Jian Jia continued: "Besides, women who suddenly ascend to high positions like me rarely have a good ending. The only ones I know of have a good ending like Empress Dowager Bian, but they also have a miserable ending like Emperor Ming's Empress Mao."
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I just want to help my husband more. This would be great. Leaving my name in history is something that can only happen. Besides, I am just the wife of a minister. How can I be the leader of a country with these people?
On par with the mother’s people.”
Xin Xianying said with a smile: "Madam is still too modest. There are only a few women who are as knowledgeable as Madam."
When it comes to women from humble backgrounds who can reach high positions, apart from Pan Shu from Jiangdong, the Wei Dynasty even had women before this, but their final outcome was not very good.
Zhao Ji was a good-looking singer who lived in a brothel in Handan during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Dynasty. She was good at singing and dancing. During a performance, she happened to be spotted by the big businessman Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei had a lot of money, so he quickly redeemed her as a doppelganger.
took his own concubine.
The day when you first married Lu Buwei must be a happy one. For a man with money and ideas, it is really easy to make a woman happy. It is nothing more than tender words and spending money like water.
However, the good times did not last long. Lu Buwei had probably planned the future of this woman when he ransomed Zhao Ji. Since a businessman is not short of money or women, there must be something that they deeply hope to have, such as power.
So Zhao Ji, who was already pregnant with her own flesh and blood, was given to Ying Zichu, who would later be the father of King Ying Zheng of Qin.
No one cared about Zhao Ji's mood. Anyway, in the end, she obeyed and was willing to do everything she could for this man, including giving herself to another man, Prince Zichu.
Later, Zi Chu ascended the throne and became the king of Qin. The child in Zhao Ji's belly naturally became the prince. After Zi Chu died, the prince became the king, who was later Qin Shihuang.
Lu Buwei finally became the prime minister and gained the power of one person above ten thousand people. Zhao Ji herself also became a glorious queen mother, but because she could not bear the loneliness, she ruined this great future and ended up in a miserable life.
ending.
The father of Cao Rui's first queen, Queen Mao, was a humble lathe worker, but Queen Mao was very beautiful. After Cao Rui was established as the prince, the little Mao boy was selected into the palace and became the prince's concubine. She was quickly favored, and when Cao Rui
After Rui ascended the throne, she immediately made her a noble concubine and wanted to make her a queen, but Cao Rui had his original wife.
When Cao Rui was the king of Pingyuan, the concubine chosen by his father Cao Pi was the Yu family. The Yu family had a strong temperament. Seeing that her husband doted on the new man, he wanted to get rid of her and make a new queen. The then Empress Dowager Bian wanted to give Yu a wife.
At the foot of the stairs, I went to comfort Mr. Yu.
At that time, the Yu family said the famous saying: "The Cao family is self-indulgent and humble (meaning that the three queens Bian, Guo and Mao were all maids and concubines), and there is no one who can act righteously. Then within the position
As for things, you listen to foreign affairs, and your policies are determined by each other. If you cannot start well, you will not be able to end well. This will probably lead to the destruction of the country and mourning!"
At that time, Bian was in trouble. Bian was Cao Cao's concubine.
Cao Cao's first wife divorced herself because of her eldest son Cao Ang. The Bian family gave birth to four sons before they could ascend to the throne. Cao Pi also abandoned his first wife Zhen family and established the Guo family.
Now Cao Rui has forgotten his mother's pain and hurts his first wife, Yu Shi. No wonder Yu Shi is so angry.
Of course, the Yu family also paid the price. They got nothing and were driven back to Ye Palace to fend for themselves. The freshly baked Queen Mao didn't have a good time for a few years, and was replaced by the fresher Xiao Guo. Cao Rui was jealous and angry and was killed.
Give death.
However, Bian's fate was much better than hers. Cao Cao's wife, Mrs. Bian, was a prostitute, but in the end she became a mother-in-law and was favored by Cao Cao all her life. After Cao Pi became emperor, he also named her the empress dowager.
In order to escape the war and support his family, Bian, who was born in a wealthy family, followed his family to perform arts and entertainment, and came to Qiaodi to sing and dance for the dignitaries.
It happened that Cao Cao, who was idle at home, built a villa in Qiaodi. On the day of completion, he would inevitably invite his neighbors to hold a big banquet to celebrate. Of course, singing and dancing were needed to entertain him. Someone recommended Bian Jiaban to the Cao family.
Cao Cao fell in love with Bian at first sight and immediately welcomed her into Cao's mansion and took her as his concubine.
After Bian married Cao Cao, she did these things, which made Cao Cao look at her with admiration and favor her.
First, Mrs. Bian turned the tide and left subordinates for Cao Cao.
In 189, Dong Zhuo rebelled and proclaimed himself Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo appreciated Cao Cao's talents and wanted to reuse him. However, Cao Cao believed that Dong Zhuo was not a great talent, so he remained unmoved and fled alone.
Yuan Shu spread rumors that Cao Cao was dead. People in Cao's mansion were in chaos, and his subordinates scattered like birds and beasts.
At this time, Mrs. Bian, who was just a concubine, bravely stood up. She had traveled around the world all year round and was keenly aware of the deceit in Yuan Shu's words. She said to everyone: "It is unknown whether Mr. Cao will be good or bad. He is home today. If he is here tomorrow, why?
How can we see each other again? We are causing disaster, so why die together?"
In this way, a female prostitute subdued a group of timid men.
Secondly, Mrs. Bian’s mother valued sons and gave birth to excellent sons for Cao Cao.
Mrs. Bian gave birth to four outstanding sons for Cao Cao throughout her life, namely Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Zhang, King of Rencheng Wei, Cao Zhi, King of Chen Si, and Cao Xiong, King of Xiaohuai.
Shortly after giving birth to Cao Pi, Cao Cao was lustful and fell in love with the aunt of Zhang Xiu, the general, and killed his eldest son Cao Ang. Cao Ang's mother, Mrs. Ding, could not forgive Cao Cao and left him. So Cao Cao made Mrs. Bian his wife.
First wife.
Third, Mrs. Bian is a virtuous and virtuous person who repays evil with kindness.
When Mrs. Bian first entered the Cao Mansion, Mrs. Ding thought she was a prostitute, and she disliked and made things difficult for her. In addition, Mrs. Bian was favored by Cao Cao, and Mrs. Ding disliked her even more. Mrs. Bian endured the humiliation and burden for more than ten years and never worked with Cao Cao.
I have expressed my grievances before.
When Mrs. Ding left the Cao Mansion, Mrs. Bian was made the head wife. She often invited Mrs. Ding to the Cao Mansion as a guest, and entertained her with delicious food and drinks, never caring about the grudges of the past.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mrs. Ding lost her beloved son and died of depression. Mrs. Bian took the initiative to organize the funeral for her and personally selected the cemetery for her to be laid to rest.
Mrs. Bian was also extremely courteous to her other wives and concubines, and never relied on favors to make her arrogant.
Fourthly, Mrs. Bian was virtuous and kind, and devoted herself to raising many children.
Cao Cao was a romantic man and had many heirs. Most of his wives and concubines died young, so Mrs. Bian took on the important task of educating his heirs without hesitation. She treated all the children as her own without any bias.
In the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao made Mrs. Bian the queen in view of her outstanding performance. He also praised her: "Mrs. Bian, raised all the sons with the virtue of motherly etiquette. Now she is the queen."
Mrs. Bian finally turned around and changed from a prostitute to a queen. This year, she was 58 years old.
Fifth, Mrs. Bian is unfazed by favors and insults, understands etiquette, and knows how to advance and retreat.
In the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao appointed Cao Pi as the crown prince of Wei. After Mrs. Bian got the letter, she said calmly: "The king thinks that Pi is old, so he will use him as his heir. I should be lucky to avoid the fault of not teaching, so why not?"
Why should I give you a great gift?" She does not take credit or ask for reward.
Cao Cao sincerely praised: "You can't change your face when you are angry, and you can't lose your temper when you are happy, so it is the most difficult."
Mrs. Bian's younger brother, Bian Bing, performed everywhere with his family in his early years. They were displaced from place to place, and the relationship between brother and sister was deep. Bian Bing later served as Sima under Cao Cao, but because his official position was too small, his life was difficult. Mrs. Bian only provided financial aid quietly and never took advantage of the queen.
right to interfere in government affairs.
Cao Cao was still frugal, and Mrs. Bian practiced it. Once, Cao Cao brought back some jewelry from abroad and asked Mrs. Bian to choose first. Mrs. Bian only chose a medium one. When Cao Cao asked why, she sincerely replied: "Choose the best."
Being greedy and choosing the worst is hypocrisy.”
In the first year of Huangchu, Cao Pi named Mrs. Bian the empress dowager. This year, she was sixty years old. She went from a humble singer at the bottom to the empress dowager of the respected Wei State. I don’t know how difficult the journey was, and how many unknown hardships she had to face.
, only she knows the joys and sorrows of all this!