The Tang Dynasty can be described as a rare prosperous dynasty in Chinese history, but this dynasty did not continue its strength and prosperity, after experiencing several generations of monarchs, from prosperity to decline, and this turning point was the famous An Shi Rebellion in history, because Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was addicted to wine and abandoned the government, resulting in the time when The festival made An Lushan and Shi Siming take advantage of the opportunity, and then the two jointly launched this rebellion, almost overthrowing the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
Although this rebellion failed to subvert the regime of the Tang Dynasty, but it shook the foundation of the dynasty, not only that, this war also brought heavy disasters to countless people, such as when the Li family had such an empress Shen Zhu who suffered from the war, and quietly disappeared after the war, and the four emperors searched for 46 years without results.
Everyone is from a beautiful background and has a good relationship with the royal family
Shen Pearl was born in the tang dynasty at that time among the officials and eunuchs, as the children of the upper-class princes and nobles, she received a good education since childhood, and the well-bred life also allowed her to grow up healthy and happy, and when she reached the age of marriage, Shen Pearl was already a generous and generous young woman, not only had the appearance of the country and the city, but also the figure was graceful and colorful, presumably no matter which man looked at it, it was unforgettable.
There can be such an outstanding woman in the family, will certainly find a good family for it, and as a nobleman of the upper class, he will naturally target the royal family, and the royal family will naturally not refuse such a thing as marriage, after all, this is conducive to maintaining the friendly relationship between the two major families, and can help each other to seek more benefits, so she was finally married to the then emperor's eldest grandson Li Yu, who was later the Tang Dynasty Emperor.
After the two got married, life is also stable and happy, Shen Pearl is also eager for a plain life in the future, after all, in the ancient feudal dynasty period, a woman like her can have a good home, and even marry into the royal family, it is simply a dream thing, and then she gave birth to a son, named Li Shi, this son is naturally after his father Tang Dezong, here her life is also relatively complete, a family of three happy and harmonious, simple happiness for her is no better, But how could God really make her life smooth, her origin and identity were already doomed to her extraordinary life.
The Anshi Rebellion broke out and was abandoned and captured
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, because he was addicted to wine and spent all day having fun with Yang Guifei, he naturally had no intention of dealing with major state affairs, and was not aware of many changes in the DPRK, so that Jiedu, who had been seeking power and usurping the throne, made An Lushan unite with Shi Siming and the two to launch a famous rebellion in history under the guise of worrying about the country- the An Shi Rebellion.
Because this rebellion occurred suddenly, Tang Xuanzong did not have any preparation at all, so there was no comprehensive response strategy for a while, plus the Tang Dynasty's army, which had not experienced war for many years, the overall combat effectiveness was naturally greatly reduced, not to mention that Tang Xuanzong, who was the emperor, had never strengthened the military, which also led to the inability to resist at all in the face of An Lushan's rapid attack, just as the so-called stay in Qingshan was not afraid of no firewood, Tang Xuanzong knew that in a short period of time, it would certainly not be able to quell this rebellion, nor could it defeat An Lushan's army. So running now is the wisest choice.
Then he led a group of royal family members to quickly flee the capital at that time, temporarily avoid the front, in order to recuperate, wait until the future development and growth and then make a comeback, but in the process of this escape, Tang Xuanzong did not take away all the royal relatives, after all, the Li family was a relatively large family at that time, if you want to transfer everyone in a short period of time, it is impossible to do, so in the chaos will inevitably leave a lot of royal family members, including Shen Pearl.
After the outbreak of the war, the peaceful life was completely broken, in the face of sudden changes Shen Pearl naturally unable to cope, and in the face of the royal instruments, she did not choose her own fate, and finally waited until the enemy army invaded the city, she was captured by the enemy after all, becoming a prisoner of her naturally could not have any good treatment, although in many history books did not clearly record what she encountered during this period, but Shen Pearl, who wanted to be a woman, was either reduced to some heavy chores , or it is likely to be tortured by some soldiers, and its fate can be imagined.
After being captured for more than a year, Li Yu led the Tang Dynasty army back, successfully defeated An Lushan's army, and also successfully recovered the city of Luoyang, after a hard search, he finally found his long-lost beloved wife, and when the two met, they rushed away, holding their heads and crying.
However, after this, a ruthless scene was staged again, at this time the enemy was counterattacking, intending to retake Luoyang City, Li Yu also had to quickly lead the army to evacuate, but he did not take his wife away when he was about to leave, because the situation was more complicated at that time, plus Shen Zhu was also a prisoner of the enemy army, there were certain danger factors, so Li Yu really ruthlessly continued to abandon her in prison.
Disappeared after the war, 46 years of fruitless searching
Who would have thought that the separation of the husband and wife would become a farewell forever, after eight years of war to quell the civil unrest, in the end it would end with the defeat of An Lushan, at this time Li Yu had replaced Tang Xuanzong and succeeded to the throne as the new emperor, and the first thing to do when he returned was to look for his wife again, but when everyone went to the prison where Shen Zhu was imprisoned, they found that there was no trace of her, even if the city of Luoyang was turned upside down, there was still no news of her.
In desperation, Emperor Tang Dynasty could only post notices all over the city and send relevant searchers, but after several years there was no result, so people speculated that they were likely to die in the war, or follow the fleeing crowd, run to remote areas, and even cross the border to other neighboring countries, but the sea of people was vast, how easy it was to find such a woman, before they could find their beloved concubine, Li Yu had already driven the crane west due to illness, and finally handed everything over to his son Li Shi.
In the face of the disappearance of his own mother, Li Shi was more anxious than his father, but he knew that his father had died, and shen Zhu, even if he had escaped a disaster by chance, was now estimated to be no longer alive, so under the consultation of the minister, he finally decided to hold a funeral for her and posthumously crown her as the empress dowager, but Li Shi still did not give up any hope, even if someone came to identify him with similar appearance, he did not surrender to others, and still chose to look for it bitterly.
After his generation, even to his son Tang Xianzong's generation still did not give up, perhaps at this time the search for Shen Pearl has become a kind of obsession of his descendants, after four generations of emperors, after 46 years of searching for but only no results, even if there is helplessness in his heart, he has to accept the reality, and finally Tang Xianzong posthumously named her Empress Ruizhen, this matter can be regarded as a complete end.
epilogue:
Looking at Shen Pearl's life is really very tragic, should have a family of three, living their own happy life, but by the sudden war shattered all this beauty, but what we see is just a microcosm, under the war and how many thousands of families are fragmented, and how many people are forced to be displaced, now living in peacetime, how can we not cherish such a life, and if we want to continue lasting peace, we must unite everyone. Only by working together for the development of the country and actively advocating the concept and principle of peaceful coexistence can we create a better era.
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