On Fortune And Politics In Northern Wei Dynasty

At the last years of Emperor Daowu, because of the fight for the prince,with’s Tuoba Si sat out in the outside,who has the background of Dugu tribe.And the attendants Wang Luoer and Che Lutou save him in crisis.As Tuoba Si become the king, Wang Luoer and Che Lutou were rewarded by their loyalty.Considering the instability of the throne inheritance of the Northern Wei dynasty, Emperor Mingyuan reform the old system and order the prince to inspect the country. What’s more,he choose the attendants to assist the prince. So Lu Luyuan serve to Tuoba Tao in the The Eastern Palace, his son Lounei serve the Tuoba Huang.However, prince contemporarily govern the nation led to the struggle between the emperor and prince.At the end of emperor Taiwu, prince Taba Huang were killed by his father.In order to prevent family interventions and reform old habits of mother interventions,Emperor Daowu set a regulation of killing the mother when her son become the prince.During the Emperor Xianwen period, Empress Dowager Feng and Emperor Xianwen outburst violent conflict.At the end,Emperor Xianwen were killed by Empress Dowager Feng.At the early age of the Emperor Xiaowen, Wangrui and Lichong become Empress Dowager Feng’s favourite minions at court.Arrange by Empress Dowager Feng, Lichong and northern aristocracy become the relationship of affinity.lt also become the important support of the reform of the Emperor Xiaowen in the future.When Emperor Xiaowen is dying, six assisting ministers were arrange by him to help prince Yuanke,who become the Emperor Xuanwu at last.However at the beginning of Emperor Xuanwu, six assisting ministers was dictatorship.So Emperor Xuanwu rely on minions,Gaozhao,Yuanxiang and Yulie deposed the six assisting ministers.At the age of Emperor Xuanwu, the minions concerntrate on the inner court, and does not form a common goal of political power.And their political lines often depends on the outer court. So as Yulie’s and Yuanxiang’s forces defeated by Gaozhao, Zhao Xiu and RuHao,who were the core members of the minions, were also defeated by Gaozhao. When Emperor Xuanwu is dying, Empress Dowager Hu began to holding court and Yuanyi became her favourite minion at court.In the Yuancha coup,Yuanyi was killed by Yuancha and Empress Dowager Hu were imprisoned. At the first year of Xiao Chang, after restoration,Empress Dowager Hu hold court again, Zhengyan and Xuhe became her favourite minions at court.However,in the name of kill Zhengyan and Xuhe,Erzhu Rong overthrow the luoyang regimeof the Northern Wei, and Northern Wei minions political was end as well.