Part II: The Puzzle of the Times
In his lifetime, Emperor Shenzong had fourteen princes and ten princesses, but unfortunately most of them died prematurely.
Zhao Tuo ranked eleventh, and by the time he ascended the throne, there were only four living brothers, namely, the imperial brother Zhao Tuo, the imperial brother Zhao Li, Zhao Xiang, and Zhao Wei. Among them, Zhao Li and Zhao Wei were born to Concubine Lin Xian, and Zhao seemed to be born to Emperor Zhezong's half-brother, Princess Zhu.
There were only three living princesses, namely the third daughter of the emperor, the fourth daughter of the emperor, and the tenth daughter of the emperor, and only these three people later grew up and got married. Among them, the third daughter of the emperor, Princess Tang Guo, married Han Jiayan, the son of the famous minister Han Qi, and she had a grandson who was very famous, that is, the Southern Song Dynasty power minister Han Nongxin.
Next, we will talk about the brothers of Emperor Huizong.
Zhao Tuo, the ninth son of Emperor Shenzong, was born in 1082 and was born to Concubine Wuxian. After Emperor Zhezong's death, Zhao Tuo was the oldest of his brothers, and if he had been the eldest, he should have inherited the throne. But he suffered from eye diseases, some said to be strabismus, some said to be blind, such an innate condition, may look at the throne and sigh.
It is said that he suffered from a sudden convulsion as a child, commonly known as "convulsions", and almost died, but was later cured by the famous pediatric doctor Qian Yi. His eye disease is likely to stem from the sequelae of this serious illness. This serious illness did not take his life, but took away his possible throne.
After Emperor Huizong succeeded to the throne, he was very courteous to this elder brother who had surrendered the throne due to eye disease and was the only living person, and the reward was continuously sealed and praised. Unfortunately, in 1106 AD, Zhao Tuo died at the age of 24. Emperor Huizong gave him the title of Prince of Yan for seven days, giving him the title of Shang Shu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, and Xuzhou Mu. And burial, Emperor Huizong was buried in the fourth place, the imperial book of the imperial system of two eulogies, and then added to the service, posthumously crowned the King of Wu, the title of Rongmu, The Extreme Sorrow, all that can be given almost all are given. Zhao Tuo had three sons behind him, Zhao Youke, Zhao Youyi, and Zhao Youchang.
His mother, Concubine Wuxian, was also a poor person, whose life was unknown, entered the palace as an official daughter, and had a son and a daughter, and the imperial daughter died early. Now, the prince died in front of her again, twice the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, what kind of human misery is this? Under the grief, the year after Zhao Tuo's death, the Wu clan also drove to Hexi and was posthumously given the title of Noble Concubine, with the courtesy name Huimu.
Zhao Tuo, because of the eye disease and the imperial throne passed by, let people lament the fate of the trickery, the untimely death, is even more lamentable. However, at his age, if he lived for twenty more years, he would surely experience the destruction of the country and his family, and like his fellow royals, he would experience an extremely miserable life after being taken captive to the north.
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Man is inherently dead. Will he die in the sunshine of the golden age, a royal funeral with a ceremony, or will he live a few more years, experience the ups and downs of the chaotic world, and die under the chaotic knife and fall into the grass?
God helped Zhao You make a choice. To put it another way, it's a blessing.
But his two imperial brothers, Zhao Li and Zhao Wei, were not so lucky.
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