History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Empress Feng of Northern Wei, once the most powerful woman in Northern Wei, personally supported the two emperors of Northern Wei. She actively reformed the system, and in the more than 20 years of her reign, the national strength of Northern Wei was greatly enhanced, and because of her political acumen and outstanding contributions, Empress Feng was known as the first empress dowager in ancient and modern times.
Feng was born prominently, she was the daughter of the royal family of Northern Yan, and her grandfather was the monarch of the country, she can be said to be a righteous golden branch and jade leaf. However, there is a princess identity but there is no princess life, when she was born, Northern Yan has been destroyed for 6 years, the family is upside down, where there is still the honor of the imperial family. When Feng became an adult, her father Feng Lang was suddenly hanged by orders from the Northern Wei authorities.
After the tragic death of his father, Feng Shi saved his life because he was a girl and did not reach adulthood, and was sent to the palace as a slave. When he entered the palace, Feng Shi was still young, and in order to save his life, he could only work every day and scold him. But those days soon came to an end. After Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei ascended the throne, Feng Shi was favored by him at a glance, transforming from a slave to a new favorite of the king and being crowned as a nobleman.
Emperor Wencheng did not care about Feng's origins, Feng's posture was charming, his personality was lively, and the two were very close, and Feng eventually won the favor of the king. Emperor Wencheng did not shy away from Feng when handling political affairs, and even personally taught her many political strategies. The relationship between the two gradually became strong, and just 3 years later, Emperor Wencheng decreed that she be made his empress, and Feng Shi was only 15 years old at this time.
The reason why she was able to take the position of empress was that in addition to the favor of Emperor Wencheng, it was inseparable from her mental means. Although feng shi was favored by the king, the harem women not only did not envy her, but also got along with her happily and supported her very much. Feng Never considered herself a favored concubine, so she won the favor of the concubines, and she was fair in her dealings, so she became an empress, which can be said to be the expectation of everyone.
At that time, the Northern Wei imperial family had a rule that as long as the crown prince was made crown prince, then in order to prevent The Rooster Si Chen, the prince's birth mother would be given death. After Emperor Wencheng made his own crown prince Tuoba Hong crown prince, he killed his birth mother Li Shi and gave the 2-year-old Tuoba Hong to Feng to raise. Feng Shi is already the honor of the empress, and he has raised the future monarch, and his life is very happy. Unfortunately, Emperor Wencheng was a short-lived emperor and died young at the age of 25.
Feng was only 24 years old at the time, just as Miao Ling became the empress. She originally wanted to commit suicide and be buried for Emperor Wencheng, but was saved by the ministers. The new emperor was still young, and Feng Shi had to take up the heavy responsibilities of the imperial court and personally handle state affairs. Tuoba Hong ascended the throne as emperor, known in history as Emperor Xianwen, although he was the right bloodline of Emperor Wencheng, there were still many ministers in the court who were dissatisfied with this young Tianzi.
In order to keep his adopted son on the throne, Feng showed his politically ruthless side, personally planning to foil the rebellion plan of the courtiers and restore stability to the Political Situation in Northern Wei. A year and a half later, Feng returned the government to Emperor Xianwen. Five years later, Emperor Xianwen passed the throne to his eldest son Tuoba Hong, who also changed from emperor to emperor, but after a year he died strangely violently. Tuoba Hong was still a child at that time, and he was simply unable to handle state affairs, so Feng Shi had to listen to the government again. Although she nominally monopolized the power of state affairs, she promoted Tuoba Hong everywhere and taught him her own way of governing the country completely. When Tuoba Hong became an adult, she also took charge of the Tuoba clan and eventually spent her old age in the imperial palace.