Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao (567-647), was born in the Lanling Xiao family, a prominent medieval political and cultural family. The following is the brief introduction of Empress Xiao of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty that I compiled for everyone to read!

Introduction of Empress Xiao of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty

Empress Zhenxian Xiao (?-June 847) 1st), Fujianese. The maid of Emperor Muzong of the Tang Dynasty and the biological mother of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty was the King of Jian'an, he served in the Sixteenth House. In October of the fourth year of Yuanhe (809), his son Li Han (later Wenzong) was born. In the first month of the third year of Baoli (826), Jingzong was killed by the eunuch Liu Keming, who wanted to support Mu Zong's younger brother Li Wu. Lieutenant Wang Shoucheng, Yang Chenghe, Wei Congjian, and Liang Shouqian led their troops to kill Liu Keming and welcome Li Han to the throne as Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Wenzong named his mother the empress dowager, Jingzong's mother was the empress dowager Baoli, and together with the empress dowager Guo, there were three empress dowagers in one harem. The Xiao family had a younger brother. Because Xiao was young when he left home, he could no longer recognize his younger brother. Therefore, Xiao Hong, Xiao Ben, and Xiao Hong successively pretended to be the imperial uncle. For a time, they all had great power. , but were later discovered and they were all exiled. But the Queen Mother's real brother never met his sister. In the fifth year of Kaicheng (840), after Wenzong died, his younger brother Wu Zong came to the throne. The Xiao family was renamed Empress Dowager Jiqing. In the first year of Dazhong (847), Empress Dowager Jiqing passed away and was given the posthumous title of Empress Zhenxian. At that time, Tang Xuanzong (Mu Zong's younger brother) was on the throne.

, mother Queen Zhang, was from Nanlanling (now a native of Wansui Township, Wujin, Changzhou). Xiao was born in February. Since Jiangnan custom considers children born in February to be unlucky, she was adopted by Xiao Kui's sixth brother, King Xiao Qian of Dongping. Less than a year after Xiao Wei and his wife adopted Xiao, they both passed away. Xiao was then adopted by his uncle Zhang Ke. Although Zhang Ke was a subordinate of Xiao Yan, the king of Anping, his family was poor, so the Xiao family, who was a princess, also had to do housework. In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and his wife chose a concubine for their second son, Prince Jin, in the Liang Kingdom. Because the divination results for the princesses in the Liang Kingdom were all unlucky, they welcomed the Xiao family back from Zhang Ke's mansion.

Miwu Jinglun

After marriage, the young Jin Prince and his wife were harmonious and loving. Not long after their marriage in the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Princess Xiao of Jin went to Jinyang with her husband to take up his post. On the second day of April in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty dreamed that a god descended from the sky and said that he would be reborn in the Yang family. Soon, news came that Princess Jin was pregnant in Bingzhou. So Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty welcomed Princess Jin back to Daxing and placed her in the Hakka province of Daxing Palace. In the first month of the following year, Princess Jin gave birth to her eldest son Yang Zhao, who later became Prince Yuande.

In the fifth year since the founding of the emperor, Princess Jin gave birth to her second son, Yang Jian. In the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Princess Jin gave birth to her eldest daughter, who later became Princess Nanyang.

When Yang Guang was in charge of Jiangnan and vigorously wooed the Jiangnan nobles and Buddhist monks, the Jin Princess's background in the Liang Dynasty royal family and Buddhist belief gave her a lot of advantages in Jiangnan.

When King Yang Guang of Jin Dynasty was determined to seize the throne, Princess Xiao also gave her full support. Yang Guang wanted to discuss with his confidant Guo Yan a plan to seize the direct heir, but he was afraid that he would be criticized by people for visiting without reason, so he used the excuse of Jin Princess Xiao to treat Guo Yan's wife, so that Guo Yan and his wife could travel to Jiangdu.

Whenever Queen Dugu sent palace officials to visit Prince Jin and his wife, the princess often slept and ate with the palace officials in order to please Queen Dugu.

When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty decided to depose the crown prince Yang Yong, he tested Gao Jiong and said that the Princess of Jin knew about the Marquis and a god possessed her, saying that the King of Jin would definitely dominate the world. What should he do?

About the fifteenth year after the founding of the emperor, Princess Xiao of Jin suddenly fell seriously ill and could not recover for a long time. Yang Guang ordered Liu Guyan to write to the wise master, asking him to pray for Concubine Xiao. Master Zhizhe led the monks to fast for seven days and perform the Golden Light Repentance. After that, Concubine Xiao recovered. King Jin was very happy and celebrated grandly.

Twenty years after the founding of the emperor, Yang Guang finally got his wish and was canonized as the crown prince, and Princess Xiao also became the crown prince.

Muyi Tianxia

In the fourth year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty died in Renshou Palace. Yang Guang ascended the throne as emperor. The following year, he changed the Yuan Dynasty to "Great Cause" and named Xiao as the queen.

At this time Yang Guang was thirty-seven years old and Queen Xiao was thirty-nine years old. After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, he made many mistakes, and Empress Xiao's gentle remonstrances were fruitless. Yang Guang went to the south of the Yangtze River several times, and Queen Xiao would accompany him; history books also record many of what Yang Guang said to Xiao. Regarding Yang Guang's tyranny, Empress Xiao did not dare to speak directly because of fear, but wrote a tactful exhortation in "Shu Zhi Fu".

After Empress Xiao ascended the throne in the middle palace, the Xiao family of Lanling received a lot of favors as relatives. "Sui Shu" records: "The clan of Cong has more than one hemp, and they are promoted accordingly, so Zhu Xiaokundi organized the imperial court. Queen Xiao's relatives also received a lot of care from Emperor Sui Yang.

Body like duckweed

In 616 AD (the twelfth year of Daye), Yang Guang led his concubines and civil and military officials to Jiangdu for the third time. At this point, the rule of the Sui Dynasty fell into disintegration. Because Yang Guang stayed in Jiangdu for a long time, most of his ministers had dissatisfaction. A palace maid reported it and said: "I heard outside that everyone wants to rebel." Empress Xiao said: "Go and report to Your Majesty." So the palace maid reported to Yang Guang After hearing this, Yang Guangda angrily said, "This is not what you should say!" He beheaded the palace maid. Later, a palace maid came to Queen Xiao and said: "The guards are discussing in twos and threes to rebel." Queen Xiao said: "The world's major events have reached this point. The situation is irreversible. Why report it? It will only add trouble to Your Majesty!" From now on No one will talk about it again.

In 618 AD (the fourteenth year of the Daye), there was a coup in Jiangdu. Yang Guang, who was in the palace, was killed by the rebels Yu Wenhuaji and others. Empress Xiao, her young grandson, and the daughters of the royal family were killed by the rebels. Brought to Liaocheng. Afterwards, Dou Jiande led his troops to attack the city to welcome back the queen, and temporarily resettled the queen in Wuqiang County. At that time, Princess Yicheng, the wife of the Turkic Chuluo Khan, was Empress Xiao's sister-in-law and Yang Guang's cousin. Because of this relationship, Chuluo Khan sent envoys to welcome the queen. Dou Jiande did not dare to disobey, so Empress Xiao followed the envoy to the Turks. The Sui people in exile in the Turks were led by Yang Emperor Sun Yang Zhengdao and settled in Dingxiang.

Where the Setting Sun Sets

In 630 AD (the fourth year of Zhenguan), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks and welcomed Queen Xiao back to Beijing. After returning to Beijing, the Xiao family received courtesy from Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. In 647 AD (the 21st year of Zhenguan), Queen Xiao died at the age of 81. After Xiao's death, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty buried Empress Xiao in the mausoleum of Emperor Yang with the following rites and gave her the posthumous title of Empress Min.

Historical evaluation of Empress Xiao, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty

Yang Guang: "The concubine Xiao has long been endowed with training and cultivated women's ethics. She should be in the right position of Xuanwei, and her style can be taught in gentle ways. "The Book of the Sui Dynasty": "The second queen, before she ascended to the throne, died early, and her kindness and prosperity were unswerving. It's a pity that he is good at favoring his direct descendants and overthrowing the clan! "Book" said: "The morning of the chicken is the only thread of the family." There is a reason why the emperor was unable to harmonize the nine clans. When Empress Xiao returned to the residence for the first time, she had a gentleman to assist her. The heart of Emperor Yang is not true, so it is said that people have no loyalty. There is still suspicion between father and son. How can this happen when a couple is married? The country is ruined and the family is lost, and they are wandering in a foreign land. It's so sad! "

"Book of the Sui Dynasty": "In the past, when Emperor Wen was lurking, he presented his gifts to each other. Emperor Yang made a great sign, and Concubine Xiao was secretive and did not know the rules. This is a courtesy. It is always difficult to prepare. "

The film and television image of Empress Xiao, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty

1996 "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties": Wu Dan played Empress Xiao; 2005 " "Creating a Prosperous Age": Sa Ren Gaowa plays Empress Xiao;

2005 "Qin Wang Li Shimin": Yan Qingyu plays Empress Xiao; 2005 "Silly Little Li Yuanba": Ning Ning plays Empress Xiao ;

2008 "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty": Hu Xiaoting played the role of Empress Xiao;

2012 "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties": Liu Xiaoqing played the role of Empress Xiao;

2012 " "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties": Bai Bing plays Empress Xiao.

Archaeological discoveries by Empress Xiao, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty

In March 2013, two brick chamber tombs were discovered in the real estate construction project of Caozhuang Zhongxinghai Zijun, Situ Village, Xihu Town, Yangzhou City, Yangzhou The Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology applied for an archaeological excavation license and carried out rescue archaeological excavations.

In mid-April, a Yihe epitaph was unearthed from Tomb No. 1 of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Tombs in Caozhuang, Yangzhou. The epitaph included the words "Epitaph of Suigu Yangdi" and other words. The archaeological team completed an exploration area of ??109,000 square meters and discovered 136 signs of tombs, 2 rammed earth sites, 2 trenches, 1 brick foundation, 5 wells, and 29 pits (ponds).

Tomb No. 2 is a drum-shaped brick chamber tomb, which consists of five parts: the main tomb chamber, the east and west ear chambers, the corridor, and the tomb passage. The tomb is 12.64 meters long, 5.9 meters wide, and 1.6 meters high. There are three small niches on the east, west and north walls of the tomb chamber; there is a small ear chamber on each side of the corridor. More than 200 pieces (sets) of jade, bronze, iron, ceramic, wood and lacquerware were unearthed. Among them, the jades include a white jade jade with a shiny texture; the bronzes include chimes, chimes, copper lamps, copper beans, etc. There are a set of 16 chimes and 20 chimes, which are the only actual chimes and chimes from the Sui and Tang Dynasties unearthed in China so far. It fills a gap in the history of Chinese music archaeology; pottery includes pots, furnaces, bowls, lamps, tables, mills, etc.; pottery figurines include cows, horses, pigs, sheep, camels, double-headed snake-body figurines, civil servant figurines, and shield-holding figurines. Warrior figurines, some of the pottery are painted; porcelain includes a celadon-glazed Piyong inkstone with exquisite shape; a set of female crown ornaments with exquisite craftsmanship and rare in China. There are some human skeletal remains preserved in the tomb, which were identified by physical anthropology experts from Nanjing University as the remains of a woman over 56 years old and about 1.5 meters tall. Although there is no written information about Tomb No. 2, based on the shape of the tomb, the high-grade funerary objects unearthed in the tomb, the identification of human bone remains, and the literature records, it is determined that the owner of the tomb is Empress Xiao, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

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