After the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, although Empress Dowager Dou held great power, her inner loneliness could not be soothed. She began to look for a new "partner", and Liu Chang, the marquis of the capital, took a fancy to her. However, their relationship is not stable, because their feelings moved a person's cake - Dou Xian.
In 88 AD, Empress Dowager Dou saw Liu Chang, the marquis of the capital, at the funeral of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, and his demeanor was eye-catching.
When no one was paying attention, Empress Dowager Dou quietly took Liu Chang's hand and said, "Although the palace is vast, I can't find a real confidant. I heard that you understand people's hearts, would you like to come to me?"
Although Liu Chang, the marquis of Duxiang, is an imperial prince, he is not a gentleman with self-control. Under the temptation of Empress Dowager Dou, he violated the ethics of Gangchang and fell into the gentle township.
At that time, Liu Chang did not have the authority to enter the inner palace. But he has a friend named Deng Die, Deng Die's mother has a good personal relationship with the Empress Dowager Dou, and with this relationship, Liu Chang was able to get close to the Empress Dowager Dou.
Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Chang cooked wine around the stove, talked about poetry and books, and in getting along day after day, their feelings continued to heat up.
However, the blatant behavior of Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Chang was seen by many people, but they dared not speak out.
After all, the Empress Dowager Dou and her relatives Dou's family are powerful at this time, and no one dares to touch their mold, but this does not mean that their relationship can develop steadily, because Dou Xian strongly opposes their relationship.
Dou Xian is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager Dou, the Dou family is a wealthy family, and with the influence of the Empress Dowager Dou in the court, it has developed to today's powerful position.
And the relationship between Liu Chang and the Empress Dowager Dou is so good, it is difficult to say that it will not affect the power of the Dou family in the future.
Moreover, Liu Chang is a veritable relative of the emperor, if he has any dissenting intentions, it is possible to seek power and usurp the throne by provoking and even assassinating the Empress Dowager Dou.
In order to solve this hidden danger and allow himself to keep the glory and wealth of the family, Dou Xian quietly assassinated Dou Xian while Liu Chang was resting in the guard and there were no guards by his side.
This incident made the Empress Dowager Dou very angry, and when her relationship with Liu Chang was strong, her lover died suddenly, knowing that someone was red-eyed. So she ordered a strict investigation, but she didn't expect to find her brother in the end.
Empress Dowager Dou was even more angry: "Is it because I don't have enough power for you? Is it because I don't have enough money for you? Now that I'm trapped in the inner palace alone, I finally have a confidant around me, and you still want to kill him!"
Empress Dowager Dou ordered Dou Xian to be locked up, but Dou Xian's words changed her mind: "Empress Dowager! I know that I have committed a serious crime, but you can give me another chance! You can send me to pacify the Xiongnu, and it will not be too late to decide what to do with me when the time comes!"
This condition was very tempting, the threat of the Xiongnu had been going on for a long time, and Empress Dowager Dou was eager to get rid of this dangerous enemy.
And during this period, there was a person who became the guest of the Empress Dowager Dou, and that was Guo Ju.
Guo Ju is Dou Xian's son-in-law, so he naturally doesn't want his father-in-law to lose his power, so he also lobbied from it. In such a situation, the Empress Dowager Dou agreed to Dou Xian's petition.
In fact, Empress Dowager Dou may not have her own considerations, the Dou family is her maiden family after all, if Dou Xian falls, it is equivalent to her losing her right-hand man. Therefore, even if there is no reason above, Empress Dowager Dou will let Dou Xian go after she calms down.
Who knew that Dou Xian did have extraordinary abilities on the battlefield.
In 89 AD, Dou Xian, as a chariot general, led an army of 100,000 to attack the Northern Xiongnu.
In this war, a total of more than 13,000 Northern Xiongnu were killed, millions of livestock were captured, and 81 Xiongnu, totaling more than 200,000 Xiongnu, were forced to surrender to the Han Dynasty.
"Yan Ran Le Shi" is Dou Xian's exploit in this battle.
Although he did not capture Shan Yu alive, his merits can already be compared with the famous Huo Qubing back then.
With this great achievement, Dou Xian not only received another reward, but also the crime of assassinating Liu Chang was no longer pursued.
Without the threat of life safety, his arrogant and domineering nature was exposed again, which also laid the groundwork for his future liquidation.
In 91 AD, Dou Xian was again ordered to lead his troops to attack the Northern Xiongnu.
This time, Dou Xian's record was even more brilliant, and he directly wiped out the Xiongnu. He also established a set of system for garrisoning troops to manage the Xiongnu, which completely relieved the worries of the future.
But what he didn't calculate was the fate of being hidden by the bird's bow, and when the class teacher returned to the dynasty, what was waiting for him was not a higher glory, but the crossing of the river and the bridge of the Han and Emperor who had grown up.
This time, even the Empress Dowager Dou couldn't save him, and the supreme glory of the Dou family began to fall from then on.
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