According to Song History, Liu E was born in Taiyuan in the first year of Kaibao (968). His grandfather, Liu Yanqing, was the right general at the end of the Jin Dynasty and the end of the Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and his father, Liu Tong, was the commander in chief of Shangshu Province (now Leshan, Sichuan).
However, shortly after Liu E was born, Liu Tongbian was ordered to go to war. In 979, Liu Tong died in the Northern Han Dynasty. Because Liu Tong had no children, his family also declined, so Ponzi had to live with his infant daughter. Soon after, Liu E's mother died, Liu E became an orphan and began to live under the fence.
Liu E, who lives in the sponsor's home, has been a singer since she was a child. She is not only euphemistic in singing, but also good at broadcasting. But in the Northern Song Dynasty, singers were regarded as "inaction". In order to make ends meet, 15-year-old Liu E had to marry Gong Mei, a silversmith.
After their marriage, they left Shu and came to the capital of song dynasty in Tokyo to make a living. Unfortunately, these two young strangers cannot compete at all. Gong Mei decided to "divorce and sell her wife" because of her difficult livelihood. Liu E actually agreed to Gong Mei's request.
At that time, Song Taizong's third son, Wang Han Zhao Heng (now Song Zhenzong), led Zhang Jian to recommend Liu E to Wang Han. When Zhao Heng saw Liu E, he liked it very much. After Liu E entered the mansion, with her agility, she quickly got Zhao Heng's favor and became a mighty figure in Wang Xiangfu.
Liu E was involved in the whirlpool of imperial power from the moment he was sold to Xiang, which provided the possibility for later regency. When he entered the palace, he won the favor of Zhao Heng, the king of Xiang, with his dexterity and wisdom.
In the third year of Daoguang (997), Zhao Heng succeeded to the throne, namely, Song Zhenzong and Liu E entered the palace, but they were not named. After entering the palace, Liu E kept a low profile and didn't compete for favor. He made friends with his favorite princess (later princess) and was like a sister, advancing and retreating in the harem.
In the first year of Jingdezhen, Song Zhenzong (1004), Liu E was named as a four-quality beauty. Later, he was promoted to Yi Xiu and De Fei.
In the fourth year of Jingdezhen (1007), the original match of Queen Guo died of illness. Song Zhenzong's pre-establishment of Liu E was opposed by ministers. Although Liu E did not enter the palace, she gained the power to manage the harem. It was also in this storm that Liu E realized the importance of children.
According to historical records, Dazhong Xiangfu lived for three years (10 10). Originally, Li, Liu E's maid, was favored by Zhenzong and gave birth to the only prince at that time. When the prince was still in infancy, Liu E took this true prince as her own son and let Yang take care of him. This is the Song Renzong of the future.
In the fifth year (10 12), Liu E was made queen. From the harem to the regent. Shortly after Liu E was made queen, Song Zhenzong began to get sick. In addition to handling palace affairs, Liu E often accompanied Song Zhenzong to handle political affairs after he retired from North Korea.
With extraordinary talent and familiarity with ancient and modern books, history and politics, you can help Zhenzong and make Zhenzong inseparable from her. Every day, she will read the memorial, and Queen Liu will accompany her, and she will take Liu E with her when she goes out for patrol.
After Song Zhenzong's illness worsened, he wrote: "Since then, Crown Prince Zhao Zhen has been listening to politics in Zishantang, and the queen is wise." As soon as this imperial edict came out, it marked that Liu E officially had the power to adjudicate state affairs.
In the first year of Ganxing (1022), Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng died in Yanqing Hall. The testamentary edict said: "The Prince ascended the throne, Empress Liu was the Empress Dowager, and the military affairs were handled by the Empress Dowager."
After the death of Zhenzong, Ding Wei, a powerful minister in the Song Dynasty, intended to monopolize state affairs, went on strike, confiscated his property and exiled to Asia. Liu E and Song Renzong built Palace No.5, with Injong on the left and Liu E on the right. The little emperor Zhao Zhen was only 1 1 years old at this time. In fact, Liu E handled government affairs and officially started to hang the curtain as a regent.
Zhang Xi' an repay kindness.
Liu E, the queen of Zhang Xian, came to Zhou Zhen from Shu by boat and met a monk. When the monk saw Liu E's appearance and heard her singing, he knew that this girl would be very expensive in the future, so he took out his own money to help Liu E enter Beijing. Later, Liu E became a queen, and the monk was still there. Liu E donated millions of private money and ordered three transshipment envoys in Huainan, Zhejiang and Jiangnan to rebuild the temple for monks. The new temple is extremely spectacular, the highest in the north and south.