Song Renzong was a kind man, did not often lose his temper, and treated officials with a tolerant attitude. In the face of the officials' blunt and cold words, Song Renzong did not make any major moves, but treated them with a peaceful heart.
This may be the result of the interaction between the Song Dynasty's "public world" ideology and the "family world" thought.
Song Renzong can be said to be a good emperor who served the country and the people, and the reason why he used the word "benevolence" to describe him was because of his benevolent qualities and benevolent style.
Emperor Renzong ascended the throne at the age of thirteen
His adoptive mother, Liu Shi, helped him handle the affairs of the dynasty. Since ancient times, when the young emperor succeeded to the throne, a great woman would stand behind him. And this great woman was the emperor's biological mother, or the adoptive mother who raised the emperor. They are called the empress dowager of a dynasty and are admired and respected by thousands of people.
When Emperor Renzong of Song was young, he was assisted by Liu Shi at that time.
Although Liu Shi was not the biological mother of Song Renzong,
But also to look after him from a young age. When Liu Shi was alive, Song Renzong did not realize that he was not Liu's biological son, and his own identity was told to him by the Eight Sages Himself after Liu Shi's death. Therefore, the current Song Renzong still believes that Liu Shi is his biological mother. Nature is obedient to him in every way.
Liu Shi was the empress of Song Zhenzong, because she was deeply favored by Song Zhenzong and became the empress, Liu Shi had no heirs, so with the acquiescence of Song Zhenzong, li's son, that is, Song Renzong, was brought over to raise and admit it. In this way, Song Renzong became the son of Liu Shi.
Just as the so-called "male eldest should be married, female eldest should be married", when Song Renzong grew to a certain age, Liu Shi began to handle Song Renzong's marriage. On the way to the draft,
Empress Dowager Liu took a fancy to the powerful Qianjin Guo clan of the Daibei Ming clan,
Therefore, he helped Song Renzong to determine the candidate for the empress. However, Song Renzong did not like the empress.
Emperor Renzong of Song deposed Empress Guo
Although this Empress Guo was chosen as the empress of Song Renzong because of her family's power
, but only to gain rights and status. Empress Guo's end was very bleak, she was stripped of her rear seat, arranged by Song Renzong to practice in the Taoist Temple, and although she was young, she became a real "lonely person".
At that time, Emperor Renzong of Song issued an edict to abolish the queen, which said:
"It has been nine years since the establishment of the houli, and there are still no children, and righteousness should be abolished."
Song Renzong moved out the seven guidelines for repudiating his wife. Emperor Renzong of Song believed that Empress Guo had reigned for nine years, but she had not been able to give birth to an imperial heir and extend her descendants. This was a major mistake for being a wife, so Song Renzong seized on Empress Guo's handle and abolished her.
Empress Guo's childlessness was just an excuse for the abolition
Look at Song Renzong's approach, and then look at his father Song Shenzong's approach to Liu Shi,
In contrast, only one conclusion can be drawn, that is, Song Renzong did not like Empress Guo.
In fact, this reason of Song Renzong was just an excuse for him. What really made Song Renzong think about the aftermath was Empress Guo's jealousy. It was common for the emperor's harem to have three thousand beautiful women, and in addition to a few other emperors, it was normal for multiple concubines to appear in the harem. However, this Empress Guo had a strong jealous heart. She could not see Song Renzong with other concubines, so she monitored Song Renzong's whereabouts. This greatly dissatisfied Song Renzong, but Song Renzong could not pick it out, because this empress was personally selected by the empress, and if he hurt the harmony with her, then indirectly he would also hurt his friendship with the empress. Therefore, Song Renzong tolerated it again and again.
However, this person's patience is limited, and Song Renzong, who has always been lenient and kind to others, will also have times when he can't hold back. Just after the death of Empress Dowager Liu, Song Renzong deliberately snubbed the empress, and Empress Guo, who felt that she had been treated unequally, became more arrogant. She saw that Song Renzong loved the Yang clan, so she repeatedly harassed her. Once, seeing Yang Clan say bad things about herself in front of Song Renzong, Empress Guo was angry, but the backhand was a slap, but she did not expect that Song Renzong finally stepped forward to block in front of Yang's face, and Empress Guo also completely turned a well-behaved kitten into a fierce tiger because she accidentally injured Song Renzong.
Emperor Renzong of Song did not want to get entangled with Empress Guo in this way, so he ordered her to be deposed and driven out of the palace.
If Empress Guo had been able to keep to herself, Emperor Renzong of Song, who had always been lenient, might not have issued this edict. Song Renzong may be such a character: if you don't like someone, then it is better to avoid her. As long as she doesn't come to provoke me, I don't go to her trouble. Let's see that Song Renzong only snubbed Empress Guo at first, and did not want to abolish the queen, but Empress Guo was too arrogant, and finally angered Song Renzong. Let's see that when Song Renzong was swallowed up, he did not punish him, and when he was ridiculed by Zhang Zhibai for not having a son, he did not accuse him much, but was so indifferent to his wife with hair. Such a comparison can only explain one problem, that is, Song Renzong was completely provoked.