Extra story: Empress Dowager Mengs soul returns to the underworld
Meng Ruji felt that she was about to die. Since entering Xiahou, her internal organs had been fried or deep-fried. She stayed up for a few days, waiting for the official nephew to come back and give her natal nephew Enyin.
With two minor officials, she has no regrets.
That day was July 15th,
She had run out of oil and the lamp had dried up. The palace ladies and chamberlains were all kneeling on the ground. Sisters-in-law Zheng and Wei were also sitting on the side. Zhao Guan's family rushed over and said, "Madam, do you have any other instructions?"
Man is about to die,
Her memorial platform was exceptionally clear. She shook her head and said, "I have been dedicated to Empress Dowager Renxuan all my life.
I was neglected and abandoned by the Zhe Temple, and was imprisoned for more than twenty years. I only lived a good life for more than ten years after the official ascended the throne. If I have anything to say to you, I can only express gratitude, and there are no demands!"
Even though the Zhao Guan family had developed a heart of stone during the wars between the Song and Jin Dynasties, they were slightly moved when they heard this. Empress Dowager Meng had never experienced the humiliation of Jingkang, but this life was definitely a tragedy. It was simply a battle of wits between Empress Dowager Renxuan and Song Zhezong, and the New Deal
A victim of the old party's factional strife, she was neglected by her husband all her life, her only daughter died in infancy, and she was imprisoned in the Yaohua Palace for most of her life. If it weren't for the shame of Jingkang,
There was really no one in the royal family of the Song Dynasty, so she was invited to take charge of the overall situation.
Perhaps compared to those women in the Central Plains of Lianghe who were kidnapped, ruined or even killed, she would have a stable old age after all, but Zhao Jiu still sincerely wished her to live in peace and prosperity.
Don't enter the emperor's house again.
Empress Dowager Meng even started to lose focus, and suddenly grabbed Zhao Guanjia with her skinny hands and said: "Guanjia, you... you want to be a good emperor for the rest of your life, I'm afraid... you just did this.
A big thing..."
Before he finished speaking, he was already exhausted. Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment. Looking at his aunt's loosened hand, he felt uncomfortable and said, "Let's take care of the funeral arrangements for the eldest lady."
In July of the twelfth year of Jianyan, Empress Dowager Yuanyou, Meng Ruji, died of illness in the Ciyuan Hall of Yanfu Palace at the age of sixty-six. Her posthumous title was Empress Zhaoci Shengxian, and all funeral rites were in accordance with the old customs of Empress Dowager Renxuan, with only a little extravagance.
However, as a filial son, the emperor mourned for him and stayed away from court for twenty-seven days.
After death, the soul leaves the body,
You can stay in the world for seven days. Meng Ruji was very pleased to see Zhao Jiu like this.
She said to the ghost messenger who came to pick her up: "Old...my daughter died in infancy.
I have no worries anymore, please take me to the underworld."
Gui Cha somewhat admired her calm demeanor and said: "There is a Destiny King's City in the underworld, which is divided into different areas. It is also called the Great Unification Town. The emperors of your Song Dynasty are all here. The queen can go if she wishes, but if she has ever listened to politics behind the curtain,
Or the empress dowager who intervened in major historical trends will also have to live there for a period of time. Even though you have named the current emperor just a name, Yan Jun still has to find out his merits and demerits, so you also have to go to the Song Dynasty Village inside."
Meng Ruji was a little reluctant to meet Zhao Xu and Liu Qingjing, that little bitch, but decades of confinement had already made her understand what it means to have to bow your head under the roof, and she did not object. As the two ghosts passed through
Passing the intersection of Yin and Yang, looking at the Netherworld River, Naihe Bridge, Wangxiang Terrace, and the Pond of Rebirth, along the way to several remote and luxurious places, I was very surprised. What was even more surprising was that when the ghost led her to the ground, not only the Song Dynasty Town
A group of people poured out, and some people from a few towns not far away said: "Hey, who is this? No one has come for a long time?"
A burly man with a black face shouted: "Daughters and daughters-in-law of other people's families, what are you looking at? Come on, my child, I am Zhao Kuangyin, the great ancestor of the Song Dynasty. Who are you? Come up and talk."
Meng Ruji's three views have collapsed. First of all, the memorial tablets and portraits of all the ancestors are in the Ancestral Temple. In the Song Dynasty, only Ms. Liu E dared to wear a dragon robe to go in and have a look. She had never seen the portraits. Secondly, your clothes and shoes are just like those of a soldier.
Like Han, although I also know that Emperor Taizu was very brave, but he is dressed too casually, right?"
She subconsciously looked at the ghost servants around her, but she didn't expect that they were already gone. Fortunately, an acquaintance came out at this time, "Grandma, what are you doing?"
That's right, the thickest thigh of the old party in the Song Dynasty, Queen Mother Renxuan, the wife of Emperor Yingzong, was wearing a commoner and carrying a load of water. She was walking home tremblingly when she saw Meng Ruji, although she was not out of the cabinet now.
Although she was young, Gao Taotao recognized her because of her queen's coat, and said in surprise: "Ruji baby, you are finally here, woo woo, come on, come on."
After saying that, he put down the water, pulled her to a stop of a strong black man, and said salute: "Your Majesty Taizu has learned clearly that since Jingkang, you have been very harsh on me, but even if I have millions of wrongdoings, Empress Meng of Zhezong is still my wife.
She established the good boy Zhao Gou who makes us proud now!"
Meng Ruji corrected him: "Grandma, the official family...my nephew is deeply ashamed of Taoist Lord Zhao Ji and has changed his name to Zhao Jiu. No one in the palace dares to call him by his old name anymore."
Gao Taotao frowned and said instinctively: "Even if you have the ability, you can't be so rebellious, and you don't want the name given by your parents." Sure enough, he had the same idea as Sima Guang.
However, Zhao Kuangyin shouted loudly: "Fart, with Zhao Ji's kind of virtue, I just feel that Jiu'er's disobedience is over. He has long been an official, and he no longer has the shame of Jingkang. Zhao Shu, take this hapless woman like you home,
Pick up twice as much water tomorrow."
Meng Ruji worked hard to digest everything, and first went to see Taizu and said: "Taizu, do you dare to ask the ancestors and clans here without servants to serve you?"
There was a burst of laughter from next door, and a tall man said: "Silly boy, Lord Yan has set up some kind of royal city, just to see that we can achieve great things in the world and found the foundation of the country. In the underworld, he is afraid that we will not be willing to succumb.
The ghosts have imprisoned us and the prime ministers, and you still expect someone to serve you. It's really ridiculous and naive. I'm afraid there will be many hard times in the future."
Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "Meng Zhixiang, I can educate my children and grandchildren myself, what does it have to do with you? A person from a town under a separatist regime is in charge of the affairs of our unified dynasty."
Meng Ruji also said quickly: "Taizu, please don't be angry with others. I have been deposed for many years and have become independent. In recent years, the official family has been luxurious. There are only seven or eight people in our palace. It is more than enough to take care of myself."
Someone else said bitterly: "Okay, your bad bamboos will produce good ones. Without this official family, you are just a separatist regime. You are not tired of it after all these years."
Zhao Kuangyin was very proud and said: "Li Min, my descendants not only defended the foundation and resolved the crisis, but also made China strong for hundreds of years. Why can't I be proud? You have the ability and let Li Yu compete with me. Just
I'm afraid he won't even have the courage to commit suicide."
Li Min, the great martyr of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was Li Yu's grandfather.
Meng Rukai saw that there were many more people around and said: "Taizu, I have just come here for the first time, so I should go visit all the ancestors. Could you please show me the way down?"
Zhao Kuangyin said nonchalantly: "No need. Yesterday I remembered the Battle of Gaoliang River, the Battle of Xining and his mother's humiliation of Jingkang. I was in a bad mood and gave them a good beating. Now they all can't get out of bed. Even so.
My bastard brother is very physical and can go to the ground. He is probably sharpening his knife now and waiting for those two bastards Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan! But your husband Zhao Xu is a pretty good guy and he only got scolded by me. You can go see him.
"Unlike me, I have all kinds of weapons ready. I just wait for the two bastards to come down, and I will give them a hard blow, otherwise I will be sorry for the fact that I was so angry that I stayed in bed for three months."
Meng Ruji... Who wants to see that couple?
Zhao Kuangyin was the founder of the country, and he was very observant. When he saw this, he said: "My wife He Zhen is also here. She is also your ancestor. You might as well go and visit first, and then also tell us about Zhao Jiu's child. The news here
Too slow!"
Meng Ruji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I will obey your orders."
When I entered Taizu's current residence, I found a very bright small courtyard. A delicate and gentle woman was taking advantage of the light in the underworld to do needlework. After hearing the voice, she said: "Yuan Long, you
came back?"
Then he looked at Meng Ruji who was walking closely not far away, smiled, and then said softly: "You have found the Song family sister, that's fine, come in quickly, this is your home."
Zhao Kuangyin was speechless. He understood that his wife had misunderstood, "What are you thinking? This is the queen who was deposed by Zhao Xu because of her bad eyesight. She is the Empress Dowager Meng who was appointed as the emperor. She came especially to pay homage to you."
Meng Ruji almost blushed. People who become empresses must have studied history very well. She understood that this was Empress Xiaohui who thought she was Empress Xiaozhang of Song Dynasty. But after all, she had more experience, so she paid her respects as if nothing had happened and followed the etiquette of juniors.
Then he said to Queen He: "Queen Xiaohui, you know that in the early years your family published a poem called He Zhu, and now people are singing his poems!"
He Zhen originally wanted to ask, but when she saw her impatient husband, she smiled slightly and said, "Since I have married him, I will put the Zhao family first. Can you tell me about Zhao Jiu's child first?"
Meng Ruji asked: "There are too many facts about Jiu'er. I don't know which one you two want to hear?"
Zhao Kuangyin said: "I heard that he was assassinated some time ago, and there are people in the underworld who say that he is in danger of life and death. Please tell me about it first." For this reason, we collected ten carts of gold, silver and jewelry and sent them to Diyang Mountain to pray for blessings and cures.
What a disaster! Of course, the main thing was the burial objects taken from Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty and Empress Dowager Xiang.