The empress of the ancient feudal dynasty was the most honorable woman in the world, in charge of the harem, the mother of the world, and lived a carefree life every day. If the emperor dies first, he can also become the empress dowager, and the emperor must respect three points. However, there are a few queens who do not have a good death because they are not born at the right time, or because they are too hard to do it. Today, Xiaobian will introduce you to the three queens who have been publicly beheaded.
1. Empress Dowager Wei of Tang Dynasty
When Empress Wei was crown prince of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, she was already a princess concubine. In 683, Emperor Gaozong of Tang died, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ascended the throne as emperor, Wei Shi became empress, and Empress Dowager Wu Zetian listened to the government, and all political affairs were handled by Wu Zetian. Due to Emperor Zhongzong's intention to reuse his foreign relative Wei Shi, he had a conflict with his mother Wu Zetian. In 684, Wu Zetian deposed Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and imprisoned him in Fangling County, Hanzhong Province, accompanied only by Empress Wei. Whenever an emissary came to Fangling County from Chang'an, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang thought that Wu Zetian had sent someone to give death, and every time he felt very frightened, and several times he thought of committing suicide to end his life. Wei Hou persuaded Tang Zhongzong to say, "There is no constant in the misfortunes, everyone will have to die sooner or later, so why be so afraid!" After Wei Hou's persuasion, Tang Zhongzong looked at life and death, was very grateful to Wei Hou, and said to her: "If I become emperor in the future, you can do whatever you want, and I will never stop you." In 705, Zhang Kamzhi and others launched the Shenlong Coup, deposed Wu Zetian, and restored Emperor Zhongzong of Tang to the throne as emperor, and Wei Shi became empress again. Because of his deep feelings in Fangling County, Tang Zhongzong was obedient to Wei Hou, and Wei Hou became more and more lawless, arbitrarily interfering in the affairs of the dynasty, persecuting Zhang Kamzhi and other divine dragon heroes, and even thinking of learning from Wu Zetian to ascend the throne as emperor, secretly poisoning Tang Zhongzong. Later, he was arrested by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and arrested by Li Longji in a coup d'état and beheaded and executed. Tang Ruizong ascended the throne and became emperor.
Empress Wei film and television image
2. Empress Dengmao of Former Qin
In 383, Jian Jian was defeated at the Battle of Shuishui, and the Former Qin he founded collapsed in an instant, and the north fell back into chaos and division. Two years later, Jian Jian was killed by the original general, Yao Cang, the founder of Later Qin! After Jian Jian's death, his son Gong Pi succeeded to the throne, and was killed by the Yang Wei general Feng Cai of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in just one year, because he had no son, and his distant nephew Gong Deng succeeded to the throne, and was also the last emperor of Former Qin! After He deng became emperor, he made the daughter of his old superior Mao Xing empress, Empress Mao. Zizhi Tongjian records that Empress Mao was not only very beautiful in length, but also brave and good at fighting, good at riding and shooting, and was a rare empress who was both literate and martial! In 389 AD, Gong Deng led an army to defeat Yao Chang's general Wu Zhong, occupy Pingliang, and then push for Stability! While sending people to hold on to stability, Yao Cang personally led an army to attack the great realm where the weight was stored in the rear of The Dragon, Empress Mao, who was in the army! When Yao Cang invaded the Great Realm, Mao Still crossed his horse and bent his bow, led hundreds of his own soldiers to kill Tianzi Gongjian, and today he wanted to insult the empress, and you will be intolerable to heaven and earth! Yao Cang was furious and immediately had him beheaded!
Empress Mao's film and television image
Third, Chen Hou advocated Lihua
Zhang Lihua was the noble concubine of Lord Chen Hou, although she was a noble concubine, she was actually the emperor. Zhang Lihua is very beautiful, with a black and beautiful hair, historical records say that "the hair is seven feet long, the light can be discerned", and is deeply loved by Chen Shubao. Chen Shubao built a very luxurious palace for Zhang Lihua to live in, and spent all day chanting poems together, and gradually abandoned state affairs, and all political affairs were handled by Zhang Lihua, and for a time the power fell to the opposition. Zhang Lihua and eunuchs and other flattering people colluded inside and outside, interceding with each other, causing the entire imperial court to bribe public affairs, rewards and punishments were impermanent, and the court's law and discipline were all messed up. At this time, the Sui Dynasty was under the careful governance of Emperor Wen of Sui, and its national strength was booming, and it had long had the idea of annexing the Chen Dynasty to unify the world. In 589, the Sui Emperor sent Yang Guang to lead a large army to pacify the Chen Dynasty and unify the world. The Sui Dynasty beheaded him on the grounds of causing chaos in the government.
Zhang Lihua film and television image