When it comes to the more tragic empresses in history, we have to talk about Zhang Yan. She was the daughter of Liu Ying's sister (Princess Lu Yuan), and when she was only eleven years old, she married Liu Ying (Emperor Hui of Han), her uncle. Her whole life was a victim of politics, and it was Lü Yan who married Zhang Yan to Liu Ying in order to stabilize her own political power, so it can be said that the person who caused Zhang Yan's unhappiness in life was Lü Yan. She and Liu Ying are the relationship between niece and uncle, and it is because of this relationship that there is only one husband and wife name between Zhang Yan and Liu Ying. In fact, when Zhang Yan was only five years old, she could see her beauty, and Liu Bang also said that her appearance when she grew up would definitely be more beautiful than Lady Qi. It can be seen how outstanding her appearance is, after Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying, who was only sixteen years old at the time, inherited her father's throne. Because Liu Ying was relatively young at that time, the power in the court was in the hands of Lü Yan.
At that time, most of the government was controlled by Lü Yan, and after Lü Yan took power, he also made Lady Qi a human figure. Because Lady Qi was the favorite concubine of her husband Liu Bang, after Liu Bang's death, Lü Yan disposed of Lady Qi at the first time. The method of making a person an adult can be said to be very cruel. Not only that, Lü Yan also deliberately called Liu Ying over to watch when he made Lady Qi an adult, and Liu Ying was also stimulated not lightly. He was even seriously ill, and he was also shocked to see his mother's cruel methods. After that, he also had no intention of managing the government, and although Zhang Yan married Liu Ying, Liu Ying only regarded her as a niece. Therefore, Zhang Yan did not get Liu Ying's favor for her, on the other hand, because Lü Yan wanted to stabilize the regime as soon as possible. She gave zhang yan the children born to Liu Ying and other concubines, and made the children crown princes. In order to be foolproof, Lü Yan also killed the child's biological mother, this child was Liu Gong (formerLy emperor Shao). Liu Ying finally died of depression, and when he died, he was only twenty-two years old, which can be said to be very young.
After Liu Ying's death, the young Liu Gong succeeded to the throne, but the government was still under the control of Lü Yan. Lü Yan was still the empress dowager, and Zhang Yan was still an empress. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and after Liu Gong learned his true identity. He hated Zhang Yan very much and blamed everything on Zhang Yan's body. Liu Gong also said that he was going to take revenge, and when he said that, it finally reached Lü Yan's ears. After Lü Yan heard such words, he was very angry. In the end, Lü Yan abolished Liu Gong's position as emperor and imprisoned him forever in Yongxiang. You thought lü lu didn't kill him, you were wrong, and then Liu Gong was secretly killed. And this was naturally also directed by Lü Yan, Liu Gong was only eight years old when he was killed, and he was still a very young child. Because the child is small, he can say whatever he wants, so he will say something like revenge later. A child so young also died at the hands of Lü Yan, and Lü Yan could be said to be very cruel. Although the court at that time was already in chaos, Lü Yan finally re-established Liu Hong as emperor. And Lu Yan died of illness at the age of sixty-two, after her death. The kings of the Liu clan killed all of Lü Yan's clan, and all the forces cultivated by Lü Yan were eliminated.
Liu Ying's sons were all deposed, and liu Bang's fourth son, Liu Heng (Emperor Wen of Han), was succeeded by liu bang. Because Zhang Yan did not participate in political struggles, she was not dealt with. Instead, she was arranged in the North Palace, and zhang Yan died of illness when she was forty years old, and she ended her life in the North Palace. From the age of eleven to the age of forty, in the twenty-nine years she alone saw all the intrigues and struggles in the palace, and all kinds of power struggles. In my life, I have never met the person I like and have not been able to get happiness. After Zhang Yan's death, her story was also spread to the people, and people in the folk called her "flower god". Because she was born noble and her looks were outstanding. But her life is really sad, you think.