Dou was born in poverty. Her father went fishing in order to escape the Qin chaos and lived in Guanjin in seclusion. Unfortunately, he fell into the river and died, leaving three orphans. In the early Han Dynasty, the court went to Qinghe to recruit maids, and Dou was called into the palace at a young age. After the death of the great-grandfather Liu Bang in BC 195, Queen Lv Zhi and the Empress Dowager jointly manipulated the state affairs. She gave all the palace ladies who had never been promoted by the emperor to the princes. Dou is young and beautiful. Although he lives in the palace, he has not been favored by Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty, and he is still charming and clever. He is the only favorite of the dynasty king. Dou gave birth to two sons and a daughter, Liu Qihe and Liu Pu.

Before becoming emperor, his wife Wang died, and her four sons died one after another after taking office. Therefore, sinus is regarded as his wife. In BC 180, Dai Wang ascended the throne as Emperor Wen of the Chinese language. Shortly after his accession to the throne, his ministers wrote a letter requesting the establishment of a prince. At this time, among the philosophers, only Dou Shi's son Liu Qi was older, and Liu Qi was made a prince. The mother was a child and Dou was made the queen. The second son, Liu Wuxian, was named acting king. Two years later, it was renamed King Huaiyang, and his daughter Liu Pu was named "Guantao princess royal".

Queen Dou named her parents who died young as An Chenghou and Mrs An Chenghou respectively. Because Dou's family was poor and sympathized with the people's tragic experience, he often advised Wendi to be frugal and reduce the burden on the people. Emperor Wen "ascended the throne for twenty-three years, and rode horses in the palace without any income." ("Han Shu? Later, Dou Guangguo's brother Dou Changjun went to Chang 'an to recognize relatives. Wendi was very happy to see his two grandmothers. He gave them many fields and houses and left them to live in Chang 'an. Guan Ying and Zhou Bo, the prime ministers, think that the two grandmothers were born in poverty and didn't study well. Teachers with moral qualities should be selected to strengthen education, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the uprising of consorts in Shandong. DouShi brothers "made some concessions. (Han Shu? Biography of consorts ")

Dou was seriously ill, and then he became blind and gradually fell out of favor. Wendi Deng has another lover. In this regard, Queen Dou is naturally helpless and can only feel sad secretly. To her delight, her favorite youngest son, Liu Wu, was renamed King Liang in BC 168. BC 157 (seven years after Wendi's death). Chu Jun was Emperor Jingdi, and Qi ascended the throne as Empress Dowager. Dou Taihou dotes on his youngest son, Liu Wu, and gives him numerous rewards, hoping that he can ascend to the throne. Jingdi also has deep feelings for his brothers and sisters, and goes in and out with him. In the third year of the early Yuan Dynasty (BC 154), before the emperor was established, at a family dinner, Emperor Jing calmly said to Liu Wu, "I will pass on the throne to you after I live forever." Liu Wu politely declined, but he was very happy, and Dou Taihou was also very happy. However, her nephew Dou Ying suggested, "This father and son want to pass on the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty. How did this happen? " These words offended the Queen Mother, and within a few days, Dou Taihou ordered Dou Ying to be removed from Huang Qi's list. Dou Taihou wanted Jingdi to make Liu Wu heir to the throne. But Jingdi just made a slip of the tongue after drinking, not really. However, if he doesn't do this, he will go against his mother's wishes. When he was in a dilemma, the minister or minister resolutely opposed it on the grounds of ancient system and ancestral training. Jingdi took the opportunity to make his son Liu Rong the Crown Prince, but in less than a year, Jingdi deposed Liu Rong, and Dou Taihou took the opportunity to make Liu Wu his heir.

Then a minister named Yuan Ang wrote that it was wrong. Jingdi took the opportunity to make Liu Che a prince, and Dou Taihou's wish was dashed again. Liu Wu, King of Liang, heard that Yuan Ang was in the way, so he sent an assassin to assassinate Yuan Ang. Emperor Jing was furious and ordered the arrest of the murderer. Liu Wu, afraid of the revelation, forced the assassin to commit suicide and asked his sister to plead with his mother. With the intervention of the Empress Dowager, the matter went away, but from then on, Jingdi began to alienate Liang.

In BC 144, Liu Wu, King of Liang, died of illness. When Dou Taihou heard the news, he sobbed all day, did not eat or drink, and scolded: "The emperor really killed my son!" Jingdi panicked and didn't know what to do. Sister Guantao princess royal gave Jingdi advice and asked Jingdi to divide the beam into five parts. My five sons are all kings, and my five daughters are all given to Tang, which turns sorrow into joy later.

There are three people in the Dou family: the younger Dou Changjun died young, the son Dou was named Nanpihou, the younger Dou was named Zhangwuhou, and the nephew was General He. Dou Taihou believed in the study of Huang Lao. Jingdi and Dou clan had to read Laozi and respect its theory. Therefore, when she was alive, "all doctors were asked by officials, but did not enter" ("Historical Records Biography of the Scholars"). In Jingdi, she called Dr. Yuan Gusheng and asked him what kind of book Laozi was. Yuan Gusheng knew nothing about current events and suddenly replied, "This is just a book that ordinary people read, which makes no sense." Dou Taihou was furious: "Does it have to be a commonplace book?" In speech, Confucianism is severe, which is better than ordinary prison officials and Cheng Dan's criminal law. Yuan Gusheng wanted to turn around and leave, but was stopped by the queen mother and asked him to go to the pigsty to fight with the pigs. Liu Che (Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), then a prince, saw that Yuan Gusheng was a weak scholar and was afraid of losing to a pig, so he threw a dagger and asked Yuan Gusheng to stab the pig to death. Therefore, during his sixteen years in office, Emperor Jingdi never used Confucian scholars.

She likes the technique of Huang Lao. Both Jing Di and Dou Shi brothers have to read Lao Zi and respect the technique of Huang Lao. "Huang Lao" refers to Huangdi and Laozi. Taoism also respects Huang Lao as the ancestor, and advocates doing nothing and treating others with leniency. Dou's experience in Wenjing Dynasty was closely related to the policy of leniency to the people. In A.D. 14 1 year, Jingdi died of illness, and the car acceded to the throne as Emperor Wu, and Dou Taihou was honored as the Empress Dowager. After Liu Che acceded to the throne, Empress Dowager Tai heard that he was a good Confucian, but it was not, and he often intervened in state affairs. It is not convenient for Emperor Wu to disobey his grandmother, and he always asks her for instructions in all government affairs. At that time, Zhao Wan, the imperial adviser, and Wang Zang, the doctor of the doctor's office, welcomed the Confucian scholars of Lu into the DPRK, and suggested that the system should be archaized, a temple should be set up to pray for peace, and the calendar should be changed to change clothes, so as to patrol and worship Zen. They also suggested that in future political affairs, "you don't have to plead for the East Palace". Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and ordered Emperor Wudi to remove Zhao Wan and Wang Zang.

Dou Taihou died in 135 BC (the sixth year of Jianyuan) at the age of about 7 1 year. Empress Dowager Tai died and was buried with Emperor Wen. Before her death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty no longer respected Confucian scholars, which shows her political influence.