Romance of the Three Kingdoms stills Empress Dong
Empress Dowager Dong, a native of Hejian (present-day Hebei), was the wife of Liu Cang ,the Marquis of Xieduting, and the biological mother of Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han.
In the first year of Yongkang (167), Emperor Huan of Han died childless, and his empress Dou Miao was honored as empress dowager, and his father Dou Wuli Liu Hong was made emperor, and was made emperor of Han Ling.
In the first year of Xiping (172), after the death of Empress Dowager Dou Miao, Dong became empress dowager and began to interfere in imperial politics. Selling officials for goods, collecting money, and disrupting the government.
The five senses of zhonglang wang bao's granddaughter Wang Rong, the official position is a beauty level, and the emperor (Han Ling Emperor) gave birth to a son, called Liu Xie, the emperor handed Liu Xie over to Empress Dong to raise, and later Wang Meiren was poisoned by Empress He, for details, you can refer to my other article "Blessing and Misfortune, the Mother of Liu Xie, the Last Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, died tragically.".
Stills of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han
Emperor Ling of Han always wanted to make Liu Xie crown prince, and of course Empress Dong was more supportive of Liu Xie as crown prince. Helplessly, He Jin became a great general and held the power of the imperial court, and Empress He and He Jin of course supported Liu Wei as the crown prince, so until the death of Emperor Hanling, no candidate for the crown prince was decided.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms stills Han Shao Emperor Liu Debate
In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), emperor Ling of Han died, and the eunuch Jian Shuo, who was close to Empress Dong, murdered He Jin and killed him instead. In the end, Empress He's son Liu Zheng, with the support of the general He Jin, just in front of the coffin of Emperor Ling, supported the crown prince Liu Zhen to take the throne. Liu Jie's mother, Empress He, was the empress dowager, and Dong was the empress dowager.
Empress Dong was unwilling, so naturally she also wanted to support her own forces, follow Zhang Rang's advice, take advantage of the opportunity of he not entering the dynasty, make Liu Xie the King of Chen Liu, and crown her maternal uncle Dong Zhong as a general on horseback, and when she grasped military power, she would come to listen to the government.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms stills Empress He
Empress He saw that Empress Dong had exclusive powers, so she set up a banquet in the palace and invited Empress Dong to the banquet. When the wine was half drunk, Empress He stood up and held a cup and prayed again, saying, "Queen Mother, you and I are both women, and it is not appropriate to participate in the politics of the dynasty." In the past, because Lü Hou held heavy power and interfered in the government affairs of the dynasty, more than a thousand of his clans were killed and destroyed. Now you and I should live in the inner palace to raise the heavens, and let the ministers and elders of the court discuss the affairs of the court on their own, which is the great fortune of the country, and the queen of the mother will listen to the words of the courtiers and daughters-in-law. "
Empress Dowager Dong said, "You dared to teach me a lesson, if I hadn't lifted you up in the first place, you would have been able to have today." Could it be that today your son became emperor, and you can't succeed if you have a dependency."
Empress He said: "The courtiers and daughters-in-law do not dare, but only remind the mother and queen."
Empress Dong snorted and said, "Reminder? I was very sober. When you were jealous of Wang Meiren (Emperor Xiandi's mother) and poisoned her to death, are you going to harm me today? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will order the general to take the orders of his brothers and sisters. "
This is more interesting, don't you remind me, I remember that you killed Wang Meiren, do you want to harm me today?
Empress He said, "I have persuaded her with kind words why the queen is so unreasonable." "
Empress Dong smiled and said, "You also dare to talk about the word reasonable, ahem, joke." "
Empress He was very angry when she heard this, but she pressed her mood and said, "Empress Mother, you can't say that." The daughter-in-law was born in a humble background, which is good, but the mother queen you were originally a concubine, if it were not for the son who passed on to Emperor Xiaohuan as a son, yan could become the mother of the country? You and I are so old now, it is better not to mention the past. "
Empress Dowager Dong said sarcastically, "How about Concubine Fan?" Concubines are also concubines, always a hundred times stronger than you."
Empress He laughed and said, "This time and another time."
At this time, the son is the emperor, and his identity is different, so he will naturally become arrogant.
Empress Dowager Dong asked, "What was it like then, and what is it like now?" Do you dare to kill me? "
Empress He said, "How dare a courtier and daughter-in-law kill a queen mother, at best, only dare to kill a pig?"
Don't you mean that I came from a butcher's background, I'm just killing pigs now, and it's really poisonous
Three Kingdoms Rendition Stills Empress He ridiculed herself for killing pigs
The above dialogue is from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV series, very wonderful, perhaps in the whole TV is an insignificant part, but anyone who understands the history of it can not help but be amazed by such wonderful acting skills and plots.
Empress He summoned He into the palace overnight and told her eldest brother all this. So He went in and out and summoned the three publics to consult. The next morning, he instructed the chancellor Empress Dowager Dong to be a concubine of the clan, not suitable to live in the palace for a long time, and to move back to Hejian to settle (Empress Dong was originally a Hejian person, and her son entered the palace when she became emperor), and then went abroad under the limit of the day, and later He Jin sent someone to poison Empress Dong. On the one hand, he sent people to send away Empress Dong; on the other hand, he sent troops to surround the residence of the general Dong Chongfu and pursue Yinshou. Dong Zhong knew that there was no hope of escape, so he committed suicide in the back hall of his home.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms stills Dong Zhuo
Later, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and forced Empress He to abolish the throne of her son Liu Xie, the Shao Emperor of Han, and support Liu Xie to ascend the throne, that is, Emperor Xian of Han. Approaching Empress He to move to the Yong'an Palace, Empress He had to move out, but she was full of grief and anger, and had nowhere to vent, lest she have to cry and scold, and curse Dong Zhuo's old thief. Someone reported to Dong Zhuo that he immediately sent someone to the Yong'an Palace with poisoned wine and threatened Empress He to drink it. Empress He could not survive, so she could only drink it all and poison her to death. He also turned over the body of his eldest brother He Miao and dismembered it, discarded it on the side of the road, and executed Empress He's mother, Wu Yangjun, and threw the body naked in thorns, and did not allow others to collect the body.
Dong Zhuo and Empress Dong have the same surname, and it is really a report and a report.
Empress Dong and Empress He actually have two things in common:
First, they are all women. In previous societies, women relied either on their husbands, or on their sons, or on themselves, which was a highly difficult thing. Now the two of them, one is the son is leaving, the other is the husband is leaving, so they must consolidate their power by supporting the new king. Second, they have their own selfish intentions. According to the theory, Empress Dong was so old that there was no need to interfere in the affairs of the dynasty, but she was not accustomed to what Empress He was doing and wanted to fight with her. Dong and He have the same stance and the same situation, but they are sharply antagonistic and difficult to coordinate, so it is troublesome. The open and secret struggle between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law caused the two opposing forces in the court to fight viciously. And the ten permanent attendants are sandwiched in it, no matter which side they choose to fall to in the end, it is just to survive. In the face of this situation, it is difficult to judge who is right and who is wrong, because it is closely related to the general environment at that time. Even if the emperor made a crown prince before his death, he could not avoid this situation.
Differences:
Empress He had the support of her eldest brother He Jin and held great military power. The ten permanent servants who have the advantage of that side will fall to that side. In the end, Empress He won and had the right to say good things.
To quote an old saying to sum up; the philosopher becomes a city, and the philosopher woman falls into the city.