The tragic life of Princess Wei Chang The favored but bleak fate trajectory
Princess Wei Chang was the eldest daughter of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Zifu, and the first child of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, the royal princess was doomed to an unhappy life because of her two marriages.
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty and his first empress, Chen Ajiao, left great achievements in history, but the relationship between the emperor and the empress was not harmonious. In fact, Liu Che was able to replace Liu Rong as the crown prince without the support of Chen Ajiao's mother, the eldest princess Liu Juan, who helped stabilize the throne due to changes when Liu Che ascended the throne, while the widowed queen Dou Yifang exacerbated the conflict.
In addition to supporting Liu Che to help him sit on the throne, not only did Liu Che, the princess of Taoyao Pavilion, often make various requests to Liu Che on weekdays, but the queen Chen Ajiao in the harem was also extremely arrogant, which made Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty very dissatisfied with their mother and daughter. In addition to the resolute demand for the throne, it was the persuasion of his mother Wang Huan, and both of them were only polite on the surface.
Although Empress Chen Ajiao has ruled the harem for a long time, she has no heirs, and no matter how much money she has, she can't cure her illness. If Chen Ajiao has no heirs, there will be no problem. However, due to"Jealousy"Too much, the other concubines in the harem have no heirs, so that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has no heirs for nearly 20 years, and in the end, some people suspect that the problem is not the emperor, and it is estimated that even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself has doubts.
It wasn't until the third year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty (138 BC) that Wei Zifu, who had been in the palace for more than a year, came to see Emperor Wu of Han again, and when she became pregnant, Emperor Wu of Han breathed a sigh of relief and swept away the gloomy mood of the previous years. Therefore, it can be said that Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was overjoyed by the birth of Wei Zifu, which is said to be an important reason why he favored Wei Zifu.
In the sixth year of the founding of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (135 BC), that is, six years after the death of the Empress Dowager Dou Yifang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suppressed and regained control of the government and began to purge the reigning Empress Dowager Dou. The establishment faction not only deposed Prime Minister Xuchang and Imperial Historian Zhuang Qingzhai, but also"Male drowning scolding"As a theme, he killed Dou Ying, the niece of the Empress Dowager Dou, and forced her to form her own leadership group!Dou Ying was promoted and formed his own management team.
At the same time, Empress Chen Aiyao's hatred of her successor caused the emperor to become more and more disgusted with her, and she repeatedly ** Wei Zifu and his relatives. The long-term arrogance led to the Empress Dowager Dou's death to support her to regain favor and even use"Witchcraft", the result of which ended in the fifth year of Yuanguang (abolished in 130 BC), Wei Zifu ascended the throne, and Wei's power began to have a chance to rise.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty returned to power, the Wei family was favored, and the status of Princess Wei Chang, who was already favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was further improved.
We know that in ancient times, the emperor's daughter was often called a princess, and only the emperor's sister was crowned"Chaise", even the daughter of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Princess Wei Chang, is directly called"Chaise"。
In addition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very cautious in choosing Tang Muyi as his daughter, and sealed her in Donglai County, the richest county on the Jiaodong Peninsula at that time, which is also famous"Yanyi", and Princess Wei Chang was the only princess who was sealed in Yanyi during the Han Dynasty. Based on these two points, we can see how popular she is.
In addition to his identity and living conditions, Emperor Wu of Han was also very cautious in choosing a husband for his daughter. The first husband chosen by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for Princess Wei Chang was Cao Xiang, the fifth Marquis of Pingyang in the Western Han Dynasty, who was the son of Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and a descendant of Cao Shen, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty.
It is worth noting that Cao Shen was the second person among the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty, with 1,630 households in the first year of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, and was an extremely important family of heroes at that time. Since Wei Zifu was proposed by Princess Pingyang to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the relationship between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Zifu and Princess Pingyang is extremely close, and it can be said that they are a good match.
In addition, Cao Xiang, as a descendant of a famous family, not only held an important position, but also had outstanding ability, and participated with Wei Qing as a general"Battle of the Northern Desert", defeated the main force of the Huns. Unfortunately, Cao Xiang died young in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (114 BC), leaving Princess Wei Chang, a young widow.
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was smart and strong, he was extremely obsessed with the art of immortality, and liked to seek immortals and visit ghosts, and went to the sea seven times to find immortals. So-called"The good is like water, and the water is good for all things"。Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was obsessed with the art of immortality, and naturally gathered a group of people around him"Equipped with stunts"Warlock. First, he killed Li Shaoweng of Qi State, and in the fourth year of Yuan Ding (113 BC), the Marquis of Dingyi recommended him to be Lecheng. After Li Shaoweng was killed, in the fourth year of Yuan Ding (113 BC), Yuan Ding recommended Li Shaoweng's ** Luan Dawei Le Cheng Hou Dingyi.
This Luan Da is not only slender, handsome, and very good-looking, but also brags and doesn't make drafts, and doesn't blush when he lies. He told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that he often met immortals such as An Qisheng and Xianmen Gao, but because of their low status, they didn't believe that if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really wanted to see the immortals, he had to prove himself well and let himself wear various seals and identity certificates, only in this way could he gain the trust of the immortals. Only in this way can he truly invite the immortals. He can gain the trust of the immortals, and he can really invite the immortals himself.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Luan Da's performance:"To tell you the truth, this is a big promotion! Luan Da was first known as General Wulie, and later was worshiped as the General of the Heavenly Division, the General of the Earth Division, the General of Datong, the General of the Heavenly Dao, and the Marquis of Letong.
In order to further enhance Luan Dai's status, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rewarded Princess Wei Chang with ** 10,000 jin (recorded as 100,000 jin in the Book of Han), renamed her fief Dangli, and married her to Luan Dai.
Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Luan Da to the sea to pray for God, but Luan Da was usually a complete braggart king, and if he dared to really go, he hurried to Mount Tai to pray for blessings. Luan Da didn't know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent people to follow him for a long time to see if he really went to the sea, so he knew where he was going.
At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realized that he had been deceived, not only spent a lot of money, but also postponed the marriage date of his beloved daughter, and then angrily ordered to take Luan Da, and Luan Da recommended to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Le Cheng Hou Dingyi, was also sentenced to leave the city. However, Luan Da was executed for the sake of Princess Wei Chang, and Emperor Wu of Han was still buried.
Regarding the ending of the eldest princess of Wei, there is no record in the history books, at present, there are two main theories on the Internet, one is that the eldest princess of Wei was killed"Bare waist decapitation", This can be said to be groundless, not to mention that the history books and wild histories do not record this matter, how can such a cruel punishment be used for the benefit of the princess, let alone humiliation! "**Cut in half"。
There is also a theory that the Wei consortium died"Witchcraft"This claim is not credible because"Witchcraft"is a scourge that involves a lot of people. However, the eldest princess Zhen Shiyin, Cao Zong, the son of the Wei consortium, and even Cao Yanghou have records, if the Wei consortium, which was in a good situation at the time, was really involved, how could it be that there was no record in the history books?
Whereas, Princess Wei Chang was born in the third year of the Jianyuan Dynasty (138 BC), while"Witch curse"It took place in the second year of Zhenghe (91 BC), which means that Princess Wei Chang was no more than forty years old when she died. Her early death may have been related to the tragedy of her two marriages, but she also witnessed the glory of the Wei family, but luckily escaped the decline of the Wei family.