Chapter 179 Chapter 178 Abandoned Emperor Yuanqin

The abolished emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yuan Qin was born in the first year of Xiaochang (525 AD), his father was Yuan Baoju, and his mother was Freund. When he was 7 years old, his father entrusted him to Yu Wentai, a general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and asked Yuan Qin to live with Yu Wentai in the military camp.In the first year of Datong (AD 535), Yuan Baoju ascended the throne and established the Western Wei Dynasty. The 11-year-old Yuan Qin was established as the crown prince as the eldest son.Soon, Prime Minister Yu Wentai took the initiative to betroth his daughter to him.

In March of the seventeenth year of Datong, Yuan Baoju, Emperor Wen of the Western Wei Dynasty died, and the crown prince Yuanqin succeeded to the throne.Despite his ambitions, power remained firmly in the hands of his father-in-law, Prime Minister Yu Wentai.Yuan Qin could only follow the old order, while the prime minister Yu Wentai concentrated on military affairs, taking advantage of the chaos of Hou Jing in the Liang Dynasty to actively expand the territory. Seeing the gradual prosperity and internal stability of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yu Wentai decided to let the little emperor take more care of some political affairs.In February of the second year of Yuanqin (553 A.D.), Yu Wentai resigned from the posts of prime minister and Daxingtai, and only served as the governor of Chinese and foreign military forces.

At this time, a conspiracy to murder Yu Wentai was discovered, and the mastermind, Shang Shu Yuanlie, was executed by Yu Wentai.After Yuan Lie was executed, Yuan Qin felt very dissatisfied and planned to kill Yu Wentai. Yuan Qin was eager to murder Yu Wentai, but also suffered from the fact that there was no one around him, so he wanted to join forces with his father-in-law's three sons-in-law, Li Ji, Li Hui, and Yu Yi.As a result, it was reported by 3 people.Seeing that Yuan Qin didn't know good from bad, Yu Wentai was furious.In February of the third year of Yuanqin (554 AD).Yuan Qin was abolished and sent to Yongzhou.Two months later, he was poisoned to death again.He was 30 years old, and his posthumous title was "Deposed Emperor".