During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there were three Mrs. Hua Rui, the most famous of which was the concubine Hua Rui of Meng Chang, the emperor of Houshu. After Shu destroyed the country, Mrs. Hua Rui wrote the famous Poem on the Death of the Country in front of Zhao Kuangyin and became the imperial concubine of Zhao Kuangyin. The imperial concubines of the two dynasties were so honored, and then, the ending of Mrs. Hua Rui was not so good. One view is that she was shot by Zhao Guangyi, and another view is that she died of depression.

The widely accepted view is that Mrs. Hua Rui died at the hands of Zhao Guangyi, which is more interesting. Why did Zhao Guangyi dare to shoot Mrs. Hua Rui before Zhao Kuangyin died? Let's talk about it.

Mrs. Hua Rui was a native of Qingcheng, and later entered the palace to become the concubine of Meng Chang. Meng Chang was not really a good emperor, but he had a good father, which laid a good foundation for him. In addition, the natural disasters in Sichuan made Meng Chang's first days very easy.

He doesn't have to pay much attention to government affairs. His heart is focused on pleasure, thinking about how to favor the harem, what food to eat, what exquisite utensils to use, what fine wine to drink, etc. The so-called drunken dream is nothing more than death.

It was under such circumstances that Mrs. Hua Rui entered the palace. She was good at singing and dancing, beautiful and intelligent, and good at writing poems. She quickly won the favor of Meng Chang, and was made an imperial concubine and enjoyed special favor. Meng Chang and Mrs. Hua Rui spent a long time together as immortals. They didn't have to worry about government affairs, but all they thought about was how to have fun.

The relationship between them is very good. Meng Chang is tired of eating food in the palace. Every time he eats, he looks at the chef's masterpieces, and he has no appetite at all. Mrs. Huarui fell in love with it, and when she went back, she thought about cooking food for Meng Chang herself, so she got the famous? Fei sheep head? And? One plate a month? Meng Chang was very moved, and Meng Chang also gave Mrs. Hua Rui endless love and wealth.

However, the enjoyment behind closed doors is doomed to last for a long time. Just when Meng Chang and Mrs. Hua Rui didn't know the geometry of the world, the weather changed outside. Zhao Kuangyin Chen Qiao mutinied and the yellow robe was added to the body, so the later Zhou Dynasty died and the Great Song Dynasty was established. Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to continue to let the separatist regimes exist independently, so the war to pacify the genius was launched step by step. Even if there was a natural barrier in Houshu, it could not stop Zhao Kuangyin's army.

In the face of Song Jun, Houshu almost surrendered without fighting. In just two months, Meng Chang surrendered, and then she was moved to the capital with Mrs. Hua Rui and others. Zhao Kuangyin was deeply moved by Mrs. Hua Rui's beauty and talent. Zhao Kuangyin never imagined that such a woman in the palace could write the following poem:

The flag was hoisted on the king's city, but I learned it in the palace?

14, people are disarmed, and none of them is a man!

If the soldiers in Houshu hear this poem, they will bow their heads in shame. Their courage is not as good as that of a woman in a palace. That's how Mrs. Hua Rui was attracted by Zhao Kuangyin, but Meng Chang is still alive after all, and she belongs to Meng Chang.

As a coincidence, Meng Chang died seven days after he arrived in the capital. The cause of death is unknown, which is not like a normal death in any way. In fact, most people in the world think that Zhao Kuangyin did it. After Meng Chang's death, Mrs. Hua Rui was taken into the palace by Zhao Kuangyin, and soon she was promoted to the imperial concubine.

However, Mrs. Hua Rui has no true feelings for Zhao Kuangyin at all. She is just pretending to be a snake in fear of death. She always loves Meng Chang. She even ordered a portrait of Meng Chang to be painted and worshipped every day, even if it was discovered by Zhao Kuangyin.

Although Mrs. Hua Rui has no true feelings for Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin likes this concubine very much. She not only wants to be an imperial concubine, but also wants her to be a queen, just because of other things. It stands to reason that such Mrs. Hua Rui must have a good ending in the harem, but she didn't.

There are generally two versions about the ending of Mrs. Hua Rui, one of which is mentioned by Cai Dongfan in The Romance of Song History, saying that with the passage of time, Mrs. Hua Rui became old and faded, and gradually lost the favor of Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin has a new favorite, while Mrs. Hua Rui lives alone in her room, so that she dies of depression.

This statement is not very realistic. After all, Mrs. Hua Rui really loves Meng Chang in her heart, but has no real feelings for Zhao Kuangyin. How can she be unhappy because she has fallen out of favor?

Compared with this, another version is more likely to be killed by Zhao Guangyi. Some note novels in the Northern Song Dynasty recorded this. For example, Shao Bo recorded that Mrs. Hua Rui was shot to death by Zhao Guangyi in "After Hearing", saying that at a hunting party, Zhao Guangyi was unhappy and didn't drink. Zhao Kuangyin raised his glass to persuade his younger brother to drink. As a result, Zhao Guangyi said: If your majesty can make Mrs. Hua Rui fold flowers for me, I will not be drunk. ?

Zhao Kuangyin looked at Mrs. Hua Rui beside her. She stood up and went to fold flowers, only to be shot dead by Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Kuangyin was about to get angry when Zhao Guangyi knelt down and said? Your majesty can win the world, so you should respect yourself for your country and stay away from debauchery! ? Words are said to this top, and Mrs huarui is dead, Zhao Kuangyin can only choose to forgive Zhao Guangyi, the party as usual.

In fact, this version is unlikely. Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi are brothers, and at the same time, it is also a relationship between monarch and minister. Zhao Guangyi wouldn't be stupid enough to ask Mrs. Hua Rui to fold flowers for herself at such a banquet. After all, she is a imperial concubine and a woman from Zhao Kuangyin. If Zhao Guangyi does this, he will just hit Zhao Kuangyin in the face. He is not stupid and won't annoy Zhao Kuangyin like this.

And it is impossible for him to kill Mrs. Huarui in order to make Zhao Kuangyin focus on his country and stay away from beauty. This is also a centrifugal thing. Why did he do it? Even the admonition, can completely remonstrate Zhao Kuangyin away from beauty when two people are in private contact, in that case, Zhao Kuangyin can also appreciate his good.

shooting Zhao Kuangyin's imperial concubine in public, isn't this a blatant disregard for the emperor Zhao Kuangyin? Zhao Kuangyin can easily let him go? Where is the imperial power? Where is the majesty of the emperor? Zhao Guangyi can't be stupid enough to do such a thing to make Zhao Kuangyin feel suspicious of him.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to record this version, but it is more possible for Cai Tae to record it in Tiewei Mountain Congtan. It is said that Mrs. Hua Rui thinks that Meng Chang's death was caused by Zhao Kuangyin, so she always wanted to avenge Meng Chang. She often poisoned Zhao Kuangyin, but it was discovered in time and did not hurt Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin knows that Mrs. Huarui hates herself and doesn't care, but Zhao Guangyi can't stand it. He often advises Zhao Kuangyin to get rid of Mrs. Huarui. After all, if she puts such a time bomb by her side, she may kill her one day. Zhao Kuangyin is not unaware of this possibility, but he just can't bear it.

One day, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi were hunting in the hunting park, and Mrs. Hua Rui was with them. Zhao Guangyi decided to get rid of Mrs. Hua Rui for Zhao Kuangyin. Jin Difang's bow and arrow are full, and the government plans to shoot animals. Suddenly she shot back at Mrs. Hua Hua and died with an arrow. ?

Mrs. Hua Rui was shot dead by Zhao Guangyi in this way. Zhao Guangyi shot Mrs. Hua Rui for the safety of Zhao Kuangyin. Naturally, Zhao Kuangyin could not blame this younger brother. But did Zhao Guangyi really shoot Mrs. Hua Rui because she threatened Zhao Kuangyin's life?

Even Zhao Kuangyin doesn't care about Mrs. Hua Rui's poison, so why should Zhao Guangyi care? He just needs to do his duty as a courtier and exhort Zhao Kuangyin to get rid of this threat from time to time. As for whether Zhao Kuangyin listens or not, that is his business and has nothing to do with Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi doesn't need to shoot Mrs. Hua Rui to please Zhao Kuangyin at all. What if she is self-defeating and hates Zhao Kuangyin?

So if Zhao Guangyi doesn't benefit from it or Mrs. Hua Rui doesn't threaten him, there is absolutely no need to shoot Mrs. Hua Rui. But he still shot Mrs. Hua Rui. Why? Because Mrs. Hua Rui threatened him.

Mrs. Hua Rui became the imperial concubine of Zhao Kuangyin, and she was very loved by Zhao Kuangyin. Her pillow talk was sometimes very useful. For example, in the case of Li Chu, although Mrs. Hua Rui didn't give birth to a son for Zhao Kuangyin, she also had someone to support, and whoever she was, it was Zhao Kuangyin's son, not Zhao Guangyi.

This made Zhao Guangyi hate, fearing that Zhao Kuangyin really made his son a prince under Mrs. Hua Rui's encouragement. If Zhao Kuangyin's son was made a prince, there would be nothing for Zhao Guangyi without him. That's why he had to get rid of Mrs. Hua Rui.

Some people think that it is impossible for Zhao Guangyi to get rid of Mrs. Hua Rui because he likes Mrs. Hua Rui and is eager to destroy her if she can't get it. What is a woman before power?