In the long history of the Han Dynasty, there have been two ** queens, which is unbelievable. Since Liu Bang beheaded the White Snake Uprising, overthrew the tyrannical Qin, and established the Han Empire, the power of his relatives has grown stronger and stronger, and he has become a political force that cannot be underestimated. The deposition of the emperor is often decided by the empress dowager's family, so young emperors and empresses frequently appear on the stage of history.
Zhang Yan, the empress of Emperor Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, was the daughter of Princess Lu Yuan. When Liu Ying was twenty years old, Empress Lu insisted on marrying Zhang Yanxu, who was only in her early tens, to him. This marriage obviously violates the laws of nature and ethics, because Zhang Yan is not only Liu Ying's niece, but also a little doll who has not yet reached adulthood.
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When Liu Ying passed away, Zhang Yan was only fourteen years old and still maintained her identity as a **. Later, the Lu family was eradicated, and the young widow was deposed and placed under house arrest in a cold palace, where she spent more than twenty bleak years. At the age of thirty-six, she passed away alone.
Another ** empress is Shangguan, the wife of Emperor Liu Fuling of the Han Dynasty. She is the granddaughter of Shangguan Ji and the granddaughter of Huo Guang. When she was six years old, she was forced to marry Emperor Zhao of Han, who was only eleven years old. What is embarrassing is that when she was fifteen years old, Emperor Zhao of Han died of illness. Subsequently, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun succeeded to the throne, and because of the issue of seniority, he wanted to call Shangguan the empress dowager. In this way, Shangguan began a nearly forty-year widowhood process until her death.
In order to consolidate his son's throne, Lu Pheasant actually asked Liu Ying to marry his granddaughter Zhang Yan. In this absurd marriage, the emperor used twelve horses and ten thousand taels ** as a dowry to marry this ten-year-old girl. Empress Lu even threatened Zhang Yan, claiming to kill the entire harem and let the emperor favor her alone.
Under such pressure, Zhang Yan had to pretend to be pregnant in order to save the lives of the other concubines. However, fate was not lenient on the little queen. After Liu Ying passed away, she was confined in the deep palace, and even the palace maid dared to bully her. The only thing that accompanied her was those toys that she had been, and she spent the rest of her life in loneliness and desolation.