Dou's life resume
Dou Taihou, whose real name and date of birth are unknown, was born in a poor peasant family. After the death of Emperor Gaozu Liu Ying, he was kind, Lv Hou took over the power, and Dou entered the palace to serve his family. Later, Lv Hou wanted to release a group of ladies-in-waiting from the palace and give them to princes, including them. I wanted to go to Zhao, which is close to her hometown Qinghe County, but I was mistakenly arranged to go to Daiguo. After Dou arrived in Daiguo, he was favored by Daiwang and gave birth to a daughter Liu Pu and two sons Liu Qihe. Liu Heng's first queen also gave birth to four sons for Liu Heng, but the queen died in her early years, and so did her four sons.
After the death of Lv Zhi, Liu Heng was established as the Emperor of Chinese Literature. Soon, Emperor Wen of Han made Liu Qi a prince and Dou Fangyi a queen. Liu Pu, the daughter of Queen Dou, was named princess royal, and her second son was appointed acting king, and later became King Liang. However, this honor did not last long. After Queen Dou became blind due to illness, Wendi's affection for her gradually declined, and she was so fond of Mrs. Shen that she even sat at the same table with the Queen. Fortunately, Dou Fangyi withstood these blows until Wendi died, and won the unanimous praise of all ministers. After Liu Qi ascended the throne, Dou became the Empress Dowager, enjoying the splendor and pampering, and repeatedly obstructed the promulgation of the Emperor's New Deal. In the sixth year of Emperor Jianyuan of the Han Dynasty, Dou died and was buried with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Queen Dou Xiao of posthumous title.
Dou became the most powerful woman in the Western Han Dynasty.
It is said that Dou is the most powerful woman in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, because she was born in a humble background, but she clamped down the three famous western Han dynasties with superb means.
Keep the queen's position
When Dou Fangyi was the queen of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, she was loved by a special room until she became blind. Although this is inseparable from her beauty, it is more a means for her to keep the emperor's heart. After her blindness, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty spoiled Mrs. Shen, but she did not immediately express her dissatisfaction, and even treated Mrs. Shen with courtesy. Dou Fangyi knew that as long as Emperor Wen of Chinese didn't abolish his status as queen, her son Liu Qi must be the Chu Jun of the country, so she put up with it again, but Mrs. Shen and Emperor Wen of Chinese went too far and even let Mrs. Shen sit at the same table with the queen. In order to punish Mrs. Shen well and show the majesty of the queen, Dou privately asked Yuan Ang to move Mrs. Shen's seat back a little. Although Wendi was angry, he knew that he was indefensible and did not reprimand the queen.
Protect the youngest son, Liang Wang.
Dou loves his youngest son very much. He once tried to force Jingdi Liu Qili to do it, but Yuan Ang wrote to stop him. Emperor Jingdi was appointed Queen of Jiaodong, and King Liang resented Yuan Ang and other ministers for obstructing his succession, so he conspired with counselors, Gong and others to assassinate Yuan Ang, and Yuan Ang was finally assassinated by Liang's assassin outside Guo Gate of Anling. After discovering the truth, Jingdi held a grudge against Liang Wang, and Liang Wang made Han Anguo apologize to Dou Taihou through princess royal Liu Pu before he was forgiven. King Liang, pardoned by Jingdi, wanted to go to the DPRK to confess his sins, but he was afraid that Jingdi would kill him regardless of brotherhood, so he hid in the home of princess royal (Liu Piao). Seeing that King Liang was not in the picture frame, Dou Taihou, the messenger of King Jing, who had already known the truth, pretended to be deaf and cried, "The emperor killed my son!" , and refused to eat. Jingdi had no choice but to give up and forgive Liang Wang for her dinner.
Hinder Liang Wudi's New Deal.
After Liu Che acceded to the throne, he wanted to implement the New Deal, while Dou Taihou liked the theory of Huang Lao. The advocates of the New Deal had different ideas, and Dou Taihou was very unhappy. In the second year of Jianyuan (BC 139), Zhao Wan wrote to Emperor Wudi not to hand over the state affairs to Empress Dowager Tai. Dou Taihou was furious and secretly found fault with Zhao Wan and Wang Zang, blaming Emperor Wu, saying, "They want to be the second new Yuan Ping!" Zhao Wan, a doctor too much, and Zang, a doctor too much, committed suicide in prison, and the Prime Minister and Taiwei Tian Tai were dismissed. And appointed Hou Xuchang as prime minister, and Wu Qiang Hou Zhai became an ancient scholar. Liang Wudi's New Deal was completely abolished.
Control the public opinion of ministers
Compared with Lv Zhi, the cleverest thing about Dou E Yuan is that she only exerts influence on the emperor in the harem and never moves to the court. Obviously, this is about Lv Zhi, but people can't understand it. For example, she wanted Jingdi to make Liang Wang Chu Jun. Instead of rushing to power, she forced the emperor to submit in the harem. Instead of ordering the execution of some courtiers who were dissatisfied with her, she amended the law to make them disappear, such as making them commit suicide and punishing them for killing wild boars in the same cage. Dou's political strategy is extremely strong, which makes the ruling and opposition ministers dare not resist face to face, and also makes the emperor and ministers obediently submit. Of course, when she has to kill someone, she always likes to borrow someone else's hand, which not only achieves her purpose but also keeps her hand free from blood, thus keeping her reputation for life.
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