The eighth virtuous woman of the Three Kingdoms said that she was Cao Jie, saying that she was the last brave woman to defend the Han Dynasty, and she also wrote.

The ninth is Wang Yuanji.

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Wang Yuanji (217 – April 20, 268) was a native of Tan County, Donghai County (northwest of present-day Tancheng, Shandong). During the Three Kingdoms period, she was the granddaughter of Wang Lang, the daughter of Wang Su, the wife of Sima Zhao, Emperor Wen of Jin, and the biological mother of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin and Sima You, King of Qi.

Wang Yuanji was born in a scholarly family, and her grandfather Wang Lang and father Wang Su were famous scholars during the Three Kingdoms period. Wang Lang is Cao Wei Situ, the Marquis of Lanling, and Wang Su is the leader of Cao Weizhong, attacking the Marquis of Lanling.

When Wang Yuanji was eight years old, he was able to recite the Book of Songs and the Analects, and was especially proficient in mourning etiquette. As long as it is literal, after reading it once, it will definitely be remembered in your heart.

When Wang Yuanji was nine years old, when her mother Yang was sick, she served her mother without leaving her left and right, and she couldn't untie her clothes for a long time. Often when she doesn't hear her parents' instructions, she already does things according to their wishes, and behaves appropriately, so her parents let her manage the house, and she always handles it reasonably.

Think about it, a nine-year-old child, still a girl, can take care of the housework. You know, what kind of big family was Wang Yuanji's family at that time? At that time, her grandfather was still alive, and there were one or two hundred maids!

Grandfather Wang Lang loved her very much, and said, "It must be my granddaughter Yuanji who makes our family prosperous, but unfortunately she is not a man!"

In the second year of Taihe (228), when Wang Yuanji was twelve years old, Wang Lang died, Wang Yuanji was very sad, crying bitterly, from the bottom of his heart, and his father Wang Su cherished and valued her even more.

In the fifth year of Taihe (231), 15-year-old Wang Yuanji married Sima Yi's second son, Sima Zhao. After marriage, he had the later Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Dingguo, the king of Liaodong, Sima You, the king of Qixian, Sima Zhao, the king of Chengyang, Sima Guangde, the king of Guanghan, and Princess Jingzhao.

As you can imagine, the relationship between her and Sima Zhao is very good.

On the other hand, Wang Yuanji also did her best to be filial to her in-laws, was modest and cautious, and treated others gently, so that the wives and concubines were in order.

- She went from a big family to another big family: Sima Zhao has long had the structure of an emperor.

In addition to Wang Yuanji, there is also Xiuhua Li Yan; Contouring Wang Xuan; Xiuyi Xu Yan; Jieyu Wu Shu; Chonghua Zhao Yan and other five concubines.

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In the first year of Ganlu (256), Wang Su died, and during the mourning for his father, Wang Yuanji's body was weak and thin, and she shed tears when she spoke.

Wang Yuanji has a unique sense of people, when Zhong will meet with talent, Wang Yuanji often said to Sima Zhao, "Zhong will forget his righteousness, like to provoke trouble, too much grace will definitely cause chaos, can not be entrusted with important tasks." ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, few of them have this awareness, think about it, a woman in the harem can have this kind of opinion, it is really commendable.

Later, Zhong Hui really rebelled.

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In the first year of Xianxi (265), Sima Zhao died, and the crown prince Sima Yan succeeded him as Xiangguo and King of Jin, and Wang Yuanji was the concubine of King Jin. In December of the same year (266), Sima Yan forced Emperor Cao Huan of Wei Yuan to establish the Western Jin Dynasty.

After Sima Yan ascended the throne, Wang Yuanji was the queen mother, and the palace where she lived was called Chonghua Palace. Began to set up officials in the Chonghua Palace, re-elect their positions, and appointed Taichang Zhuge Xu as the guard of the Chonghua Palace, Liu Yuan, the servant of the Chonghua Palace, and Zongzheng Cao Kai as the Shaofu of the Chonghua Palace.

In the early days of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, he advocated frugality, although Wang Yuanji was the queen mother, he did not forget the old business, practiced it, and personally took the lead in spinning and weaving in the palace, setting an example for the concubines in the palace.

The queen mother spins and weaves cloth in the palace, how many have you heard?

There is not a single luxurious furnishing in her room, the utensils and costumes are simple and uncolorful, she wears washed clothes, and she never pays attention to delicious food. Under her careful governance, the clan relatives are friendly and harmonious, pay attention to the people of the world, and their speech must be in line with the etiquette system, and there has never been slander or slander.

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In the third year of Taishi (267), Sima Yan was not honored with the title of Wang Yuanji's mother, Yang, so he issued an edict saying:

"In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty posthumously sealed the title of Lingwen, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty also added the titles of Pingyuan and Boping, all to show respect for the ancestors and expand the kindness of love and affection. The late General Wei, the wife of the Marquis of Lanling Jinghou (Wang Su), was beautiful, benevolent and virtuous, born in a family of nobles for generations, and married into the palace of the prince, abiding by the virtues of the three virtues, and never violating the etiquette.

But he still suffered misfortune, lost his due title many times, raised many children, and finally achieved the family business. The enlightenment of the mother rite is manifested in the clans of the states and nations, and the way of the holy light is opened and spread to all nations.

However, she died at an early age and did not receive grace. The queen mother's filial piety is pure, and she always misses her mother. I am grateful for the testament, reminiscing about the past with sentimentality, and now I am named the county king, and I am given the title according to her virtue, and the person in charge can be executed according to the old code. ”

So he sent the confessor He Rong as the envoy to hold the festival, and chased the Yang family as Pingyang Jingjun.

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In the fourth year of Taishi (268), Wang Yuanji was seriously ill, and when she was dying, she said to Sima Yan with tears, "Taofu (Sima You) has an impatient temperament, and you are not kind as an elder brother. If my illness does not improve, I am very worried that you will not be able to tolerate him, so I ask you not to forget what I said. ”

On March 21 (April 20), Wang Yuanji died at the age of 52, and was nicknamed the Empress of Civilization. On the third day of April of the same year, Sima Yan buried Wang Yuanji and Sima Zhao together in Chongyang Mausoleum. When the funeral was about to be moved, Sima Yan personally listed Wang Yuanji's virtues and ordered the historian to write a mourning essay.

After Wang Yuanji's burial was completed, the relevant departments said: The requiem ceremony has been completed, and the mourning clothes can be removed.

Sima Yan issued an edict saying, "I was caressed by my mother all my life, but I didn't take a few years to reciprocate, and I couldn't bear it emotionally." ”

The authorities insisted on asking Emperor Wu of Jin to remove his mourning clothes, and Emperor Wu of Jin issued an edict saying, "What I am worried about is that I will not be able to fulfill my filial piety wholeheartedly, and you should not worry about my excessive grief." The form and content of the previous ceremonial system were also different, so why use the modern system to restrict it and make the common funeral rites obsolete? ”

The ministers still pleaded, and Sima Yan complied, but he still wore a white crown, ate vegetarian food, and persisted for three years, as if he was mourning his father Sima Zhao.

Later, Sima Yan missed Wang Yuanji very much, so he issued an edict saying, "My maternal great-grandmother, the wife of the late Situ Wang Lang, Yang, is a relative of my uncle's family, and the two aunts of Zheng and Liu are both beloved relatives and friends. Often remembering its virtues, the legacy of kindness and harmony is the sigh in Weiyang's poems, and it is far less than this long-term longing. Mrs. Feng Yang and her aunt are the townspeople, and there are 500 households each. ”

In the seventh year of Taikang (286), Sima Yan posthumously presented Wang Yuanji's stepmother Xiahou as the Xiangjun of Xingyang.