The queen Wen is submissive, respectful and filial, humble and self-controlled, and is very popular with Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Wen went to court, she went to court with the emperor until she reached the pavilion. After he retired from the DPRK, he returned to the palace together, eating and sleeping together, taking care of each other and enjoying themselves. Daily life is frugal, not gorgeous, like reading, know the past and know the present. When Wendi had problems in his administration, she tried to persuade him faithfully, so she did a lot of useful things. At that time, there was a box of pearls between Turkic and Sui, worth 8 million. Yin Shou, general manager of Youzhou, asked her to buy it. She declined politely: "Now that Brother Rong has repeatedly committed crimes and the war is in chaos, it is better to reward eight million people who have made meritorious deeds." This move was immediately rumored by the ruling and opposition parties and praised by officials; Cui Changren, the viceroy, is the cousin of Queen Wen. He violated the laws of the country and should be sentenced to death according to the law. Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty intends to pardon him for the sake of the queen. The queen remonstrated, "How can you care about private affairs in state affairs?" Then Cui Changren was executed; Dugutuo, the queen's half-brother, was accused by the queen of abusing the people by drinking, so he held a grudge and often cursed the queen with ghost cats, which should be beheaded according to law. Although the queen was so angry that she didn't eat for three days, she finally asked Wendy to forgive her sins. The queen said, "If the government of Dugu Tuo harms the people, I dare not intercede for him. But now Dugutuo has committed a crime because he cursed me, so I ask for pardon. " So Tuo was saved from death.
The queen of literature is very talented in politics. Whenever she discusses state affairs with Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, her views often coincide, so she is called the two saints in the palace. However, she made a mistake when establishing the successor of the Sui Dynasty, and was responsible for abolishing the honest eldest son Yong Yang and replacing the second son Yang Guang, who was good at camouflage, with a prince. In August of the second year of Renshou, Queen Wen died in Yong 'an Palace at the age of 59 and was buried in Tailing.
As the saying goes, "it is difficult for an upright official to break housework", and even the internal affairs of ordinary people are difficult to solve, so the matter of a large number of royal harems is even more entangled. Since ancient times, there have been constant disputes in the harem of the DPRK and China. There are concubines vying for favor, secretly robbing, and princes vying for the same flesh and blood. No one can control this kind of thing. In the Sui Dynasty, there happened to be such a queen. She used wizards to strictly control the harem, which really worked. The emperor had to be afraid of her. This is the lonely queen of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, the founder of Sui Dynasty.
Dugu's father is Du Guxin, a Northern Zhou Dynasty fu, who has seven daughters. The eldest daughter married Ming Di of the Northern Zhou Dynasty as the queen, the fourth daughter married Liu Yun, the father of Tang Yuan (after Tang Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, his mother was named Queen Yuan Zhen), and the seventh daughter, Dugu Jialuo, married Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty and became the later queen Wen. This is the so-called DuGuXin "after a door three, the honor is incomparable". At that time, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was a very strange figure. His ancestor Yang Zhen was a commander in chief in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his father Yang Zhong was a great scholar in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jiansheng's figure is unusual, with a long upper body and a short lower body, which is seriously disproportionate and dignified. When princes see him, they often feel at a loss. Taizu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty once predicted: "This son is a man of character, unlike this world." Therefore, although Emperor Wendi was sheltered by his ancestors and became an official as a teenager, he was often suspected by the royal family. In order to avoid suspicion, he kept his nose clean everywhere, kept a low profile and did not fight easily. "However, such a weirdo was taken a fancy to by Miss Dugu, and she married the Yang family through a matchmaker in her teens.
Twenty years later, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty tried his best to be humble, but due to his outstanding achievements, he was named as a pillar country of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, mastered the military and horses of the whole country, and gained increasing prestige in the DPRK. The Dugu family gave birth to a daughter and five sons for Yang Jiansheng. Their daughter grew up to be the queen of Xuan Di, and Emperor Wendi of Sui became an old man. However, the royal family's suspicion of him has not diminished. Xuan Di has repeatedly said to the Queen, "If your father annoys me, he will definitely kill your family!"
The Yang family seems to have been living under the pressure of the royal family, but it does not weaken the momentum of the development of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. At this time, he was fully armed and full of feathers. If he is serious, I'm afraid the emperor is no match for him at all!
Soon, Xuan Di, who was in the prime of life, died of illness and was succeeded by the young and frail King Di. Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty entered the court to take charge of the state affairs in the name of Jingdi's youth needing assistance. Although he didn't claim to be the emperor, he actually mastered the power of the country. To this end, Xiangzhou manager Wei Chi was unconvinced. Transfer soldiers to revolt and advocate a crusade against Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Unexpectedly, he took an egg and touched a stone. Within a few days, it was completely destroyed by Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wendi of Sui got wind that Wei Chi's return to the army was related to the encouragement of King Yuwen. After destroying the rebels, he immediately put Yuwen under house arrest. Since then, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty has dominated the state affairs, and no one dares to ask.
Emperor Jingdi was forced by the situation to make Emperor Wendi the King of Sui, which broke a lot of court etiquette for him, and allowed him to take his sword to the temple, not to enter the DPRK, with nine tin gifts, and was treated above other princes; Later, at the request of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, he was given twelve Wang Mian and the banner of the son of heaven that only the emperor could wear, which exceeded the highest etiquette limit that courtiers could enjoy. Finally, the young Emperor Jingdi knew that he was no match for Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty and gave way to him automatically, the so-called Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. Naturally, Princess Dugu became a queen, and her eldest son, Yang Yongli, became a prince, killing all Yuwen kings to avoid future trouble.
At this time, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was forty years old, and the Queen Dugu, the mother instrument of the world, was thirty-seven years old. Her daughter was already a queen before her. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty realized that the reasons for the decline of the former dynasty were grandiose and untrue. He was far-sighted, trying to reform the official ceremony, rectifying the platform of the dynasty, and bent on establishing a wise dynasty. Queen Dugu is not a short-sighted woman who is confined to housework. In the process of Emperor Wendi's accession to the throne, she once helped make suggestions and was extremely flexible. When she became a queen, she never wanted to sit down and enjoy the splendor. She has already hatched a huge plan to strictly manage the harem in her mind.
The story of the subjugation of the former dynasty is still fresh in the memory of the Queen Dugu. In the southern dynasties, Zhang Lihua's hair brushed gently, turning the Chen dynasty upside down. Since ancient times, it has been a disaster for many women. In order to maintain the long-term stability of the Yang court, the first thing that Queen Dugu thought of was to help the imperial husband put an end to the intrigue in the harem. She wanted to get power from the emperor's husband, so she ordered the abolition of the palace system and the practice of three concubines and six concubines, advocated simplicity, prohibited women in the palace from wearing heavy makeup and well-dressed, and had strict rules on their words and deeds, and did not allow concubines to get close to the emperor at will. The whole harem is under the control of Queen Dugu, forming a quiet and solemn atmosphere. Because of the supremacy of the Queen Dugu and her tough wrist, although the concubines in the harem are dissatisfied, they have to obey on the surface.
In addition to managing the concubines, Queen Dugu also pays great attention to maintaining her feelings with the emperor. She knows that she must win over her husband with her gentleness and thoughtfulness, so that he will not be confused by other women. Whenever the bell rings at dawn, the Queen Dugu carefully waits on the emperor's husband to freshen up, then sits in a chariot with him and sends him all the way to the court. The emperor went to court, waited quietly in his royal highness, and then returned to the inner palace with the chariot. This kind of action, day after day, she persisted, so that Emperor Wen of Sui never dared to neglect the early court. In the inner palace, she took good care of the life of the emperor's husband. She personally inquired about the emperor's recipes and daily clothes for every meal, and made proper arrangements, so that Emperor Wen could specialize in state affairs without any distractions. Every night when she goes to bed, she often recalls the past friendship in Wendy's ear, expounds the love between husband and wife, and ties Wendy's heart with tenderness and sweetness.
Fortunately, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was engaged in state affairs, and he had no spare energy to have fun in the powder pile in the harem. The measures promoted by a virtuous and capable wife can be closely coordinated with his political reform, and he naturally strongly supports them.
On one occasion, Queen Dugu and Emperor Wendi of Sui agreed: "In this life, we will always love each other, the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, our virginity will not change, and we will never have different children." Thinking that his wife has shared the joys and sorrows with him for decades, he always helps himself wholeheartedly, which is commendable. Deng Wendi's heart was hot and she immediately agreed to the Queen's oath. Afterwards, Wendi Deng proudly boasted to the minister; "I don't have a maid, and abital is also the same mother. It's a real brother! If it is the previous generation, there will be more pets. " In fact, the reason why Queen Dugu restricted Wendi from having a half-son was to guard against the power struggle of his half-son.
Queen Dugu not only controlled the imperial husband, but also tried to interfere in the emotional life of her sons and ministers for the sake of national interests. Queen Dugu chose the daughter of Yuanshi County as the crown princess of Prince Yong Yang, and the daughter of marble was Zhao Xun according to the ritual system. Yuan Fei is gentle and virtuous, dignified and polite. Empress Dugu thinks that she is very suitable for the future mother instrument world, so she values her very much. Yun is a lively and intelligent woman with a beautiful face and lovely appearance. In contrast, Queen Dugu thinks she is superior, so she is reluctant to let her Zhao Xunben. According to her, what she meant was to keep the prince as close to the clouds as possible. However, the prince feels differently from his mother. He is more respectful, but he loves clouds very much. So, he usually hangs out with clouds. In this regard, Queen Dugu was greatly unhappy after hearing the news.
Here, Yong Yang's younger brother Yang Guang, Jin Wang, just took advantage of this. He deliberately pretends to be frugal and filial, making friends with ministers and pleasing his mother everywhere. Queen Dugu naturally likes Yang Guang's efforts to act according to his own requirements. She said to Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty: "Guanger is very filial, and every time he hears the envoys sent by us to his garrison, he will definitely go out of the city to meet him;" Every time he talks about staying away from the court and his parents, he is sad; His newly-married princess is also very pitiful. Guanger is too busy with government affairs to take care of her. I sent my maid to visit her. Princess Xiao often only sleeps with them, unlike Yong 'er and Yun 'er who feast for fun all day. Yong Er is really close to the villain! "Because of Yang Guang's deliberate plot and the evaluation of the Queen Dugu, Yong Yang's status as a prince became precarious.
Unfortunately, because the prince is in an awkward position, ambitious Yuan Fei is worried about him. It happened that the prince himself did not take this matter to heart, which eventually led to the depression and regret of Yuanshi County. Zhao Xun Yun's family is a woman who doesn't care much about politics. She is obsessed with her children's love. This kind of personality is very popular with Yong Yang. They love each other very much and are inseparable. Shortly after his death, Xun gave birth to the crystallization of their love-the little prince. Originally, Yuan Fei's death upset the Queen Dugu, but now the Prince has violated the rules set by her-"If there is one in the backyard, it will be infertile and show unselfishness". Therefore, it became the sin of Prince Yong Yang to give birth to children, which made the queen greatly dissatisfied with him.
At this time, Yang Guang, the king of Jin, went to Beijing from Yangzhou, his garrison, to see his mother. He had ulterior motives and secretly provoked in front of the lonely queen: "The prince and his son had infidelity and repeatedly sent people to assassinate him, which made him very frightened." Queen Dugu is a very shrewd person, so anyone with a little common sense can't believe Yang Guang's deceptive words. But because she has a deep prejudice against Yang Yong, she listened to Yang Guang's story without thinking. With pity and anger in his heart, he confessed, "Yong Er is useless. He lost his first house and ruined the Yuner family. How dare he bully your brother with me? If the prince becomes a concubine after becoming the son of heaven, your brothers will have to bow to the cloud family and get a chance to live! "
At this point, there is no doubt that the prince will be abolished. Then, in October of the 20th year, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, at the suggestion of Queen Dugu, dismissed the prince as Shu Ren on the charge of "indulging in love, losing his mind, not knowing benevolence and filial piety, and approaching a villain". A month later, under the command of Queen Dugu, Yang Guang, the king of Jin, was made a prince.
Queen Dugu should take care of her son and her minister. Gao Jiong was the founding father of Sui State, and had a deep friendship with the matriarchal line of Queen Dugu. He is highly respected, and the queen's system will still take effect for him. After the death of Gao Jiong's original wife, Gao Jiong, as a prime minister, was heartbroken and said sadly to Queen Dugu, "The string of silk suddenly broke, and I only stayed in Zhai to recite the scriptures." This statement was highly praised by the Queen. Who knows, it didn't take long for Guo Xiang House to be noisy with gongs and drums, and news came that Guo Xiang was celebrating the love of concubines and children. In his later years, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty still congratulated Guo Xiang on giving birth to a son, but the Queen Dugu was furious. She thinks Gao Jiong is duplicitous. On the surface, I miss my dead wife, but secretly I love my concubine, which leads to her having children. So Queen Dugu nagged Wendy about Gao Jiong on the pillow every day. Wendy finally failed to keep the Queen's demand of carrot and stick, and will be in power for 20 years. Gao Jiong, an outstanding prime minister, was relieved of his post as prime minister in the name of "duplicity and unreliability" and let him go back to his hometown to support the elderly.
Excessive repression is easy to produce rebellious psychology. Although Emperor Wen recognized and obeyed the various systems of Queen Dugu's strict management of the inner palace for the sake of national politics, from the heart, he was already annoyed and bored with these rules and regulations. In the autumn of the 21st year of Huang Kai, Queen Dugu was occasionally slightly ill and was ill in the palace. Emperor Wendi of Sui took the little eunuch for a walk and came to the back garden of the palace to enjoy the cool. Bypassing the Magpie House and passing the Fanglin Temple, I strolled to Renshou Palace. Suddenly, I heard a clear song coming from the end of the corridor. Sang Song said, "The golden well falls into the phoenix tree, and the dogwood burns the temple red; The king loves autumn and lingers in Renshou Palace. " The lyrics are obviously impromptu and in line with the status quo. The sentence "You love autumn colors" also implies that Wendi is only interested in the lonely queen who is near autumn and has no intention of returning to him. Emperor Wen listened with great interest and followed the sound, only to see a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen, dressed in a bright autumn dress, leaning back on the porch, singing and rolling a bead curtain at random. What an elegant and interesting autumn picture! This girl is the granddaughter of Wei Chihui, an old rebel. After Wei Chihui's rebellion was put down, his harem has been guarded as a maid of honor. Wendi Deng was attracted by her agility and liveliness. She has been immersed in boring and heavy state affairs for many years and has always been guarded by a strict wife. Wendi Deng is a little boring. When she saw the lively and lovely Wei Chi family, her long-lost longing for love could not help but begin to recover. That night, she stayed in Renshou Palace and spent an intoxicating night with the Weichi family. The next morning, Emperor Wendi of Sui suddenly woke up and found that it was already dawn, which exceeded the usual time to go to court. He didn't forget his responsibility and hurried to the court.
The Weichi family was still immersed in the happiness of last night, leaning on the bed to savor it, and did not get up to dress. The lonely queen in the palace over there became suspicious when she saw the emperor's husband didn't come home all night. She sent a confidant maid to know what had happened, and she came to Renshou Palace with a group of maids early in the morning. No one dares to stop the ladies in Renshou Palace. The queen and other maids were swept into the inner room like the wind. The queen ordered the maid-in-waiting to drag up Wei Chi's disheveled clothes and throw them at their feet, yelling loudly, "The goblin used his solitary spell to confuse your heart and my palace. You can't drag out an ignoble existence!" Then commanded, delicate Wei Chi instantly died under the disorderly stick.
Emperor Wendi of Wude Temple is savoring the happy taste of last night. Suddenly, he heard the bad news at Renshou Palace. He felt very sad and depressed and thought, "This queen is too generous. Once I become emperor, I can't protect the woman I love. What a coward! " So he got up, got on a good horse, ran away angrily and hid in a temple in the mountains. After hearing the news, the ministers rushed to the temple and begged Wendi to return to the palace. Emperor Wendi sighed and said, "I am the son of heaven, but I can't be free!" " The country can't live without a king for a day, and Wendi reluctantly returned to the palace with his ministers.
Emperor Wendi was furious and wanted to write a letter to Queen Dugu, but when he thought that the husband and wife were in trouble, his wife's move was also to help him govern the country, so he went away. The cheerful Queen Dugu was troubled by illness and frightened by the departure of the emperor. A minor illness turned into a serious illness, and a few months later, she died soon.
After the death of Queen Dugu, Emperor Wendi of Sui felt that he lacked a powerful arm, but he also felt that he was freed from a bondage. He became famous and enjoyed the entertainment of the world. At this time, two favorite concubines were named Mrs. Xuanhua Chen and Mrs. Ronghua Cai. Mrs Xuanhua is a beauty left by Chen Gong in the Southern Dynasties. She is plump in appearance, plump in skin, gentle and lovely; "Mrs. Hua Rong" is from the north, charming and considerate. The two ladies have their own charms, and Wendi is fascinated. They feast every day and spring night every night, boasting happily to others: "I am old! I am at a loss. Now that I have two young ladies, it is enough for live entertainment at the party. "
"Wine is the poison of the intestines, but color is the axe of the body." After all, Emperor Wendi of Sui is over sixty years old. Where can he stand the torture of such extreme indulgence? Soon he was seriously ill, weak and difficult to treat. Lying in bed, he said to the left and right with emotion, "if the queen were here, I might as well be like this!" " "There are regrets, regrets, and more bitterness. Only here did he truly understand the pain of the clever and lonely queen.
Queen Dugu strictly managed the harem with an iron fist, which was widely praised by later generations and became a famous "henpecked wife" in history. Although some people say that her system and means are too strict and hurt others' feelings, she is simply a cold-blooded woman. However, in her position, how can she manage a strict harem by hook or by crook, and let Wendi concentrate on state affairs! Of course, Queen Dugu also made her mistakes, just as she chose Prince Yang Guang. After Wendi died, he became Yang Di, but he was a famous fatuous and lewd king in history. However, when Queen Dugu chose him, her intention was not bad. This was purely for the benefit of the imperial court, but Yang Guang cheated her by deception.