When many people study ancient historical figures, they will habitually study the kings of ancient dynasties. But in fact, in addition to the king, the empress dowager in the harem is also worthy of study by future generations. You know, the fight in the harem is not much weaker than the fight in the previous dynasty. A woman without ability, where is there such a great chance to climb to the throne of the empress?
The content we want to introduce to you in this article is related to the two empresses in the Western Han Dynasty. They are all well-known, one of them is surnamed Lü and the other is surnamed Dou. The main reason why we want to mention them here is because many people want to know which of them is more capable, or who is more powerful? If you're also curious about this question, get a quick overview!
Brief introductions of one or two empresses.
First of all, let's briefly introduce Empress Lü to you.
What Empress Lü said is actually that We are all familiar with Liu Bang's original wife Lü Yan, her family conditions were originally very good, and she was treated like a baby by her father since she was a child, so she did not live a hard life. It was not until his father married Liu Bang that Lü Yan began to live a hard life.
Fortunately, at the beginning, Lu Lu was still very virtuous, and even if his life was hard, he could take good care of her husband and family. However, no one expected that after becoming empress, Lü Yan gradually embarked on the road of ruthlessness because he was snubbed by Liu Bang. Not only did he do the thing of making Lady Qi an adult, but he also became the actual ruler of the Western Han Dynasty for a time.
Secondly, let's briefly introduce Empress Dou to you.
The reason why I want to introduce Empress Dou is not only because she also has a great reputation in history, but also because she, like Empress Lü, has also been in charge of the government. Empress Dowager Dou was named Dou Yifang and was the empress of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. She was originally just a commoner, but was later elected to the palace as a family member.
Because she was clever and clever, she was favored by Empress Lü and given to Emperor Wen. Later, Emperor Wen became emperor, and she who was quite loved by Emperor Wen also became an empress. Then, Empress Dowager Dou became blind in both eyes because of illness. It didn't take long for her to fall out of favor. It wasn't until Emperor Wen died and her son Emperor Jing succeeded to the throne that she was able to raise her eyebrows again. After that, she gradually came to power and interfered too much in the government, so she had a greater reputation like Empress Lü.
Second, a comparison of the abilities of the two empresses.
In fact, in addition to the master-servant relationship, Empress Lü and Empress Dou still have some kinship. Because although Empress Dou's husband was not born to Empress Lü, when it comes to seniority, she still has to treat Empress Lü as a mother-in-law. And there is a saying that Ginger is still old and spicy, and since Empress Lü is the elder of Empress Dowager Dou, many people think that the person who has greater patience must be Empress Lü.
In fact, through analysis, this view held by everyone can also be held. Because at least from the perspective of birth and political behavior, Empress Lü was already far superior to Empress Dou.
In terms of origin, although Empress Lü's origin was not the best at that time, at least her father was quite respected, and she not only did not live a relatively poor life before marriage, but also had the opportunity to study and become one of the few educated women at that time.
Empress Dowager Dou, on the other hand, was just an ordinary person at first, not only did not have a good life, but was also forced to enter the palace as a family member. Later, if Empress Lü had not sent her to Emperor Wen's side, then she would not have been able to become empress dowager, and whether she could survive in the palace would have been a problem. Therefore, Empress Dowager Dou's origin was obviously inferior to That of Empress Lü. If this can also be regarded as a project that can be fought over, then there is no doubt that Empress Dou will lose more miserably.
From the perspective of political behavior, Empress Lü's political behavior is obviously greater than that of Empress Dou. Why? In fact, it was like this: after the death of Han Gaozu, Empress Lü gradually took control of the government. Especially after the death of her son Liu Ying, she seemed to have become the queen of the Western Han Dynasty. And Empress Dowager Dou?
Although she also gradually grasped the power of the government after the death of her husband, her control over the power of the government was very limited. It can even be said that she only played a role in interfering too much in the politics of the dynasty, and failed to become the true ruler of the Western Han Dynasty like Empress Lü.
Therefore, at least from the above two aspects, the ability that Empress Dowager Dou possessed was far from being able to compare with the ability possessed by Empress Dowager Lü. If Empress Lü's control over the Western Han Dynasty is described as rule, then Empress Dou's control over the Western Han Dynasty is at best a more serious manifestation of harem interference. In this way, even from the perspective of the time span of her reign, Empress Lü was far less in power than Empress Dowager Dou, who also lost to Empress Lü in this contest of ability.
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