In the feudal society, the emperor is in charge of the five powers of foreign affairs and is the father of the world, and the queen mentions five internal affairs as the mother of the world. The selection of the empress is subject to the canonization of the emperor. The canonization of the queen is a very important event, to be announced to the world, the whole world celebrates, and at the same time there is a formal and solemn ceremony.
The status of the queen is extremely noble, if the queen does not make a big mistake, the emperor generally does not easily change the queen, otherwise it will shake the foundation of the country. Therefore, according to the needs of the etiquette system and the rule of law, there can only be one empress appointed by the emperor.
But the history is absurd, but there is such an emperor who destroys the etiquette system, is extravagant, and actually engages in the juxtaposition of the five queens, which is really unprecedented and unprecedented. This emperor is Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenyun.
1. Introduction to the Northern Zhou Dynasty:
Northern Zhou: (557-581) was one of the states of the Northern Dynasties period in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Founded by the Yuwen clan, the capital is Chang'an (now Xi'an), also known as the "Later Zhou".
2. Emperors of the Past Dynasties:
Northern Zhou Xiaomin Emperor Yu Wenjue
The founding emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was actually a puppet emperor who was supported by words.
Ending: Killed by Yuwen Go, at the age of sixteen.
Emperor Yu Wenyu of the Ming Dynasty of the Northern Zhou Dynasty
After Yuwen Jue's death, Yuwen Hu supported Yuwen Yu again, and he worked hard to govern and advocate frugality.
Ending: Killed by Yuwen Hu at the age of twenty-seven.
Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong
Kill the powerful minister Yuwen Hu, implement the Juntian system, improve and develop the government military system, and unify the north.
Ending: Seriously ill during the Northern Expedition to the Turks, he died of illness that month at the age of 36.
Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyun
Yuwen Yong's eldest son, after ascending the throne, indulged in wine, punished rotten, and the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
Ending: The eldest son of Zen, frolicking excessively. He died the following year at the age of twenty-two.
Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty expounded on Yuwen
The emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was appointed as an auxiliary minister, with Yang Jian, the Duke of Suiguo, as his auxiliary minister.
Ending: Forced to Zen Yang Jian, and later killed by Yang Jian. He was only nine years old.
Three and five stand side by side:
It refers to the strange historical event of Emperor Yu Wenyun of Zhao Zhou Xuan during the reign of five queens at the same time.
1, Yang Lihua.
Yang Lihua, a native of Huayin, Shaanxi Province, is the eldest daughter of Emperor Wen of Sui and Yang Jian. In 573, Yang Lihua married Yu Wenyun, the prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, he worshiped the Empress Tianyuan.
Yang Lihua has a gentle personality and is not jealous. and opposed the usurpation of the throne by his father Yang Jian. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, she was canonized as Princess Leping.
Ending: In the fifth year of the Great Cause (609), he followed Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty to visit Zhangye, and died of illness in Hexi on the way, at the age of forty-nine, and was buried in Dingling.
2, Zhu Manyue.
Zhu Manyue is a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Because his family was convicted and entered the palace, he was the maid of the East Palace, and was favored by the prince Yuwenyun.
In 572, he gave birth to Yu Wenxi, who later became Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In 578, Yu Wenyun ascended the throne as Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In 579, Yuwen Yunchan was located in his son Yuwen Xian, and named Zhu Manyue as the Empress of Tianyuan and the Empress of Tianda, second only to Yang Lihua.
In 580, after the death of Yuwenzan, the following year, Yang Jian usurped the throne and established Sui, and Emperor Jing was killed.
Ending: Monk as a nun, Dharma name Fajing.
3, Yuan Leshang.
Yuan Leshang, a native of Luoyang, Henan. The second daughter of the Wing Kingdom A.D. Sheng.
Born in the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, she entered the palace at the age of fifteen and was canonized as a concubine.
After Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he was named the Great Empress of Tianyou.
Ending: Monk as a nun, Dharma name Huasheng.
4, Chen Yueyi.
Chen Yueyi is a native of Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Shangzhu Guo, the general Chen Shanti eight daughters.
In his early years, he lived in Yecheng with his father. In 579, she was elected to the palace and was named Concubine De, and was successively named Empress Tianzuo, Empress Tianzuo, and Empress Tianzhong, without children.
Ending: Monk as a nun, Dharma name Huaguang.
5, Wei Chi Chi is prosperous.
Wei Chi Chi Fan, a native of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is a late drama of Shu State.
Granddaughter. In his early years, he married Gongyu Wenwen of Xiyang County. After getting Emperor Zhou Xuan's Yuwen. praise and praise, called as the eldest concubine. Later, she was established as the queen of Tianzuo.
Ending: Monk as a nun, the name of the law.
Fourth, knowledge expansion:
1, Empress Wei Chi Chifan, is actually the granddaughter of the husband of Emperor Xuan of Zhou's niece Yu Wenzan (Shu State Duke Chi Hui).
2. Among the five queens, except for Yang Lihua (the daughter of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui Wen), the other four queens were all monks.
3. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwenyong had high hopes for the crown prince Yuwenyun, so the requirements were very strict, and he often carried out stick education. After Yuwen Yong's death, Yuwen Zan ascended the throne and sang songs night after night, which eventually led to the chaos and demise of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.