2. Cao Shi (1016-1079116 October), the empress of Ci Shengguang, was born in Calm (now Zhengding, Hebei Province), the granddaughter of Zhou, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and the queen of the folk surname Cao. In the second year of Ming Dow (1033), Guo Houfei was appointed minister of the palace. In September of the first year of Jing _ (1034), the book was the queen. She is kind and thrifty, attaches great importance to crops, and often grows crops in the forbidden garden to take care of silkworms. Shanfei Silk Book His ability to govern the harem won the trust of Song Renzong. Volume 123 records that "Shang () refers to the left and right saying:' the things in the palace are the masters of the palace. As for the Forbidden City, it has its own level and has never been predicted. I am in the forbidden, everything is quiet, and I don't know this when I am free. "
Song Yingzong succeeded to the throne and was honored as the empress dowager. She listened to politics for thirteen months and was also the second empress dowager in the Northern Song Dynasty. Song Shenzong acceded to the throne and was honored as the Empress Dowager.
4. On October 20th, the second year of Song Shenzong Yuanfeng (1079165438+10/6), the empress dowager died in Qingshou Palace at the age of 64. Song Shenzong mourned and was buried for its scenery, so he wrote a letter to the Garden Mausoleum of the Queen Mother Yitai, calling it the Mountain Mausoleum. (The tombs of other queens in the Song Dynasty are called Yuanling, and the tombs of emperors are called Shanling. ) posthumous title's "Ci Shengguang offered the Queen", and I would like to follow the eulogy "Love the People and Kindness". Can teach kindness with benevolence. Know that the prophet is sacred. Fatigue is sacred. Talk to Ning people. The grid is above and below the lamp. Smart, wise and dedicated. More knowledge and more dedication. Empress Gong Wei includes China and the United States. To sum it up. The favor of the gods. The combination of heaven and earth. It is appropriate to take the lives of our ancestors. I give you a gift of kindness and light. "Buried in YongZhaoLing with Song Renzong.
5. Empress Cao had no children all her life, but she assisted the three kings and had deep feelings for the people of Song Dynasty. She was supported by ministers and loved by the people, and was called a generation of sages.