According to statistics, since Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor, China has experienced more than 400 emperors, and there are nearly 50 emperors named after Chinese characters containing natural elements such as the sun and the moon, accounting for nearly 30% of the total number of emperors. Although no emperor can live forever, they still work hard to use those auspicious words.
For example, Wu Zetian was named Wu Zhao, Tang Zhongzong was named Li Xian, Zhu Wen, the great ancestor of Southern Tang Dynasty, was renamed Huang Zhu, Li Siyuan, Ming Di, Xu Li and Liu Zhiyuan, the great ancestors of Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Bian, and Li Yu, Zhao Guangyi and Song Taizu, the great emperors of Southern Tang Dynasty, were renamed Zhao Wei. Generally speaking, words such as night, life, Dan, long, Ming, good, luck, omen, obsidian, Shu, emptiness, depression and virtue are all used by emperors.
The emperor thinks he is the embodiment of heaven and earth, comparable to the sun and moon shining on the earth. They want to be dazzled by the whole world. From their love of names and characters, we can see their domineering, which reflects their respect for heaven and earth and hope for the future, and of course includes eternal reverie.
Today, I will talk about another favorite word of the emperor, and that is the word "Chen".
The original meaning of "Chen" refers to a house, but this house is not owned by ordinary people. This is Chen's residence. Chen is the sun, the moon and the North Star. Chen Ziran is the home of Polaris. The stars guard the Polaris, and only the emperor can have such momentum in the whole world. "Chen" is the residence of the emperor and has become synonymous with the emperor. The imperial edict of the emperor is called Chen Za, the itinerary of the emperor is called Chen You, the kindness of the emperor is called Chen En, the favor of the emperor is called Chen Chong, the calligraphy of the emperor is called Chen Ji, the capital is called Chen Yuan, and the residence of the emperor is called Chen Ju.
I think the emperors who brought the word "Chen" into full play were naturally Li Zhi and Wu Zetian.
At his father's bedside, he collided with Wu Zetian, and Li Zhi was always worried about Wu Zetian. After Li Shimin's death, Wu Zetian went to Ganye Temple to keep the lights, which made Li Zhi, who had become emperor, unable to let go. On the anniversary of Li Shimin, Li Zhi came to Ganye Temple. He should not only make a decent sacrifice for his father, but also meet Wu Zetian naturally.
This is a meeting that touched Li Zhi and history. At the sight of the emperor, Wu Zetian's lovesickness suddenly turned into tears, which made Li Zhi, who was tired of bad things in the harem, feel soft.
Shortly after he returned to the palace, he ordered Wu Cairen to enter the palace. She was soon given a second-class position as Zhao Yi.
Li Zhi, the emperor who plunged into the gentle township of Wu, has deep feelings for Wu, and his heart is warm and comfortable. In addition, he was very dissatisfied with the Queen and the powerful Xiao Shufei, so Li Yifu wrote a letter demanding the abolition of the Queen. Li Zhi decided to promote Wu's position.
But what position should I give? Li Zhi didn't abolish the idea of the queen at that time, but he wanted to put Wu in front of him. Thinking about it, he thought of the word "Chen". Since this is synonymous with the emperor, let's create a post of "Chen Fei", ranking first among your concubines.
Under Li Zhi's personal arrangement, soon, Wu successfully became a concubine. In fact, this laid a solid foundation for Wu Zetian to later ascend to the position of queen.
This position soon brought tangible benefits to Wu Zetian. Before long, Li Zhi helped Wu Zetian to the position of queen.
Let's look at Wu Zetian again. She has a soft spot for the word "Chen". In 700 (the first year of the long view), 77-year-old Wu Zetian missed the good days when she was 32 (the sixth year of Yonghui). She renamed her Toy Boy Society "Chen Feng Society" and named her head "Knights of Chen Feng". In order to get rid of loneliness, Wu Zetian also chose many beautiful teenagers to serve herself in Chenfeng. Some people think that when Wu Zetian entered Chen Feng Palace, she would feel the breath of youth. Some people think that "Chen Feng House" is the "health house" for the elderly of Wu Zetian. Although Wu Zetian's "Chen Feng House" collapsed after the Dragon coup, her dependence on "Chen Feng House" is the truth of history.
Tang Gaozong Li Zhi first established the post of "Chen Fei", which remained in use until the Song and Qing Dynasties. Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, appointed Heilanzhu, Xiao Zhuang's sister, as Chen Fei of Guanluo Palace, ranking first among the four concubines.
Words are auspicious, but hearts are not necessarily evil. You can see all emperors, and it is cultivation, not name, that makes them famous. No one can do it, no matter how good the name is.