In ancient Chinese history, there are traces of women active in the political arena in all dynasties, whether it is the Queen of Lu, who dominates the power of the Han Dynasty, or the Emperor Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, or the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. They have all climbed to the peak of power. But in fact, there is still one person who can be compared with these three, that is, the Queen Mother of Liao, Xiao, . She has been in power for more than 40 years, and the power can be said to be not lost to Wu Zetian, but in the end she married a Hanchen. People puzzled.
The popular costume drama "Yanyuntai" has attracted many people to watch recently. Many people are very interested in the protagonist Queen Mother Xiao in the drama. Let's get to know this historical figure together.
In the past, we always met the Empress Dowager Xiao from the perspective of the Central Plains. Due to the hostile relationship between Liao and Song Dynasty, she always appeared in a negative image. The TV series "Yanyuntai", which is currently on the air, is performed with the Queen Mother Xiao of the Liao Kingdom as the protagonist. This drama takes the Queen Mother Xiao as the protagonist and presents us a brand new Queen Mother Xiao, a smart, brave and politically talented Strong woman.
Xiao Chuo, the queen mother of Xiao, is a Qidan , a politician, military strategist and reformer of the Liao Dynasty. She is the daughter of a minister of the Liao State, was elected to the palace as a concubine, and was made queen two months after entering the palace. Because of Xiao Chuo's ability, she often assisted the frail and sickly Liao Jingzong to handle government affairs. Is it similar to Wu Zetian's situation? All the emperors were frail and sickly, and the queens assisted in politics. Liao Jingzong trusted her extremely, and Xiao Chuo decided many important national affairs.
Under the management of Xiao Chuo, the Liao Kingdom became stronger and stronger, and its national strength reached its peak, standing side by side with the Song Dynasty. But it didn't take long before the frail and sickly Liao Jingzong passed away, leaving behind Xiao Chuo and his 12-year-old son. And she didn't have the conditions and opportunity to ascend to the throne like Wu Zetian, the Liao clan clan stared at the throne, and perhaps she did not have the ambition of Wu Zetian to the throne. In order to keep the country from chaos, and to keep the status of their mother and son from falling, Xiao Chuo began to win over the ministers. Among them, the one who helped her most was Handejang, who had a marriage contract in the past.
Han Dejang is a Han ancestor and he is from Hebei. His grandfather was captured by the Khitan and served as a slave in Liao, and he has since become a citizen of Liao. But this man was very smart and hardworking, and he became a high official. His father was also good at fighting, and also held important official positions in Liao. And Han Dejang himself was also extremely wise, and he became the largest Hanchen in the Liao Kingdom when Jingzong was still in the reign of Liao, so it is understandable that Empress Xiao chose him.
Han Dejang served as Minister of Gu Ming, assisted Xiao Hou and devoted himself to his duties. The situation in Liao State quickly stabilized, and both affairs and economy reached the strongest. And as the two people got in touch with each other more and more, the feelings of young people sprouted again. The two often went in and out together. At that time, it was considered a semi-public relationship. Except for a formal wedding, the two were basically married. relationship. When
was 57 years old, Empress Xiao formally returned the imperial power to her son, ending her 40-year regency career, and passing away in the same year, also ended her wonderful life.
