Spring is the day when those in power go to pray to heaven for blessings and disaster relief.
In the past few years since Lu Fei came to the throne, there have been constant natural disasters, such as floods, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, peach and plum blossoms in winter, and snowflakes in summer.
In the eyes of the ancients, if there are strange phenomena in the sky, there will be great disasters in the world. This disaster was brought down by heaven because the emperor was unjust. An emperor can be unafraid of anything, but he cannot be unafraid of heaven. Lu Pheasant holds the power alone, and she is unafraid of nothing but heaven.
In the eighth year of Empress Lu's reign (180 BC), Lu Pheasant went to Bashang to pray for blessings. When passing by Zhi Road, she saw something like a gray dog flying under her arm. Lu Zhi was so frightened that he tore his clothes to find the thing and see what it was. Lu Pheasant, who worked hard, found nothing under his armpits. Because she found nothing, she became even more frightened. Since then, Lu Fei felt a foreign body under her armpits every day. She took off her clothes and checked, but found nothing. As soon as she put on her clothes, she felt a foreign body crawling under her armpits. It felt like a snake crawling, a centipede moving, or a spider. Cloth.
Ever since he saw the dog-like foreign object flying into his armpit, Lu Pheasant's body was getting worse day by day, and he was in a trance all day long. Encountering such strange things on the way to pray for blessings, she began to suspect that it was a punishment from God. She asked someone to give her a divination, and the divination said that it was Liu Ruyi's wronged soul.
This is really chilling. Lu Pheasant was afraid of the sky, and he was also afraid of wronged souls, and even more afraid of Liu Ruyi's wronged soul. Liu Ruyi was well-behaved and clever. Because he had a feud with his mother, Lu Pheasant poisoned Liu Ruyi to death. After hearing that the foreign object flying under his arm was Liu Ruyi's innocent soul, Lu Pheasant was frightened. During the day, he saw Liu Ruyi sitting in the dark and being force-fed wine by palace maids and eunuchs. At night, he dreamed of Liu Ruyi walking towards her with a smile on his face. . Lu Zhi was very scared, but she still held on to her power tightly and punished those she disliked. In April, God lost his temper. Heavy rains continued in the south, and the Yangtze and Jialing rivers overflowed. More than 10,000 households were washed away by floods.
On the surface, Lu Pheasant has no disease, and the skin under his armpits is as good as fat. However, his body is deteriorating day by day. Lu Zhi gradually became unable to move and could only lie in bed all day long, but her eyes were still bright with anger and arrogance. Life is becoming more and more difficult day by day. Although Lu Pheasant is unwilling to give up, she has to let go because she knows that her death is approaching.
Lu Pheasant did nothing good in his life, but he did a lot of bad things. He didn't really enjoy family happiness, but he did a lot of things that destroyed human relations. Following Liu Bang in the war, she endured more hardships and enjoyed less blessings. After becoming the queen, Liu Bang neglected her, and she had few happy days and many painful days. After becoming the Queen Mother, Lu Fei's painful heart was preoccupied with doing painful things, which made people angry and resentful. She was probably not happy either. She loved Liu Ying very much, but Liu Ying didn't love her and abandoned her. Lu Pheasant tortured many people to death, and it was as if he was the only one left in the world, deserted, lonely, and terrifying.
Lu Pheasant's life is really like: wasting thoughts and hanging on my heart for half a lifetime, just like wandering around in a dream in the middle of the night. Lu Pheasant is vicious, but he still has a motherly heart. She knew that the ministers were dissatisfied with Lu's takeover of power, and she had to make arrangements for her funeral before she died. Zhang Ao and Princess Lu Yuan gave birth to a son named Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan's life was not very good. His parents died early, leaving him to live alone in the world. Lu Pheasant knew that Zhang Yan was incompetent, so he made Zhang Ao and his concubine Ji's two sons marquis and asked them to assist Zhang Yan.
She also made Lu Lu a general and commanded the Northern Army; she appointed Lu Chan to command the Southern Army. These two armies are stationed in Chang'an and Luoyang, which are related to the life and safety of the Lu family. Lu Pheasant also rewarded a large group of Lu family members, hoping that they could defend the empire building she had worked so hard to build.
Before he died, Lu Pheasant repeatedly warned: If the Liu family is not the king, the whole world will attack him. The Lu family was granted the title of king, but the ministers refused to accept it. I am about to die. The emperor is young and you must guard against rebellion by the ministers. You must lead the troops to defend the palace and hold the emperor hostage. You must not mourn for me.
No one mourned Lu Fei because her relatives did not dare to leave Chang'an and Luoyang.
After Lu Fei's death, he was granted a general amnesty. Lu Chan was promoted to prime minister, and Lu Lu's daughter became queen. Lu Chan and Lu Lu had military power, but they were not good at leading troops, so the Lu family was destined to perish. Lu Pheasant tried his best to promote the Lu family, but failed to cultivate a capable person who could support the entire empire building. Lu Chan and Lu Lu can only take care of the yard, and they cannot support Lu Pheasant's building.
Sima Qian said: The queen of high school is the heroine of the throne, and the government does not leave the house, and the world is peaceful; punishment is rarely used, and the guilty are rare. Civil affairs include farming, food and clothing, and breeding.
This means that during the years when Lu Pheasant was in power, the world was peaceful, there were few sinners, and the people were committed to their roots and had adequate food and clothing.
Sima Qian had a high opinion of Lu Pheasant, but the peace in Lu Pheasant's era was only peace in the world, not in the imperial court. Peace in the world is the result of the people of the world who have suffered from war for many years and hope to live a stable life. It is the result of the efforts of the people, Xiao He, Cao Shen and other court officials. After Liu Bang's death, the court was not peaceful, and bloodshed often occurred, all of which were thanks to Lu Pheasant.
No matter how great her achievements are, Lu Pheasant is an extremely cruel woman with very vicious methods. Although power always bleeds, Lu Fei killed many people who should not be killed. The mysterious dog-like foreign object was actually the inner demon caused by excessive killing.
Sima Zhen of the Tang Dynasty said of Lu Pheasant:
Emperor Gaozu was still young, and the Lu family was his concubine.
And Zhengxuanye, potential use of Fuwei.
The ambition is to be patient, but the nature is full of suspicion.
Put poison to mourn, and leave Qi Ji in ruins.
When Xiaohui died, she cried but was not sad.
Zhu Lu is doing things, and the world is showing his selfishness.
The ministers punished the barbarians, and supported the evil spirits.
When misfortune comes, the dog becomes a weed.
