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In history, there is such an excellent woman, she was originally only a maid in the palace, but with her own efforts, she became the most powerful woman.
She assisted three generations of emperors in her life, made great contributions to the political stability of the country, and although she was a woman, she was an iron-fisted figure.
Of course, behind all the glamorous beauty, there is bitterness that outsiders can't see, and so is her life.
She has experienced the fall of the country, the loss of her father and the widow, and was once involved in the vortex of power struggle, but even though fate is difficult, she has not reached out to surrender.
This outstanding female politician was Empress Tuoba Mao of the Northern Wei Dynasty Wencheng Emperor ---- Feng.
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1: The country is lost and the fate is bumpy
In 442, Feng was born in the Northern Wei Changle Xindu, and she was a true famous person, and her grandfather Feng Wentong was the monarch of Northern Yan during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
At that time, in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, the war was not extinguished, and the Feng family gradually rose during this period, but not long after, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei approached Northern Yan, because he was outnumbered, Northern Yan was eventually annexed by Northern Wei, and Feng's father Feng Lang also raised his hand and surrendered, and was also crowned as the Duke of Xicheng County.
When Feng was born, a confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties had already formed.
In this situation of confrontation between the North and the South, as a descendant of Northern Yan, the Feng family can be said to be struggling to survive in the cracks, and it is indeed not an easy task to enjoy Taiping.
Sure enough, shortly after Feng's birth, her brother was taken to other ethnic minorities, and the family fell into great grief.
Soon after, another bigger disaster fell on the Feng family, I don't know whether the Northern Wei high-level was jealous of Feng's father, or whether he really plotted against him, in short, Feng's father was stabbed to death by Emperor Taiwu because he was implicated in a major case.
When he was not born, the country was gone, and a few years after birth, his father was killed again, and Feng's life was indeed very sad.
After the death of her father, according to the custom of the time, Feng was sent to the palace and became a maid of the Tuoba clan, when she was 11 years old.
The maid was not only humble in status, but also had to do hard labor, but Feng Shi was still lucky, after entering the palace, she was taken care of by her aunt Feng Zhaoyi, although her identity was still a maid, but she finally escaped some unfair treatment.
At a young age, she experienced family changes and became a maid herself, but Feng Shi did not complain about herself, on the contrary, she always tried to make herself better.
At her aunt's side, Feng Shi did not slack off for a day, she was diligent and studious, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and familiar with the etiquette in the Northern Wei Palace.
In addition to talent and body, in the ear and eye, Feng also learned to observe the color of speech, treat people and have their own set of philosophy, not only deeply loved by their aunts, but also popular in the palace.
Born as human beings, we can't change some bad things happening, but we can change ourselves, as long as we work hard to transform, fate will also have a rewritten day.
2: Not humble, not arrogant, not impatient
After entering the palace, Feng's life was originally peaceful, but when she was eleven years old, a major change occurred in the palace.
In 452, Emperor Taiwu was killed by the eunuch Zong Ai, who assassinated tuoba yu, the second emperor he espoused.
In just a few months, Zong Ai killed two emperors in succession, and the government and the public were shocked.
In order to prevent Zong Ai from continuing to rebel, with the support of his courtiers, Emperor Taiwu's favorite son Tuoba Mao ascended the throne, that is, Emperor Wencheng.
Although Emperor Wencheng was young, he was fierce and courageous, and soon after he ascended to the throne, he completely eliminated zongai and his party, and he clearly rewarded and punished, and in just two months, he eliminated dissidents and stabilized the situation.
All the changes in the palaces of all dynasties are inseparable from murder and blood, all of which Feng Shi saw in her eyes, and she suddenly found that the palatial palace was the most dangerous place, which was full of endless battles and killing opportunities.
Feng Shiyuan was not an ambitious person, she only wanted to spend this life in peace, but in the palace, it was more difficult to be pure than to ascend to the heavens.
Because of Feng's knowledge and beauty, Emperor Wencheng was very fond of her, and soon after he ascended the throne, he chose her as a nobleman.
In this way, the eleven-year-old Feng Shi left his aunt and came to the residence of Emperor Wencheng, although she was born as a maid, but in front of Emperor Wencheng, she did not appear to be humble.
On weekdays, the two people talked, Feng Shi would never be afraid of three points because Emperor Wencheng was an emperor, on the contrary, she fell generously, because Bo Gu tongjin, no matter what Emperor Wencheng said, she could answer like a stream, so that Emperor Wencheng also admired three points.
Feng Shi was not only talented, but also very caring, she knew that Emperor Wencheng worked very hard day and night, and always tried her best to share his worries and sorrows, either playing a song for him or making soup for him herself.
In the face of such a gentle and virtuous wife, Emperor Wencheng was pampered, and the husband and wife had a feeling of Qinse and Ming, and the years were quiet.
In 456, when feng was only fourteen years old, he was made empress of the middle palace by Emperor Wencheng, and in just a few years, Feng shi jumped from a humble maid to a mother of the world, achieving the first great reversal in life.
Some people, once favored, will become arrogant and do whatever they want, but Feng is very restrained.
As the head of the Middle Palace, Feng Shi did not have an arrogant color, but industriously handled all kinds of chores in the harem, and kept the harem in good order, so that Emperor Wencheng had no worries.
In addition to taking care of the affairs of the harem, Feng Shi was also quite concerned about state affairs, and although she did not interfere in the affairs of the dynasty, any disturbance in the imperial court touched her heart.
She was excited by the prosperity of the country, and at the same time she was worried about the future of the country, and this virtuous virtue won the praise of the palace inside and outside the palace, and the court.
Since ancient times, people with good character and virtuous virtues will not have a bad fate, even if the starting point of life is very low, they have the ability to ride the wind and waves.
3: Before the catastrophe, there is no chaos in the face of danger
Feng and Emperor Wencheng were originally an enviable couple, but it was a pity that such a happy and happy life was painted with a terminator in Feng's less than ten years as empress.
In 465, Emperor Wencheng died suddenly at the age of 26.
For Feng, the death of Emperor Wencheng was undoubtedly a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and in the face of the pain of widowhood, she did not want to die, and washed her face with tears for many days, that is, she was sad for the early death of her husband, and she was also sad for her fate.
Three days after Emperor Wencheng's death, according to the northern Wei system, it was necessary to burn the utensils he used before his death, and when the fire was full of fire, the heartbroken Feng clan suddenly pounced on the raging fire, fortunately, the people around him reacted quickly and rescued Feng from the fire in time.
Extremely sad and smoky, Feng Shi fainted on the spot, and after a long time slowly woke up, it was also at the moment when she opened her eyes that she suddenly had an epiphany, maybe her life was destined to experience ups and downs, so why not go on strongly.
As if in just a moment, Feng's sad eyes suddenly burst into a resolute light, she had experienced all the catastrophes, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
After the death of Emperor Wencheng, the twelve-year-old crown prince Tuoba Hong succeeded to the throne as Emperor Wenwen, and Feng was honored as empress dowager.
When the old and new regimes were handed over over the ages, there was always some turmoil, and this was also the case when the literature succeeded to the throne, and some rebel ministers wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to force orphans and widows to step down.
But they finally looked down on Feng, although she was a woman, she was not mediocre, and when she conspired against the courtiers, she had already made thorough preparations and finally successfully suppressed the rebellion.
In the process of fighting with the rebels, she fully demonstrated Feng's bold and decisive political ability, and then she once again impressed the court, that is, she announced that she would bow to the government and help the young lord stabilize the Jiangshan Society.
After Feng Shi came to power, with his courage and many years of experience in palace life, he only used more than a year to stabilize the turbulent political situation in Northern Wei.
Feng Shi is not a person who covets power, and after everything is safe, she returns to the government and goes to cultivate her grandson herself.
When the imperial court needed it, Feng Shi stepped forward, and when everything was calm, he retreated in time, and this philosophy of knowing how to advance and retreat was the greatest wisdom
4: Grace and power, success and fame
Originally, Feng Shi gave up power because he wanted to raise his life, but what she did not expect was that Emperor Wenwen did not trust her adoptive mother, and as soon as he matured, he began to belittle Feng's trust and favor.
At first, Feng did not have a seizure, but as time went on, Emperor Wenwen's rejection of her became more and more obvious, and Feng used his prestige and power to force Emperor Wen to hand over the throne in order to protect himself.
Although Emperor Wenwen was the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, after all, he had just come to power, and his power naturally could not be compared with the Feng family, so in desperation, he could only pass the throne to his five-year-old son, and he himself became the Emperor Taishang, who was just eighteen years old at that time.
This five-year-old young lord was the famous Xiaowen Emperor in history, and although Emperor Wenwen handed over the throne, in fact, everything in the dynasty was still under his control.
Feng Felt that in the long run, she would be threatened, and eventually she staged a mutiny and assassinated Emperor Wen.
After the death of Emperor Wenwen, Feng Shi once again bowed to the government, at this time, she had passed the age of establishment, and after years of tempering, her knowledge and political experience were more mature.
After Feng Shi came to power, she was not blinded by power, and for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of Northern Wei, she was generous and powerful, never soft on corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and rewarded Qing officials heavily.
Feng also carried out a series of reforms, known in history as the "Taihe Reform System", and implemented the "Juntian System", through a series of reform measures, the comprehensive national strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty was greatly improved.
It is worth mentioning that in the process of carrying out some reforms, Empress Feng did not exclude Emperor Xiaowen, but on the contrary, let him actively participate in order to exercise his political talents.
Because of Empress Feng's careful cultivation, Emperor Xiaowen gradually matured and carried forward Empress Feng's reform cause, which not only stabilized the political situation, but also led to the economic development of Northern Wei.
The lack of reservations about Emperor Xiaowen precisely shows that Empress Feng was an outstanding female politician.
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In 490 AD, Empress Feng, who had been working hard all her life, died of illness at the age of 49.
Empress Feng was frugal all her life, and before she died, she also sent down her will to arrange her own affairs and not to be extravagant and wasteful.
A generation of female politicians, thus falling, Emperor Xiaowen did not want to live, for five consecutive days did not enter the water, the whole sunset tears missed his grandmother.
Although Empress Feng demanded the loss of all conformity, Emperor Xiaowen insisted that her tomb be widened by sixteen steps, a funeral specification only available to the monarch.
Empress Feng's life can be said to be blood and tears, she lost her father at an early age, and became a maid, and she was not easy to rise to the empress, but her husband died early.
The departure of her loved ones and the struggle for power have made her very painful, but in the end she chose to dry her tears and face life, and finally became a politician praised by future generations.
Feng's experience also tells us a truth, when the fate is difficult for you, instead of complaining about the world, it is better to go forward bravely, and perhaps after thousands of years, you will live your own legend.
(This article was originally first published, and plagiarists must be investigated!!! ）