The story of "Qing Ping Le" "Tanuki Cat for Prince" actually has the second half, almost making Zhao Zongshi lose the throne
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"Qing Ping Le" has come to an end, Song Renzong did not have a living son to inherit the throne in his lifetime, and eventually Zhao Zongshi, a son of the clan, obtained the throne. In the later years of Song Renzong, he also had several princesses, so he gave him a lot of hope, and he spent more time in the harem, and there were many palace women among the pampered people.
According to legend, Song Renzong gave her a dragon and phoenix embroidered belly pocket for every palace maid he spoiled. His spirit gradually withered from too much indulgence, so the ministers advised him one after another. Song Renzong was also a relatively advisory person, so he dismissed some of the favored palace women from the palace. Among them, a palace maid found out that she was pregnant outside the palace, and finally her son claimed to be the biological son of Song Renzong.
This person's name was Leng Qing, and he actually said on the street one day that his son who was exiled by Song Renzong was born to Song Renzong and the mother of the palace, as evidenced by the dragon and phoenix belly pocket given by Song Renzong. Pretending to be the son of the emperor is a great sin, so many people believe it, and the matter spread in the news.
Song Renzong was still very excited after learning about this, and he seemed to see hope after many years of childlessness, and there were some decent things that Leng Qing said. At that time, there was no paternity test, so Song Renzong could not be sure. However, the royal bloodline was not a trivial matter, and Song Renzong asked Yin Bao, the kaifeng governor at the time, to judge the case.
After receiving the case, Bao Zheng did not dare to be idle and opened a court to hear the matter. In the hall, Bao Zheng found that Leng Qing's speech was covered up and full of loopholes, and thought that there must be something wrong with the matter, so he launched an investigation. A few months later, Bao Zheng finally found out the truth of the matter.
It turned out that Leng Qing's mother was indeed a palace girl and indeed was favored by Song Renzong, and after leaving the palace, she married a man named Leng Xu, and indeed gave birth to a child, but she was only a daughter who was Leng Qing's sister, and she was born later, if it was the imperial heir, then it should also be Leng Qing's sister, so Leng Qing could not be Song Renzong's son at all.
After Leng Qing told the Daoist about his mother's past, the Daoist priest and he could make a fuss about it, and once Song Renzong believed it, Leng Qing might be the future emperor. Leng Qing felt that this matter was worthwhile, so he ran to the street under the advice of the Taoist priest and told the crowd what he had fabricated.
Bao Zheng was very angry after finding out the truth, captured Leng Qing and the Taoist priest, and then sentenced them to be beheading, and executed in public. So, such a farce pretending to be a prince was over.
However, this matter has long been deeply rooted in the minds of the people, so everyone thinks that Leng Qing is the son of Song Renzong. It was even rumored that Leng Qing's death was deliberately done by Zhang Guifei at that time in collusion with the chancellor to create an unjust case. After Leng Qing's death, there were still people who were not afraid of death who stood up and pretended to be the sons of Song Renzong, and even after Song Renzong's death, there were still people. Emperor Zhao Zongshi at that time could not take care of it and directly executed them all.