Chapter 197 Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty

"In fact, according to my modern words, Song Zhenzong really won the lottery, originally according to the provisions of the patriarchal system, Song Zhenzong was neither the eldest son, nor the descendant, and he had no chance to inherit the throne."

"But the eldest brother Zhao Yuanzuo went crazy because of the incident, and the second brother Zhao Yuanxu died unexpectedly, so Song Zhenzong's throne really won the lottery."

"Let's talk about the alliance signed by Song Zhenzong during his reign, Song and Liao are about brother countries with the Baigou River as the border, and Song gives Liao 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 horses of silk every year."

"Many people think that they have lost the face of their ancestors, but in a positive sense, the alliance of the Yuanyuan has brought the Great Song Dynasty a hundred years of prosperity."

"Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, I personally think that Zhao Zhen deserves to be the second emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Song Taizong has to stand aside."

"When Song Renzong succeeded to the throne, he was still young, and the affairs of the court and the central government were handled by the descendants of the Empress Dowager, and after more than ten years, Song Renzong began to govern."

"In the early days of his reign, Song Renzong was strictly thrifty, and the people lived in peace."

"But in the war against Western Xia, the Song army was defeated again and again, and Song Renzong was forced to eliminate disasters with gold and silver money in order to protect the country, which undoubtedly increased the burden on the people again."

In the Song Dynasty, corruption prevailed, and all kinds of "redundant palaces, redundant officials, and redundant soldiers" continued, although the strategist Fan Zhongyan carried out large-scale reforms, but with little effect. ”

"During the reign of Song Renzong, there was no major turmoil in the Song Dynasty, and the people's lives were stable and happy."

It can be seen from the word "benevolence" in the temple number that historians summarized its reign as "Renzong Shengzhi". ”

"Although Song Renzong suffered all kinds of suffering, he did not sink, but actively acted and was diligent in political affairs."

It can be said that without Song Renzong's own "lonely city", how can there be a "Qingping Le" in Song Renzong's prosperous era? And this is Song Renzong, an emperor who suffers from himself and achieves others. ”

"Song Yingzong, he is the great-grandson of Song Taizong, because Song Renzong has no heirs, Song Yingzong was brought into the palace at an early age to be raised."

"During his reign, he was assisted by his former minister Han Qi, and Song Yingzong also respected Han Qi very much."

"Song Yingzong felt that the ancestral reform system was nearly perfect, so he did not carry out new reforms, nor did he fight with minority regimes, in general, Song Yingzong's life can be regarded as peaceful."

"After his death, the three favorite concubines Gao Hou, Di Qing, and Yang Yanzhao were buried together."

"Personally, I don't think Song Yingzong is a Ming Jun, compared with his predecessor Song Renzong, he is not half a star worse."

"The most important thing is that Song Yingzong has been in power for five years, he didn't do anything at all, he was sick most of the time, and during this time, the government was still handed over to the Empress Dowager Cao to deal with, no merit, let's talk about it!"

"Song Shenzong Zhao Ji, let's talk about the main achievements of Song Shenzong during his reign, reuse Wang Anshi to change the law, defeat Annan, Yuanfeng reform, recover Hehuang, and cut down Xia in five ways."

"After becoming the emperor, he was very uneasy about the weak national strength of the Song Dynasty and wanted to carry out reforms."

Because he admired Wang Anshi very much, he invited him to preside over the reform plan, but due to the lack of preparation for this reform and change, it soon ended in failure.

"Song Shenzong was unwilling to give up, restarted the reform plan many times, and insisted on changing the law for 20 years."

"At the same time, there were sudden changes in the Western Xia, and during the reign of Xia Huizong, he encountered the dictatorship of the Liang family, the mother party, and the Western Xia fell into turmoil."

"Song Shenzong thought that this was a godsend, so he raised troops to conquer the Western Xia, and fought all the way in advance, even breaking the Xia army, but due to the excessive underestimation of the enemy, the Song army suffered a crushing defeat in Yongle City, so far, the plan to destroy Xia was completely destroyed."

"When the news reached the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Shenzong cried bitterly on the spot, hating the injustice of God, he had great ambitions and worked hard to destroy the Western Xia, and saw that the great cause was about to be accomplished, but he fell in Yongle City, how not to grieve in his heart."

"In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, Song Shenzong died of depression at the age of thirty-eight."

"And this is also the biggest problem of Song Shenzong, that is, the improper use of people, the impatience for quick success, and the failure of the reform caused by the indecisive attitude."

"In general, Song Shenzong was a hard-working emperor, and he hoped to rebuild a strong country and recreate the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties."

"It's a pity that the time God gave him was too short, and in the end, the 38-year-old Shenzong Zhao Ji left this world with deep regret."

"Song Zhezong, the sixth son of Song Shenzong, his father died depressed because he did not complete the great cause of destroying Xia, and Song Zhezong intended to fulfill his father's wishes."

"When Song Zhezong succeeded to the throne, he was only nine years old, so he was temporarily ruled by the Empress Dowager Gao."

"When he became an adult, Song Zhezong was in charge, not forgetting his father Song Shenzong's deathbed will, appointing ministers who advocated law change, and cracking down on the old school and centrists, among which Sima Guang was blamed and demoted, and Su Zhe was exiled to Lingnan."

"In foreign affairs, the Song Dynasty refused to negotiate with the Western Xia and strengthen the border cities, but it still could not stop the Western Xia Iron Cavalry, and was repeatedly defeated, and in the end, the Song Dynasty sued for peace again and spent money to avoid disasters."

"Song Zhezong really had the same sympathy and ambition as his father, but he died young, and it was a pity that he died of illness at the age of 25."

"Song Huizong Zhao Ji, the biggest hero of the Northern Song Dynasty is here, Song Huizong Zhao Ji was originally a prince with high artistic attainments, who knew that Song Zhezong died of illness and picked up the throne in vain."

"In the early days of the throne, he looked like a virtuous monarch, but then he opened the loser mode, after succeeding to the throne, because he was not good at understanding people, he led to Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other powerful ministers to chaos in the court, which made the court corrupt and unhealthy."

"Song Huizong believed in Taoism, spent money, recruited a large number of people to build Taoist temples, and looted rare grass and strange stones."

"Because of its cruel exploitation, the people could not tolerate it, and they rose up one after another, and in the seventh year of Xuanhe, Song Huizong passed the status to Song Qinzong, and he became the emperor with peace of mind, however, within a few years, the Jin soldiers attacked, and Song Huizong was taken captive, and he has never returned."

"The biggest failure of this is that Song Huizong was greedy and enterprising, and signed a maritime alliance with the Jin people to destroy the Liao, so that the Jin people could see the reality of the Northern Song Dynasty clearly."

As a result, the Jin people went directly south to besiege the capital, and Hui and Qin Erzong were captured by the Jin people and went north, which is known as the "Jingkang Change" in history. ”

"Song Qinzong, named Zhao Huan, was abdicated by his father Song Huizong in the seventh year of Xuanhe and became the new emperor."

"In the second year, he was forced to leave the station, and the general Li Gang fought against the Jin army, and in the same year, Cai Jing and others were beheaded."

"The Jin army attacked the city and plundered the land, unstoppable, Song Qinzong wanted to cut the city for compensation, in order to preserve, but did not get the Jin army's consent, in the same year, the Jin army broke through the capital Bianliang, so far, the Northern Song Dynasty perished."

"Everyone is a cheating father, Song Qinzong was directly pitted by his father, as soon as the Jin people called, Song Huizong directly passed the throne to his son Zhao Xu, and went to be the shopkeeper to get away."