Chapter 100: Confucianism
"Emperor Wen of Han died, and after the crown prince Liu Qi became Emperor Jing of Han, Dou Guangguo was awarded the title of Marquis of Zhangwu. However, Dou Yifang's brother Dou Changjun did not have such good luck and died very early. ”
"The real version of the sparrow becomes a phoenix, also because Liu Qi was made the prince, the mother is expensive by virtue of the son, in March of the same year when his eldest son Liu Qi became the prince, Emperor Xiaowen named the princess surnamed Dou as the queen."
Later, Liu Heng died, and she was the honorable Empress Dowager Dou. Because the Han Dynasty was known for its filial piety to rule the world, her son Emperor Jing was extremely filial to her. Later, when her grandson Liu Che ascended the throne, she was already the empress dowager who shook the government and the opposition. ”
"Queen Dou is an extremely lucky person, she is not like many women who compete for favor in the harem of the past dynasties, she has not experienced the power struggle of the palace to get the highest glory and wealth in the world."
"The scepter easily fell on a woman without ambition. The step-by-step change of Empress Dou's identity does depend on her good luck, perhaps this is the compensation of fate for this woman who suffered from the hardships of life when she was young. ”
"Empress Dowager Dou is a combination of Empress Dowager Bo and Empress Dowager Lu, because she has both Empress Lu's political means and Empress Dowager Bo's benevolence, so she did not do such a thing as autocracy, but she has the right to speak in the court."
Under her influence, the Western Han Dynasty regime was able to continue the spirit of "people's livelihood" and "rule by inaction" set by Liu Bang, although the "Huang Lao Thought" could not expand the territory, but it did indirectly push the Han Dynasty to the peak of strength. ”
"When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, he ordered his son Emperor Jing and the Dou family to study the art of Huang Lao, and someone criticized Lao Tzu a little, and was punished by her. She likes Lao Tzu's books and doesn't like Confucianism, but when it comes to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, everyone knows that he respects Confucianism alone. ”
"In the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had different ideas on governing the country, the Empress Dowager Dou largely supported Liu Che."
"In the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when Empress Dowager Dou held actual power and contradicted Liu Che's views, Liu Che had to submit to her, Liu Che's throne was in her hands in the final analysis, if she didn't support Liu Che, she could have abolished him a long time ago."
"Although the Empress Dowager Dou's life seems to be uneventful, and a little stubborn, but she is old and heavy-handed to assist the three dynasties, although conservative but not authoritarian, for the exchange of Confucianism, although dissatisfied, she also knows how to focus on the overall situation, which created the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."
"What is Lao Tzu's philosophy? People pursue "rule by inaction", this set of concepts was used when the early Han Dynasty was just established, which was very good, and it needed to be revived. ”
"However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, no!"
"When Emperor Wu of Han succeeded to the throne, the country was in the midst of war and chaos, and what he needed was not to recuperate, to go with the flow, and not to rule harshly and legally, however, Confucianism provided a balanced view that emphasized the virtue and benevolence of the monarch, as well as the care and edification of the people. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that Confucianism could provide a reasonable and stable way to rule, and that it could govern the country and unite people's hearts and rebuild their homes. ”
"Overall, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's final choice of Confucianism as the theoretical basis of the state was based on a combination of factors."
"Social stability and unity, the continuation of traditional culture, the influence of Confucian scholars, and the trade-offs between different schools of thought all had an important impact on his choice. By promoting Confucianism, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tried to embody benevolence, righteousness, and morality in his rule, and to establish a stable and orderly society and regime. This choice had a profound impact on the development of the Han Dynasty and Chinese history. ”
"This is also the difference between the Empress Dowager Dou and Empress Lu, both of them control the government, but the Empress Dowager Dou has the right but no ambition, Lu Pheasant is different, she has the right and ambition, the emperor wants to let whoever he wants, and because of this, she does not interfere with what the emperor does, just have a certainty, overall, I think it is quite virtuous."
In May of the sixth year of the founding of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Dou died and was buried with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. The edict gave all the money and wealth of his East Palace to his only surviving daughter, the eldest princess Liu Yan. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang: After three emperors, not only power, this name of the virtuous queen should be there!
Fan Lihua: It can indeed be called a virtuous queen.
Lv Pheasant: Hmph!
"A reward is now given to a solid pill, a beauty pill (20 years younger) beet sugar recipe, 10,000 beets!"
Wu Zetian: Beauty Pill?
Liu Yan: Good thing! Congratulations to the Queen Mother!
Dou Yifang: Thank you Miss Zhang, who in the world doesn't love beauty, this beauty pill directly made me twenty years younger, and my body has recovered my health, which is really good!
Liu Che: Congratulations to the Queen Mother, this sugar recipe is also good.
Liu Heng: It's a pity, I can't see my concubine become beautiful.
Lv Pheasant: Twenty years! The name of this virtuous queen, I, Lu Pheasant, should also be on the list!
Liu Bang: Phew! How can you, a poisonous woman, be worthy of the name of "virtuous queen"!
Lv Pheasant: After I became poisoned, it was also because of you, anyone can say that this palace, you Liu Bang can't!
"Come, come, come! Let's move on to the next one! Zhang Yanxi hurriedly interrupted the previous topic, she saw that this was about to quarrel, but in some time and space, both of them were alive!
Dou Yifang: I also want to know which sister will be on the list next, this beauty pill should be the gospel exclusive to our women, and there should be one!
Queen Ma: This is really a blessing for women!
Hyozhuang: Hongu should also be on the list!
"There are two emperors in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and the same Ming Dynasty also has two virtuous queens, Queen Ma must be on the list, and today I want to talk about the second virtuous queen after Queen Ma - Queen Xu of Renxiao."
"Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was originally married to the queen, the two husband and wife have a deep relationship, Xu's life is simple, chaste and demure, beautiful and intelligent, known as the female Zhuge , she plays a very important role in Zhu Di's road to the throne."
Xu's father, Xu Da, was a famous general in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the first of the "six kings" of the founding of the country. ”
"As the eldest daughter of Xu Da, Xu was carefully raised by Xu Da and his wife since childhood, not only full of poetry and books, but also able to participate in the military, armor to defend the city, because the Ming Dynasty queens are mostly from the folk eunuch family, Xu is one of the few in the Ming Dynasty, born in the family of meritorious heroes."
Xu's talent is intelligent, and her parents did not waste this talent, and her father, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, once said to his mother Xie: "This girl is very talented, and it is appropriate to use history as her knowledge." ””