The concept of ancient people is different from that of us now, such as advocating the domination of patriarchal society. In the marriage system, the shackles on women are also relatively large, and in this period of feudal society where men and women are not equal, there are also some outstanding women who are different. They dare to fight for power for themselves, and even go to the peak of power.
As we all know, in ancient history, there was a domineering and awe-inspiring female emperor Wu Zetian, who stepped from the harem to the peak of power step by step, and the means were extremely cruel. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was also a woman, the harem beauty surpassed Wu Zetian, although not called the emperor but more powerful than the emperor, was called the Queen of the Ancients by posterity. Who is this person?
At a young age, he was at the top of the harem
This woman was the famous Empress Feng during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Feng's grandfather was originally the monarch of the Northern Yan State, and due to the chaos of the war, her father brought Feng's mother to Chang'an. It is said that when a Taoist monk passed by the Feng family, he saw the Feng family, who was still in his infancy, and went up to the Feng family and said that this child would assist three generations of kings in the future.
However, Feng's parental rights should be flattering and ignored. Due to the fall of the family, Feng's parents were killed, and she was exiled to the palace, becoming a little maid and escaping the disaster. After the 13-year-old Wencheng Emperor ascended the throne, he took a fancy to the 12-year-old Feng Shi and accepted her as a nobleman.
Feng was deeply favored by Emperor Wencheng and often accompanied him, and the two often discussed important political matters together, and Feng gave Emperor Wencheng a lot of useful advice. Later, Emperor Wencheng crowned Feng shi as empress, and at this time she was only 15 years old, and at a young age, she had to assume the responsibility of managing the harem. However, the Feng family did not disappoint and managed the harem in an orderly manner.
The two were very affectionate, made many contributions to the Northern Wei Dynasty together, and were deeply loved by the people. Just as Emperor Wencheng and Empress Feng were driving together, the people on the way were warmly welcomed. However, such a time was not long, and Emperor Wencheng died suddenly of illness when he was 26 years old, which hit Empress Feng very hard, and her life after that underwent earth-shaking changes.
Raising a male pet leads to a breakup between mother and child
Emperor Wencheng died young, leaving only a 10-year-old son Tuoba Hong, and shortly after Feng was made empress, Tuoba Hong was also made crown prince by Emperor Wencheng, but Tuoba Hong's birth mother was Li Shi. After that, he was adopted by the Feng clan and inherited the throne, and the Feng clan became empress dowager Feng, while Tuoba Hong's biological mother Li Shi was given death.
Empress Feng was sad all day due to the death of Emperor Wencheng, and later when she burned Emperor Wencheng's clothes, Empress Feng was momentarily sad and threw herself into flames. Fortunately, she was saved by the people around her, but since the fire, Empress Feng's temperament has changed greatly. As a result of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, many ambitious people of the wolf began to look at the Northern Wei regime and often bullied the orphans and widows. At this time, Empress Feng was only 25 years old.
Because she stayed with Emperor Wencheng for many years, she learned a lot about handling government affairs. In just one year, Empress Feng purged northern Wei of those who had rebellious intentions, so that the Northern Wei regime was stable. Later, Tuoba Hong's first crown prince was born, and Empress Feng also began to hand over the Northern Wei regime to Tuoba Hong, and she enjoyed herself in the harem.
After Tuoba Hong came to power, he suppressed Empress Feng's forces everywhere, resulting in a suspicion between mother and son, and then Empress Feng recruited male pets in order to relieve the loneliness of the harem, and finally fell in love with the handsome Li Yi. Tuoba Hong couldn't stand her behavior like this, thinking that she was fornicating in the harem, so he killed Li Yi. This also made Empress Feng very angry, and from then on, the relationship between mother and son broke up.
Seize power and reach the pinnacle of power
Empress Feng realized that Tuoba Hong was against herself and turned on the counterattack mode. After all, Empress Feng had many cronies in the imperial court, and Tuoba Hong was ultimately unable to defeat her, and was eventually forced to abdicate by Empress Feng, handing over the throne to his son, and Feng also became the empress dowager. And she did not let go, and Tuoba Hong, who became the Emperor Taishang, poisoned him to death with poisonous wine. At this time, the emperor was only five years old and could not rule the Northern Wei at all, so the power fell into the hands of the Feng clan again.
At this time, although Feng Shi had the honorific title of empress dowager, she was not very old. Although she did not have the name of the emperor, she was even more powerful than the emperor, and it can be said that she had embarked on the peak of power, and no one in the DPRK dared to point fingers at her. However, Feng still did not forget to find a new love for himself, and he also loved Wang Rui, Li Chong and others, and the rewards for them were very rich, and even Wang Rui's daughter was presided over by Feng himself.
In addition to male favorites, Feng also promoted many talents, and used eunuchs to establish a loyal political group to inquire about her. She also made great contributions to the reform of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, Feng Shi died of illness at the age of 49, but before she died, she instructed that the funeral should not be extravagant and wasteful, and everything should be simple. Although Feng did some absurd things, she made great contributions to the Northern Wei Dynasty and was known as the First Queen of the Ages.
Feng's life, legendary, accompanied the three monarchs. Although she had raised male pets, indulged in absurdity, and was criticized by posterity, her contribution to the Northern Wei Dynasty was indelible. Such a woman can not only ascend to the peak of power, but most importantly, she can also benefit the people of a country, no less than some dimwitted and incompetent monarchs.
epilogue
Although Empress Feng did not claim the title of emperor, she was even more powerful than the emperor and governed northern Wei well. Even after her death, she did not ask for a particularly extravagant funeral, but did not want to work hard for it, but unfortunately she died of illness at the age of forty-nine. Such an independent woman, born in the present, should also be able to become a world.