How strange is the portrait that scares Chen Wendi?

There is an interesting record in 200 AD: in November of the first year of Chen Zhide, Chen and various factions rode separately to serve Sui, and another faction rode regularly to serve Sui. When Chen heard that Emperor Wendi of Sui and Emperor Wendi of Liu looked different, he sent back his portrait. Chen saw the portrait of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty and said, "I don't want to see this man!" " Immediately ordered the painting to be thrown away.

What's so strange about Wendi's appearance that his enemy Chen was so scared after seeing the portrait?

According to "Jian 'an Year of Tongzhi", Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty "has a dragon jaw with five pillars on his forehead, and the pen is king in his hand, short and deep." As can be seen from the above description, there are five "oddities" in Emperor Wendi's appearance: first, his forehead is prominent, and five protrusions extend from his forehead to the top of his head; Second, the chin is very long and prominent; Third, the eyes are sharp and aggressive; Fourth, the palm print looks like the word "Wang"; Fifth, the upper body is long and the lower body is short.

His appearance, shortly after his birth, shocked his mother Lu.

Lu gave birth to Yang Jian in prajna temple, and Feng Yi said, "It's full." . At this time, a nun in Hedong said to Lu, "This child is not mortal and cannot be raised on earth." So the nun took him to a convent in the temple and raised him. Once Lu picked up a child and found that the child had horns on his head and scales on his body. He was frightened and threw the child to the ground. The nun came in and said, "My child is frightened. It will take him more years to get the world. " Sui Shu. According to records, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty returned home in the temple at the age of 12.

From the perspective of modern people, such a person must be an "ugly" person, and even he will feel ashamed. But in ancient times when physiognomy was developed, this appearance was "extremely expensive". If nothing else, just his prominent forehead and five meat "pillars" on his forehead are the signs of "Dragon Beauty". Wendi's forehead, according to the book, is called "dragon rhinoceros", which is the symbol of the emperor. Shan Li of the Tang Dynasty said: "There are dragons and rhinoceroses on his forehead, the sun on the left and the moon on the right. He is the king of the world." In other words, this "dragon rhinoceros" which hides the bones and the bridge of the nose, and the fleshy "horns" formed by the protruding foreheads on the left and right sideburns are all noble appearances of the "king of the world". In the book, there is another saying about this appearance, which is called "dragon face wears dry hair". The dragon's face naturally refers to the appearance of an emperor, and wearing dry hair indicates that there are bumps on his head, such as fighting with each other. It is said that Emperor Zhuan Xu looks like this.

At that time, many people thought that Wendi looked like an emperor. Before Chen and Chen, some people were worried, afraid and jealous about the appearance of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. This man is Yu Wentai, the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He once lamented, "This son has a strong personality, unlike a generation."

It is recorded that in 2000, Yu Wenxian, the king of Qi, said to Yu Wenyu, the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time: "Emperor Wendi of Sui is very good-looking, and he feels lost every time he sees it. If you are afraid of inhumanity, please get rid of it early. " The emperor said, "He can only be a general." Shi also said to the emperor: "The Crown Prince is not the head of state, and Yang Jian looks just the opposite." The emperor was unhappy and said, "This is destiny takes a hand, what will happen!" " "Emperor Wen was very scared when he heard that, so he hid.

Although Yu Wenyu tried to say calmly that "there is no fate, and unexpected events happen", he was actually a little scared and sent Zhao Zhao, who is good at fortune telling, to tell Yang Jian's fortune. Zhao firmly believed that Emperor Wendi of Sui was the "king of the world". He adopted a two-sided approach: on the one hand, he lied to Yu Wenyu that Emperor Wendi of Sui was only the material of "being a pillar"; on the other hand, he went to please Emperor Wendi of Sui and told him the truth, and quietly said to Emperor Wendi: "If you want to be an emperor, you must go through a massacre to sit still. Please mark my words. " The original text is: "Wh

Emperor Wen of Sui paid a great price for his appearance. In infancy, I was almost killed by my mother; When I grow up, I am jealous of my colleagues and the emperor, and I am always in danger of being killed. This also made him have to hide himself. Of course, he believes that he is the "king of the world". He is a superstitious person, and he is confident of his appearance when he hears people say such things.

Zhao Zhao is not the only one who has confidence in Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty because of his appearance. Sui Shu, there are still several cases to be investigated. It is said that Yang Jian passed Xiangyang when he was appointed as the secretariat of Suizhou, and Wang Wei ordered Pang Huang to see Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. He ingratiated himself with Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty because he was "unattractive" and showed his loyalty. I hope he won't forget himself when he becomes emperor. Wendi just smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense!" The mind of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty is obvious in this "smile".

Zhao, Pang Huang, Zheng Yi, Dou Rongding and others all became the cronies and confidants of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty in the future, and played an important role in usurping the throne of Northern Zhou Dynasty and establishing the Sui Dynasty.

It's just that Wendi's dissimilarity seems to be not strong enough. There have been several short-lived unified regimes in China's history, and they started as soon as they talked about it. They are brilliant, brilliant, but when they finish, they are not only quick but also thorough. Sui Dynasty is one of them. Wendi worked hard all his life, but only built a bridge for the Tang Dynasty and was stabbed to death by his son Yang. It's not interesting to think of it.