The history of the Warring States Period is actually very exciting. The competition for hegemony between princes, every country and every character is unique. However, there was a very strange phenomenon during the Warring States Period. At that time, many countries were connected by marriage. We know that marriage usually means politics. There is not much real affection between each other. They are all for political relations. Everyone is familiar with it. Mi Yue, the Queen Mother of the Qin State in history, married from the Chu State to the Qin State through a political marriage. But why did Empress Dowager Xuan help Qin to deal with her own country in the subsequent war?
1. Whether it was Empress Dowager Mi Yue Xuan, or Empress Dowager Zhao Wei of Zhao State, Qi State After becoming kings, they married into their husband's country as foreigners and controlled the country's affairs for a long time. They were dedicated to helping their husband's family.
From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, marriages between princes were very common, such as the famous Qin and Jin Dynasties. The Qin and Jin countries had been married for generations for hundreds of years. Although there were struggles and even wars from time to time, Marriage is still maintained. This is a political act. When a woman marries into her husband's country, she will naturally follow the political situation of her husband's country.
The following is an example of the three most famous empress dowagers of the Warring States Period - Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin (Miyue). The king and queen of the state of Qi, and the queen of Zhao Wei.
2. Of course, the career of Empress Dowager Xuan cannot only be seen in the famous "The Biography of Mi Yue". There is a lot of adaptation in it. Mi Yue married from the Chu State to the Qin State and was only the daughter of King Qin Huiwen. Bazi (a level of concubine), her younger brother Wei Ran had greater strength, so after King Wu of Qin died holding the tripod, he supported his sister's son King Qin Zhao as King of Qin. King Zhao was young and respected his mother as Queen Mother Xuan. , and was regent by the Queen Mother Xuan. It was not until the 41st year of King Qin Zhao that King Qin was almost 60 years old, and he could not help but seize the power of his mother and regain control of the power.
In the past 41 years, Queen Mother Xuan used foreign troops many times to attack Yiqu State, weakening the power of other countries, greatly strengthening the power of Qin, and becoming a powerful country at that time.
The king and queen of Qi State was the daughter of Taishi Jiao of Ju State. At that time, the arrogant King Qi Min was beaten by the three Jin coalition forces of Yan, Qin and Chu and almost perished. King Qi Min was killed and his son Fazhang was killed. She went to Taishi Jiao's house to work as a servant, and was attracted by Taishi Jiao's daughter. She was very fond of this Dharma seal, and the two eventually developed a relationship. In the end, Fazhang was elected as King Xiang of Qi, and Taishi Jiao's daughter became the queen. After King Xiang's death, the queen became regent and ruled Qi for 40 years. During the reign of the Queen, Qi was politically wise and strategic, and maintained peace for forty years. Not many years after the queen's death, the state of Qi collapsed in the hands of Tian Jian.
After Zhao Wei, she was originally from the Qi State and married into the Zhao State. She would not attack her mother country like Mi Yue. After all, the Zhao State was not strong. Her husband died and her youngest son came to the throne. She acted as regent, but her fate was bad. She passed away after more than a year as regent. She once said the eternal saying "If you have no age, how can you have a people? If you have no people, how can you have a king." A queen mother of the Warring States Period had " The concept of "the people are valued but the monarch is valued" is truly remarkable. The famous Warring States story "Touching the Dragon and Talking about the Queen Mother of Zhao" is also about this Queen Mother.
3. In fact, as women in political alliances, they know very well that since they marry into this country, they can only fight with this country for honor and disgrace. On the contrary, if they in turn help their mother country deal with their husband's country, , that is the real tragedy.
Although they are queens and concubines in their husband's country and have given birth to princes and princesses, they are outsiders after all. People in their country will never stop questioning their thoughts. Once the queen appears, she will help the mother country deal with her husband's country. behavior, then everything these women have in their husband's country will be lost, and even their own children will be in danger. They will not be so stupid. During the Warring States Period, the power of the king was not as absolute as that of later emperors. It can only be said that the power was very great. The monarch's decision-making was subject to many constraints. And if the queen wanted to do something, it might harm her husband's country. The group of princes, generals, ministers, and ministers All the nobles must stand up and oppose.
In addition, the reason why the Empress Dowager was able to take power was because her son was the source of her power. The reason why Cixi was able to take power for nearly half a century was because he controlled his own son Tongzhi, and then adopted Guangxu, his adopted son. , relying on the status of the little emperor to have exclusive power. Once they help the mother country, or even the mother country may become stronger and destroy the husband's country. For example, if the Chu State has the opportunity to destroy the Qin State, will the King of Chu let the King of Qin go? I am afraid that after occupying Xianyang, the first thing to do is to kill the King of Qin.