Yuwen Yu, the Ming Emperor of northern Zhou, was poisoned by his cousin Yuwen Hu

The founding emperor, Yuwen Jue, was deposed and then killed by his cousin Yuwen Hu. In September 559, Yuwen Hu sent people to Qishan to welcome Yuwen Yu back to Chang'an to take the throne. Yuwen Yu is the eldest son of Yuwen Tai, who has been clever, diligent and studious since childhood, and has read a lot of books. In the history of serving as the assassin of Qizhou, he worked hard to govern, achieved remarkable political achievements, and was deeply loved by the people.

After Yuwen Yu ascended the throne, Yuwen Yu still monopolized the power of the dprk, and Yuwen Yu did not want to be a puppet and was eager to personally manage the government. In 559, Yuwen Yu saw that Yuwen Yu was clever and judgmental, and his heart was a little afraid, so he pretended to resign from his post in the court, thinking that Yuwen Yu wanted to keep him. Unexpectedly, self-defeating, Emperor Ming actually allowed it to play. Therefore, Yuwen Hu held a grudge in his heart.

On May 30, 560, Yuwen Hu poisoned Yuwen Yu and instructed his close associate Li An, the doctor of the catering department who was in charge of the imperial diet, to put poison in the sugar cake, and Emperor Ming did not prepare it, and ate abdominal pain, knowing that he was poisoned.

Yuwen Yu then dictated the edict and wrote down the order, "My son is young and cannot manage the government, my brother Lu Gong Yuwen Yong is generous and generous, and everyone knows that he can make my Zhou Dynasty develop strong, and I hope that all the ministers will have a beginning and an end, and assist him in governing the country." "Say die.

Yuwen Yu reigned for 3 years, and was only 27 years old at the time of his death, with the title of Emperor Ming and the title of Emperor Sejong.

(The 123rd Chronicle of Writing, April 19, 2021)