Introduction: With the popularity of the costume blockbuster "Qing Ping Le", I think everyone has a certain understanding of the history of the Song Renzong period. In the play, Song Renzong, played by Wang Kai, is indecisive and does not distinguish between good and evil. Not only in the former dynasty, but also in the harem, there was no principle, and the attitude towards concubines was entirely based on their own likes and dislikes.
Although there were many beautiful women in the harem of Emperor Renzong of Song, and he himself had no restrictions on beauty, unfortunately, he never had a son who inherited the throne in his lifetime. There are only a few daughters, and if this were placed in an ordinary person's home, it would still be able to get by. But the Heavenly Family must not be selfish, the emperor has no queen, and who will inherit this throne?
Song Yingzong
Generally speaking, if the emperor really did not have sons, he would choose a descendant of good character among the clan and make him his heir. Relatively speaking, for the sake of his wife and daughter to live a little better in the future, but also for their own mourning after a hundred years. In the matter of choosing an heir, the emperor is more inclined to find an obedient and grateful person.
Zhao Zong was the lucky one who was chosen by him, and after the death of Song Renzong, he successfully succeeded to the throne, known in history as "Song Shenzong". However, Song Renzong's vision was not very good, and the heir he had chosen from thousands of times not only did not respect his nominal father, but also dared to fight with his nominal mother, without the slightest regard for filial piety.
First, after a dynasty, half a life is miserable
As a famous lady in the capital, Empress Cao's life from childhood to adulthood can be described as carefree and comfortable and happy. The biggest twist in her life was marrying Emperor Renzong of Song as empress. What was Emperor Renzong's virtue like? Look at the number of beautiful women in his harem, you know that yi zhuan is not a master of love and righteousness.
In the harem, his favorite is the Zhang family, but due to the limitations of his birth background, he has no way to make the Zhang family empress. Earlier, when Empress Guo had not yet died of illness, he had gone around picking on Guo's faults in an attempt to pull her off the throne. In this way, he can hold his beloved Zhang Guifei as the queen.
Unfortunately, the heavens did not go according to people's wishes, and after Guo Shi left, Empress Dowager Liu E made the decision to let him marry the daughter of the Cao family as the queen. As soon as Empress Cao entered the palace, she suffered many unfair treatment. Because the emperor did not like her, he did not have a son and a daughter throughout his life. This indirectly led to the sadness that Emperor Renzong did not have a male heir in his later years.
Second, the succession as heir, the difficulty of the clan
Later, Emperor Renzong of Song had no choice but to pass on the sons of the clan to his knees as his heir, that is, the later Emperor Zhaozong of Song. Song Shenzong was a very well-behaved child when he was young, and it was really an honor for their family to be selected by Song Renzong.
However, Song Shenzong was a very thoughtful person, and after he succeeded to the throne, he thought of making his own parents the emperor and empress. Empress Cao was already Empress Cao at that time, and she naturally could not agree to such a move by the new emperor. He had already passed on to Emperor Renzong as a son, so how could he continue to worry about his own parents?
The two sides were so deadlocked, and the relationship between Shenzong and Empress Cao was so out of control. For a moment, the people in the court did not dare to act rashly. Later, Shinjong fell ill and had to retire to rest. Empress Cao also took this opportunity to successfully obtain the right to claim the imperial court. It is precisely for this reason that the relationship between the two has completely moved towards the freezing point.
Later, Empress Cao, for the sake of internal stability in the imperial family, decided to back down and promised Emperor Shenzong of Song to posthumously appoint his parents as emperors and empresses. Unfortunately, just a month after Empress Cao let go, Song Shenzong suddenly fell ill and died. The matter of posthumously sealing one's parents has not yet had time to be implemented.
Fortunately, Empress Cao was a person with credibility, and although Emperor Shenzong had died, he still had to do what he promised him. Therefore, Empress Cao took the initiative and posthumously crowned The Birth Parents of Emperor Shenzong as Emperor Kao and Imperial Concubine, although it was not an emperor and empress of a serious name, but at least it was an honor that was difficult for ordinary clans to reach.
Summary: After all, Song Shenzong was not the son of Song Renzong, and after taking power, his own concubine Empress Cao was not very respectful, and often did something that damaged her face and dignity. Fortunately, Empress Cao was kind and did not bother too much with him. And for several princesses of Song Renzong, his approach was also very inappropriate.
As soon as he ascended the throne, he was busy marrying his cousins one after another, completely disregarding each other's personalities. His approach was undoubtedly to drive the princesses away, so as to free up the position, and then let his own sisters live in these palaces and become the truly honorable princesses of the Great Song Dynasty.