Emperor Liu Heng of Han Dynasty only had two daughters. Why was Princess Guantao so favored but no one cared about Princess Jiangyi?

The main difference is still a status difference, there is a difference between concubine and concubine!

The two daughters of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty Liu Heng were Princess Liu Piao and Princess Jiangyi (Jianghou). One was a woman who wrote in thick ink and colorful words in the Western Han Dynasty, and the other was written in one stroke. There are very few records about him, except that his father was Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.

The main reason is the origin of the two people.

The mother of Princess Guantao is the famous Dou Yifang, the empress of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, so she is the eldest daughter. At that time, Dou Yifang had two sons, one named Liu Qi, who later became Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. One is Liu Wu, Empress Dowager Dou’s favorite son.

Her nephew is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che. The most amazing thing is that her daughter Chen Ajiao and Liu Che became husband and wife, so she is also the mother-in-law of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

This status is enough for history books to write a special book about him.

As for Princess Jiangyi, I don’t know which concubine she was born to, but her identity is just the daughter of Emperor Wen. After the death of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, the world was completely dominated by Queen Mother Dou. She had no backing and no stage to perform.

Although in terms of favor, Princess Jiangyi is not inferior to Guantao, because judging from the marriage partners of the two people, Jiangyi has certain advantages over Guantao, and Guantao's husband is just It is Chen Wu (after Chen Ying), the Marquis of Tangyi, who owns 2,000 households, and the "object" of Jiangyi is Zhou Shengzhi, the son of Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiangyi, who owns 8,000 households. The two have different marriage backgrounds. A relatively large gap.

From here, Jiangyi seems to have a more prominent position than Guantao, but once Emperor Wen died, all of this was useless.

Princess Tao Chang does not need to rely on her husband to bless her identity. Although Guantao's husband died not long after their marriage, she was still one of the most powerful women at the time.

Because she had the support of Empress Dowager Dou, and Empress Dowager Dou was the most influential woman at that time. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was her son, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was her grandson, and Princess Guantao was the Empress Dowager Dou. The only daughter was treated as a close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket. You can freely enter and leave the palace to accompany your mother.

The Jiangyi couple often had conflicts after marriage. The husband later lost his title due to crime, and the couple could only become commoners. Obviously, if Princess Guantao encountered this kind of thing, she would definitely not be treated like this. Apart from their background, the two women's political ambitions are not on the same level.

As far as Princess Jiangyi is concerned, her life is still very ordinary. Regardless of whether her husband has a title, she has never thought of making some political investments of her own. Of course, a good woman cannot make a meal without rice, and Princess Jiangyi's relatively humble background left her without much political capital.

However, Guantao is very good in this aspect. She has a famous daughter Chen Ajiao under her knees. According to relevant records, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was so attracted by Ajiao's beauty that he promised to use a gold brick house to marry her. This woman is the so-called beauty hidden in the golden house.

"If you marry Gillian, you should build a golden house and hide her."

It was around his daughter that Guantao began his quest for power.

Her first investment target was the prince (Liu Rong) and his son, but the other party was not particularly fond of her, and the prince's mother simply rejected Guantao's request to marry his daughter, which hit her self-esteem. Guantao had no choice but to find another way out, and at this time, a group with closely related interests slowly appeared on the scene.

The main members of this interest group include Guantao, Wang Meiren (the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che), Emperor Wu, and Gillian. Since they did not achieve good results with the crown prince, this interest group planned The former crown prince was deposed, Liu Che was made the crown prince, and Chen Ajiao became the crown prince. After Liu Che succeeded to the throne, Chen Ajiao became the queen, and her princess Tao also became the current emperor's aunt and mother-in-law, with a respected status. In this way, all parties were "happy" and several people made careful arrangements when formulating the plan. , after the implementation, the expected results were achieved, and Princess Guantao successfully obtained the status she wanted.

Finally, Princess Guantao has two good younger brothers

No matter how powerful Guantao herself is, Emperor Jing still made the final decision when she was active. If If we don't understand how to serve this "big leader", nothing will be possible.

At that time, Emperor Jing's brother Liang Wang Liu Wu was very popular with Empress Dowager Dou, and even promised to let Emperor Jing's brother marry him and pass the throne to his younger brother in the future. It was originally just a joke, but Liu Wu took it seriously, which made Liu Qi very angry, and the gap between the brothers began to grow. Fortunately, Guan Tao was always there to mediate, so the two brothers did not "fall apart".

Moreover, Guantao also even asked Emperor Jing what kind of women he liked. Every time he "recommended" her, Emperor Jing was very happy, so whether it was work or life, Emperor Jing relied heavily on Guantao. All in all, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty Liu Qi had a very good relationship with his eldest sister.