The princess had an affair with the eunuch for three years and refused to marry thousands of miles away
It is said that Song Renzong married his wife when he was 15 years old, but he reigned for 42 years and never left a son. For the sake of the succession of the throne, he was forced to choose an heir from the clan.
Although Song Renzong was not childless, he had a total of thirteen daughters and three sons in his lifetime, but unfortunately, all but four princesses died.
In fact, his first daughter, Princess Fukang, was born in the 14th year of marriage. As she had no other children for a long time, Princess Fukang received all the love of her father from an early age.
When Princess Fukang was ten years old, Song Renzong planned to personally choose a good husband for her. Some people may think that it is too early to find a husband at the age of ten, but for a royal princess, it is not too early.
Although it is often said that "the emperor's daughter does not worry about getting married", in reality, there is almost only one way out for the princess of the Song Dynasty, that is, to marry into the family of relatives in the court.
Why is Princess Fukang in film and television dramas often troubled? It turned out that this was an unwritten rule that existed in the Song Dynasty. Song Dynasty law clearly stipulates that once a concubine marries a princess, he cannot marry other concubines unless the princess agrees.
In other words, if the princess is unwilling, even if the Pony family loses the heir, there is nothing to say. Therefore, most men who are capable and talented will not choose to marry a princess, because marrying a princess home will only bring trouble to themselves.
In this case, the family of relatives became the key to the emperor's problem. You usually don't contribute to the court, but now when you encounter such a troublesome matter as marrying a princess, if you don't deal with it, who else can you find?
Therefore, among the few relatives who were qualified to marry a princess at that time, Song Renzong needed to choose a suitable spouse for his daughter and let him accept the arrangement of fate in advance.
According to the portrait history of Song Renzong, four major families competed for horses, namely Song Renzong's biological mother, Empress Li's family, Empress Cao's family, and his mother's mother, Empress Dowager Liu E's family, and his adoptive mother, Empress Dowager Yang's family.
However, the situation of these two families is somewhat regrettable. Although Empress Dowager Yang's family has several excellent nephews, Empress Dowager Yang's younger brother is unable to serve as the princess's father-in-law because of character problems.
However, the relationship between Liu E's family is very complicated, because Liu E did not like Song Renzong's first love, Queen Wang, and forcibly abolished the queen and let Wang marry his nephew, but after Wang remarried, Song Renzong still maintained a private meeting with him, so it is rumored in the world that Wang is Song Renzong's illegitimate son.
Empress Cao's nephew, Cao Ping, is a typical standard "rich and handsome". He is not only excellent in academics, outstanding in appearance, modest, but also low-key in life, and is highly praised by the **.
The character in Cao Bin's portrait, Cao Ping's father, Cao Tong, is legendary"Eight Immortals"One of Cao Guo's uncles, such a fairy family background, makes Cao Ping's character and family style naturally impeccable.
In contrast, the Li family is the most disparity among all the relatives. Empress Dowager Li's biological mother Liu E once borrowed her womb to give birth to a child, and it was not until Renzong became a pro-government that her biological mother was posthumously crowned as the empress dowager, and the Li family became a relative of the emperor.
Therefore, Li Wei, the nephew of the Empress Dowager Li, as one of the candidates, has no illustrious family background, no elegant temperament, and no profound cultural heritage, and is called"Three nos"Man.
However, unexpectedly, after comparing the two candidates, Song Renzong decided to choose Li Wei as the captain of Princess Fukang's concubine.
Cao Ping's edict was like a bolt of lightning, which instantly illuminated the entire court, making the Manchu Dynasty civil and military dumbfounded, and also making Princess Fukang stunned. It is no exaggeration to say that when Princess Fukang learned that she was going to marry Li Wei, she had only one feeling - the sky had fallen.
Could it be that her father is crazy? From any point of view, Princess Fukang couldn't accept Li Wei as a person. As the emperor's favorite daughter, she is a golden branch and jade leaf, and Li Wei is just a "paper money", how can this kind of marriage be happy if the door is not the right one?
In the Song Dynasty, when poetry and songs were prevalent, Li Wei was born in the market and was illiterate, such a person was not popular at that time, let alone could be favored by the princess. In addition, for Princess Fukang, this marriage is no different from the "absurdity" of the Liu family.
Li Wei is the nephew of Song Renzong's biological mother, equivalent to Song Renzong's cousin and the princess's cousin, which in itself is an unethical marriage.
Song Renzong's marriage to Princess Fukang was not favored at the time, especially since Li Wei was more than a decade older than Princess Fukang, which was considered an inappropriate marriage in the Song Dynasty.
Although Princess Fukang kept trying to intercede with her mother and Song In-jong in the hope that they would change their decision, Song In-jong stood his ground. He thinks that this marriage is a way to make up for his debt to the Li family, and at the same time, he also thinks that Li Wei's character is simple and will treat the princess wholeheartedly and let the princess live a happy life.
Although these reasons seem to be okay on the surface, Song Renzong has another important reason, but he can't make it public.
Princess Fukang listened to her father's two reasons, and bowed her head silently, although she understood the sadness and regret in her father's heart, but whether it was worth exchanging the happiness of her life made her fall into deep confusion.
After all, she is only 10 years old, and she is still a long time away from the official marriage, and she has already been married, so she can delay until she is 20 years old before getting married. In these 10 years, she can slowly think about marriage, and in 10 years, who knows what variables will appear.
Maybe his father will change his mind, or maybe Li Wei will have an accident. However, fate is always full of surprises, and 10 years have passed without anything happening. When Princess Fukang finally turned 20 years old, she still ushered in that sad and humiliating moment - marrying Li Wei as his wife.
Although Song Renzong knew that Li Wei was not suitable for his daughter, and his daughter was not willing to marry him, he also had some difficulties. In order to make up for the debt to his daughter, Song Renzong tried his best to create a luxurious wedding of the century for his daughter, and his daughter also became the "princess of Yanguo", and hundreds of officials also came to worship.
In addition to this, Song Renzong also ordered appropriations for the construction of a mansion for the princess, which was larger than all the royal palaces. After getting married, the princess will also receive thousands of pocket money every month, and the treatment is no different from that of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty.
But even with such a high-class treatment, the princess didn't care. She only made one request to Song Renzong, that is, to let her personal eunuch Liang Huaiji marry to the Horse Mansion.
This bothered Song Renzong, because since ancient times, princesses have brought wet nurses and maids when they get married, and there has never been a precedent for bringing eunuchs. However, looking at his daughter's pleading eyes, Song Renzong's heart softened, and he agreed to his daughter's request and let the eunuch Liang Huaiji marry together in the Horse Mansion.
In August of the second year of Jiayou, Princess Song Renzong got married, and this decision triggered a change of fate. Li Wei finally waited for this day, he thought that he could marry the princess and realize his dream.
However, what he didn't expect was that this wedding would turn out to be the most painful nightmare of his life. On their wedding night, the princess told him to roll out of the room, which left him dumbfounded and incomprehensible.
His marriage became an inescapable disaster.
Li Wei clearly knew that the princess had no good impression of him, and even avoided him. However, their marriage was a royal gift, and now that they have completed their wedding, the whole world knows that they are husband and wife, why should the princess resist?
After an awkward silence, Princess Fukang began to sob, which then turned into a howling cry. Li Wei tried to comfort her, but was pushed away by the princess. In this room, everyone except the princess felt as if they were frozen.
After crying for a while, the princess realized that her behavior was inappropriate, and decided to let Li Wei live in her bedroom, but he could only sleep on the floor, and he was not allowed to enter without her summons.
In order to please his wife, Li Wei still did his best despite being unreasonably demanded. He studied calligraphy in Feibaiti, bought paintings by famous artists, and hired top gardeners to take care of the garden.
However, instead of winning his wife's affection, his efforts made her hate him even more. Li Wei's kindness and thoughtfulness did not get the reward he deserved, but made him a joke.
Although Li Wei, a calligrapher of "Fei Bai Ti", is not very literate, his Fei Bai Ti calligraphy has a unique charm; Although he was born in the market, his understanding of calligraphy and painting is not inferior to anyone's.
He is filled with all kinds of exotic flowers that make the princess's palace fragrant, each flower represents the emotion in his heart. According to historical records, his actions made the princess feel embarrassed, and also gave her a new understanding of Li Wei's "husband" identity.
However, Princess Fukang is a rational and kind person, she gave Li Wei the right to take concubines freely, not only allowing him to marry the princess, but also to continue the Li family's incense.
This "permission" is what every colt dreams of, and he not only marries a princess, but also can take concubines at will, which is really what every man dreams of.
Mother Li was very anxious when she learned that her daughter-in-law had not continued the incense for the family for three years. However, after Li Wei learned of this, he resolutely refused to take a concubine, and said that he would not consider it until he won the princess's heart.
Mother Li was very angry about this, thinking that the princess did not abide by women's morals. So, she began to pay close attention to the princess's every move, and learned through an informant that the princess had a private meeting with the eunuch Liang Huaiji next to her, which made her angry.
In a film and television drama, the relationship between Princess Fukang and Liang Huaiji was greatly challenged. Princess Fukang, regardless of her identity, ran to another room in the princess's bedroom to peek, but was made by the rude Mother Li, and the princess discovered the secret of the two.
Since then, the two sides have sprayed ugly words to each other, and Princess Fukang has even tore up with her "mother-in-law". In the end, Princess Fukang couldn't stand Li's mother's insults and decided to return to her parents' house to face the challenge with Liang Huaiji.
Princess Fukang learned of this rule, but she was greatly wronged and longed to see her father, so she kept calling outside the palace gate. The princess insisted on going back to her mother's house, but the soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to disobey, so they let her enter the palace.
After Princess Fukang returned home, she cried to Song Renzong about all her grievances. After Song Renzong heard this, he was furious, he has loved his daughter since he was a child, I don't dare to beat and scold, the Li family is really reversed!
He vowed to make decisions for his daughter and clean up the Li family. Knowing that there was a big event at home, Li Wei came to the palace early the next morning to "take the guilt". Song Renzong's anger obviously hadn't subsided, and before Li Wei could explain, he directly issued a holy decree to demote Li Wei's official by one level, blast him out of the capital, and distribute the place.
The holy decree was announced, and the whole dynasty was in an uproar. In the Song Dynasty, where the emperor and scholars ruled the world together, the ministers expressed their dissatisfaction with this obviously unfair treatment.
The ministers played one after another, thinking that the princess had misbehaved and should be severely punished. However, after careful consideration, Song Renzong decided to defend his daughter. He knew that the princess's wayward behavior was what had always troubled him, but he still loved her dearly.
He felt very guilty about the princess's behavior, but he believed that only in this way could he educate the princess to become a better person. He knew that doing so would cause displeasure among his courtiers, but he did not want to see his daughter punished unnecessarily.
And for the eunuch Liang Huaiji, he was even more angry, thinking that he should bear all the responsibility. Although he knew that doing so would make things more complicated, he was willing to give everything for it.
Under pressure from all sides, Song Renzong made a decision, and Princess Fukang's title was reduced from "Princess Yanguo" to "Princess Yiguo", and returned to live in the palace. The concubine Li Wei was sent to Weizhou because of his disrespect for the princess.
But this was only the emperor's attempt to save face, and it did not last, and Li Wei was transferred back to his original place soon after. Liang Huaiji was sent to Luoyang to be responsible for the cleaning of the imperial tomb, and the nurse and subordinates around the princess were also dismissed.
Despite this, the turmoil in this marriage did not subside, but made Song Renzong realize a bigger problem - without Liang Huaiji, Princess Fukang was like losing her soul and almost going crazy.
In the eyes of Princess Fukang, Liang Huaiji is the most important existence in her life. Once, after learning that she was going to marry Li Wei, her life was like falling into a gray abyss with no end in sight, and only Liang Huaiji's existence was like a light that illuminated her world.
For Princess Fukang, Liang Huaiji has long gone beyond the status of a minion, he has become her pillar and an indispensable part of her life. As long as he is around, she has the courage to face life's challenges.
However, now that this only pillar of life has been swallowed up by darkness, Princess Fukang feels more aggrieved, fearful, helpless and hopeless than ever. These emotions were intertwined, making her unable to control her emotions and completely exploding.
In order to be able to keep Liang Huaiji, Princess Fukang persevered every day, she washed her face with tears, her expression was in a trance, and she even did not eat or drink for several days, as long as she saw Liang Huaiji, she would call out his name.
This obsessive behavior made Song Renzong feel both distressed and helpless, he knew the pain of Princess Fukang, but he could not change the status quo. In the end, Princess Fukang's actions escalated, and she began to cut veins with knives and set fire to the house, and her actions were beyond the scope of reason.
In any case, you can't let all your relatives in the world have the surname Cao! ”