Huzhou people immigrated to Luoyang.

Shen Zhenzhu, queen of Tang Daizong Ruizhen, was born in a noble family in Xing Wu, Zhejiang (now Zhudun, Huzhou). Xuanzong was elected to the East Palace at the end of Kaiyuan. When Su Heng was a prince, he gave Shen Shi to Li Yu, the eldest son of Guangping. Shen Shi is beautiful and virtuous, so she is deeply loved by Li Yu. In the first year of Tianbao (742), the eldest son Shili (later Dezong) was born.

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The life of the character

In the 15th year of Tianbao (756), after An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, he advanced on Chang 'an, and Xuanzong fled with Yang Guifei and his grandson. Li Yu and Shi Li were naturally among them, but the concubines of the emperor and grandson and a large group of royal families were left behind, captured by the rebels, and looted from Chang 'an in Xijing to Luoyang in the East, including Shen Shi.

After Hengli proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu, he named Li Yu, the eldest son, as the marshal of the military forces in the world. In the second year of Zhide (757), Li Yu recovered the eastern capital and found Shen Shi who had been imprisoned for more than a year in Ye Ting. In the first year of Gan Yuan (758), Li Yu was appointed as the Crown Prince, but Shen Shi's birthright was not defined. She was not welcome to return to Chang 'an, but lived in Luoyang Palace. In the second year of Gan Yuan (759), Shi Siming captured Luoyang again and Shen Shi disappeared.

After Li Yu acceded to the throne, in the second year of Guangde (764), he appointed his eldest son, Shi Li, as the Crown Prince and sent a letter to Shen Shi. Although I sent people everywhere to look for it, I found nothing for more than ten years. During this period, people often claim that they are gods. For example, a nun lied that she was the mother of the prince, and later found out that she was an impostor. In the 14th year of Daye (779), Daizong died and Prince Shili succeeded to the throne. The following year (780), in the first year of Jianzhong, Shen Shi, the biological mother, was honored as "Queen Ruizhen" from afar and wrote a book "Li Pai" in Hanyuan Palace. Li bowed down and wept bitterly, and all the officials around her wept.

In order to find his birth mother, Shi Li of Dezong adopted the suggestion of the Chinese calligrapher Gao Shen, appointed Li Shu, the king of Mu, as the welcoming ambassador, and four Shen Shi clansmen as the judges, and sent many people to branches all over the country to look for it everywhere. At the same time, he gave a big gift to the Shen Shi family for the reunion of mother and son.

In the second year of Jianzhong (78 1), news came that Queen Shen had been found in Luoyang, and Chang 'an was full of joy. But it was soon confirmed that the so-called "Shen Queen" was only Gao Lishi's adopted daughter, because she was very similar to Shen Shi in age and appearance, and she was associated with her in the palace, so she was tempted by fame and fortune and acted as an impostor. Both the left and right sides of Dezong were very angry and demanded to be punished. Dezong, who longed for his mother, not only refused to accept punishment, but also said to the people around him, "As long as I can find the real birth mother, it doesn't matter if I am cheated a hundred times." Since then, there have been more and more impostors. However, throughout his life, he failed to find the real queen mother Shen.

Dezong died after 26 years in office, and his eldest son Shunzong acceded to the throne. He died after July, and his eldest son Xianzong acceded to the throne. At this point, the search for Shen Shi has been going on for decades and there is still no news. Some departments suggested stopping. At the same time, they sent a letter to mourn for Shen Shi in the inner hall of Su Zhang, offered incense to Empress Dowager Tai, built a cenotaph in Daizong Mausoleum, and set up a shrine in Daizong Temple.

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postscript

Throughout Shen Hou's life, his fate was bumpy, and he repeatedly left the troubled times, and the ending became a mystery through the ages. Therefore, novelists often make up their own stories. In many places, buddhist nun left a legend that the empress became a monk here, which is quite legendary.