Regarding the story of tanuki for prince, I believe everyone has heard about it, because as a common theme in ancient film and television dramas in China, such a bizarre plot as tanuki for a prince can always attract the attention of the audience. According to this film and television theme, the Northern Song Emperor Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng was elderly and childless, and his favorite concubine, Concubine Li, was pregnant. Emperor Zhenzong of Song summoned Concubine Li, gave her a gift, and promised to make her son crown prince. Another concubine, the sinister Concubine Liu, was jealous of Concubine Li's pregnancy, stole the crown prince after Li Fei gave birth, and slandered Li Fei with a skinned tanuki cat. When Emperor Zhenzong of Song learned of this, he was furious and beat Concubine Li into the Cold Palace. Later, Bao Zheng was convicted of grievances, and Concubine Li was able to sink her grievances and clear her grievances. Tanuki cat for prince The truth is revealed.
But is the historical tanuki cat for prince real? If it is a real event, are the details the same as those described in the film and television drama?
In fact, the "snatching of the son" incident did occur during the Song Zhenzong period, but it had nothing to do with tanuki cats and nothing to do with Bao Zheng.
According to historical records, Emperor Zhenzong of Song was very fond of Empress Liu, but Empress Liu had no fertility and no heirs. Zhenzong's other sons also died prematurely, which made Song Zhenzong worried about his throne. Empress Liu had a personal maid, Li Shi, who looked very iconic. Under Empress Liu's arrangement, Li was blessed by Emperor Zhenzong of Song and became pregnant with the crown prince. Li Shi gave birth to a son after october of pregnancy, which was the later emperor, Emperor Renzong. Because of the low status of her birth mother Li, she was taken away and raised by Empress Liu when she was just born. Under Emperor Zhenzong's arrangement, the palace announced to the outside world that this son was born to Empress Liu.
Afterwards, Emperor Zhenzong and Empress Liu were kind to Li Shidu and later made him a concubine. And Li Shi knew that his status was low, and he did not dare to recognize his own son until his death. After Jong's death, the twelve-year-old Emperor Renzong succeeded to the throne. Emperor Renzong was still young and unable to decide on major affairs in the middle of the dynasty, so Empress Liu "bowed the curtain and listened to the government" to assist Emperor Renzong in governing the country.
In fact, Emperor Renzong's lineage was an open secret in the palace, but the courtiers who knew about it were intimidated by the authority of the empress dowager and did not dare to explain the truth to Emperor Renzong. Lee later died of illness. Empress Liu had originally planned to bury her with ordinary palace etiquette. Later, when her close confidant Lü Yijian learned of this, she quickly dissuaded her: "If the empress dowager is thinking about the future and wants to save Liu Yimen, please bury Concubine Li thickly." Empress Liu was also a wise person, and immediately understood the stakes and buried Concubine Li with the etiquette of empress.
Eleven years later, Empress Liu died, and Emperor Renzong became pro-government. People who had good deeds around Renzong informed Renzong the truth and framed Empress Liu for killing Li Shi. When Emperor Renzong learned the truth, he immediately dispatched the Yulin Army to surround the residence of Liu's relatives, and he wanted to deal with it strictly after the truth was found out. Then, he quickly stepped forward and went straight to the place where Concubine Li's coffin was parked. After the coffin was opened, he saw that Concubine Li was wearing the empress's costume and her makeup was luxurious, and he understood that Empress Liu was innocent. At the moment, Emperor Renzong regretted it and quickly ordered the siege of Liu's mansion to be lifted.
From this point of view, Empress Liu is not as sinister and vicious as in the film and television drama, and is a benevolent and benevolent empress. After the "snatching of the son" incident, she was also quite kind to the Li clan, promoting her from a personal maid to a concubine, and after her death, she was buried according to the etiquette of the empress. As for the treatment of Renzong, she also regarded him as her own, and focused on cultivating him from an early age, so that he later became a generation of Ming Jun.
The truth of "Tanuki for Prince" is actually such a warm story, is it a bit of a surprise to everyone?