The Woman Recorded in the Imperial Annals: Lü Zhi

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I am really unfair to Empress Lu. After her death, all the blood relatives were killed. I was also deposed by the descendants of the Liu family. I am really angry to death. I must learn from Zetian. Look how ruthless the Zetian sisters are.

What Lu Pheasant initially pursued was not power but a man who loved her. Even though this man treated her badly and never considered her feelings, she still looked forward to it. Until she was abandoned, forgotten, and used as a tool again and again, she gradually realized that as a woman, she was just an accessory in a patriarchal society, and could only be manipulated, and could never get her true feelings. She realized: Only by having rights can she better protect herself and the people she loves. So she became a warrior, fighting against her husband, against the court, and against everyone who had the ability to harm her. In the end, she succeeded and realized her political ideal. But it seems that he went too far. His beloved son was made mentally weak and died by his actions, and the Lu family that he wanted to protect was liquidated after his death. Her political achievements are praiseworthy to the people, but they are a disaster to her family. What a shame!

With Liu Bang's temperament, would he still be impressed? I'm afraid I just let it go because I'm tired of crying.

Isn't the Queen Mother Xuan (Mi Yue) worthy of being included in the Chronicle of the King? She is also an outstanding female politician

I want to say... It turns out that Liu Bang is such a character...

China has about five thousand years of history. The Chronicle of the Emperor was written during the Han Dynasty, so it's not that big of a deal that there is only Empress Lu in the Chronicle of the Emperor.

Many concepts have been subverted. I feel that the author uses a gentle heart to look at the outstanding women who have been misunderstood in history.

I really like this article, but the author wonders, is it possible that Lu Pheasant's actions accounted for a large part of her own awakening of desire for power, and were not entirely for her own children. After all, she conquered the world together with Liu Bang, and she also witnessed what kind of rogue this emperor was. In addition, coupled with Liu Bang's ruthlessness and his ability to kill herself several times regardless of morality, it is very possible that a woman like her, whose talents are not inferior to anyone else, will awaken the desire for power. As a girl who is a bit feminist, I feel that it is so touching to stand up for your own desire for power, far more than fighting against a scumbag for the sake of your children or something like that.

At the very beginning, Lu Fei, like all women, had hopes for her husband. Unfortunately, Liu Bang was really not a good person. As a son, he saw his parents killed, as a husband, he could eat the flesh of his wife who had chaff, and as a father, he had his young children kicked out of the car in order to escape for their lives. This man was not a good person at all! Lu Pheasant wants to protect not only herself, but also her children. If she is not ruthless, she and her children will die. "For thousands of years, there have been ruthless emperors and ambitious concubines." In fact, today's society is not like this. Although ruthless men and ambitious and unscrupulous mistresses can get divorced now, the pain and hurt will always be there.

I thought that Lu Pheasant had gone crazy after taking power, and "human pigs" were not something a sane person could do.