Emperor Yuan Ziyu of Wei Wuhuai was a complex, legendary, tragic, but ordinary emperor

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-06

Xuanwu Ling Empress Dowager Hu image).

For Empress Dowager Hu Xuanwuling of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was not easy to get a life back by chance.

The Northern Wei Dynasty has always pursued a very cruel system of "death of the son and the noble mother", that is, if the prince is established as the crown prince, then the biological mother of the prince must be executed to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics.

This system was established by the founding emperor Wei Daowu Emperor Tuoba Jue, and it was really an iron law that no one could change, so many concubines died under this policy.

And when Empress Dowager Hu was still Empress Hu, her son Yuan Xu was the true crown prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Yuan Xu became the crown prince, which means that Queen Hu wants to wave goodbye to this world.

But fortunately, the emperor at that time, Emperor Xuanwu of Wei Yuan Ke was very benevolent, and he had been in love with his husband and wife for many years, not only did he not send Empress Hu to the west, but also canceled this system.

Emperor Xuanwu died of illness, the six-year-old Emperor Wei Xiaoming Yuanxu ascended the throne, and Empress Hu was promoted to Empress Dowager Hu, but she controlled the power of the entire dynasty smoothly.

There are not many genuine and genuine Empress Dowagers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Empress Dowager Feng of Civilization is counted as one, and Empress Dowager Xuanwuling Hu is counted as one.

Empress Dowager Feng once assisted three generations of kings, and also joined forces with Emperor Yuan Hong of Wei Xiaowen to create the most glorious and powerful era of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Civilization Empress Dowager Feng image).

But it is clear that there is no comparison between Empress Dowager Hu and Empress Dowager Feng.

During the long years of the queen mother's reign, half of the time was spent on setting up the emperor, and half of the time was spent on arrogance and lasciviousness.

The little emperor grew from six to nineteen years old, and there was not a day when he did not live under the obscenity of Empress Dowager Hu.

Not only that, large-scale peasant uprisings broke out in various parts of the north, the ** regime has basically lost its rule over the country, and the capital Luoyang is isolated on the south bank of the Yellow River, and there is always the possibility of collapse.

The dynasty was in crisis, but Empress Dowager Hu did not think so.

After the indulgent queen mother played the Northern Wei Dynasty to the bottom, she began to enrich her private life, that is, raising male pets.

Zhongshu Ling Zheng Yan and Zhongshu Sheren Xu Su are known as men, so they were both admitted to the harem by Empress Dowager Hu, and they were promiscuous every day.

As an emperor, Emperor Xiaoming Yuanxu could endure being overshadowed by his mother, Empress Dowager Hu, and take away power, but he couldn't bear that his mother actually did such a pickled thing in the palace.

You are the mother of a country, but you are promiscuous in the palace, where do you let the emperor's face go? How do you let people in the world talk about the Northern Wei royal family?

The emperor was dissatisfied with Empress Dowager Hu's behavior, and Empress Dowager Hu's response to the emperor's accusations was extremely simple - she showed no mercy and actually sent people to poison and kill the emperor in the palace.

Emperor Wei Xiaoming Yuan Xu image).

Friends, Emperor Xiaoming is the biological son of Empress Dowager Hu, which is really unimaginable.

But soon, Empress Dowager Hu's retribution also came.

The civil servants in the court may succumb to Empress Dowager Hu's obscenity, but the generals in the opposition really can't stand it anymore.

Troubled the court, fornicated harem, and now even the emperor has let you die.

It's tolerable or unbearable, and the uncle can't bear it if the aunt can't bear it!

As a result, the Northern Wei general Er Zhurong traveled at night, led the army to Luoyang, the capital division, and killed the Empress Dowager Hu and the young lord Yuan Zhao supported by the Empress Dowager Hu.

Er Zhurong became the de facto controller of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and in one fell swoop supported the grandson of Emperor Xianwen Tuoba Hong, and Yuan Ziyou became the new emperor, that is, Emperor Wuhuai of Wei.

Of course, it is said that it is supported, but in fact, the two parties are on good terms, so it is better to say that Yuan Ziyou colluded and relied on Er Zhurong to obtain the throne.

The throne is there, but the imperial power is gone.

The newly appointed Yuan Ziyou is very aware of his situation, although he is the nominal son of heaven in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the power of the imperial court is in the hands of Er Zhurong, and almost all the military forces in the Northern Wei Dynasty have been owned by Er Zhurong at this moment.

Erzhurong image).

Not only that, but Hebei, Shandong, Guanzhong, and Shanxi are all over Er Zhurong's henchmen, and the territory that the emperor can actually control is only a city of Luoyang.

The emperor is not a fool, and Er Zhurong is more refined than the emperor.

He also understood that if he wanted to completely overthrow the emperor, he had to replace all the Luoyang areas controlled by the imperial party with his own **, so Er Zhurong recommended ** to the emperor in large numbers, hoping that Yuan Ziyou could arrange them to serve in Luoyang.

Normally, there are no conditions to negotiate between the ministers and the puppet emperor.

is a puppet, which means that your little life is in the hands of others, and if you want to live, whatever people say, you can do it honestly.

But for Yuan Ziyou, replacing Luoyang's ** with Er Zhurong's people is absolutely impossible, and it is absolutely impossible.

If the emperor wants to turn over, Luoyang is the only capital, if Luoyang is also controlled by Er Zhurong, then he will completely withdraw from the power table and become a golden bird raised in a cage by Er Zhurong forever.

And so, a magical scene happened.

Emperor Wuhuai of Wei Yuanziyu image).

Er Zhurong repeatedly sent his subordinates to ask the emperor for officials, but it was never possible to get a reply from the emperor.

In the end, the subordinates who were sent out actually said something very rebellious to the emperor:

"Tianzhu has great merit and is the prime minister of the country, if you invite the universal officials of the world, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not violate it, how to recommend several people as state officials, and you don't need it? —Book of Wei

Er Zhurong is the chief assistant of the court, asking for the people's life, and asking for officials for the people, I'm afraid this matter can't be decided by the emperor, and now I have come to ask you to be crowned ** again and again, and you have refused many times, I think it's a bit of a shame for you.

In the era of feudal monarchy, it was really amazing and very disobedient for a mere bureaucrat to say such a thing to the Son of Heaven.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was not covered, and after listening to it, he was not angry or annoyed, but responded with a sneer:

"If Erzhurong is not a minister, replace me with me; If he still has the festival of courtiers, there is no reason for the hundred officials in the world! —Book of Wei

The emperor said that if Er Zhurong wants to abuse power, then it is just right, let him directly replace me, why bother beating around the bush? But then again, as long as I am the emperor for one day, the world is mine, and I can't let Zhu Rong dictate me!

Friends, these words are really wonderful, well-founded, and eloquent.

Having said that, Er Zhurong finally understood that it was really a wrong decision for him to support Yuan Ziyou in the first place.

Northern Wei Dynasty) This young son of heaven does not look like a wine bag and a rice bag, at the mercy of others, but a Northern Wei emperor who vows not to give in.

Erzhurong regretted it very much, but at this moment he became extremely angry.

If you don't listen to the good words, then don't blame me for being ruthless!

This brave Northern Wei military general had already moved the idea of killing the monarch, but what he never expected was that Emperor Yuan Ziyou was one step faster than him.

In a meeting with the emperor, the emperor hid a sharp blade and killed this invincible minister on the spot.

The Emperor finally atoned for his mistakes.

Back then, he lured the wolf into the house and took refuge in Er Zhurong, causing this monstrous disaster, and now, the emperor blocked everything, fought to the death, and finally got rid of this giant traitor who usurped power and stole the country.

Hand blade**, but the emperor's mood was not happy.

Although Erzhurong is dead, Erzhurong's henchmen will not give up.

At this time, outside Luoyang City, the news of Er Zhurong's death had already come out, the big guy was furious, and under the leadership of Er Zhurong's younger brother Er Zhu Shilong, he entered Luoyang City, and the emperor personally went to the city to supervise the battle, and finally repelled the enemy army.

In addition to **, blocking the enemy army, wave after wave of offensives made the emperor dizzy, but the matter is far from over.

Standing at the head of Luoyang City, looking at the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Xuzhou, is Er Zhurong's younger brother, Er Zhu Zhongyuan, Guanzhong, is Er Zhurong's nephew, Er Zhu Tianguang.

And even if the armies of the Erzhu family in Xuzhou and Guanzhong do not attack the imperial court, Erzhu Zhao of Fenzhou will definitely not let him go.

Erzhu Zhao image).

Yes, Erzhu Zhao, this is the most ambitious person in the Erzhu family except for Erzhu Rong.

The emperor was right, as Er Zhurong's cousin, as soon as Er Zhuzhao heard that his uncle had been killed, he immediately became angry and led his troops to attack Luoyang.

And this time, God didn't bless Yuan Ziyou anymore.

Luoyang City was broken, and Yuan Ziyou was captured by Er Zhuzhao and became a prisoner of the order.

In the first year of Putai, in 531 AD, the desperating emperor was finally killed by Erzhu Zhao at the age of twenty-four.

After a lifetime of hard work and half a life of ups and downs, this unknown emperor in the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty finally ushered in his own end.

Looking back on the life of this emperor, it is really a little unbearable.

The puppet emperor, who mistrusted the ministers, was at a loss for chaos and died in a foreign land.

There are no achievements, no achievements, and no highlights worth mentioning.

Ordinary, really ordinary.

But the author still believes that this is a good emperor.

Not afraid of the persecution of the powerful ministers, not afraid of the dangers of the troubled times, although the emperor has not made an inch, but he has calmly faced all the disasters in this world.

Before his death, this impassioned emperor raised his head to the sky and howled, and left such verses:

The right to live is promoted, and the road to death is long.

Go out of the country with a grudge and enter a ghost country with sorrow.

The tunnel door was closed for a while, and the secluded courtyard was restored.

Thinking of the birds and singing of the green pines, the mournful wind blows the poplars.

In the past, I smelled the bitterness of death, and I was self-conscious.

Si people have passed away, poetry is especially in the ear, the author is not talented, I would like to be readers and friends, at the end of the article, a poetic understanding.

Once the power of the emperor is taken away by others, it means that his life is coming to an end.

And in the face of death, even characters who claim to be true dragons will be afraid.

If you leave your homeland with hatred, you will become a ghost in a foreign land.

After death, he will remain under the Nine Springs forever, and he will never be able to reproduce the light of this world.

The bird chirps on the branches, perhaps it misses its lost companion.

The poplar trees make a sound in the wind, and the fallen leaves wither, infinitely sad.

I used to hear that death is a very painful thing, but now, I, the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yuan Ziyou, are about to face death and are about to come to their own end.

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