Princess Liu Yan of Guantao, the sister of Emperor Jing of Han and the eldest daughter of Empress Dowager Dou, was a strong woman bent on making her daughter Chen Ajiao the Crown Princess, so she first found Li Ji, the mother of Liu Rong, the crown prince at the time.
Li Ji felt that she was a red person around Emperor Jing, and there was no need to seduce anyone, and she deeply hated that the eldest princess often sent beautiful women to Emperor Jing, so she unceremoniously refused.
The eldest princess, who had lost face greatly, was very unhappy and left Kurihime's palace. When I walked to the square in front of Weiyang Palace, I met Liu Che, the 10th prince, and his daughter Ajiao, who were excitedly playing the game of "Emperor and Empress Ascension to the Throne".
The eldest princess carefully looked at Liu Che, who was only 8 years old, and saw that he had a wide eyebrow, a nose as long as a mountain, and his eyes looked forward to shooting stars... What an emperor!
A plan to change Xiao Liu Che's fate began to brew in the heart of the eldest princess.
Therefore, the wise princess and Empress Dou and Liu Che's biological mother, Lady Wang, joined forces to make Emperor Jing of Han depose the crown prince Liu Rong and make Liu Che the crown prince and Lady Wang empress.
In 140 BC, the 16-year-old Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che ascended the throne and made Chen Ajiao empress. When The Prime Minister Dou Nian handed the Empress Book to Chen Ajiao, Ah Jiao was full of joy and very happy.
At dusk, the red candles in the cave room were illuminated, and Ah Jiao was waiting for Emperor Wu to return from the feast. She saw that there was not a single palace maid, all of them were waiting for her, and her heart was very comforting, she understood that this was Emperor Wu's exclusive love for her.
Emperor Wu, who was already half drunk, finally entered the cave room, and he excitedly lifted the bride's red turban, revealing Ajiao's pink face. Liu Che was dumbfounded to admire Ah Jiao, tonight's Ah Jiao was really beautiful, wearing the most precious phoenix crown in the world, wearing the most gorgeous brocade robe in the world, and wearing the most splendid embroidered shoes in the world.
Ah Jiao saw Liu Che staring at herself, and asked shyly, "Jinya Zangjiao, is it really Junwu joke?" ”
"You're already a queen, can you still fake it?"
"Will it always be the queen?"
"Of course always, but I have to give birth to a few princes."
Ah Jiao snuggled affectionately into Liu Che's arms. On the night of the cave flower candle, Liu Che was intoxicated, he hugged Ah Jiao tightly, he understood that if there was no Ah Jiao mother and daughter, how could he not be the turn of the 10th Prince. However, Wei Zifu's astonishment made Emperor Wu forget the oath of the mountain alliance and the sea, and from then on, the proud Ah Jiao began to tragedy...
After the big wedding, Emperor Wu began to govern, the throne gradually stabilized, no longer need to see the face of others, and his prestige in the dynasty was also established.
In the middle of a spring weather, Emperor Wu visited his sister Princess Pingyang's house. The princess feasted on delicious food and wine. After three rounds of drinking, more than 10 beautiful women surrounded a stunning singer ji to appear, And Emperor Wu saw it, and his eyes lit up, staring at the singer without turning his eyes.
When Emperor Wu saw that this singer not only had the appearance of a country and a city, but also a moving singing voice and a graceful dance posture, he couldn't help but shake his heart and couldn't help himself...
Princess Pingyang saw this and asked Emperor Wu softly, "Shengshang, do you like her?" ”
The emperor did not hear, and the princess asked, "How is that singer?" ”
Only then did the emperor return to his senses, hurriedly put down his wine glass, covered up his gaffe, and asked, "What is her name?" Who's in it? ”
"Her name is Wei Zifu, she is a singer I bought, and she grew up in my house. If the saint likes it, let her follow you into the palace and serve you. ”
The emperor was very happy, and when he got up to change his clothes, Princess Pingyang took the opportunity to let Wei Zifu go to the dressing room to serve, and Emperor Wu saw his beloved beauty coming, and he couldn't help but welcome her in the dressing room. Before leaving, Emperor Wu took Wei Zifu with him.
Empress Chen Ajiao was very ruthless and willful, and since she married Liu Che, she had not been pregnant, her temper was getting bigger and bigger, and her jealousy was also strong.
Hearing that the emperor brought back a geji, he personally went to examine it, and when he saw Wei Zifu's peerless countenance, he couldn't help but be burned with jealousy, and directly ordered Wei Zifu to be sent to the Cold Palace.
The emperor was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to offend Ah Jiao, so he had to do it. So Wei Zifu was sent to the Cold Palace alone against the green lantern. Gradually, the emperor forgot about it.
A year later, Emperor Wu granted amnesty to the world, cleaned up the harem by the way, and released many surplus palace women in the palace. Wei Zifu spent his days in the cold palace like a year, did not dare to have any extravagant expectations, only hoped to take this opportunity to let himself out, so unlike some palace women Who wanted to stay and dress up, just a little fat powder to cope with it, but even so, it was still like a flock of chickens, and it was discovered by Emperor Wu at once.
The emperor was surprised to recognize that this was Wei Zifu, only to see her sideburns sweeping her face, apricot eyes with tears, and crying to the emperor: "Ask the emperor to open the favor and let the little girl out of the palace." ”
How could Emperor Wu let such a beautiful woman go, the emperor spoiled her that night, and the two of them rekindled their old love. Soon, Wei Zifu became pregnant, and the emperor, who had been childless for many years, was overjoyed, and from then on, Wei Zifu's fate changed from a plummet to a cliff.
Wei Zifu is completely different from Chen Ajiao, Wei Zifu is younger, more beautiful, docile and understanding, she made the emperor have a different experience. And the empress not only did not give birth to a man and a half woman for the emperor, but also intensified her arrogance. At this time, Emperor Wu's feelings for Chen Ajiao also changed.
After that, Emperor Wu went to the main palace again, just to deal with it, and Empress Chen, who was proud and delicate, where she could bear this anger, she complained to her mother, Princess Tao.
When the eldest princess knew, she began to take revenge on Wei Zifu. She heard that Wei Zifu had a younger brother named Wei Qing, so she sent someone to kidnap Wei Qing, but fortunately was rescued by her friend Dongfang Hong. At this time, Wei Qing was the riding attendant of Princess Pingyang, good at riding and shooting, good looking, and deeply favored by Princess Pingyang.
When Emperor Wu heard Princess Pingyang's complaint, he was furious and ordered Wei Zifu's younger brother Wei Qing to enter the capital, grant him the official position of a servant, and become a close subject of the emperor.
Soon, Wei Zifu gave birth to a son, which was Emperor Wu's first son, Liu Zhao, at this time Emperor Wu was 29 years old, and now at such an age to get a son, the joy in his heart is beyond words, the empire finally has an heir.
In the following years, Wei Zifu gave birth to three daughters and a son for Emperor Wu of Han, and the out-of-favor Empress Chen was unbalanced in her heart, and raised a witch in the palace to relieve her boredom, at first she wanted to ask for a son, but later she tried repeatedly, and then cursed Wei Zifu with witchcraft, which was exposed, and Emperor Wu sent zhang Tang, a famous cool official at the time, to try the case.
Zhang Tang looked at the situation and thought that this was the emperor's intention to depose the empress, so he brutally punished the empress palace, hunting down and killing more than 300 internal servants and palace women. Emperor Wu deposed Ah Jiao as empress dowager and sent her to the Cold Palace.
Soon, Wei Zifu was crowned empress and became the mother of a country.
In the front hall of Weiyang Palace, with colorful flags flying and flowers blooming, Emperor Wu held a grand canonization ceremony for Wei Zifu. And the deposed empress dowager who lived in Nagato Palace was sad and weeping.
In order to save her daughter from the Cold Palace, Princess Guantao spent a hundred taels of gold to ask Sima Xiangru, a great talent at the time, to write a poem "Nagato Fu":
Fu He is a beautiful person, walking freely to worry about himself. The soul is overstretched and does not regurgitate, the shape is withered and lives alone...
At dusk, I looked at the empty hall. Hanging bright moon to self-illumination, wandering in the cave room at night...
Suddenly sleeping and dreaming, Ruo Junzhi is by his side. Be aware and invisible, and the soul will be dead.
……
The whole poem only talks about Empress Chen's longing, and does not touch the emperor's shortcomings at all.
After Emperor Wu read "Nagato Fu", he remembered the scene of his past love with Ah Jiao, and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and he decided to drive to Nagato Palace.
Emperor Wu's palanquin was about to go to Nagato Palace in the distance, but he suddenly hesitated again, thinking: If you take her back to Weiyang Palace, she will definitely be arrogant and not let me spoil other women, and the scene of Ah Jiao and him arguing before has resurfaced...
Thinking of this, I suddenly turned my head and left. Later, The Messenger went to Nagato Palace to declare that "the Empress Dowager was abolished according to the original standards".
Since then, the emperor has never been to Nagato Palace again...
From "Kanaya Zangjiao" to "Nagato Complaining Woman", Chen Ajiao's life can be described as ups and downs. Some people say that she lost in her pampering and willfulness, lost in infertility, and personally broke a good card; others said that with her character, she could retire peacefully in Nagato Palace, which is also considered lucky, because the later empress did not necessarily have such a good death as her.
Does this correspond to the old saying, "Sai weng loses his horse, but he knows the misfortune"?
Reference: "Former Han Dynasty"