Good evening, dear friends. Have you watched the recent update of the second season of the HBO series " Dragon Family "? In the latest episode of
, the uncrowned Queen Rhaenys fell. Many people expressed their feelings for her who had to fight to the death for her country without gaining power.
"House of the Dragon" Season 2 stills
The resourcefulness she showed in the war, also made people see her ability as a female politician that is absolutely worthy of power.
The role of the Uncrowned Queen is truly outstanding, and in reality, such outstanding women do exist.
Recently, I repeatedly watched the TV series " Da Fengge " and discovered that Queen Lu in real history was our own uncrowned queen.
As a rare female politician recognized by Sima Qian, it is a pity that her life was just brushed aside by the word poisonous woman.
Today, I will give you a careful steak of the sheep.
A woman who works hard to survive in troubled times
Obviously competing for female sex but actually fighting for power
Queen Lu's life was full of helplessness from the beginning, comparable to Fan Shengmei in ancient times.
When she was young, her family moved to Peixian County, which is now near Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, to avoid enemies. Not long after
moved to Peixian County, her father, Taigong Lu, fell in love with Liu Bang and insisted on marrying his daughter to Liu Bang, who was poor and had no money at the time and looked like a rogue.
In the general environment of the feudal monarchy, when you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog. After marriage, Queen Lu is trying hard to clean up the mess left by her husband.
In "The Heroes of Chu and Han", Empress Lu played by Zhang Keyi
In the process of Liu Bang's rise to the world, Empress Lu suffered a lot and experienced life and death several times.
When Liu Bang was a nobody, he took it upon himself to let the prisoners go, and he simply ran away.
As a member of Liu Bang's family, Queen Lu was quickly imprisoned and suffered a lot.
was sent to prison alone. It is said that she was also molested by the jailer.
Although in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were no shackles of the "Three Obediences and Four Virtues" and the "Chastity Arch", for a woman, it is also a nightmare that is very difficult to survive when her husband becomes a bandit and she is imprisoned and repeatedly humiliated.
Due to the restrictions of that era, Queen Lu did not leave Liu Bang. While continuing to take care of the housework and taking care of the elderly and children, she secretly sent clothes, meals and messages to her husband, living a life of fear.
Queen Lu played by Qin Lan
Hope came quickly, and despair followed closely. Even if Liu Bang became the overlord of one party, he and Xiang Yu began the four-year struggle between Chu and Han for hegemony.
Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang at Suishui, Empress Lu was also captured by Xiang Yu and served as a hostage for 28 months.
During this period, every victory Liu Bang won on the battlefield brought her one step closer to death.
Historical records record that in order to defeat Liu Bang, Xiang Yu took Empress Lu and Liu Bang's father to the front of the two armies and threatened him with cooking and killing. Liu Bang said without changing his face and his heart not beating, "Kill if you want, remember to divide the cooked meat soup." I have a bowl.
Her husband has such great ambition and determination, one can imagine Queen Lu’s state of mind.
Queen Lu, played by Yu Xiaohui
After being detained by the Chu army for nearly two and a half years, Queen Lu returned to Liu Bang when she was nearly forty years old.
But the nightmare is not over either.
At this time, Liu Bang had successfully conquered the world and was completely fascinated by his new friend, Mrs. Qi.
It is said that Mrs. Qi "attended the emperor day and night", and Liu Bang hugged her even while eating.
"Queen Lu is old and often stays behind. She hopes to see her and becomes more distant." He does not talk about her, does not see her, and treats her as if she does not exist.
Queen Lu in "The Song of the Wind"
Queen Lu lived like this in a situation full of hope but often faced with despair.
Mrs. Qi in "The Song of the Wind"
may be caused by the hardships in her early years, or it may be Liu Bang's cold selfishness after his success and his son's benevolence and weakness.
In the cruel court struggle, Empress Lu quickly understood what kind of person she wanted to be.
has completed the change in mentality from the woman behind a successful man to a female politician in front of the stage.
In "Chu and Han Dynasty" Wu Qianlian plays Empress Lu
In her relationship with her husband, she is not jealous, does not make a fuss, and never mentions how much she has suffered for him, and she is even still considerate.
thoughtfully helped Liu Bang get rid of Han Xin and Peng Yue, Liu Bang's serious troubles, and used his own actions to become Liu Bang's political allies.
Whether these actions were wise at the time may be discussed, but the only thing that can be confirmed is that during this period, Queen Lu was increasingly able to see the importance of power to herself.
When mentioning Queen Lu, one word that comes to many people's minds is - "human pig".
She invented the most brutal way to treat a concubine in the palace in history:
cut off her limbs, gouged out her eyes, smoked her ears to deafness, poisoned her to become mute, and then threw her into the toilet, so that Mrs. Qi, who had been loved by thousands of people, A combination of numerous symptoms of disability.
But many people misunderstand the real motivation behind Queen Lu's cruelty: her viciousness does not stem from female competition, but the power struggle between the harem.
If Mrs. Qi had been a well-behaved concubine, perhaps Lu Pheasant would not be so cruel to her.
The problem is that Mrs. Qi's ambition is not small. Even though Empress Lu's son is the eldest son, she still wants to covet the crown prince's position for her son.
even encouraged Liu Bang to depose the crown prince and make his own son the crown prince.
Empress Lu in " Beauty Scheming "
At this time, Empress Lu had long lost the filter of her husband's favor, and continued to manage her prestige in the hero group for many years to consolidate her power.
is bound to have a life-and-death fight with Mrs. Qi Ji.
Of course, the sheep did not whitewash Queen Lu’s cruelty, but we can look at this issue from another angle.
Regarding the counter-murder of Madam Qi, Madam Qi's stupidity was that she regarded Liu Bang's favor as the only bargaining chip, and even thought that favor equals power.
She thought that the re-establishment of the crown prince meant that Liu Bang loved her and cared more about her. She did not understand that the crown prince was a political position and represented the separation of political forces.
Regardless of any dynasty, if the eldest son has no obvious fault, deposing the eldest son and establishing a crown prince will definitely be opposed by all the courtiers.
What it represents behind it is a challenge to the entire feudal inheritance tradition. Once the system is broken without reason and everyone can get it, it will shake the foundation of the dynasty, and it is often the beginning of chaos and turmoil in the dynasty.
This is what all conscientious ministers do not want to see, let alone the prince's mother, Queen Lu's power is still there.
It can be said that in this power struggle, Empress Lu took advantage of the time and people, and the outcome has already been written.
After coming to power, Empress Lu was highly recognized by Sima Qian.
Empress Lu went through many hardships in the first half of her life. Sima Qian commented on her "resolute character". After
came to power, her series of political actions also made her the only female politician written by Sima Qian in the "Historical Records".
There are many remarkable political and economic measures announced by Queen Lu after she came to power.
For example, she was the first person to announce the realization of land to the tiller.
In other words, it is to allocate land to the people, which is equivalent to realizing that everyone in modern society has a house to live in, and allocating houses is free, and the people do not need to spend a penny.
At the time, Empress Lu's decree was unprecedented and unprecedented. Since her first creation,
has directly affected China's feudal land system in 2000 and truly completed the unification of land distribution in China.
Its political and economic capabilities are evident.
In addition to land policy, Empress Lu also issued the first decree to protect women's rights and interests in Chinese history: the "Two Years of Law Order".
In this law, Queen Lu proposed that widows could also have the opportunity to start their own families, allowing women to have the right to live independently.
She also advocated that women also have the qualifications to hold power. During her reign, many women were canonized as marquises.
In addition to this law, she also modified some Han laws and abolished some of the harsh policies of the Qin Dynasty, the most famous of which were the "Three Tribes Crime" and the "Evil Words Order".
The crime of the three clans is that one person's crime implicates the three clans. The evil words order means that wherever "evil words" appear, all the local people will be executed.
Empress Lu also made contributions to urban construction during her reign.
The construction of the Chang'an City Wall during the Han Dynasty was completed during her reign.
During her 16-year reign, Empress Lu strictly followed the concept of governing a big country like cooking small dishes.
This stage of the Han Dynasty was the period when most people cultivated their health and recuperated, and it was also the year when most people lived a relatively stable life.
Historians evaluate Empress Lu
There has never been a perfect politician in history. Sheep believes that how to objectively evaluate male emperor-level figures, he should also objectively evaluate female emperor-level figures.
For example, Wu Zetian, who was as controversial as Empress Lu, during her reign, she reused the female official Shangguan Wan'er, vigorously promoted women's participation in politics, and advocated the pursuit of equality between men and women.
At that time, women's social status was greatly improved, and they could participate in politics. Women gained unprecedented living space and freedom.
Wu Zetian in "Ci of the Ming Dynasty"
Emperor Wu also made a special exception when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives. He feasted with female villagers alone, listened to their opinions, and granted noble titles to local women over eighty years old.
"Daming Palace Ci"
Shangguan Wan'er also established a baby girl adoption center to take in baby girls abandoned by their parents.
In addition, allowing female titles to be passed on was also implemented with her encouragement.
At that time, women's clothing was open and gorgeous. The veils that covered the face were no longer used. Collarless women's clothing was popular, and there was no underwear underneath.
Whether it is mental state, scope of rights, or food, clothing, housing and transportation, women have been liberated as never before.
These are all changes brought about by women gaining real power.
Finally, I want to say that after reading the history of women’s struggle for power a thousand years ago, you will find that many of their achievements are still useful today.
Only by facing their lives squarely and objectively evaluating their achievements can the strength and wisdom of women be truly seen by more people.
Women are not born mediocre. They are qualified to gain their own power and glory, and they are good at changing the world.
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