Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

After Qi Cheng played the second episode, he put away his tablet and planned to go out for a walk. Wang Jun also felt that he needed to take a break and think carefully about what happened.

He asked the housekeeper to prepare some more silver. If he was picked again in the future, he would have to spend silver to extend the time.

Qi Cheng strolled into the shopping mall. This mall was newly opened and had a collection of many famous brands, and it was also a supermarket of local brands.

He was a little curious whether it could withstand large shopping malls like Wanda.

After walking around inside, Qi Cheng found a restaurant to eat. The taste was just so-so, the same as that of all the restaurants in the shopping mall.

After eating, he bought a glass of lemonade and found a sofa to rest.

[Last time, we introduced beauties from some provinces and cities. Today, we will introduce some famous ugly women in history.]

Everyone outside the sky curtain was a little surprised. Do people in later generations have such strong tastes? Why introduce ugly women? Wouldn’t it be better to talk more about beautiful women?

They prefer beautiful women!

"Ah, why is Tianmu talking nonsense...Isn't this about me?" A woman touched her face. "It shouldn't be me. I don't think I'm that ugly."

Several people who were chatting together laughed out loud. This person was indeed the ugliest among them, but this was just a small village by the water. How could there be any person who would leave his name in history?

The first person we introduce is probably familiar to everyone: Zhong Wuyan. Historically, she was the queen of King Xuan of Qi, also known as Wuyannu.

Although she was very ugly, she was determined to become queen, so she wrote a letter to the king pointing out the mistakes of King Xuan of Qi. If King Xuan of Qi did not change his governing strategy, Qi would be doomed.

At the time, King Xuan of Qi was a corrupt ruler. After receiving Zhong Wuyan's memorial, he repented, dismissed his harem, and made Zhong Wuyan his queen.

Therefore, two idioms remain: ugly is better than no salt and recommending oneself to the pillow.

Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table hard. People in later generations criticized his method of choosing a queen for future generations, saying that he should find a woman from a big family.

But don’t you agree with Zhong Wuyan? Isn’t she also a common woman? Why is it wrong when it comes to you?

Empress Ma appeased Zhu Yuanzhang and whispered, "Zhongba, how could you think that Zhong Wuyan was the daughter of an ordinary citizen? Not to mention at that time, even in our Ming Dynasty, how many women could be literate and come up with strategies?"

Zhu Yuanzhang paused.

"Perhaps in later generations, it was because the empresses after the Ming Dynasty were useless and could not help the emperor..."

"I know, I know..."

.......

[The information mentioned above is mostly historical records, but there are actually many folk stories that are also quite interesting.]

[For example, there is a story that King Xuan of Qi reverted to his old ways in the later years and banished Zhong Wuyan to the cold palace, while favoring another beautiful concubine, Xia Yingchun.]

[Later, when the enemy attacked, Qi was about to be driven to its capital after a few attempts at resistance. King Xuan of Qi had no choice but to seek help from Zhong Wuyan again.]

【But Zhong Wuyan didn't intend to take action.】

[In the end, King Xuan of Qi could only kneel at the door of the cold palace, begging Zhong Wuyan for help.]

[So there is a saying that remains: When there is trouble, Zhong Wuyan, when there is no trouble, Xia Yingchun.]

Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period

Several kings with ideas hoped that Tianmu could explain more clearly what the name of King Xuan of Qi was and whether he was a contemporary of theirs.

If so, they will poach your employees.

It may not be possible to crown Zhong Wuyan as queen, but it is also okay to think of other ways. This person has been certified by Tianmu and must have some ability.

……

The second ugly woman we introduce today is also a legendary figure. Her husband is quite famous in history and is known as the embodiment of wisdom.

[Have you guessed who it is? Yes, she is Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying. She came from the Huang family of Jingxiang, which was also a large family at that time.]

[Also, it is said that although she was ugly, she was extremely intelligent and understood Yin and Yang, the Eight Trigrams, and some mechanical devices, making her Zhuge Liang's most capable assistant.]

[Of course, this person's name was not recorded in history. Yueying was only added by later generations. A similar situation also happened with Zhu Yuanzhang's empress, who was later called Ma Xiuying.]

[Li Shimin's sister, later generations called her Li Xiuning.]

Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei coughed violently. Isn't this just a rumor spread by later generations? Zhuge Liang's wife was not ugly. Huang Chengyan was testing Zhuge Liang.

How come he became ugly in later generations?

And how did people in later generations name it? It was either Xiu or Ying. They really didn’t call it that at that time.

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin looked at his sons and wondered which daughter would be suitable. He also wanted to find suitable wives for all of his sons.

Can't let them mess around.

Especially Li Zhi, he must marry someone who can control him, preferably someone similar to Fang Xuanling’s wife.

Take good care of this kid.

……

Ugly women in history are generally associated with qualities such as intelligence and wisdom, but there are also those who are simply ugly, such as the last Empress Dowager Longyu of the Qing Dynasty.

[Everyone knows that Guangxu was just a puppet of Cixi, so when Guangxu came of age, Cixi made her niece the empress.]

Because Longyu was ugly, she was nicknamed the Ugly Queen.

[Emperor Guangxu certainly didn't like this queen either; he preferred Concubine Zhen.]

Empress Longyu complained to Cixi, and since Concubine Zhen herself had her own problems, Cixi, when she was about to flee west, stuffed her into a well.

Even so, Guangxu still disliked Longyu.

From a political perspective, there was nothing wrong with Empress Longyu. When the Qing Dynasty was clearly on its last legs, she still pinned her hopes on the foreign powers.

We cannot follow public opinion.

Qing Dynasty

Emperor Qianlong smashed a set of Hetian jade chastity, which was really embarrassing. Empress Dowager Cixi was really clueless, didn't she know what her niece was like?

Why should she be made queen? Can't she be made a noble concubine?

Some concubines outside the tent felt that Longyu was too weak. She was the queen and the niece of the empress dowager, but she couldn't even suppress a concubine.

It really is useless.

Killing Concubine Zhen was a bad move! The emperor didn't have many other things around him, but he never lacked beauties. If he killed one, there would be countless more to come.

The right thing to do is not to argue.

This is what a queen should do.