"The Legend of Lu Zhen" tells the legendary story of Lu Zhen in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Lu Zhen went from being a big lady of the official and merchant family to hiding from being hunted down and killed into the palace, from a palace girl to being appreciated by Emperor Xiaozhao, rising step by step to become a high-ranking female official, and falling in love with Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan. Once the drama was broadcast, the ratings soared, and Zhao Liying Chen Xiao and others also became popular.
Stills of Lu Zhen's legend
While the drama is popular in ratings, it has also triggered an archaeological fever among netizens, who are very curious about the historical Lu Zhen. So what exactly did the historical female appearance look like?
The historical prototype of Lu Zhen - Lu Lingxuan, a female official of the Northern Qi court. She neither fell in love with Gao Zhan, nor became a female prime minister, she was only Gao Wei's adoptive mother. After Gao Wei ascended the throne, he was made a county prince. Lu Lingxuan was also the righteous mother of Mu Huanghua, the third empress of Gao Wei, and was called "Da Ji" (大姬) (大" Tong "太") in the palace. Giving birth to a son, MuTiba, a high-ranking official of Northern Qi, the mother and son of the two rights fell in love, and the demise of Northern Qi was indispensable to her promotion.
Stills of Lu Zhen's legend
In 565 AD, Gao Zhan's zen throne was given to Gao Wei. Gao Wei was only 9 years old when he succeeded to the throne, and because of his young age, the power of the court was manipulated by his mother Empress Dowager Hu and Shangshu Zuo. In 569, Gao Zhan's illness died, and Gao Wei began to take charge, because Gao Wei was emotionally close to Lu Lingxuan, and her power grew, becoming the chief of the palace, and had a pivotal position in the harem.
Stills of Lu Zhen's legend
With the continuous increase of power, her ambitions grew, thinking that the small harem was no longer enough for her to show her fists, she set her sights on the court, so she hollowed out her heart to please the little emperor, wanting to control the little emperor in her own hands, because it was Gao Wei's adoptive mother, Gao Wei obeyed Lu Lingxuan's words everywhere. Some villains took the opportunity to take money to please Lu Lingxuan, and Lu Lingxuan often blew the wind for these villains in his ear. Lu Lingxuan gathered many imperial court members and party members, specialized in imperial politics, defied the palace, embezzled bribes, and enjoyed extravagant pleasures, making the politics of the Northern Qi Dynasty increasingly corrupt.
Stills of Lu Zhen's legend
In 576, Northern Zhou attacked Northern Qi in a big way, and the Qi army was defeated. In the end, it was difficult for the enemy to attack, and Northern Qi perished. After the demise of Northern Qi, Lu Lingxuan was also forced to commit suicide with a crush on his desire for power. The historical Lu Zhen is not as brave and kind as the TV series, she pushed for the demise of a dynasty.