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The reason why Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty was able to become the emperor of the ages who created a super hegemony was not only because of his own great talent and the excellence of his literary and martial ministers, but also because of his outstanding empresses, such as his second empress Wei Zifu, who made great contributions to the creation of the han wu dynasty.
And Lady Li, the Empress Xiaowu, who was finally posthumously honored as the wife of Emperor Wu of Han, although she had a red face and a short life, she was also full of intelligence, and she used her unique wisdom to grab the greatest benefits for her family at the last moment of her life.
Empress Xiaowu was lady Li
Unlike Wei Zifu, who coexisted in temperament and talent, Lady Li could only be favored by Emperor Wu of Han and rely on her appearance, after all, she was the heroine of the idiom "falling into the country", and you can imagine how beautiful she is.
And the reason why she can leave a name in the long river of history is thanks to her brother Li Yannian.
The Li family was originally born in the cold door, the whole family was originally an artist who made a living from music and dance, and her brother Li Yannian suffered a palace punishment for committing a crime and went to the palace to take up the position of keeping a dog.
However, Li Yannian was born with red lips and white teeth, and his appearance was pleasant, and after suffering the palace punishment, he made him more feminine and handsome, and he was accidentally caught by Emperor Wu of Han, who had the good of Longyang, and left him around as a male favorite.
Lieutenant Li Yannian
Because Li Yannian was well aware that Emperor Wu of Han wu could eat both men and women, he created a "Beautiful Song", which sang when dancing with Emperor Wu of Han: "There are beautiful people in the north, unique and independent." One look at the city of the people, and then look at the country of the people. Ning does not know the country and the city, it is difficult for beautiful people to get again! ”
Meaning: There is a beautiful woman in the north, she is unique in style, standing tall, looking back at the city and the city, looking back and hoping to overthrow the country, will you not know the scourge of the city and the country, just because the beauty is difficult to get again!
Emperor Wudi of Han was very excited to hear this, and his heart was full of longing, and he hurriedly asked Li Yannian, is there really such a beauty in the world?
Of course! She was a singer in the palace of Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han! In the past, Emperor Wu of Han brought Wei Zifu from the Princess Palace of Pingyang into the palace to be crowned empress, and now he came to her palace to find the future Empress Xiaowu, which was simply called the "Huangpu Military Academy of the Empress Realm"!
Emperor Wu of Han, who learned of this news, immediately went to the residence of Princess Pingyang to summon Lady Li, and after seeing it, he was immediately moved by her appearance.
Lady Lee of the Fallen City
Therefore, after a song and swallow dance, Emperor Wu of Han, who had seen countless beautiful women, was completely impressed by the beauty and brought her back to the palace and made her a lady, second only to the empress.
Lady Li, who had just entered the imperial palace, was just like wei Zifu when she was favored, and she gathered three thousand favors in one, and soon gave birth to a prince for Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Qi, the Prince of Changyi.
The so-called Aiwu and Wu, Liu Ji was also deeply favored by Emperor Wu of Han, and was even once considered to be the most likely prince besides the crown prince Liu Zhao.
Liu Yi, the King of Changyi
But the so-called heavenly jealousy, the woman's most beautiful years have not yet passed, Mrs. Li unfortunately fell seriously ill and fell ill in bed.
The anxious Emperor Wudi of Han not only sent the imperial doctors over, taking care of her day and night, but also visiting her every day, running to her palace as soon as he had time, which could be described as a tight concern.
Unfortunately, all kinds of treatments were exhausted, and Mrs. Li's illness did not improve, but gradually worsened.
Later, Emperor Wudi of Han went to visit Lady Li again, but when she heard that the emperor had come, she immediately pulled the quilt next to her to cover her face and prevent Emperor Wudi of Han from seeing her.
Mrs. Lee
Emperor Wu of Han expressed his concern and longing for her, and wanted to see her, but Lady Li still refused: "The concubine is now lying in bed for a long time, and her face is already haggard, and she does not want Her Majesty to see me like this, but she only hopes to entrust her son and brother to His Majesty's care." ”
Emperor Wudi of Han really said to her, "Now that Madame's illness is getting worse and worse, if she can't be cured, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you in the future. ”
But Lady Li insisted on not seeing Emperor Wu of Han and said, "I was carefully dressed to see Your Majesty in front of me, and now my face has not been groomed, so how dare I see Your Majesty?" ”
Emperor Wu of Han insisted, "If you let me meet once, I will reward you with a thousand gold, and then appoint all your brothers as officials." ”
Madame Li still shook her head, "It is Your Majesty's business to seal my brothers as officials, not whether they see this face or not." ”
Emperor Wudi of Han took a step forward and had to see her, but unexpectedly Lady Li turned her back to Emperor Wu of Han and cried quietly, and Emperor Wu of Han was displeased and left with some anger.
Empress Xiaowu was lady Li
After Emperor Wu of Han left, Lady Li's sisters all blamed her: "Your Majesty is kind enough to visit you, how can you make Your Majesty angry?" Do you really resent Your Majesty in your heart? ”
And Mrs. Li's next words truly showed her great wisdom. She said to the sisters, "I came from a humble origin, and I was favored by His Majesty all because of my good looks, and those who do things with beauty, and when the color declines, the love is lax, and the love is broken." If His Majesty sees that my face is gone, he will no longer love me and will feel disgusted, how can he take care of my family with his heart? I did this to better entrust my brothers' families to Your Majesty! ”
It turned out that Lady Li had already accurately grasped the psychology of Emperor Wu of Han, and she knew that she did not have the honorable status of Chen Ajiao, nor did she have the virtuous and virtuous virtue of Wei Zifu, and once the only appearance she had was lost, everything about herself would cease to exist.
Soon after, Lady Li died unexpectedly, and sure enough, Emperor Wu of Han often recalled her beautiful face, not only named his eldest brother Li Guangli as a general of the Second Division, and his second brother Li Yannian as a lieutenant of the Co-Law, but also personally composed "Falling Leaves and Mourning Cicada Song", "Lady Li Song", and "Lady Li Fu" for her, allowing the emperor to compose one song and one endowed for her, and there was no one else in history.
Empress Xiaowu was lady Li
In 87 BC, Emperor Wu of Han died, and the eight-year-old crown prince Liu Fuling succeeded him as Emperor Zhao of Han. The assistant chancellor Huo Guang posthumously honored Lady Li as Empress Xiaowu and buried her in Maoling, and the glory that should have belonged to Wei Zifu finally fell into the hands of Lady Li.
Qingchen believes that although Lady Li was born humble and relied on her appearance to be noble, she used her unique wisdom to lay the foundation for her irreplaceable position in the heart of Emperor Wu of Han, and eventually achieved the position of Empress Xiaowu, which is really a winner in life, which corresponds to the saying: What is not obtained is always in turmoil!
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