Chapter 221: Qi Shu ascends the throne

Qi Shu succeeded to the throne, and the following is part of the article content searched from Baidu Encyclopedia,

Song Yingzong Zhao Shu (February 16, 1032 - January 25, 1067), formerly known as Zhao Zongshi, later renamed Zhao Shu, the fifth emperor of the Song Dynasty (reigned May 1, 1063 - January 25, 1067), the great-grandson of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, the grandson of Zhao Yuanfen, the king of Shang, the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the king of Pu, and the adopted son of Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong.

Zhao Shu was raised by the childless Renzong in the palace when he was a child, and was given the name Zhao Zongshi, and in 1062 AD, he was made a prince, renamed Zhao Shu, and was named the Duke of Julu County.

In 1063 AD, Zhao Shu ascended the throne. After Zhao Shu became emperor, he appointed his former minister Han Qi and others, and there was no large-scale war with Liao and Western Xia. In 1066 AD, Zhao Shu ordered Sima Guang to set up a bureau to specialize in the "Zizhi Tongjian".

In 1067 AD, Zhao Shu died of illness in the palace Funing Palace, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve five, reigned for three or four years, in fact, three years, the name is Xianwen Suwu Xuanxiao Emperor, the temple name Yingzong, buried in Yonghou Mausoleum (now Henan Gongyi Xiaoyi Fort). In November 1083, Emperor Xuanxiao of the Emperor Xuanxiao of the Emperor of the Emperor Xuanxiao of the Emperor

Zhao Shu is the great-grandson of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, the grandson of Zhao Yuanfen, the younger brother of Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong, and the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the cousin of Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong, Pu Anyi, and his mother is Junren of Xianyou County. Initially, Zhao Yunrang (the title of "King Pu Anyi" was later sealed by Renzong) dreamed that two dragons were falling together with the sun, so he continued with clothes. On the third day of the first month of 1032 AD, when Zhao Shu was born in the Xuanpingfang mansion, the red light was all over the room, and someone saw the yellow dragon swimming in the red light.

Song Renzong Zhao Zhen himself had no sons (all three sons died young), so in 1035 AD, the young Zhao Shu was admitted to the imperial palace by Renzong, given the name Zhao Zongshi, and handed over to Empress Cao (later Empress Dowager Cao) to raise.

Zhao Zongshi (later Yingzong Zhao Shu) was extremely filial by nature, liked to read, did not do things for fun, and dressed frugally and plainly like a Confucian. He often saw his teacher in court clothes and said, "You are my teacher, and you dare not meet him with courtesy." At that time, Wu Wanggong professor Wu Chongjin presented the "Six Proverbs of the Sect", Renzong handed it over to Zongzheng, and Zhao Zongshi wrote the content on the screen to restrain himself.

In 1039 AD, after Renzong's biological son Zhao Xin, King of Yu, was born, Zhao Zongshi left the palace and returned to his biological father Zhao Yunrang.

In 1058 A.D., after the death of King Pu Anyi, he gave the playthings he had worn to his sons, and all what Zhao Zongshi got was given to the old people who were going to leave the palace after burying their father. One of the children of the clan borrowed a gold belt but returned it with a copper belt, and the person in charge told him about it, and Zhao Zongshi said, "This is really my belt!" and accepted it. once asked the attendant in front of the palace to sell him the rhino belt, which was worth 300,000 yuan, but it was lost, and Zhao Zongshi did not ask.

In June 1058, Prime Minister Han Qi, Bao Zheng and others mentioned the matter of the crown prince to Renzong, and Renzong said that there was a pregnancy in the harem, and the matter will be talked about later. It didn't take long for the harem to give birth, but it was a girl. At that time, Zhao Zongshi happened to mourn because of the death of his biological father Zhao Yunrang.

On October 12, 1061, the imperial court planned to appoint Zhao Zongshi as the defense history of Qinzhou and the main temple of Zhizong, but Zhao Zongshi resigned because the mourning period had not expired. Zhao Zongshi resigned four times, and the court allowed him to continue the mourning. After the funeral, Zhao Zongshi was awarded the Qinzhou Defense Envoy and Zhizong Zheng Temple, and he resigned again.

On the fourth day of August of the same year in 1062, Zhao Zongshi was made the prince, and on the ninth day of the first month, he changed his name to Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu said that he was sick after hearing the edict, resigned as the prince, and asked Zhou Mengyang, a professor in the Tan Palace, to write a note, Zhou Mengyang made some admonitions, and Zhao Shu hurriedly thanked him. After playing more than ten times, Renzong did not agree, and issued an edict to sentence the main affairs of the sect, An Guogong Conggu and others went to advise him to obey the order, so the ministers went to Zhao Shu's bedroom to help him up and send him to the palace. Zhao Shucai agreed to be the prince, and warned the housekeepers: "Carefully guard my house, the emperor has an heir, I will come back." On August 30, Zhao Shu appeared in the Qingju Palace. From then on, Zhao Shu made two pilgrimages to Renzong every day, and sometimes went to the palace to serve Renzong. In September, Zhao Shu was named the defense history of Qizhou and the prince of Julu County.

In the third lunar month of 1063 AD, Renzong died. On the first day of the fourth month of summer, Empress Cao issued an edict to let Zhao Shu inherit the emperor's throne. Hundreds of civil and military officials entered the court and wept bitterly in mourning. Han Qi read the edict of Renzong. Zhao Shu went to the east hall to meet with hundreds of civil and military officials. Officially enthroned for Song Yingzong. On the second day of the fourth month, the world was amnesty, and the hundred officials were given a plus one class, and the armies were rewarded.

Zhao Shu wanted to mourn for Renzong for three years, and ordered Han Qi to act as an agent for military and political affairs, but the prime minister and ministers did not agree, so Zhao Shu withdrew his order. On the fourth day of April, Zhao Shu fell ill. Send Han Zhen and others to report the news of Yingzong's throne to the Khitan. On the fifth day of the fourth month, Empress Cao was honored as the queen mother. On the eighth day of April, an edict was issued asking the Queen Mother to jointly deal with important military affairs. On April 14, the queen mother went to the small hall to listen to the government, and the ministers went to the small hall curtain to play state affairs. On April 14, the Appointed Treasure Seal was made. On April 16, the emperor's eldest son, Zhao Ji, was appointed as the observer envoy of Anzhou and the sixth emperor of Guangguo, that is, the Northern Song Dynasty.