They all came "because of the dragon's pregnancy", one became the emperor, and the other became the emperor's favorite concubine
In feudal society, it is a person's origin, especially the royal nobility, and a person's origin often determines the development of this person. In addition to their origins, the lives of some of the more prominent figures will be crowned with some legendary colors by the common people. For example, when the birds are circling at birth, the auspicious clouds are thousands of miles, and the "auspicious scene" such as the difficulty of dissipating the fragrance, all the rumors are in addition to the imagination of the common people, and there is also the beautiful yearning for these difficult characters in the heart.
Historically, there are two women whose lineages are linked to the word "pregnant by the dragon", one of them became the emperor's favorite concubine, and the other directly became the emperor, they were Bao Ji and Wu Zetian. What's going on here? Obviously, they are two completely different people, why the rumors left behind are so similar, let's take a look at it together!
Because the dragon is pregnant, the water is red
According to the "Records of History", king Zhou You, in order to make the prince smile, did not hesitate to light the beacon tower that contacted the princes' reinforcements, and let the soldiers and horses from all walks of life rush to come. In order to see the smiling face of Qiu Ji, king Zhou You intensified and lit the beacon tower again and again, thus losing the trust of the princes and putting himself in the predicament of no reinforcements, and the Zhou Dynasty was also taken away, and the Western Zhou was destroyed.
From this short allusion, it is not difficult for us to imagine how beautiful it should be, and "a smile pours into the city, and then laughs at the country" is no more than that. As for the life of The Lady, there is a very legendary story in the folk. It is said that in the Zhou Dynasty, there was a box that had been passed down for three generations, and it contained the saliva of the dragon, and no one dared to open it. In the last years of King Li of Zhou, he was finally opened, but the saliva also flowed into the palace, and there was a maid in the harem, who accidentally touched it and later became pregnant. The maid gave birth to a child without a husband, and she was so frightened that she discarded the child. Later, the child was adopted by a couple and brought to the country of Praise, because the women who had praised the country all had the surname of the country, so the child was called "Praise". Later, King You of Zhou defeated the State of Zhou, and in order to quell the chaos of the war, king of Zhou You, the beautiful King of Zhou You, and there was a later story.
The Black Dragon's elite female warrior was born to the King of Zhou Yi And Tang
Coincidentally, perhaps in the hearts of the deceased, Wu Zetian and Qiu Ji are generally "red face disaster water", so in the folk Wu Zetian also has a similar birth legend. It is said that there is a dragon pond in Wu Zetian's ancestral hometown of Lizhou, and one day Wu Zetian's mother was playing in Longtan, who knew that a dragon suddenly appeared, so Yang Clan was pregnant with the dragon and gave birth to Wu Zetian. In the present, this statement sounds very absurd, but at that time, many people believed that Li Shangyin also mentioned in his poems that Lizhou was a "pregnant golden wheel", and the Southern Song Dynasty Feng Yi also wrote in the poem, "The black dragon's fine breed of female warriors was born in the Zhou Yi Tang King.".
So why did the people at that time tell such a story? It is clear that the former is only a beautiful favorite concubine, and the latter is the first female emperor of the ages who created a prosperous dynasty. In fact, it is not difficult to guess the reason, in the patriarchal society at that time, a woman who held the throne, whether she was a mingjun or not, would always attract criticism. Therefore, at that time, many people were vigorously resisting, believing that it was unlucky for women to be in power, and at the same time, they were also full of dissatisfaction with Li Zhi's appointment of Wu Zetian as empress, and in the hearts of the people, Wu Zetian and Qiu Ji were generally the same, and they were all red faces that charmed the king.
However, looking back at history, Wu Zetian's exploits are obvious to everyone, and she is indeed an excellent politician. As for The Concubine, she accounted for a large part of the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but the most important thing was the faintness of the Zhou Youwang. Of course, there is no comparison between the two, and the way people are different, the way of dealing with the world is also different.
Therefore, what life is not important, their own life is at the helm, if they are not hard enough, even if it is a legendary life, it is inevitable that the end will be desolate, it is better to fight vigorously for their own life, and they are not vain.