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A legendary beauty who rose from a showgirl to a queen

A legendary beauty who rose from a showgirl to a queen

By Mohandas YorkPublished about a year ago 19 min read
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1. Make bold investments

Zhao Heng's empress Guo, virtuous and virtuous, took charge of the harem and treated the concubines and maids well. Empress Guo was naturally thrifty and opposed to extravagance, in sharp contrast to Zhao Heng's act of pretending to be a demon and being extravagant. She not only practiced strict economy but also took strict measures to avoid Xu when her people came to visit her in the palace and wore slightly better clothes. Her family often whispered in front of her that they wanted to get a job, but she never agreed. Because of this, Zhao Heng respected her very much. They treated each other with respect and never blushed.

In the fourth year of Jingde (1007), she followed Zhao Heng to Luoyang, the western capital, to pay homage to various tombs. On the way, she caught a cold occasionally. After returning to the capital, she fell ill. Posthumously named Queen Zhang Mu.

After the death of Empress Guo, there were several concubines in the palace, and the one who received the most favor from Zhao Heng belonged to Consort Liu De, and the second was Consort Yang Shu.

Consort Liu Defei was later known as Empress Liu. Speaking of this Empress Liu, quite some legendary color.

Consort Liu Defei was originally a woman of flower drum. By chance, she became a concubine. After that, she was closely connected with the politics of the Song Dynasty and even had an important influence on the political situation of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Liu, born Liu E, was born in Taiyuan and later migrated to Sichuan. Father Liu Tong for the tiger Jiedu mission, governor of Jiazhou. With Emperor Taizong's expedition to Taiyuan, dying on the way, Liu's family from then into declined. Her mother dreamed of the moon in her breast and became pregnant. When her father died in the army, Liu E was still in infancy and was fostered by her mother-in-law's family. After that, her mother died of illness. In the beginning, there was still my grandfather's family to rely on, but the grandfather's family was weak, small, and had to worry about life at night. Liu E was also a burden to them. Because she had no one to rely on, Liu E wanted to kill herself several times and leave the suffering world. The taste of youth poverty makes this originally innocent and beautiful girl than the ordinary woman much more desirable and scheming.

One day, Gong Mei, a visiting silversmith, was setting up a stall in front of Liu E's house. Liu E, who had nothing to do, was watching.

The CRAFTSMAN THAT TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRY SEES A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, SEE A PERSON TO BE ABLE TO SAY A PERSON'S WORDS, SEE A GHOST TO BE ABLE TO SAY A DEVIL, NO MATTER WHAT PERSON, CAN TAKE UP CAVITY, WHILE WORKING WHILE having A BUILD NOT A BUILD GROUND TO TALK WITH YOU SHEN KAN, LIVE FINISHED, PAT BOTTOM TO WALK, NEXT TIME LUCKY MET, THAT IS ACQUAINTANCE.

When Gong Mei, a silversmith, saw Liu E, he was attracted by her beautiful appearance. I thought to myself, I have traveled all over Sichuan, and I have seen countless people. I have never seen anyone more beautiful than this little girl. According to the author, she has the appearance of a fish falling from the sea and a beautiful moon, and she is a woman that any man would be excited to see. Therefore, he could not help looking at Liu E several times. Liu E was embarrassed and asked angrily, "You work! Why do you keep looking at me?"

Gong MEI SAID, "I don't MEAN TO be EVIL, BUT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. I have met so many men, and I have never met such a beautiful and expensive face as you."

Liu E thought that Gong Mei was making fun of HER AND SAID with some sadness, "I AM A very POOR person. I can't even live without my last meal. What's so expensive to talk about?"

"Does a beauty like you need clothes and food?" Gong Mei asked.

Liu E replied, "Why are you still talking like that? Why are you making fun of me?"

"I am also a poor boy, how can I laugh at you?" Gong Mei said defensively.

"Then why do you say such things?"

When Gong Mei saw that the girl was speaking innocently, a bold idea occurred to her mind that she might make a fortune by investing in her.

Although Gong Mei is a small businessman, he has a unique vision. He wants to invest in this little girl, which seems to be difficult to pay off.

Gong Mei is a smart investor, he is making a crazy investment, investment objects: beautiful women; Expected value: Beauty becomes a noble concubine.

With the idea of investing, he told Liu E that he had a plan that would make Liu E so rich and expensive that she would never be able to run out of food and clothes.

Liu E thought that Gong Mei was lying and didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"I'm telling the truth." Gong Mei said earnestly, "As long as you listen to me and endure humiliation and suffering for a while, I'm sure you will enjoy prosperity and wealth in the future."

Seeing that Gong Mei did not seem to be joking, Liu E was also impressed. She thought to herself that one should always be able to bend to the best and endure the worst before becoming the best. If you really can have a good day, temporarily eat some bitterness, and suffer some sin is not what. But SHE DID not KNOW HOW GONG Mei had brought her wealth AND HONOR. "Tell me," she asked half-heartedly, "HOW can I get wealth and honor?"

Gong Mei knew Liu E's heart is moving so he revealed his plan to Liu E he asked Liu E to study with him and go AS far as the WORLD as long as her beauty and SKILL AS it IS can rise as long as it is recognized by any PRINCE OR grandchildren it can be AS rich AS it is.

Liu E bowed her head and thought that she was down and out and that she could never get out of the gutter. Maybe she would get lucky if she went out and tried. But Yizhou is far away from the capital, far away, a weak woman, penniless, how to go?

Gong Mei seemed to see through Liu E's mind and said she didn't have to worry about anything else if she wanted to. Liu E said, "I am not related to you. Why should you help me?"

"Though I am a silversmith, I am quite good at physiognomy." Gong MEI said, "You have the appearance of a concubine. You will be very rich and expensive in the future."

"I'm a poor man now." Still worried, Liu E said, "There is no reward for you."

"I'm not rich, and I don't want you to repay me right away." Gong Mei said earnestly, "As long as you are successful in the future, don't forget me, and help me when I am in trouble."

Liu E was a weak girl who lived in a rural area where she had trouble getting three meals a day. She didn't even dare to dream of such a rich life. Hearing what Gong Mei said seriously, it was not like a joke, so they PROPOSED to BECOME SWORN brothers AND sisters with GONG MEI. In the future, I would never forget Gong Mei's great kindness.

Gong MEI, OF COURSE, WAS DELIGHTED, AND THE TWO BURNED INCENSE AND WORSHIPPED, BECOMING BROTHER AND SISTER WITH DIFFERENT SURNAMES. Then the two went to Beijing together.

For Liu E, the trip to Beijing was about GETTING out of the backcountry and trying her luck in the capital. For Gong Mei, it was the beginning of an investment project: Beauty.

2. Beauty in Beijing

It is as long as it is a small drum with flexible ears on both sides with a handle it can ring on both sides when it is moved it is as long as it is called a "tiao drum". Originally a prop used by vendors to attract customers, the music accompanied by drums became a form of rap art.

It TURNS OUT THAT GONG MEI SIU WAS ORIGINALLY A GAMBLER BUT CHANGED AS A SILVERSMITH AFTERWARDS. His techniques of Gucci and drum are all improved based on tradition, with a unique flavor, especially novel and chic. Liu E IS BORN BEAUTIFUL, EXQUISITELY SMART, AS WELL AS YOUR HANDICAPPING TECHNIQUE CAN BE LEARNED AS SOON AS YOU CAN SING IT AS LONG AS YOU CAN MELLOW YOUR TONGUE AND SING IT BEAUTIFULLY. Sometimes, SHE FELT THAT GONG MEI's DICtation was not perfect, and she had to modify it herself. Therefore, her striking method and singing melody were better than blue.

It IS AS LONG AS THEY ARE WALKING AND SINGING AS WELL AS BUYING A SMALL BRASS GONG, WHENEVER PERFORMING, GONG MEI PLAYS IT AND LIU E CAN SING IT AS LONG AS IT IS A KIND OF FLOWER DRUM OPERA PERFORMED BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. This was a new thing at that time, they met states and counties, walking all the way, singing all the way, attracted a lot of audiences, and even caused a sensation in many places, not only the problem of food and housing solved but also a small balance, the two people were very happy.

They arrived in the capital, in the most prosperous section to find an inn to stay in. Day 2 WE WILL find AN empty VENUE IN DOWNTOWN PLACE PLAY YOUR DRUMS, RING YOUR GONG, AND SING AS YOUR PLACE STALL.

It is a new sport in Beijing it has never been practiced for as long as it is. The characteristic of the capital is that there are many people, and many idle people, idle people like to see fresh and join in the fun. It is as though they were drawn as long as they caught sight of a magnificent beauty playing its strange drum and singing it for as long as it is possible. As there are many people around Liu E can perform it hard as long as it is as long as its rhythmic drum, a song like a silver bell, as well as its slim body it can daze the onlookers as it made it a shock in Bianliang city on 5th day. People flocked to see it, Liu's fame grew, and the two made millions.

Zhao Heng was then fourteen years old. He was named King Xiang, but he had not yet been crowned crown prince. He had long heard that there was beauty in Sichuan, and he wanted to find a Sichuan sister to be a concubine. It IS SAID THAT CHUAN GIRLS ARE SINGING IT AS LONG AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL AS FISH AND GEESE, AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS SANG AS IT IS MY CURIOSITY TO SEE IT. He took several attendants to see Liu E's performance in disguise.

Although she was not very old, Liu E was quite worldly. When she saw a child with an extraordinary bearing, she crowded in with several attendants to watch. Knowing that he must be unusual, she took out all her special skills and performed them with great effort.

Zhao Heng puppy love is, when the first Liu E beauty face jade, has been her beauty dazzling, plus Liu E intentionally eyes eyebrow, an secretly love, more to his restless and whimsical, fever, wish rushed forward to hug her in my arms, to kiss a few mouths, but in public, not their temper. As long as he returned to his mansion he immediately ordered her to summon as many ladies as play it as Xiangwang Mansion.

When asked about Liu E's birth history, she said that her surname was Liu and her first name was E. She was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, and later lived in Yizhou. Her ancestor's name was Yanqing. Father name through, in the Taizong dynasty had done tiger Jie command, with Taizong to Taiyuan, halfway died of illness. Her mother died soon after and she was brought up by her grandmother's family. After THE death of HIS uncle AND his family, he and his cousin GONG MEI traveled around and made A living by singing. Not long ago came to the capital to earn a living. Speaking of sorrow, his eyes were tearful and sorrowful, which made him feel more and more delicate and pitiful.

Zhao Heng saw more and more love, love more and more see, and immediately decided to leave Liu E in the Xiangwang palace as a maid.

Liu E went to the capital with Gong Mei to become the son of the prince and seek prosperity and wealth. Soon after they arrived in the capital, Liu E had an extraordinary encounter and entered the Xiangwang Palace in one step.

Gongmei's investment project, the first step has been successful. Liu E also fulfilled her wish and entered the family of a rich official.

Gong Mei's investment is paying off. He's waiting.

3. Beauty in court

Zhao Heng covets Liu E's beauty so he can bring her into the palace. After Liu E entered the Xiang palace, she was a maid in name, but in fact, enjoyed much more than that.

Liu E went to the capital to find a son and live a life of splendor and wealth. In the Xiangwang mansion, with Xiangwang Zhao Heng, a sentient, intentional, one is sentient, compassionate Xiyu, one is to move a pole near the rudder, and throw arms. Luo Gao is really 珮 o, lucky to meet Chen Si, goddess Xingyun, opportunely meet Chu Lord. Two people love each other, glue, fell into the Luanxiang, and melted into a happily married couple.

Zhao Heng's nurse Thai lady, of unknown origin and low-born Liu E is very dissatisfied and asked Zhao Heng to expel Liu E from the palace of Xiang. Zhao Heng is just a teenager, who encounters Liu E a woman with both talent and beauty, love and affection, who can abandon easily. When the nurse saw that Zhao Heng was disobedient, she told Emperor Taizong about it.

When Emperor Taizong heard that his son was addicted to womanizing at a young age, he flew into a rage and ordered Zhao Heng to immediately expel Liu E from the palace of Xiang.

The word of the nurse can not listen to, the life of the father emperor is hard however violate, under all kinds of helplessness, Zhao Heng is forced to send Liu E palace, on the surface, it is to send her home to Sichuan, secretly send her to close aide Zhang Qi, however (original name Zhang Min) in the home. Zhang Qi arranges family to take good care of Liu E quietly, to avoid suspicion, he sleeps in Xiang Wang Fu every day.

After Zhao Heng sent Liu E away, he was ordered by Emperor Taizong to marry the eighth daughter of general Pan Mei, who became his first wife. Although Zhao Heng married Pan Shi, but have a chance, to slip quietly into Zhang Jainjia and Liu E's private meeting, Zhang Jainjia's home became the land of his golden house.

Although Liu E's situation is not so righteous, the general woman may be tired of this kind of stealthy life, but Liu E is not an ordinary woman, at this time she did not complain, or self-pity, but borrow this opportunity, from Zhang Qi home read widely, read the history, study Qin Qi calligraphy and painting.

Zhao Heng sees Liu E as so considerate, it is to her with new eyes, fell in love with this woman truly from the heart. Liu E is the first woman Zhao Heng fell in love with, and this love is unchanged for life.

Investor Gong Mei is waiting, he is waiting for the final return on investment, and Liu E is waiting, she is waiting for the big day. Resource sharing is a long time, waiting is a long time, two people this wait, waiting for 15 years.

Fifteen years later, Emperor Taizong died and Zhao Heng ascended the throne as the third emperor of the Song Dynasty. As soon as Zhao Heng became the emperor, he sent Liu E to be brought into the palace. Liu E finally broke through the clouds and saw the sun again.

After Liu E entered the palace, she was immediately named Beauty and was soon promoted to Princess De. According to the system of the Song Palace, there were mainly concubines and concubines under the queen. The concubine has the noble concubine, the Shu concubine, the de concubine, and the virtuous concubine four, and the rank of the concubine is as many as seventeen, and the next Jieshu Yu is the first, the United States is the first and the talented and noble for the first. Zhao Heng's first wife, Pan Shi, was dead and his second wife, Guo Shi, was crowned empress.

Liu E was quick-witted, clever, and changeable. She was very attentive to Empress Guo and got along well with the other concubines, so she was exquisitely versatile. Because she is good at interpersonal relations, no one among the concubines in the palace dislikes her, including the maids in the palace, but calls her virtuous and virtuous.

Not long after that, Liu E took the throne to repair the instrument. Soon after, she has conferred the title of Consort De, and her status continued to rise.

When Consort Liu de was favored, she called Gong Mei a brother, ordered him to change his surname to Liu and then asked Zhao Heng to grant him an official post. As expected, the smart investor was rewarded.

4. The mystery of Zhao Zhen's life experience

After the death of Empress Guo, there were still several concubines in the palace, and the most favored one was Consort Liu De, followed by Consort Yang Shu.

At this time, Zhao Heng had no children. Although the late Queen Guo had given birth to three sons, none of them survived. Consort Yang Shu also gave birth to two sons, who died in infancy. Consort Liu Defei wanted to have a son so that she could ask Zhao Heng to inherit the throne. But the belly is not proud, to do all the best, also did not conceive on the dragon. At this time, Princess Liu Defei was 37 years old. It seemed that she was a hen who did not lay eggs and was destined not to have a son.

Zhao Heng looked after his son and chose Shen Shi, granddaughter of former prime Minister Shen Yilun, to enter the palace as a talented person. At this time, Shen Shi was only fourteen years old, and after a famous family, this woman entered the palace, which brought a great threat to Princess Liu Defei's position in the palace. The courtiers in the court always praised the establishment of Shen CAI as the new queen, but Zhao Heng was slow to commit he had a Consort Liu De in his heart.

Consort Liu Defei was a very resourceful woman. When Empress Guo was alive, she did not have any unreasonable thoughts. When Empress Guo was gone, she was excited about the position of Zhonggong. But she knew, his belly is not proud, can not give birth to a son, if there is a son, there is the capital to compete for the queen. After a lot of hard thinking, finally came up with an adaptation.

I was young, beautiful, gentle, and understanding.

Zhao Heng soon fell in love with the new secretary of the bed, do not need Li Shi to take the initiative to request, Zhao Heng Linxing her, from the secretary of the bed into the squire, several times sex, Li Shi 'er pregnant with the dragon.

Once, the body is pregnant the Li that has pregnant travel with Zhao Heng and accidentally touched the jade hairpin on the head, and the jade hairpin falls to the ground. Zhao Heng secretly prayed: Jade hairpin if intact, when the birth of a boy. Take jade Chai around, as expected in good condition. Although this is a legend, the side of Zhao Heng reflects the son if thirsty and urgent mood, but also Zhao Heng is helpless to ask the god to surrender the true portrayal of the son.

In the third year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1010), on April 14, Li conceived in October. Once she gave birth, it was a son.

Zhao Heng got a son in middle age, overjoyed, to name the newborn baby benefit, And Li Shi 'er was named a talented person. This benefit, later renamed Zhao Zhen, is Song Renzong.

Instead of leaving the child by Li Cairen's side, Consort Liu took the child and kept it as her own, which was her idea of an arrangement. After Consort Liu brought Li CAI's son to her, she told Consort Yang that the two of them would take care of the child together. Consort Yang, who was easygoing, agreed. To prevent the truth from leaking out, Princess Liu sternly warned the eunuchs in the palace that the child was born to her, and anyone who spilled the whistle would suffer the consequences.

What was the consequence of what Consort Liu Defei was talking about? These palace people knew very well that there was no other way out but death. From then on, Zhao benefited's birth history became a first-class secret in the palace, and no one dared to mention it.

Who dares to play with his life when he thinks of serious consequences?

Li Cairene was always a gentleman. Although he was not happy to see his son taken away by Consort Liu, he was afraid of the power of Consort Liu and did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. Otherwise, he would not only bring disaster to himself but also endanger the safety of his son.

Zhao Heng dotes on Princess Liu Defei, and also acquiesced to her embrace of the son of Li Cairen in this matter.

Since then, Zhao Benefit's daily life was taken care of by Consort Liu Defei and Consort Yang Shufei. Zhao Benefi called Consort Liu Defei a big maiden and Consort Yang Shufei a small maiden.

Liu Defei finally got her to wish, he did not give birth to a son but grandly became the birth mother of the prince Zhao benefit.

Liu Defei to get her love of color, especially harem, which is caused by the lusts, fortunately, although Liu Defei has calculation, are not evil, that guo after respectfully, stay Yang Fei reconciliation, although the palace maid son born son as his own, seems to be some good, she did not dare to cheat on labor lost Zhao Heng, nor harm lee just takes this to seize the queen, covet spoiled, although some sly, But no great evil.

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