Since the people are willing to accept it, why should the general be a husband. - Emperor Chongzhen's "Poetry of Giving Qin Liangyu"
As the saying goes: behind every successful man, there is a great woman. In ancient China's patriarchal society, which lasted for more than two thousand years, the role of men was heavily written in history books, and the status of women was often drowned in the dust of history. Then again, in patrilineal societies, it is generally men who open up territory in front of them and grow more resources for the family and growth. And women need to grasp the tranquility of the house and silently support the career of the head of the family behind their backs. Women's silent efforts are mostly not publicized, which is the sadness of the feudal era.
Empress Eldest Grandson
In the legendary life of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, the help of these three women was indispensable. The first is empress eldest grandson, who is famous for being brave and resourceful, dignified and virtuous, who has made many contributions to Li Shimin's ascension to the throne, and is one of the few women who can leave a few strokes in the history. When she married Li Shimin, the eldest grandson was only 13 years old, she was from a famous family, dignified and courteous, and when she first met Li Shimin, she made the other party fall in love at first sight. The 17-year-old Changsun clan accumulated a lot of word of mouth and contacts for the Li family, when Li Yuan's father and son raised troops in Taiyuan, and deliberately provoked war because of the nameless division, causing dissatisfaction among the people. Just as the so-called people who won the hearts of the people won the world, Empress Eldest Sun used her kindness and benevolence to impress the local people, won the hearts of the people for Li Yuan's father and son, and also laid the foundation for Li Shimin to ascend the throne later.
Mother Dou
The second woman behind Li Shimin is his mother, Dou Shi. Dou was born noble, grew up in a brocade and jade food, and received treatment and favors similar to that of a princess, because her uncle was Emperor Wu of Zhou. It is said that the hair grows all the way to the neck at birth, and there is an ancient saying that the more hair a baby has when it is born, the more exuberant it is, the smarter it is. So Dou was considered a very smart child when he was born. As an adult, Dou's character was resolute, and after marrying Li Shimin's father Li Yuan, she worked hard and complained, even if her husband was demoted to an official, she did not complain at all.
In his later years, Li Shimin often missed his mother, and whenever he recalled the details of his mother's relationship with him, Li Shimin, a generation of Ming Emperors, could not help but burst into tears, which showed the position of Dou in Li Shimin's heart. The name Li Shimin was doushi who asked someone to calculate a gua for his second son. The gua shows that this was a child who saved the people, so Dou named his son Li Shimin. Unlike some women with children in ancient times, Dou Shi was a truly insightful person, she personally cultivated her children into talents, and Li Shimin later became a generation of Ming Jun, which was inseparable from Dou's careful education.
Grandmother Lonely Clan
The third woman behind Li Shimin is his grandmother DuguShi. The famous name of the lonely family, many people have some understanding in the TV series. Du Guoxin, a famous general of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties, had three daughters, all of whom became empresses. Li Shimin's grandmother is one of the daughters of DuGuxin, Dugushi is a very far-sighted woman, she was born into a large family, experienced the bloody rain and wind of dynastic changes, her family can still stand firm, which shows the prestige and status at that time, as well as the foresight of the elders of the family headed by Duguxin.
Li Shimin's grandmother, dugu's godson, was quite strict, and when he was terminally ill in his later years, he still looked stern and domineering. Li Yun, who has a stable personality, was originally a very cautious person, and he would not break the existing peaceful situation unless he had to. The reason why Li Yuan decided to raise an army in Taiyuan also had a lot to do with the encouragement and teaching behind his mother, Du Gushi. In her later years, Dugu shi was taken care of a lot by her daughter-in-law Dou Shi, and also taught her many methods of educating her children, which indirectly affected Dou Shi's heart.
Reference: "Bestowing Qin Liangyu Poem"