preface
Song Guangzong (1147-1200) was also known as Zhao Huan. Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Reigned from 1189 to 1194. The third son of Emperor Xiaozong. In 1162, he was crowned King Gong. In the seventh year of Qiandao (1171), he was made crown prince. In the sixteenth year of Chunxi (1189), he was subjected to internal Zen. In the first year of Shaoxi (1190), Empress Li asked Zhao Kuo, the Crown Prince of Jia, to be crown prince, but Emperor Xiaozong did not allow it, and he confused Li Hou and suspected that Emperor Xiaozong had the intention of abolishing the intention and never went to Emperor Xiaozong from then on. Five years later, after Emperor Xiaozong's death, he said that he could not get out of mourning, and there was a disturbance in the DPRK. Empress Dowager Wu used Zhao Ruyu and others to honor the throne as Emperor Jia, and he was honored as Emperor Taishang.
Father and son look at each other
Emperor Guangzong of Song was the third son of Emperor Xiaozong of Song, and it was logically impossible for him to inherit the throne, but Emperor Xiaozong of Song's eldest son, Zhao Huan, died not long after he was made crown prince. According to the etiquette, the second son, Zhao Kai the Prince of Wei, should be made crown prince, but Song Xiaozong believed that the King of Wei was too lenient and benevolent, and was inferior to the third son Zhao Huan as "heroic and martial", so Song Xiaozong made King Gong of Zhao The Crown Prince in February of the seventh year of Qiandao (1171).
When Emperor Guangzong of Song was still the crown prince, out of fear of imperial power, he was still extremely filial to Emperor Xiaozong of Song. In October of the fourteenth year of Chunxi (1187), Emperor Gaozong of Song died, and Emperor Xiaozong of Song was devastated, and out of gratitude to Emperor Gaozong and his own resentment of government affairs, Emperor Xiaozong of Song decided to pass the throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan.
In February of the sixteenth year of Chunxi (1189), the sixty-three-year-old Song Xiaozong gave the throne to the forty-three-year-old crown prince Zhao Chun, who was Song Guangzong, and also made Emperor Guangzong's concubine Li Shi empress. Emperor Xiaozong then retired to Chonghua Palace. In order to show respect and filial piety to his father, Emperor Guangzong issued the edict "Five Days and One Dynasty Chonghua Palace", which was later changed to The Fourth Dynasty of January.
However, not long after, Guangzong began to find various excuses to avoid such "official affairs" as the Chonghua Palace, and even when he went out of the palace to play and hold a banquet, Song Guangzong did not think of inviting his father and emperor to go with him. The estrangement between father and son slowly became apparent.
Around the third year of Shaoxi (1192), we can often see the "Chonghua Palace of the Imperial Dynasty", that is, the relevant records of Guangzong visiting his father Song Xiaozong. The problem seems to lie in September of Shao Xi's fourth year, "Chongming Festival Hundred Officials On Birthday." The attendants and the two provinces asked the emperor to chonghua Palace and did not listen. Since then, there have been constant ministers petitioning the Emperor Chonghua Palace. But there are often no results. For example, in October, "the secretary of the provincial official asked to go to Chonghua Palace, and shu sanshang did not listen." Later, more than two hundred students wrote to Chonghua, "Please go to Chonghua, and do not report it." Then "the emperor will go to Chonghua Palace and return to the disease without results." Until November, "the Imperial Dynasty Chonghua Palace, the people are very happy." But the good times did not last long, until April of the fifth year of Shao Xi (1194). Emperor Guangzong relapsed from his old illness and no longer went to Chonghua Palace.
In the fifth year of Shaoxi (1194), Emperor Xiaozong fell ill, and Emperor Guangzong still did not visit his father. Because his son snubbed him, Xiaozong's heart was full of disappointment and sadness, and in May, Xiaozong's condition took a sharp turn for the worse. When the students heard that Emperor Guangzong was still having fun in the harem at this time and did not visit his father, he wrote a "Table of Persuasion and Pleasure", two of which said, "Zhou Gong deceived me, and would like to burn the "Wine Curse" in Kangqu; Confucius empty words, please bundle the "Filial Piety Sutra" in the high pavilion", pungently satirizing Song Guangzong's filial piety and immorality.
In the face of Emperor Guangzong's unfilial behavior, the courtiers vigorously advised, and even more officials neglected to ask for their own dismissal and stayed at home. In June of the fifth year of Shaoxi (1194), Emperor Xiaozong died, and Emperor Guangzong still refused to preside over his father's funeral, and finally had to be mourned by Empress Dowager Wu on his behalf. In fact, Emperor Guangzong was so afraid of Emperor Xiaozong that he did not believe that his father had died, believing that it was a trap to usurp his throne. Therefore, he lived in the palace to feast and drink as before, not to serve the mourning of Emperor Xiaozong, and for fear of being plotted by others, he always wore a sword and a bow to defend himself.
Just when Emperor Guangzong was constantly wary of his father, his son Zhao Kuo the Prince of Jia ascended the throne with the support of Empress Dowager Tai and the support of his ministers Zhao Ruyu and Han Nong (tuō) And so on, which was Song Ningzong.
Song Guangzong was unaware of the matter of Inner Zen, so he refused to accept Emperor Ningzong's court for a long time, still living in the imperial palace, and refused to move to the palace prepared for Emperor Taishang. And this incident also brought him a heavy blow, and his condition worsened. On August 17 of the 6th year of the Qingyuan Dynasty, Emperor Guangzong died at Shoukang Palace at the age of 54.
Why was Emperor Guangzong so unfilial to his father as a Song Dynasty monarch? In fact, there are four main reasons:
1. There is a gap between Guangzong and Xiaozong's father and son
Although Emperor Guangzong was made crown prince, Emperor Xiaozong had no intention of ceding the throne to him. So Emperor Guangzong could not hold back, so he said to Emperor Xiaozong: "My beard has begun to turn white, and someone has sent a medicine to dye my beard, but I dare not use it", and Emperor Xiaozong heard the voice of his son and said: "It is good to have a white beard, just to show the world your old age, what is the use of dyeing beard medicine." When Emperor Guangzong heard this, he did not dare to say much, so he instead hinted at Empress Wu (Empress Gaozong), hoping that he could help him speak. Empress Dowager Wu also hinted to Emperor Xiaozong that the Zen throne should be given to Emperor Guangzong, and the answer was that the crown prince still needed to go through the training. In this way, Guangzong also had a feeling of dissatisfaction in his heart.
2. Empress Li Fengniang's divisive obstruction
Li Fengniang was a jealous and fierce person, and at the beginning of Emperor Guangzong's reign, she crushed Emperor Guangzong to death, and many of the things that Song Guangzong had promised would become empty after Empress Li's mixing. Li Fengniang's behavior also made Xiaozong feel disgusted and reprimanded her many times, which made Li Fengniang also hold a grudge against Xiaozong, so she did not allow Guangzong to visit Xiaozong. Once, Guangzong agreed to visit his father, but Guangzong did not take a few steps before he was pulled by Empress Li and eventually failed to make the trip.
3. The dispute between Emperor Guangzong and Emperor Xiaozong
Emperor Guangzong had only one son, Zhao Kuo the Prince of Jia, and Emperor Guangzong wanted to make him crown prince. However, Emperor Xiaozong wanted zhao kai's son, the king of Wei, and Li Hou provoked him in front of Emperor Guangzong, which made Emperor Guangzong think that Emperor Xiaozong had the intention of deposing himself, and from then on he did not worship his father.
4. The eunuch stirs up dissension from it
Because Guangzong himself was mentally ill, he was also full of suspicion of Emperor Xiaozong and distrusted his ministers, but instead trusted the old officials of the Eastern Palace and the eunuchs around him. There was a eunuch named Chen Yuan around Guangzong, who was originally a eunuch during Emperor Gaozong's time, and often monitored Emperor Xiaozong's behavior and reported it to Emperor Gaozong, so Emperor Xiaozong was very disgusted with him, took advantage of his family property, and organized him to manage Binzhou, so Chen Yuan held a grudge against Emperor Xiaozong, and he joined forces with the eunuchs Lin Yinian and Yang Shunqing to take advantage of Emperor Guangzong's jealousy and often provoked the father-son relationship between Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Guangzong.
Various reasons are intertwined, resulting in the father-son relationship between Guangzong and Xiaozong to an irreconcilable point, poor Song Xiaozong is so filial to his adoptive father Gaozong, while his son is so unfilial to himself, the evening scene is desolate, it is really sad!
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Reference: Zhao Song: The Eighteenth Emperor's Home Country and Real Life
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