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On the night of the eighteenth day of the leap month in 1048, Empress Cao and Renzong were resting in the Kunning Palace, when suddenly there was a fighting sound outside, and Song Renzong felt that something was wrong and wanted to go out to check, but was taken by Empress Cao

author:Le An Shuzhai

On the night of the eighteenth day of the leap month in 1048, Empress Cao and Emperor Renzong were resting in the Kunning Palace, when suddenly there was a fighting sound outside, and Song Renzong felt that something was wrong and wanted to go out to check, but was pressed by Empress Cao, and then Empress Cao ordered someone to lock the palace door.

Then, I only heard Empress Cao say: "Official, listen to the sound, there is a cry for help in the chaos, I am afraid that there will be thieves who cause trouble, so do not come out lightly." ”

After speaking, he summoned the eunuch who accompanied him to come and ask questions.

Empress Cao is a tiger girl, and at this moment she is in danger, and she calls the inner palace guards to ask, only to know that someone is making trouble and trying to rebel against the regicide.

Hearing this, she immediately arranged to prepare water to prevent fire and close the palace door to prevent thieves from leaving the palace.

Empress Cao predicted correctly, and the rebels really wanted to set fire to the palace and force Song Renzong to come out, but fortunately, Empress Cao arranged manpower and made sufficient preparations.

Immediately, Empress Cao calmly commanded and calmly calmed down the palace chaos.

At this time, Song Renzong understood what was going on, and he panicked.

Empress Cao responded to all changes without change, and saved the harem with her wisdom and alertness.

Unfortunately, for this reason, Song Renzong began to be wary of Empress Cao.

He thought that Empress Cao was too composed, and he seemed to have returned to his powerful Empress Dowager Liu'e, and this feeling made him very uncomfortable.

At this time, Empress Cao did not know what Renzong thought, and heard the sound of fighting outside getting closer and closer, afraid that Song Renzong was in danger, she immediately made a decision, while sending people out of the palace to move to the rescue, while saying to Zhang Mao, the internal minister who rushed to escort her: "Listen to this voice, there are not many thieves, it seems that it was done by people in the palace." Listen, they can't find the official house, they will set fire, you let people collect water and follow the thief to put out the fire. ”

In the "History of Song", there is a record of Empress Cao commanding Zhang Maoze to extinguish the fire: On the night of the first yuan, the fire in the palace was extinguished by the superintendents.

"Song Shi. The Biography of Empress Cao also records: The thief is rewarded peacefully, and Ru Fa should be used as evidence. It means that Empress Cao cut a strand of hair from the people of the Fire Extinguishing Palace: with the hair as evidence, after the thief extinguished the fire, he came to the palace to receive the reward.

Under the reward, there will be brave men, and the palace people, led by the internal minister Zhang Maoze, quickly extinguished the fire.

Just when rescue came outside the palace, a palace change was subsided under the command of Empress Cao.

There were four thieves, three dead and one injured, and several ministers involved in Xia Zhen and others waiting for Song Renzong to fall.

But at this moment, Concubine Zhang cried loudly and rushed over from the side palace, rushing straight into Song Renzong's arms, shouting that she wanted to follow life and death.

Song Renzong, who was in shock, was unexpectedly moved again, and for a moment, everyone else was similar and did not exist.

At this moment, he only had Zhang Meiren in his eyes, as if it was not Empress Cao but her beauty who saved his life.

Afterwards, Song Renzong dealt with Xia Zhen and others leniently who were involved.

Why leniency was given to those involved?

Because Song Renzong did not suspect that Zhang Meiren happened to appear at the scene of the incident, but suspected that this was a play directed and acted by Empress Cao.

Song Renzong not only did not have the slightest gratitude to Empress Cao, but also put the credit on his beloved concubine Zhang Meiren, and took the opportunity to promote her to noble concubine.

Since then, Zhang Meiren, the "hero of saving the car", has a status second only to Empress Cao.

In this farce, Empress Cao did not receive any commendations and made Renzong wary of her, but she didn't know it, let go of the matter, but went to the harem to concentrate on raising silkworm seed valley.

This made Song Renzong angry and helpless, thinking that Empress Cao did not love him at all.

Empress Cao's name is Cao Danshu, the granddaughter of Cao Bin, the founder of the Northern Song Dynasty, she is noble, dignified and virtuous, tolerant and generous, not jealous, and is a model of the harem.

Why didn't Renzong like Empress Cao? Because Empress Cao was arranged by Empress Dowager Yang and not favored by Song Renzong himself.

Empress Cao, who treated him so wholeheartedly, was too disciplined and excessive, and because she guarded the majesty of the empress, she eventually ended up becoming more and more distant from her by Emperor Renzong.

Therefore, the advantages of Empress Cao are not advantages here in Song Renzong, although Empress Cao is wise and open-minded, so that he cannot find faults, but she is still cold by him, and has no favor and is snubbed all her life.

And Zhang Meiren is different.

For Song Renzong, she is a different color in this city, bringing new vitality. Although her family is down, she still maintains an original heart, and her personality is a little out of the ordinary, but with a unique innocence and romance.

Raised by Empress Dowager Liu, Song Renzong was bound by rules all the time, but he had a yearning for freedom in his bones.

Zhang Meiren was like a blooming flower, allowing him to see a new vitality, her informality, her victorious temperament, and her wanton behavior all touched Renzong's long-silent heart.

Renzong saw in her the self who had been powerless to resist, and also saw her deep love, so he was willing to protect her nature.

However, the good times were short-lived.

Three years after the incident, the person involved in the case, Xia Zhen, died, and another 3 years, the arrogant and favored Zhang Guifei died.

Ignoring the objections of his ministers, Emperor Renzong gave him a very high courtesy treatment for this concubine and posthumously created him Empress Wencheng.

Which is better, to die in grandeur or to live in coldness?

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On the night of the eighteenth day of the leap month in 1048, Empress Cao and Renzong were resting in the Kunning Palace, when suddenly there was a fighting sound outside, and Song Renzong felt that something was wrong and wanted to go out to check, but was taken by Empress Cao
On the night of the eighteenth day of the leap month in 1048, Empress Cao and Renzong were resting in the Kunning Palace, when suddenly there was a fighting sound outside, and Song Renzong felt that something was wrong and wanted to go out to check, but was taken by Empress Cao
On the night of the eighteenth day of the leap month in 1048, Empress Cao and Renzong were resting in the Kunning Palace, when suddenly there was a fighting sound outside, and Song Renzong felt that something was wrong and wanted to go out to check, but was taken by Empress Cao

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