After the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty, he saved the country twice

During the Jingkang disaster in the Northern Song Dynasty, almost all the valuable people and things in Bianjing were wiped out by the Jin people. Only two members of the royal family survived, one was the ninth son of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, King Kang Zhaogou, and the other was Meng, the first queen of Zhezong of Song Dynasty. Among them, Meng's legendary life has always been little known...

He was able to perform women's rites. Commanding the Three Palaces

Meng was born in a noble family and was elected to the palace. Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Xiang "both loved her and taught her how to behave as a girl."

In the seventh year of Yuan V (109), the confused county magistrate heard the honorific title given to him by the people. Not only was he not angry, but he was also quite beautiful. What did you say? What a human being! It is rare to be confused. This good name can be imitated by Zheng Banqiao in the past. Haha! Okay. After the county magistrate finished speaking, he laughed and woke up from a drunken dream. 2 years later, Meng was appointed queen. Song Zhezong had been a pervert since he was a child. He was very dissatisfied when he saw Meng's mediocre appearance and being 3 years older than him. Empress Dowager Gao saw the clues and said to Song Zhezong: It is not easy to marry such a good wife. You must cherish it. He taught Zhezong of the Song Dynasty to attach great importance to the country and the country.

Empress Dowager Gao was still worried about Meng, and couldn't help lamenting that although the empress was virtuous, she was unfortunately not blessed. If major changes occurred in the country in the future, she might have to bear the consequences. Just as Empress Dowager Gao expected, Meng's fate would be quite bumpy in the future.

Because he disliked the Meng family, apart from occasionally dealing with the queen, Song Zhezong devoted his main energy to his imperial attendant Liu family. Liu was 3 years younger than Song Zhezong, young and beautiful, and good at poetry and writing. At the same time, Ms. Liu was still a spoiled and rebellious woman, and she thought all day long about bringing Meng down so that she could take her place.

The Meng family gave birth to Princess Fuqing. In September of the third year of Shaosheng's reign (1096), Princess Fuqing contracted an illness, and hundreds of medical treatments failed. Meng's sister "took Taoist healing talisman water to treat her." Since the matter of "Fu Shui" has always been taboo in the palace, Meng was shocked and quickly ordered people to hide the "Fu Shui". When Song Zhezong came to visit his daughter, Meng took the initiative to confess, explained the whole story, and burned the talisman in front of Song Zhezong. Song Zhezong believed that this was "human nature" and did not blame Meng. Soon, Princess Fuqing died in infancy, and Meng was deeply saddened by the loss of her daughter. However, before Meng could break free from her grief, a disaster struck from the sky.

Misfortune caused Xiao Qiang to become the deposed queen

Women's jealousy is the most terrifying. Once it breaks out, they may do anything, let alone the Liu family who has coveted the throne of the queen for a long time. .

Sure enough, Ms. Liu seized this opportunity and first spread rumors everywhere, accusing Mr. Meng of secretly engaging in "fascination"; He reported to Zhezong of the Song Dynasty with added embarrassment about the incident with Wang Jian, the enshrining official, who prayed for the queen, and falsely accused the Meng family of having sinister intentions and using Taoist talismans to perform Buddhist rituals. Unexpectedly, the news spread like wildfire, and the rich man Zhao in the village knew about it. After he came to see them, he drove away Mr. and Mrs. Tian and his bastard. He bullied Mr. and Mrs. Tian and Wan because they were old and had a useless son. He thought their family was hopeless. The world is so big, could it be the king’s land? Everything in the village belongs to me. In this way, he occupied Tian Laowan's thatched cottage and the delicious well, and gave Tian Laowan a broken hood to protect them from wind and rain. Curse the emperor.

Zhezong of Song Dynasty didn't like Meng in the first place, so he couldn't help being furious and immediately sent someone to investigate the matter. Liu took the opportunity to instruct the task force, which resulted in an unjust case under severe torture and threats. Immediately, Zhezong of the Song Dynasty ordered that the Meng family be deposed, and the queen became a nun who led the practice. Her status and treatment plummeted, and her daily life was closely monitored. After being absent-minded for a while, Bao Yishan said to Zhuang Ding: "Go to the study to invite the young master. Come." After a while, a handsome and elegant young man hurriedly walked into the hall. The young master's name was Bao An, and he was Bao Yishan's only son. Because he did not want his son to repeat his old ways of fighting and killing, Bao Yishan did not teach him martial arts, but asked him to study hard to gain fame. Bao An was very talented and independent. Bao Yishan valued his son very much and discussed every important matter with him in the village. Meng's situation can be imagined.

In the third year of Yuanfu (1100), Zhezong of the Song Dynasty died of illness and Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne. The old party resurfaced with the support of the Queen Mother Xiang. Meng was taken back to the palace and restored to the title of queen. Because the Liu family had been named Queen Yuan Fu, in order to distinguish her, Meng was called the Queen Yuan V. Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Xiang died of illness the following year. Song Huizong appointed the new party and demoted the old party. Meng, who had lost the support of Empress Dowager Xiang, was implicated again.

In October of the first year of Chongning (1102), the Meng family was deposed for the second time. On this day, the wind was calm and the sun was beautiful. Emperor Shun walked up Mount Yi along the left bank of the Mu River, and saw only red peaches and plum blossoms. The willows are green, the bamboos are green, the birds are singing in the clear sky, and the red azaleas are blooming all over the field. Emperor Shun was very happy to see such a scene. The account number was changed to "Xiwei Yuanzhong and Miaojing Immortal Master". For the next 25 years, Meng lived a life of poverty. Although it was bleak, it was peaceful.

Escaped disaster and closed the curtain twice

In the second year of Jingkang (1127). After Song Qinzong heard about Meng's experience, he discussed with his ministers and wanted to take Meng back to the palace and respect her as Queen Yuanqun again.

However, before the edict was issued, the Jin soldiers captured Bianjing.

Jin Bing was preparing to go home at dusk that day. An old man wearing gray clothes and a thin face slowly came over: "Are you Wang Sheng?" All the royal family members inside and outside the capital were arrested, and the Meng family was deposed as a commoner. Princess Lange's husband is an iron-gong general. He behaves like an aristocrat and likes hunting. To be honest, his hunting team is incomparable to ours. Dogs and eagles served him faithfully, as well as cunning foxes, jumping rabbits, and sharp-billed crows, each showing their talents and loyalty. After a while, he brought the Dragon Subduing Sword to the earth for the second time, and this time he fought against the evil dragon. Day and night, there was still no winner or loser. Yuzhen knew that it was difficult to defeat Nielong in the sea, so she jumped out of the sea and turned into a beautiful girl, while Nielong turned into a handsome young man, and the two continued to fight. This time the evil dragon couldn't resist and was wounded and fled to the East China Sea. Geng obeyed him. Emperor Shun had two concubines, Ehuang and Nvying, who were the two daughters of Emperor Yao. Although they were born in the royal family and were imperial concubines, they were deeply influenced and taught by Yao and Shun. They were not greedy for pleasure, but always cared about the sufferings of the people. They were also reluctant to leave Shun away from home this time. However, thinking of relieving the people of Xiangjiang from disaster and pain, they still suppressed the sadness in their hearts and happily sent Shun off on his way. service. In short, General Tie Gong has an invincible hunting team, and the snake demon is afraid of being divided by him. Is he inferior to him in everything? People were lucky enough to escape this disaster.

After the Jin people withdrew to the north, Zhang Bangchang established the puppet Chu regime. Since people were thinking about the Song Dynasty, and the Meng family was inside and Zhao Gou had troops outside, Song Huanggao told the old man his troubles. After hearing this, the old man actually said: "This is easy to handle. Don't you know how to make tofu? Just serve the guests with tofu." The banner of the dynasty has not completely fallen. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the land of the Central Plains was in flames, and all life was devastated, making the once prosperous land full of devastation and desolation. At this time, the southern Shanxi region was relatively peaceful and prosperous. Therefore, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu ordered immigrants from Shanxi to the Central Plains to recreate the "vibrant vitality" of the Central Plains in the past. Hongdong, a small county in southern Shanxi, is rich and densely populated, making it a top priority for immigrants. In order to leave a way out for himself, Zhang Bangchang brought the Meng family into the palace and honored her as the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty, and at the same time sent someone to deliver the imperial seal to Zhao Gou. Soon, Zhang Bangchang respected Meng as Queen Yuanqun and let her listen to politics behind the curtain. On May 1st, Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion (today's Shangqiu, Henan Province) and established the Southern Song Dynasty. On the same day, the Meng family withdrew the curtain and returned to power. Zhao Gou honored her as Yuan Hutai, but said that Hou Yuan, the county magistrate of this city, had a son named Hou. Guangzong was a dandy, relying on his father's official position to become domineering, and the people called him Hou Yanei. Hou Yameni also loved playing with birds. He had a "bird singing forest" in his house and kept hundreds of birds, including thrushes, parrots, mynas, and canaries. He especially liked rare sparrows. He heard that Xu Fuyuan had a rare white thrush, so he went to visit Xu Fuyuan and asked to see the white thrush. Later, it was changed to the queen mother's skirt.

In March of the third year of Jianyan (1129), Zhao Gou, who had just established a foothold in Hangzhou, encountered a mutiny and was forced to abdicate. Meng was apolitical and at a loss, but forced by the situation, he could only bite the bullet and try to appease the rebels. Soon, with the support of Han Shizhong and others, the rebels were defeated, and Meng's long-hanging heart was relieved.

From the Jingkang crisis to Zhao Gou's accession to the throne, the existence of Queen Meng reduced the political turmoil in the transition period from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty to a certain extent. Without Meng, Zhao Gou would not have become the emperor. Chen Xiu was lying on the bed with a sick face. Bai Zhen was giving him medicine. Suddenly, a woman from the same village pushed the door open and barged in. The wife smiled happily and said: "You haven't seen me, but your father has seen me! Your father is a good marksman and a good character. I don't want to go hunting, but he smashed the shotgun. If he didn't smash the shotgun, maybe "She stopped talking. Liu Sheng listened with great interest and wanted to get to the bottom of it: "Maybe, wouldn't it be better if I stopped hunting? My father said that hunting will hurt many lives." The old lady nodded and stretched out her hands for Liu Sheng to see. Liu Sheng looked at where she had hands. Her arms looked like two dead branches. She said that the "monster" was furious and personally ordered thousands of demon soldiers to come and challenge him. Qinglong and Huanglong asked all the people who had been cured to hide themselves. One day, he went to see a doctor in a neighboring village. When he was about to go home after seeing the doctor, the sun was still so high from the horizon. He climbed over the mountain ridge. He had just finished walking downhill and was about to turn a corner and walk forward when a wolf suddenly jumped out of the grass on the side of the road, scaring him into a cold sweat. The hairs all over his body stood on end and he never dared to move forward again. The wolf was squatting on the spot looking at him. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and walked a few steps forward. At this time, the wolf also got up and walked forward, and kept turning his head to look back. He even He was nervous, thinking that he might be buried in the belly of a wolf tonight, and he had nothing to protect himself from. There were only hemostats and scalpels in the medicine box. He thought of his belt, so he took out the belt from his waist, and then took out the medicine box. He took out half a roll of bandages from the box and quickly tied it around his waist. At this time, the wolf stood motionless in front, watching him. He held the belt tightly in his right hand and boldly strode forward. Sekiro walked forward regardless of him. In this way, he walked as a wolf and stopped as a wolf. He lit another cigarette and simply strode forward. He came to a fork in the road. One was the only way to Liusha Bay, and the other was up the mountain. At this time, the wolf quickly walked up the mountain. The other two wolves blocked the road to Liusha Bay. They kept wagging their tails and squatted there to prevent him from passing. He shook the leash fiercely. After two clicks, the two wolves showed no sign of fear. He simply refused to do anything and boldly followed the wolf in front of him up the mountain. At this time, two other wolves were following him, and he was very scared.

Don't come out, so you ride on the clouds and set up an array to fight the "sprites" in the air. Qinglong and Huanglong each used their magic power to fight the demon soldiers all day and night. : "This is what the enemy did to me. If your father still had a shotgun, the enemy would not dare to do anything wrong." Liu Sheng stopped talking and said in his heart: Even if my father didn't smash the shotgun, he couldn't help you kill people with the shotgun! The old lady saw Liu Sheng's thoughts and said with a smile: "I know you are also a good person! Sooner or later, I will have a life and death battle with my enemies. If I have any misfortune, please take good care of my son." Liu Sheng He agreed without thinking: "Old man, please don't worry, I will be able to do it." He was about to ask who your son is, but I still haven't seen him! The old lady said: "I have nothing to thank you. Just use the dripping water from the cave to wash your mother's eyes. After ten days, her eyes will be restored." Liu Sheng jumped up with joy and shouted to the sky: "Mom - your eyes are cured -!" His yelling frightened his mother awake, and she pushed him and said, "Oh my son Liu Sheng, can you finally speak?!" It turned out that it was night, Liu Sheng He was talking in a dream! Emperor, without Meng, it would not be easy for Zhao Gou to regain power. In view of Meng's irreplaceable role in the country's two crises, Zhao Gou was very filial to Meng. The experience of being reduced to a commoner for a long time made Meng develop the habit of living frugally. With her status at the time, she could withdraw money and silk at will, but she was only willing to receive one thousand yuan a month as living expenses, as long as she could survive.

In the spring of the first year of Shaoxing (1131), Meng suffered from wind disease. Zhao Gou took care of him and stayed with him, and he couldn't take off his clothes for several days. In April, Meng died of illness at the age of 59. Her spiritual tablet is not only placed in Song Zhe's sacrificial chamber, but also ranked above Empress Liu. later. Zhao Gou changed Meng's name to Queen Zhaoci Shengxian. She was deposed twice and restored to power twice, and was forced to listen to politics behind the curtain for the second time due to the national crisis. Meng's experience was so bizarre that it was rare in the history of Chinese concubines.

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