In Chinese history, feudal society lasted for more than 2,000 years, and dynastic change became the most common phenomenon in social development. In this cycle of dynasties, society is constantly moving forward. For people living in turbulent times, regime change has become almost routine.
However, under the influence of Confucianism, not all of them had the courage to challenge the rule of one dynasty. After all, overthrowing a monarch means taking great risks.
For most subjects, respecting the authority of the monarch is far more important than respecting their own relatives, so they tend not to easily disobey their superiors.
However, there will always be some exceptions. Take the Sui Dynasty as an example, there is a figure who not only dared to occupy the empress, but also successfully subverted the rule of the Sui Dynasty, leaving a breathtaking piece of history.
So, who is this extraordinary person? Let's unravel the mystery of this history.
The Sui Dynasty, a short and eventful dynasty in history, does not seem to have existed long enough to leave too many traces in history compared to many other dynasties.
However, in fact, the Sui Dynasty showed vigorous vitality at the beginning of its establishment. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, this dynasty made remarkable achievements in terms of economy, culture, etc.
It was during this period that the Sui Dynasty created a number of systems of great significance, including the system of three provinces and six departments and the imperial examination system, which we later know.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui promulgated a policy of recuperation and recuperation for the whole people, aiming to enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment and live a comfortable life. This policy has brought a vigorous vitality to society, people's quality of life has been significantly improved, and society has become more stable and prosperous.
However, after the death of Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui succeeded to the throne, the situation began to take a sharp turn for the worse. Emperor Yang of Sui's personal tyranny became a nightmare for the people, and the people were once again in dire straits. Not only that, but the traitors under Emperor Yang of Sui were even more reckless, which made the social atmosphere even more corrupt and the people unhappy.
In this turbulent period, Yu Wenhua has become the center of attention. He is the descendant of the founding heroes of the Sui Dynasty, with a prominent family background and a prominent reputation. However, he took advantage of his family's powerful background to frequently act recklessly in society, involving beatings, robberies and other evil deeds, and became an out-and-out gentleman.
Although the ministers in the court couldn't stand him, no one could do anything about him, because when Yang Guang was still the crown prince, the relationship between the two of them was very close. Therefore, when Yang Guang ascended the throne as emperor, Yu Wenhua's status also climbed all the way.
Despite his poor character, he does possess some extraordinary talents, one of which is his eloquent mouth. He was always able to make Emperor Yang of Sui feel good. Coupled with their friendship for many years, Yang Guang attaches great importance to him.
After Yang Guang became emperor, he married his eldest daughter Xu to Yu Wenhua's younger brother. As a result, the Yuwen family became the nobles of the royal family, and they became even more arrogant and arrogant. When dealing with other imperial courts, not only did they not give enough respect, but even under anger, no matter how high the status of the other party was, they did not hesitate to take action.
Perhaps it was because he enjoyed pampering all the way from childhood to adulthood, and it was smooth sailing, that Yu Wenhua gradually began to disagree with the imperial power.
Later, he made secret deals with the Turks, which was a crime at the time. Soon, Yang Guang was furious when he learned of this, and immediately sent someone to arrest Yu Wenhua and sentenced him to death.
But under the pleading of his daughter Princess Nanyang, although Yang Guang was dissatisfied, he still chose to be tolerant. However, Yu Wenhua is still worried about this.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were many heroes in the world, and the peasants revolted one after another, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty became increasingly anxious and indulged in self-deception.
Once, a palace maid heard several palace guards discussing the matter, so she hurried to inform the emperor. However, instead of rewarding him, he became angry and had the maid put to death. After that, no one dared to mention it in front of him.
Yu Wenhua saw that the people around Emperor Yang of Sui were scattered and there were few cronies, so he bribed his cronies and guards by bribery, and finally assassinated Emperor Yang of Sui.
It is rumored that Empress Xiao is beautiful, and Yu Wenhua and Nature have become interested in her, so one of his first tasks after ascending the throne is to meet with Empress Xiao, and subsequently make her a concubine.
However, Woo Wenhua suffered the fate of being captured shortly after ascending the throne. Before dying, he said: If you deserve to die, won't you become an emperor one day?
Emperor Yang of Sui did a lot of evil, although he was eventually assassinated by Yu Wenhua, but the world did not pay much attention to it, which may also be because Yu Wenhua and himself were not loyal.
Compared with the cases of killing brothers and brothers in history, this matter is insignificant.
In short, Yu Wenhuaji's life profoundly tells us that troubled times are a disaster for individuals and society as a whole.