Chapter 189 Chapter 188 Emperor Xuan Yu Wenyun

Yu Wenyun was the son of Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he inherited the title of Duke of Lu when he was just two years old.In the first year of Jiande (572 A.D.), after Yu Wenyong killed Yu Wenhu and came to power in person, the 14-year-old Yu Wenyun was made the prince again as the eldest son. The leisurely and comfortable court life made Yu Wenyun gradually develop a habit of being flattered, and he hangs out with a bunch of villains who specialize in flattery all day long.The official Zuo Gongzheng Yuwen Xiaobo, who was in charge of disciplining the prince, saw that the prince was ineffective, so he had to report to Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong.Emperor Wu said solemnly: "Your family has been upright and loyal for generations. Judging from what you said just now, it is really my father's family tradition." Xiaobo said with a smile: "It is not difficult to speak out, but it is difficult to make you accept it!" Emperor Wu He said with emotion: "In order to teach the prince, how could I blame you!" Afterwards, Emperor Wu appointed Yu Chiyun as the right palace official, and let the two of them jointly be responsible for disciplining the prince.

In order to allow the prince to establish his achievements and prestige, Emperor Wu ordered him to inspect the western border in February of the fifth year of Jiande (576 AD) to crusade against Tuyuhun, and specially sent the famous general Wang Gui and Gong Zhengyuwen Xiaobo to accompany him.Unexpectedly, during this expedition, not only did the crown prince fail to achieve an inch of merit, but he and Gong Yin Zheng Yi, Wang Duan and other relatives and villains did mischief in the army and became notorious.In August, the army returned to Chang'an, and Wang Gui and others immediately reported to Emperor Wu in detail.After hearing this, Emperor Wu couldn't hold back his anger, and ordered the prince and Zheng Yi to be beaten up, and then Zheng Yi and others were expelled and punished, as a sign of punishment.Unexpectedly, Yu Wenyun became more and more courageous, and behind Emperor Wu's back, he called Zheng Yi and others back to the East Palace to fool around, just like before.Zheng Yi was good at flattering horses, and asked flatteringly, "When will Your Highness become emperor?" After hearing this, Yu Wenyun was indescribably happy, and naturally became more enthusiastic with Zheng Yi.

Emperor Wu of Zhou wanted his son to become a dragon, so he couldn't be strict with the prince's discipline. Every time he met with the prince, he was required to be the same as the general ministers, no matter whether it was mid-winter or mid-summer, he was not allowed to take a break.Seeing that he was addicted to alcohol, he specifically forbade the eunuchs to send wine to the East Palace.If there is a mistake, he is often beaten.Seeing that he was getting worse and worse, I had to warn him bluntly: "How many princes have been deposed since ancient times? Can't other sons be established!" and ordered the officials of the East Palace to record the prince's words and actions one by one. month to report to him.This trick worked a little bit, and Prince Yuwen became a little scared, so he tried his best to disguise and cover up, pretending to know his mistakes and repent, and coaxed all the officials in the East Palace into believing it was true, even Emperor Wu was deceived by him.

In May of the first year of Xuanzheng (578 A.D.), Emperor Wu personally led an army to crusade against the Turks. The post-horse summoned Yuwen Xiaobo to the other palace in Yunyang. Emperor Wu took Xiaobo's hand and said deeply: "I know that it will not get better, so I will entrust the funeral to you." That night, Yuwen Xiaobo was appointed as the guard. The last doctor, the chief guard, ordered him to ride a post horse back to Chang'an, the capital, to guard in case of accidents.On the first day of June, Emperor Wu was seriously ill, returned to Chang'an, and died that night.Yu Wenyun finally got his long-awaited throne.The next year, it was changed to Yuan Dacheng.

From the beginning of his accession to the throne, the tyrant revealed the truth.Before Emperor Wu's body was buried, he touched the scars on his body where he had been beaten by Emperor Wu, and cursed bitterly: "It should have been dead long ago!" For him to vent his animal desires.His confidant Zheng Yi also ascended to the sky in one step, and was promoted from a doctor under the official staff to General Kaifu Yitong and a doctor in the internal history.Leave the government affairs to this treacherous villain to handle.After the burial of Emperor Wu on June 23, Yu Wenyun began to eliminate dissidents and mutilate Zhongliang.

Since he came to the throne, Yu Wenyun took the lead in corrupting the legal system. He abolished the "Primary Book of Penalties" formulated by Emperor Wu in the name of too heavy a criminal law.As a result, criminals became rampant immediately, and social order deteriorated greatly.More and more people are advising and criticizing him perversely, which also makes him very headache.Therefore, in order to show his prestige and intimidate his subjects, he formulated a separate "Sacred System of Punishment", which was more stringent than the "Required System of Punishment" which he abolished.He also often secretly sent cronies to monitor the actions of the officials, and severely punished them by beating or killing them if they made any mistakes.

On February 20th, Yu Wenyun suddenly had a whim and announced that Yu Wenchan, the crown prince, would change his name to Yuan Daxiang and call himself Emperor Tianyuan. After Yu Wenyun became the Supreme Emperor, he became more unscrupulous and did whatever he wanted.He compares himself to God, his residence is called "Tiantai", and he calls himself "Tiantai" to his ministers. He changed "Zhi" to "Tianzhi" and "Chi" to "Tianchi". Purify for 1 day.Ministers are not allowed to wear the same clothes and crown belts as him, and it is strictly forbidden for others to use titles such as "Tian", "Gao", "Shang" and "Da". The surname was changed to Jiang, and Gaozu was changed to Changzu.He also ordered that all women in the world should not be painted except for the palace.Every time he summoned ministers, he either wanted to build new buildings, or he wanted to come up with some new tricks to fool the common people. He never talked about political affairs.He often took the guard of honor, went out early and returned at night, and played games without restraint, which made the accompanying officials exhausted and miserable.If something goes wrong, people will be beaten, and there are very few public officials who have not been flogged.Every time I hit someone, I had to hit someone with 120 sticks. It was nicknamed "Tianzhang", but it was doubled later, and I needed to hit 240 sticks.Even his favored queens, concubines, and maids of honor couldn't help but carry their sticks on their backs.

He stayed in Luoyang until the end of March, when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, and Yu Wenyun returned to Chang'an.In December, he suddenly went to Luoyang to relax again.He personally drove the Machama, braved the biting cold wind, and traveled 300 miles a day. Four queens and hundreds of civil and military guards followed on horseback.After arriving in Luoyang for a few days, he drove back to Chang'an.Along the way, many people with weak physiques were exhausted and fell to the ground, but he found it very interesting. Yu Wenyun's misbehavior caused fear inside and outside, and made everyone feel insecure.He himself was not satisfied.In February of the second year of the elephant (580 A.D.), Yu Chi Fanchi, the wife of Yu Wenyun's uncle Xiyang Gong Yu Wenwen, came to the palace to meet. After getting her drunk with alcohol, she was forcibly raped.A month later, Yu Wenyun killed Yu Wenwen again, brought the Yuchi family into the harem, and became the fifth queen.Emperor Xuan often let each of the five queens sit in a car with many hanging upside-down live chickens and scattered tiles. He himself led the left and right guards to follow on foot. The yelling came one after another, and it became a mess. Yu Wenyun was overjoyed when he saw it.

Among the five empresses, Yang Lihua, the eldest daughter of Yang Jian, who accompanied her husband, has a gentle temperament and the best interpersonal relationship, and is deeply respected and loved by other empresses, concubines and court ladies.But Emperor Xuan didn't like her, and often wanted to give her some flair.Although Empress Yang is gentle, she admits death and feels that she is not at fault, so she feels at ease and does not bow her knees. Where can Yu Wenyun tolerate her like this, he forces her to commit suicide.The news reached Empress Yang's mother, Dugu Shi, who hurried into the palace, kowtowed, bled, and begged bitterly, only then was she saved from death.

The follower Yang Jian has made many meritorious deeds and has a grand prestige, which has long been suspected by Yu Wenyun.Yang Jian was also aware of it.Yu Wenyun's confidant Zheng Yi and Yang Jian are classmates. Seeing Yang Jian's extraordinary appearance, high morals, the world's heart, and his future is boundless, he desperately curry favor with him.Yang Jian also took advantage of the situation and asked him to speak good words for himself in front of Yu Wenyun. Later, because Empress Yang annoyed Yu Wenyun, Yu Wenyun said angrily: "Your family must be destroyed!" Then he summoned Yang Jian and told his left and right: "If he looks flustered, kill him immediately." Flaws, and Zheng Yi's help from the side, Xuandi dispelled his doubts and did not do anything.

On the 19th, Yu Wenyun went to Tianxing Palace in the middle of the night with his troops.Unexpectedly, his excessively indulgent body was already extremely weak, unbearable to toss, and he felt a little cold, and fell ill the next day, so he hurried back to the palace.Knowing that his life was in danger, he sent someone to summon his close relatives Liu Fang and Yan Zhiyi to the bedroom, intending to order the funeral.When the two arrived, the tyrant was already on the verge of death and could not speak, so it was a day of mourning.He was 22 years old and was buried in Dingling.