When it comes to Chen Shuozhen, what does everyone think of? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will introduce the historical deeds of this person to you.
Chen Shuo was truly the first female emperor of our country. Although she was in the same period as Wu Zetian, she declared herself emperor more than ten years earlier. Chen Shuozhen was originally just a maid in a landlord’s household, but by chance, she became the leader of the rebel army and thus ascended to the throne. But the fate of this empress was not so good. She was tortured to death by Tang soldiers and could not be buried in the ground after her death.
Due to his humble background, Chen Shuo truly understands the needs of the common people. One year, there was a flood and the crops of the common people were not harvested. However, the owner of Chen Shuozhen’s house took the opportunity to hoard food and sell it to the common people at a high price, earning unscrupulous money. Faced with such unethical behavior, the kind-hearted Chen Shuozhen naturally couldn’t bear it. She opened the landlord’s granary and distributed the grain to the people.
After the grain distribution incident was exposed, she simply killed the landlord and, with the support of the common people, formed an uprising army. Due to the deep resentment of the common people, the rebel army marched all the way to Hangzhou and took over most of the land in Zhejiang. By the time the severity of the court consciousness incident reached, Chen Shuozhen had already proclaimed himself emperor. The court could not tolerate such a regime, so Emperor Gaozong of Tang sent a real army to besiege and suppress it.
This unequal power war soon ended with the failure of the farmers. Unfortunately, Chen Shuozhen was caught by the court in this war. After being caught, Chen Shuozhen continued to curse the court for its immorality. Faced with her arrogance, the court naturally chose the harshest punishment. According to historical records, Chen Shuozhen was tortured by soldiers for three days and three nights, and finally struggled and died in pain.