years old forced to marry his uncleyears, the mystery of pregnancy after death
Flipping through the vast pages of history, all you see in front of you are monarchs who have gone down in history and written brilliant stories, generals with outstanding merits and outstanding military achievements, and ministers who have strategized and inspired their thoughts.
They were the protagonists of the times, and they are still deeply remembered after thousands of years. However, in the context of those times, what kind of life did those unknown little people experience and what kind of hardships and hardships did they endure?
Zhang Yan is such a victim, although she is the queen and seems to be extremely noble, she is actually just a pawn in the hands of Empress Lu.
Zhang Yan, who was born in 202 BC, was born with the golden branches and jade leaves in the womb of Princess Lu Yuan. Although her fate was not in her own hands, she still persevered and bravely took on the responsibility of being queen, and her spirit was deeply admired by future generations.
As the eldest daughter of Empress Lu and Liu Bang, Princess Lu Yuan's status is extremely noble, and Zhang Yan has become one of the most noble women in the Han Dynasty.
Empress Lu cherished the princess deeply, and in order to protect the princess, she even ventured to find a palace maid to replace the princess when the Huns courted for marriage. Therefore, as the daughter of the princess, Zhang Yan naturally received the love and favor of Empress Lu, she grew up in glory and wealth, and was known as the pearl of the Han Palace.
It was mentioned in the spring of the Han Palace that Liu Bang praised Zhang Yan for being more beautiful and elegant than Mrs. Qi when she grew up, which shows her charm. Zhang Yan is undoubtedly a white rich beauty and is favored by the royal family.
However, when she was 11 years old, Empress Lu made a decision that seems unbelievable and unethical to people now, that is, to marry her to Liu Ying.
She wants Yan'er to give birth to her sister-in-law as soon as possible and use her child to achieve her own position.
Yan'er is young, her body is not yet mature, and she will never get pregnant. The more important fact is that they have not acted as husband and wife. Liu Ying's feelings for Yan'er are more like her uncle's affection for her niece than love.
They were all manipulated by Empress Lu, and they couldn't help themselves, and they had a feeling of sympathy. Therefore, they did not have a married life, and naturally they could not have children. But Empress Lu tried her best to get Yan'er pregnant.
Empress Lu found that Zhang Yan was unable to have children, so she thought of a conspiracy. She learned that there was a maid in the harem who had an affair with the emperor and became pregnant. This palace maid had a low status, so she became the target of Empress Lu.
She planned to take the palace maid's child as the queen's child, and then let the queen pretend to be pregnant and hand over the real child to the queen to raise, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting off the troubles.
This plan can not only allow Empress Lu to keep the emperor's biological children, but also do not need the empress to really have children, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. As soon as Empress Lu thought of this plan, he decided to carry it out immediately.
Zhang Yan ascended the throne at a young age, but as a queen, she could not bear the weight of childbirth, but the issue of heirs was like an unsolvable mystery among ancient women. Although Empress Lu's plan made her resist in her heart, she could only choose to submit to the status of the queen, the pressure of the queen mother, and the anxiety of having no heirs.
And when the child she gave birth to left her under the influence of a glass of poisoned wine, the complex emotions in her heart were even more indescribable.
Once a carefree child, she is now forced to be caught up in the maelstrom of power, a manipulated doll who appears noble on the surface, but is in fact a victim of fate.
Despite being widowed for four years, the death of her husband was still a huge blow to her, and her heart was filled with pain and grief regardless of her status.
Although the tribulations of the times and the tricks of fate made her bear countless misfortunes and powerlessness, she still insisted on doing her duty. She takes care of her children as if they were her own.
However, as the child grows up, he gradually realizes that his biological mother is not the queen, but the palace maid who was **. For revenge, he decides to challenge the queen as an adult.
However, when the queen learned the news, she felt that the future was full of uncertainty and decided to kill him in secret. As a result, the young Zhang Yan was widowed, lost her husband, and lost the only person in the palace who could support and care for her.
After the death of her stepson, the queen decided that she was no longer valuable and no longer forced her to do what she did not want to do.
Although Zhang Yan was Empress Lü's maternal grandmother, she did not participate in Empress Lü's crimes, but was forced to obey Empress Lü's orders. Therefore, after Liu Heng became emperor, she was able to survive and spent a peaceful life in the palace.
However, her life was full of loneliness and melancholy, and despite her wealthy background, she lost her family, love, and hope, and finally closed her eyes at the age of 40. It is said that after her death, the ladies purified her, and when they took a closer look at the ill-fated queen, they found that although she was 40 years old, she was still a virgin.
How noble her character is, for the sake of the Liu family, she is as guarded as jade, and she never relaxes at all. Although remarriage was allowed in ancient times, she remained firmly guarded in the deep palace full of intrigue and dross.
Later generations were deeply saddened and pitied by what had happened to her, so they devoted a book to her praising her noble qualities and her unstained spirit from the mud. She has spent her life in self-determination and perseverance.
Although she is unknown in history, she has stood by herself. Later generations revered her as the goddess of flowers, praising her purity, tenacity, and perseverance. Zhang Yan's experience makes us more deeply aware of the ruthless oppression of women by the feudal system.
Because under the "Chrysostom and Jade Words" of the superiors, their whole lives were sacrificed and became sacrifices of the dynasty, which is so sad and lamentable. However, in modern society, women can choose the object of their choice, and even if they are divorced, they can freely remarry, without so many constraints, and they do not have to adhere to the so-called chastity.