In the history of our country, women known as red face disaster water abound, taking Chen Shubao's favorite concubine Zhang Lihua as an example, she was sold into the palace as a maid at the age of ten, because of her beautiful birth, she was deeply loved by Chen Shubao, who was still the crown prince at the time, and later gave birth to his first son, the mother was gui, after Chen Shubao ascended the throne and became emperor, Zhang Lihua also naturally entered the harem. Zhang Lihua, who originally wanted to accompany Lord Chen Hou and enjoy the glory and wealth of this life, had ever thought that when the Chen Dynasty collapsed, she would be spurned by the world as a red face and be killed!
Speaking of Zhang Lihua's origin, it makes people feel a little sympathetic. In order to be able to support her family, Zhang Lihua's father and brother relied on weaving straw mats and taking them to the market for some rations to make ends meet. However, the income from selling straw mats is not stable, and they are bullied by local bullies, perhaps they are really desperate, and the Zhang family decided to sell Zhang Lihua, who is only 10 years old, into the palace. Although this move cannot make the Zhang family rich and expensive, one less mouth can also reduce some family burdens. In this way, Zhang Lihua became a palace maid, serving the Liangdi Gong clan of prince Chen Shubao.
After six years of miscellaneous service in the palace, 16-year-old Zhang Lihua became more and more beautiful, and gradually suppressed a group of palace women of the same age. Chen Shubao only glanced at her in the crowd, and spent the Spring Festival with her that night. Zhang Lihua was very lucky, and in the same year, she gave birth to a boy for Chen Shubao, and her status also improved qualitatively.
Then again, Zhang Lihua's outstanding appearance is not casually said, but a standard big beauty! Her eyebrows are picturesque, her hair is dark and beautiful, not only her facial features are exquisite, her posture is graceful and colorful, but she is also particularly considerate. After she saw Chen Shubao's lustful nature, she would not throw a tantrum at him, and would even help him to marry the woman who was favored, and at the same time she also maintained a good relationship with the harem beauties, which was indeed very rare among the concubines in the harem! With such a virtuous assistant, it is no wonder that Chen Shubao, after claiming the title of empress, would make her a noble concubine.
When Chen Shubao was in the position of crown prince, he actually had the responsibility and sense of responsibility of the imperial successor. He took the initiative to perform the duties of the crown prince, cared about the affairs of the government, gave advice, showed compassion for the people, and advocated light taxation. All kinds of behaviors have won a round of praise from all over the hall! However, perhaps it is overworked, and it has also fallen ill. Whenever the old disease recurred and the pain was unbearable, he would lock himself in the room. Originally, the empress concubines were supposed to take care of the emperor, but Chen Shubao ordered that only the noble concubine Zhang Lihua should be allowed to accompany him. It can be seen that Chen Lihua's status in his heart is very high.
Chen Shubao loves every aspect of Zhang Lihua. Knowing that she loved to dance, he personally wrote a dance song for her, "Yushu Backyard Flower". At the same time, Chen Shubao also recognized Zhang Lihua's ability to participate in politics and discuss politics, and every time he discussed political affairs with the ministers at the imperial court, he would let Zhang Lihua sit next to him and help him remember the details of the deliberations and give suggestions. For Chen Shubao, whose memory is gradually declining due to age, Zhang Lihua is the best "secretary". However, Chen Shubao still indulged her too much, which eventually caused Zhang Lihua to lust for power and began to show signs of chaos in the government.
The greater the power, the easier it is for people to forget their original intentions. After Chen Shubao took the throne, we also saw the faintness. Indulging in sound and color dogs and horses all day long, lingering in the gentle countryside, he finally ignored the Gradually Powerful Sui Army in the north. At that time, the Sui army was huge and ready at all times, only waiting for an order, it could go south with a broken bamboo momentum and take Chen Shubao's old lair in one fell swoop. It was not until the Sui army approached the city that Chen Shubao realized that the situation was not good, but it was already very late. Faced with such a dangerous situation, Chen Shubao didn't even think about it, so he quickly sent someone to pack up his baggage, pull up his beloved Zhang Lihua, Sun Guifei and others, and prepare to flee for his life.
Of course, the escape plan planned in a short period of time was full of loopholes, and Chen Shubao did not even listen to the minister's advice, and insisted on hiding in the well. Therefore, the results can be imagined, and the Sui army soon discovered the movement in the well. In order to force out Chen Shubao, the Sui army threatened to throw a large stone into the well if Chen Shubao did not want to come out of the well. Chen Shubao was frightened, so he surrendered to the Sui army.
After Chen Shubao surrendered, he stayed in the Sui Dynasty as a captive as the emperor of the fallen country, and his life was certainly not as good as before. And Zhang Lihua? Much more miserable than Chen Shubao, she was first favored by Yang Guang, the King of Jin, and almost became his wife and concubine, and then spurned by everyone as a red face that would cause bad luck, and finally became a wandering soul under the executioner's knife, and when she died, she was only thirty years old.
It is said that Zhang Lihua was a red face and a disaster that harmed the Chen Dynasty, but shouldn't the fall of the Chen Dynasty be blamed on Chen Shubao? After he ascended to the throne, he did not think of making progress, only coveting pleasure, and in the face of the pressure of the Sui army, he first thought not of the future of the people and the country, but only of saving himself, and even when the great trouble came, he still thought of beauty. Zhang Lihua's fault was based on Chen Shubao's indulgence. From this point of view, wouldn't it be absurd if the fall of a dynasty was all borne by the red face and the calamity of the water?