In the history of ancient China, after the establishment of a new country, after a long or short period of rule, there will always be fatigue, internal and external troubles, the country will soon come to an end, will be replaced by new forces, the fate of all dynasties and dynasties is the same, if the country is broken, even if it is not necessary to surrender and live a humiliating day. However, if you choose to surrender and fall into the hands of the enemy country, naturally you will not have a good life.
The Song Dynasty is a dynasty that cannot be ignored in China's history, and its economy and culture and education have been the greatest help, prosperity and development, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the peak of Chinese history, and its influence on the Chinese nation is far-reaching. However, such a prosperous dynasty, when it reached the late stage, was also slaughtered by others, and the rulers and the country were subjected to inhuman abuse and humiliation.
The Song Dynasty is surrounded by many countries established by ethnic minorities, in essence, the Song Dynasty did not achieve real unification, which is the main reason for the destruction of the Later Song Dynasty, although the countries on the surface are peaceful, in fact, foreign countries are looking at the Song Dynasty, they want to occupy the central plains of this rich land.
When the Northern Song Dynasty and the Jin State reached a cooperation to destroy the Liao State, the Northern Song Dynasty itself also brought great trouble to the future self, the ambitions of the Jin State were more than this, they wanted to conquer the Central Plains, when there was no Liao State's containment, their direct threat to the Northern Song Dynasty was greatly enhanced, the army overwhelmed the Northern Song border, the rulers were not too late to eliminate the enemy, and they had to worry deeply about the survival of their own country.
Emperor Huizong of Song passed the throne to his son Zhao Heng, and as a ruler, he directly got rid of the big trouble and did not solve the problem wholeheartedly, and it is no wonder that the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. In addition, there was no army in Kaifeng, and the local army could not immediately go to support, the situation was so critical that the only way the ruler could think of was to seek peace. Signing a peace treaty was the most common method in the eyes of the Rulers of the Northern Song Dynasty, and there were not a few humiliating treaties signed in the past, but when faced with the rude and barbaric Jin people, the Northern Song Dynasty was brutally slaughtered.
The rulers of the Jin Dynasty naturally will not let go of this opportunity, they have a strong army, the Northern Song Dynasty has been regarded by them as a bag, the destruction of the Northern Song Dynasty is just around the corner, so in the face of this peace, they intend to plunder a lot of money effortlessly, and even indicate that the emperor will come to the Jin Kingdom to negotiate peace. The cowardly Emperor Huizong of Song did not dare at all, and Zhao Heng found an excuse to take several ministers to negotiate peace.
The peace talks were also full of twists and turns, and the attitude of the Jin rulers was very tough, and it was bound to make the Northern Song Surrender before they could negotiate peace conditions, and in order to be able to survive and steal, Zhao Heng agreed. This time the surrender letter was written four times to satisfy the Jin rulers, and finally let Zhao Heng read it himself, it can be said that the Jin people have been insulting the Northern Song rulers with their own power, but Zhao Heng can only endure everything.
Back at home, the national treasury could not withstand the terms of this discussion, and Zhao Heng ordered the whole country to loot the people's money, not only to give a large amount of money, but also to give all the young girls in Kaifeng City, which was really excessive, and such a loss of popularity to please the enemy meant that the Northern Song Dynasty was not far from extinction.
At that time, the girls in the city were all expropriated by the imperial court, and they were sent to the Golden Kingdom as slaves, and they would be humiliated in their lives, so some girls chose to commit suicide in order to avoid being insulted, and some chose to disfigure. Not only folk women, official eunuch women can not be spared, in fact, this is the disguised Gold people plundering, the Jin tribes have always robbed money and women, the Northern Song Rulers are just their puppets.
But the Jin rulers were not satisfied with this, they had already regarded the Northern Song Dynasty as their possessions, repeatedly asked the imperial court for money, and whenever Zhao Heng wanted to oppose, the Jin people would threaten, and under the pressure of force, they could only accept hegemonic treaties repeatedly. But even if the Central Plains are vast and rich, and can not withstand many large consumption, Zhao Heng wants to communicate with the Jin rulers, after he went to the Jin camp, the city was full of snow, and a plague broke out, the imperial treasury was empty, the people were plundered for many years, in the face of this natural disaster and man-made disaster, it was impossible to survive, and countless people in the city died.
The misfortune was not alone, Zhao Heng was so humble and condescending, and finally he was replaced by the Jin rulers, they also left Zhao Heng in the Jin camp, and a few months later Emperor Huizong of Song was also brought here, the two emperors were reduced to commoners, the Northern Song Dynasty was chaotic, the people were not happy, and the Jin State soon achieved the goal of bringing down the Northern Song Dynasty.
Even if the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty is no matter how cowardly, they still love the country, Song Huizong looked at the country in a period of turmoil, he felt a thousand emotions in his heart, and also wrote sincere poems, he also felt "ashamed", although the rulers of the Northern Song Dynasty have always been cowardly, but in the face of the crude and barbaric enemy countries, the weak Northern Song Dynasty simply cannot resist, they can only passively accept it again and again.
In the face of the scourge of annihilation, the rulers and the people are the biggest victims, the two emperors directly bear the humiliation of the Jin people, and the people as indirect bearers, the war is continuous, they live a life of upheaval and displacement, even the most basic survival is not guaranteed, they will resent the enemy country, they will also blame their emperor, many times the plundering of money is directly ordered by the ruler, in the face of the Jin people's inch, the emperor always endures everything, and never rises up to resist.
Resources:
【History of Song", "The Shame of Jingkang"】