He became a prince at the age of 13 and ascended the throne after being imprisoned at the age of 25

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-18

Years of Succession,After the year of imprisonment, he ascended the throne and became an emperor through the ages

In the long course of history, there is a phenomenon called the "three-generation dilemma", which applies not only to ordinary people's families, but also to the change of dynasties. For example, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, few dynasties were able to survive more than three generations.

This was mainly due to the fact that there were nine countries on the land of China at that time, and there were often wars between them, which made the emperors face great difficulties. However, in this environment, Yuwen Yong, the third emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, stood out with his wisdom and courage.

Smart and studious from an early age, he combined theory and practice, and at the age of twelve he was named the king of the county. His fame in the empire was unrivaled, as he was not only scheming, but also superhuman in courage and decisive decision-making.

In 506 AD, he ascended to the throne with the support of Ubungo and became a legend.

Yu Wenyong felt the weight of power from the emperor's throne, and he realized that his right-hand man Yu Wenwu had mastered the power of the army, which made him unable to sleep peacefully.

For the sake of the future of the empire, he manages to find out about Ubungo's crimes and execute them, but the process gives him a deep understanding of the true meaning of being a companion to a king. In order to cultivate a son who can inherit the great cause, Yu Wenyun, he made great efforts, but when Yu Wenyun inherited the throne, he failed to keep the country, which made him deeply sad.

Every parent wants their child to get ahead, and for this they will do their best to provide the best educational conditions, but few children can truly feel this happiness.

If Yu Wenyong is someone else's child, he may become a role model for Yu Wenyun, he is young and promising, he once defeated the Northern Qi, and after the annexation of the Northern Qi, the country's national strength became stronger.

As a father, Yu Wenyong has high hopes for the crown prince Yu Wenyun, and this name contains the expectation that he will be both literary and mighty. In order to choose this name, Yu Wenyong put a lot of effort into it.

However, the homonym of the word "Yun" is "halo", indicating that Yuwenyun may be destroyed in the pursuit of pleasure. When he was young, Yu Wenyun was greedy for pleasure, eating, drinking and having fun all day long, and he was an alcoholic, and his wine was outrageously poor.

Seeing his son's condition, Yu Wenyong was heartbroken and ordered him to be isolated from the wine. In order to educate his son, Yu Wenyong even let him deal with the matter of his entourage beating him. However, Yu Wenyun felt even more bitter about his father's harsh way of education.

The young Yu Wenyun did not have the help of alcohol, but was reprimanded by Yu Wenyong and threatened to abolish the crown prince. If Yu Wenyong had taken decisive action on this matter, the history of the Northern Zhou Dynasty might have been different.

It's a pity that this opportunity has been lost. When Yu Wenyong learned that he was going to abolish him, he immediately disguised himself and read and ran in the places where Yu Wen Yong passed, and his performance showed his excellent acting talent.

Yu Wenyong has the ability to live a luxurious life, but fate is not lenient on him. Before the war to reclaim the Turks was in full swing, he fell ill. Despite a long period of rest and **, his condition did not improve, and finally he became critically ill after returning with a large army, and despite the efforts of the imperial physician many times, he still could not save this emperor with great potential.

Yu Wenyong died of illness at the age of 36, which was a big loss for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he could have expanded his territory, unified the empire, and became a generation of Ming monarchs. However, his stay was too short, and thirteen-year-old Yu Wenyong inherited the throne.

The emperor was extremely rebellious and reveled like a wild dog after his father's death. According to the convention, the etiquette of the Northern Zhou Dynasty after the death of the emperor should be mourning for several months, but after Yu Wenyun inherited the throne, he directly simplified this process, and within a few days, he took off his mourning clothes, stopped mourning, and began a luxurious life.

He sealed 5 queens in one go, including even a 25-year-old female prisoner, as long as she has a good look, Yu Wenyun is willing to marry.

In order to escape the cumbersome government affairs, Yu Wenyong put his six-year-old son in the position of emperor, and he indulged in fine wine and the beauties of the harem. However, such a lifestyle led to the rapid failure of the body of the First Emperor Yu Wenyun.

He died at the age of 21, and although he was addicted to alcohol, he was quite politically savvy and succeeded in getting rid of anyone who might threaten his throne.

This led to the fact that after Yu Wenyun's death, the emperor, who was only six years old, took over the throne.

While Yang Jian tried his best to assist the little emperor Yuwen Xuan, he also deeply felt that his efforts were not proportional to his gains. Since Yuwen Yan was only a 6-year-old child and could not support the foundation of the empire, Yang resolutely decided to replace him.

After taking office, he implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries, which greatly improved administrative efficiency, enabled the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and greatly increased the overall national strength. Then, he began to integrate his army and set out to dominate the world.

The Yang Jian dynasty, starting from the era of Yuwen Yong, laid a solid foundation. During the eight years of Yu Wenyun's rule, the country gradually became stronger and the people became richer. In the process of unification, Yang Jian did not encounter too much resistance, successfully eliminated the Chen Dynasty and the Western Liang, established the Sui Dynasty of great unification, reopened the era of great unification of the Chinese land, and started the historical process of rapid development.

After Yang Jian ascended the throne, he realized the reunification of the country, put an end to the situation of years of chaos, reduced the damage of the war, and allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment. He also carried out the reform of the administrative level of the whole country, established the system of three provinces and six ministries, greatly enhanced the power of the people, and reduced the tax burden and labor of the people.

In addition, he vigorously promoted the Juntian system, opening a new chapter in history.

However, there is no perfect person, as the old saying goes, "If a person is not a sage, who can do nothing", Yang Jian also exposed doubts and irritable personality in his later years. This led him to listen to the provocation of traitors, and even abolished the crown prince Yang Yong and renamed Yang Guang as the crown prince.

And when Yang Jian was seriously ill, the new prince favored by Yang Jian, he killed his father and usurped the throne, laying a time bomb for the fall of the Great Sui Dynasty in the future. Although Yang Jian made many mistakes in his later years, he made historic contributions to the deeper development of Chinese civilization and can be called a generation of meritorious kings.

Whether it was tax cuts, land divisions, or the issuance of currency, these measures laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the time.

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