What kind of life did the emperor lead in everyone's eyes? Did he live in luxury? Are there any wives and concubines in groups? Is there supreme power? (it is estimated that there are both! Haha)
However, there is such an emperor in history, that is, Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty, the founding emperor of Liu Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. Obviously, he shot himself down, but he still lived a simple (poor) life. Therefore, people gave him a nickname, which is very vivid and suitable for him. It is called "Tian She Weng". How did Emperor Wu of Song become emperor, and how was he frugal?
In his early years, Emperor Wu of Song came from a poor family, so poor that he couldn't even eat. When he grew up a little, Emperor Wu of Song joined the army. At that time, joining the army was very different from now, that is, the day when you lick your blood, you must always be ready to go to the battlefield, and the possibility of losing your life is as high as 99.99%. To put it bluntly, you can exchange your life for money, because after joining the army, you can eat enough and get money. Sad, huh? It's pretty miserable!
Emperor Wu of Song, who entered the military camp, was unknown at first, but later in the campaign to suppress Sun En, because of his outstanding performance, many important people were frightened, and they didn't know that Emperor Wu of Song was so brave and resourceful in the military camp. Emperor Wu of song was sealed as general Jianwu, and the rest of the generals indulged the soldiers in slaughtering the people, but Emperor Wu of song ruled the army and purged them, strictly forbidding soldiers to disturb the people, which was a "wonderful work" among the generals. At that time, who didn't want to make a fortune while fighting, only Emperor Wu of song insisted on suffering the people again!
Huan Xuan's rebellion was also put down by Emperor Wu of Song. At this time, he was no longer an unknown teenager, but a high-ranking assistant and general riding a car. He had the power to welcome Emperor An's return, and he firmly held the state affairs in his hand. After that, Emperor Wu of Song led the army to crusade in the east and fight in the west, and all of them gained something, until he was not satisfied with his existing power position and proclaimed himself emperor gloriously. In 42 AD, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor.
Many emperors, who were military commanders, enjoyed the success after they laid the country, thinking about how to enjoy it all day, and finally defeated the country. Emperor Wu of song is saving as much as possible. Can you imagine an emperor wearing civilian clothes and walking around in slippers all day?
Emperor Wu of Song's dragon bed should be the simplest one in history. His bed is hung with curtains made of homespun, with rough workmanship and rough touch. His sleeping hall is particularly simple, so simple that there are only one or two lanterns made of cloth on the wall, and the broom for sweeping the floor is only made of hemp rope. Think at the beginning, emperor wu of song's courtiers specially played, saying that they would nail the scaffold bed of Dongxitang with silver coating. Hearing this, emperor wu of song was too wasteful, and his flesh ached. It would be good to nail the nails with a straight scaffold bed.
In order to let future generations learn the virtue of frugality and simplicity, Emperor Wu of Song specially treasured farm tools such as plows and rakes he used when he was young in the palace, so that future generations could understand the hardships of growing crops and be compassionate to the people in the future.
Of course, Emperor Wu of Song indulged himself occasionally. After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Song got Yao Xing's daughter, and he loved this woman so much that he delayed the state affairs. The courtiers smelled the smell of Emperor Wu of Song, and immediately remonstrated with Liu Yujin. The emperor, how many emperors died because they loved women, your majesty should pay more attention! Hearing this, the Emperor Wu of Song was immediately ordered to drive away the favored concubine.
As the saying goes, without comparison, there is no harm. In this case, Tang Xuanzong Li Chen directly killed the beloved woman, and left and right advised him that it would be fine to let her out of the palace, and her crime would not die. But Li Chen said nothing. When she is released from the palace, I will worry about her in my heart, which will affect me as well. In order to prevent making a big mistake, I can only kill this small possibility in the cradle.
it's okay for emperor Wu of song to be emperor, and he didn't kill people indiscriminately. He sympathized with his subordinates. When he was not proclaimed himself, Liu Yuzeng got a treasure amber pillow from Yining Prefecture, but Emperor Wu of Song's soldiers were injured. He heard that amber could treat wounds, so he did not hesitate to break the amber pillow, grind the amber into powder and distribute it to the soldiers.
Later, Liu Jun, the descendant of Emperor Wu of Song, gave him the nickname "Tian She Weng". Unlike Emperor Wu of Song, Liu Jun pursued luxury enjoyment. He gave him the nickname because he looked down on Emperor Wu of Song and felt that Emperor Wu was shabby.