Chapter 180 Chapter 179

When Emperor Wendi Yuan Baoju of the Western Wei Dynasty became emperor, his fourth son Yuan Kuo was only seven or eight years old.Yuan Kuo was cowardly by nature, and when he grew up, he was addicted to drinking and sex all day long.After Yuan Baoju's death, the eldest son Yuanqin succeeded to the throne. After only three years as emperor, he was abolished and killed by Yu Wentai.In February of the same year, Yuan Kuo was proclaimed emperor.He is a veritable puppet, and all state affairs are handled by Taishi Yuwentai. According to Yu Wentai's meaning, the royal family's Yuan family returned to the Xianbei surname, called the Tuoba family, and Yuan Kuo was also changed to Tuoba Kuo.The rest of the Xianbei who changed their surnames to Han also restored their old surnames.Some civil and military officials of the Han nationality were also changed to Xianbei surnames.In the first month of the third year of Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty (556 A.D.), Yu Wentai established the six officials according to the records of Zhou Li, and served as Taishi and Taizhong Zai.He wanted to use his lifetime to make preparations for Yuwen's ascension to the throne. For this reason, he demoted all the clan kings to dukes.In March of the same year, he convened a meeting of ministers to discuss who should be his son. The momentum was no less than that of discussing the establishment of the crown prince.After some discussion, Yu Wentai adopted Shang Shu Zuo Pu She Li Yuan's suggestion and made Yu Wenjue his son.

In September of the same year, Yu Wentai went to the north for inspection and got seriously ill on the way home.Knowing that he would not recover, he hastily called his nephew Zhongshan Gong Yuwenhu to his side.The uncles and nephews met in Jingzhou. Yu Wentai lay on the bed and held Yu Wenhu's hands and exhorted: "I can't do it anymore. My sons are still young, so I entrust all the affairs of state to you. You have to work hard to complete my unfinished business." karma." Yu Wenhu nodded with tears in his eyes.Soon, Yu Wentai died of illness in Yunyang.Yu Wenhu supported the 15-year-old Yu Wenjue to inherit his father's throne, succeeding Taishi, Zhu Guo, and Otsuka Zai.

In December of the same year, Yu Wenhu forced Tuoba Kuo to give the throne to Yu Wenjue.In the first month of the following year, Zi Wenjue ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and established the Northern Zhou Dynasty; Tuoba Kuo was named Song Gong, and was killed a month later, posthumously titled "Emperor Gong".