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him. Meanwhile, Consort Kong and Kong Fan, who were not related, began to refer to each other as sister and brother, and used their relationship to further their power as well, so
Consorts Zhang and Kong became exceedingly powerful. To finance Chen Shubao's construction projects, taxes were raised, and soldiers and the officials, who were previously immune to taxes, were also required to pay them, causing general discontent from those classes. Further, at Kong Fan's urging, Chen Shubao transferred much of the military command to civilian officials, further causing the generals to be disgruntled.
559:(Yang Jian) decided that it was improper to attack a state that had just lost its emperor and withdrew his forces. He also sent ambassadors to mourn Emperor Xuan's death, and his letter to Chen Shubao referred to himself by his personal name—a sign of humility. However, Chen Shubao's return letter included the sentence, "May it be that when you govern your state, all things can be well, and that between heaven and earth, there will be peace and quiet." The sentence was viewed as arrogant and condescending by Emperor Wen and his key official
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552:, assisted by Chen Shujian. (As Chen Shubao did not favor Empress Shen, she was not allowed to attend to him during his recovery period; rather, Consort Zhang did.) After Chen Shubao recovered—and while it is not clear how long it took him to recover, it seemed to be a period of months—Empress Dowager Liu returned imperial authorities to him and did not again govern.
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Empress Shen and replacing her with Consort Zhang, but did not get a chance to do so before Sui launched a major attack in spring 588 as well. By winter 588, the Sui attack was in full operation, with three major prongs commanded by Emperor Wen's sons, Yang
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Shujian, in fear, prayed to the spirits, hoping that he would be restored to grace. When this was discovered, Chen Shubao considered executing Chen Shujian, but after Chen Shujian reminded him how Chen Shujian was responsible for saving him from Chen Shuling, Chen Shubao
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a title. Chen Shubao also engaged in heavy drinking, which
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Consort Zhang on his lap and have Consort Zhang, who was considered intelligent, read and rule on the petitions submitted to
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and made them displeased. Despite this, however, for the next few years, the states exchanged ambassadors often and generally had peaceful relations, although Sui's
Emperor Wen was gradually building up military power on the
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201:Emperor Xuan
191:Chen dynasty
67:Emperor Xuan
49:Chen dynasty
36:Tang dynasty
2587:16 Kingdoms
2393:Southern Qi
1302:Chen Wenzan
1228:), 22nd son
1222:Chen Bian (
1219:), 21st son
1210:), 20th son
1204:Chen Chuo (
1201:), 19th son
1192:), 18th son
1183:), 17th son
1174:), 16th son
1168:Chen Tong (
1165:), 15th son
1159:Chen Gang (
1156:), 14th son
1150:Chen Ming (
1147:), 13th son
1141:Chen Guan (
1138:), 12th son
1132:Chen Zong (
807:Northern Qi
803:Northern Qi
650:Linchun Yue
483:Zhang Lihua
437:Emperor Fei
365:Western Wei
358:Liu Jingyan
303:Sui dynasty
269:Chén Hòuzhǔ
255:Chén Shúbǎo
238:Chen Shubao
226:family name
212:Liu Jingyan
133:Family name
92:(604-12-16)
63:Predecessor
22:Chen Shubao
2682:604 deaths
2677:553 births
2656:Categories
2579:3 Kingdoms
2137:Chengsheng
2063:References
1408:Empress An
1279:Chen Daoju
1242:Yang Guang
1213:Chen Wei (
1195:Chen Tao (
1186:Chen Qia (
1112:; d. 573)
1065:Yang Guang
469:Shen Wuhua
386:Ráng chéng
373:Chen Chang
340:Background
138:Given name
135:: Chen (陳)
103:Shen Wuhua
2506:Xiao Cong
1959:(464–549)
1896:(533–615)
1462:(530–582)
795:requested
776:Xiao Mohe
768:Ma'anshan
727:Gao Jiong
714:Chen Yuan
479:concubine
426:successor
389:, now in
354:Jiangling
214:of Hedong
152:Era dates
105:of Wuxing
40:Yan Liben
2501:Xiao Kui
2496:Xiao Cha
2358:Liu Shao
2335:Liu Song
2323:Emperors
2278:582–589
2261:582–589
2201:, vols.
2121:Zhenming
1253:Ancestry
1240:Married
1129:Unknown
1116:Chen Yin
1097:Yang Jun
1095:Married
1063:Married
754:Yangzhou
737:Changsha
723:Yang Jun
585:Jiujiang
538:Chen Yin
406:Jiankang
377:Chang'an
326:Chang'an
316:(modern
314:Jiankang
305:in 589.
220:In this
99:Consorts
2458:Jianwen
2325:of the
2191:vol. 10
2153:Renshou
2117:jiashen
2080:Taijian
845:皇后 吳興沈氏
840:Empress
758:Jiangsu
589:Jiangxi
566:Yangtze
561:Yang Su
391:Nanyang
346:Chen Xu
295:emperor
242:Chinese
186:Dynasty
2619:W. Xia
2548:Houzhu
2363:Xiaowu
2179:vol. 6
2105:vol. 6
2076:dingsi
1121:吳興王 陳胤
1075:Guipin
1048:南平王 陳嶷
1034:Guipin
1025:東陽王 陳恮
1011:Guipin
1002:信義王 陳祗
988:Guipin
979:邵陵王 陳兢
970:永嘉王 陳彥
956:Guipin
933:Guipin
924:錢唐王 陳恬
915:南海王 陳虔
901:Guipin
892:會稽王 陳莊
883:皇太子 陳淵
859:Guifei
831:Family
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677:Fujian
673:Fuzhou
648:) and
593:Sikong
550:regent
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250:pinyin
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224:, the
207:Mother
197:Father
2563:Shang
2441:Liang
2149:renzi
2133:wuyin
1080:昭儀 謝氏
1039:昭儀 高氏
1016:淑儀 徐氏
993:淑華 張氏
961:淑媛 呂氏
947:吳王 陳蕃
938:貴嬪 孔氏
906:貴嬪 龔氏
865:貴妃 張氏
772:Anhui
741:Hunan
645:玉樹後庭花
544:Reign
422:Hubei
418:Wuhan
210:Lady
127:Names
111:Issue
55:Reign
2635:Qing
2631:Ming
2627:Yuan
2615:Song
2611:Liao
2603:Tang
2567:Zhou
2543:Xuan
2520:Chen
2478:Jing
2468:Yuan
2421:Ming
2383:Shun
2373:Ming
2348:Shao
1089:臨成公主
1057:廣德公主
281:長城煬公
231:Chen
115:See
87:Died
77:Born
2643:PRC
2639:ROC
2623:Jīn
2599:Sui
2583:Jìn
2575:Han
2571:Qin
2559:Xia
2538:Fei
2533:Wen
2473:Min
2401:Gao
2353:Wen
2231:180
2227:178
2223:177
2219:176
2215:175
2211:172
2207:170
2203:168
2155:era
2139:era
2123:era
2082:era
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812:高仁英
763:韓擒虎
749:賀若弼
732:沈客卿
705:陳慧紀
699:崔弘度
668:章大寶
655:臨春樂
635:王瑳)
629:望仙閣
623:結綺閣
617:臨春閣
580:施文慶
526:陳伯固
512:陳叔堅
506:陳叔陵
474:沈君理
448:到仲舉
442:劉師之
397:).
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264:陳後主
246:陳叔寶
228:is
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1225:陳辯
1216:陳威
1207:陳綽
1198:陳絛
1189:陳洽
1180:陳沖
1171:陳統
1162:陳綱
1153:陳明
1144:陳觀
1135:陳總
1109:孫氏
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587:,
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491:江總
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