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Zhao Tuo succeeded him as the prince's brother and was also the eighth emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and if there was no emperor's fate, then he would probably be a dedicated artist. Why is the life of Emperor Huizong of Song full of legends, he can ascend to the throne, but he is frivolous and is also an unknown emperor. Although he was very accomplished in art, he was dimwitted and incompetent in politics, and in the end he was also one of the few emperors in history to die in other countries, and he was not buried in the tombs of the previous emperors of the Great Song Dynasty after his death. Why did he end up with such a tragic ending?
The first is Zhao Tuo's relatives and friends, Zhao Tuo is the child of Shenzong and Chen Meiren, who was named after him because he was born strong, he was very intelligent from childhood, although he was not interested in Confucian scholarship, but he has a high interest in the art of calligraphy, and his tone has a special charm. Although he had a high artistic taste, he was not a decent person in his behavior, and he was self-indulgent and associated with a group of unlearned children. Among them, he had a good friend named Wang Jie, although Wang Yi's wife was a princess, and there were many wives and concubines in the family, but these did not satisfy Wang Jie's heart to go out and wander.
Zhao Tuo also learned a lot of bad habits with him, until Zhao Tuo ascended the throne, there were many villains around him who knew how to flatter, all of whom were recommended by this donkey. Although Zhao Tuo's behavior outside was very unrestrained, in the palace, he still respected the empress dowager, because he knew how to please, so the empress dowager naturally liked him more than others. Because when Zhezong died, there were no sons around him, so with the support of the empress, Zhao Tuo successfully became emperor.
The second is Zhao Yao's way of selecting people, when Zhao Tuo was called emperor, although there was the support of the empress, but the ministers were still very dissatisfied with his previous debauchery, the ministers wanted the empress dowager and the emperor to take care of the government together, but the empress dowager had no interest in the government, when there was the intervention of the empress dowager in the early stage, the situation of the imperial court was still very stable, at this time the emperor also made some moves to reassure everyone, everyone thought that he had changed the bad habits of the past, but this is just a mask for him, Soon after, he revealed his true face.
Cai Jing was a famous traitor, at that time he was recalled to the palace by Zhao Yao, although Cai Jing was very good at calligraphy and painting, but he was better at opportunism, he was in office for more than twenty years, including three times of eight experiences, from which we can also see the degree of the emperor's favor for this minister. In addition to Cai Jing, there were other traitors, and the gangs and factions of those villains also caused the upright officials of the imperial court to be excluded from the imperial court.
The third is the character of Zhao Tuo himself, Zhao Tuo's life is full of pleasure, at that time, the ministers around him also strongly advised the emperor to enjoy the fun in time, Zhao Tuo always made the imperial court very gorgeous, we all know that once the administrators of a dynasty begin to indulge, then the imperial court is doomed to perish, and the Song Dynasty is naturally no exception. At that time, in order to show and create a rich scene, Emperor Huizong of Song spent money to build many palaces. At that time, in order to satisfy his hobbies, he had also been painstakingly searching for good works everywhere. But in this process of searching, he was also a courtier who plundered the people, because his hobby also caused the people at that time to suffer.
In addition to his love of calligraphy and painting, he was also fascinated by Buddhism, which did not motivate him to think for the people, but became a hobby of labor and wealth. At that time, the country was already very unstable, but Song Huizong himself was still very concerned about state affairs, but he was very concerned about beauty, and at that time, everyone often could not find him, because he always sneaked out of the palace to enjoy himself. At that time, the arrogance of officials also made them form a habit of extravagance. When Jin attacked the Song Dynasty, the emperor threw the heavy responsibility to Zhao Yao's son, and fled into the wilderness, and eventually he was also captured.
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