The queen praises obscene poems, the emperor gives death, and the corpse is trampled
Since ancient times, the depths of the court have not been a place of tranquility, especially in those turbulent dynasties, and the fate of harem women was particularly tragic. Most of these women came from prominent families, and they were sent to the harem mainly to stabilize the family's position in the court.
However, throughout the dynasties, there were rules that the harem did not interfere with the previous dynasty, which put them in an awkward position and easily fell into the whirlpool of power struggles. As a weak woman, once involved in such a situation, she will face great danger.
During the Liao period, Empress Xiao Guanyin was framed in a power struggle and eventually lost her life. She was reported for admiring a "lewd poem" by others, and the emperor ordered her to commit suicide, and her body was trampled on after her death.
Empress Xiao Guanyin came from a prominent background, she was the first empress of the Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji, and the Xiao family was a powerful family in the Liao Dynasty, so many women of the Xiao family were chosen as the masters of the royal harem.
However, it is regrettable that Empress Xiao Guanyin was framed because she was involved in political struggles.
The relationship between the Xiao family and the Yelu family was inextricably linked, and the royal family of that era was mostly relatives and friends. Xiao Guanyin's aunt was the grandmother of the Liao Dao Sect, and her mother was also a member of the Yelu family.
Therefore, Xiao Guanyin's family background is quite prominent. She has been well educated since she was a child, and she comes from a famous family, so she naturally has the talent of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is to marry the royal family one day.
Xiao Guanyin is such a woman with superior conditions, she has a deep interest in poetry and poetry since she was a child, especially good at playing the pipa, and is talented.
Xiao Guanyin is named because of its outstanding appearance, which resembles Guanyin. Later, with her extraordinary talent and beautiful appearance, she was favored by Yelu Hongji, the king of Yanzhao at that time, summoned to the palace, named a concubine, and began her royal life, since then, her fate has changed significantly.
In ancient times, women were often seen as appendages to men, and it was difficult for them to escape the shackles of male power, regardless of their family background. Even a woman like Xiao Guanyin, who has both ability and political integrity and is from a superior background, must abide by the rules of three obedience and four virtues.
Although the Liao Dynasty was a dynasty founded by ethnic minorities, over time, the Liao Dynasty began to undergo top-down sinicization.
The Liao Dynasty quickly absorbed the cultural customs of the Central Plains in the process of sinicization, which briefly promoted the development of the country, but the red tape in the Central Plains deprived ethnic minority women of their rights and status.
Xiao Guanyin and other ethnic minority women were forced to accept this status quo, which led to her tragic end. After Xiao Guanyin entered the palace, he gave birth to a baby boy for Yelu Hongji, which was his first child.
Due to the comprehensive sinicization of the Liao nobility, the inheritance of the Liao imperial power was also the same as that of the Han people, and this child soon became the crown prince of the Liao State.
Xiao Guanyin, as the mother of the crown prince, was promoted from a concubine to a queen by virtue of the child's status promotion, and her position was stable. Yelu Hongji loved her deeply and was always with her.
The outside world considered her to be the happiest woman in the world at the time. However, her happy life did not last long. Jealous of her status, the imperial relatives staged a coup d'état, which made the Liao state unstable.
Although these coups were successfully quelled, the position of the Xiao family was threatened. Another aristocratic force that rose to prominence as a result of the rebellion tried to win Xiao Guanyin into their group, but Xiao Guanyin was well aware of their scheming and refused their invitation, which led to irreconcilable contradictions between them.
As the corruption of the Liao royal family intensified, Yelu Hongji became more and more mediocre. In order to prevent her husband's depravity, Xiao Guanyin admonished him many times, but this behavior violated the interests of the unscrupulous people, and they slandered Xiao Guanyin for plotting against him on trumped-up grounds.
Xiao Guanyin was misunderstood by Yelu Hongji as a rebellion because of his identity as the prince and his insipid admonition, which led to the deposition of the prince and his own alienation. However, she still adheres to etiquette and is highly respected by the harem.
However, this did not stop those who framed her. After losing her favor, she lived a quiet life of poetry, and although she lost her former glory, she was also liberated.
In the process of composing and singing, she would often find court musicians to study and appreciate it together**. Among them, there is a musician named Zhao Weiyi who has a very tacit understanding with her.
Because they share the same hobbies, the two often get together *** theory. However, this move was exploited by the people who framed Empress Xiao, who fabricated rumors that Empress Xiao was having an affair with the musician and spread it to everyone inside and outside the palace.
In addition to using rumors to frame Empress Xiao, they also resorted to the method of offering obscure poems in an attempt to make Empress Xiao make mistakes. However, Empress Xiao only improved and created the basis of their dedication, expressing her inner bitter feelings, but she didn't expect to be maliciously misinterpreted by this group of people.
These people also reported the matter to Yelu Hongji, saying that Empress Xiao was addicted to "obscene poetry" all day long.
After Yelu Hongji's career was not going well and he learned of the queen's absurdity, he was furious. He took all his anger out on the queen, put her to death for the crime of fornicating with the harem, and had her body trampled by everyone.
In this way, a generation of talented women became victims of power struggles, highlighting the humble status of women in ancient times. In feudal society, women are the most vulnerable group, and they do not have the right to choose their lives, and even their lives cannot be guaranteed.
Their prosperity and wealth depend on the men around them.
Even Empress Xiao, who enjoyed high royal prestige, could not get rid of this shackle. She entered the palace with her father's power and became queen by virtue of her son's birth.
However, in the end, she died because she could not be trusted by her husband. Her life was never in her own hands, and she was a vivid portrayal of the tragic fate of women in feudal society.