However, there are many powerful female figures in history, as Empress Dowager or Empress Dowager, who listened to politics when the emperor was young, except Mi Yue and another well-known Cixi.
Empress Xuan
China's earliest audience was the mother of Qin State in the Warring States Period, Empress Xuan, that is, in The Legend of Mi Yue.
In 306 BC, King Zhao of Qin succeeded to the throne at the age of 17, and his mother, Empress Xuan, began her regency career for 4 1 year in the name of her youngest son, which opened the way for the harem to participate in politics.
In the past 40 years, Empress Xuan has been the supreme ruler of Qin, forming a situation in which Qin only knows that there are "Empress Dowager, Anhou, Gaoling, Huayang and Jingyang, but they don't know that they have kings".
Zhao Haoqi can't stand his mother's long-term dictatorship in North Korea. Finally, he listened to Fan Ju's advice, recovered all the power, expelled the "Four big noble" from the customs and replaced Fan Ju as the prime minister. This completely ended Xuan Di's long-term domination of the state of Qin.
Empress Zhao
The second person who listened to politics was Zhao, the queen of Zhao in the Warring States Period.
In 266 BC, King Huiwen, the monarch of the State of Zhao, died, and his son Xiao succeeded to the throne. Because he is too young, the queen mother is in power.
Empress Zhao, the famous Zhao Ceng, said, "If you have no age, how can you get people?" ? If you have no people, how can you have a gentleman? "Eternal sayings.
She is a very capable old lady, and the famous article "Touching the Dragon and Telling the Queen of Zhao" in the middle school Chinese textbook is her story.
Empress Dowager Deng
Deng Sui, the empress and emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was known as Empress Deng in history.
In the first year of Yuanxing (105), He Di died at the age of 27.
Queen Deng has no biological sons, but she knows that there are two sons in the harem who are fostered by the people. An older, but sickly, unable to inherit the throne. One is a newborn baby. Only after 100 days, she became her emperor, that is, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and became the empress dowager, who came to the court to listen to politics.
In the first year of Yanping (A.D. 106), the Shang Emperor died, and Deng Sui appointed Liu An, the king of Qinghe River, as Han 'an Emperor at the age of 13. Empress Deng continued to live in North Korea.
She didn't die of illness until the second year of Yongning (A.D. 12 1) and listened to politics 16 years.
Empress Chu
Empress Chu accompanied the five emperors all her life and went out to listen to politics three times, each time playing a different role: mother, aunt and cousin; Three titles were awarded to the throne, and all major events in China were promulgated and implemented in the form of "Queen Mother's Letters".
She listened to politics three times and retired from politics three times, which is unique in the history of China.
Sima Dan succeeded to the throne at a young age, and the Chu operator was promoted to empress dowager and took power in the recent dynasty. In 357 AD, Empress Zhu returned to her son.
In 36 1 year, Sima Dan died of a sudden illness, made Sima Pi emperor, and hung the curtain again. In less than a year, Sima Pi became an immortal and made Sima Yi, his younger brother, emperor. Sima Yi died after only eight months in office. His son Sima Yao succeeded to the throne, and Chu Operator came out for the third time.
Queen Lu
Lv Zhi was beautiful and intelligent since he was a child, and he was famous for his perseverance and cruelty.
Lv Hou was in power 16 years. It is reported that when she came to power, there was a prosperous South Vietnamese country in today's Guangzhou area.
In order to restrict the development of South Vietnam, Lv Hou issued an order prohibiting the sale of iron and horses to South Vietnam, thus imposing an economic blockade on South Vietnam.
Xiao Taihou
Xiao Taihou, Chu, fine print, was the queen of Emperor Ye of Liao Dynasty. She is known as "Empress Dowager Chengtian" in history, and is a famous female politician and strategist in Liao history.
In September of Ganheng four years, Emperor Jing Zong of Liao died, Emperor Sheng Zong of Liao acceded to the throne, and Xiao Yanyan was honored as the Queen Mother and Regent.
In June of the first year of Tonghe, Emperor Sheng Zong of Liao led his ministers and gave Xiao Yanyan the title of "Empress Dowager Chengtian".
As the Empress Dowager Chengtian, Xiao Yanyan has been in charge of military affairs, thus beginning the famous "Regency after Chengtian" period in Liao history.
Liuhuanghou
Su Zhaoming, formerly known as Liu E, was the queen of Song Zhenzong and the first regent of the Song Dynasty. She has made outstanding contributions and is often compared with Lv Hou in the Han Dynasty and Wu Zhi in the Tang Dynasty. The history books say that she is "a talent without the evil of Lu Wu".
In February of the first year of Ganxing (1022), Zhao Heng, a 54-year-old Song Zhenzong native, died in Yanqing Hall. The testamentary edict said: The Prince ascended the throne and Empress Liu was the Empress Dowager. The militarists attached great importance to "seizing power" from the Empress Dowager.
The little emperor Zhao Zhen was only eleven years old at this time. Actually, Liu E handles government affairs.
Empress ling
At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, when Emperor Xu Yuan of Su Zong Xiaoming ascended the throne, he was only 6 years old, and only his mother, Empress Ling, was in charge of the imperial power.
During the reign of Empress Ling, the exploitation of the people in the Northern Wei Dynasty was intensified, which led to the intensification of social contradictions, and the massive Six Towns Uprising and the Great Peasant Uprising led by Jung broke out. Qihu Tusi Er Zhurong took the opportunity to capture Luoyang, killed Queen Ling and her young emperor, and entrapped more than 2,000 princes and ministers, which is known in history as "the change of river and shade".
Soon, the Northern Wei Dynasty perished.
Wu Zetian
In the Tang Dynasty, the famous Wu Zetian also listened to politics before she proclaimed herself emperor.
In the first year of Linde (664), after killing Shangguan Yi, Wu Zetian began to listen to politics and went from behind the scenes to the front desk.
Unlike most of history, when Wu Zetian listened to politics, it was not the little emperor who sat in front of her, but her husband, Li Zhi, who was called "Two Saints".
From then on, no matter whether the political situation is good or bad, we can no longer ignore the role of Wu Hou.
Bureaucrats began to get used to bowing to a woman, and finally, they watched her step by step to the peak of power with mixed feelings.
The Empress
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the system of hanging curtain and listening to politics reached its peak, forming a strict, systematic and perfect political system.
The most famous Empress Dowager Cixi in history was the last female ruler of China feudal society, and she also directed a thrilling scene on the political stage at that time.
Later, the "Reform Movement of 1898" failed, Guangxu was jailed, and the old Cixi was called to the court for the third time. * * * mastered the politics of the Qing Dynasty for 48 years.
With the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the system of "listening to politics behind the scenes" which lasted for more than two thousand years came to an end.