History is like a mirror that allows us to learn from the past, better understand the present, and constantly improve ourselves.
The history of our country is very long, and if you want to understand the behavior of the ancients, you usually read relevant books or related film and television dramas. However, unlike books, some film and television dramas tend to exaggerate facts or revise history to attract audiences in pursuit of high ratings.
Therefore, our perception of some historical figures is often affected by these film and television dramas. Today, the four historical figures we mentioned are notorious, but in modern film and television adaptations, they have been whitewashed into good people and heroes known in the neighborhood.
The first is Queen Sun in the TV series "Daming Fenghua". Queen Sun is an orphan in the play, kind and has a childhood love with Zhu Zhanji.
However, in history, Empress Dowager Sun is known as the "Demon Queen". She was not from a prominent background, and her father's official position was also bought through money.
Although Empress Sun eventually became a queen, she did not do what a queen should do. Zhu Zhanji indulged in alcohol and indulgence after ascending to the throne, but Empress Sun did not dissuade him, but connived at his behavior.
She is believed to have indirectly caused the Tumubao Revolution and influenced the historical development of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 80 years.
Next is Miyue in the TV series "The Legend of Miyue".
Miyue is the first "Queen Mother" in Chinese history with a clear record. She doesn't have much experience in governing the country and is not willing to hand over power.
In the name of Chu as her home country, she refused to help her neighboring Korea, defend against the invasion of Chu. She also hollowed out the power of King Qin Zhaoxiang and filled the high positions in the imperial court with her cronies.
Her behavior was accused by later generations of encroaching on royal power and cronyism, which brought disaster sequelae to the Qin State, and she was also infamous for thousands of years. Then there was Gao Zhan in the TV series "The Legend of Lu Zhen".
Gao Zhan is portrayed as Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and during his reign he achieved several victories over places such as the Northern Zhou and Turks.
However, his performance in the court was considered absurd, and he was called one of the unfilial emperors by later generations.
He drove his mother, Empress Dowager Lou, from the comfortable South Palace to the North Palace, where the conditions were difficult. What is even more outrageous is that he forced his sister-in-law to have an affair with him and treated her with brutal means, even killing her.
This behavior led him to be accused of being a promiscuous man in later generations. Finally, Ji Xiaolan in the TV series "Iron Tooth and Bronze Tooth Ji Xiaolan".
Ji Xiaolan is a very talented scholar with a high level of attainment in both culture and calligraphy. However, he claims to be a "reincarnation of a wild monster", a meat-hungry man, and has multiple wives and concubines.
His private life is uninhibited, which is completely different from the dilapidated thatched cottage image depicted in the play. Moreover, Ji Xiaolan's way of being an official has also been questioned, and he was sent to Xinjiang for reporting to a big **.
In the adaptation of modern film and television dramas, these historical figures are often whitewashed into big heroes and good people. Historically, however, their behavior has been intolerable.
When we understand historical figures, we should try to avoid being influenced by film and television dramas, and we need to obtain more realistic historical knowledge through in-depth study of books and documents. Finally, thank you for your support!If you are interested in my articles, please click to follow and become my big fan so that you can receive my article push as soon as possible.