Zhao Feiyan (date of birth unknown, forced to commit suicide 1 year ago), formerly known as Yi Zhu, was the empress of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty and the empress dowager of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.
Zhao Feiyan is a legendary figure in Chinese history. There are only a few sentences describing her in the "Book of Han", but there are many unofficial histories about her. In Chinese folk and history, she is famous for her beauty. The so-called "Yan is thin and the ring is fat" refers to her and Yang Yuhuan. At the same time, she also became a representative figure of the lustful emperor because of her beauty.
Zhao Feiyan was born in a humble birth ("Book of Han·Ning Xing Zhuan 63"). She lived in Chang'an when she was a child and was trained as a singing and dancing prostitute. Her singing and dancing were appreciated by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and she was summoned to the palace and became his concubine. After Zhao Feiyan was favored, she asked Emperor Cheng to summon her sister Zhao Hede to the palace. Emperor Cheng planned to make Zhao Feiyan his queen, but was opposed by the Queen Mother. Despite this, in the winter and December of 18 BC, he became emperor and deposed his original empress Xu. In 16 BC, Zhao Feiyan was established as empress and became a very important figure in the country. "Book of Han: The Tenth Annals of Emperor Cheng" states that "the Zhao family was in chaos". In 11 BC, she encouraged the emperor to kill the prince in the harem.
In 7 BC, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty died of illness, and Zhao Feiyan had no children. She supported the establishment of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, so she was honored as the empress dowager after Emperor Ai ascended the throne.
When Emperor Ai died in 1 BC and Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, Zhao Feiyan lost her support. She was first deposed as Queen Xiaocheng, and soon afterwards she was deposed as a commoner and was forced to commit suicide.
Zhao Feiyan’s secret weapon: the virgin on the lecherous emperor’s dragon bed
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty never thought that a geisha was still a virgin when she climbed onto his dragon bed. Although there are always countless virgins around him, which of the emperor's women is not broken by the emperor himself? But this one is different. This one was born from a crowd of men. She was still a virgin at the moment she was presented to the emperor, which proved her innocence and the emperor's charm.
Zhao Feiyan is a psychologist. Every woman who wants to capture a man's heart is a born psychologist. Originally, if Zhao Feiyan could meet the emperor and be favored by the emperor, the drama of "entering the palace" should have ended successfully. However, the Zhao Feiyan sisters are full of professionalism for their acting career. They not only want to act in one play in their lives, but they also want to have a lot of good plays. Therefore, when they meet a national-level director, they must leave a perfect impression on him so that they can succeed in the show. He will act as the heroine in every drama in the future. As a natural psychologist, Zhao Feiyan certainly understood that her fatal weakness was that she was not a virgin. This weakness probably didn't matter when the emperor was interested in her. As a singer, she couldn't be too strict. It is terrible when a man is not strict with his woman. At least it means that he does not attach much importance to her at the same time. And the emperor is a person who gets tired easily. When his interest in her slowly dwindles, he will think of her dirty past, and then ruthlessly throw her into the garbage heap of history.
The word virgin is very important even to a geisha. Zhao Feiyan sighed. She decided to put on a special show when she threw herself into the emperor's arms. She wanted to surprise the emperor: she turned out to be a virgin. The emperor had no shortage of virgins, but those virgins were picked for him by others and had to be dedicated to his innocence; if a woman who did not seem to belong to him actually left her innocence to him, he would Surprised, then arrogant and then grateful, he will be eager to give women a little unexpected satisfaction after unexpected satisfaction. From then on, Zhao Feiyan was destined to become the emperor's wife.
How did Zhao Feiyan act? This process was a secret of the inner court of the Han Dynasty, and privacy historians probably knew it. However, they believed that subsequent emperors would suffer more after the textbook was released, so they refused to include it in the annals of history. But that doesn't matter. The methods to deal with men's virginity requirements are always becoming easier and simpler. If we were in the modern era, acting would not be necessary. A surgical operation would be enough.
Zhao Feiyan, the second queen of Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty Liu Ao, was charming and charming, with excellent dancing skills. She was granted the title of Zhaoyi with her sister Zhao Hede. She was favored by Emperor Cheng for nearly ten years and dominated the harem. What is the reason why she "gathers the favor of three thousand people in one body"? ?
This has to start with Zhao Feiyan’s family.
Zhao Feiyan's father, Zhao Lin, was a palace slave in the Han Dynasty and lived in poverty. After Zhao Feiyan was born, her father threw her into the wilderness because he was unable to raise her. Zhao Lin always dreamed of a crying baby at night. When he went to look for it four days later, he found that the baby was not dead. Zhao Lin took her home and barely fed her. Because her family was poor, Zhao Feiyan was sold to Princess Yang to work as a kabuki performer at a young age. Zhao Feiyan is extremely talented and intelligent, and has developed a charming singing voice and superb dancing skills. ?
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty once traveled incognito and came to Princess Yang's house. The princess summoned singers to entertain the emperor. Zhao Feiyan's soul-stirring eyes, beautiful and moving singing voice, and graceful dancing postures immediately captivated Emperor Cheng. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty took her back to the palace. Zhao Feiyan resorted to a hard-to-get trick and refused Emperor Cheng's summons for three nights in a row, which aroused Emperor Cheng's desire to conquer. He was lucky enough to see her every night and could no longer leave her. ?
Zhao Feiyan’s beautiful appearance, light figure and outstanding dancing skills make her stand out among the concubines in the harem. She performed a kind of dance, her hands trembled like holding a flower, and her body moved like the wind, which fascinated Emperor Cheng. The dance performance held by Emperor Cheng for her was held on the high pavilion of Yingzhou in the Taiye Pool in the harem. Emperor Cheng beat the music with a jade ring, and Feng Wufang played the sheng to accompany him. Zhao Feiyan danced "Returning Wind and Farewell Song". A gust of wind blew up, and Zhao Feiyan almost fell into the pool. Thanks to Feng Wufang's hold on her thin Yunshui skirt, she escaped. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also ordered the palace maids to hold the crystal plate in their hands and make the flying swallows on the plate sing and dance to entertain them. Zhao Feiyan's exquisite dancing skills were unprecedented and unprecedented, bringing a new visual enjoyment to Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Cheng became even more obsessed with her. ?
Zhao Feiyan was not only beautiful, but also very thoughtful. In order to firmly capture the heart of Emperor Cheng, she recommended her sister Zhao Hede, who was more beautiful than her, to Emperor Cheng. Zhao Hede's beauty made Emperor Cheng envious. , Hede's tenderness made Emperor Cheng even more fascinated. Emperor Cheng became uneasy when he couldn't see the Zhao sisters for a moment. Emperor Cheng even obeyed the words of the two sisters. The sisters framed Empress Xu. When Emperor Cheng became emperor, he deposed Empress Xu and appointed Zhao Feiyan as empress and Zhao Hede as Zhaoyi. The Zhao sisters hold the power of life and death in the harem and are arrogant. ?
Although the Zhao sisters were specially favored, they were never pregnant. They were afraid that other concubines would become pregnant and give birth to children, which would threaten the queen's position, so they crazily tortured the palace people. "Those who give birth to children are often killed, and countless abortions are performed." At that time, the nursery rhyme "Swallows come and peck the emperor's grandson" was circulated among the people. When the palace maid Cao Gong gave birth to a boy, she was forced to death and the prince was thrown out of the house. When Xu Mei gave birth to a son, Zhao Hede cried and cried, forcing Emperor Cheng to kill the mother and son. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, who was obsessed with sex, was no longer confused, and his knees were particularly weak. In order to please the Zhao sisters, he actually killed his son twice and ignored the country and the country, becoming the ancient version of "love beauty but not country". ?
Why are the Zhao sisters infertile? It turns out that in order to make their skin fair and delicate, they put a secret recipe called Xiangji Pills into their belly buttons. This pill is really effective. After using it, your skin becomes like cream, your skin smells sweet and you feel youthful. The sultry fragrance even made Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty unable to control himself, and he would never give up until he applied Yunyu. The two sisters were obsessed with Emperor Cheng. When Emperor Cheng ran out of energy, he took tonics to satisfy his sexual pleasure. In order to please Emperor Cheng, the alchemists offered elixirs. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty first took a pill, which made him feel high and blessed with beautiful women, as if he had regained his youthful vitality. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty took it for a long time and kept increasing the dosage. Later, he even took ten pills of elixir for sexual pleasure. As a result, his yang was released and he died of blood. ?
Emperor Cheng died on Zhao Hede's bed. The government and the public were shocked, and the ministers denounced the Zhao family for the disaster. Knowing that he could not escape his guilt, Zhao Hede committed suicide. ?
Because Zhao Feiyan helped Emperor Cheng’s nephew Liu Xin ascend the throne, the new emperor was grateful and still respected her as the empress dowager. Six years later, Emperor Ai passed away, and the Grand Sima Wang Mang forced Zhao Feiyan to commit suicide because of the crime of killing the prince. Zhao Feiyan, who was once famous and powerful, passed away like this.
This article is excerpted from "The Secret History of the Dynasty"