Empress Xuan of the Qin State, the first woman recorded in the history books to be called a politician, the first empress dowager in Chinese history, and the first empress dowager in history to listen to and control the government of the dynasty, is the first in the future... The later empress Wu Zetian, Lafayette Cixi, compared with Empress Qin Xuan, could only bow to the wind. How to say it, Qin Xuan's empress dowager Qi Bazi can also be regarded as the originator of the empress dowager, the first person to control the government in his own hands. Do these latecomers have to thank Empress Qin Xuan before calling for wind and rain in the imperial court?
But now when it comes to queens, queens and the like, people first think of Wu Zetian or Cixi. As for the reason, I personally feel that the spring and autumn are too far away, and the second is that Empress Xuan of Qin is not as king as Wu Zetian, nor is she as extravagant as Cixi Lafayette, so the sense of existence may be relatively low. If you think about when Empress Qin Xuan was dominating the Qin Palace, she must not have thought that there would be better people than her in the future.
Throughout the life of Empress Xuan of Qin, it is really colorful. Although it cannot be said that Empress Qin Xuan's life was lucky, at least it was not like the current palace fighting drama.
The data of Empress Xuan of the State of Qin is rarely recorded in the history books, and only the surname Qi is known, which was the national surname of the State of Chu at that time. This girl with the surname Mi should have married the King of Qin when Cardamom was young. When she became a concubine of the King of Qin, she had the title of Eight Sons of Qi. The eight sons were one of the ranks of the empress dowagers of the Qin Palace, and the eight sons were ranked in the lower middle position. Therefore, in terms of the rank of the eight sons, Empress Xuan of Qin should not be very popular, at least while King Huiwen of Qin was alive.
However, history will still give those who should succeed a chance. After the death of King Huiwen of Qin, the prince succeeded to the throne and became the King of Qinwu. This King of Qin Wu was naturally good at fighting and had great strength. Of course, I like to fight. A few years after King Wu of Qin succeeded to the throne, because he liked fighting power too much, he was directly crushed in a single move. Within a day, he was dead. When he died, he was only 21 years old and did not have a single child. King Wu of Qin died, and the monarch of the State of Qin was gone. The throne cannot remain empty. Someone has to come out and preside over politics.
Qi Bazi seized this opportunity, and with the support of his younger brother and King Wuling of Zhao, he made his son the monarch of the Qin state, known in history as the King of Qin Zhaoxiang. The son became the king, and the eighth son became the empress, known in history as empress dowager Qin Xuan. Because the new king was still young, Qi Bazi began a 40-year dictatorship of the empress. For such a long time, Wu Zetian and Cixi could not compare!
Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin put her son on the throne, and Huiwen naturally could not sit still after that. He and his daughter-in-law, the queen of King Wu of Qin, established the younger brother and son of King Wu of Qin and became the new king. That's great. One nation, two new kings, both sides began to fight. Since Empress Xuan of Qin was able to put her son on the throne, she naturally would not show weakness. After three years of struggle, Queen Huiwen was defeated. Empress Xuan of Qin directly eliminated these people, and Queen Wu was driven back to her mother's house, and the rest were killed.
In this struggle, Empress Xuan of Qin took decisive action without humanity. Such boldness and cruelty initially revealed the political skills of Empress Xuan of Qin. In the 40 years of Empress Xuan of the Qin State, the Qin State annexed the surrounding small states and began to expand, laying a solid foundation for the future annexation of the Six Kingdoms by the Qin State. Later, in order to stabilize the position of the new king and the stability of the Qin state, Empress Xuan did not hesitate to sell her beauty and youth in exchange for a brief peace in the country.
Empress Xuan of Qin's political means were sharp and fierce. Even the queen's Wu Zetian, compared with a political strong woman like Empress Xuan of qin, is also a small witch.