Speaking of emperors, our first impression may be that of historical figures in books or film and television dramas who are particularly far away from the present. But for some "post-80s" and people older than them, in fact, unconsciously, they have lived in an era with the emperor, and they are still a "female emperor". This person is Chao Zhengkun, a Shandong woman who insisted on "claiming the emperor" 24 years ago.
The story takes place in a rural area in Anqiu, Shandong. This Anqiu is not the "Anqiu" that eats donkey meat and burns it in "Underground Traffic Station", but an ancient city in Shandong. When it comes to the city, northerners may be more familiar with "Jingzhi Wine", and the protagonist of the story is from a rural area in Jingzhi.
This "legendary woman", named Chao Zhengkun, claimed to be a descendant of Chao Gai, the heavenly king of liangshan, and was very imposing in the name of "correcting Qiankun". But she is actually a female streamer, her real name is Cao Xiuhua (there is also a saying that her name is Chao Yufen, anyway, the original name is quite ordinary). A woman changed her name, which was uncommon at the time but justified, so why take her alone? Because she "claimed the title of emperor", she still became the "female emperor" in 1986.
Although he is a villager, how can he scare the villagers without two brushes and then ascend the throne as emperor? This Chao Zhengkun also has some means. She had read books earlier, served as a women's captain in the village, and worked as a barefoot doctor, in short, she had a little culture, and she was good at dealing with the people in the village, and with her professional ability, she established some prestige in the simple villagers. How does it work?
Since 1982, she has been treating villagers for free and doing good deeds to save people. But on the other hand, she also claimed to be the "third daughter of the Jade Emperor", took the opportunity to recruit believers and founded the "Qinghua Sacred Sect".
After several years of preparation, on October 12, 1986, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Chao Zhengkun held an enthronement ceremony in the courtyard of one of her believers' homes, announcing the establishment of the "Great Holy Dynasty" and transforming herself into a "Holy Emperor". Another female emperor in the history of the mainland ascended the throne in such a small village courtyard. Chao Zhengkun said this at his enthronement ceremony:
"I have set a lofty ambition to never live up to Providence, to save the country and save the people, to never fail Providence, to eliminate evil and punish evil!" I swear to be a veritable Lord, to save all the people, to purify all sentient beings, to moralize the world, to make the real people and good people happy, to be happy for all the people, to be rich in grain, and to be very kind. ”
To tell the truth, the speech at the "enthronement ceremony" is also quite disappointing, but it is an emperor who has no cultural background in his speech. However, it may also be because the words are not rough, and many people buy it anyway. This female emperor was not a light rod commander, and the imperial court also had a similar appearance. Rules and regulations such as the "Imperial Program", the "Holy Pilgrimage Military Order", the "Holy Pilgrimage Palace Rules", and the "Holy Pilgrimage Song", as well as official positions such as the Minister, the Protector of the Nation, the Official Shangshu, and even the "Great Seal of the Holy Dynasty" of the Imperial Jade Seal have also been obtained.
This emperor can't just work and not enjoy, the female emperor is also a human being. So the harem was also established, and the rough masters couldn't look at it, and the handsome offspring nearby could enter the palace draft. This "Great Holy Dynasty" was a theocratic country, and this empress not only had administrative power but also knew the magic of heaven, so that good men and women contributed their young sons to meet their absurd demands of using boys to "build a harem".
I don't know whether it was inflated or the scope of the harem draft was limited, but in 1988, Chao Zhengkun, who had been on the throne for two years, and her imperial court were not satisfied with being in anqiu village, preparing to "enter the capital and ascend the throne and sit in the temple". On the evening of August 2, 1988, the "Great Saint Dynasty" organized and convened a "cabinet meeting" to conspire to carry out a secret series in 14 cities, including Beijing, Shenyang, Changchun, Siping, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Xi'an, Qingdao, Yantai, Shanghai, Weifang, and Jinan, in preparation for spreading slogans like Chen Sheng's Wuguang uprising and going to Beijing to post leaflets.
A few days later, the action team that had planned to go to Xi'an bought a ticket in Weifang and prepared to take a night train to the ancient city to create a momentum. Unfortunately, before the evening, the domineering side leaked during the day - the flyers, flags and other items carried by a member of the team were accidentally discovered by the local joint defense team members during the split activities.
The members of the joint defense team were originally maintaining law and order, and they did not expect that there would be more than ten years to go to the new century, and they would still meet a Chincha minister. Yes, this is the mission entrusted by history. So they hurried to report and take action, investigation, patrol, squatting, arrest, interrogation, etc. can be described as a one-off, within a few days, empress Chao Zhengkun was arrested, and her ministers did not escape.
In just a few days, the grand cause of the female emperor Chao Zhengkun had not yet taken the train, and it was "destroyed". On April 15, 1990, Chao Zhengkun was sentenced to death by the Weifang Intermediate People's Court and deprived of his political rights for life. The last "female emperor" in the history of the mainland was buried in the rolling river of history.
Reference: "Emperor Dream: Contemporary China's Farce of "Claiming Emperor"