The granddaughter of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, this woman not only married her uncle, but also regarded other people's children as her own and proclaimed her emperor. Her story is legendary, so let's uncover this mysterious woman together.
Kiss on kiss
Zhang Yan, born in 202 BC, in the wild history, her character is Meng Yuan, the small character Shujun.
Zhang Yan, as the niece of Emperor Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, her fate was full of twists and turns in the court's intrigues. At the age of eleven, she was chosen as empress by her maternal grandmother, Empress Lü, and became a key player in the Game of Thrones.
In the fourth year of the dynasty, in order to consolidate her position, Empress Lu pushed Zhang Yan to the throne of the queen, trying to consolidate the power of the Zhang family by means of "pro-top and pro-kin". However, Zhang Yan is still young, and childbirth is out of reach, and Empress Lu's expectations seem to be disappointed.
But Empress Lu was not reconciled, and she devised an elaborate scam. Zhang Yan was taught to pretend to be pregnant, while Liu Gong, the child born to Emperor Hui of Han and the palace maid, was accused of being born to Zhang Yan.
Subsequently, the child's biological mother was brutally killed. And Liu Gong, who was made the crown prince, was already trapped in the whirlpool of conspiracy and power when he was a baby.
His childhood was deprived and his upbringing was manipulated. In the process of becoming the crown prince, he experienced pain and suffering that no one else could imagine.
Pick up the child as the emperor
On August 12, the seventh year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace was shrouded in grief. Emperor Hui of Han, who was only twenty-three years old, died suddenly, and the pillars of the Han Dynasty fell instantly.
On September 5, his body was buried in a solemn ceremony, but this did not bring long-term peace to the Han Palace.
Empress Lü acted quickly and set up Zhang Yan's adopted son Liu Gong to inherit the throne, known as the "former young emperor" in history. Because Liu Gong was young, Empress Lu came to the dynasty to weigh the system and grasp the power. However, Game of Thrones never stopped, and Zhang Yan was only 15 years old at this time.
In April of the first year of Empress Lu, Princess Lu Yuan, Zhang Yan's mother, passed away. Four years later, Liu Gong gradually grew up and learned the truth about his life experience: his biological mother had passed away, and he was not Zhang Yan's biological son.
With resentment, he vowed: "How can the queen kill my biological mother and take me as a son? When I grow up, I will take revenge!"
Empress Lu was terrified when she heard this, worried that Liu Gong's true words would cause chaos in the palace. As a result, she secretly imprisoned Liu Gong in Yongxiang, the harem, claiming that he was ill and refused any visits. Soon, Empress Lü was determined to cut off this potential threat, deposing Liu Gong and secretly killing him.
On May 11 of the same year, Empress Lu made another move, and Liu Yi, another son of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Changshan King (Hengshan King), was the emperor and renamed Liu Hong, known as the Later Shao Emperor in history.
The Han Palace is once again in the hands of Empress Lü, however, how many court secrets are hidden behind this power struggle remains to be revealed.
anecdote
Every time she visits the depths of the palace with her mother, Princess Lu Yuan, Zhang Yan always becomes the focus of attention. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, the emperor who has read all the beauties in the world, only favors Zhang Yan who is held by Mrs. Qi.
He whispered to Mrs. Qi: "Your beauty is elegant, rare in the world, but this woman will surpass your glory in ten years." ”
Time passes, and the dust of history obscures many real details. However, at the moment of Zhang Yan's death, when the palace maids cleaned her body, they discovered a fact that shocked the world - this noble queen maintained a pure and pure virgin body until her death.
The news quickly spread all over the world, and all the subjects of the world felt sorry for this chaste daughter. In order to commemorate her purity and nobility, people have built temples for her and worshiped her as the god of flowers.
Today, those temples still stand on the earth and are known as the "Temple of Flowers", witnessing the immortal legend of Zhang Yan.
After the abolition of the North Palace
In 180 BC, with the death of Empress Lü, a power struggle quietly unfolded. The ministers joined forces to eradicate the Lü family, abolish Liu Hong's throne, and instead proclaim Liu Heng, the fourth younger brother of Emperor Hui of Han, as the new emperor, Emperor Wen of Han.
In this power reshuffle, although Zhang Yan survived, she was also implicated, abolished the queen's throne, and was arranged to live in a quiet courtyard in the north palace behind Weiyang Palace.
Zhang Yan's experience is sympathetic, but the government and the opposition know that she has nothing to do with Zhulu's chaotic government. Therefore, in the days of the North Palace, although she was silent, she was able to enjoy her life in peace. For seventeen years, Zhang Yan spent the rest of her life in this quiet courtyard.
In the first year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, this woman who was devastated by fate came to the end of her life. Zhang Yan died of illness in Beigong at the age of forty. After her death, according to her wishes, people buried her with Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty in Anling, without another tomb.
Although her life was full of ups and downs, she finally found a home to stay with her beloved. Her nickname "Queen of Filial Piety" is the best praise for her life's morality.
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Her life is full of tragedy and has always been at the center of power, do you think Zhang Yan's life can be called a success?