Princess Pingyang knew that Chen Ajiao had never been pregnant, so Princess Pingyang always gave beautiful women to Emperor Wu of Han, two of whom were the most famous, and they both eventually became the empresses of the Great Han, one was Wei Zifu and the other was Lady Li. However, their fates are different, Wei Zifu was forced to commit suicide and died, and Lady Li died of illness, so why are their lives so different?
Wei Zifu
Wei Zifu was originally a household slave of Princess Pingyang, once Emperor Wudi of Han met the family of Princess Pingyang because of the ancestor worship, Princess Pingyang then set up a banquet to entertain Emperor Wu of Han, Princess Pingyang knew that Chen Ajiao had not been pregnant, so she wanted to send a few beauties to Emperor Wu of Han, and as a result, Emperor Wu of Han did not look at any of them, at this time Princess Pingyang let the singers come out to sing and dance, and as a result, Emperor Wu of Han took a look at Wei Zifu, wei Zifu not only could sing and dance, but also looked very beautiful, so Emperor Wu of Han let Wei Zifu serve himself. After letting Hou spoil Wei Zifu in Xuan's car, and then took Wei Zifu back to the palace, when she left, Princess Pingyang said to Wei Zifu: "After entering the palace, eat well, don't forget my recommendation", and then Chen Ajiao was deposed, Wei Zifu became an empress, in the empress's reign for 38 years, the harem was well-organized, but later Emperor Wu of Han trusted Jiang Chong, which led to the disaster of wujiao, and finally Wei Zifu and the crown prince Liu Zhi raised an army, and after the defeat of the army, they hanged themselves.
Mrs. Lee
Lady Li's brother Li Yannian served in the palace, because Li Yannian was proficient in the rhythm of song and dance, so he was deeply loved by Emperor Wu of Han, and once Li Yannian accompanied Emperor Wu of Han to sing, singing and singing: "There are beautiful people in the north, the style is unique, the pavilions are standing, looking back at the city and the city, looking back and hoping to overthrow the country, do not know the disaster of the fall of the city, only because it is difficult for beautiful people to get it again!" Emperor Wudi of Han was very happy to hear this, and said, "Good, but where in the world is there such a beauty?" Princess Pingyang immediately said that Li Yannian's sister was such a beauty, so Emperor Wu of Han summoned Lady Li, and was touched by Lady Li's appearance, Lady Li was indeed a beauty among beauty, so she loved Lady Li, but Lady Li fell ill shortly after giving birth to a son, and died soon after, Emperor Wu of Han missed Lady Li very much, and also specially let the warlocks do it, hoping to see Lady Li again, often because of Lady Li's early death and blamed herself, so she ordered someone to paint Lady Li's appearance. When I miss her, I look at her portrait, and Lady Li was posthumously crowned empress many years after her death.
So why are the fates of the two different?
First, Wei Zifu participated in the struggle in the court, she was the empress in the harem, so she participated in politics, and eventually the scourge of witchcraft broke out, she was also involved in it, and finally rose up with the prince, defeated and committed suicide, and Lady Li did not participate in politics from beginning to end, Lady Li was only favored by Emperor Wu of Han, but she has not been involved in other things, while Wei Zifu is different, Wei Zifu is the head of the harem, has been managing the harem, and eventually touched the frontier politics, thus leading to the end of the tragedy.
Second, Wei Zifu's family is too powerful, her brother and nephew are all fierce generals in the dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Zhiyi were all generals who had made great military achievements, and they were deeply favored by Emperor Wu of Han, so Wei Zifu's family was very strong, which to a certain extent infringed on the interests of other families, so naturally it would be excluded by other families, so in the struggle for power, Wei Zifu finally became the target of everyone, and Lady Li was different, Lady Li's family was not so strong, on the contrary, it would suffer very few blows. So the last one is forced to die, the other is sick and dies, and the fate of the two is naturally different.
Third, in ancient times, the mother was noble, Wei Zifu's son was the prince, and the future was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Lady Li's son was just an ordinary prince, so Wei Zifu would suffer more blows, while Lady Li was not, especially in the struggle for the throne, Wei Zifu would inevitably suffer from many aspects of exclusion and blows, and Lady Li did not have to consider these, so in the end Lady Li was sick and died, and Wei Zifu was forced to die.