The old people in the family often say, "What kind of lao tzu there is, there is what kind of cub." Although this sentence does not sound very elegant, it is not rough, and it is a truth with the "dragon phoenix, mouse", which is the crystallization of wisdom that has been verified and summarized after thousands of years.
Throughout the life of Liang Taizu Zhu Wen, he was useless in other aspects except for his wife who was still affectionate and righteous. After the death of his wife, he did many things that were indignant. Among them, letting the daughters-in-law sleep is the most disgraceful one.
Among these daughters-in-law, in addition to the daughters-in-law of many adopted sons, the daughters-in-law of their own sons are also among them.
Therefore, there is a saying in later generations that Zhu Wen's children and grandchildren are likely to mess up the generations, that is, a grandson is most likely his son. However, it has been a long time, and such a thing cannot be verified. It is not a good thing to say, and there is no need to seek verification at all.
Among Zhu Wen's several biological sons, the eldest son, Zhu Youyu, died early, and his personality characteristics are unknown. However, judging from the second son Zhu Youjue's life, he completely inherited the characteristics of Zhu Wen: cruel and tyrannical, sexual cunning and jealousy, and absurdity.
In Zhu Wen's later years, due to his lasciviousness, there were many discomforts in his body, and his temper became more tyrannical and unpredictable, and his jealousy was also heavier. Under such circumstances, the civil and military generals of the Later Liang court were cautious, lest they encounter an accident. Even Zhu Wen's parents and adopted sons became extra cautious, for fear of being tabooed by Lao Tzu.
At the same time, Zhu Wen's many sons also faced a more serious problem, that is, the right to inherit the throne. Who would succeed Later Liang after Zhu Wen's death?
Among the people, there are two best candidates, one is the parent Zhu Youjue, and the other is the adopted son Zhu Youwen.
It is reasonable to say that Zhu Youjue has a direct blood relationship with Zhu Wen, and is also the oldest among parents, which is his biggest advantage. However, relatively speaking, although Zhu Youwen is an adopted son, he is versatile, calm and sophisticated, and he is even more loyal to Zhu Wen, extremely friendly, and very happy. In addition, Zhu Youwen also has one of the biggest advantages, that is, his wife Wang Shi.
According to the records in the historical records, among Zhu Wen's many daughters-in-law, Wang Shi was the most outstanding one, which was unparalleled in beauty and was also the most favored in front of Zhu Wen. Although Zhu Youjue's wife Zhang Shi is not ugly, she is still slightly inferior to Wang Shi.
The Wang clan blew the wind in Zhu Wen's ears all day, and after a long time, Zhu Wen could not distinguish between far and near, and even had the intention to pass the throne to his adopted son Zhu Youwen.
Zhang Shi knew about this when he was sleeping, and took the opportunity to go home and tell her husband, Zhu Youjue listened, hugged his wife and cried bitterly. Once Zhu Youwen inherits the throne, the fate of Zhu Youjue and his wife can be imagined, whether there is a good life is secondary, and whether they can save their lives is the most critical question.
Zhu Youjue cried for a long time, calmed his mind, and made up his mind to prepare to give it a go before the fait accompli. While letting Zhang return to the harem to continue to serve wholeheartedly, he spent a lot of money to bribe the guards and ministers in the palace.
In July 912, after careful planning, Zhu Youjue, with his confidant Han Xun and hundreds of tooth soldiers, rushed into the harem at night and beheaded Zhu Wen, who had not yet reacted, on the bed.
Subsequently, Zhu Youjue forged edicts, naturally becoming the second emperor of Later Liang, and deposing Zhu Youwen as a Shuren.
Zhu Youjue was not very capable and did a lot of evil, and after ascending the throne, he was as tyrannical and absurd as Zhu Wen, and after reigning for less than a year, he was usurped by his brother Zhu Youzhen and the Chinese Wu.
Although Zhu Youjue did not reign for a long time, he did not do anything remarkable. However, he has a background, which is the only one among the many emperors in ancient China.
According to the historical records, Zhu Youjue's mother was not an ordinary woman, she was a camp prostitute in Bozhou at that time, and because her status was too low, she did not even leave a surname. When Zhu Wen was passing through Bozhou, he summoned a camp prostitute to sleep, and after leaving for a few months, he learned that the camp prostitute had given him a son. Zhu Wen was very happy after receiving the news, and gave the child a nickname "Haruka", which is Zhu Youjue.
The son of a prostitute can become emperor, and Zhu Youjue is the only one in the history.
Reference Book: History of the New Five Dynasties