The Southern and Northern Dynasties are a famous turbulent period in history, in this period, the emperors who can revitalize culture and religion and build the world are very few, Emperor Chen Wendi is one of them, he inherited the rule of the country in seven years, used seven years to restore the national strength of Jiangnan, created the good name of the rule of Tianjia, his diligence is also the origin of the term "night clothes and food", a man can achieve things, of course, can not do without the help of Xiannei, Chen Wendi is of course no exception.
Pretend to be Shen Miaorong
This empress was born in the Wuxing Shen clan of Jiangzuo, she was Chen Xuan's wife, she married Chen Xuan in her teens, and she supported him, but because of several legendary novels, she was ignored miserably, and even the empress's position was inexplicably "occupied" by a man, which can be described as a tragic "unique face", in fact, she not only has the virtue of helping the emperor, but also has the fierceness of competing with the uncle for power, she is Shen Miaorong.
Shen Miaorong was born in a low-ranking official family in Southern Liang, and his father Shen Fa Shenguan Zhiqian Zhonglu joined the army, this official position was the king of the clan clan, the surname of Shu Jiefu and other subordinates, and his official position depended on the status of the head of the house, and the highest was only six pins.
Later, when he was more than ten years old, he returned to his ancestors in Liang Datong. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Shen Miaorong married Chen Xuan when she was more than ten years old, and their life after marriage was very peaceful, I don't know why, the two had no children for many years after marriage, and Chen Xuan had no other heirs born.
Gao Zu's courtship Hou Jing, Shizu was in Wuxing, and Jing sent envoys to receive Shizu and later. Jingping, is exempted. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
After Hou Jing's rebellion, Chen Baxian first invaded Jiankang from the south, and Hou Jing was furious when he heard this, and he quickly sent people to Chen Baxian's hometown of Changcheng County (present-day Changxing County) in Wuxing County to control Chen Baxian's wife, children, and relatives, including Chen Xuan and his wife Shen Miaorong. This was undoubtedly a dark moment for the Chen family, but soon, Chen Baxian joined forces with Wang Shengsheng and other Qin Wang troops to quell the rebellion of Hou Jing, the Chen family was saved, and because of the rise of Chen Baxian, the Chen family stepped onto the front of history.
Chen Xuan's father was gone, and the only thing he could rely on was his second uncle Chen Baxian, at that time, the Liang Yuan Emperor Xiao Xuan in Jiangling wanted to restrain Chen Baxian, so he asked him to send his son and nephew to Jiangling, Chen Baxian sent his son Chen Chang and Chen Baoxian's brother Chen Baoxian, and Chen Baoxian stayed by Chen Baxian's side to help his uncle handle affairs. During this period, Shen Miaorong gave birth to two sons in succession, namely Chen Xuan's eldest son Chen Bozong and second son Chen Bomao.
Pretend to be Chen Baxian
Gao Zu (高祖祚), yongding the first year of the first year, later became the princess of Linchuan. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
After Chen Baxian established the country, he made Emperor Xuan the King of Linchuan, and Shen Miaorong naturally became the Princess of Linchuan, because the crown prince Chen Chang at that time had been taken captive by Northern Zhou, and Shen Miaorong was the most honored woman in the Chen Kingdom besides Empress Zhang yao'er.
At that time, the identities of Chen Xuan and Shen Miaorong were very "embarrassing", on the one hand, chen Baxian's close relatives could only be used by the eldest nephew Chen Xuan, and his son Chen Chang and his second nephew Chen Hao were both controlled by Western Wei (Northern Zhou), so Chen Xuan was repeatedly used during this period, and his ability and prestige were constantly rising; on the other hand, Chen Chang, as Chen Baxian's only living son, was not in Chen Guo now, and Chen Baxian, who was nearly sixty years old, and chen Baxian, who had been ill and suffering from years of conquest, died, and the only one that the imperial court could support was Chen Xuan. Chen Baxian himself knew this better than anyone else, and he frequently sent envoys to Western Wei (Northern Zhou) to ask them to release Chen Chang and Chen Yan, and the powerful minister At that time, Yuwen Hu, thought that Chen Chang's strange goods could be lived, so he superficially agreed, but he did not act.
Pretend to be Chen Chang
Sure enough, less than three years after taking the throne, Chen Baxian died of illness, and Empress Zhang yao'er summoned the Qunchen to discuss the matter of succession, and most of the Qunchen proposed that Chen Xuan take the throne, and she did not want Chen Xuan to take the throne, but Chen Chang was in Northern Zhou, and there was nothing to do, so she had to agree to let Chen Xuan take the throne.
After Chen Xuan ascended the throne, His uncle and mother were made empresses and Feng Shen was made empress, unlike Emperor Qiming, although they were all collateral succession, Chen Xuan did not posthumously honor his father as emperor. Shen Miaorong was given the throne, the eldest son Chen Bozong was made crown prince, and the second son Chen Bomao was made the Prince of Sixing. King Sixing was the title of Chen Daotan(陳道谭), Chen Bao's biological father, chen Yao,( who had arranged this arrangement so that his second son could worship his biological father.
Pretend to be Shen Miaorongfeng
Posthumously donated to his father Fa Shen Guanglu Dafu, Jia JinZhang ZiShou, Marquis of Feudal City County, Yi Five Hundred Households, Yu Yue Gong, posthumously donated to his stepmother Gao Sui'an County Jun, Yu Yue Ding. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
After Chen Xuan ascended the throne, both the old man and his mother-in-law had already died, but mourning was also indispensable, not only that, but also his brother-in-law Shen Qin was named the Marquis of Jiancheng, and within a few years he was constantly knighted, becoming an important reliant on Shen Miaorong's body, but Shen Qin's talent was not very sufficient, and he only served himself.
Chen Xuan was a rare ruler in the history of the Southern Dynasty, during his reign to sweep away civil unrest, and to curb the Northern Zhou army that supported Chen Chang and marched into the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, he revived Wenzhi, so that Jiangnan recuperated, after more than ten years of chaos, Jiangnan finally gradually regained its vitality, Chen Xuan himself was industrious in government affairs, and was called "night clothes and food" by posterity, and since then this word has become an exclusive term to praise the emperor's diligence. During The reign of Chen Xuan, his brother Chen Huan finally returned from Northern Zhou, and Chen Xuan, who was less than a clan relative, was very important to his brother, and Chen Yu himself had good ability, so he quickly rose like a fish.
Portrait of Emperor Wendi Chen
As Chen Xuan's xiannai assistant, Shen Miaorong guarded the harem and raised the prince, which complemented Chen Xuan. Here we have to mention a famous story - the male empress, that is, the matter of Han Zigao, this person is indeed real in history, and indeed Chen Xuan's close confidant, but the matter of Han Zigao is indeed a fabrication of ancient legendary novels, such as Li Yi's "Chen Zigao Biography" in the Tang Dynasty, and Wang Jide's "Male Queen" in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, Shen Miaorong, the empress, was very good, even if someone could threaten her position, it was Wang Guifei and Kong Guifei, not Han Zigao.
In the face of their son's marriage, the couple chose Wang Shaoji, who was from the Langya wang clan, as the crown princess for Chen Bozong, and this famous noblewoman gave birth to Chen Bozong's eldest son Chen Zhize a few years later, making Chen Xuan and Shen Miaorong the grandfather and grandmother.
Pretend to be Chen Bozong
Chen Xuan's diligence made the Chen Dynasty's national strength rise day by day, but it also exhausted himself, and after only seven years on the throne, Chen Xuan, who was only 45 years old, died, and left Chen Huan the Prince of Ancheng and his servants to assist the crown prince Chen Bozong, the sheren Liu Shizhi and others, the Qunchen posthumously honored Chen Xuan as Emperor Shizuwen, the new emperor Chen Bozong honored his uncle and grandmother Zhang Shi as empress dowager, his mother as empress dowager, Wang Shaoji as empress, the eldest son Chen Zhize as crown prince, his uncle Shen Qinxian was appointed as The Right Servant of Shangshu, and soon after he was promoted to Left Servant, and the Shen family was also glorious for a while.
Shi Zhi and Zhongju Hengju were forbidden to participate in the battle, while Emperor Gaozong was the assassin of Yangzhou, and about three hundred people entered Shangshu Province. Shi Zhi saw Gaozong's weight and yin jealousy, but he said to Gaozong: "There is nothing to do in the four sides now, and Wang Ke can return to the Eastern Mansion and manage the state affairs." —The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪
Shen Miaorong, who became the empress dowager, moved to Ande Palace, and a series of political storms followed. First of all, there was the struggle for power between Liu Shizhi and Chen Hao, Liu Shizhi was a heavy minister of Emperor Wen, he saw that Chen Huan was very jealous, so he came up with an idea, at that time, Liu and Zhi were both imprisoned in the palace in order to facilitate the handling of state affairs, while Chen Yan led his staff to Ju Shangshu Province, Liu Shizhi planned to correct the edict to let Chen Huan return to the governor of the government, so he consulted with Zhi Zhongju and others on how to implement it. Once Chen Hao leaves the core decision-making circle, then the political affairs are not decided by him and Zhi Zhongju, etc. If he succeeds, although Chen Hao still has great power in name, he is like meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Pretend to be Liu Shizhi
At the suggestion of the counselor Mao Xi, Chen Hao understood the key points and decided to strike back, he himself called Liu Shizhi to talk, and sent Mao Xi to the Ande Palace to see Empress Shen. At this time, the political situation was very delicate, and these three people were all auxiliary ministers left by Emperor Wen to Chen Bozong, and Empress Shen naturally had some scruples. When Mao Xi asked her if she knew about Liu Shizhi's return to the palace, she said she didn't know.
After receiving An answer from Empress Shen, Mao Xi immediately went to see Emperor Chen Bozong and asked the same question, and Chen Bozong of course answered the same question, so liu Shizhi's fate had already been decided, and the crime of "correction" was a felony in all the dynasties, so Chen Huan personally went to see Empress Shen and Chen Bozong and asked for liu Shizhi's execution, empress Shen of course did not want to execute Liu Shizhi, whether he was really a correction or not, he was an important person who suppressed Chen Hao. However, after all, Chen Yan had already received the words of Empress Shen and Chen Bozong that they did not know about this matter, and Liu Shizhi's sin was obvious, and there was no way, so the two had to agree to give Liu Shizhi death.
When the incident occurred, Shi Zhi went to the Northern Prison to give death, and Siam, Bu Yu and Fu Zhi were treated, but Zhongju was made the general of Zhenyi and the doctor of Jin Ziguanglu. - "Chen Shu ▪ to Zhongju and Other Biographies"
From the Internet – pretending to be Han Zigao
After Liu Shizhi's death, Zhi Zhongju was also punished because he had consulted with Liu Shizhi and others, but because he was the emperor of the former emperor, he was only transferred to a false official with no real power, and was expelled from the palace and returned to live in the palace. Both Empress Shen and Chen Bozong were aware of Chen Bozong's enlargement, and although the history books did not say anything famous, they observed that Zhongju's various actions after losing power seemed to have received some kind of instruction. Zhi Zhong ordered his son to go to Yu to contact Han Zigao, a confidant of the former emperor stationed in Gyeonggi, and planned to raise an army to get rid of Chen Hao, but was secretly informed by Han Zi's master to Chen Hao, and the matter was revealed. Needless to say, even Yu Yu was killed by Chen Yan, who was Chen Hao's brother-in-law, but only Cared about his sister, and Chen Yan did not kill his nephew. At this point, Chen Hao completely grasped the state affairs of the Chen Dynasty.
After being depressed and plotting nothing, it was Jiang Yu, a secret eunuch, who ordered Zhang Anguo to seduce Zhang Anguo, a jian'an person, to rebel against the county, and ji thus plotted against Emperor Gaozong. An Guo was aware of the affairs and was reprimanded by Emperor Gaozong. After that, the close attendants around the time knew a lot about it, and then they were afraid to arrest the party and kill them. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Empress Shen was very worried, because at this time, the people who were truly loyal to Emperor Wen and held heavy power had basically been eliminated by Chen Huan, so Empress Shen came up with a not-so-wise trick, that is, through the eunuch Jiang Yu to shake the local powerful Zhang Anguo to rebel, hoping to use this xu tu Chen Huan, but this matter was discovered by Chen Yu and killed. After Zhang Anguo was killed, Empress Shen was even more frightened, and in order to stop Chen Yan from investigating thoroughly, she killed all the attendants around her who knew about this matter, and her fierceness and fierceness were also visible.
Shen Miaorong and his younger uncle lost several confrontations, Chen Hao's usurpation of the throne finally reached the side of the dragon chair, and the appearance of another big figure made a final scene footnote to the failure of Shen Miaorong and Chen Bozong. That is, Empress Dowager Zhang came forward to depose Chen Bozong, which was good for Chen Huan, after all, the identity of Empress Dowager Zhang was the most suitable for doing this, and this was also the old man's revenge on Chen Xuan.
Pretend to be Empress Zhang
At that time, although the Zhang clan was not very willing for Chen Xuan to take the throne, but it was also a helpless move, chen dynasty had no choice, only so, so the legitimacy of Chen Xuan's ascension to the throne was weak, but it did not cause any controversy, while Yuwen Hu sent troops to protect Chen Chang after Chen Xuan took the throne, and Empress Zhang was naturally happy to see that her son, who had been absent for many years, was finally coming back. However, although Chen Chang was the son of Chen Baxian, at this time the heart of the group of subjects had already returned to Chen Xuan, not to mention that behind Chen Chang stood the enemy state of Northern Zhou, which was no longer a simple internal dispute between the imperial dynasty, but a struggle between Chen Ande's two states, Chen Chang, believing that he had the strong support of Northern Zhou, directly wrote a letter to chen Xuan to abdicate, the tone was very sharp, the general Hou An was very angry, and Chen Xuan sent Hou Andu to meet Chen Chang, so Chen Chang drowned in the Yangtze River.
Emperor Xuan ascended the throne and later became Empress Wen. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Chen Xuan indirectly killed Chen Chang, there is no doubt, Zhang Shiyan can not hate, today there is this opportunity to retaliate against Chen Xuan's wife and children, of course, she is also willing. Chen Bozong was deposed, chen hao ascended the throne, and modeled on the way wu lord Sun Hao treated his uncle Empress Zhu after he ascended the throne, and changed Shen Miaorong from empress dowager to empress wen, meaning that she was also an empress, but the empress of my brother Emperor Wen.
Portrait of Chen Yan
Shen Miaorong's eldest son Chen Bozong was deposed as the King of Linhai, and died inexplicably two years later, the second son Chen Bomao was deposed as the Marquis of Machun, and was soon assassinated, the eldest brother Shen Qin was demoted to a foreign country, and just died that year (at the age of 67, it should be a normal death), the daughter-in-law and grandchildren went to other places, leaving themselves alone in the palace.
Chen died in the Sui Dynasty, and daye returned from Chang'an to Jiangnan at the beginning of the year. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
This political struggle ended in the defeat of Shen Miaorong, but Chen Hao was not the final victor, but in the past twenty years, Chen Shubao, the son of Chen Huan, had fallen into the country, and the Chen Dynasty's royal family had moved north, all of which had become a native of the country, but in his later years, his grandson Chen Zhize came to his grandmother's side, which was considered to be a comfort to Shen Miaorong's old heart. The empress of the old country lived a long life and lived to the early years of Daye, because Chen Shubao's daughter Chen Wan was favored by Yang Guang, Yang Guang ordered the sons of Chen to be made officials, and let those people of the old country freely choose the way out, Shen Miaorong chose to return to the roots of the fallen leaves, returned to Jiangnan, and soon died in the mountains and rivers of his hometown.
Uncle and sister-in-law struggles are not uncommon in the royal family, but it seems that except for Empress Dowager Cixi who lost YiXuan, it is rare to hear of sister-in-law winning and uncle defeated. Shen Miaorong foresaw Chen Hao's enlargement and worked hard to protect her husband and son's country, which was understandable, but her political ability was limited, and she could not defeat Chen Hao, who had a deep heart, not to mention that she also had an uncle who hated her, and she tried her best. However, history is so magical, Chen Hao is also like his brother Chen Xuan, only two generations of Jiangshan, son Chen Shubao is inferior to his nephew Chen Bozong, leaving a name that has been cursed for thousands of years, which may be the unique comedy color of history.