Behind her, the grand palace door closed. She thought, from now on, her life is over.
1. The tragedy of arranged marriage
Since ancient times, marriages arranged by parents often lead to tragedies, even for emperors.
Song Zhezong Zhao Xu has been depressed since he ascended the throne, because all the power is in the hands of Gao Taotao, Ren Xuan's grandmother, who listens to politics. Empress Dowager Gao is the queen of her grandfather Yingzong. She is strong and decisive, and she is called "Yao Shun among women". In the shadow of his powerful grandmother, Zhezong had nothing to say about political affairs, and his heart was full of depression.
When Zhezong grew up, in order to choose a queen for his grandson, Empress Dowager Cixi chose 100 girls from official families to enter the palace. After several investigations and trainings, Empress Dowager Gao took a fancy to Meng, who was born in a low-level bureaucratic family.
Meng's family background is not high, and his grandfather only worked as a junior military attache. Such a small official portal can avoid the interference of relatives and satisfy both the ruling and opposition parties. Empress Dowager Gao thinks Meng is dignified and beautiful, gentle and honest, and can be the wife of the emperor. And Montessori is three years older than the emperor. She is a "junior girl with a golden brick in her hand". She is really the best candidate for the queen. 1992 in may, the imperial court held a grand book signing ceremony, and Meng became the queen of the mother instrument.
Out of awe of his grandmother, Zhezong dared not accept the queen. Although he admits that Queen Meng is really gentle and beautiful, he just can't love her from the heart and can only maintain a situation of mutual respect.
A year later, Empress Dowager Gao died and Zhezong succeeded to the throne. Finally, he got rid of his grandmother's shadow, and Zhezong began to change the policy of "Empress Dowager Gao" and appointed new party officials. At the same time, in the harem, Zhezong also found his favorite, that is Liu, a beautiful and scheming Jieyu, who loves her very much. At this point, looking at the Queen Mother Meng given to him by her grandmother, Zhe Zong Yue became more and more unhappy.
At this time, Hou Meng's daughter, Fuqing Princess, was ill, and many drugs didn't work. The queen's sister was very anxious, so she took Taoist water into the palace to exorcise ghosts. Meng was surprised and told her sister that witchcraft was forbidden in the palace. No way! Let people put it away quickly. So Hou Meng told it to Zhezong and confessed it to him. Zhezong didn't take it seriously. It is human nature to say that caring is a mess, as long as it is useless.
Fuqing Princess died soon, and Hou Meng was devastated. The queen's foster mother, Mrs Yan, and other nuns prayed for the queen's practice. She was informed by Liu Jieyu's cronies, so she remembered the incident of the queen's sister going into the water before and complained to Zhezong that the queen also practiced witchcraft in the palace. Zhezong doesn't like the queen. He was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. So many eunuchs around Hou Meng were tortured and finally confessed under torture. Zhezong no longer hesitated. He wrote to abolish the post of Queen Montessori, sent her to Huayao Palace as a female Taoist priest, and named her "Huayang Leader" and "Jade Miao Qing Jing Sheng", which actually put her in limbo.
This year, 1096, Queen Meng was 24 years old, and she had only been a queen for four years.
2. Victims of political struggles
In the lonely and desolate palace, Queen Mother Meng misses her daughter and recalls the glory of being a queen inch by inch beside the years. From time to time, news came from the royal family that Liu Jieyu was promoted to a good wife, and soon gave birth to a son and finally became a new queen. Then, the son of the new queen also died. Four years later.
On this day, a gorgeous palace car stopped in front of Huayao Palace and carried Master Huayang back to the Palace. It turned out that he had just announced that he would restore the status of Queen Meng. At this time, the Queen Wang and Emperor Liu of Zhezong came back to the palace. It's a miracle that there are three queens in the harem at the same time. In order to distinguish two queens, Liu and Meng. This year, Hou Meng was 28 years old.
After Meng reset, Queen Liu was very afraid. She didn't want to see her former rival in love all the time, so she instructed the minister who supported her to write a letter, saying that it was unknown that the deposed queen was reset, and that Song Huizong was the younger brother of Zhezong, and the younger brother was reset for his sister-in-law. It is neither fish nor fowl. Hui Zong knew nothing about it. At first, he listened to his mother's persuasion to the queen mother and reset Meng's position. Now Queen Xiang is dead. After hearing this, she felt reasonable, so she abolished the post of Queen Montessori again and asked her to become a female Taoist again. The only change is that she added a few more words to the dharma name and became "Xi Weiyuan Bulletin and Teacher Miao Jingxian", which seems to be respected.
Meng Li's second waste turned around and left, returning to the overgrown palace and becoming a victim of political struggle.
I worry about my bright cheeks, lest they disappear into hell.
Time flies, and more than 20 years have passed in an instant.
In the world of mortals, you come and go, and it is very lively, especially in the bustling palace. At that time, both Liu Guifei and Empress Fu Yuan had committed suicide, and the former Empress Hui Zong also died of illness. Even Song Huizong abdicated and became the emperor's father, and his son Zhao Heng became Emperor Qinzong. In recent years, Xu Jinguo, a northern jurchen, has risen strongly, and Song Jun has suffered repeated wars and defeats, which makes the national affairs worrying.
From then on, Meng lived alone in the palace and became her mentor. The grand occasion of Bianjing Lantern Festival and the excitement of gold have nothing to do with her. Without the permission of the emperor, she could not contact with the outside world and lived a lonely and cold life. Since ancient times, how can there be a happy ending after abolition? In the long claustrophobic years, they changed from bright and full flowers to dry thorns, and then they were either murdered or died of depression, which is unknown. Are you like this yourself? No future, no tomorrow.
Fortunately, Hou Meng's personality is calm and gentle, but she can stand loneliness, but she can't keep her beauty. The dignified and beautiful queen is finally getting old.
/kloc-in 0/26, Huayao Palace caught fire, and Hou Meng was moved to another cold palace-Yan Ning Palace. Unexpectedly, Yan Ning Palace caught fire again, and Hou Meng had nowhere to live. However, at this time, the nomads from Enemy at the Gates, the emperor and ministers were all in a panic. Who has the mood and time to pay attention to a deposed power? No way, Hou Meng had to take care of himself and live in front of his family in Suoguo Temple.
4. flowers on thorns
Shida 1 127 is the second year of Jingkang. Nomads invaded and captured Bianjing, not only capturing two emperors, Huizong and Qinzong, but also plundering all members of the royal family in the north.
Meng was abandoned for many years, and he was forgotten. On the contrary, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise, and he was lucky enough to stay in Bianjing.
After the nomads retreated, Zhang Bangchang stayed behind and established a puppet regime. Because the people didn't accept it, he remembered Hou Meng, who had been abandoned for a long time, and addressed him as the queen mother of resignation. When Meng entered the palace for the third time, things changed. All my rivals and friends have left, leaving only a few old eunuchs.
Hou Meng showed extraordinary wisdom and courage when he lost his family. First, she told Zhang Bangchang to come clean, and then sent someone to see Kang Wang, the only son who was not taken away. Entrusted by Hou Meng, Zhao Gou was proclaimed emperor, and Song Jun soldiers from all over the country were unified under one banner, which temporarily stabilized the chaotic situation. On the day of his accession to the throne, Meng Lala came down from the curtain and said that he had never been greedy for credit.
Soon, Meng was sent to Hangzhou and was rewarded.
Facing the dangerous situation, Hou Meng was calm and correct. On the surface, it is perfunctory, but behind the scenes, it is dispatching troops. She summoned General Han Shizhong's wife, Liang Hongyu, and asked Han Shizhong to lead troops to him as soon as possible. After the rebellion was put down, Hou Meng immediately pulled down the curtain and returned power to Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou deeply felt the kindness of the Empress Dowager Meng, and regarded him as his mother, respecting him and honoring him. 13 1 year, Hou Meng was seriously ill, and Zhao Gou took care of her at her bedside. Soon, Hou Meng died peacefully in Lin 'an Palace at the age of 59. Zhao Gou's funeral was very grand, and he was named "Empress Zhaoci".
After Meng's life, he was defeated twice and listened to politics twice, which is unique among the queens of past dynasties. She experienced prosperity, endured loneliness and witnessed the rise and fall of a dynasty. Without gentle temperament, she can't survive this cold palace for nearly 30 years; Without extraordinary wisdom and courage, she can't bear the responsibility entrusted to her by history. Of course, her life has been blessed with luck and misfortune by history and fate, but she has her own wisdom and choices. Fate grinds her into a thorn, but no matter what, she can make herself bloom beautiful flowers.