History repeats itself. - Thucydides
China's history is long and long, the dynasties have changed continuously over thousands of years, and emperors have appeared and ended in the long river of history. The emperor's personality can be said to be very cowardly in his life, and he was often bullied by his ministers to wipe his tears, but he never thought of raising the butcher knife in his hand to prove his majesty.
During his forty-two years in power, not only was the people of his own country happiest, but even the emperor of the enemy country was admired and admired. His martial arts could not surpass that of the Qin Emperor Han Wu, but the skill of Wenzhi was enough to make him proud of the crowd. He was Song Renzong Zhao Zhen.
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, I don't know if you have any impressions? It is the protagonist of the folk called "Tanuki Cat for Prince", and later became the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty, his father was Zhao Heng, his birth mother was Li Shi, and his adoptive mother Liu E, Zhao Zhen can be said to be the most benevolent and frugal, diligent and loving emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Renzong was very strict with himself, and his clothes and food were very simple, but he was very kind to others. During his decades of reign, he knew and made good use of people, and there were many talents, and historical celebrities such as Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, and Bao Zheng were the mainstays of Zhao Zhen's reign. Song Renzong's temper was very good, how good was it? Once, after Emperor Renzong returned to the palace, he was anxious to ask the concubine for water to drink, and the concubine asked him why he didn't drink it outside. Renzong then said, "I turned back again and again, but I didn't see them preparing the kettle, if I asked, someone would definitely be punished, so I held my thirst and came back to drink water." ”
In the end, when Emperor Renzong died, not only the people of his own country paid tribute to him, but even the emperor Yelü Hongji, who was far away in Daliao, cried bitterly and built a crown tomb for him. In Chinese history, benevolence has always been regarded as the highest ideal of tradition, and countless ancestors have been working in this direction, but no emperor except Song Renzong can really implement it. No one likes to be a victim of war, and no one can always prevent the dark arrows from shooting from behind, although it was impossible to achieve perfection during the reign of Song Renzong. However, he did use his best efforts to bring the Chinese nation a peak of literary style.
It has to be mentioned that even the Qianlong Emperor, who felt super good about himself and considered himself a perfect old man, said that one of the three emperors he admired the most was Song Renzong.