Liu E's death

In the final analysis, it is her 'son' who worries Liu E the most. On November 6th, the Imperial Palace Ouchi was completed, but her 'son' changed the "Heavenly Sage" era name that showed her supremacy on this day! This is more than a month after the end of the year, called the first year of Mingdao. The so-called Ming Tao is still the same sun and moon, and the mother and child weigh the system. But how can the moon's rays compare to the sun? Liu E has taken a back seat.

Liu E didn't know what truth Lu Dao was a "son" and knew what truth Lu said, so she didn't kiss her? But she didn't have the energy to pursue it anymore.

The last thing in 1032 was not only Liu E, but also the nightmare of the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty after that. In September, Li Yuanhao went out again to recapture Xiliangfu. The Six Valleys of Tubo completely collapsed, half of them surrendered to Li Yuanhao, and the other half surrendered to another powerful force in Tubo - Li Yuanhao's lifelong enemy. In November, Li Deming died and was succeeded by 30-year-old Li Yuanhao.

Li Deming seems to be respectful, but he keeps making small movements. When you have money, you become even more greedy. In 1010, the palace was overhauled in the area of Aoma Mountain, and in 1020, the capital was changed to Huaiyuan Town. The palace complex is extremely spectacular. When the Song envoy arrived, he would order the palace inscription to be removed and maintain a vassal posture. But it was placed on the steps of the temple gate with its back to the outward, and whoever it was could recognize at a glance. Song envoy left, and immediately hung up again. And put on the ochre yellow robe that only the emperor can wear. Everything is on par with the emperors of Song and Liao, completely detached from the nomadic style of the felt tent chieftain... And what will Li Yuanhao, who is young and vigorous and loves to fight, be? The whole world will soon find out... This young man, the founding emperor of Western Xia, was simply a war maniac, and he would keep both Song and Liao awake at night.

Li Deming's funeral specifications are completely on par with Zhao Zhen's own mother. The Song Dynasty dropped out of the dynasty for him on the 3rd, posthumously awarded the Taishi, Shangshu Order, and Zhongshu Order, and sent Zhu Changfu as a memorial envoy to mourn. Zhao Zhen and Liu E also put on mourning clothes in the palace to mourn Li Deming.

But all this still can't make Li Yuanhao's anger less than half a point. His anger began with his ascension to the throne of the king of the party, and because of his status, two additional confirmations were attached: the canonization of the Khitans and the canonization of the Song dynasty.

The Khitans came to canonize it. He is the king of Xia. On the 25th, the people of the Song Dynasty also came, holding Zhang Huangjuan, standing facing south, chanting words, chattering crookedly, whether you understand it or not, you have to bow your head and kneel to listen!

Shame! Li Yuanhao is going crazy! But what is even more humiliating is that he actually knelt down for a piece of yellow silk in the Song Dynasty... Is it inertia? Or has it not extinguished the servility of cleanliness? Song envoy Yang read the edict of canonization. He is the envoy of the difficult festival, the king of Xiping, the master of the inspection school and the servant.

However, as soon as the Song envoy's reading ended, Li Yuanhao suddenly jumped up. Shouted to all: Such a country is still bowing to the knees. This is the great mistake of the king!

I believe that Yang Zhao and others at that time must have been shocked. In the Song Dynasty, no one dared to say that their father had a typo. But this Li Yuanhao is so rebellious and accuses his father in public!

What's even more exciting is still to come, Li Yuanhao prepared a special banquet for Yang Sue and them. The banquet is very ordinary, and the sound is too special. Yang Xuan and the others were eating in the main hall, and the back of the hall kept clanging. As soon as you hear this voice, it is clear that it is forging weapons!

It is obvious that Li Yuanhao is provoking! But Yang Xu and the others were silent. Immerse yourself in eating, as long as the task is completed... After eating and drinking, he went home, leaving Li Yuanhao to continue to be angry. Maybe you'll be? That will save a lot of things in the Great Song Dynasty...

Li Yuanhao was furious. The more I thought about it, the more impulsive I became, skipping the envoy of the Song Dynasty and directly asking the emperor of the Song Dynasty for trouble - refusing to use the Song Dynasty era name. And ask you why do you want to change the Yuan Ming Dao? Don't you know what my father's name is? The Han people don't even understand how to avoid it?

The result was that the people of the Song Dynasty did not understand. Is this Li Yuanhao really crazy? Do you want the dignified Han Son of Heaven to avoid the chieftain of the Yibo tribe? You Li Deming is my Zhao Zhen's father? The people of the Song Dynasty, with deep sympathy for the party members, did not pursue the matter. It looks very wide. It is very fraternal, and it has also won the admiration and loyalty of a large number of party members.

But it does not include Li Yuanhao. In his opinion, this is a contempt! He didn't even bother to give him a scolding! He immediately ordered the "Ming Dao" to be changed to "Xian Dao", and from then on, the Song Dynasty era name was abandoned! Take the first step towards becoming your own business. But it will take 6 years to call the emperor the founding of the country...

December 3rd. The Empress Dowager Liu E, who was physically and mentally traumatized, wanted to realize the last dream of her life. She wants to go to Jitian and worship Taimiao! She ordered to use the emperor's crown to enter the Taimiao and sit on an equal footing with the emperors of the Song Dynasty in the final soul habitat of the emperors! On the 4th, the ceremonial officers worked out the etiquette in detail. Unsurprisingly, it immediately attracted numerous voices of opposition. Two governors: Yan Shu took out the "Zhou Rites" to correct the limits of the queen's highest etiquette. Xue Kui asked playfully, "On the day of Your Majesty's great confession, is it to worship Han'er?" or my daughter worships" but no matter what, it can't shake Liu E's determination! What kind of secret is hidden in the psychology of pursuing top honors?

On February 9, the 2nd year of Ming Dao (1033), in the bone-chilling wind, Liu E supported his sick body, sat on the jade chariot that only the Son of Heaven could ride, and walked into the most sacred temple of the Zhao and Song royal families!

In front of the ancestors and ancestors, Liu E was wearing a slightly modified set of Tianzi gown, wearing a crown of Yi Tian, and her daughter-in-law? Or as an emperor? Sacrifice to the ancestors: I am your daughter-in-law, but I am also the emperor. Born humble, raised in poverty, but I proved myself. Just like your majesty Taizu, you are all born in cloth.

For more than 10 years, Liu E has never forgotten to fight for her fame, but she resolutely does not follow in the footsteps of Wu Zetian, who killed his son and usurped the throne. This contradiction now seems to have finally been answered. Of course, there is the perfection of the political system of the Song Dynasty, and there is no longer a heroine to be the country, but the more important reason must be found from Liu E's spiritual heritage: maybe she didn't think about usurping the throne at all and letting the Zhao family change her surname to Liu, all she wanted was an acknowledgement...

Shuchuan's daughter is now old, and the temple says goodbye to this life. This is her account of her soul. After Tian Li on the 11th, Liu E's condition quickly deteriorated. She wished for herself, and her life road finally came to an end. On March 25th, he was critically ill, and on the 29th, at the age when Wu Zetian changed Tang to Zhou, the 67-year-old 'Wu Zetian of the Northern Song Dynasty' Liu Exue passed away.

The last record of her life in the history of the Song Dynasty is probably still full of misunderstandings or deliberate distortions.

Song Renzong asked the ministers: When the Queen Mother was dying, she couldn't speak, but she held her clothes with her hands several times, as if she had been entrusted, what did that mean? The ministers were puzzled. After the end, Xue Kui stood up and said: The Queen Mother wants to get rid of the Son of Heaven's uniforms. If you wear it, how can you go to see the first emperor? History says that Song Renzong suddenly realized. When Liu E was still conscious, the emperor's symbol was removed for her. changed into the queen mother's dress.

Liu E died. The last wish in the world finally left a flaw, and her status as emperor was not maintained until the end...

After leaving the Taimiao on February 9, Liu E should have been wearing the emperor's clothes since then. Even when she could speak, she never gave the order to take it off. That's why it was necessary to remove her before she died. So what kind of attachment is she wearing for 40 days? In the end, she held her emperor's clothes with her hands, can't it be interpreted that she wants to keep them until she is buried in peace?

Renzong's question and Xue Kui's answer are completely a tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister. Coupled with the interpretation of the Chinese feudal historian of male supremacy...

"History of the Song Dynasty" commented that "on that day, between the Holy Ming Dao, the Son of Heaven was rich in spring and autumn." The queen mother called the system, and the inside and outside were solemn, the discipline was exemplified, and there was no big loss in the government "I basically agree." However, although there is no major loss in the government, Liu E still has one of the biggest regrets in the past 10 years in power. Like her husband, she failed to curb the expansion of the party. During this period, the Li family and his son had defeated the Uighurs of Ganzhou, the Cao clan of Guazhou, and the Liugu tribe of Tubo, and already owned 15 prefectures: Xing, Xia, Yin, Sui, You, Jing, Ling, Gan, Gua, Sha, Su, Yan, Hui, Liang, and Sheng... This regret is not only Liu E's, but also the Northern Song Dynasty and the entire Han nation.

The remaining question is whether she is amiable, respectable and cute. Some people say that she suppressed her 'son' for 10 years, and she was too greedy and cool. But compared to Wu Zetian's killing of his own son, is Liu E cruel or merciful? In her later years, when she summoned her sworn enemy Li Di, she asked, "What do you think of me protecting the Son of Heaven so far today?"

Li Di replied, "I didn't know that the Empress Dowager Shengde was even like this", I believe this is the truth.

Is Li Yuanhao really uncontrollable? No! In the same month of Liu E's death, Li Yuanhao's lifelong enemy, Na Luo, appeared!

Praise - strong; Pu – Men. This is the title of the Tibetan emperors of the past dynasties. Since the fall of Tibet at the end of the Tang Dynasty, this title has rarely appeared. But I got it!

In Tibetan, it means Buddha and prince. Tibetan historical materials that have been handed down to this day can prove that he is really a descendant of the Tibetan Tsangpu (there is also a saying: the prototype of the Tibetan epic "The Legend of King Gesar" is this Zangluo), but when he was discovered, he was already a poor and helpless teenager in the country of Gaochang. At the age of 12. He was discovered by a large merchant and brought back to Hehuang, the gathering place of the various Tibetan tribes. The local Tibetans have been fighting for more than 100 years, but they can't argue who is the leader. As soon as he appeared, he appeared. Immediately exploited. Li Lizun, a Tibetan monk of Zongge, and Wen Qiqi, the chief of Michuan and Tubo, recommended him as the supreme Zampu. Although he is just an authentic puppet. But don't worry, he has been stoic and silent in the past 20 years, defeated Li Lizun and Wen Qiqi one by one, and became the real Tibetan Zampu!

Li Lizun's downfall was purely his own death. This Tibetan monk was not greedy enough, and he was not satisfied with the Tibetan prime minister of Shanghehuang Tubo, so in order to overwhelm Wen Qiqi, he was whimsical and sent people to the Song Dynasty to ask for officials. He wants to be Zampu, on the condition that he can teach Li Deming a lesson for the Song Dynasty. However, his life was hard, such as in the early years or later years, the Song Dynasty would agree to him. But at this time, Li Jiqian died, Li Yuanhao was still too young, why did the very well-behaved Li Deming provoke? What's more, it was the famous Dazhong Xiangfu year at that time, and it was too late to worship the gods, so the fool went to war.

So Li Lizun went to war against the Song Dynasty. All he needs is a victory to boost his prestige, and he doesn't care who his opponent is. In 1016, he led 30,000 Tibetan cavalry to attack Qinzhou, a major city in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty. It's a pity that it was General Cao Wei's defense area!

The decisive battle took place in the Sandu Valley. On that day, the Tubo people came overwhelmingly, but Cao Wei was busy eating, and it was not until the enemy entered the land of a stone's throw that he threw away his chopsticks and led the army to attack, but the number was only 6,000. And with this amount of troops, it is not easy to come.

Before this, Cao Wei accurately predicted that war would inevitably break out and asked the emperor for troops. But Zhao Heng's reaction was to ask a minister, "I removed Cao Wei from his post, what do you think?" Fortunately, the minister was Li Di, and Li Di vouched for his life, so he had the capital of Cao Weiye's war outside Sandu Valley.

Nothing, only head-to-head. Cao Wei rushed out of 100 cavalry, approached the target, and suddenly dispersed, a knight named Li Chao opened his bow and arrows, and an arrow hit the enemy's main general. After Cao Wei drove his troops into a big march, the Tubo people completely collapsed, with more than 10,000 dead and wounded... Thanks to Cao Wei and Wang Shao later, in the end of the Song Dynasty, the Tubo people did not dare to offend.

The Battle of Sandu Valley also brought a turn of fate to the Guys. The failed Li Lizun lost his prestige and was abandoned by Hehuang Tubo. In 1023, he moved the royal city from Zongge City under Li Lizun's power to Miaochuan, but this was the hometown of another strongman, Wen Qiqi, who became the prime minister of Tibet. Then his life became even more miserable than when he was in Zongge City...

The style of Wen Xiang is very feminine. Li Lizun's defeat told him that he must not start a war indiscriminately. As a result, Michuan entered a period of extreme peace. There are no foreign wars, no civil wars, not even minor disputes. In particular, he is very well-behaved, never makes any small moves to expand his strength and influence, and is very polite to be a puppet.

But Wen Qiqi suddenly staged a coup d'état and imprisoned him in a dungeon, which can be called ruthless, and immediately hunted down and killed the only cronies he had.

At this point, judging from the experience of the Han people's struggle, it can be said that there is no suspense at all. The death of the boy is decided, and Wen Qiqi will soon become the next Tibetan Zampu. However, the fact is the opposite, and the legend of the process and the inevitability of the result have deeply revealed the psychological state of the Tibetan people at that time and the ethical concept of keeping together from generation to generation.

The desperate guy was quietly let go by a guard. After escaping from the dungeon, he did not run away, but immediately came to his subjects "I am Zampu, put down the chaos for me" 8 words ended Wen Qiqi's life, the life of his entire family, and this coup d'état... It's neat and there's no ambiguity. And it should be emphasized that this happened in Wen Qiqi's hometown for generations: Michuan City.

The reason why this is the case is also consistent with the reason why Wen Qiqi chose to rebel in the first place. It's because of the age of the people and the deep-rooted concept of Zampu supremacy of the Tibetan people. (To be continued......)