Who would have thought that Lv Zhi, who married Liu Bang with the reputation of being a "female student" and with the idea of "investing in potential stocks", would go from being a virtuous wife in charge of the rear to living as an iron-blooded empress dowager in the Weiyang Palace?
When she first got married, she really wanted to live a good life - while Liu Bang conquered the world, she stayed behind and took care of the family and state affairs in an orderly manner. Even Xiao He called her "sister-in-law", and the couple also had a warm feeling of sharing weal and woe. But he couldn't stand Liu Bang's romantic nature, let alone Mrs. Qi who came in with ambition: it wasn't enough to snatch favors, but she also wanted to persuade Liu Bang to change the prince, and treated her forbearance as a soft persimmon.
What really made her heartbroken was that time she was held hostage by Xiang Yu. She had to fight her way out on her own during a narrow escape, but she heard that Liu Bang could care less about her life or death for the sake of the overall situation. It was also at that time that Shen Shiqi stayed by her side risking his life and became her only light in the dark sky. Lu Pheasant, who came back from the Chu camp, was no longer the woman who longed for her husband to come back - with sharp eyebrows and a cold heart, she quietly pulled Zhang Liang and the heroes into her camp, and wanted to protect her things with her own hands.
Mrs. Qi was crying to frame her? She smiled and moved a thousand pounds, letting Liu Bang see clearly the short-sightedness of his beloved concubine; Liu Bang had the idea of changing the prince? She directly opened up her posture to discuss politics with him, showing the power network behind her: "If you can conquer this country, I can also defend it." It wasn't until Liu Bang held her hand before his death and sighed, "Ying'er is weak, the world will have to work hard for you in the future" that she realized that this man finally admitted that she was not a wife he could abandon at will, but an opponent who could stand up to him.
When Liu Bang died, she didn't leave any room for Mrs. Qi. But after dealing with the mother and son, she took off the hairpin in the empty hall, and she still shed a tear - was she filled with hatred, or did she think of herself who had longed for the future? No one knows. Later, when she came to the court to take charge of the government, her aura was so overwhelming that the civil and military officials of the court did not dare to raise their heads. She promoted benevolent government and protected the people, and governed the world in an orderly manner. However, her son Liu Ying was afraid of her cruelty, and the mother and son became farther and farther apart.
Only Shen Shiqi always stood behind her, never taking a single step beyond her reach, but offering her a cup of hot tea when she was alone. She knew that Zhu Lu would end badly in the future, but she had no regrets at all: "I am worthy of the Liu family and the people of the world, so I owe Ying'er... But if I could do it again, I would still choose this way."
The moment she closed her eyes, she seemed to see herself again, standing at the banquet, looking into Liu Bang's eyes, thinking that it was the stability of her life. But in the end, she didn't rely on anyone. She walked a path from a good wife to a queen mother, and even the glory of the Han Dynasty bore her mark.
Purpose: Women break free from dependence and control the value of life through self-awareness