Since the founding of The Song Xiaowu Emperor Liu Jun to the Ming Dynasty, Guifei was the highest status concubine title of the emperor for most of the time, and although Liu Jun founded the title of Guifei, he did not officially appoint anyone in his life, but only posthumously named the concubine Yin Shuyi as a noble concubine.
A few years after Liu Jun's death, his younger brother Liu Yu ascended the throne, officially established the concubine Chen Miaodeng as a noble concubine, and formulated a series of etiquette for noble concubines, which officially established the status of concubines as the first concubine of the emperor.
As the first official concubine in history, Chen Shi was far less favored than Liu Jun's favorite concubine Yin Shuyi, and she was more fortunate to be a noble concubine.
Pretend to be Chen Guifei
Because her son was crowned prince, she was able to exalt herself for a while, and later became the imperial concubine, but Chengye's son was defeated by her son, and she was eventually driven out of the capital because of her son's defeat, and what was even more tragic was that she was plagued by scandals behind her, leaving behind an unclean name.
Emperor Ming's Concubine Chen Guifei, Zhen Miaodeng, Danyang Jiankangren, and TujiaNuye. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
Chen Miaodeng, like Empress He of the Han Ling Emperor, was the daughter of the Tu family and had a very poor family, but due to fate, she entered the palace as a maid.
It is also very coincidental that emperor Liu Jun traveled that year, saw that there was a thatched hut next to the royal road, and said to the county lieutenant: "There are still such that grass houses on the side of the royal road, and his family must be very poor", so he gave 30,000 yuan and ordered the county lieutenant to send it.
The county lieutenant had to hurry to send money, and found that there were no adults in this grass hut, only a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl at home, although this daughter was still young, but her appearance was very beautiful, and after telling Liu Jun, he sent her to the palace.
Pretend to be The Empress Dowager
This daughter was Chen Miaodeng, who was arranged to serve Empress Dowager Lu Huinan in the Xianyang Palace, but liu jun did not spoil her in the past two or three years, and when Empress Lu saw that the girl was beautiful, she gave her to Liu Yu, the king of Xiangdong.
Speaking of why it was given to Liu Yu, this is also a dexterous story.
At that time, Empress Lu and Liu Yu's birth mother Shen Rongji were both concubines of Liu Yilong, the Emperor wen of Song, and Shen Rongji was wronged shortly after giving birth to Liu Yu and was about to be killed, so she fled to the Huiyin Hall in a hurry, which was originally the place where Empress Yuan lived, and after Empress Yuan's death, it was empty.
Shen Rongji knelt down and prayed for the empress to appear and prove her innocence, and as soon as the words fell, all the windows and gates of the Huiyin Hall were opened, and the palace people who rushed to capture Shen Rongji were also shocked, and hurried to report to Emperor Liu Yilong, who was very surprised to hear it.
Pretending to be Emperor Wen of Song and Shen Rongji
He ordered someone to investigate the matter of the Shen clan in detail, and sure enough, he found that there was something strange in it, and the Shen clan was acquitted and released, and he was able to continue to raise his son, and when Liu Yu was 15 years old, Shen Rongji died, and Liu Yilong handed Liu Yu over to Lu Yu to raise, so Lu Shi and Liu Yu had a good relationship, and Liu Jun was jealous of the brothers after he took the throne, but he only took good care of Liu Yu.
Since the emperor's son did not want it, Empress Lu naturally thought of her adopted son Liu Yu.
There is a favor at the beginning, and it will decline for a year. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
Liu Yu was also very happy to receive the reward of his adoptive mother, and he was very fond of the young and beautiful Chen Miaodeng, and soon after, Chen Miaodeng gave birth to Liu Yu's eldest son Liu Yu.
Many literary friends may have questions, why do the names of father and son pronounce the same? Moreover, Emperor Wu of Song was called Liu Yu, were these not shy away from it?
The author specifically asked a friend who studied linguistics, and he told me that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was said that the Middle Ages were pronounced, and many words at that time were different from modern pronunciations, and the three words of Yu, Yu, and Yu were now pronounced the same, but they were not the same at that time.
Some wenyou in Guangdong and Fujian said that in some southern languages, the pronunciation of these words is different, because many pronunciations of ancient Chinese are preserved in Minnan and Cantonese. Therefore, at that time, it was still important to avoid secrets, but the pronunciation tended to be the same after thousands of years of development, which led to the misunderstanding of today's people.
Liu Yu's birth was of great significance to Liu Yu, because before that, his princess Wang Zhenfeng had only given birth to two daughters, and now that Chen Miaodeng had given birth to his eldest son, he was naturally very happy.
After Liu Jun's death, the new emperor Liu Ziye was tyrannical and ruthless, often abusing Liu Yu and other clans and ministers, and eventually everyone joined forces to overthrow Liu Ziye and support Liu Yu to take the throne.
Peng Yin, Empress Chongxian was the empress dowager of the Chongxian Emperor, and was made empress dowager. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
After Liu Yu ascended the throne, he changed his name to Yuan Taishi and posthumously honored his biological mother Shen Rongji as Empress Xuanhuang, and his adoptive mother Lu Shi was originally the empress dowager in Liu Ziye Dynasty, but now she is revered as Empress Dowager Chongxian, and crowned Princess Wang as empress. In the following year of his reign, Liu Yu made Liu Yu, the eldest son of the Emperor, crown prince, and around this time, Chen's mother was also crowned as a noble concubine with a son.
Pretend to be Liu Jun and Yin Shuyi
The title of noble concubine was created by Liu Jun, but Liu Jun did not officially appoint a noble concubine, but only honored the concubine Yin Shuyi as a noble concubine, so the etiquette of the noble concubine was not complete, and Chen Guifei was still the birth mother of the prince, so naturally she had to "discuss the ceremony".
At the beginning, it was already a very high courtesy to appoint a noble concubine to the crown prince, but on whether the noble concubine should accept the worship of foreign ministers and other matters, the imperial court launched a "discussion ceremony", and finally Liu Yu was compatible with the opinions of all parties, which not only demonstrated the noble status of the prince's birth mother, but also took care of the honor of the empress, and did not allow the noble concubine's "note sheet" right.
Judging from the records of the history books, Chen Guifei was not favored, and she could become a noble concubine, a typical mother and a son, as the second person in the harem, and even the birth mother of the prince, and everyone naturally did not dare to despise her.
After the deposed emperor ascended the throne, The noble concubine Chen Guifei was made the imperial concubine, and the public opinion was the same as the story of the Jin Xiaowu Princess, only the five bull flags and the red flags. - "Song Shu ▪ Lizhi"
Liu Yu died after only 7 years on the throne, at the age of 34, the crown prince Liu Yu took the throne, and gave his father the title of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Ming. Subsequently, his mother Wang Shi was made empress dowager, Crown Princess Jiang was made empress, and then his biological mother Chen Guifei was made imperial concubine.
It should be noted here that "Imperial Princess" and "Imperial Concubine" are not the same thing, and Imperial Princess can be referred to simply as Imperial Concubine, but not all Imperial Concubines are Imperial Concubines, and "Imperial Concubines" is a special honorific title for the Emperor's birth mother.
Pretend to be Emperor Chen's concubine
The "Imperial Princess" system was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the reason why such a title was specially created was precisely because of the gradual improvement of the ceremonial system.
Before the Eastern Jin Dynasty, if the emperor's birth mother was only a concubine, then her status was very unstable, such as the Hanming Emperor Jia Guiren, she gave birth to Liu Qi, but Liu Qi did not give any additional expression to the birth mother after he ascended the throne, and it was not until after Empress Ma's death that she was honored with the support of Jia Guiren.
By the time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sima Mu of Jin had no children and collapsed, and what was even worse was that he did not even have a younger brother, so his mother Empress Chu announced that Sima Pi,Magdalene's cousin Sima Pi had taken the throne.
Through this picture, everyone can clearly see the relationship between them, and they will not repeat it. The reason why Emperor Jincheng did not let his son take the throne at that time was because his son was too young, the lord was suspicious of the country, and Sima Pi was still out of the country, so he passed the throne to his younger brother.
Empress Chu was Sima Pi's uncle and empress dowager in charge of the imperial government, and the Zhou clan was only a concubine of Emperor Cheng, so naturally she could not be respected with Empress Chu, but if she did not show any expression, and felt that it was inhumane, so she set up the imperial concubine, Li Tong Emperor And Empress.
From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, all dynasties basically followed this system. Generally speaking, if the emperor's concubine is gone, the emperor can honor the birth mother as the empress dowager.
Posthumously presented to Princess Taifei's father Jin Baoshan to ride Chang Shi, Jin Bao's wife Wang Shi Yongshi County Chengle Xiangjun. Uncle Zhaozong, Zhongshu Tongshi Sheren. Shu Fo Nian, infantry lieutenant. Brother Jingyuan, Tong Naoro, Nanlu Gun Taishou. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
Princess Chen was also a person who was given the ascension of the chicken dog to heaven, her parents were posthumously gifted, and her uncles and brothers were also able to be promoted to the rank of knight, which can be described as grace and the whole family.
Liu Yu stick figure
In the autumn and winter of the third year, there will be a parade, and the princess will take pictures with each green car. Yu gradually let herself go, and the princess could no longer be forbidden. - "The Abolition of the Emperor Benji after the Book ▪ of Song"
Liu Yu was only 10 years old when he ascended the throne, so he held the highest power at such a young age, naturally he acted willfully, and his mother Empress Wang and his birth mother, Princess Chen, advised him many times, at first he could still restrain slightly, but later, he did not even listen to the words of his mother, Princess Chen.
The little emperor's absurd and cruel behavior caused many people to be dissatisfied, and during his reign, there were several clan rebellions against the emperor, although they were suppressed, but the overall strength of Liu Song was weakened again and again, and Xiao Daocheng, a military general from the Lanling Xiao clan, continued to make meritorious achievements in the counterinsurgency war.
With the rise of Xiao Daocheng, Liu Yu became more and more suspicious of him, and the contradiction between the monarch and the chancellor eventually reached an irreconcilable point.
The King of Qi entered, Xiao, and was ordered by the Empress Dowager to welcome King An cheng. - "The Abolition of the Emperor Benji after the Book ▪ of Song"
Pretend to be the empress dowager
The courtiers, who could not tolerate the little emperor's misdeeds, united, killed Liu Yu, and surrounded Xiao Daocheng to preside over the situation, so Xiao Daocheng entered the palace to ask to see Empress Wang, who was already dissatisfied with the little emperor, and now that Liu Yu was dead, he obeyed Xiao Daocheng's intention to posthumously depose Liu Yu as the King of Cangwu and establish Liu Zhun as emperor.
After her only son was killed, Princess Chen was also demoted to Princess Cangwu, and Emperor Ming of Song's Zhaohua Chen Farong naturally became the new imperial concubine because his son Liu Zhun took the throne.
After that, there is no record of Chen Miaodeng in the history books, and it is not known what year and month she died, the only thing that is known is that a few years later, Xiao Daocheng forced Liu Zhun Chan to make it, on behalf of Song Jianqi, and soon after killed Liu Zhun and Empress Wang, perhaps the two Chen concubines also had the same fate.
Chen Miaodeng was not safe after death, and a big black cauldron flew towards her.
There was a favor at the beginning, and a year of decline and rest, to beg Li Dao'er. Seeking and welcoming back, the emperor was born and abolished, and the people all called the deposed emperor a son of Li. After the abolition of the emperor, everyone called himself General Li, or called himself Li Tong. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
Originally, Shen Yue, the cultivator of the Book of Song, went so far as to imply that Liu Yu was not the son of Emperor Ming of Song, but that Emperor Ming of Song was born by borrowing seeds, and then said that Emperor Ming of Song had "chronic diseases" and that none of his children were biological.
There are simply too many flaws in this matter.
First of all, Liu Yu and the original match Wang Zhenfeng have two biological daughters, which is enough to prove that Liu Yu is fertile. Shen Yue dared to say that Liu Yu and Liu Zhun were "borrowed seeds", but did not dare to slander Wang Zhenfeng, because the two Chen concubines were not of high birth, and Wang Zhenfeng was the daughter of the Langya Wang clan, and before hou Jing's rebellion, the strength of the Shi clan was still strong, and Shen Yue could not afford to provoke the Langya Wang clan even if the officials were in high positions. To put it bluntly, persimmons pick up soft pinches.
In emperor Taizong's later years, he was unable to control his illness. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
Shen Yue was very careful in his use of words here, specifically saying that Liu Yu was ill in his later years, and Empress Wang's two daughters were born in the early days, which was naturally born to her, which can be seen that she was afraid of misunderstanding him and slandering the Wang clan of Langya.
Liu Yu in film and television dramas
Secondly, although Liu Yu fainted, he was not a fool, and he could not let his foreign surname easily defile his royal blood.
The brothers of the Ji people have pregnant people, and they take them to enter the palace, and they give birth to men, and they all kill their mothers and raise them with their lovers in the six houses. Emperor Shun, The Prince of Guiyang, Xiu Fanziye, took Zhaohua as his mother. - "The Biography of the Queen Concubine of the Book of ▪ Song"
In the record of Liu Zhun's biological mother, Princess Xiao Chen, Shen Yue specifically pointed out that Liu Yu's so-called "borrowing seeds" was aimed at his brothers, at least as a family.
If Liu Yu was really born to Li Dao'er and Chen Miaodeng, that is the son of a foreign surname, compared to Liu Zhun, which is lighter or heavier, Liu Yu can certainly figure out, as an emperor, would he be willing to give Jiangshan to people with foreign surnames? These two points are obviously inconsistent, and Shen Yue's slanderous remarks have not been made up.
So why did Shen Yue slander Emperor Ming of Song? Of course, it was because he wanted to speak for Xiao Daocheng, although Shen Yue was finally a Liang Dynasty, but he was heavily used by Southern Qi Houen, and Southern Liang was able to gain the kingdom of Qi, and the two dynasties were actually two sides of the same coin.
After all, Xiao Daocheng killed Emperor Liu Yu when he seized power, and no matter how beautiful the coat of affairs was, this was a rebellious emperor, not to mention that Xiao Daocheng later killed Liu Zhun, who had already abdicated.
In order to protect Xiao Daocheng and emphasize the necessity of the Southern Qi Dynasty Song Dynasty, Shen Yue thought of the idea of pouring dirty water on Emperor Ming of Song, since these children were not the emperor's own children, Liu Yu was still a foreigner, and if he killed, he would kill, it didn't matter.
From this, there is also the so-called Song Ming Emperor "borrowing seeds". The Tang Dynasty historian Liu Zhiji and many historians scoffed at the overly magical record of the Book of Song, so in the field of historical commentary, the evaluation of the Book of Song was very low.
Chen Miaodeng was born in poverty, and due to fate, she would enter the court, and eventually became the first noble concubine in history, and her mother became the imperial concubine with her son, and she was able to rongyin family, which had to be said to be her luck.
Fei Chen, who pretended to be deposed
However, Cheng Ye's son also lost his son, she was expensive and expensive, she also lost because of factors, and in the end, because her son was detained by Shen Yue in such a disgraceful black pot, it was really regrettable.