Wei Zifu
As a palace woman, as her appearance aged, Queen Wei's respect and favor gradually declined. Her favored position in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was replaced by Mrs. Li and Mrs. Gou Yi. In the 38th year after she became queen, which was the second year of Emperor Zhenghe of the Han Dynasty (91 BC), she committed suicide due to a witchcraft incident and could not understand herself. The so-called witchcraft incident refers to the fact that in the last years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when he was old and suspicious, some people with evil intentions around him took the opportunity to cause trouble and sow discord between him and the prince and ministers. The prince was always tolerant, but had political differences with Emperor Wu who liked to use cruel officials. At the same time, in the harem, Su Wen frequently framed Liu Ju after Gou Yi's son was born. After Emperor Wu found out and killed the Xiao Huangmen who framed the prince, Su Wen restrained himself a little. At that time, some barbarian witches made figurines and cursed his death. This matter was discovered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and a search was launched inside and outside the court. Many people were implicated. The person who was specifically in charge of handling this matter was Jiang Chong, a cruel official who had always been at odds with the prince. After receiving the order from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to investigate, he deliberately led the Tongmu people to dig and search the place where Queen Wei and Prince Liu Ju lived, and took advantage of them unprepared. Tongmuren took it out and said that he had dug it up, so he put the matter of witchcraft on the prince's head. (Actually, there is another theory that Prince Liu Ju’s mother’s family was too powerful, with five princes in one clan. Liu Che was deeply controlled by the Empress Dowager Dou when he was young. He was afraid that his son would be restrained by the Empress Dowager after he ascended the throne, so he planned to eliminate Wei Zifu. Like Gou Mrs. Yi was also sentenced to death because her son wanted to be emperor)
Mrs. Gou Yi
Mrs. Gou Yi's family was Zhao, a native of Hejian in Qi State. Because she always made a fist, she was called "Mrs. Fist." When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was crossing the river, "the fortune teller said there was a strange woman here." He summoned her one day, and she spread her hands. Legend has it that because she held a jade hook in her open hand, she was named Mrs. Gou Yi and later Jie Yu. The biological mother of Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty.
In the fourth year of Zhenghe (89 BC), Emperor Wu had someone draw a picture of Duke Zhou carrying Cheng Dynasty to the ministers in Ganquan Palace, and gave it to Huo Guang, the captain of Fengche. A few days later, Emperor Wu reprimanded Gou Yi ordered his wife to be sent to Yeting Prison. Later, Mrs. Gou Yi died in Yunyang Palace. The reason is that Emperor Wu was worried that after his death, the situation of "strong mother and young son" would be formed again, and the rule of the heir Liu Fuling would be controlled by his mother (Emperor Wu was hampered by his grandmother and mother for a long time), and Mrs. Gou Yi was still young. , will definitely have sex with other men.
In the second year of Houyuan (87 BC), Emperor Wu Liu Che died, and Fuling, who was only eight years old, came to the throne as Emperor Zhao of Han.
Zhen Luo
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Cao Cao died of illness at the age of 66. Cao Pi succeeded his father to the throne of Wei and the position of prime minister. In November of the same year, Cao Pi ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the Wei Dynasty.
After Cao Pi became emperor, he did not establish a queen for a long time. At that time, there were two people who had the most ability to aspire to the throne, the wife Zhen Luo and the beloved concubine Queen Guo.
The respective advantages of the two women are:
Zhen Luo (5 years older than Cao Pi): Titled lady, with literary talents and children.
Queen Guo (3 years older than Cao Pi): Titled noble concubine, with strategies and no children.
At this time, Queen Guo and Cao Pi lived together in Luoyang, but Zhen Luo was far away in Yecheng. In ancient society, transportation was difficult and difficult, and it was very difficult to spread news. Living apart in two places means emotional alienation, and it also means that if there is a situation, you cannot tell it in front of your husband.
Zhen Luo is beautiful and good at dressing up. In the palace where she lives, there is a green spiritual snake with a red pearl in its mouth. Zhen Luo pays close attention to observing this snake every day and learns novel hairstyles from its coiled posture. Therefore, her hairstyle is different every day, which is called "Snake Bun". However, no matter how novel and wonderful the hairstyle and posture are, some people must be willing to appreciate them in order to reflect their value. But now, the person who should be appreciated the most has given up.