Looking through the past five thousand years, the emperor surnamed Zhang seems to have really not, Zhang Shicheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong of the Great West at the end of the Ming Dynasty can only be regarded as the King of the Mountains, and then there is Zhang Bangchang at the turn of the two Song Dynasties. Zhang Bangchang (張邦昌), a chancellor of the late Northern Song Dynasty, was a native of Dalongwan, Fucheng County, Hebei Province. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song, he successively held official positions such as Shangshu Right Attendant and Libu Shilang. In 1126, when The Jin soldiers attacked Fenjing, he lied and the Later Song Hui Sect sent him to "cut the land" for Hebei Road, and went to the Jin Kingdom with King Zhao of Kang as a hostage to pay compensation for Yihe. But even this did not satisfy the ambitions of the Jin people, and the next year, the Jin people attacked The Capital and captured the two emperors, Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song, the "Shame of Jingkang".
After the destruction of Kaifeng City, the Jin State could not occupy the north for a long time, and had to return to China, so it was necessary to support a puppet emperor so that the Central Plains Dynasty could continue to serve itself in the future and send food and money to itself. The Jin people didn't know who to choose, and threw the pot to the captured Song Dynasty ministers, so you can choose one yourself! The ministers were all human spirits, until this time when the emperor was the dog's leg of the Golden Man, the proper legacy of ten thousand years, and no one was willing to choose for half a day. Jin is in a hurry, and if he is not wrong, he will all die!
A minister named Song Qiyu suddenly counted his heart, wrote three words in the palm of his hand, and quietly showed it to his colleagues. These three words are: Zhang Bangchang. This house has previously vigorously advocated peace, and it is both the cession of land and the compensation, and the traitor to the country is the hardest he has worked, and now he will let you taste the taste of being the "child emperor" of the Jin people. After the selection of the people, Jin Ren was happy, this is not the old guy in the negotiation! Zhang Bangchang heard that many people signed up to support him, and he knew that the trouble was big!
The reason why others signed is not how popular they are, but they hope to quickly fool the golden soldier away, as long as the golden soldier leaves, they will immediately be unlucky. Therefore, Zhang Bangchang would rather die than be this emperor, but the Jin people released words: "If you are not the emperor, Slaughter City; if you commit suicide, Slaughter City!" So the whole city shouted: Hurry up and be a traitor! Zhang Bangchang had no choice but to ascend the throne with tears in his eyes, and the name of the country was Chu, and the history was called pseudo-Chu. The History of the Song Dynasty and the Chronicle of the Great Golden Kingdom both have detailed records of his reign as emperor.
It is said that Zhang Bangchang cried all the way from home to the palace, and in history, the new emperor generally cried when he ascended the throne, but it was just a fake crying, and Zhang Bangchang also cried, but it was a real cry of true feelings. The most comical emperor enthronement ceremony in Chinese history is counted this time. The Civil and Military Officials were forced to attend the ceremony by Jin Bing, and were forced to kneel and shout to the dragon chair, but the dragon chair was empty, and Zhang Bangchang, who was wearing a dragon robe, stood by the dragon chair in frustration and choked, refusing to sit on it.
Although Zhang Bangchang was an emperor on the surface, he did not dare to use the emperor's rights. He did not dare to sit on the dragon chair, did not dare to be called a degenerate, did not dare to live in the palace, and whenever the ministers saluted him, he hurried to return the salute. Even the dragon robe did not dare to wear it, only in front of the golden man, and the golden man immediately took it off as soon as he left. Important documents and utensils were sealed with seals, and it was written "Chen Zhang Bangchang Respectful Seal". He also asked the Jin people not to destroy the Zhao Tomb Temple and not to garrison troops in Kaifeng. On the surface, he was called Jin Ren's father, and secretly he was honored by the Zhao family.
For these, the Jin people don't care, anyway, it is a puppet state, which can be destroyed at any time. Subsequently, the Jin people took Emperor Huiqin and a large number of clan concubines north and left Kaifeng City. In Kaifeng City, there were many slogans that read, "Hit the traitor Zhang Bangchang." Zhang Bangchang was quite speechless, and when he forced me to be a traitor, he now came to beat me up again. What frightened Zhang Bangchang even more was that officials from all over the country and the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin all issued denunciation documents to him. Zhang Bangchang quickly found the former empress dowager Meng Shi and secretly took her into the capital. When the Jin people had just crossed the Yellow River on their front feet, Zhang Bangchang could not wait to announce his abdication and let Empress Meng bow to the government.
Later, he found Zhao Shuo, the King of Kang, who was fleeing, and asked him to hurry back and ascend the throne. In this way, Zhang Bangchang became emperor for 33 days and demoted himself back to his original post. When Zhang Bangchang saw Zhao Shuo, he wept bitterly and pleaded guilty, and when Zhao Chou saw that he was crying sadly and had the merit of supporting him, he spared him the death penalty and demoted him to Tanzhou. However, Zhang Bangchang did not save his life after all, and later Zhao Zhuo casually found a crime to kill him.
Zhang Bangchang is naturally not a loyal person, but he is by no means a great evildoer. He was held in the neck by the Jin people with a knife, and threatened with the lives of the people of the whole city as a puppet, but he was loyal to the Song court from beginning to end, did not dare to cross the name of the monarch, did not dare to covet the throne, did not harm the people, and also fooled the Jin army, and finally took the initiative to return to Zhao Song. Such an act, at best, can be regarded as a few days of home for the Song Dynasty, but it has been scolded for a thousand years, which is really unlucky! References: History of the Song Dynasty, Chronicles of the Golden Kingdom