Learn from a historical celebrity every day—Zhen Mi
Empress Wen Zhao Zhen (January 26, 183 - August 4, 221), whose name is unknown, is said to be Zhen Mi (fú), but there is no record. It is known in history as Mrs. Zhen, a native of Wuji County, Zhongshan County (now Wuji, Hebei), and the daughter of Zhen Yi, Shangcai Ling. The wife of Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, and the biological mother of Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui.
Zhen lost his father at the age of three. In the middle of Jian'an period, Yuan Shao married his second son Yuan Xi as his wife. In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Yuan Xi became the governor of Youzhou, and Zhen stayed in Jizhou to serve Yuan Shao's wife Liu. In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Cao Cao led his army to capture Yecheng. Zhen was accepted by Cao Pi because of his outstanding appearance and was very favored. He gave birth to his son Cao Rui and his daughter Cao (i.e. Princess Dongxiang). In the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of King Wei and led his army to the south in June, and the Zhen family was left in Yecheng. In the first year of Huangchu (220), Cao Pi became emperor, and Shanyang Duke Liu Xiejin presented his two daughters as Cao Pi's concubines. Empress Deguo in the harem, Li Guiren and Yin Guiren were favored. Zhen became increasingly frustrated and showed some resentful words. Cao Pi was furious. In June of the second year of Huangchu (221), he sent an envoy to kill Zhen and buried him in Yecheng. In May of the seventh year of Huangchu (226), Cao Pi was seriously ill and made Zhen's son, Cao Rui, the prince of Pingyuan.
After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he posthumously named Zhen as Empress Wenzhao. On the 12th day of Xinwei (February 17, 231), Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, buried Zhen in Chaoyang Mausoleum.
Personal evaluation:
Liu Liang: This woman is so noble that she cannot speak of.
Empress Wu Xuanbian: This is a true filial wife.
Fang Xuanling: Since Cao and Liu, the inner throne has his own position, and the family of Zhen and Wei is honored but not moral.
Kong Rong: Rong wrote to Taizu, "King Wu defeated Zhou and gave Daji the Duke of Zhou."
Pu Songling: It starts with Yuan, ends with Cao, and then pays attention to the public affairs. The immortal should not do so.
Anecdotes:
Wei Family Spring and Autumn
After Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Cao's son Cao Pi secretly took Zhen as his wife. Kong Rong wrote a letter to mock Cao Cao and said, "King Wu defeated Zhou and rewarded Daji to Duke Zhou." Cao Cao knew that Kong Rong was knowledgeable and thought it was an allusion that he had never read in the book. Later, when he saw him, he asked about this matter. Kong Rong replied, "From the current situation, you will naturally understand!"
New Words on the World
Empress Wei Wenzhao Zhen is virtuous and beautiful. At first, he was Yuan Xi's wife and was very favored. After Cao Gong attacked Yecheng, he asked to summon Zhen. Everyone around him reported, "Cao Pi, the general of the Five-Secrets, has gone." Cao Cao said, "This year, it was for her to attack Yecheng."
The queen of the dynasty comes out to worship
Cao Pi isDuring the prince's reign, he invited all the literary rafters (official names) to have a banquet. The guests were having fun. Cao Pi ordered his wife Zhen to come out for worship. The guests were sitting down and lying on the ground. Only Liu Zhen did not worship him, but instead looked at Mrs. Zhen. When Cao Cao heard about this, he punished Liu Zhen, and reduced his death penalty and was sent to be a labor mill. Mengqiuzhong also has the allusion of "Empress Zhen comes out to worship, and Liu Zhen looks at him in a straight face."
Spiritual Snake Bun
There is a green snake in the courtyard of Weigong. It constantly spits out red beads in its mouth. It is as big as a sycamore, but never hurts people. Every time it wants to hurt the snake, it disappears. Only when the snake was dressed up every day, the snake was tied into a shape like a bun and appeared in front of her. The snake felt very strange, so it imitated the shape of the snake's bun, which was so skillful. Therefore, the style of the hair bun of the snake was renovated differently every day. This kind of hair bun was called the Lingser bun. Other palace people followed suit, but they could not be beautiful.
Women in Ye
Dou Jiande once excavated an ancient tomb in Yecheng. There was no other item in the tomb. After opening the coffin, there was a woman lying in it. She looked like a living person, with a gorgeous appearance, she looked only in her twenties, and the clothes she wore were not in the form of the present world. Not long after, she seemed to have a breath. Dou Jiande then brought the woman into the army. After she woke up three days later, she said, "I am the palace servant of Emperor Wen of Wei. I was buried here with Empress Zhen. After she died, she should be reborn, but no relatives can complain. So she stayed in the tomb, not knowing the current year." She also said that the cause and consequence of Empress Zhen's murder were clear. Dou Jiande loved her very much. Later, Dou Jiande was destroyed by Taizong. Taizong wanted to accept her. She said, "I have been in a secluded place in the yellow soil for three hundred years. If it weren't for Duke Dou, how could I see the light of heaven again? Now that he is dead, I can't live alone." So he died with hatred, and Taizong felt sad about this.
Mi Fei has a pillow
Li Shan's notes in the Tang Dynasty quoted "The Book of Han Yi": Mi Fei was Fuxi's daughter, drowned in Luoshui and became the god of Luoshui. "Selected Works of Zhaoming" says: Cao Zhi, the King of Dong'a of Wei, once asked to marry Zhen as his concubine, but Cao Cao promised her to Cao Pi. After Empress Zhen was slandered and sentenced to death, Cao Pi gave her relics, jade belt, gold pillow, to Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi left the capital and returned to the country and passed by Luoshui. When he dreamed of Zhen, he said to him: "I originally trusted the king, but his heart was not fulfilled. This pillow was when I was at home. I married the General of the Five-Secret General (Cao Pi), and now I am with the King." (In the sentence "Mi Fei" is the God of Luo, referring to Empress Zhen), and then disappeared. He sent someone to send a pearl, and King Dong'a couldn't defeat himself. Li Shangyin used this allusion to write a poem in "Unt Title": The rustling east wind and drizzle come, and there is light thunder outside the lotus pond. The golden toad gnaws the lock and burns the incense in it, and the jade tiger pulls the silk and draws the well back. Jia looked at the curtain and the young master Han, and Mi Fei kept the pillow of Wangcai of Wei. Don’t fight for the spring heart with flowers, every inch of lovesickness is ashes.
Literary image:
In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhen's life andThe official history is roughly the same. In the early days, he married Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi led his troops out to fight, leaving Zhen to take care of his mother-in-law alone. After Yuan's defeat, Cao Cao's son Cao Pi saw that he was beautiful and charming, so he took it for himself. During the Huangchu period, after Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi ascended the throne, Concubine Guo framed Zhen with witchcraft. Emperor Wen Cao Pi was furious and sentenced Zhen to death.
In the novel "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", there is a "Zhen Hou". After Zhen's death, he entered the immortals and committed a crime by chance. So he went down to earth to repay Liu Zhen's descendant Liu Zhongkan. Liu Zhen was punished for her back then. After Zhen left, Liu Zhongkan missed the beauty and became sick, so the Zhen family sected the concubine of Tongquetai to marry him.
In "Legend of the Tang Dynasty", there is a "Xiao Kuang" chapter in which the hermit Xiao Kuang met Zhen by the Luoshui River. Zhen Shiyan was sentenced to death by Emperor Wen of Wei because of his admiration for King Chen Si's talent. Xiao Kuang and Empress Zhen played the piano music. Before Empress Zhen left, she gave him Mingzhu and Cuiyu, but then disappeared.
