Title/ The history behind "Qing Ping Le": Zhao Zongshi and Cao Danshu love and hate the mother-child relationship
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preface: Since the age of four, Zhao Zongshi has been used as the crown prince's spare tire, and the process of succession has been twists and turns, bearing huge psychological pressure, and has been living in fear and worry, and his spirit is on the verge of collapse. The violent collapse of Emperor Renzong made him greatly stimulated and completely crushed him.
(Poster of the hit drama "Qing Ping Le")
The TV series "Qingping Le" produced by the noonday sun is currently being broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV, and this drama is well-made, compact and wonderful, which is a rare work of conscience.
In the play, Cao Danshu, played by Jiang Shuying, is generous in handling things and has a perfect performance. The little Zhao Zongshi, played by Xiao Tianren, appears to be well-behaved and clever, but also elegant and stable.
(Stills of Xiao Zhao Zongshi)
Leaving the TV series back to the real history, Cao Danshu's prototype is The second empress of Emperor Renzong, Cisheng Guangxian Empress Cao, while Zhao Zongshi's prototype is Song Yingzong Zhao Shu. Historically, Zhao Zongshi was the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the Prince of Pu of the Song Dynasty, and because Emperor Renzong was childless, he was raised in the imperial palace.
After entering the palace, Zhao Zongshi was raised by Empress Cao, who was only four years old at the time and was a child who did not understand anything. The "History of Song" says that Empress Cao "bowed to him to the end", and that he was also "praised" for his appointment as the crown prince. The "Continuation of the Zhizhi TongjianChang" also says that on the day that Emperor Renzong died of a violent illness, Empress Cao arranged for someone to urgently put him into the palace to prevent accidents.
In this way, Empress Cao, as an adoptive mother, was actually quite good to Zhao Zongshi.
However, after Zhao Zongshi ascended to the throne, he had a deep estrangement from Cao Danshu, who had become the empress, so why did they have such a fierce contradiction, and how did they finally resolve it?
(Stills of Cao Danshu)
Zhao Zongshi was already thirty-two years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he had been playing the role of "alternate prince" since he entered the palace at the age of four. In the second year of Jingyou (1035 AD), Emperor Renzong put him in the imperial palace for the purpose of cultivating him as a crown prince.
Who knew that a few years later, Emperor Renzong's own sons Zhao Xin and Zhao Xi were born successively, so that Zhao Zongshi, the candidate, lost the meaning of existence. Therefore, Zhao Zongshi was ordered out of the palace and returned to his biological father Zhao Yunrang.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xin and Zhao Xi did not even grow up and died one after another. At this time, many ministers wrote to recommend That Emperor Renzong establish the Crown Prince, and Zhao Zongshi became a popular candidate for the Crown Prince. However, Emperor Renzong was unwilling, and he severely punished Fan Zhen, the minister who proposed li chu.
In the third year of Jiayou (1058 AD), someone in the harem became pregnant, and Emperor Renzong looked forward to having a son, who knew that after giving birth, he was a daughter again. Emperor Renzong could not withstand the pressure of his ministers, and in August of the seventh year of Jiayou (1062 AD), he officially declared Zhao Zongshi the crown prince and gave him the name Zhao Shu.
For this decision, Zhao Zongshi was resistant in his heart, and the "Continuation of the Zhizhi Tongjian Long Edition" records that after he heard that he had been made crown prince, he lay in bed and said that he was sick, and resolutely refused to enter the palace. Zhou Mengyang asked him why, and he replied:
"Do not dare to invite blessings to avoid evil ears."
It can be seen that he is not pretending to be a false prevarication, but really and truly afraid. The position of crown prince is of great importance, and its risk is also greater, and if you are not careful, you will have the disaster of killing yourself, which is not insignificant.
However, after Zhou Mengyang made it clear to him that he had benefits and losses, he still accepted this reality and got up and came to the palace. After entering the palace, he was cautious in his words and deeds, respectful and filial to Emperor Renzong and Empress Cao, and his demeanor was in accordance with the norms, and he never showed any unusual performance.
Sooner or later, it would come, and in March of the eighth year of Jiayou (1063 AD), Emperor Renzong suddenly fell ill and died, and the will of the crown prince succeeded to the throne, and in this way, Zhao Zongshi, who had been a spare tire for twenty-seven years, got the opportunity to turn right.
(Song Injong stills)
On the first day of April in the eighth year of Jiayou (1063 AD), with the support of Empress Cao and the courtiers, Emperor Zhao accepted the courtship of hundreds of officials in the Eastern Pavilion and officially ascended the throne, known as Emperor Yingzong of Song. However, only four days after taking the throne, Zhao Zongshi began to "hesitate", that is, suddenly fell ill.
According to the "Continuation of the Zizhi Tongjian Long Edition", he "did not know people, the language was out of order" and began to talk gibberish. After another three days, the eighth day of the first month of April, when it came to the day of Emperor Renzong's burial, a grand ceremony was to be held, and during the ceremony he shouted wildly and wandered around, and he could not successfully complete the ceremony.
Why? In fact, Zhao Zongshi had to suppress his own nature since he was a child. The "History of Song" says that he was sincere and filial by nature, liked to read, did not do "Yan Fei blasphemous" things, and dressed frugally and simply like a Confucian. He often met with the teacher in formal court clothes and said, "How can you be rude and contemptuous to the teacher?" , full of a youthful and old posture.
An underage child, making such a gesture, there may be some real elements, but more often, it may be a pathological manifestation after desperately suppressing his own nature.
The repression in his heart, coupled with the dazedness and fear of the unknown future, always tightened a string in his heart. For a long time, it should be on the verge of collapse to support, once there is a big stimulus, it will inevitably lead to the consequences of mental collapse. Renzong's violent illness and collapse caused him to suddenly turn from a thousand-year spare tire overnight, which had a strong stimulus on him.
The long-suppressed heart, encountering sudden release, will inevitably cause a huge impact on his spirit, and eventually lead to a mental breakdown.
(Statue of Song Yingzong)
Judging from the records in the history books, Zhao Zongshi's condition after he ascended the throne should be quite serious, and he could no longer communicate with people normally, and of course, he could not handle political affairs. The emperor could not handle political affairs, and the state power could not function properly. The ministers were very anxious, and in desperation, the chancellor Han Qi came up with a workaround, that is, in the name of the emperor, he asked the empress dowager to listen to the government. On April 14, Cao Danshu began to go to the Dongmen Xiaodian to listen to the prime minister's report on state affairs, so that the political situation could be stabilized.
After Cao Danshu bowed to the government as empress dowager, she immediately showed her outstanding political talents. According to the "History of Song", every day dozens of chapters, she will carefully list the outline one by one, which is convenient for memory. When there was something controversial, she always said to the ministers, "Let's discuss it again!" ", never make decisions rashly, in order to be comprehensive.
Because I am familiar with the history of the scriptures, when dealing with problems, I will quote the truths in the history of the scriptures to make decisions, ensuring that I make fewer mistakes. In addition, during her reign, cao's relatives and subordinates were strictly required, and they were not allowed to act as a blessing. Therefore, both the palace and the court were in good order.
Unfortunately, despite her caution, trouble came unexpectedly. In the first year of Zhiping (1064 AD), Zhao Zongshi's condition gradually improved, because he was depressed in the palace for a long time, his mind was sensitive, and there was a eunuch to provoke, and a gap slowly arose between him and Cao Danshu.
The contradiction between the two deepened and intensified, and finally reached the point where they could not be separated. According to the "Continuation of the Zhizhi Tongjian Long Edition", the empress dowager once said to the chancellor Han Qi: "The emperor can't tolerate the old body, you have to be the master for me!" ”。 Emperor Zhao Zongshi said to Han Qi, "The empress dowager treats me badly, and there is no kindness!" ”。
The contradictions between the two houses deepened, and the political situation began to be turbulent.
(Statue of Empress Dowager Cishengguang)
The empress dowager and the emperor had a conflict, and the ministers of the imperial court, such as Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu, felt the crisis and began to mediate their relations with all their might. Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu first went to see the empress dowager and said to her, "The emperor is sick, and his thoughts and practices are all caused by the disease, and when the illness is better, the natural state of mind will be reversed." Besides, you are the emperor's mother, and your son is talking nonsense and doing some wrong things when he is sick, and as a mother, is it difficult to tolerate it? ”。
After persuading the empress dowager to depose, Han Qi went to persuade Emperor Zhao Zongshi, saying: "Since ancient times, there have been countless emperors who can be called Saint Ming, but people only praise Da Shun as a person of great filial piety. It is common for people to love their parents and filial to their sons and filial to them, and it is not commendable. When parents are not good to their sons, the sons still abide by filial piety, which is rare and precious! Besides, if there are parents who do not feel sorry for their children, I am afraid that Your Majesty's attitude toward the Empress Dowager has not yet been benevolent and righteous! ”
(Han Qi stills)
With the full mediation of the ministers, the relationship between Emperor Zhao Zongshi and Empress Dowager Cao Danshu began to ease. In the summer of the first year of Zhiping, Cao Danshu, with the support of his ministers, offered to withdraw the curtain and return to the government. Zhao Zongshi felt the goodwill of the empress dowager, and also expressed his trust in the empress's ability to govern, hoping that the empress dowager would continue to hang the curtain until the autumn before taking over the government again. The two sides each took a step back and the relationship returned to good.
In order to express his respect for the empress, Zhao Zongshi also took the initiative to appoint Cao You, the younger brother of empress dowager Cao Danshu, as the Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, with a status equal to that of the prime minister, in order to show respect.
Under the mediation of Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, and others, Zhao Zongshi and Cao Danshu each gave in, iced their previous suspicions, and returned to good, and the political situation of the Great Song Dynasty returned to stability.
Since the age of four, Zhao Zongshi has been used as the crown prince's spare tire, and the process of succession has been full of twists and turns, bearing great psychological pressure in the process, living in fear and anxiety, and on the verge of mental collapse. The violent collapse of Emperor Renzong made him greatly stimulated and completely crushed him.
Therefore, at the beginning of the succession, he showed various symptoms of mental control, and his illness was so serious that he could not preside over the government. After Empress Dowager Cao Danshu bowed to the government, Zhao Zongshi's condition improved. Due to his long illness and depression, sensitive mind, and the selection of eunuchs, he began to slowly grow dissatisfied with Empress Dowager Cao Danshu in his heart. The contradictions between the two gradually deepened, and they became suspicious of each other, and they quarreled to the point of indissoluble relations.
Finally, under the mediation of Han Qi and other important ministers, the relationship slowly eased, and the two gave in to each other, and finally iced the previous suspicions, which was a fortunate thing for the Great Song!
The real history behind the TV series is equally exciting, isn't it?
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