What happened to the Empress Dowager of the State of Jin?

Empress Wei went through all kinds of hardships to return to Lin 'an, ending her humiliating life.

Mother and son meet unexpectedly.

During the "Jingkang Rebellion", our biological mother, Queen Wei, was captured and escorted to the north with Zheng. At that time, she was not the official queen of Hui Zong, but a virtuous princess. Xu Jinguo sent the prisoners to Yanyun in seven batches, and she was included in the second batch, with 35 people. They set out from Huangzisai and Liujiasi near Bianjing, and trudged for two months before arriving in Jinshangjing (now Baicheng and Acheng in Heilongjiang). Wei Xianfei was assigned to the laundry. It was not until the fifth year of Shaoxing (A.D. 1 135) that she was lucky to be released by the Jin people and imprisoned in Yilan, Heilongjiang. The women of Song Dynasty who were originally captured and buried in gold were almost all concentrated in Beijing Laundry Institute.

This is an institution specially set up by the Jin Dynasty in the Song Dynasty to punish female prisoners. Whether it is a queen or a noble, as long as they enter the laundry, they are all slaves. The rulers' dignitaries often come here to have sex, and the slightly more beautiful ones are bought as concubines or handmaids. Within a few years, the laundry room was desolate and dilapidated. Jin people simply closed the laundry and sent the rest of the women to other places, so Queen Wei came.

However, according to legend, the Queen Wei did not get rid of her bad luck, and was later married by the king of Gai, Hong Yanzong Xian. But these records can't be found in the official history, only in Chen Shi's wild riding, which is true or false, and there is no way to verify it. It is said that after Hui Zong's death in Wu Guocheng, Qin Zong was detained by Jin people in Dadingfu (a famous city in the west of Ningcheng, Liaoning Province), where the capital of the State of Jin is located, before Yan Yanliang detoured to Yanjing. The Jin people held Qinzong in Anyouji, and sent Aji to guard him closely. One day in April in the tenth year of Shaoxing (A.D. 1 140), Ajiti secretly told Qin Zong that King Gai and Mrs. Wei were coming to the temple to be vegetarian. Qinzong knew that King Gai was Zongxian, but she didn't know who Lady Wei was.

On this day, only the wheels rattled and the horseshoe won. Qinzong saw Mrs. Wei coming through the door with the same bun. There is a maid-in-waiting holding a four-year-old child next to her and calling Mrs. Wei a mother from time to time. The whole party was dressed in costumes. Although Qinzong and Gaozong were both sons of Hui Zong, Qinzong's mother was the queen of the king, and she had passed away. The emperor's mother is Wei Xianfei, but Wei Xianfei and the emperor are still mother and son. They haven't seen each other since Jingkang broke up. Qin Zong first met Wei Xianfei more than ten years later, but he was in his cell, so it was not convenient to call her. Wei Xianfei didn't expect Qin Zong to enjoy the flavor behind bars here. Qinzong couldn't help crying at the thought of his late mother. King Gai and Lady Wei finished fasting, took a short rest and left.

Qinzong was imprisoned in his cell for several years, and the temple was deserted, with only some dignitaries coming to handle affairs occasionally. One day, the abbot of the temple told Qin Zong that he was from Chenliu, Tokyo (now southeast of Kaifeng, Henan Province), and became a monk during the Daguan period. During the Xuanhe period, he went to Qidan because of something. Later, the Khitan was broken by Jin, and he stayed and was ordered by King Gai to preside over the temple for more than fifty years. Because I am familiar with King Gai, I often go to Mrs. Wei, and Mrs. Wei often asks about Qin Zong's movements. Qin zong asked him, "who was that child the day before yesterday?" Answer: "Mrs. Wei was born and is five years old this year." A few days later, the abbot and monk sent Ajiti away and told Qin Zong, "Mrs. Wei asked me to pay tribute to you. North and South have been reconciled, and the Yellow River is the boundary. Looking forward to your return. " Qin zong was silent after hearing this. The abbot monk added, "The day before yesterday, Mrs. Wei learned of the death of Emperor Taizong and Empresses Zhu and Zheng, and secretly shed tears for several days. She quietly sent me a gold hairpin to commemorate the Buddhist event. Please relax, the return time is not far, please take care. Mrs. Wei has given birth to a child with the king, and there is no reason to go back. "

Since then, Qin zong has never heard of Mrs. Wei. About a year later, the abbot monk evaded the jailer and said to Qin Zong through the window, "The emperor of the Southern Dynasties sent people to see Mrs. Wei many times, and now King Gai has gone to the south of the Yangtze River with Mrs. Wei. Qinzong thought that he would go to prison and come back to life indefinitely, and he dared not merge. After a while, his hair turned white.

Welcome the Queen Mother back to China.

After the emperor ascended the throne, the mother and son had deep feelings and always missed their biological mother, so they respected their mother as Queen Xuanhe and named their grandfather Wei the county king. As far as En is concerned, more than 30 Wei family members were sealed off. As soon as a special envoy comes to Kim, let them inquire about his mother. In the seventh year of Shaoxing (A.D. 1 137), the emperor was frightened and said to his ministers, "Empress Xuanhe is old in the spring and autumn, and every time I think about it, I don't want peace. Endure humiliation and make peace with Jin, just to welcome back the queen. " Minister Zhu Zhen was very modest and asked him to be the empress dowager. Another minister, Wu Biao, asked him to wait for Hui Zong's mourning for three years, and then awarded the title of Empress Dowager, which was awarded by Emperor Gaozong. Broadcast it to the world immediately.

In the spring of this year, Wang Lun, Emperor Gaozong, greeted Zigong envoys, welcomed the remains of Empress He Zheng back to China, and brought two hundred and twenty gold to Heqin Zong. Before leaving, Emperor Gaozong said to Wang Lun, "If Jin people can agree to my request and return it to Empress Wei, they will not hesitate to compensate the land." In the winter of this year, Wang Lun returned from China and said that the Jin people were allowed to return the coffin. The emperor was very happy. The following year, Wang Lun was sent to Jin. Song Xi Zonghong hosted a banquet for him for three days, and sent ministers Xiao Zhe and Zhang Tongyou as envoys in the south of the Yangtze River to return to the Southern Song Dynasty with Wang Lun. Two people clap breast, Wei Hou safe and sound, will soon be sent back to the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Gaozong was ecstatic, so he quickly set up the Cining Palace, waiting for the Queen Mother to return, and sent a welcoming envoy to wait. However, the Jin people paid lip service to it. Until the tenth year of Shaoxing, the Queen Wei stayed behind. The emperor remembered Queen Wei as the Empress Dowager in the Cining Hall. From then on, whenever she was born, she would be given a gift from a different place.

In the 11th year of Shaoxing (A.D. 1 14 1), the ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty who were imprisoned in Jin received a letter from Queen Wei and sent it back to the imperial court. Emperor Gaozong was overjoyed and said, "I haven't known the situation of the Empress Dowager for nearly twenty years. Although a hundred envoys are sent, it is better to see a letter from the Queen Mother. " Xu Jin sent Xiao Yi and Xing Juzhan to make peace. Gaozong also told Jin Shi: "I won the world, but I can't support my parents." Emperor Hui Zong has passed away. The queen mother is over sixty years old, and time is running out. Every time I think about it, my heart aches! Swear here today that this will be my queen mother's. I am not ashamed of making peace, otherwise I will fight to the end. " When people came home, they begged and threatened: "For the sake of the Queen Mother, we decided to give up Tang and Deng, and the rest of the territory was bounded by quasi-flowing water. If the Queen Mother comes back from Jinfang this year, we should keep our vows. If the queen mother doesn't return this year, she will swear to be a dead letter. "

Not long after, the Southern Song Dynasty sent ministers He Zhu and Cao Xun to the Jin Dynasty to give thanks. Emperor Gaozong called them to the Inner Hall and told them, "I have been in the imperial court in the north for more than fifteen years, and there are almost no tears to shed and no intestines to break! The reason why I put up with humiliation and paid for peace is for the sake of the queen mother. I am sincere and can learn from God. " As he spoke, he burst into tears, and both sides also covered their sleeves and cried. Emperor Gaozong added: "When you meet the emperor of Jin State, you can tell me that I have settled in Lai Jinfang, a royal aristocrat, which left a deep impression on me. But as a child for a long time, I feel deeply insecure, not to mention that the dead are not buried, the survivors are old and there are few brothers. Every time I meet my age, I will cry in the north. If Xu Jin reunites my father, brother and mother, I will never forget this kindness. Besides, the Empress Dowager was just an ordinary old man in the Jin Dynasty, but if she was in her own country, she was very attached. You should tell each other sincerely with this nature, and you will be moved if you want to come to Jin Guo. "

When He Zhu arrived in the Jin Dynasty, his first request was to return the Queen Wei. Jin Xizong said with a straight face: "The first dynasty was so set, how can it be changed now?" He Zhu said: "Before the two countries were at war, now the Shaoxing Peace Conference has been signed, and the north and the south are in harmony. Please return it to the Queen Mother." After repeated requests, Emperor Xizong promised to return the Queen Mother and sent Gao 'an, Wan Yanxian and other ministers to follow suit. He also sent Wang Ciweng as a pandering envoy to receive the Queen Mother Wei for burial.

Queen Wei is trapped in a foreign country and has no hope of returning to the motherland. Suddenly, she was overjoyed to learn that she was going back to China for some time. Qiao Guifei, who invested with her, came to visit specially when she heard the news, which evoked the past of Queen Wei. It turned out that Wei and Joe were born in poverty and served Empress Zheng after entering the palace.

The two became sisters because of their close friendship, and they met so that the first nobleman would not forget the old feelings. Soon, Hui Zong favored Qiao Guifei, who did not forget the preface and actively recommended Webster's. Hui Zong likes wexler very much and calls her a virtuous princess. Hui and Qin moved to the north, and Webster and Qiao Guifei also went with them. They were prisoners in the State of Jin for 15 years. By this time, Jin Shi 'an was already at the Queen Wei's place. Qiao Guifei took out fifty taels of gold from her body and handed it to Gao Gu 'an, saying, "Small gifts are not tribute. Please accept it. The Queen Mother will return to Wei Xiao this time, and I hope Tai Wei will take good care of it. " I poured another glass of wine, looked at Queen Wei and said, "Sister, go back and be the empress dowager. Take care all the way. Sister, I can never come back, I can only become a ghost in a foreign country. " The queen mother was heartbroken, tears filled her eyes, and Qiao Guifei broke down in tears. Queen Wei said, "What else do you have to say?" Qiao Guifei said, "Sister, when you go to a happy place, don't forget the unhappiness here." Queen Wei said, "How dare you forget today!" After greeting, Qiao Guifei said goodbye.

On the eve of returning to the south, Queen Wei met Qin Zong again. It turned out that after the Shaoxing Peace Talks, although the Jin people refused to return Qin Zong, their care was much looser. Qin Zong pulled the wheel of Queen Wei and said, "If I can go back to the south with the Queen Mother, as long as I can manage Taiyi Palace well, I will be satisfied. Please ask the queen mother to convey it to Tian Wen (the court in the Southern Song Dynasty called Qin Zong starling and Gao Zong Tian Wen). "

Queen Wei replied, "If I don't send someone to pick you up after I return to the south, I will be blind." Qinzong was speechless and shed tears. He stood for a long time before stumbling away.

In the early summer of the 12th year of Shaoxing (A.D. 1 142), Queen Wei returned from the desert to the south and sent Wang Qingzeng, a political official, and Wei Yuan, the younger brother of Queen Wei, to meet her at the border. Jin Xizong also sent a close minister to escort him. In Yanshan, Jinshi was afraid of hot weather and hesitated. Empress Wei borrowed 320 gold from the official envoys and promised to pay it back twice in the Southern Song Dynasty.

She believes in Buddhism, and 320 gold is used to reward believers except for a little Buddhism. The entourage cheered and braved the heat to escort the Queen Mother south. On the border of the Song Dynasty, the envoys of the Jin Dynasty demanded repayment of the loan and then moved forward. Queen Wei asked Wei Yuan to do one thing.

Wei Yuan said that although he became the county king, he was actually an idle official position. To raise money, he has to consult with Wang Qingzeng, a court minister. There is nothing he can do. On the day the king left, he obeyed the arrangement of the prime minister and did not command him. He dared not cross the line, so he insisted on not paying.

The two sides were at loggerheads at the border for three days. Empress Wei was so anxious that she was burnt into five sections. Later, Wang Ying gave generously to pandering, and others also took out scattered silver coins, only to cobble together six hundred and twenty gold and give it to Jin Shi, who happily completed the handover procedures and reported to me back to North Korea.

Queen Wei and her party went from Yanshan to the east, to Dongping (now Shandong), from Dongping to Anhui, and then to Chuzhou (now Huai 'an, Jiangsu). The emperor personally met them in linping town. In order to show his dignity, Emperor Gaozong sent a letter to meet Wei Hou with a semi-official escort, with as many as 2,483 people, which was the highest courtesy at that time. Since the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, the State of Jin returned the hostages with courtesy for the first time.

Although the emperor ceded territory to pay reparations, he won back his face after all, so he was in high spirits. Prime Minister Qin Gui, General Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong and others visited the Queen Mother from outside the curtain. When Empress Dowager Cixi was in the north, she heard that Han Shizhong was brave and good at fighting, so she specially called her condolences under the curtain and said, "Is this General Han? I've heard a lot about your name in Jin Guo. "

Han Shizhong also expressed his condolences, but leaned away. Queen Wei asked again, "Why don't you see a general with big eyes and small eyes?" Yue Fei has two eyes, one big and one small, so he is called the general with big and small eyes. A minister told her quietly, "Yue Fei has died in prison." The Queen Mother scolded Gao Zong and said, "Yue Fei is the pillar of the country. He defeated the Jin people and ran away. Why did he kill him? " As he spoke, he angrily wanted to become a monk. The emperor hurriedly knelt on the ground to confess his sins, and the Queen Mother Wei was relieved. It is said that she has been wearing Taoist costumes all her life to express her condolences to the loyal general Yue Fei.

Empress Wei went through all kinds of hardships to return to Lin 'an, ending her humiliating life. She was only in her 40 s when she was taken to Guo Xu, and she was already in her 60 s when she came back. She was a weak old woman and lived to be 80 years old.