It is said that Dou Xiao's hair grew to his neck when he was just born, and he grew to his height when he was three years old. Emperor Wu of Zhou liked her niece very much and was raised in the palace since childhood.
Dou Shi likes reading very much. When he was very young, he read some biographies, such as Commandments of Women and Lies of Women. All the books he has read are familiar to him. It may be because I have read a lot of books since I was a child and my political consciousness is relatively high.
My uncle Zhou Wuwang has a bad relationship with the Queen after marriage, and he doesn't want to indulge the Queen any more. Only 67-year-old Dou Shi told his uncle that Turks are very powerful now. If you don't treat your aunt well, you are sure to annoy the Turks. My uncle should be kind to my aunt. Only by joining hands with the Turks can we stabilize the Northern Zhou regime.
Dou Shi said such a thing at such a young age, and suddenly he was shocked. In view of what she said is right, my uncle accepted her suggestion.
Emperor Wendi of the Sui Dynasty replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty to establish the Sui Dynasty. Dou cried, "I really hate that I am not a human being and can't save my uncle from danger." Aunt Dou quickly covered her mouth and said, "If you say that again, it will bring us death!" Mr. and Mrs. Dou Yifu think that Dou's talent is amazing and he can't just find a man to marry. They must find a man with both talent and appearance for their daughter.
When Dou Shi reached marriageable age, all the people who came to her house to propose to her broke the threshold. Although the threshold has been broken, there has been no suitable person. The way to choose sinus relatives is to put a screen with a peacock in the center of the room. The suitor must shoot the peacock with an arrow. Many people have missed it back and forth.
One day, Li Yuan also came. He shot two arrows, one in the peacock's left eye and the other in the peacock's right eye. When the father and daughter saw Tang Gaozu, they were very surprised and thought it was him. The idiom "choose a bird's eye view screen" also comes from this.
After Dou Shi and Ethan got together, they had a good relationship. She is also very kind to the Li family and respects her mother-in-law. Ethan's mother has been ill in bed and has a bad temper. She curses when she is unhappy. Some nephews are afraid of being scolded and take care of their mother-in-law. Dou Shi was the only one who stayed by her mother-in-law's bed and took care of her all the way. Later, her always critical mother-in-law was moved by her and often praised her in front of Li Yuan.
Dou Shi grew up in the palace. He is familiar with politics, likes reading history books and is good at calligraphy. Husband and wife do nothing and like to dance and write in the study. Dou Shi likes to imitate Ethan's calligraphy very much. It may be genuine. Most people can tell which is Dou Shi's handwriting and which is Ethan's.
After marriage, Dou gave birth to four sons and a daughter for Li Yuan. The four sons are Li, Li Xuanba and Li Yuanji, and the daughter is Princess Pingyang.
Dou was familiar with politics since childhood, and after being with Ethan, he helped Ethan a lot. After Yang Guang came to power, he liked good horses very much. Tang Gaozu has several good horses, so he stays alone. After Dou Shi knew this, he suggested that Tang Gaozu dedicate these good horses to Yang Guang. Tang Gaozu loathe to give up these good horses, and never dedicated them to Yang Guang. Later, Yang Guang knew that he had been demoted.
Later, Li Yuan saw that the court affairs were chaotic, and ministers were often beheaded. In order to save himself, Tang Gaozu looked around for a good horse for Yang Guang. After Yang Guang got on the horse, he was very happy and promoted Li Yuan to general. Li Yuan cried and said to the children, "If I listened to your mother and became a general, why should I suffer so much!"
With the demise of the Korean dynasty, Li Yuan has been fighting abroad. Dou Shi has to take care of his family and is always worried about Ethan's safety. He is 45 years old.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang and Yuan Dynasties made Dou Shi the queen. Nine years later, her son Li Shimin succeeded to the throne and became the Queen Mother. Dou Shi, who is knowledgeable, kind and virtuous, did not wait for her husband to achieve great success, but her excellent quality is an example for future generations to learn.