What is the real historical ending of Shen Zhenzhu? How did the real Shen Zhenzhu die?

Anyone who has read Glory of the Tang Dynasty should be familiar with the name Shen Zhenzhu. She is a real person in history, but her real name is not recorded in the history books. The name Shen Zhenzhu can be said to have been arranged for her by later generations. After watching TV series, many people will be very curious about Shen Zhenzhu in real history. What kind of person is Shen Zhenzhu in real history? We know that there is still a big difference between TV series and real history, and the endings of the characters in the story are also very different. So, what kind of person is Shen Zhenzhu in real history, and what is her final outcome? As the Queen of Tang Daizong, why did Shen Zhenzhu have such a tragic ending? Let's have a look.

1. Brief introduction of Shen Zhenzhu in history: Shen Shi, queen of Ruizhen, whose name is unknown (according to legend, her name is Shen Zhenzhu, but it is not recorded), was born in Xing Wu (now Huzhou, Zhejiang) and was born in an official family. Tang Bo Shen Congdao is a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty recorded in the Book of History. He used to be the secretariat of Jizhou and the magistrate of Guangping County. Shen Shi's father, Shen Yizhi, served as Dali Guozheng before his death, and was later conferred the title of secretary supervisor and teacher.

At the end of Kaiyuan, Shen Shi was elected to the East Palace as his adopted son, and Prince Hengli gave Shen Shi to Li Chu (later changed to Li Yu). In 742, Shen Shi gave birth to the emperor's great-grandson Shili in the East Palace of Chang 'an Grand Palace for 15-year-old Guangping King Li Chu. In 746 AD, she became Princess Guangping with the help of the Yang family.

In 755, Xuanzong fled hastily in the Anshi Rebellion. Princess Cui Shi of Guangping was able to escape with Xuanzong because of her mother's power, while Shen Shi and some relatives were not lucky enough to escape with her. In 756, Li Yu recovered Luoyang and met Shen Shi at Yeting Palace. He was responsible for recovering the north and didn't welcome back to Chang 'an, so Li Yu arranged Shen Shi in Luoyang. But I don't want Luoyang to sink again, so Shen Shi's whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain.

In 762, Tang Daizong ascended the throne and recovered Luoyang in the same year, but he didn't get the whereabouts of Shen Shi, so he decided to look for Shen Shi. In 779, when Tang Daizong died, Shi Li succeeded to the throne of Tang Dezong, and his biological mother Shen Shi was made the empress dowager. At the conferring ceremony, Dezong and his ministers bowed to the sky, which can be described as "the son wants to raise and the relatives don't stay", and all the courtiers shed tears.

In 805 AD, Tang Xianzong, the great grandson of Shen Shi, acceded to the throne, honoring Shen Shi as the Empress Dowager and the Empress Ruizhen of posthumous title. He believed that Shen Shi was dead, sent out obituaries for him and was buried in the cenotaph. He is the god of the ancestral temple.

2. The completion of Shen Zhenzhu is a mystery. The life of Queen Shen, how difficult her fate is, has repeatedly escaped from chaos, and the ending is an eternal mystery. His relationship with "generous, deep, kind and gentle" as described in Old Tang Shu, and his relationship with his concubines Cui Shi and Dugu, has also become a hot topic for future generations to discuss and argue. Queen Shen and Tang Daizong are a young couple. Besides, Queen Shen was assigned to the East Palace at that time through the strict selection of Xuanzong Dynasty. Her looks and talents are not bad. Her son Tang Dezong's literary talent was highly praised in old Tang books. I think Queen Shen may be as proficient in literature as other Xing Wu and Shen Shi in history.

After Tang Daizong ascended the throne, Dali, the father of Queen Shen, was posthumously awarded the title of secretariat, and Shen, her eldest brother, was promoted to secretariat. Tang Dezong Shirley claimed to be the eldest son of the Crown Prince's resignation list. In the eighth year of Dali, Tang Daizong appointed Yi Shen, a relative of Shen Shi, Xing Wu, as the patriarch of Quanjian Sect, and Huzhou paid for the restoration of Shen Shi, which had been abandoned for many years because of the war. The poet Jiao Ran also wrote poems to congratulate Shen Zushi. It can be seen that the family of Queen Shen has been well treated. Needless to say, after the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, when Tang Daizong was short of money, he still spent a lot of material resources and manpower to find Shen Shi. It can be seen that there should be deep feelings between two people. To say that it was all posturing, he could have declared Shen Shi dead, so why bother?

The whereabouts of Queen Shen, her true feelings with her, with the passage of time, the truth of history has long been a secret forever. I'm afraid the real situation is only clear to the parties themselves, and the endless stream of modern sayings is just speculation.

3. Did Shen Zhenzhu die after the war-torn generation Li Yu ascended the throne? She regretted not taking back Shen Shi. In order to express her thoughts and love, she has been vacant on 17, waiting for the return of Shen Shi. He also appointed Shen Shi's son Shi Li as Crown Prince. But Li Yu didn't wait for Shen Shi, just an ungrateful hypocrite, Guangcheng nun of Chongshan Temple in Shouzhou, pretending to be Shen Shi. After examination, she was actually a wet nurse in Shaoyang Hospital and was beaten to death.

Li Yu never found Shen Shi in his life. Li Yu died in 779, and Shen Shi's son Shi Li succeeded him. This is Tang Dezong. An emperor who was very successful in the early stage of his administration was fatuous in the later stage, so I won't go into details here. In the second year of Shi's reign, his biological mother, Shen Shi, was named "Queen Ruizhen", and the royal dress of the queen was engraved in the Han and Yuan Dynasties Hall. Shi Li's relatives knelt down and wept bitterly, and this filial piety touched the ministers.

In order to find her birth mother, Shi Li arranged for someone to do it. He adopted the advice of the senior staff, appointed Li Shu, the king of Mu, as the welcome ambassador, Qiao Lin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, as the deputy ambassador, and Shen Shi as the judges, making great contributions to the Shen Shi family, hoping to find Shen Shi or someone can provide her with clues.

But such actions have little effect, such as finding a needle in a haystack. The world likes to be spoiled by wealth, and both teachers love themselves. If Shen Shi knew that they had been searching so hard for decades, he should take the initiative to recognize his relatives.

Unless there are several possibilities: Shen Shi may die of war; Or tired of the life-and-death struggle in the palace and unwilling to return to the palace; Maybe it's really like meeting someone you like in the hardships of TV series, living an ordinary life with that person, or seeing through the secular struggle and relying on Buddhism.

However, Shen Shi was born in a noble family and entered the East Palace after strict selection. She is deeply loved by Li Yu, and her talent and knowledge must be outstanding. She should not give up loving her husband and son. They are both emperors unless she is really mentally ill. Therefore, the more likely situation is very sad, that is, Shen Shi was unfortunately killed in the war, and as time went on, the clues were also interrupted. But this is all speculation after all, and the real history may never be known again.

The real queen mother can't be found, but impostors emerge one after another. In the second year (78 1), Li Zhen, a female official, thought that Gao, who was widowed in Luoyang, was the Queen Shen, so she reported to the messenger who visited the Queen Shen. After hearing the news, Dezong was very surprised and sent eunuchs and imperial secretaries to check it out. Because Gao's age and appearance are similar to those of Empress Shen, eunuchs and imperial secretaries have never really seen Shen Shi before, but they are all wrong. It is generally believed that Gao is the Queen of Shen.

Gao is also honest, denying that he is the queen mother. But everyone who can come here believes that Gao is the queen mother. Maybe there were too many people pretending to be the queen mother before, and they all said they were the queen mother. What you don't admit has come true. These people are not strict about their work. What a bunch of idiots. They forced Gao Ying into the palace and tried every means to persuade him. Facing the pie falling from the world, he will soon become the mother of the emperor and enjoy countless splendors. Gao sold his conscience and admitted that he was a mother.

The messenger Pegasus Express sent the message to Dezong. Delighted, Dezong chose February 2nd as an auspicious day for the court. At this time, ministers congratulated each other, people blessed each other, and Dezong also wrote a letter to prepare for the Queen Mother.

At this time, a man was extremely frightened. He is Gao, Gao's younger brother. It turned out that Gao was the adopted daughter of eunuch Gao Lishi, but she was mistaken for the Queen Mother because she was similar to Shen Shi. Great idea, this is terrible. The whole family would feel guilty if things were exposed, so he told the truth.

De sent Gao Lishi's adopted grandson Fan Jingchao to Shang Yang Palace to find out the truth. At this time, the fake queen mother in Shang Yang's palace is enjoying the moon-like splendor, and her guards are heavily guarded.

Fan Jingchao rebuked Gao for killing himself. At this time, the left and right attendants of Gao had to catch Fan Jingchao. Fan Jingchao said loudly that the emperor suspected that the queen mother was fake. Do you want to boycott the law? The attendants hurried down from the temple. Gao had to say that I was forced by them, not my intention, so after a dream, Gao was sent home by Fan Jingchao in an ox cart.

Afterwards, ministers and ministers were very angry and wanted to severely punish Gao. Dezong, who expected his mother to cry, said, "I'd rather be cheated 100 times than go to the queen mother." This sentence of Dezong is afraid that no one will dare to mention the Queen Mother in the future, but it also makes the pretender more fearless. The farce was staged again and again, and Dezong never found his mother in his life.

Tang Daizong, Li Yu and Tang Dezong failed to find the real Shen Shi all their lives. They have mountains and rivers in Wan Li, but they can't find their relatives. As emperors, there is nothing they can do except leave sadness and regret.

The search for Shen Shi finally stopped. In 805, Tang Xianzong, the great grandson of Shen Shi, acceded to the throne, honoring Shen Shi as the Empress Dowager and the Empress Ruizhen of posthumous title. After so many years, Shen Shi's hope of survival is gone, and there is no point in looking for it. So he sent out obituary and buried Shen Shi in the cenotaph of the ancestral temple.

From 759, when the rebels occupied Luoyang, Shen Shi disappeared. In 805, he was sent out in mourning. The search of the two emperors for nearly half a century finally came to fruition. Shen Shi's whereabouts have also become an eternal mystery, and the lack of historical records has also made future generations have more imagination and more legendary experience of Shen Zhenzhu.