Because he was too poor, he sold his wife, did not expect to become an empress, and also put his ex-husband into the DPRK to make him an official
Speaking of the more powerful women in ancient times, the representative ones are Wu Zetian and Lü Hou, and the woman I am talking about today, although powerful and powerful, is not as vicious as Lü Hou, nor does she have Wu Zetian's ambitions ~ Moreover, this woman was still sold to the emperor by her husband, who is she? She was Liu E, the empress dowager of Emperor Zhenzong of Song during the Song Dynasty.
There is some controversy about Liu E's lineage, it is said that she was born in the family of official eunuchs only after her father died in battle, so the family declined, her mother could only take her to live in her mother's family, and after her mother's death, she became a singer for self-reliance. But the controversy is also here, how to say that Liu E is also an official lady, the family failure will not reach the point of selling art for a living, so some people think that she was not born in the family of official eunuchs, her life is made up for face.
Regardless of her origins, the life of the orphan daughter Liu E's people under the fence was not good, so after she grew up to be thirteen or fourteen years old, her mother's family could not wait to marry her to the silversmith Gong Mei, and after marriage, she followed Gong Mei to the capital city of Kaifeng to sell art for a living, but she never made money, and it was difficult to maintain a basic life. So Gong Mei wanted to sell Liu E, and when one of Zhao Heng's subordinates learned of this, he introduced Liu E to Zhao Heng, and Zhao Heng liked Liu E very much when he first saw liu e, so Gong Mei claimed to be Liu E's cousin and let Liu E enter the palace.
After entering the palace, Liu E was deeply favored by Zhao Heng, but Liu E's humble origin was obviously not worthy of the crown prince, so it was not long before Emperor Taizong of Song, who learned of this, drove Liu E out of the palace, but Zhao Heng did not abandon Liu E but hid her in the secret private meeting of her subordinates. It was not until he became emperor that he took Liu E into the palace, and when he got to the palace, Liu E was also very low-key, never competing for favors, and was eventually promoted to a beauty.
Gradually, Emperor Zhenzong of Song gave Liu E the title of Princess, from Beauty to Princess De. But you must know that most of the concubines in the harem can stand firm, entirely because the powerful family is holding on behind, but Liu E is an orphan daughter and has no relatives. Later, she recognized her ex-husband as her brother and asked him to change his surname to Liu. Since Liu Mei became Liu E's brother, her official position has continued to rise, becoming bigger and bigger.
Later, the second empress of Emperor Zhenzong of Song died, and after a confrontation with the ministers, Liu E was finally made empress. Liu Mei's official position was also the largest, and after his death, the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of Lieutenant. After the death of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, the new emperor left a will at the age of thirteen, and the military affairs were handled by Empress Liu, who was in charge of the imperial government. Later, some ministers asked her to emulate Wu Zetian, but she chose to sacrifice to the Taimiao Temple...