The Fufeng Ma family is a famous and famous family in the history of our country, and its ancestors can be traced back to Ma Fujun, Zhao She, a famous general of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after General Fubo Ma

The Fufeng Ma family is a famous and famous family in the history of our country. Its ancestors can be traced back to the Warring States Period the famous general of Zhao State Ma Fujun Zhao She. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, General Fubo Ma Yuan defected to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu . He conquered the east and west and made great contributions to the unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty unified the country, Ma Yuan went on expeditions here and there to maintain the new unified regime. He successively conquered the Qiang rebellion in the west, attacked Wuhuan in the north, and destroyed Jiaozhi in the south. He used his illustrious military exploits to maintain the stability of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and left us with idioms and allusions that have been passed down through the ages such as " old man is strong and strong" and "horse leather shrouds". well known.

However, because the old general was too loyal, brave and upright, he offended the villains in the court. After Ma Yuan died unfortunately on the front line, the treacherous officials in the court spoke ill of him one after another and framed Ma Yuan for looting on the front line (actually, Ma Yuan was trying to cure rheumatism). Sick, he brought a cart of coix back to Beijing from the south), which was known in history as "The Slander of Coix".

Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu was kept in the dark at first. In anger, he not only took back Ma Yuan's new Xihou seal ribbon, but also refused to allow Ma Yuan's remains to be buried in the ancestral grave after returning. The punishment was not harsh.

Since ancient times, people in officialdom have been in trouble and have fallen into trouble. Ma Yuan's misfortune has also left the family in a miserable situation. Ministers in the court and the central government do not dare to interact with the Ma family. The former high-ranking family is now in the cold.

When the Ma family was about to decline, the entry of a strange woman into the palace changed everything and revitalized the Ma family, which lasted for two hundred years in the Eastern Han Dynasty and lasted for more than two thousand years.

This strange woman is Empress Ma of Emperor Ming of Han Dynasty. So how did Queen Ma do all this?

In 39 AD, Ma Shi, the youngest daughter of General Fubo Ma Yuan, was born. As the saying goes: "The emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son (daughter)." Ma Yuan's arrival made his daughter very happy. He regarded Ma as the apple of his eye and favored her.

At the turn of the Han Dynasty, paper was not yet popular, and the tools for cultural inheritance were basically bamboo slips. Cultural learning was monopolized by aristocratic families, making it even more difficult for ordinary people to obtain knowledge. The Ma family in Fufeng has cultivated and studied for hundreds of years. Naturally, there are many books in the family, which also allows the talented people in the family to get more opportunities to study.

Young Ma didn't like female embroidery like other girls, but she was obsessed with books. Whenever she had time, she would spend time in the library, flipping through bamboo slips and reading eagerly. She was particularly proficient in books such as classics and history.

China has a long history. Wisdom, strategy, knowledge, and ways of doing things are often recorded in history books. Therefore, most people who are familiar with history books are knowledgeable and insightful. Ma is intelligent and well-read history books, so compared with his peers, he appears mature, steady and well-organized in his conduct.

But when she was ten years old, her brother Ma Keqing died young, and her mother, Mrs. Lin, was in a trance due to excessive grief and could not take care of the family affairs. At this time, Ma Yuan was away on an expedition again, and there was no one to take care of the huge Ma Mansion. Ma stepped forward to take over this important task. Although she was young, she handled affairs in a clear and orderly manner, which impressed everyone in her family. Ma's reputation for being good at running a household spread throughout the capital. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records:

"In the beginning, those who knew nothing about it, and later heard about it, were surprised."

Beautiful as a flower, knowledgeable and talented, and good at housekeeping, these are the three elements of an outstanding woman in ancient times. Ma owns them all. This made her an ideal daughter-in-law candidate for the powerful in the capital, and many of them entrusted matchmakers to come to propose marriage. After careful selection by Ma Yuan and Mrs. Lin, they accepted the betrothal gift from the Dou family and only waited until the children of the two families came of age to get married.

However, something unexpected happens, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes. Not long after, Ma Yuanzhong was slandered and his family was wronged. Huangmen Shilang Dou Gu (a descendant of the Dou family had a rift with Ma Yuan) was one of the driving forces hidden behind the scenes. He also led the powerful people in the capital to humiliate the Ma family and was very arrogant.

Faced with such a predicament, Ma's cousin Ma Yan couldn't stand it. He stood up and urged Mrs. Lin: "The boss (Ma Yuan) was loyal but was framed by the Dou family. The current plan is to revive the Ma family and at the same time clear the grievances of the boss. It is better to let my sister break off the engagement with the Dou family and enter." The palace. My sister is good-looking and well-versed in history books. She will definitely become famous after entering the palace. She may become the concubine of your majesty or the prince, so that the Ma family will be able to prosper."

Mrs. Lin agreed to his suggestion after considering it. So Ma Yan wrote to Liu Xiu, saying that Ma Yuan had three daughters, all of whom were as beautiful as flowers and had gentle and virtuous personalities. They were grateful for His Majesty's tolerance and wanted to enter the palace to serve His Majesty and the princes.

Liu Xiu was originally a tolerant and generous person. After he punished the Ma family in anger, he regretted it. Thinking of Ma Yuan's great contribution to the Eastern Han Dynasty, he agreed to Ma Yan's request to let the three daughters of the Ma family into the palace.

Initially Ma was assigned to the crown prince's uterus, but was transferred to follow Queen Yin Lihua . An ordinary person would definitely be sad and disappointed. There are not many men in the harem. Apart from the emperor, only the prince and other princes can come and go. Wouldn't being assigned to other concubines at this time lose the opportunity of first-come-first-served? The harem lacks everything except beautiful women. How can you attract others' attention when you are far away?

But Ma didn't think so. She was familiar with history books and knew that sometimes retreating in order to advance could give her the best chance.

During the Han Dynasty, most of the people in the harem were selected from wealthy families. These women were also talented and beautiful, and many of them were children of powerful people. How could a daughter of the Ma family, who was about to be defeated, compete for the backstage? When others are keen to get closer to the emperor and princes, it is better to take a step back to broaden the horizons.

Emperor Guangwu's empress Yin Lihua was not an ordinary person. To paraphrase a line from Peking Opera: "This woman is not simple!" She played a pivotal role in the harem and had a great influence on Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and Prince Liu Zhuang.

At this time, Ma Shi had just turned thirteen. She was appreciated by Yin Lihua for her talents and abilities in the palace, and was transferred to her side to become her personal maid. Ma was very respectful when dealing with people and spoke appropriately. Soon she was praised by everyone in the palace.

In addition to family background and appearance, feudal emperors also considered whether their character was virtuous and virtuous when selecting their concubines. Ma's virtuous character was noticed by Yin Lihua. The more she looked at her, the more she felt that she was the first choice for her daughter-in-law. With her help, Prince Liu Zhuang accepted her as his concubine and doted on her very much. After he ascended the throne, he granted her the title of Ma is a noble person.

won the favor of the emperor, and Ma Guiren continued to serve Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty with all his heart, and was also very respectful to the Queen Mother Yin Lihua. For all the concubines in the harem who were favored by Liu Zhuang, Ma tried every means to improve their treatment level, which continued to win her a good personal reputation.

Hard work always pays off. In 60 AD, ministers discussed the choice of queen in the court. At that time, many powerful ministers from various families had daughters in the palace, and they were fiercely competing for the position of queen. At this time, the Queen Mother Yin Lihua, who had never been involved in politics, rarely came forward in person to make a decision: "The noble Ma family has the best appearance and conduct in the harem, so let her be your queen!" The Ma family finally got rid of the fate of the family's decline and became a family of relatives of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

htmlHow will a person choose after becoming famous? Should you get carried away and be pampered, or should you maintain your style and remain humble?

At this time, it tests not only personal mentality but also knowledge and wisdom. Empress Ma is undoubtedly the wise one. She has won the respect of her husband as always after becoming the king of the country.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhuang, had few heirs, and Empress Ma also had no children. At this time, Queen Ma's niece Jia came into the palace and gave birth to the prince Liu Jin. Liu Zhuang asked Queen Ma to raise Liu Jin and warned: "A mother must raise her son carefully, even if it is a son who takes good care of herself."

Empress Ma understood the emperor's words very well, so she raised Liu Jin as her own. Since then, Liu Jin had a deep relationship with her, and regarded Empress Ma as her own mother and was very filial.

A virtuous woman has always been a family member. The best Feng Shui can share the pressure of the husband. Empress Ma is undoubtedly Liu Zhuang's " Feng Shui ". She is familiar with history books and knows the gains and losses of the past. When Liu Zhuang is busy with government affairs and has difficulty making decisions, she will put forward pertinent opinions for her husband. Solving worries and solving problems. Later, when Liu Zhuang encountered a difficult decision, he always consulted the queen for her opinion. History said: "When the generals discuss matters and the ministers discuss it, the emperor will give it a try." Later, he often broke down the interesting principles and got his own feelings. "

In addition to fulfilling her duties as a queen, Empress Ma also established family rules for her natal family.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, relatives have gradually become an important force in the court. The queen mothers (empresses) of all dynasties have made great use of and rewarded relatives as officials. . The Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the previous dynasty, and the maternal relatives also played a decisive role in the court, even more so.

Empress Ma took a repressive attitude towards her natal family in view of the lessons learned from the previous dynasty Wang Zhengjun's great feudal relatives led to the destruction of the Western Han Dynasty. . Not only were they not given titles, but they were awarded officials according to their talents. During the Han Ming Dynasty, the Ma brothers had low official positions and their status was not prominent. Only Huben Zhonglang general Ma Liao and Huangmen Lang Ma Fang and Ma Guang held intermediate official positions.

After Prince Liu Jin ascended the throne, he was known as Emperor Zhang of Han Dynasty, and Empress Ma was also honored as the Empress Dowager. Out of repayment to his adoptive mother, Liu Jin wanted to confer titles on several of his uncles in the second year after he ascended the throne, but they were rejected by Ma. The Queen Mother refused. At the same time, the Queen Mother Ma was afraid that her mother's family would be arrogant and extravagant. If she found someone in her mother's family who was extravagant, her name would be removed from the list of relatives, and others would take this as a warning.

The second year group. The minister took advantage of the natural disaster to write to the Queen Mother, saying that the natural disaster was caused by not appointing his relatives as officials, and asked the Queen Mother to follow the tradition and agree to appoint the Ma brothers as officials and knights.

Queen Mother Ma saw through their plot at a glance. When the relatives are marquises and officials, how can the ministers dare to confer titles on their daughters when they enter the palace? For this reason, she issued a special edict saying:

"What is the connection between natural disasters and titles?" The ministers who put forward this view have evil intentions and want to benefit from it. I always keep in mind the lessons of the previous dynasty that caused great disasters by enclosing relatives, and I will not let the Ma family embark on this road of no return. Not long ago, I passed by the door of my mother's house and saw a lot of people coming to visit. Cars and horses were coming and going like a dragon. The servants were all more gorgeously dressed than me. At that time, I restrained my anger so that I didn't burst out. Now that my mother-in-law's family is prominent, they only care about pleasure and have no regard for the long-term interests of the country and the family. How can I promote this trend by promoting them to a higher position? "

This is the origin of the busy allusion. This edict also became an imperial edict that the Ma family must follow during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty when the power of the relatives was overwhelming, the Ma family, one of the relatives, seemed to be a breath of fresh air. They followed the Ma family Empress Yuanhe's teachings have always maintained the feelings of family and country and the simple style of passing down poems and books.

When relatives such as the Yin family, the Dou family, and the Liang family were all keen on power, which led to the decline of the family, However, the Fufeng Ma family has gradually multiplied and grown, avoiding the fate of a feudal family that could only be rich for three generations.

Today, the Fufeng Ma family has gradually formed many branches such as Fufeng Hall, Tongzhu Hall, , and numerous civil and military talents have emerged in the past dynasties. This has to be attributed to that powerful family. The visionary Queen Ma.

It is true that a wise woman (mother) is the best feng shui for a family...