The Imperial Concubine Of Ren Zong And The Political Study Of The Northern Song Dynasty

Song Renzong reigned for 42 years and was the longest reigning monarch in the Northern Song Dynasty.Zhao Song ancestral law from the Taizu Dynasty brewing to the early Renzong Dynasty formally put forward.Some of the rules and regulations about imperial concubine were established in Renzong dynasty,and the originality of Renzong imperial concubine was unparalleled by other imperial concubines in Song Dynasty.Renzong's imperial concubine,the first queen Liu,the first deposed queen Guo,the first to give three generations and the funeral of the Queen Zhang Guifei,this is the precedent of the Northern Song Dynasty.Song Zhenzong elected 43 years old Liu as queen,due to Liu's talent and administrative ability,secondly,the Queen's identity allows Liu to accompany Zhenzong around,to assist Zhenzong in handling government affairs.In the late years of Zhenzong,Queen Liu came to the front stage of politics,which was the consideration and arrangement made by Zhenzong in order to ensure the political status of the young emperor and Queen Liu after his death.After the death of Zhenzong,Queen Mother Liu,who obtained regency status and power,in order to consolidate her political position,set up a state of execution,by means of "leverage",and for just reasons,the two government officials Ding Wei,Cao Liyong and his party officials who were difficult to control,deposed successively out of court,not only got rid of the power of officials,but also set up her own authority.For the first time,the system of curtain hearing,which was established by Queen Liu,became a formal national system.The establishment of the curtain system weakened the imperial power and strengthened the influence and control of Queen Mother Liu and the Prime Minister on government affairs.Compared with the early period of the Northern Song Dynasty,the prime minister's decision-making power was obviously enhanced,which provides an opportunity for the political maturity of the literati and officials in the Northern Song Dynasty,and also provides a reference for the late stage of hearing politics,which is of great significance.The position of the Queen Mother in the Northern Song Dynasty was higher than that of the ordinary imperial concubine,the four-character posthumous title system of the Empress Dowager was established by Queen Mother Liu,and after that,the Queen Mother was given the posthumous title.according to the old system,all queens are two word posthumous title,it can be seen that the Queen Mother of the Northern Song Dynasty enjoyed special courteous treatment.After the death of Queen Mother Liu,Ren Zong,who had just been in government,deposed the Queen Guo,who was elected by Queen Mother Liu,with a complicated political background.Among them,"go to the Dowager" and strengthening the authority of benevolence were the main causes of the abolition.Renzong himself played a decisive and leading role in the process of the abolition of the queen.Renzong completely eliminated the residual power and influence of the Queen Mother Liu through a series of events associated with the abolition.Covered the imperial court,suppressed the power of the admonition,consolidated the imperial power,set up the authority after his own family affairs.After Queen Guo of Renzong was abolished,Queen Cao stood,and in the course of the rebellion of court guards,Cao Queen was in danger and not disorderly,contributing to the preservation of emperors.After Song Renzong died,Song Yingzong became king,and Queen Cao was honored as Queen Mother.Because of Queen Mother Liu long-term love for power and not return to government,the courtiers stepped up their guard against her at the beginning of the court hearing.During the curtain,for the two houses of conflict,the two government officials and remonstrations show different political tendencies.Yingzong sought to honor his father as the imperial examination,with the power of the prime minister,the opposition to the imperial examination of remonstrance officials were deposed from the court to achieve personal goals.In order to stabilize the political situation,under the joint persuasion of Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu,Queen Mother Cao lowered her handwriting to settle the dispute between Pu.Zhang Guifei was beloved by Renzong for 14 years,courtiers clung,Zhang Yaozuo,Wen Yanbo and other officials appointed and removed some influence.Zhang Guifei was bequeathed for three generations,and was buried as a queen after her death.This was not only Renzong favorite love for Zhang Guifei,but also Renzong affection for Zhang Guifei.As officials opposed Zhang Guifei to three generations and the introduction of foreign Qi Zhang Yaozuo to the second government,and the formulation of "from the imperial concubine to the next two generations","the imperial concubine family does not have to two government posts",the rules and regulations of the Northern Song Dynasty to curb foreign Qi played an important role.