The eunuch's clerical mistake changed the fate of the palace maid and opened the first chapter of the glorious and prosperous era of the Han Dynasty
In 221 BCE, the last of the six states of Shandong, the Qi state, formally descended to Qin with a white flag and established the Qin Dynasty, the first great empire of a powerful multi-ethnic alliance dominated by the early Han Chinese, and has since dominated the world.
The founder of the Great Qin Empire, Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, also left a strong mark in history with his firm will, and was even once known as the first emperor of the ages.
The Qin Dynasty appeared for a short time, like a meteorite that pierced the dark sky, and then disappeared without a trace, making it difficult to find a trace.
However, the Qin Dynasty was more brilliant than a meteor, and its influence on Chinese history did not disappear with the fall of the Qin Dynasty; In fact, in the feudal empire that followed for more than 2,000 years, the Qin Dynasty can be said to have not jumped out of the circle created by Qin Shi Huang.
In particular, the Han Dynasty, which replaced the Qin Dynasty, followed the Qin system in almost every aspect of the state system.
Han Gaozu Liu Bang is not only lustful, but also a prodigal emperor with low eyes, always thinking about having beautiful women and enjoying life. If it weren't for the constant encouragement of a group of courtiers around him, Liu Bang might have lost his way after entering Guanzhong, let alone competing with Xiang Yu for the world.
Not in history"If"If this is the case, there will be no history.
After Liu Bang became emperor, he felt that no one could control him anymore to enjoy the freedom of life, so he began to expand the harem, do whatever he wanted, and wanted to summon all the beauties in the world, but all this was seen by Lu Qiang.
Lu Pheasant is a woman with a strong desire for power, and Liu Bang's ruthlessness angers her, but she can only wait patiently. Later history proved that her wait was worth it, and she became the first person in the feudal dynasty to be made the empress dowager.
What he didn't expect was that Dou was just a concubine by his side, but she was more dazzling than him, and even heralded the first ** era of the Han Dynasty.
It all stemmed from the mistakes made by a eunuch.
Concubinage. After Liu Bang's death, the crown prince Liu Ying (i.e., Emperor Hui of Han) was kind-hearted and did not have the killing spirit that an emperor should have, and he gave his elderly mother Empress Lu a chance.
She is a ** woman, who has the power of the DPRK and the central government, and makes her own decisions. She eliminated the women who were fighting for power with her, got rid of her queen Qi, and wanted to use Liu Bang's favor to turn Lu Qiang into him"Human"。
Liu Ying couldn't do anything about this mother, so she could only endure it silently, which was one of the reasons why she died early, of course, this is also a later story.
When Lu Xian tasted this power and felt wonderful, he unconsciously relied on it, and in order to experience this power, his needs increased many times in all aspects, including, of course, the number of wives and concubines who served him in his daily life.
When Empress Lu was in power, she welcomed many women from good families and the so-called sons of good families into the palace, and it was at this time that the Dou family was elected to the palace.
This Dou clan is the later Empress Xiaowen Dou clan, according to the "Historical Records of Suoyin", her name is Dou Yifang.
Dou Yifang came from a humble background, was a child of a poor family, his father experienced the turmoil in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, lived an isolated life in Guangjin County, did not ask about the world, and lived by fishing all day long, but accidentally fell into the river and died, leaving the young Dou Yifang and two younger brothers.
Dou Yifang's life is very difficult, and he has to take care of his two younger brothers, and he has the ability to live independently early, but he didn't expect to be elected to the palace as a concubine, and a few years later, due to the eunuch's clerical error, he made a mistake and became a queen.
Clerical error. Dou Yifang was elected to the palace and later became the concubine of Empress Lu. She toiled hard all day long, but she could not be favored by the god of fate.
When he was working in the palace, he always thought about his two younger brothers, for fear that they would starve to death. Therefore, when Dou Yifang heard that the Empress Dowager Dou was going to take a group of courtiers out of the palace to reward the princes and kings, he pinned his hopes on going home, because his name was on the list of courtiers.
But it's not easy to return home, at least if you don't first find your place in a team close to home.
At that time, the court eunuchs were responsible for distributing the palace maids. Dou Yifang took out the money he had accumulated for many years, found the eunuch in charge of the palace maid, and asked him to write his name on the list of Zhaozhou, which was very close to home.
For the eunuch, who was a civil servant, this request was not a problem, so he did not refuse the money that others gave him.
The level of this eunuch may not be high, he is responsible for letting go of the concubine, but he doesn't remember Dou Yifang's specific requirements, so he seems to think that Dou Yifang wrote one in his name according to the script"Dai"Word.
When the list was presented, Empress Lu agreed, and it couldn't be changed, so when it was time to leave, Dou Yifang saw where the list was going and realized that he had been deceived by the eunuch.
Although there is only a one-word difference between Zhao Guo and Dai Guo, Dai Guo is much farther than Zhao Guo, of course Dou Yifang doesn't want to go, but Empress Lu has already issued a holy decree, and if he doesn't go, he will be killed, so he can only go to Dai Guo.
The rule of Wenjing. In 196 BCE, Han Xin, who held military power, instigated Chen Xian to rebel against Liu Bang in Daidi.
Chen Feng is Han Xin's subordinate, loyal to Han Xin, because Han Xin always said that he wanted to give it a try, but it didn't matter if he tried it, he directly lost his life and that of his family, Liu Bang appeased Chen Feng, and then settled down in this place, and sealed his fourth son Liu Heng, known as Emperor Wen of Han in history.
When Dou Yifang was named Dai's, Liu Heng was already an adult, and among the many concubines, he took a fancy to Dou Yifang at a glance.
Dou Yifang was very competitive, and it didn't take long for Liu Heng to give birth to a daughter, so there was a later Liu concubine, this woman is not simple, many years later, Liu Che can be made the prince, he has put in a lot of hard work behind him, and his daughter Chen Ajiao also became the first queen of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In 188 BC, Dou Yifang gave birth to another son, Liu Qi, who later became Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Heng also had a queen and gave birth to four sons for him, but the queen and the four sons of the acting king all died very early, giving the favored Dou Yifang a chance to continue to develop.
After the death of Empress Lü, Liu Bang's two sons died early due to Lü Fazan's assassination, and the ministers thought of Liu Heng, who was far away, so they took him back to the capital and made him emperor.
After Liu Heng ascended the throne, a group of ministers asked to be made a prince, Dou Yifang's son Liu Qi was made a prince after consideration, and later a group of ministers asked to be made a queen, and Dou Yifang was indisputably made a queen, and Dou Yifang's thorny road from crow to phoenix ended.
Dou Yifang was very sympathetic to Liu Heng and often advised him to practice benevolent governance, and Liu Heng also followed her advice. After Liu Heng's death, Liu Qi ascended the throne, and Dou Yifang was named Empress Dowager Dou.
The reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty created the first glorious period in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty"The rule of Wenjing. "。
Who would have thought that a eunuch who made a copying mistake would later become a widow of the ruling and opposition powers, history is really full of magic.