Who is Chen Shuozhen? Below, the history encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed introduction. Let’s take a look together!
The female protagonist Chen Shuozhen, born in Chun’an County, Zhejiang Province in the early Tang Dynasty, lost her husband in her early years. Due to the abundant resources in the region, it is always subjected to layers of exploitation by grassroots officials. Under the excessive demands of the government, people’s lives are very heavy. While strongly hating corrupt officials, everyone longs for a better life without oppression.
In this context, the clever female protagonist first left her hometown under the guise of going to the deep mountains to cultivate immortality, and then her brother-in-law Zhang Shuyin stayed in the area to spread the news that she was about to become a god. Over time, in the eyes of many illiterate people, the female protagonist became the incarnation of a deity. This laid a solid mass foundation for her to organize peasant uprisings in the future.
After leaving her hometown, the female protagonist once encountered a world-renowned expert in a place called Fuchuan Mountain in Zhejiang. By chance, she received a heart to heart exchange of talent from the other party. Several years later, Chen Shuozhen not only had excellent military and martial arts skills, but also learned a good set of martial arts.
In order to receive more help from heroes, the female protagonist, after completing her studies, went down the mountain to the Royal nunnery – Ganye Temple, and actively prepared for the uprising under the guise of practicing as a leader. During this period, she met Wu Zetian.
At that time, Wu Zetian had not yet achieved success. After Li Shimin’s death, as a talented figure of the emperor, she was ordered to shave her hair and cultivate diligently here. Due to his outstanding appearance, he was once bullied and harassed by a group of young people in the capital city. The woman with good martial arts skills immediately took action to save her and beat those playboys until they ran around.
Later, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi sent people to welcome Wu Zetian back to the palace. On the eve of their departure, the sisters had a long talk all night. At that time, Chen Shuozhen said to Wu Zetian that if there is war in the southeast in the future, it is my sister’s act. I hope my sister will help me at that time. The other party held their head slightly. At this point, the two shed tears and bid farewell.
Not long after, Zhang Shuyin, the brother-in-law of the female protagonist, came to Gan Ye Temple and reported in detail to Chen Shuozhen about all the preparations made for the uprising over the years. He believed that the time was ripe and asked the female protagonist to immediately head south to lead the uprising.
In this way, the female protagonist returned to her hometown and, in a responsive atmosphere, officially declared an uprising to confront the government. At the same time, she established a political power modeled after the Tang Dynasty’s official system, appointing Zhang Shuyin as a servant to oversee various matters, while she herself referred to herself as the “Emperor Wenjia”.
According to historian Jian Bozan’s research, she was the first female leader of a peasant uprising to declare herself emperor in Chinese history, and also the first female emperor.
After raising the banner of righteousness, the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang responded one after another. The female lead’s team quickly grew to nearly 100000 people. Subsequently, the brave Chen Shuozhen led troops to fight against the official army and captured many subordinate counties in Muzhou, such as Tonglu and Yuqian (now southeast of Changhua, Zhejiang), in one fell swoop.
Just as she led her army to continue attacking Shezhou, she was met with stubborn resistance from the Tang army. After being defeated, the female protagonist immediately adjusted her strategy and changed it to a fragmented attack strategy, dispersing and attacking the Tang army forces in various places. Just as Chen Shuozhen led the rescue team and was surrounded by the general Tong Wenbao in Wuzhou, they were surrounded by Tang general Cui Yixuan and heavy troops on a mountain outside the city.
The final battle between the female protagonist and Cui was tragic and brutal. Almost all of the 40000 troops led by Chen Shuozhen died on the battlefield. Just as the scarred female protagonist was brandishing her twin swords and preparing for her final battle with the enemy, Cui Yixuan’s officers and soldiers fired ten thousand arrows at her, resulting in Chen Shuozhen’s death at the age of 33.
