The so-called life is constantly changing, that is, the weakening of physical life and the strength and expansion of soul life. --Leo Tolstoy
Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, life is full of variables, as Leo Tolstoy said, human growth is constantly turning and changing, which is not only the development of the body, but also the abundance of the soul.
Everyone thinks that it is wishful thinking that sparrows flying up the branches and turning into phoenixes are delusional, but in ancient times, there was a woman named Song Fujin who successfully transformed from a dowry maid to an empress dowager of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
So, as long as we maintain a wise mind and rational thinking, any tribulation will become the cornerstone of our life path, remember: the sand is polished and will become a diamond.
Soldiers are in chaos and displacement
A wealthy family in Jiangcheng (present-day Wuhan, Hubei) welcomed their Miss Qianjin, Song Fujin.
If it were not for the chaos of the war, Song Fujin would have gained a decent life in the prominent family lineage, but the fate of the day did not go according to people's wishes, and the trajectory of her life was reversed in the horizontal knife, her family quickly declined, and the family was forced to flee to Shengzhou (present-day Nanjing).
But her tragedy did not stop, followed by the bad news of her parents' deaths in the war. As a young child, she suddenly lost all her dependence, but even if life is difficult, she must be strong to survive.
In order to obtain some income, Song Fujin participated in the selection of the Squire of the Shengzhou King's Assassin Shi Family, but she was sent back by the housekeeper due to her young age.
It is said that God closes a door and opens a window. Song Fujin was bumped into by The Assassin Shi Wang Rong on the way back, wang Rong saw that she was lively and cute, knowledgeable, and could also read and learn words, and just happened to be about the same age as her daughter, so he made her miss Wang's personal maid, saying that she was a maid, but in fact, she was Miss Wang's playmate.
The two of them were brothers and sisters, sitting on an equal footing, and Wang Rong regarded Song Fujin as his own daughter, so in this way, Shengzhou stabbed Wang Rong and gave Song Fujin a second home.
Heaven descends on marriage, and the marriage is connected
With the passage of time, Wang Rong's daughter has reached the age of talking about marriage, and Wang Rong, who has countless experiences and cultivated human feelings, has found a good home for his daughter - Xu Zhihao.
Xu Zhihao wandered around the Haozhou Monastery in his early years, and was later adopted by Wu Taizu Yang Xing. Wu Taizu especially liked this clever boy, but Xu Zhihao was not accepted by other brothers and sisters and was ostracized.
All this was seen in Wu Taizu's eyes and remembered in his heart, in order to make Xu Zhihao grow better, Wu Taizu passed him on to his good brother Xu Wen.
After a period of study, Xu Zhihao became a man who was both literate and martial, standing tall in the sky, and even Wu Taizu sighed: No general's son can compare with him in today's court.
Xu Wen even regarded Xu Zhihao as his own, treated him like his own son, and liked this smart and virtuous child in his heart. But even if you are like a relative, you will sow the seeds of estrangement because of some things.
Once, Xu Wen was drunk and had nowhere to vent, so he beat Xu Zhihao and expelled him. Xu Wen had thought that Xu Zhihao would remember his revenge, but when he returned home again, he found that Xu Zhihao had already greeted him at the door respectfully.
He asked Xu Zhihao curiously why he did this, and Xu Zhihao replied: "This is what the son should have done, as for the unhappiness between us, I think it is reasonable for the father to teach the son, the son only has the share of education, how dare he make a vendetta against the father on this?" After Xu Wen listened, he loved this sensible and virtuous appearance even more.
And Wang Rong's attention is not only Xu Zhihao's kind character, but also the prominent status of the Xu family. In this way, under the Zhang Luo of the parents of both sides, Xu Zhihao and the Wang girl became relatives, and Song Fujin entered the Xu mansion as a dowry.
His wife died, and Fukin stayed on the throne
Although Xu Zhihao and Miss Wang became married, the arrogant Miss Wang Family was particularly concerned about Xu Zhihao's origins, and felt that he was not worthy of his noble origins.
Between the two of them, there is also a gap and estrangement. On the contrary, Xu Zhihao and Song Fujin feel sorry for each other because they have similar experiences, and there are many common languages. In addition, Song Fujin, as the personal maid of miss Wang's family, naturally has a relatively high status, which was called "concubine" in ancient times.
Although Miss Wang Jia has been married to Xu Zhihao for many years, she does not have a son and a daughter under her knees. Moreover, Miss Wang Jia was frail and sickly, and she was depressed because she had no children, and she died soon after.
After the death of Miss Wang, Xu Zhihao repeatedly wanted to support Song Fujin, who had four sons, as the main room, but Song Fujin was grateful for the kindness of the Wang family, and she had been reading poetry since she was a child, and the benevolent and righteous wisdom that came with her told her: Even if Miss has passed away, she must keep her place for Miss.
The son inherits the father's business, and the child bird becomes a phoenix
Xu Zhihao is the dragon among men, spoiled and favored, and has been promoted by meng. In 918, Xu Wen's son Xu Zhixun was killed by The General Zhu Jin, and Xu Zhihao went to Guangling to quell the rebellion, known as the "Southern Wu General".
Xu Zhihao not only holds great power, but also wins the hearts and minds of the people. In 935, Xu Wen died of illness, and Xu Zhihao inherited his father's military power. Xu Zhihao, who was highly powerful and powerful, eventually usurped his position and overthrew the imperial court. His original surname was Li, and his name was Fu, and he said that he was a descendant of Tang Gaozu, and then established the Tang Dynasty, known as "Later Tang".
Xu Zhihao, who had just become emperor, was diligent in government affairs, promoted benevolent government, and put the people first. However, in his later years, he was obsessed with hanging furnace elixirs, longing for immortality, uncertain temperament, violent and bloodthirsty. Thanks to Song Fujin's accompaniment to him and advising him, many ministers were spared.
In the end, Xu Zhihao posthumously made Miss Wang a princess and Song Fujin as "Empress Yuanjing", and after Xu Zhihao's death, their eldest son Li Jing succeeded to the throne.
Citing the new emperor's young age, the ministers asked Song Fujin to bow to the government. However, she often remembered the tradition of "the harem is not allowed to participate in politics", and did not go beyond half a step, but only helped the new emperor to approve the recital, and when the emperor's ability improved, she returned all the rights to Li Jing.
epilogue
In life, there will always be some big changes, whether to crawl at the feet of fate or to be your own God lies in each person's choice. Instead of envying Song Fujin for being able to encounter such a lucky thing, it is better to take inspiration from her experience.
First of all, no matter how much life kisses and hurts, we should not give up any hope of life. Song Fujin lost her parents in the chaos of the soldiers, she survived strongly, how can we complain about the hardships of life? Second, always be grateful, and the grace of the dripping water should be repaid by the spring.
When Xu Zhihao wanted to help Song Fujin into the main room, Song Fujin was not thinking about the glory and wealth in the future, but Miss Wang's kindness to her, so he did not accept Xu Zhihao's suggestion. Finally, have a rational mind and take the big picture into account when making decisions. Just like when Song Fujin could make decisions on major state affairs, he also took into account the authority of the new emperor Li Jing in the future.
Human growth is accompanied by the variables encountered, as Leo Tolstoy said. I believe that as long as we do not admit our fate, do not accept defeat, and laugh at the variables, we can get a rational self-growth and a rich spiritual world from it.