There was a woman that Emperor Taizong loved all his life. She is the eldest grandson queen. Empress Grandson is the most respected woman in Tang Taizong's life. When she grew up, she was sensible. At the age of thirteen, she married Li Shimin, the king of Qin. When Li Shimin became emperor, she often wanted to discuss state affairs with her. However, the eldest grandson always avoids answering. She said, "In the morning, only home is the most important thing. I am a woman, how dare I predict political affairs? " It means it's unlucky for a hen to crow. How can I interfere in state affairs as a woman? Therefore, no matter how Tang Taizong asked, she kept her mouth shut. Then, is the eldest grandson a person who only cares about daily necessities, knows nothing about politics and is not interested? Of course not. Let me give you a few examples, and everyone will understand.
First of all, as we all know, Li Shimin is a young hero. When he was the king of Qin, he and his father Tang Gaozu went to the Western Ocean and made great achievements. Dou Jiande and Wang, the group's biggest competitors, were both won. With great contributions, his ambition expanded. He doesn't want to be the king of Qin. He wants to be a crown prince and then an emperor. Driven by ambition, the contradiction between Li Shimin and his eldest brother, Prince Li, his younger brother, Li Yuanji, and his father, Li Yuan, is increasing day by day. What should Shi do in this tense atmosphere of court crisis? She was cautious and made great efforts to pay tribute to Tang Gaozu and win the favor of his old man. At the same time, she tried to woo the concubines around Tang Gaozu and improve her interpersonal relationship with them. What's the use? In fact, this is equivalent to drawing a lot of eyeliner around Tang Gaozu. Therefore, Tang Gaozu and other sons' every move is in Li Shimin's eyes. Sun Tzu's art of war says that knowing ourselves and knowing ourselves is invincible, and the division has made great contributions to obtaining the enemy's situation.
Second, when the Xuanwumen changed, the contradiction between Li Shimin and his father and brother became fierce, so it was necessary to declare war against each other. Go into battle in person, while Shigu Li soldiers fought bravely in Qin. With the joint efforts of the husband and wife, Xuanwumen succeeded, ascended the throne of the emperor and became the queen.
Thirdly, after Li Shimin became emperor, he tried to govern the country. Afraid that I am not doing well, I often humbly say to ministers, "If there is anything wrong with me, you must bring it up and speak your mind." Wei Zhi did the best among courtiers. Wei Zhi is a famous remonstrator. It is his duty to give advice to Li Shimin. He speaks directly, which often shames Emperor Taizong. One day in the palace, he finally annoyed Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong returned to the harem and was furious. The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets. He felt ashamed and said to himself, "I'm going to kill this Tian She Weng!" " In other words, I must get rid of this hillbilly! After hearing this sentence, the eldest grandson of the queen kept silent, turned gracefully into the room, and soon came out in heavy royal clothes and bowed down to Emperor Taizong. The royal dress is a big dress worn by the queen on important occasions. Emperor Taizong was surprised and asked, "Why did the queen give me this gift?" The queen's eldest grandson said, "As soon as I listen to you, I will be straight." Now Wei Zhi dares to speak out, which shows that you are a very wise emperor, so I specially congratulate you! At the same time, Emperor Taizong understood the queen's intention: the queen was admonishing herself. To be an emperor, she should be generous, and her heart should be like the sea, and she can't kill people for a little thing!
Fourth, the eldest grandson was a very virtuous person, but she died at the age of 36 because she was too worried and in poor health. When she was terminally ill, the emperor and the prince were very anxious. When he was seriously ill and went to the hospital, Prince Chenggan suggested, "The medicine is ready. Please forgive the prisoners and help them." If you want to pardon the prisoner, please visit more monks and pray for her to live longer. But the eldest grandson said: "Life and death have a life, which is not added by manpower. If the cultivation of Fubao can be delayed, I will not be evil. If doing good works, what else can I ask? " Express firm opposition. Before she died, she said to Emperor Taizong, "You should not attach too much importance to your consorts. Now my mother's family is an official, but you must not let them be senior officials, and "be careful not to be in power." "Why? Because since ancient times, the intervention of consorts in politics has not had a good result. If you are really nice to me and my family, don't give them a chance to get involved in politics. She also said that after I died, I should not be reburied. When I was alive, as a woman, it was bad for the world; Dead, how can I let the country waste money on my funeral? It's really a simple and knowledgeable queen model.
Through some examples like this, we can see that the eldest grandson is not really indifferent to politics. In fact, she knows politics well, and her movements are extremely in place, but she is very measured. So when she closed her eyes, Emperor Taizong was heartbroken and said, "I lost a good helper in the inner palace!" " "Since then, there has never been a queen. Emperor Taizong also specially built a tower in the palace. When he climbed the tower, he could see Zhaoling, the place where the queen was buried, and mourn for her.
Some people may say that the eldest grandson and Emperor Taizong are husband and wife, and their feelings are deep, so they can't compare with Wu Zetian. The isolated case is not evidence. Just looking at a grandson queen can't explain what kind of woman Emperor Taizong likes, nor can he see what Wu Zetian lacks.
Then give another example of a woman. This woman is comparable to Wu Zetian. She also won the favor of Emperor Taizong. Her surname is Xu Minghui and she was born in an intellectual family. Xu Hui was known as a child prodigy. She can speak for five months. At the age of four, she was familiar with Shi Mao and The Analects. At the age of eight, she could write an eloquent article. Just before and after Wu Zetian entered the palace, Xu Hui was also called into the palace as a talent. Isn't this experience very similar to Wu Zetian? And the starting point is the same, all talented people. After entering the palace, Xu Cai people are knowledgeable and very concerned about state affairs. She saw that after years of hard work, the country was prosperous, and Emperor Taizong was a little complacent. She felt that this wind would not last long, so she wrote to Emperor Taizong, saying, "If you are willing to curb your ambitions, you should be cautious to the end, and if you are too light, you will be more virtuous. If you follow the present, you will replace the former. " It is intended to persuade Emperor Taizong to guard against arrogance and rashness and maintain the revolutionary nature. The road to revolution is still very long, and it is difficult to conquer the country, and it is even more difficult to defend the country. I hope the emperor can do the project well. On her body, I suddenly saw the shadow of the eldest grandson queen, and Emperor Taizong appreciated it very much. Soon, Xu Cairen was promoted to Connie Hsu, from five to three. Connie Hsu continued to care about national affairs and soon became competent. Full capacity is one of the names of nine wives. Yan is the second product, so Xu Hui rose from the third product to the second product. In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Taizong died, and Xu Chongrong was very sad. She said that the first emperor was very kind to me, and I vowed to follow him underground. So she became ill and refused to take medicine, and soon died of double suicide. He was posthumously awarded the title of Xu Xianfei. From Xu Cai people to Connie Hsu, to Xu Chongrong, and then to Xu Xianfei, Xu Hui went from five products to one product. On the other hand, what about Wu Zetian at that time? She went from Wu Cairen to Wu Cairen and finally to Wu Cairen. Obviously, Xu Hui's personality and character are more pleasing to Emperor Taizong than Wu Zetian.
Combining Xu Xianfei and the eldest grandson, we can see what kind of woman Emperor Taizong really likes. I summed up three qualities:
First, straighten your position and abide by women's morality. Be sure to understand your identity, you can do something or not, but you can't win credit, you can't be too ostentatious, and you should be a hero behind the scenes.
Second, we should be open-minded and be good at great things. The emperor is in charge of the world and needs someone to help him with ideas, solutions and problems. Therefore, when a queen is a queen, she must have a vision, a mind and the ability to handle political events.