubao was stabbed in the neck. Fortunately, with the help of Empress Liu and her nursing mother Wu, Chen Shubao was able to escape, and chen Shubao sent the general Xiao Maha to attack Chen Shuling, and finally Chen Shuling was killed and his sons died.
In other words, it was really not easy for Chen Shubao, the lord of the Southern Dynasty, to finally seize the throne among the 42 princes.