Is civet cats for princes true or false? Song Renzong's biological mother's coffin was opened, what kind of truth was discovered?

Although there was no exchange of civet cats for princes in history, it was a fact that Song Renzong recognized his mother. As we all know, the trial of civet cats for princes was presided over by Zheng of Kaifeng Prefecture. However, in the prototype identified by Song Renzong's mother, there is actually no Bao Zheng. Liu Fei is not pregnant with Li Chenfei. In order to compete for the throne, she traded Prince Li Chenfei for a civet cat. Li Chenfei gave birth to Liu Fei, which was designed by Song Zhenzong and Liu Fei from the beginning, while Li Chenfei, on the other hand, had no complaints in this incident.

First of all, Song Zhenzong's pulse is really weak. Song Zhenzong himself has six sons, namely Wang Wen Zhao Kuo, Prince Zhao You, Chang Wang Zhao Kuo, Xin Wang Zhao Zhi, Qin Wang Zhao Qi and Song Renzong Zhao Zhen. However, except Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, the other five people all died young, and they were not even adults. For an emperor, as far as the heir is concerned, this is indeed a bit precarious.

Second, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen was indeed born in Li Chenfei and confirmed that Liu Fei was his mother. Liu Fei was the concubine of Song Zhenzong when he was the assistant king, and Liu E was the wife of Gong Mei, a silversmith, and finally she bought it in Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng has always been very fond of Liu E, and even after becoming emperor, she was promoted to be a princess in the palace. After the death of Queen Guo, Liu E was made queen regardless of her humble origins. As Liu E had no children, she adopted the son born to maid-in-waiting Li () to Liu E, and didn't know who her real mother was until Liu E died.

Third, there was indeed an emperor in the Northern Song Dynasty who had no heir and had to choose an heir to the throne from the imperial clan. The emperor is Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, not his father Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng. Song Renzong Zhao Zhen had three sons: Wang Yang Zhao Yun, Wang Yong Zhao Xin and Wang Jing Zhao Xi, but they all died young and did not grow up. Finally, Zhao Zongshi, the 13 son of Wang Pu Zhaoyun, had to be transferred to the palace to provide for Queen Cao. Zhao Zongshi was later renamed Zhao Shu, namely Song Yingzong. Note that Zhao Yunrang and Wang Pu are the third son of Zhao Yuanfen and the fourth son of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, but they are not descendants of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

Therefore, no matter which dynasty or generation, it is impossible to have an oolong incident in which the prince was transferred. Although the story of "Civet cats for princes" was invented by literati, it has another origin, because Song Renzong's life experience in history is indeed somewhat tortuous. His biological mother, Shi Li, was the maid of Liu E, the queen of Zhang Xian, Song Zhenzong. She accidentally had a one-night affair with the emperor, got pregnant, and later gave birth to Injong. However, since Injong adopted Zhang Xi 'an as his son at an early age and was raised by Yang Fei, Injong never knew his life experience. According to the "History of Song Dynasty", "At the beginning, Renzong was a baby, regarded it as his own son, and asked Yang to protect it. Injong ascended the throne, and the princess was silent for the first time, which was no different. People are afraid of the queen mother, and no one dares to speak. In the end, Injong didn't know that he was born for the princess. " . It was not until Injong became an adult that he learned his life story from his uncle.

In any case, in the real history of the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as "civet cats for princes", nor was it as bizarre as described in "civet cats for princes". However, due to the twists and turns of Emperor Renzong's life, he was interpreted as a legendary story by traditional Chinese opera writers, and the plot became more and more dramatic.