Power in the World: After Eternal Age

There was once an eunuch who told Empress Dowager Feng to speak ill of Emperor Xiaowen.In a rage, Empress Dowager Feng beat Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong again.Emperor Xiaowen accepted it silently and did not defend himself.He has no complaints or dissatisfaction with his grandmother, the Empress Dowager.Perhaps Empress Dowager Feng was influenced by Emperor Xiaowen's attitude, or perhaps Empress Dowager Feng, who had never given birth, felt compassion for Emperor Xiaowen who she raised personally. As a kind grandmother, she cultivated and taught this elegant and perfect emperor's grandson.

Similarly, Emperor Xiaowen also gradually felt that his grandmother, the Empress Dowager, was so amiable, and was also intimidated by her steely character and fearless demeanor when she came to court, and developed deep admiration and reliance on her.Because of this, Emperor Xiaowen gradually became the proud successor of Empress Dowager Feng.

Due to the personal education and supervision of Empress Dowager Feng, Emperor Xiaowen did not put down the scrolls, studied hard, day after day, and diligently pursued. The emperor of talent and learning.It is said that his poems and essays are all written impromptu, and even if he dictates chapters on horseback because of urgent matters, he will not change a single word when he finalizes the draft, which is a generous demeanor.

When Empress Dowager Feng was proclaiming the rule in the imperial court, and was carefully cultivating Emperor Xiaowen Tuobahong in the harem, Emperor Xianwen was seizing the opportunity, unwilling to live in the palace, issuing orders to the world in the name of the Supreme Emperor, re-cultivating his own power, This aroused strong dissatisfaction and high vigilance of Queen Mother Feng.

The sky cannot have two days, and the country cannot have two monarchs!There are actually two regimes in the Great Wei Imperial Palace, and these two regimes often have different political views. Wouldn't it mess up the country?For the future of Great Wei, and for the sake of her own safety, and even more so to clear up Emperor Xiaowen's personal administration and become a generation of Mingjun to implement new policies and get rid of evils, Empress Dowager Feng secretly made up her mind to get rid of Emperor Xianwen Tuo Bahong.

Although Empress Dowager Feng once regarded Emperor Xianwen as her own, and even relied on her own strength to turn the tide and kill Yi Hun, the powerful minister, to consolidate Emperor Xianwen's throne. Empress Dowager Feng's influence, while cultivating her own cronies, and killing Li Yi, the spiritual support of Empress Dowager Feng, made Empress Dowager Feng feel chilling, and the love between mother and child was lost.

In June of the first year of Chengming, the imperial court suddenly declared martial law, and the atmosphere in Pingliang, the capital, was tense, and the guards were even stricter during the palace ban.Soon, the Supreme Emperor was summoned to visit the Empress Dowager Feng, but was captured by ambush soldiers and forcibly placed under house arrest.Later, Empress Dowager Feng poisoned him in Yong'an Hall in Pingcheng.

Empress Dowager Feng received a secret report from Feng Xi, saying that Emperor Xiaowen's grandfather, Nanjun Wang Li Hui, also Emperor Xianwen's father-in-law, took advantage of the opportunity of entering the palace many times to instigate Emperor Xiaowen to disagree with Empress Dowager Feng.Empress Dowager Feng heard that Emperor Xiaowen was unmoved, and liked it even more in her heart.She believed that she would never see the wrong person again this time.

In order to prevent future troubles, and even more so to monopolize power, Empress Dowager Feng executed Emperor Xiaowen's grandfather Li Hui of Nanjun for treason.Li Hui's younger brother, son and wife were also killed at the same time.In order to eliminate hidden dangers, Empress Dowager Feng did not hesitate to kill and kill more than ten families and hundreds of people died due to suspicion.

However, Empress Dowager Feng can often appease and win over those who obviously have no political ambitions.For example, Lou Ti, a close friend of Emperor Xianwen, trusted Nei Saburo, once angrily drew his sword and killed himself because Emperor Xianwen was killed, but luckily failed.Not only did Empress Dowager Feng not blame him, but instead issued an edict to reward his righteousness.Some disgruntled ministers were impressed by her actions, which went a long way toward defusing potential unrest.

As a result of cultivating a loyal political group, Empress Dowager Feng's dictatorship at the court has been successful. The so-called "everything is insignificant, everything is given to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is wise, patient, and able to do great things."Rewards and punishments for killing are decided in a matter of seconds, and most of them are not related to the emperor.It is Weifu who works both inside and outside.What is particularly admirable is that Empress Dowager Feng used superb political wisdom and steel-like wrists to maneuver and eliminate interference, and carried out effective reforms in the politics, economy and customs of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Taihe is the year name of Emperor Xiaowen.Historically, a series of reforms during this period were called "Taihe Reform".Due to the records of old history, people often attribute this credit to Emperor Xiaowen, or even directly call it "Emperor Xiaowen's reform", while ignoring the actual role of Empress Dowager Feng.

In fact, before 490 A.D. (the 14th year of Taihe), Empress Dowager Feng had been in charge of the court. As the actual ruler of the Northern Wei Dynasty, she was the real host of the "Taihe Reform".Turning over the history books, the vigorous and heroic figure of Empress Dowager Feng who dared to reform will be displayed in front of readers of future generations.The great effect of this reform and its far-reaching historical influence just show that Empress Dowager Feng is a successful politician.

Empress Dowager Feng adopted many major reform measures, which played a role in promoting the transition from the backward production mode of the Xianbei to the advanced feudal production mode of the Han in the Northern Wei Dynasty, that is, feudalization.In addition, in order to gradually adapt the Xianbei people to the lifestyle and etiquette system of the Han people, Empress Dowager Feng promoted education, respected Confucianism and law, and banned divination and prophecy, thus starting the process of Sinicization of the Xianbei people.This point laid the foundation and cleared the way for Emperor Xiaowen to move his capital to Luoyang and carry out large-scale Sinicization measures.

In September of the 490th year of Taihe in 14 AD, the 49-year-old Empress Dowager Feng died in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Pingcheng Imperial Palace.When she was dying, she made a will and wrote it in a golden book, arranging her own funeral.The will said: After her death, she will be buried within a month.The system of the mountain mausoleum is frugal, and its secluded room facilities and coffins are built without labor.There are no bright objects in the mausoleum, and there are no plain tents, manyin, and porcelain tiles.

The death of Empress Dowager Feng made Emperor Xiaowen so sad that he didn't drink a drop of water for five days, and he mourned.Regarding the specifications of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum, although Gao Lu, You Minggen and other important Confucian ministers requested that it be done according to the Queen Mother's golden book, Emperor Xiaowen still insisted on widening the tomb by [-] steps. In fact, this is the funeral specification for the monarch.

In October of that year, Empress Dowager Feng was buried in the cemetery she had chosen during her lifetime - Fangshan Yonggu Mausoleum (now north of Datong, Shanxi), and was not buried with Emperor Wencheng.In order to express his filial piety, Emperor Xiaowen built a longevity palace for himself about one mile northeast of Yonggu Mausoleum, and planned to be buried here after his death. loneliness.Later, Emperor Xiaowen moved his capital to Luoyang and implemented Sinicization in an all-round way-this made the "Taihe Reform" sing again, and Beimanban, west of Luoyang Dian River, was used as the royal mausoleum. Fangshanxu Palace was later only named "Wannian" Hall'.

Empress Dowager Feng's great achievements in her life have established her status as the "one queen through the ages" in history.The "Taihe Restructuring" she promoted made an indelible contribution to promoting the great melting of the nation, and also laid the foundation for the unification of the Sui and Tang Dynasties!