The founding emperor was often one of the most outstanding emperors of that dynasty, and the founding empresses were generally not bad, such as Emperor Lü of Hangao, The Lone Empress of Emperor Wen of Sui, and Empress Ma of Ming Taizu, who either had excellent quality and could take on the heavy responsibility of governing the country, or they were virtuous and self-reliant, and did a good job as a husband's xiannei helper.
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Chen Baxian is highly evaluated in the field of history and modern historiography, although he is only a lord of the cold door, but many famous courtiers think that his quality as an emperor is very high, he has two wives in his life, the original Qian clan died early, and then remarried Zhang Shi, when Zhang Yao'er was young, she would not have thought that this ordinary husband would one day be able to sit in the most honorable position among the women in the world.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > women to empresses, founding queens of the Shu ethnic group</h1>
His original surname was Niu, and his father Jingming was raised by the Zhang clan and changed his name. Jing Ming, Liang Daiguan to The Scattered Horse Attendant. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty, most of the concubines were born extraordinary, even if liu Yu was born into the han clan, his concubines, stepmothers and wives were also from the official eunuch family, not to mention the wives of those emperors, Zhang Yao'er's family lineage was almost the lowest among the southern dynasty empresses, her father Zhang Jingming's original surname was Niu, adopted by the Zhang family, in Southern Liang was just a simple loose riding attendant, and whether Zhang Yao'er's adopted grandfather and biological grandfather were officials is not easy to say, but according to the social situation at that time, but they were an official, Chen Dynasty officials would take it out to add luster to their empress.
Portrait of Chen Baxian
Ancestor Gao married qian zhongfang's daughter of the same county, died early, and was later hired. Hou Shan Shu Ji was able to recite "Poems" and "Chu Ci". - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Zhang Yao'er was three years younger than Chen Baxian and was his stepwife. At that time, because of the perennial war, the average life expectancy of the population was relatively short, so the marriage was relatively early, and men and women could get married at about fourteen years old, so it was speculated that Chen Baxian died in the original match and then married Zhang To be a child, at most 20 years old. Zhang Yao'er was young and intelligent, and she was born beautifully, and she was involved in both the Book of Poetry and the Chu Ci, which shows that her parents were quite attentive in raising her. The two gave birth to a son and a daughter after marriage, this son is Chen Baxian's only adult son Chen Chang, Chen Chang looks handsome and smart, Chen Baxian naturally loves it very much, but Chen Baxian's wife and son are not easy to do.
Pretend to be Chen Chang
During the same year as Emperor Wu of Liang, there was a rebellion in Jiaozhou, Chen Baxian was ordered to go to suppress the rebellion, thus opening the road to promotion, in order to avoid worries, he asked his eldest nephew Chen Xuan to escort Zhang Yao'er and Chen Chang back to Wuxing's hometown, Chen Baxian did not expect that this insurance move would put his wife and children in greater danger.
During Hou Jing's rebellion, Gao Zu descended to Yuzhang and was later imprisoned by Jing. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
At the beginning of the Jiaozhou rebellion, Chen Baxian's military achievements were promoted, but in the north, the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out, Chen Baxian organized soldiers to attack Hou Jing, and officially accepted the moderation of Xiao Xuan, the king of Xiangdong in Jiangling, Chen Baxianping rebelled against The prestigious Hou Jing of Jiaozhou had already heard about it, he learned that Zhang Yao'er and Chen Chang lived in Wuxing's hometown, so he sent people to detain them, and during that period, it must have been very difficult for the mother and son, which was quite like when Lü Yan was captured by Xiang Yu, and this kind of imprisonment years may have also honed Zhang Yao'er's character. Fortunately, soon after, Chen Baxian joined forces with Wang Shengsheng and other Qin Wang troops to basically quell Hou Jing's rebellion.
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Chen Baxian was promoted to the rank of official, and Zhang Yao'er was also named the Duchess of the Great Wall, and everything was developing for the better. But heaven made a joke to this ill-fated woman, Hou Jing's rebellion was calmed, and Xiao Xuan, the king of Xiangdong in Jiangling, ascended the throne as emperor for Emperor Yuan of Liang, he was not at ease with Chen Baxian, and in the name of his appointment, he asked Chen Baxian to send his son Chen Chang and his second nephew Chen Hao to Jiangling, Zhang Yao'er naturally did not want his son, but she had no choice, what she did not expect was that it was Yong qiao to say goodbye to her son Chen Chang.
After the fall of Jingzhou, he moved to Guan right with Emperor Gaozong, and the Western Wei Dynasty took Gao Zu's ancestors as his ancestors. --Chen Shu ▪ Chen Chang Chen Tan Lang Biography
Chen Chang and Chen Yu arrived at Jiangling, Emperor Liang Yuan treated them quite kindly, Jiaguan Jinjue did not say, but also married his niece Liu Jingyan to Chen Yan, Emperor Liang Yuan ruled the country without direction but arrogantly, broke the covenant and betrayed the alliance, caused the Western Wei army to attack, Jiangling fell, the Liang Yuan Empire was broken and killed, Chen Chang and Chen Yan were captured, and then brought back to Chang'an by the Western Wei army, and the Anding Gong Yuwen Tai believed that Chen Chang and Chen Yu were Chen Baxian's sons and nephews, which were of great use value, so they were very kind to them, Chen Yu also gave birth to several sons during his time in Chang'an. Chen Chang did not have children.
Pretend to be Chen Baxian
Zhang Yao'er's mood can be imagined, she is naturally very anxious, Chen Baxian is not unsympathetic to his son, but he knows very well that there is no capital to negotiate with Yuwen Tai, he swept away the opponent within a few years, ascended the throne in the first year of Yongding, established the Chen Dynasty, sealed Zhang Yao'er as empress, and posthumously sealed her father-in-law, and crowned her mother-in-law Su Shi, Zhang Yao'er is lucky, she is the only one who became an empress among the wives of the four founding emperors of the Southern Dynasty, emperor Song Wu, Emperor Qi Gao, and the wife of Emperor Wu of Liang died before her husband ascended the throne. Chen Baxian knew that the country was founded at the beginning of the country, and the hundred industries were difficult, and there was almost no harem. But the only son was trapped in an enemy country, and how could the husband and wife not be worried.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > a helpless choice, an inexorable result</h1>
When Gao Zu ascended the throne, he frequently sent envoys to ask Emperor Gaozong and Chang, and the Zhou people promised but did not send them, and Gao Zu was sent. --Chen Shu ▪ Chen Chang Chen Tan Lang Biography
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Chen Baxian sent envoys to Chang'an several times from his incumbency to ask Northern Zhou to release Chen Chang and Chen Bao, and Zhou Ting's family was a generation of powerful ministers, Yuwen Hu, who was well aware of the importance of Chen Chang to Chen Chao and Chen Baxian, although he superficially agreed to Chen Baxian's request, but did not actually implement it, and Chen Baxian, who had experienced many years of war, could not survive first, and in the first month of the third year of Yongding, Chen Baxian died, and a great problem was placed in front of Zhang Yao'er.
Shi Shizuqian let Fu dare to be dang, and the empress dowager, because of the king of Hengyang, did not give the order, and the Qunchen hesitated. --"The Biography of Chen Shuhou ▪ Andu et al."
Zhang Yao'er discussed this matter with Cai Jingli and others in zhongshu she, and at this time the chen dynasty situation was very grim, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou were looking at each other, and Wang Lin occupied one side, while chen Chang, the most orthodox prince, was far away in the Zhou kingdom, which could be described as internal and external troubles, Cai Jingli proposed that the secret not be mourned, and quickly invited Chen Xuan, the king of Linchuan, to enter the palace, and Zhang Yao'er agreed.
Map of the Territory of the Chen Dynasty (Early)
After Chen Xuan entered the palace, he heard that Cai Jingli and others wanted to support him as emperor, and immediately refused, and Zhang Yao'er was also reluctant to miss his son. But Zhang Yao'er also knew that the current domestic situation was indeed not suitable for thousands of miles to welcome Chen Chang back, and if nothing else, what kind of sky-high price conditions proposed by the Zhou Congress were unknown, and if he wanted to stabilize the situation and increase his chips, he would have to learn from the Chu state of that year and immediately support the establishment of a new monarch.
At this time, the Zhenxi general Hou Andu urged Zhang Yao'er to hand over the jade seal and make Chen Xuan emperor, but Zhang Yao'er had no choice but to agree. Zhang Yao'er's selfishness was understandable, but the situation at that time was indeed urgent, and the chen courtiers supported Chen Xuan as the best countermeasure.
The ancestor of the world ascended the throne, and the empress dowager was made the empress dowager, and the palace was known as Cixun. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Chen Xuan in "The Legend of Lu Zhen"
Chen Xuan ascended the throne as emperor, and Chen Baxian went to the temple to be Gaozu, Emperor Wu, and Empress Dowager Zhang. When Yuwen Hu was overjoyed to learn the news, he thought of a clever plan to disturb the Chen Dynasty, and he immediately ordered that someone be sent to send Chen Chang and Chen Yan back to China, but because Wang Lin occupied the middle reaches of the Yangtze River at that time, Chen Chang and others were forced to temporarily live in Anlu, and after Chen Xuan pacified Wang Lin, Chen Chang had to continue to advance east. The son who had not been seen for many years was finally going to return home, and Zhang Yao'er's excitement was conceivable, but she was also very worried, after all, Chen Chang was Chen Baxian's only son, and Zhou Guo put him back at this time, with the intention of being very obvious, that is, to cause civil unrest, and Chen Chang, the prince known for his wisdom, was confused.
In the beginning, Changzhi will enter the house and write to Shizu, but the resignation is not inferior, and the ancestor is not ashamed. --"The Biography of Chen Shuhou ▪ Andu et al."
Chen Chang wrote a letter to his cousin, with harsh wording, asking him to still be in his place, not only because of his concubine status, but also because he had the support of Northern Zhou, Chen Xuan was very unhappy, Hou An saw this scene, and secretly murdered him while going to pick up Chen Chang, and the generation of British lords Chen Baxian was killed. Chen Xuan announced that Chen Chang had drowned, and held a solemn funeral for him, personally went out of the city to greet his coffin, and passed his son Chen Boxin to Chen Chang's name.
Pretending to be Empress Zhang was crying
Empress Zhang was naturally very sad after hearing this, of course, she knew that this was the hands and feet of Chen Xuan and Hou An, but Chen Xuan's position was already stable, and she could not touch the slightest bit, so she could only swallow her anger. Objectively speaking, Chen Chang's return is Yuwen Hu's conspiracy, if Chen Xuan does not let go of the throne and keeps Chen Chang, then he will always be a huge hidden danger in the Chen Dynasty, if it is just a simple clan dispute, you can accuse Chen Xuan of cruelty, but Chen Chang stands behind the Northern Zhou, and although he has selfish intentions to kill Chen Chang, it is also the best way for Chen Chao.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > nine years later, the empress dowager's decision</h1>
Chen Xuan died of a serious illness only seven years later, crown prince Chen Bozong succeeded to the throne, and Empress Dowager Zunzhang became the empress dowager, because Chen Bozong was still young, Chen Xuan asked his brother Chen Yu and other assistants on his deathbed.
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Chen Hao was Chen Huan's brother, he was entrusted with heavy responsibilities by his brother after returning to China, but he was also an ambitionist, he had a strong desire for power, after Chen Xuan's death, he quickly eliminated several other auxiliary ministers and took over the power himself, Chen Bozong's mother, Empress Shen, felt stabbed in the back, so she joined forces with foreign ministers to try to kill Chen Hao, only to be recognized by Chen Huan, and Empress Shen was trapped in the inner palace.
The situation was already clear, Chen Hao's usurpation of power was already unstoppable, but Chen Hao still needed a legitimate reason, he needed a heavyweight in the family to help him, this person was of course the empress dowager Zhang Yao'er. In that year, Chen Chang and Chen Hao were captured at the same time, and after several years in Chang'an, the two must have a good relationship, and Chen Xuan hinted that Hou An had killed Chen Chang, and Zhang Yao'er naturally knew what was going on.
In the second year of Guangda, he later ordered the deposed emperor to be made the King of Linhai and appointed Emperor Gaozong to the throne. - "The Biography of Concubine Chen Shuhou ▪"
Portrait of Chen Yan
Therefore, in November of the second year of Everbright University, Zhang Yao'er gathered his ministers in the name of Empress Dowager Tai and declared that Chen Bozong could not be the lord of the society, and when he was deposed as the King of Linhai, he should be succeeded by Emperor Wen's brother Chen Hao, and after nine years, Zhang Yao'er finally avenged his son Chen Chang in this form, Chen Xuanwan did not expect that the hard-earned throne would end after only two generations, but what did he say after both Empress Zhang and Empress Zhang?
After Chen Hao ascended the throne, Fuzun's uncle and mother were the empress dowager, and Zhang Yao'er, who had fulfilled his wish, finally had nothing to worry about, and rested in peace in the Purple Pole Hall, and in March of the following year, the 65-year-old Empress Zhang died peacefully, and on her deathbed, she ordered Chen Hao to be buried with Emperor Wu, and she should be frugal in funeral rites, and Chen Hao did it one by one. And for her uncle to be given the title of "Empress Xuan", the word Xuan is very special, she is the first empress dowager in Chinese history, the title of Bian Shi, the wife of Emperor Cao Cao of Wei, Chen Yan used this as a courtesy, which shows the respect and gratitude to her uncle.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > Weiluan said</h1>
Zhang Yao'er's life was full of ups and downs, she was lucky to marry Chen Baxian, became the only woman in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty to enjoy the glory of the founding of the country with her husband, and enjoyed the honorable position for more than ten years, admired by the middle of the country and the courtiers' clans, her life was unfortunate, her son Chen Chang could have done his filial piety, but he was thousands of miles away, and finally died in the imperial throne, she seemed to have the most honorable position of women in the whole world, looking back, in addition to this back seat, she has nothing, perhaps this is the price paid for winning honor.
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