Palace maid "changed her life", became queen thanks to eunuch writing 1 wrong word?

Empress Dowager Dou - Dou Yifang is a special case in feudal China. She went from being a lowly palace maid to becoming a noble mother of the world just because of a eunuch's mistake.

In feudal times, the concubine's family - the maternal family - was considered to have a special supporting role for the emperor's power in particular and the prosperity of a nation in general.

However, history also records many cases where the emperor's maternal family took advantage of their family's power to disrupt the court, even usurping the throne. In the case of Dou Yifang, it was the first part.

There is no specific record of this woman's date of birth, only that she was from Guan Xin, Qinghe during the early Han Dynasty. Coming from a lowly background, Dou Yifang had to work as a palace maid since childhood. When Empress Lu took power, she released some palace maids from the palace and gave them to the descendants of the Liu family who were granted titles in various localities. Dou Yifang was one of the released palace maids. She cleverly bribed the eunuch to arrange for her to return to Zhao and become the concubine of King Zhao. However, this person, for some reason, mistook the word Zhao for Dai, and in the end, Dou Yifang had to go to Dai's house and marry King Liu Heng - the fourth son of Liu Bang.

Although Liu Heng was not a strong candidate for the throne, he was able to avoid Lu Hou's plot thanks to his distance from the central government. This was also the premise for Liu Heng to ascend the throne in 180 BC, taking the title of Emperor Wen of Han.

From the first meeting, Emperor Wen of Han was infatuated with the little palace maid, so when he became emperor, she was also appointed empress, and their eldest son Liu Qi easily became crown prince at a young age. Mother loved her son, and Dou Yifang relied on her son to gain immense power. When Emperor Wen of Han passed away in 157 BC, she officially became regent, assisting her son, Emperor Jing of Han.

Empress Dowager Dou took over all power in the court and appointed members of the Dou family as high-ranking officials in the court. Not relying on their connections, the Dou family was aware of cultivating their abilities, so later many important officials such as Prime Minister Dou Ying and General Dou Gu went down in history for their great contributions to the country.

Empress Dowager Dou held power from the time of her son Emperor Jing of Han to the time of Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, establishing a solid foundation for the power and prosperity of the Dou family. Therefore, after her death in 135 BC, although the Dou family was gradually eliminated from the central government by Emperor Wu of Han, becoming a powerful clan of the Western Han, it still flourished for 800 years.

Besides Dou Yifang, China also had many other extremely famous queens. They were not only beautiful but also extremely talented.

Empress of Ming Xi Zong - Zhang Yan

Empress Y An, Zhang Yan, courtesy name Zu Nga, nickname Bao Chau, was the number one beauty who passed the "eight gates", among more than 5 thousand beauties in the national selection in the year of Ming Tian Kai Yuan, and was established as empress.

According to historical records, Queen Y An had a dignified appearance, a face like a Bodhisattva, eyes like the waves of an autumn lake, a mouth like a flower, a straight nose, and even teeth. Not only was she beautiful, Queen Y An was also considered the "mother of the world".

In front of Emperor Hy Tong, she repeatedly exposed the treacherous officials, making them extremely angry. Before passing away, Emperor Chu Do Hieu of Minh Tu Tong bestowed upon her the title of Empress Y An.

Empress of Emperor Sui Yang - Xiao Shi

With her beautiful appearance and talent, Tieu Thi made 6 emperors fall in love. Empress Tieu, also known as Empress Dang Man, was born as the princess of Liang Ming De, Emperor of the Western Liang Kingdom.

According to records, Tieu Thi not only possessed outstanding beauty but was also very intelligent. That is why Tieu Thi became a multi-talented and peerless beauty.

In Chinese history, there were not many women who had the ability to change the dynasty like Empress Xiao.

After serving 6 emperors for 60 years, she died in 648 in Chang'an and was buried with Emperor Yang of Sui. In 2013, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui, which contained the body of a woman about 1.5 meters tall, believed to be Empress Xiao.

Empress of the Northern Qi Emperor - Li Zu Nga

Ly To Nga was the daughter of Ly Hi Tong - a royal censor of Northern Qi. Not only did she possess the most famous "beautiful" beauty of Northern Qi, she was also a talented and intelligent young woman. Therefore, Cao Hoan liked Ly To Nga very much and asked to marry her for his son Cao Duong.

After Cao Yang ascended the throne, he made Li Zu'e the empress. Emperor Wenxuan was famous for being tyrannical, insane, and erratic. He often mistreated and harmed his concubines, but he always respected Empress Li.

In the History of Northern Qi, Ly To Nga's beauty was recorded as "Extremely beautiful and elegant". In the book "Lao Ho talks about famous beauties", Nga Ho the hermit of the Qing Dynasty once ranked her on par with famous Chinese beauties such as Tay Thi, Vuong Trieu Quan...

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