72 secluded Nagato Palace
In the sixth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Dou died, and she ordered all the money and property in her palace to be given to the Empress Dowager Dou (Liu Yan). Mrs. Dou was not satisfied with this great wealth, and still asked Emperor Wu from time to time, but Emperor Wu would never resign. Mrs. Dou was resentful and said many ugly things behind her back. Emperor Wu was furious when he heard this, and wanted to abolish Chen, but then changed his mind and said: "If it weren't for the fact that Taizhu Dou couldn't reach this position that day, and it was ominous to betray morality, it would be better to let it go." Therefore, Empress Chen was not immediately deposed, but his favor declined greatly.
After the death of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che began a crazy revenge, and it was very fast. First of all, he pointed out in the court: "The death of the Empress Dowager Dou is a misfortune for the country, and it must be buried and a grand funeral must be held." He asked two of Empress Dowager Dou's cronies and important ministers to be responsible for the funeral of Empress Dowager Dou, and said: "I don't worry about you doing things." "These two important ministers also did their best to hold the funeral very well, and the court was very satisfied. But at this time, Liu Che suddenly changed his face, picked a bone in the egg, and said that the funeral was not done well, and dismissed the two important ministers from their official positions. The other officials didn't see the fame yet, and they all secretly praised the emperor: "My emperor is really filial, and the funeral has been done like this, but he still feels that it is not enough." It can be seen that the relationship between the grandfather and grandson is too good. But to their surprise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty successively dismissed the prime minister, imperial historian and other ministers arranged by the Empress Dowager Dou, and replaced them with a group of his own people. Only then did the officials understand: "After making trouble for a long time, the emperor is pretending, the relationship between the ancestors and grandchildren is too bad, why didn't you see it at all before?"
Empress Chen married Emperor Wu, favored and arrogant for more than ten years, and did not come out, and also sought medical treatment and medicine, spending 90 million yuan before and after, and still had no children. When he fell out of favor, he became more and more jealous.
Because he saw that Wei Zifu was the most powerful in the harem, he regarded it as a thorn in his eye, and repeatedly designed to frame him, wanting to kill Wei Zifu. The incident was heard by Emperor Wu, and he was not angry.
Empress Chen recruited a group of witches into the palace and asked him what could be done to make the Lord change his mind and reconcile the couple. The witch Chu Fu wanted to take advantage of this to defraud money, boasting about how wonderful the spell was and how effective. Empress Chen was convinced and made her practice the law. Chu Fu then led the disciples to erect a statue of the god in Chen's harem, and set up a dojo to worship day and night. and synthesized pills and took them after Chen, all kinds of actions were nothing more than pretending to be ghosts, and it was ineffective to make trouble for a long time. Chu Fu had a lot of possessions from Empress Chen, and he felt that he couldn't go away, and suddenly he was whimsical, he actually wore a man's crown as a stand-in for Emperor Wu, and slept in the same bed with Empress Chen, loving each other like a couple, so as to comfort Empress Chen's infatuation. Someone informed Emperor Wu of this, and Emperor Wu was very angry and ordered Yousi to investigate the matter. There is a division to play Chu Fu as the queen's witch curse, a great rebellion, and the crime should be beheaded. So Chu Fu was beheaded in the city, and the rest of the more than 300 people were executed. In the autumn and July of the fifth year of Yuanguang, Emperor Wu ordered the secretary to give Chen Hou a book, and received his seal ribbon and retired to another palace.
After Chen Ajiao was deposed, she was finally no longer arrogant, and even her mother, the eldest princess, no longer asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for excess, but begged Emperor Wu to let her daughter go. Emperor Wu only abolished Gillian as the queen and did not reduce her treatment.
A year after Empress Chen was deposed, Chen Wu, the husband of the Dou Princess, also died. Mrs. Dou is widowed and is more than 50 years old, but she is close to Dong Yan, who sells pearls.
At the age of thirteen, Dong Yan often sold beads with his mother and went in and out of Mrs. Dou's house. Seeing his eyebrows and beautiful eyes left and right, he said in front of Mrs. Dou that he looked very good. Because he said to his mother, "I want to raise this son for you, but I don't know if I can?" When Yan Mu heard this, she was really happy to descend from heaven, and she was busy saying thank you. Mrs. Dou left Dong Yan at home and asked him to teach him how to read and arithmetic and ride a royal chariot. Dong Yanxiu's wisdom is in the outside, and he understands everything he has given and received, even if he serves the Lord Dou, he can also bend his will and have no grievances with the public, which is very popular with the Lord Dou. One day, Dong Yan gambled with the princess's son under the porch. Mrs. Dou lay on the fence and watched, Dong Yan was rich in money because of the favored princess, and she lost the photo when she gambled, and she returned to others after winning, and Mrs. Dou saw that her heart became more and more strange.
Time passed easily and it was a few years, and Mrs. Dou's husband, Tangyi Marquis Chen Wu, died of illness, and all the funerals were handled by Dong Yan and were in good order. Mrs. Dou is over fifty years old, and the old age and widow are also a matter of interest, which is not a bitter widow. She grew up in royal clothes and delicacies, and looked like she was thirty. Even her temperament is like that of middle age, and she is impatient to be widowed. Coincidentally, a Dong Yan is eighteen years old, and he has a good character, and the princess Dou gave him a crown salute, and every time he goes out, he orders him to carry the royal car, and he often waits at home. Mrs. Dou was born of love, and she actually humbled him to sleep with him. Although Dong Yan was reluctant, his master did not dare to disobey his life, so he had to reluctantly serve and be happy day and night. The old woman is naturally comfortable with the young husband. A group of bureaucrats who are becoming more and more powerful are congratulating. It's really undreaming of just selling pearls to get this adventure. Lord Dou was afraid of slander, so Dong Yan made friends with guests to win people's hearts, and personally went to the Zhongfu to instruct: "If Dong Jun wants to use his property, you should pay it immediately." About a day's use, a hundred pounds of gold, a million pounds of money, and a thousand horses of silk came to sue me. If you don't have enough of it, you don't need to ask for help. "Zhongfu led the order to retreat. So Dong Yan wanted to use money every day, so he paid it to the central government. Lord Dou was originally a greedy person, and he asked Emperor Wu for a lot on weekdays, and he had a big fortune bequeathed by the Empress Dowager Dou, how could he use it a lot. Dong Yan seems to have a golden hole, inexhaustible, inexhaustible, and happy to squander it. Dong Yan has money to use, so he is very famous for his travels, and everyone is called Dong Jun.
Among the guests that Dong Yan made was Uncle Yuan, who was Yuan An's nephew, who lived in Anling, and was very compatible with Dong Yan. One day Mi said to Dong Yan: "The crime of serving the princess is unpredictable, and the plan will be released?" Dong Yan was terrified when he heard this, frowned and replied: "I have been thinking about this matter for a long time, but I don't know what to do?" Uncle Yuan said: "I have a plan to keep everything going on." Dong Yan happily asked. Uncle Yuan said: "Gu Cheng Temple is quite far away from the capital, the Lord comes here every year as usual, there is no palace nearby, only the Lord Dou Changmen Garden is the closest, and the Lord has been wanting to get it for a long time." Why don't you ask Mrs. Dou to dedicate this garden to the Lord, the Lord knows that it comes from the meaning of the step, and he is naturally happy, and he can sit back and relax. Dong Yan hurriedly thanked him when he heard this, and said, "Dare not be taught." Then he went inside and told Master Dou about it. Lord Dou immediately wrote a book and dedicated the garden to Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu Dayue ordered the main garden of Dou Tai to be renamed Changmen Palace, and the Chen family lived in it after it was abolished. Emperor Wu recited the friendship of the Lord Dou, and made everything as old after the abolition of the Si offering. When Mrs. Dou heard about it, she was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Dong Yan to give it to Uncle Yuan with a hundred catties of gold.
Uncle Yuan secretly thought that the matter between Lord Dou and Dong Yan had been heard by Emperor Wu, and this time he wrote to offer the garden, and Emperor Wu also knew that it was Dong Yan's meaning, so why not take advantage of this time to let him see Emperor Wu. So he thought of a plan again and asked Dong Yan to convey it to Mrs. Dou. So Mrs. Dou said that he was sick.
After a few days, Emperor Wu really came to Mrs. Dou's house, and when Mrs. Dou heard that the royal drive was coming, he hurriedly took off his clothes and changed into cheap clothes, and wore an apron that covered his knees, as if he was similar to the slave maid under the stove. Then he went out and waited, guided Emperor Wu to climb the steps, entered the hall, and respectfully invited Emperor Wu to sit on the main seat. When Emperor Wu saw her dressed like this, he had already seen through it at a glance, so he smiled and said to Master Dou: "May I tell the master!" Hearing this, Mrs. Dou couldn't help but bow down in the hall, and kowtowed to remove the hairpin: "The concubine knows that she has no form, and she bears the grace of Your Majesty, and the crime should be punished, Your Majesty can't bear to increase the punishment, and I am willing to apologize for the crime!" "It's a shame for her old face. Emperor Wu smiled again and said: "The master doesn't need to be polite, and ask the master to come out, he has something to say." ”
Emperor Wu thanked him and ordered the Dou Taizhu to wear a hairpin, and the Dou Taizhu stood up and went to the East Chamber, at which time Dong Yan was already waiting in the East Chamber. Mrs. Dou led Dong Yan into the meeting, Dong Yan wore a green curtain on his head, followed Mrs. Dou to the hall, and prostrated himself on the ground. Mrs. Dou delivered a speech on her behalf: "Princess Guantao, Dong Yan, pay respects to death!" "What a cook. Emperor Wu smiled and sat down and ordered him to be dressed and feasted. Dong Yan was ordered to get up and change his clothes, and lined up on the left and right to feast Emperor Wu at the table. Lord Dou and Dong Yan accompanied him. Lord Dou saw that Emperor Wu treated Dong Yan preferentially and did not call him his name, calling him the master Weng, how happy he was, it was the feast and the joy of dispersing, and the Lord Dou took out a lot of money and silk, and asked Emperor Wu to give the generals and marquis to the entourage of officials. This matter spread outside, and the world knew that Dong Jun was a noble favor, so warlocks from all over the world were good at a skill, and they heard the wind and competed for Dong Jun, so Dou Tai's main court was very lively for a while.
Since Dong Yan met Emperor Wu, he tried his best to cater to Emperor Wu, bought Emperor Wu's favor, and often followed the game Beigong and galloped to Pingle. He also led Emperor Wu to watch the cockfighting, lackeys, juju and other plays, and Emperor Wu was very happy. One day, Emperor Wu sat in the Xuan Room of the front hall of Weiyang, and a group of Lang officials lined up His Royal Highness with halberds. Emperor Wu instructed the left and right, especially for the Lord Dou, and ordered the confessor to lead Dong Yan in. Suddenly, he saw that His Royal Highness skimmed the halberd and said, "Dong Yan has three crimes, can he be here?" Emperor Wu raised his eyes to watch, but it turned out to be Dongfang Shuo. Emperor Wu asked, "Why?" Dongfang Shuo said: "Dong Yan serves the princess privately with a minister, and his crime is also one; The transformation of corrupted men and women, the ritual of chaotic marriage, and the harm to the royal system, are also two crimes; His Majesty is rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, Fang Ji thinks about the Six Classics and pays attention to political affairs, Dong Yan does not follow the scriptures and persuasions, but takes luxury as his business, does his best to enjoy the pleasure of dogs and horses, and is extremely eary and eye-catching, but he is actually a big thief of the country, a big thief of the master, and his three sins. Why should Your Majesty be close to him? Emperor Wu listened to it silently, and said for a long time: "I have ordered to prepare now, and I have the right to perfunctory this time, and I should change it in the future." Dongfang Shuo said: "No." The Xuan Room is the main hall of the first emperor, and it is not allowed to enter here unless it is a serious matter, and it is not comparable to other places. If the fornicators are allowed to drink and feast here, the ministers will be afraid of usurpation. Emperor Wu called it good, so he ordered the wine feast to be moved to the North Palace, led Dong Yan to enter from the East Sima Gate, renamed the East Sima Gate as the East Jiaomen, and gave Dongfang Shuo 30 catties of gold. As a result, Dong Yan's favor declined, and Emperor Wu was not close.
Dong Yan not only possessed the wealth of Mrs. Dou, but also took a lot of money, traveled a lot, and couldn't say anything about luxury entertainment, but later forgot where he came from. He took care of his youth, but he thought that Mrs. Dou was old, and gradually became estranged, and privately placed concubines outside, pretending to be a guest reward, and went to have fun from time to time without telling Mrs. Dou. Soon he was discovered by Mrs. Dou, who was furious in his heart, scolded Dong Yan, and closed him at home and did not allow him to go out. All past travel has been cut off. When Emperor Wu heard about this, he gave Dong Yan to death. Dong Yan was thirty years old when he died, and Mrs. Dou lived for another three or five years before dying. Emperor Wu actually ordered the two to be buried together next to the tomb. Baling is the tomb of Emperor Wen.
said that after Gillian was deposed, he got rid of his arrogant habits, and even once spent 100 gold to ask Sima Xiangru to write "Changmen Fu" to Emperor Wu, begging to return to Emperor Wu again, but Chen Ajiao finally died depressed in Changmen Palace. In this political transaction between Liu Concubine and Wang Huan, Wang Huan became the queen mother as she wished, and Liu Concubine also lived happily all her life, and the only person who was really injured may be Chen Ajiao. Later generations have a poem that sighs:
Wealth is invited from the text,
Enter the capital to dedicate the name mark.
The lyricist Han Mo originally pushed the weight,
It's a pity that Nagato is gone!
Soon after Empress Chen was deposed, Wei Zifu became pregnant again and gave birth to Liu Che's eldest son, Liu Ju, in 128 BC.
Looking at his son who had been looking forward to it for many years, Liu Che was overjoyed, and he did not hesitate to crown Wei Zifu as the new queen, so that the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace ushered in a new owner.
After Wei Zifu became the queen, he reversed Queen Chen's arrogant and domineering style, treated Liu Che with courtesy, and was humble and polite to the attendants, and soon won unanimous praise from top to bottom of the palace.
At the same time, the members of the Wei Zifu family, represented by Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi, did not rely on Wei Zifu's nepotism to do misdeeds, but fought bloodily in the frontier, made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, and won the respect of the world with their own strength.
It is precisely because of the outstanding achievements of Wei Zifu and his family members that Liu Che respects Wei Zifu for Rilong. Wei Zifu defeated the aristocratic Empress Chen and sat firmly in the middle palace for 38 years, becoming an indelible legend in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.