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Emperor Renzong of Song, the fourth emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Praised by the history books as: to be a king, to stop at benevolence! The Qianlong Emperor once said that the three emperors he admired the most were his grandfather Kangxi Xuanye, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and third, this Song Renzong Zhao Zhen.
Emperor Renzong of Song reigned for 42 years and was the longest-reigning emperor of the Song Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, the government was lenient and simple, and he was gentle, and it can be said that a "benevolent" character ran through his ruling career.
Bao Zheng, Bao Qingtian is a famous courtier. Sometimes when speaking bluntly, emotions were agitated, and the spit stars flew to Song Renzong's face, and Zhao Zhen, who was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, not only did not have a dragon face to be angry, but instead wiped his face with his sleeve while following Bao Zheng's advice. Zhao Zhen's measurement and "benevolence" are very rare qualities among the kings of the past, in addition to Bao Zheng, in the Zhao Zhen dynasty, there was also Fan Zhongyan, who was "worried about the world before the world, and happy after the world", and Ouyang Xiu, who advocated that the article should be clear and applied, and led the Northern Song Dynasty ancient literature movement! Famous courtiers have emerged, the country has been stable and peaceful, and the economy, technology, and culture have developed greatly.
After Song Renzong's death, Kyoshi wept in the city lane for several days, although the beggars and children burned paper money and cried before Ouchi! The obituary was sent to the Liao Kingdom, and Yelü Hongji also cried loudly. But does this show that Song Renzong was a good emperor?
As an emperor's evaluation criterion, the first is to see if he can pass on the inheritance well, and the second is his Wenzhi martial arts. As the ruler of a dynasty, Song Renzong could not even guarantee his own stable rule, let alone a good emperor, just by a "benevolent" word?
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, although the Song Dynasty entered its heyday, it was also the starting point of the decline of the Great Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Su Shi, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Lü Yijian, Pang Yuan, Wang Anshi, Lü Gongzhuo, Lü Gongbi, Sima Guang, Han Wei, Han Dai, Han Zhen, Zhang Fangping, etc., this list is amazing even today, and these people represent the highest achievements of Northern Song Literature, Politics and even Military! However, what kind of good card did such a good hand become in the hands of Song Renzong?
In the later period of the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, land annexation was serious, the number of troops reached the peak of the Northern Song Dynasty, and military expenditure accounted for 70% or 80% of the finance.
In the second year of Baoyuan, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia attacked the Great Song, and in July the Song army was defeated and retreated to Sanchuankou. As a result, the Xia army completely annihilated the troops of the Song Dynasty generals Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun, and Liu and Shi were captured. In the end, Xu Dehuai sneaked in and solved the siege of Yanzhou.
In the second year of Kangding, Li Yuanhao once again led an army of 100,000 people to the south to attack the Song and set up an ambush at the mouth of the Haoshui River, resulting in the almost total annihilation of the Song army, the general Ren Fu committed suicide, and his son Ren Huailiang was killed.
In the second year of the Qing calendar, Li Yuanhao sent an army of 100,000 people south in two ways, one way out of Liu Xi Fort and one way out of Pengyang City. Ge Huaimin and others fell under siege at Dingchuan Village, Ge Huaimin and fifteen other generals were killed in battle, and more than 9,000 Song troops were almost completely destroyed. Another way, the Xia army suffered a major defeat in Wonju, which shattered Li Yuanhao's dream of directly pounding the pass.
Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai were defeated three times, and finally made peace with Western Xia. Although the result of the peace talks was that the Western Xia vassals abolished the imperial title, Song Renzong had to pay a large amount of silver, silk, and tea every year!
The Liao state received a lot of benefits after seeing the peace between Western Xia and Song Renzong, so it also tore up the "Alliance of Tanyuan" and sent troops to the south. As a result, he was smashed back by Song Renzong's annual increase of 100,000 yuan and silk of 100,000 yuan.
In the later period of Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhang Hai and Guo Mishan revolted; Wang Lun revolted; Nong Zhigao rebelled against the Song... Peasant uprisings and riots are more than a year old. Ouyang Xiu also mentioned, "Today's thieves are more than a year like a year, a gang is as strong as a gang, and the world is a disaster, can't you be worried?" The reason for so many riots, Ouyang Xiu also pointed out that it was because the taxes were too heavy and the officials were corrupt. The state collects one tax, and the officials demand ten from the people, which is the situation under the rule of Song Renzong.
There are also the Southern Barbarian Rebellion, the Toe Rebellion... Although there was a "New Deal to Celebrate the Calendar" later, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, and others were successively excluded from the imperial court, and the New Deal completely failed.
Why is it that when talking about Zhao Zhen, it is a "benevolent" word, what Bao Zheng spits on his face without anger, what is thirsty for fear that the waiter will be punished and does not drink water, and eats sand silently... Why avoid talking about the military? Boasting of the economic prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty, why did Song Yingzong reign for only a few years, and as soon as Song Shenzong ascended to the throne, he cried impatiently? Don't you look for reasons from this good emperor who has been in power for more than forty years?