Ranking Pass History: Inventory of the Top Ten Great Players in History

[Over half of China's top ten famous women have been counted, and the five that have already been counted are all heroines, women's men.The next thing I want to take stock of is the five female high school regents who have made meritorious deeds, and the political giants who do not let male emperors focus on the beauty of the former. 】

New content appeared on the light and shadow projection screen of the historical plane of the heavens.

Obviously Li Hao started to work again.

[The orphan girl in the middle of Shu, the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty. 】

[The legendary life of Liu E, Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty. 】

"Finally, we have made an inventory of Ai's house."

Seeing her name appearing on the light and shadow projection screen, Liu E was quite proud.

The courtiers of the Manchu court even gave free flattery one after another, and praised Liu E as more powerful than Empress Lu Wu Zetian.

Only Zhao Zhen, who was not yet in power, frowned slightly.

However, Zhao Zhen was not worried that Liu E would imitate Wu Zetian, because the only two Song emperors Li Hao recognized were him and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

He didn't believe that Liu E dared to take the risk of angering Dr. Tongtian to change the dynasty and proclaim himself emperor.

In fact, Liu E is no less than Lu Zhi and Wu Zetian in terms of political ability.

But she doesn't have Lu Wu's cruel heart.

This is the biggest difference between her and other female regents.

[Liu E, from Sichuan.From humble beginnings.Although she made up a prominent family background for herself after being a dignitary, it obviously couldn't stand up to scrutiny.

If she was really the daughter of the governor, she would definitely not become a storyteller living in the rivers and lakes. 】

[Because of his father's early death, Liu E lived with his mother in his grandfather's house. When he was 12 years old, his mother also died.Under the teaching of her mother, Liu E was able to read and write.

It may be because she knew that she could not live in her grandfather's house forever. In order to make a living, Liu E learned the art of playing drums and was good at speaking drum words. 】

[At the age of 13, the Pang family married Liu E to Gong Mei, a young silversmith.The two have a son. When they were 20 years old, the couple left Chengdu and went to Bianliang to make a living. 】

[Gong Mei's silversmithing skills are obviously far from those of Bianliang silversmiths, and her life is extremely embarrassing.The helpless Liu E had to play drums along the street and make a living as a performer.

At this time, the 20-year-old prince Zhao Huan was unmarried, and because he heard that Shu women were both talented and beautiful, he ordered the servants of the palace to find one for him.

Liu E often showed her face in public and had a good reputation, so she was approached by the followers of the palace.

Knowing that it was the prince who selected Ji Shi, Gong Mei did not want to give up this opportunity, so she lied that she was Liu E's cousin and sent Liu E to the palace. 】

[Liu E is naturally beautiful, intelligent and versatile.Zhao Huan fell in love with her as soon as he saw her.The two are like glue in the palace, inseparable.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long.Mrs. Qin, Zhao Huan's wet nurse, disliked Liu E's humble background, and persuaded Zhao Huan to drive Liu E out of the house. Zhao Huan was not only unwilling, but also revealed the idea of ​​accepting Liu E as his concubine.

Mrs. Qin worried that Zhao Huan was fascinated by this vixen, so she reported the matter to Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi. 】

[Zhao Guangyi was furious when he learned that Zhao Huan had fallen in love with a Jianghu entertainer, and immediately issued an imperial edict to expel Liu E from the capital.He also gave Zhao Huan a marriage, and married Pan Mei's eighth daughter as the princess. 】

[However, Zhao Huan is determined to be with Liu E.He quickly sent his cronies to take Liu E, who had been expelled from the capital, back to Bianliang, settled in the home of Zhang Qi, the commander of the palace, and often met with Liu E in private.In order to avoid suspicion, Zhang Qi never dared to go back to live in the palace. 】

[The two have been sneaking around like this for 15 years. 】

[Zhao Huan is obviously also a seed of infatuation, he only loves Liu E.After Zhao Huan succeeded to the throne, he took Liu E into the palace immediately, and the two finally got together in a fair manner.

This year, Liu E was 36 years old.After Liu E entered the palace, he soon got the special favor of Zhao Huan. 】

[At this time, Liu E is no longer the drumming girl of the past.She has lived in seclusion for many years, has read a lot of books, and is very knowledgeable.Unlike other concubines, she only knows how to compete for favor with Israel, and she will assist Zhenzong in handling political affairs.

This made Zhao Huan even more inseparable from her. 】

[After Queen Guo died of illness, Zhao Huan wanted to make Liu E the queen, but was unanimously opposed by all civil and military officials.The reason is nothing more than Liu E's humble background and no heirs.

Although Liu E was favored by Zhao Huan, she was unable to conceive because of her age.In the end, Liu E came up with a way to borrow her belly to give birth.

She asked her maid Li Shi to serve Zhenzong.

After Li's pregnancy, Liu E also announced that she was pregnant.Ten months later, the Li family gave birth to a son, Zhao Yiyi (Zhao Zhen).Liu E then claimed that the son was born by herself, and Li was just a nanny.

Liu E did not kill Li in order to block the news, but instead made Li the county lord.Soon Li became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. She was named a talented person by the Jin Dynasty and became a concubine of Zhenzong.

With this "borrowed son", Liu E finally has the qualifications to be promoted to queen. 】

[In November 1012, Zhao Huanjin named Liu E the concubine of virtue.In the face of fierce opposition from all the officials, Zhao Huan kept the post-canon ceremony simple. He neither allowed congratulations nor held post-sealing gifts.I announced it in the palace and it was over.

In this way, the 44-year-old Liu E finally became the queen of Zhao Huan's palace. 】

[Liu E, who became the queen, officially intervened in the government.

Emperor Zhenzong suffered from migraines and lacked energy, and Liu E needed to take care of many memorials.If you go on more tours, you should also take Liu E with you. 】

[However, many loyal and upright ministers in the DPRK could not understand Liu E's practice of rooster sitting in the morning, and a group of ministers headed by Kou Zhun planned to abolish the empress.Liu E also confronted each other.

She used Ding Wei, Qian Weiyan, Wang Qinruo and others to overthrow Kou Zhun and others, and even demoted Kou Zhun to Leizhou as Sima. 】

[When Zhenzong was seriously ill, he publicly issued an edict: "From now on, the prince Zhao Zhen will listen to the government in Zishantang, and the empress is wise and can assist."

This edict recognized Liu E's power to adjudicate the government. 】

[In 1022, Zhao Huan died. Zhao Zhen came to the throne at the age of 11.Because of her young age, Liu E has all the power in the court and government. 】

[At this time, the ministers of the DPRK and China are headed by Ding Wei.Ding Wei saw that Liu E was just a woman, and Zhao Zhen was a toddler, so he deceived her as an orphan and widow, so she had the desire to monopolize power.

However, Liu E quickly relied on his superb political skills and leveraged his strength to take advantage of the opportunity to kill the eunuch Lei Yungong to drive Ding Wei to the end and directly demoted him to Yazhou. 】

[After Ding Wei was out of the game, Liu E officially listened to the government behind the curtain, and dealt with political affairs together with Zhao Zhen. 】

[During the 11 years when Liu E was in charge of politics behind the curtain, although she also had a love for power, she did not return power to Zhao Zhen for a long time.

But she still did a lot of good things.

She first abolished the Tianshu movement that had lasted for many years and wasted money and money, allowing the people to recuperate and greatly develop the economy of the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, Liu E's orders are strict, and there is a limit to rewarding Shu.Although she rewarded Liu's in-laws many times, she forbade them to intervene in government affairs.

In fact, the Liu family did not do anything that would harm the country. 】

【Ten years after Liu E listened to the government behind the curtain, some courtiers who tried to speculate persuaded Liu E to follow Wu Zetian's example and claim self-reliance.But Liu E threw the courtier's memorial on the ground and said angrily, "I will never do such a thing."

At the same time, Liu E did not treat Zhao Zhen's biological mother Li Shi badly. In 1032, Liu E named Li Shi, who was seriously ill, as Concubine Chen.However, Mrs. Li passed away on the day she became the concubine.When Liu E attended Li's funeral, she also put on the queen's crown for her. 】