Emperor Ming's Emperor Zhu Houxi, also known as the Jiajing Emperor, ranked among the ming emperors in the number of harem concubines, and no less than eighty people were given titles, and Shoufei Shangshi was one of them.
Regarding shangshi, the "History of Ming" is not contained, and the author found traces of it in the "Records of Emperor Ming Shizong", "Jiajing forty-five years in August ... Koshi ,...... Crowned imperial concubine of the imperial family". Four days later, on the day of the fifth day, is Sejong's birthday. Choosing to crown the Shang clan on the eve of the Halloween festival shows her weight in Sejong's mind.
Not only that, Sejong also gave great gifts to the Shang family, "giving Shou Concubine Shang's father and subjects as the General of the Hussars, the Governor of the Left Army, and the Brother Wenhui to grant jinyi Wei Zheng Qianhu", one Zheng Erpin and one Zheng Wupin, showing quite generousness. What kind of woman is Shang Shi, and why is she so pleasing to Sejong?
In sejong's later years, his physical condition was not very good, and he was keen on imperial daughters and needed red lead dan to refresh his mind. One of the ingredients of red lead dan, also known as red pills, is the girl's menarche. It is precisely for this reason that a group of young girls of about ten years old, such as the Shang clan, were able to enter the palace, and when they arrived, they were collected and used by special personnel. Of course, these girls had other errands, that is, to act as handmaidens, and when they had nothing to do, they stood by Sejong's side.
So, how did Shang break into Sejong's emotional world? Speaking of which, it is also a strange fate. The Wan Li Ye Zhi Zhi Looking at it, Xian said that life was in an instant. After quitting, he inherited the favor of changing clothes, that is, the world's so-called Shang meiren is also. Since then, your favorite has shaken the world, and it was only thirteen years old."
Sejong was a good taoist, often chanting the sutra while hitting the chime, surrounded by handmaidens. Once, Sejong made a mistake in his hand, and the mallet struck off, making a strange noise. Everyone else bowed their heads and did not dare to make a sound, only a thirteen-year-old girl could not help but laugh. Sejong took one look at her and continued to chant, and everyone else thought that the little girl offended Sejong and would undoubtedly die. Unexpectedly, after the chanting, Sejong summoned the little girl, because of her surname Shang, called Shang meiren.
This year is the forty years of Jiajing (1561). Since getting the Shang clan, Sejong glowed the second spring, stimulated by the red lead dan, the night song, the Shang clan favored the harem, and the noble pet shocked the world. Why does Sejong like Shang so much? The Ming Dynasty Zhang Xuan's book "Doubting Yao" gives a surprising answer, that is, "its appearance is like lacquer with light to learn" and "it is favored by black", saying that "there are concubines in the temple of the world, and the appearance is also black, and the palace people are called black wood niangniang, and the favor is for a while".
Shang's "appearance is like lacquer with light to learn", is a black beauty; moreover, his personality is frank, lively and cute, not hidden, and he is a small Lolita that exudes the atmosphere of youth. In the dull court, which emphasizes dignity and courtesy, Shang's distinctive loss of voice and laughter made Sejong instantly fall in love. However, because the Shang clan loved to play, it also caused a fire, and on November 25, 1940 in Jiajing, "Shangyu Yu was drunk, and the new Lucky Palace Ji Shangmei tried 'small fireworks' in the mink tent, causing the prolongation of the fire", and the palatial Wanshou Palace was seriously damaged.
What is a palace for a beloved woman? In March of the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), the Manju Palace was rebuilt and became a paradise for the love of Sejong and the monks. However, due to Sejong's advanced age, Shang was unable to conceive. In August of the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566), Sejong made an exception and made an exception to crown the Shang clan as a shou concubine. The imperial tomb is in Tianshou Mountain, and the Shang clan lives in the Wanshou Palace, a shou character that reveals Sejong's grace to the Shang clan.
In this regard, the "Palace Words" has clouds: "The mink tent is deep and the candle shadow is faint, and the young Ji Ji is newly called Shangmei." The Ming Dynasty Christmas group is called Shou, and the Shou Concubine in front of the Wanshou Palace is called Shou Concubine". However, sejong was old after all, coupled with the damage of the elixir, the bed was indulged, and the body finally could not hold up. In November of the same year, Sejong fell ill and died in December at the age of sixty. Regarding Sejong's death, "the speaker blamed Shoufei, slightly like Zhao Zhaoyiyun of the Hancheng Emperor", believing that the Shang clan had hollowed out Sejong.
Can this be blamed entirely on Shang? Sejong "In his later years, Nishinomiya Bonggen, the style of the court, was slightly different from Ouchi.' Too much erbium heat agent, a little bit of intention, and occasionally not from time to time", it is caused by his inattention to maintain his body and indulge in excessive desire. After Sejong's death, the Shang clan lived in the court until the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli calendar (1610). The Records of the Ming Dynasty records that "on the first day of the first lunar month, the Shou Concubine Shang Shi Yin Shi Xue of the Temple", counting up, the Shang clan lived for sixty-three years. (Liu Bingguang)
