Since ancient times, all the emperor's concubines have to rely on obedience to the holy will, flattery and favor to obtain glory and wealth, even if the tiger and wolf woman like Wu Zetian, at first in order to consolidate her position and realize her ambitions, she also stepped onto the peak of her life step by step by constantly satisfying the wishes of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
Speaking of which, in China's feudal society, men are inferior to women, men are strong and women are weak, and women in the harem have always dared not make mistakes in front of the emperor, but there are exceptions to everything, and Li Fengniang, the Empress Dowager Of Ciyi of the Southern Song Dynasty, was a woman who had always been fierce and outspoken, proud and jealous.
This famous "long-tongued woman" in history actually knows very well how to grasp and exploit the weaknesses in the humanity of the royal family, and she is a royal woman who has been virtuous and unscrupulous in her life, and acted arbitrarily, although she has successfully provoked the emperor's grandfather Song Gaozong, her husband Song Xiaozong, her husband Song Guangzong, and her son Song Ningzong, and has been ridiculed and disliked to varying degrees, but the family is strong in heart, fearless, and self-reliant, and can be called one of the most domineering empresses in history.
Emperor Gaozong of Song made the decision to tie the red line of marriage for his grandson Zhao Huan, and it was not expected that good intentions would turn into bad things
The founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was Emperor Gaozong of Song, who had 1 son and 5 daughters, but unfortunately, none of these 1 sons and 5 daughters survived peacefully to adulthood.
When Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne as empress, he was so nervous about the succession to the throne that he had to adopt 2 adopted sons as crown princes. Later, the crown prince Zhao Xi was made crown prince because of his outstanding qualifications, and he was the second emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Xiaozong.
Song Xiaozong Zhao Xiaozong gave birth to 4 sons and 1 daughter in his lifetime, and in the eyes of his grandfather Song Gaozong, the third son Born to His son Zhao Xiao was the most kind and lovely.
When Zhao Huan came of age, Emperor Gaozong couldn't help but want to help his grandson Zhao Huan find a good wife as soon as possible, so he quickly gave his voice to the courtiers in the court, hoping that everyone would collect extensive information outside the palace and try to recommend the candidates for the granddaughter-in-law of the noble and noble Shuliang as much as possible.
Soon, a minister came to report that Li Fengniang, the second daughter of Li Dao, had made Li Dao's second daughter Li Fengniang look very precious, and perhaps she had ordered Fengyi, and when Emperor Gaozong of Song heard the news, he ordered someone to inquire into the truth of the news.
Soon, the spies returned the favor, saying that Li Fengniang herself was soft and healthy, her posture was gorgeous, and she was noble and noble, and she should be the chosen person of the royal lady. In this way, the emperor's grandfather Song Gaozong personally made the decision, and Zhao Huan, who was then the crown prince, married Li Fengniang as the crown princess.
Li Fengniang, who was in Shaohua, was indeed beautiful and dignified, and after getting married, Zhao Huan was also more satisfied with her, but I don't know if it was because Li Fengniang was born in the Xingwu family, she not only knew very little about women's virtue and yixing, but also disdained the rules of the palace.
Over time, Li Fengniang gradually exposed her fierce and aggressive nature, not only daring to be informal in front of Song Gaozong, but also saying his true views on her husband Song Xiaozong in front of Song Gaozong, which was really beyond etiquette and nonsense.
Song Gaozong had never seen a harem woman dare to be so rude and rude, and he gradually became disgusted with this granddaughter-in-law, believing that Li Fengniang's existence was simply a royal disgrace, and it was even more the misfortune of his grandson Zhao Huan.
Although her husband Song Xiaozong was the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he was unable to discipline his daughter-in-law Li Fengniang
In the royal family, Song Xiaozong Zhao Xi was a generous and benevolent old duke, Empress Xie was a good mother-in-law with good manners, and Zhao Xiao, who was then the prince, was gentle in nature, and only the daughter-in-law of the crown princess Li Fengniang was the biggest discordant note in the family.
When Li Fengniang was not out of the boudoir, she had been pampered in her mother's home, and her parents and the servants in the family were spoiled, so that Li Fengniang developed a selfish and disregard for others temperament.
After she married into the royal family, although she became a wife and daughter-in-law, she did not understand the simple principle of being obedient and harmonious between husband and wife, and respecting and caring for her in-laws.
Whenever Li Fengniang made a vain comment on her husband's attendants in front of her in-laws, her father-in-law Song Xiaozong became angry and often secretly clenched her fists in the cuff cage to restrain her dissatisfaction.
Once, Song Xiaozong really couldn't bear it, and he loudly rebuked Li Fengniang: You should learn more about Fengyi and Yide, and don't rely on catching wind and shadows all day to argue with your courtiers and husbands, if you don't change your teachings repeatedly, what awaits you is the end of being abandoned.
Later, on top of the family banquet of the members of the royal family, Li Fengniang was ugly in public again but did not know it, and the mother-in-law Xie Shi whispered a reminder on the side, even if Li Fengniang turned her face at that time, she stared at her mother-in-law and said: You are the first concubine and then the empress of the middle palace, and I have always been your son's wife, and I will be the empress of the palace in the future, and today, I am afraid that I do not need you to teach me.
The day after the family banquet, both Song Xiaozong and Xie Shi were furious at the performance of their daughter-in-law Li Fengniang at yesterday's banquet, and Emperor Xiaozong summoned the court ceremonial officer to the near front and expressed his desire to abolish Li Fengniang.
In the end, under the strong persuasion of the ceremonial official, Li Fengniang escaped the disaster of being abandoned, but her relationship with her in-laws has since become even more blunt and cold.
For the sake of glory and wealth, he did not hesitate to manipulate his weak husband Song Guangzong
Unlearned and extremely jealous, Li Fengniang would only plan for the selfish interests of herself and her family all day long, and in January 1189, Emperor Guangzong of Song ascended the throne, and soon after, Emperor Guangzong crowned Li Fengniang as empress dowager of the palace and his son Zhao Kuo as crown prince.
Although Li Fengniang obediently ascended to the throne, her heart was very afraid that someone would steal her throne, so Li Fengniang, who became empress, strictly guarded and treated all the concubines in the harem who were favored by the emperor and the female relatives who were looked up upon by the emperor.
In order to consolidate the position of empress, the jealous Li Fengniang spread her eyeliner all over the harem, and when she found that the soft and white hands of a palace maid had been praised by Guangzong, she immediately ordered someone to cut off the palace girl's hands together and give the severed limbs in a box to Guangzong as a warning. When Li Fengniang discovered that Song Guangzong was particularly fond of a certain concubine, she would take advantage of Guangzong's departure from the palace to persecute the favored concubine to death.
After a long time, Song Guangzong, who was already a benevolent and weak personality, really couldn't deal with such a vicious and fierce empress, he hid the accumulation in his heart, but he didn't want to gradually accumulate into a mental illness.
Li Fengniang not only did not feel sad and sad, but was also particularly happy in her heart -- because Guangzong's illness and weakness were a good time for Li Fengniang to seize power, and she could use the auxiliary government as an excuse to take advantage of the government to take advantage of the high-ranking official Houlu for the family.
After his son Song Ningzong succeeded to the throne, he took care of filial piety and never tolerated tearing his face after his mother
With her husband sick and her son still young, Li Fengniang, as empress, finally found the perfect opportunity to dominate the dynasty and act arbitrarily. In terms of governing the country and discussing politics, Li Fengniang, who assisted the government, could not understand or understand, and simply directly agreed with the opinions of those loyal ministers and hastily decided on large and small government affairs.
On weekdays, Li Fengniang, who controls the authority, is most enthusiastic about how to maximize the wealth and fame of her mother's relatives.
Li Fengniang never treated the courtiers regardless of merit and reward, and most of the officials she wanted to promote were relatives of the Li family, and the immature Song Ningzong could not directly oppose this, so she had to resign herself to it.
After Emperor Guangzong abdicated and Emperor Ningzong proposed to return power to the government, Li Fengniang always pushed back and blocked at first, and was extremely reluctant to lose her supreme power.
Later, both inside and outside the government and the public, the courtiers and disciples carried out verbal criticism of Empress Li's selfish behavior, and Song Ningzong took the opportunity to act, while deliberately snubbing his mother Li Fengniang, while openly suppressing the criticism of the government and the opposition, and soon forced Li Fengniang to return to power and take all the imperial power into his own hands.
In the summer of 1200 AD, Empress Dowager Li Fengniang, who was increasingly snubbed by her son Song Ningsong, came to the end of her life, and this woman who had always been hot and jealous died silently in the palace hall, until the remains stinked and were not discovered by the palace people.
After Li Fengniang's son Song Ningzong buried her, he did not want future generations to criticize Li Fengniang for her life deeds, so he posthumously honored Li Fengniang as "Ciyi", which sounded really ironic.
In the eyes of today's people, Li Fengniang, the Empress Dowager Ciyi of the Southern Song Dynasty, was really a humble woman who ate the bile of a leopard, and she was ignorant and fearless all her life, but she did not get the corresponding punishment all her life, thinking that this was because the emperors of the four dynasties of the Southern Song Dynasty were kind and kind, and disdained the general knowledge with women and Taoist families.
If li fengniang's various deeds were placed in any other dynasty, I am afraid that they would be more fierce and less fortunate, and the fate would be terrible, it seems that "human kindness" and "harmonious society" saved her life.