Cui Shi was born in Shouyang (another name for Haizhou), and his great-grandfather avoided chastity and took charge of politics. Grandfather is shy and generous, a student; Filial piety, loyal to the deputy secretary of Wuwei; Yan Hongshi, the stepdaughter of Zheng Tong.
In other words, Cui Shi's great-grandfather was called Cui Mozhen, and he was a general-level political doctor. My grandfather's name is Cui Taiyi, and he is a student. My father's name is Cui Xiaoyuan, and I am the deputy director in Wuwei, Zhong Xing. My mother is Hong Jinan's daughter, doctor of general politics. Judging from her family background, although it is not a big family, it is also an official family, at least with a middle-aged background, and it is unlikely to be ordinary people or even untouchables. However, the rank of Cui Shi ancestors was not recorded in any public or private documents before Japanese ancestors, or even in their genealogy. Moreover, the only father who has ever held an actual official position (also a casual post of "Jiao Zi") is "General Xuanlve and Guo, Deputy Secretary of Wuwei in Aviation". It is impossible to confirm whether this is the position he held before his death or a gift from Su Zong of North Korea to the family members of the harem. It is also possible that the records in the tombstone written by Cui Shi eight years after his death were "forged" by Yingzu in order to consolidate his kingship by raising his mother's status, so the possibility that Cui Shi was born in a civilian cannot be ruled out. In a word, the origin of Cui Shi is difficult to determine. Cui Shi lost his father at the age of three and his mother at the age of four. At the age of seven (nominal age, namely 1676), he entered the palace to be a maid of honor. It is said that when she was a princess in Queen Inhyeon, she was the wife who was responsible for fetching water and doing odd jobs in the nave (that is, "giving water to Iraq", but there is no official data to prove this statement). 1689, after Queen Inhyeon was abolished, Zhang Xipin became a princess. According to historical records, on Queen Inhyeon's birthday, my then wife Cui Shi secretly prayed for her in the palace. In the process, she was received by Su Zong of North Korea and was loved. Later, she was persecuted by Queen Zhang Xipin and saved Su Zong. Because of Cui Shi's sincerity, Su Zong was moved to change his mind and Queen Inhyeon was restored. This story is detailed in Li Wenzheng's Wen Lu as follows:
There is Liu Jingkuan near Xiaoqiao, who is sincere and educated. He worked for the late king in 67, but also retired due to illness. He said: "The first day was late at night, walking around the palace on crutches and passing through my wife's room. The only wife's room, from the outside, is brightly lit, dark and richly furnished. My wife knelt under the bed. First, the king was surprised. Then she opened her door and asked her why. My wife knelt down and said,' My daughter is a maid in the nave, and she prefers this kind of favor. Tomorrow is the birthday of the nave, abandoned in the west palace. It is a pity that sinners will be in their own places and repent sooner or later. Who will be ashamed of tomorrow's birthday? My daughter was very disappointed. She put her favorite things in this temple, but there was no way to offer them, so she put them in her room to show her sincerity. "Think about it from the beginning. Tomorrow's birthday of Guo Zhongdian is also a feeling. If you pay attention to your sincerity, you will naturally have a baby. On June 7, Xi Ai caught his wife, tied her up and beat her to death, then put it under the wall and covered it with a big urn. When the first king was sleeping on the pillow, he suddenly dreamed that the dragon was coming out of the ground, so he had to show his face and tell the first king with tears:' Your Highness, please help me quickly!' The late king was shocked, but also surprised. When he entered the Jubilee bedroom, he saw an urn under the wall and asked, "Why is the urn upside down?" Ai quipped, "The empty urn was upside down." The first king ordered the chamberlain to stand upright, and then the bound woman was exposed. First, the king was frightened and looked at it, but it was near night, covered in blood and breathing, so he was in a hurry to untie himself. First you pour the medicine into your mouth, then you swallow the rice, and then you get angry. So he was placed in the dormitory and rescued day and night. Thanks to Susie, the baby is safe. After the first king came, he knew the evil of Jubilee, so he wanted to repel it. Many people were interested in the nave. Her husband, Cui Shi, was born a prince, and the late king was very happy. He taught Cui Shi to say,' You are sincere in the nave, so the gods bless me and make me close to you. This is the auspiciousness of Nongzhang, which is the reason for the nave. If it wasn't for the birthday of the nave, why did you light candles when I was alive? Today's Nongzhang is blessed by the Temple of Heaven. "Cui Shi leaned back and said,' Today, I am going to teach, and I am eager to do so. If I knew the auspicious situation in Nongzhang, I should have some places to restore it, because of the central temple. "The master said," So is giving to the mind. . Then it is reset. Such a strange thing is unknown to all officials in the Qing Dynasty, but I know it. "
This seems to indicate that Cui Shi was born in a humble background (but in history, neither the official nor unofficial history said that Cui Shi was a pariah), because after the abolition of Queen Inhyeon, my wife with status left the palace with her master and lived in the love hall, and only humble servants would stay in the palace. The truth of the above story remains to be verified, but Cui Shi is likely to push Queen Inhyeon to reset. After Zhang Xipin became a princess, Jin Chunze, a member of Ren Jing (Su Zongyuan), and others began to move around to seek the return of Queen Inhyeon, while Cui Shi was regarded as Jin Chunze's pawn. Later, Jin Chunze's epitaph also clearly wrote: "Jia Xu (1694) Wei Kun was honest, with Yi Shu's help inside and Jun Fu's mediation outside", which shows Cui Shi's role in the restoration of Queen Inhyeon. It may be because of this reason that Cui Shi, who had been named as the fourth-class Shu Yuan, was promoted from the second-class Yi Shu by "special decree" on the second day of Queen Inhyeon's restoration in June of the twentieth year of Su Zong (1694) in recognition of her contribution to the restoration of Queen Inhyeon. According to Records of the Han Dynasty and Yan Dan Miscellaneous Notes by his younger brother Min Zhenyuan, after Min died in the 27th year of Su Zong (170 1), Cui told Su Zong that Zhang Xipin cursed with witchcraft, which led to his death.
Cui Shi gave birth to Prince Yongshou in October of the 19th year of Su Zong (1693), but died two months later. In the twentieth year of Su Zong (1694), in September, Li Yun (later Koryo Yingzu) was born again, and in the twenty-second year of Su Zong (1696), another prince was born and died.
In the 19th year of Su Zong (1693), Cui Shi was sealed in April, in June the following year, and in the following year, he was sealed with gold. In the 25th year of Su Zong (1699), it was named Zhengyi Shu Qi to commemorate the restoration of Duanzong in Korea. In history, Yan Tian, the "Jin Shu, the best female official", was calm and simple, and could not see the joys and sorrows. He served in two temples, and the night was dull. Zhuang Jing is cautious and trembling. Its contact with concubines and courtiers is not only unsatisfactory, but also pleasing them. It is also very important for me, Queen Inhyeon and Hui Shunci to respect big princess (Empress Renyuan). I am self-deprecating and afraid of others, and I don't like to talk about their shortcomings. People who work for the imperial court may have words and need to be accused. In a palace, they were suddenly called beautiful. "But the Korean court never really accepted Cui Shi, which can be seen from Su Zong's careful and rigorous attitude towards Yingzu in public and Yingzu's efforts to improve his mother's status. Both Su Zong and Ying Zu should try their best to avoid friction with bureaucrats for the sake of Cui Shi.
From the forty-second year of Su Zong (17 16, soldier Shen Nian), Shu's family fell ill, and Su Zong ordered her to leave the palace to recuperate. In the forty-fourth year of Su Zong (17 18), Shu died in a private house in Seoul. On May 12 of the same year, he was buried in Yangzhou Gaolingdong urn field.
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According to Su Zong, on April 26th, 19th year of Su Zong, Cui Shi was named Shu Yuan. On June 2nd, 20th year of Su Zong, Shu Yuan Cui Shi was appointed as Yi Shu. On June 8th, the 21st year of Su Zong, Yi Shu Cui Shi was appointed as the Honorable One. On October 23rd, the 25th year of Su Zong, Cui Shi was promoted to Shu General. Resetting Julia with Duanzong Wang. Later, Yingzu of North Korea, the heir of North Korea, missed his mother Shu Shi so much that he couldn't sleep. He wrote in the article "Can the Imperial System Sleep?": "Can you sleep and remember JOE?" Thinking of 1898, how can I sleep? Do you remember Gaoling when you can sleep? " JOE was the year when Shuai Cui Shi gave birth to Yingzu, the year of the Reform Movement of 1898 was the year when Shuai Cui Shi died, and Gaoling was the burial place of Shuai Cui Shi, so Yingzu's memory of Shuai Cui Shi was beyond words. Among the more than 5,300 imperial poems extant by Yingzu, this kind of poems commemorating mother can be found everywhere. In addition to remembering the history of Shu through poems and songs, Yingzu also took another way to respect the birthright of Shu history. This is an open way. Yingzu took this approach for three reasons. The most direct thing is to express my memory of my mother and repay her kindness. The second is to set an example of filial piety for the people. Finally, Yingzu maintained his image by raising the status of his biological mother, thus achieving the purpose of showing the kingship.
Yingzu's respect for Shu's love for Cui Shi has gone through a changing process. As mentioned earlier, it may be because Cui Shi was born in a humble background. Both Su Zong and Ying Zu should try to avoid friction with bureaucrats in order to keep Cui Shi. After Yingzu ascended the throne, some ministers suggested that Cui Shi, the wife of Shu, should be respected. Yingzu declined on the grounds that "private relatives (referring to Cui Shi, the wife of Shu) are cautious on weekdays". Therefore, the status of Shu history remains unchanged. But in the second year, Yingzu built an ancestral temple for Shu Ai Cui Shi and laid a tombstone for his tomb. But twenty years before Yingzu (1744), Yingzu still took great care of Cui Shi and visited Shuyu's tomb occasionally. In the twentieth year of Yingzu (1744), due to the changes in real politics, Yingzu began to respect his mother in order to consolidate his imperial power. In March of that year, it was decided to name Shu 'an Temple "Yuxiang" and the mausoleum "Zhao Ning". Since then, Yingzu often went to Yuxiang Temple and Zhao Ning's tomb to worship his mother. In the 29th year of Yingzu (1753), Yuxiang Temple was upgraded to Yuxiang Palace, the tomb was upgraded to a garden, and the first posthumous title "He Jing" was given to Shu. In the thirty-first year of Ying Zu (1755), Hui De was added, in the forty-eighth year of Ying Zu (1772), An Chun was added, and in the fifty-second year of Ying Zu (1776), Sui Fu and Shu Shu were added. Therefore, Cui Shu became the most respected palace in the Korean dynasty, and Yuxiang Palace is also one of the seven palaces in Seoul.