Yes, we are all relatives. Speaking of the Tang Dynasty everyone knows that it was one of the most representative dynasties in Chinese history. It had strong national power, complex and changeable politics, prosperous economy, and prosperous culture. It played a decisive role in Chinese history. The dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, Sui Dynasty , although their rule was short, they were economically prosperous and martial arts prosperous, and they were also a unified dynasty. The Grand Canal he built has benefited future generations and has a long history. It can also be regarded as a well-known dynasty. Pushing forward is the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which occupied large-scale areas such as Shaanxi and Sichuan. These three regimes occupied a long period of time in history, and their emperors all had a common relative, namely: Duguxin .
Dugu Xin was a famous general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was said to be very handsome. His original name was Dugu Ruyuan. There is a story about him in Northern History.. He was said to be handsome, but one time the wind blew his hat crooked. As a result, people all over the city walked around with their hats crooked the next day. This is the origin of the idiom "side hat romance".
Dad has such excellent genes, so of course it will be difficult for his children to see where they go. Duguxin had seven daughters, all of whom were beautiful. The eldest daughter married Yuwen Yu, the son of Yu Wentai of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After Yu Wenyu became emperor, Duguxin's eldest daughter naturally ascended to the throne and became Queen Mingjing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The fourth daughter married Tang Guogong Li Bing, and later gave birth to a son, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty Li Yuan. After Li Yuan became emperor, he posthumously named his mother Queen Yuanzhen. Dugu Xin's youngest daughter, Dugu Jialuo, married Yang Jian, the then general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After Yang Jian ascended the throne and established the Sui Dynasty, Dugu Jialuo became the queen and the document queen of the Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty all had a common father-in-law, so they were all relatives. When Dugu Xin was in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he "in order to respect the empress's father's death, he was named Duke of Wei". In the Sui Dynasty, "in order to document the queen's father's death, he was granted the posthumous title of Grand Master and Duke of Zhao". Empress Yuanzhen's father died, and she was posthumously granted the title of "Prince of Liang". Other times in history, when dynasties changed, it would have been nice if the relatives were not expelled and exterminated. Looking at Dugu Xin, there were many knights from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty.
The relationship between these three dynasties is also quite interesting. Yang Jian's throne in the Sui Dynasty was taken from Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. As mentioned earlier, Duguxin's eldest daughter married Yuwen Yuyù, and this Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was the grandson of Yuwen Yu's younger brother. Later, Yang Jian's daughter Yang Lihua married Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty . Although she is not the biological mother of Emperor Jing, she is the queen. Therefore, Yang Jian is the nominal grandfather of Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Decades later, a historical scene was staged again. Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty seized the throne from Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Yang Guang. Because Yang Guang's mother Dugu Jialuo is a biological sister to Li Yuan's mother, Yang Guang is Li Yuan's cousin.
However, in front of the imperial power, a biological father and son can turn against each other, let alone such a close relationship.