Xiao Yan, the Emperor of Liang Wu who was not close to a woman in Chinese history

Xiao Yan, the Emperor of Liang Wu who was not close to a woman in Chinese history

Xiao Yan, the Emperor of Liang Wu who was not close to a woman in Chinese history

In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, forcibly forced Qi and Emperor Chan to the throne, and his reign lasted 48 years, ranking first among the Southern emperors. Emperor Wu set up special institutions to serve as channels of communication between him and the common people. Understand the people's situation, observe the gains and losses of governance; To investigate the able and talented, and to select the unrecognized talents; Build up water conservancy and eliminate redundant personnel. In the early 20 years of the Liang Dynasty, the national power was flourishing, and a prosperous situation emerged after the three countries turned from chaos to rule. And the life of frugality is to do the emperor can not do, he wore a hat for three years, a quilt cover for two years, meals are also very simple, mainly vegetables and beans, and only eat one meal a day, if too busy to drink some gruel. Not only did they do it themselves, but also asked the concubines and the emperor in the palace to carry it out in comparison.

The emperor can be such a degree, compared to the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty especially have! However, Xiao Yan could not get rid of the set of the founding emperor, killing the meritologists and supporting the royal relatives and nobles to control the government and military administration. Even if he made mistakes, he did not take responsibility, which led to his children's misconduct, which had a great negative impact on the society, and Xiao Yan suffered a heavy blow. From this time on, Xiao Yan converted to Buddhism, went to the temple several times as a monk, and when the abbot, pure heart, not close to women, although there are three thousand harem beauty but not dyed, can be called a model of monks.

Xiao Yan not only believed in Buddhism himself, did not approach women, did not eat meat, but also asked the people of the whole country to follow suit and sacrifice vegetables instead of pigs, cattle and sheep. This made a courtier uproar, said the emperor you eat vegetarian, let the gods also eat vegetarian? If you are not close to women, the whole country must also follow the warning, under the opposition of the ministers, Xiao Yan reluctantly agreed to make flour into the shape of cattle and sheep sacrifice.

When Emperor Wudi reached old age, he devoted all his energy to the study of Buddhism, and built temples throughout the country, while ministers could only speak Buddha in court. As a result, Hou Jing, who had been crowned king of Henan by Xiao Yan, rebelled and fought all the way to the capital. After the city general officer will surrender Hou Jing into the city, Xiao Yan was not afraid, with the Buddhism of the profound Buddha appearance to meet Hou Jing, a few words unexpectedly also said Hou Jing heart deficiency, plus Xiao Yan was a general, so Hou Jing temporarily dare not make a move. Later Hou Jing still understood the taste of too much, so Xiao Yan was imprisoned in Taicheng, did not give food and eventually starved to death in Taicheng Palace Jingju Hall.