The book "Records of the Grand Historian" which has been passed down through the ages records the deeds of Lu Zhi turning Concubine Qi into a human pig, killing the Liu royal family, and forming clichés and Lu for personal gain, making her powerful and cruel image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But these are her second half of her life, and her first half of her life was just a virtuous, gentle little woman who regards her husband as the most.
01
get married
"The peach is young and bright, and the beauty is bright. The son is back, and it is suitable for his family."
It is the evening of the sun, and the groom riding a tall horse is full of energy. He is wearing a big red sedan chair behind him, blowing and beating all the way, and he goes from the Lu family to the Liu family.
Chair, get married, enter the bridal chamber.
In the years after 221 BC, Lu Zhi, who was about twenty years old, married Liu Ji, who was 15 years older than her. She had a concubine's son Liu Fei, who was born before marriage. She was given the surname Liu in her husband's family and became a woman in a poor family.
Lu Zhi 's marriage was pretty good. Although her husband is much older than her, he is also a person who cares about others and often blushs her cheeks with sweet words. The concubine's son doesn't know the world, and he just holds her and calls her "mother" in a stack of ways. He is obedient and clever, and lovely. My parents-in-law were supported by her uncle and second uncle. She has always cherished her wealth and feared that she could not do housework and farm work, so she always came to help.
Holding the little fat Liu Zhi, sitting in front of the house to rest, watching her husband go home after work and picking up water and chopping wood, not letting her do it, remembering what her father said before marriage, sweetness spread out of her heart.
Marriage was made by Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu said: "This person is a noble person and can be a good match." He even found someone with knowledge for her and gave her the name E-Ye.
E means a woman with a beautiful appearance; erotic expression means a gentle and charming expression.
Daddy said that he hopes that she will be as beautiful and happy as she was when she was young, and will be held in the palm of her hand.
But how can a small Sishui pavilion chief protect his beautiful wife like a girl? Dad Lu stumbled at his beard proudly: "Of course this boy is extraordinary!"
No matter what he will in the future, he is my husband. He is good to me and I am willing to do whatever he does for him.
E-Ye stepped forward to bring tea to Liu Ji. Seeing his sweaty face, he couldn't help but pick up the handkerchief with heartache to wipe his sweat.
02
hosting the family
"The peach is young and beautiful, and it is actually a pity. When the son returns, it is suitable for his family. When the peach is young and beautiful, it is lush. When the son returns, it is suitable for his family."
The family is poor, and the husband is busy with business and socializing a lot. Seeing his husband go out early and come back late, Eyou shoulders all the burdens of the family.
weeding on the ground, fertilizing the ground, raising silkworms and silk making clothes, and then planting some vegetables that you eat on weekdays, which is basically self-sufficient.
The delicate little hands in the boudoir are covered with thick calluses, and the delicate little face, which was as delicate as a peeled egg, was also destroyed by the wind and sun, and was dry and yellow.
carries water, chops wood, washes and cooks, and carries housework. These jobs are done with ease. They raise children and are filial to the elderly. They have not left behind what they should do and what they can do.
. At first, only Xiao Liufei staggered to work with him, and later she had her daughter Lu Yuan on her back. Later, Lu Yuanneng left, and there was a little Liu Ying on his back.
Liu Ji is still the same, but his family is well-off everywhere, and his parents-in-law are even closer to Ewen than to his son.
I thought life would go on like this. However, Emperor First Emperor passed away and the second generation succeeded to the throne. The corvee service became heavier and the people rose up to resist.
Liu Ji is going to escort the escort to Mount Li. E Wei packed his bags for him and was worried: "I think it's getting more and more messy now. Husband, you are about to travel far away. You must take good care of yourself on the road. No matter what happens, you must take care of yourself."
Liu Ji waved his hand and left.
E-Ye is working at home, watching the heavy rain, and becomes more and more restless.
Sure enough, news came soon after that Liu Ji failed to take the escort to Mount Li on time. On the way, he let most of the escorts run away and fled with the remaining few.
The firewood fell in E-Ye's hand, and several children hid beside her in panic, pulling her sleeves and calling her mother. Her parents-in-law was frowning, and the yamen runner in front of her said with a warning: "If Liu Ji comes back, you are not allowed to hide it or not report it, otherwise you will be punished and sentenced to a severe sentence!" The in-laws responded repeatedly.
"Oh, what should I do? Why did the third boy commit such a big crime? How can I live this life?"
The youngest Liu Ying was so scared that she almost passed away. Eye, who had come back to her senses, cheered up and comforted her parents-in-law. No matter what, her husband is still alive, and she has to live well everywhere.
The county yamen runners were inquired from time to time. Emei protected the family and the young, and was steadily fooled by her parents' home.
Get the news about his husband again. It was when Liu Ji gathered hundreds of troops outside the city and encouraged the people to overthrow the county magistrate in the city.
When I saw my husband again, he had changed his name to Liu Bang and was elected as Pei Gong .
, with a family of old and young, E-Ye was taken to the county magistrate's residence. Finally, he saw his husband. Seeing his spirited and vigorous appearance, he walked up with Ying'er and took her hand: "Thank you for your hard work, E-Ye, there will be a good life in the future. Look at me, Liu Bang, make a comeback!"
Before the tears fell, E-Ye couldn't help laughing. Liu Bang touched his head: "Oh, Xijun finally smiled." He asked Ying'er in his arms again: "Is your mother smiling beautifully?" E-Ye said with anger.
Time is not waiting for me, all the heroes in the world are rebelling. Not long after they got together, E-Ye once again packed his luggage for Liu Bang and sent him to the battle.
"I know my husband is ambitious, so I will leave my home to me. Don't worry when I'm out."
Liu Bang finally shook her hand and set off.
03
was captured
2
Lu Zhi took care of the family in Pei County. Her husband was Pei Gong, and the family had some wealth. She hired a few maids and didn't have to do everything to her.
The days of staying at home are boring and worrying about it.
In his spare time, Lu Zhi always cares about Liu Bang who is fighting outside. The two brothers in the family also went with Liu Bang to fight. When they returned to the Lu family, they could know the situation outside more clearly.
The battlefield is changing, with both victories and defeats.
Yong Chi, who was guarding Fengxian , betrayed Liu Bang. Liu Bang returned to attack Fengxian, fell ill again, so he returned to Peixian.
Lu Zhi takes care of her wholeheartedly, and Liu Bang sets off again after he recovers from illness.
Liu Bang's life is booming. Meet Zhang Liang , seize Fengyi again, defect to Xiang Liang, and establish King Huai. Then the Western Expedition, the two attacks on Changyi were not in the reach of the country. They went to Gaoyang to seek wise men, took over Li Shiqi, defeated Chenliu, took over Li Shang, and obtained Wuguan. They met Zhang Liang again, and went to Xianyang first, seized Guanzhong and destroyed Qin, and saved their lives in Hongmen Banquet.
Lu Zhi sat at home with her children listening to Liu Bang's ups and downs, until Liu Bang was named King of Han and entered Guanzhong. The overall situation was decided and Pei County was in a daze. She began to instruct her confidants to pack their bags and prepare to go to Hanzhong.
Han soldiers came out from the east and took advantage of the opportunity of fighting with Qi to defeat Pengcheng . Lu Zhi took the old and young people at home to meet Liu Bang.
Who knew that Xiang Yu could defeat Liu Bang’s 560,000 troops with just 30,000 troops?
It took less than half a day for the Chu army to attack the Han army to be defeated. Lu Zhi, who had just settled in Pengcheng, had not yet reacted. She hurriedly took her father-in-law and the children to escape, but was separated from her children on the way.
Before there was time to find the child, Lu Zhi and her father-in-law were arrested by Chu Bing. While taking care of the elderly and weak father-in-law, he was worried about his young son and daughter. He didn't know if the two children could be protected and escaped smoothly.
She was worried. Apart from her father-in-law who could not take the blame, there was only one Shenshiqi following her. Chu soldiers surrounded her layer by layer and had no chance to escape.
Shen Shiqi comforted her: "Madam, don't panic. There are many guards around the young lady, and she will definitely escape smoothly. The King of Chu has always been upright and has joined forces with the brothers of Han King . He will not do anything to us."
Sure enough, Xiang Yu did not treat her and his father-in-law like him, but as a prisoner, his life would not be much better.
Lu Zhi was glad that her children had escaped. When she heard that Ying'er was also appointed as the crown prince, she took care of her father-in-law carefully. The old man couldn't stand it after being displaced.
The days when you are trapped in Chu, the number of days every year is based on the year.
It was two years later when I returned to my husband.
The father-in-law's health is fine under her careful care, and his daughter Lu Yuan and son Ying'er are fine in Hanzhong, but his husband has a beautiful woman Concubine Qi .
I once went to the ground to work hard, my face full of frost. In the short period of time when I was about to raise it, I was worried about the safety of Liu Bang and his brother outside. Later, I lived a two-year hostage life and was older, so how could I be as pretty as a girl? Just
, just be safe.
So, the wife and concubines were in harmony, and Liu Bang was also happy.
The days of fighting with Chu State were not over yet, but Liu Bang no longer needed her to pack her bags when he went to war. Seeing Liu Bang being moved by Concubine Qi's stuff, she couldn't bear to take her out of war, and Lu Zhi silently returned to her room.
When she packed his bags, took care of housework for him, was filial to his parents, and raised children, she had never seen him so moved.
was for two years and finally got out of Chu Di, but he didn't feel so distressed when he saw him.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but ask in her heart: "I am really not as good-looking as Mrs. Qi?"
" The scholar's indulgence can still be said. The woman's indulgence cannot be said. "
04
protects her son
" The woman is not happy either, and the scholar is the same as her actions. The scholar is also incredulgence, and the two and three are the virtues."
Liu Bang sent troops to fight, and Lu Zhi stayed in Hanzhong, accompanied her children, and was filial to her father-in-law.
On this day, Lu Yuan asked her: "Mom, do you don't like us?"
Lu Zhi was shocked and asked, "Why did my son say this?"
Lu Yuan's eyes were red: "When I escaped from Pengcheng, my brother and I separated from my mother and met my father. At the beginning, my father took us away, but later my father thought the carriage was slow and felt that we were burdened. He kicked us out of the carriage several times. Uncle Xiahou took us into the car again and again, and later he went back to the carriage. Holding us in my arms, my father couldn't kick us, so I stopped throwing us out of the car. "
Lu Zhi couldn't believe it. Seeing Ying'er nodding timidly, she couldn't help but feel sad: "How could this be so? You are his biological children!"
When she thought of the scene when her son and daughter were kicked off the carriage several times by their father when she ran away from her life, she felt so distressed. She didn't know that back then, and could not imagine how scared her child was. Ying'er was only six years old at that time, how could Liu Bang bear it? How dare you? How can I get rid of my feet? More than once! More than once!
Her hands were shaking with her lost children.
After calming down, she looked at the children's ignorant and scared eyes, and she smiled: "It's okay, no matter what happens, there is still Mom! Mom will definitely protect you!"
She clearly realized that Liu Bang was no longer Liu Ji of the past. He is now the King of Hanzhong, and in the future, he may be the emperor of the world.
And she, Lu Zhi, is old and has a weak color, and her love is relaxed.
But she is the legitimate wife of the King of Han, her daughter is the eldest daughter of the King of Han, and her son is the prince of the King of Han. Even if the King of Han becomes the emperor afterwards, her daughter will be the eldest princess of the world, and her son will be the heir of the world.
She must have the ability to protect her children, and no one can hurt them anymore, even their father and her husband!
The woman is strong as a mother, and Lu Zhi began to participate in political affairs. She began to understand the government affairs intentionally or unintentionally, and invited the wives of the ministers to contact each other. She began to assist Liu Bang in the country and set off on the front line, step by step from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, step by step into the Han Decision Group, and step by step to strengthen her position until she was in the same position as Liu Bang.
Mrs. Qi was pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named Ruyi. She was deeply loved by Liu Bang. She often said, "Ruyi looks like me!"
Empress Lu just smiled when she heard about it.
The great Han Dynasty was established, Liu Bang became the emperor of the Han Dynasty, she became the queen of the Han Dynasty, her daughter was named Princess Luyuan, and her son was the crown prince of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bang began to suspect the heroes, including her.
The brother made great achievements and was enough to be named king, but Liu Bang named him Marquis of Lu of Zhou.
Marquis, let’s be the Marquis. Seeing that Liu Bang had ended his enthronement of the ministers, he began to suspicion of the heroes, Empress Lü stepped forward and made a fuss.
She helped Liu Bang kill Han Xin and Peng Yue , which not only made Liu Bang appear more mean and ungrateful and indulgent, but also shocked the ministers and successfully established his prestige.
Han minister Li Ji said: " Emperor Gao and Empress Lü together to conquer the world."
This person is prone to being complacent, so he falls from a high place.
Concubine Qi often followed Liu Bang to war, and her son Ruyi was named King of Zhao. Concubine Qi was so angry that she wanted to abolish the crown prince Liu Ying and let her son Ruyi become the crown prince, but Liu Bang was persuaded.
Want to change the crown prince, Liu Bang's excuse was that the crown prince Liu Ying was weak in character and was not like him, but Ruyi was like him.
Lu Zhi wants to laugh, it’s really ridiculous! When my son was 1 year old, you were a deserter outside. Your son is two years old, and you went to respond to the uprising. I went back to Dafeng County and went home to meet him once. When I met again, I saw my son several times when you were six years old.
has been fighting abroad for many years, how did you ever care about your son? Now I have the shame to say that my son is not like you!
Liu Ruyi relies on her favored Concubine Qi and has always gone with you. To put it nicely, she is lively and cute, but not nice, she is lawless and unscrupulous! He is like you, more like Qin Ershi!
Looking at this man with a vicissitudes of face and turbid eyes, all the ministers opposed it harshly, but he still insisted, why do you want the Han Dynasty to become the next Qin Dynasty?
Lu Zhi thought to herself, he is becoming more and more foolish as he gets older.
And Concubine Qi, relying on her youthful and beautiful appearance, was charming and bewitching the master. She didn't plan to care about you, but you shouldn't be targeted at my child, and you wouldn't want to get something you can't get!
This world can only be Ying'er's!
Empress Lü asked someone for advice, and someone recommended Liu Hou Zhang Liang. Empress Lu asked her brother to ask for advice, and at Zhang Liang's suggestion, the Four Elders of Shangshan were invited to assist the prince, and finally saved the position of prince.
Liu Bang just said to Concubine Qi: "Empress Lü is truly the master."
05
eventually
In 195 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, died, the prince Liu Ying ascended the throne to the emperor, and Lu Zhi was honored as the empress dowager, and began to take charge of the world and rule the dynasty for the second half of his life, at the age of 62.
People in the world remembered that she made Concubine Qi into a human pig, remembered that in order to consolidate the power, she harmed the royal family, but she did not remember that she pursued political respite with the people and ruled inaction, and continued to value agriculture economically, but also "relaxed the laws of merchants". In diplomacy, even though she was resolute in nature, she could not bear the insults from the letters from the Xiongnu Shanyu, she also considered that the national strength was not strong and could not fight, so she endured it and continued Liu Bang's policy of marriage.
"Records of the Grand Historian" records: "Shi Gong Tai said: During the reign of Emperor Xiaohui and Empress Gao, the people were separated from the suffering of the Warring States Period. The king and his ministers wanted to rest and do nothing, so Emperor Hui bowed. The heroine of Empress Gao was the ruler, and the government did not leave the house, and the world was peaceful. The punishment was rarely used, and the sinner was hopeless. The people were working hard to raise food and clothing. "
In the first half of her life, she first supported a family by one person, then was worried and scared, and then was a good fortune for two years. Even if Liu Bang favors Concubine Qi, she can blame her for her old age and no regrets, but Liu Bang should not have abandoned her own children at any time!
The road in this world is finally made by people, and life is made by people. Destiny must be in your own hands to be safe and protect the people you want to protect.
Therefore, Empress Lü held great power in the second half of her life and was in power in the court and the country.
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