""Also known as:"", refers to a middle-aged woman who still has charm. The words are from "Southern History-Spouse Biography"."Although the are old, they still have lingering feelings"The protagonist is Xu Zhaopei, the wife of Emperor Xiao Xuan of Liang Yuan, the combination of the two is a political marriage, due to the bad relationship between husband and wife, Xu Zhaopei gave Xiao Xuan a green hat. "Although the are old, they are not in love"It is the adulterer Ji Jiang's evaluation of Xu Zhaopei. Although the are old, they are not in love"It is the adulterer Ji Jiang's evaluation of Xu Zhaopei.
Xiao Xiao and Xu Zhaopei were originally in a political marriage, but their bad relationship led to tragedy.
Xu Zhaopei is a member of the Xu clan in the East China Sea, the granddaughter of Xu Xiaohei, a lieutenant of Southern Qi and Wenzhong of Zhijiang, and the daughter of Xu Gong, the general of Xinwu Zhonglang. Her grandfather Xu Xiaosi married Princess Kang Le, the daughter of Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty, during the Liu Song Dynasty, and married Xiao Dao as his wife in the Ming Dynasty.
After the death of Emperor Xiao Zhen of Qiwu, in the case of Xiao Zhaoye's abdication, Xu Xiaosi was favored by Xiao Luan, so after Xiao Luan ascended the throne, he was named the Duke of Zhijiang County, and later promoted to Shang Shuling, and then to Prime Minister. At that time, the Xu family not only had a very high status in the court, but also had many marriages with the royal family, such as Xu Yan, the eldest son of Xu Xiaohei, who became the concubine of the crown prince and married Princess Wukang, and the third son Xu Huang married Princess Shanyin, the daughter of Emperor Xiao Luan of Qi Ming, and the status of the Xu family was unmatched for a while.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the clan had a great influence on the political power of the imperial court, and in the Southern Dynasties, this phenomenon was even more obvious, and marriages between the royal family and the clan were very common. In the last years of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xiao Yan gradually grasped the power of the court, and in order to stabilize his position, he also married nobles, such as the eldest son Xiao Tong married the daughter of the Cai family of Jiyang, and the third son Xiao Gang married the grandson Queen Lingbin of Wang Jian, the Taiwei of the Southern Qi Dynasty. In this case, Xiao Yan's seventh son, Xiao Xuan, married Xu Zhaopei.
In December 517, when Xu Zhaopei and Xiao Yi were married, Xiao Yi was not yet nine years old, indicating that their marriage was a political marriage organized by his father and grandfather. This is because Xiao Yan has usurped the throne for more than ten years, wars with the north have broken out from time to time, and internal stability is needed, and Xu Xiaosi has died, so the Xu family must be revitalized through marriage. Perhaps it was this marriage that allowed Xu Zhaopei's father to finally be promoted to minister.
Because it is a political marriage, there is no emotional foundation between Xiao Yi and Xu Zhaopei. Xiao Yi lost his sight in one eye due to illness at a young age, which made Xu Zhaopei very dissatisfied, and Xiao Yi had no feeling for Xu Zhaopei's mediocre appearance, and only went to his room once in two or three years, which resulted in a situation where husband and wife could not get along. Nanshi - Spouse Biography says:"The concubine's appearance is not good, she is not polite, and the emperor enters the room once in three or two years. Fei Yi turned a blind eye to the emperor, he knew that every time the emperor came, he would put on half of his face and wait for the emperor, and the emperor would be angry when he saw it"。
Although they did not have a deep affection for each other, for their own political purposes, they had to maintain this superficial marriage, which also led to the tragedy of Xu Zhaopei later.
Xu Zhaopei did not appreciate it and had an affair with others. Ji Jiang, who cheated, scolded her for being"Half-aged"。
Although Xiao Rui is crippled, although he was named the king of Xiangdong, he has always been ambitious, but he has always kept a distance from power. If Xiao Rui wants to enter the center of power, he must be recognized like his elders, so he can only actively improve his ability to win his father's favor, so he does not dare to show his dissatisfaction with his wife, and even in his relationship with Xu Zhaopei, he has repeatedly deceived himself, but he does not dare to refuse his wife rashly.
Under this delicate political balance, they gave birth to a son, Xiao Fang, and a daughter, Xiao Hanzhen, although their relationship was not harmonious. However, Xu Zhaopei eventually discovered Xiao Yi's conscience and began to expose his family scandals. He didn't just pretend"Half a face"ridiculed Xiao Yi for being blind, and ignored Xiao Yi's drunken image, and even spat on Xiao Yi often after he was drunk. This made their already distancing relationship even more estranged.
Since the two had been living in the capital before, they were able to maintain a superficial relationship as husband and wife under pressure from their father, but in the second year of Zhongdatong (547), Xiao Yi was ordered to go to Jingzhou, away from his father's sight, and the relationship between the two quickly deteriorated.
In addition, Xu Zhaopei also deceived Xiao Rui many times during his stay in Jingzhou, first committing adultery with Zhiyuan, a monk of Gongwei Yaoguang Temple in Jingzhou, and then hearing that there was a handsome man named He Hui there, so he invited him to spend the night in Puxianni Temple. Xiao Rui saw that Ji Jiang's face was not good, so he committed adultery with her. So-called"Half-star", is exactly what Ji Jiang said about her. Southern History - Biography of Husband and Wife".
Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan died in the Hou Jing Rebellion, Xiao Sui had no worries and killed Xu Zhaopei.
Xiao Quan didn't know that Xu Zhaopei had committed adultery with her, but for the sake of her own future, she endured it. And Xu Zhaopei is becoming more and more depraved, and he is extremely jealous, as long as the other women around Xiao Quan show signs of pregnancy, he will go on a killing spree.
In the second year of the Taiqing Dynasty (548), the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out in Southern Liang and quickly swept across the region. In the third year of the Taiqing Dynasty (549), Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang was besieged in Taicheng and later starved to death. In the same year, Xiao Fang and Xu Zhaopei's son Xiao Fang were defeated and died in a battle with Xiao Yu, the king of Hedong.
You must know that the reason why Xiao Jie can tolerate Xu Zhaopei's ruthlessness is to maintain his image in the eyes of his father Xiao Yan on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also needs Xu Jie's support; On the other hand, there are also the sons of the two, Xiao Fang and others.
Xiao Yan died'Hou Jing's Rebellion', With the death of Xiao Fang and others, the power structure in the palace was completely destroyed, and now Xiao Jing sits on the military and political power of Jingzhou on one side, when Xiao Jing no longer has to look at other people's faces, this is the fate of Xu Zhaopei. At that time, it coincided with the death of Xiao Yi's favorite concubine Wang after giving birth to a child, Xiao Yi would assassinate Xu Zhaopei under the pretext of jealousy, and force Xu Zhaopei to commit suicide.
After Xu Zhaopei's death, Xiao Yi still did not hate him, ordered his body to be exhumed and returned to the Xu family, publicly refused, and buried him in Jiangling Waguan Temple according to etiquette, and did not let his sons wear mourning clothes for him. In addition, Xiao Yi also wrote a book "Four Fu in Autumn", which described Xu Zhaopei's ** behavior, which shows his hatred for Xu Zhaopei.