Hello everyone, as we all know, the DPRK was a vassal state of our country in history. However, do you know who was the first Korean king to be canonized by China?He was the third monarch of the Joseon Dynasty - Joseon Taejong Yi Fangyuan. Today, I would like to introduce his wife, the Empress Min. Below, I will tell you in detail about Min's life. The Min family was born in the Lixing Min family in Kaegyong, the capital of Goryeo, and the family status was prominent. During the reign of King Chungseon of Goryeo, there were only fifteen families in the country that could marry the royal family, and the Yeheung Min clan, where the Min clan was located, was one of them. As a result, Min received a good education from an early age. Her ancestors and father held important positions in the imperial court, laying a solid foundation for her life. When Min was seventeen years old, he married Yi Fangyuan, the son of Li Sung-gye, a new military general in Goryeo.
At that time, Li Fangyuan, whose identity background was inferior to the Min family, was sent to the Min family to live since childhood, and was supported by the family, and Li Chenggui's power also expanded. A few decades later, Yi Sung-gye defeated the Goryeo Dynasty and established the Joseon Dynasty. Li Fangyuan was named Jing'an Jun, and Min was named Jing'an Weng Lord. The Min family became the number one hero, thanks to the support of the Min family. During his ten-year marriage to Li Fangyuan, Min gave birth to three sons for him, but unfortunately, they all died young. It was not until after the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty that the Min clan gave birth to their first son, and then gave birth to two sons in succession. However, Li Chenggui especially doted on his stepwife Kang, and made the child born to him the prince of the king, abandoning the child born to the Min family, which made Li Fangyuan very angry. What made Li Fangyuan even more angry was that Zheng Daochuan put forward a proposal to weaken the power of the princes, which seriously affected Li Fangyuan's interests.
As a result, Li Fangyuan launched an attack on Zheng Daochuan, triggering the first princely rebellion, which eventually led to the defeat of Zheng Daochuan's side. The role of the Min clan played a key role in the struggle for the throne between Li Fangguo and Li Fangyuan. Originally, Li Chenggui was forced to abdicate in favor of Li Fangguo, but then Li Fangguo had a dispute with Li Fangyuan, and in the end Li Fangyuan won and became the prince of the king. All this is thanks to the help of the Min family, without her help, it would be difficult for Li Fangyuan to become the prince of the king easily. Ten years later, Li Fangyuan finally ascended the throne as king and accepted Li Fangguo's abdication. He named the Min family "Concubine Jing" and officially moved into the Middle Palace. Queen Yuanjing and Li Fangyuan went through difficult years together, but after Li Fangyuan ascended the throne, there was a conflict between her and the Min family. After Li Fangyuan ascended the throne, he frequently favored the maids of the harem, which made Queen Yuan Jing very dissatisfied. Only five months later, Queen Yuan Jing couldn't take it anymore and she denounced Li Fangyuan's favor for those women.
Li Fangyuan did not show weakness, he expelled the palace maids in the palace of King Yuanjing and sent eunuchs to deal with it. In addition, he also convened his ministers with the intention of formally establishing the system of harem concubines. Li Fangyuan also wanted to include the Quan family as a concubine, which further exacerbated the conflict between him and Queen Yuanjing. Min's mother also warned her that if there were too many concubines in the harem, it would affect her status in the palace. Queen Yuanjing told about the hardships over the years, but Li Fangyuan was indifferent to this and still included the Quan family as a concubine. After that, Li Fangyuan took concubines even more recklessly, becoming the king with the largest number of concubines in the Joseon Dynasty. On the other hand, in order to strengthen the royal power, Li Fangyuan had to strike at the Min family, which was the most powerful at the time. He not only ** Queen Yuanjing's father, but even after her father died, he also gave her two younger brothers to death.
When executing Queen Yuanjing's younger brother, Li Fangyuan did not hide it from her, and although she ostensibly agreed, she secretly helped her two younger brothers. This angered Li Fangyuan, and even after giving death to her two younger brothers, he considered deposing Queen Yuanjing. However, since Queen Yuanjing was his wife, he did not depose her in the end. The remaining two younger brothers were not treated well, and were all given to death by Li Fangyuan for various reasons. As a result, the prominent Min family in the late Goryeo period plummeted, and it was not until the Junjong period of Joseon that it recovered slightly. After Li Fangyuan dealt with the affairs of the Min family, the relationship with Queen Yuan Jing was extremely cold, and the two no longer talked to each other, and even Li Fangyuan moved Queen Yuan Jing to a remote palace. Despite this, out of attachment to the relationship for many years, Li Fangyuan did not depose her. Subsequently, Li Fangyuan transferred the throne to her son, and she was honored as the king, and the Min family was made the concubine.
However, the Min family did not enjoy much happiness, so he died of illness at the age of 56, nicknamed the Queen Mother Yuan Jing, and was buried in Xianling. It is said that after the death of Queen Yuan Jing, Li Fangyuan was very sad, cried incessantly, and even did not want to eat meat. Two years later, he also went with Queen Yuanjing and was buried with her in the Xianling Mausoleum. It's not easy to create, if you like this article, please give it a like and follow.