When it comes to The Female Emperor of China, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the Empress Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history who was widely recognized by historians and the general public, but she was not the only female emperor.
In fact, there are many female emperors in Chinese history, including the Northern Wei Emperor Yuan, who was born more than 50 days ago, and Chen Shuozhen, the leader of the peasant rebel army, who called himself empress.
In addition to the orthodox female emperor Wu Zetian, the young deposed Yuan girl, and Chen Shuozhen, who was born in the peasant uprising, there was actually a female emperor in history. This female emperor, like Yuan And Chen Shuozhen, was not well known to the public, but she was the highest born among the female emperors in China, and she was of orthodox imperial blood, and this female emperor was the Western Liao Chengtian Emperor Yelü Pusu. Ju'er Khan Yelüpu is finished
(1178), was the concubine of the founding emperor of the Western Liao Dynasty, Yelü Dashi, and her birth mother was Empress Xiao Ta Buyan, and when she became an adult, she married Xiao Duolubu, the son of Xiao Duoli, the prince of the Sixth Yuansi.
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When Lu Yilie died, crown prince Zhilugu was young, and Emperor Renzong of Liao left a will for his sister Pusu to complete the reign of the Dynasty. After Pu Su finished coming to power, because he was full of admiration for Xiao Qi, the empress dowager of Liao Chengtian (that is, Xiao Yanyan, who had all the historical xiao Yanyan, the wife of Emperor Jingzong of Liao, and the mother of Emperor Shengzong of Liao), he also called himself Empress Dowager Chengtian. During the regency period, while devoting himself to the construction of internal affairs, he also eradicated the Gelulu tribe that had been suffering for many years and reconquered the subordinate national flower thorn mold, thus creating a good internal and external environment for the development of the empire, which can be described as a remarkable achievement.
After 14 years of the Linchao system, the nephew Yelü Zhilugu grew up to be an adult, according to the ancestral system should be pro-government, in this regard, Pu Suquan has no opinion, but also ready to withdraw the curtain at any time to return to the government, but what he did not expect was that the father-in-law and her husband stood up at this time to block and threaten her to establish the title of emperor, otherwise it would be unfavorable to the royal family. Xiao Huili stabbed the father and son "small abacus" very shrewdly, first let Yelü Pu quickly become a transitional emperor for several years, and then forced her to "Zen throne", so that the throne is not in the Pocket of the Xiao Family
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Of course, Pu Suquan understood the true intentions of her father-in-law and husband,
However, helplessly, the military and political power are in the hands of their father and son, and if they do not comply, they are afraid of their lives, and the Jiangshan Sheji will eventually be unsafe. To this end, Pusuo can only temporarily adopt a posture of submission, waiting for the future to seek a way to crack it. Therefore, in 1177, Pu Suquan established herself as the first empress in the history of the Liao Dynasty, and the last empress in Chinese history, with the title of Emperor Chengtian. After Pusu ascended the throne, the tone of the government was mainly to seek stability, basically following the previous policies ◇ So the situation at home and abroad was stable. At the same time, Pu Suquan secretly co-opted the forces opposed to Xiao Huoli's assassination, and tried to divide the forces of Xiao Huoli's assassination clique, hoping to use a "two-pronged" strategy to eventually overthrow the father-in-law and return the military power to the imperial family. Just as the so-called "kung fu pays off", PuSu's efforts were finally rewarded, and the little uncle Xiao Pugu only decided to defect to the royal family under the warm attack of his sister-in-law. Xiao Pugu was only the second son of Xiao Huili, who was stubborn and incompetent by nature, and did not accomplish enough and failed, so he could not be used by his father, and he was also despised by his brother, so he was very dissatisfied with his father and brother. Pu Su 9 took advantage of this, not only sacrificing hue to seduce the little uncle, but also promising him a high-ranking official Houlu, Xiao Pugu was only flattered by Shali, and indeed sided with the empress. After Xiao Pugu only hooked up with his sister-in-law, he conspired with her to kill his father and brother. Soon, Pu Su completed the edict to seal Xiao Duolu not as the king of Dongping, and let him go out to guard the town, but soon executed him for "conspiracy to rebel". Xiao Duolu was not dead, Xiao Huoli stabbed like a broken arm, at this time he had detected the conspiracy of the empress and the contrarian son, and naturally knew what kind of action they would take next.
Therefore, for the sake of his life, Xiao Huili stabbed before the empress made a move, so he took the lead in launching a coup d'état to lead his loyal troops to surround the palace, shooting the empress and her perverse son Xiao Pugu only Shali, in 1178, after Xiao Huili stabbed and killed Yelü Pusu, he did not claim the title of emperor, but supported Yelü Zhilugu as emperor, and changed the era name to Tianxi. After that, Xiao Huili continued to run the government until he finally died in office.
As the last empress in Chinese history, Pu Su was in a dangerous period when the power was in power and the Jiangshan might change color at any time, and in order to preserve the Jiangshan of the Yelü family, he had to adopt a strategy of superficial submission and secret efforts in order to turn the tide of the tide. However, because she was not decisive and fast enough in the final rape operation, she was preemptively attacked by the powerful ministers, and finally ended up being shot, which was really regrettable. Although Yelü Pu's speed was ultimately a failure, it is fair to say that her personal ability and contribution to the Western Liao far exceeded that of her mother Tianhou Ta Buyan, her brother Renzong Yilie, and her nephew the last emperor Zhilugu, in the ranking of the Western Liao emperors, second only to her father Yelü Dashi, so even if she failed, she was an outstanding female politician.
