In the ancient feudal system, as the ruler of a dynasty, there are diligent and dedicated Li Shimin, Kangxi, Yongzheng and other outstanding emperors, there are also faint and absurd kings, etc., in addition to many unreliable emperors, next we talk about the absurd emperors in the history of the Song Dynasty - Song Zhenzong.
Zhao Heng, the true emperor of Song Dynasty, originally known as a lover of literature, was good at calligraphy. Indulging in the "Eastern Seals and Western Shrines", building a wide range of palace views, and laboring the people and hurting their wealth, resulting in the deepening of social contradictions. It was precisely because song Zhenzong was superstitious about the immortals that he did an extremely unreliable thing, believing that "imperial power" could kill locusts, which was an indelible mistake after all.
In the summer of the 9th year of the Song Dynasty, there were very large locust plagues in many parts of the Song Dynasty, which were extremely harmful to the people. In response to this matter, many officials in the DPRK and China told him that the locusts were afraid of the emperor's divine power and all committed suicide; Some people also say that locusts have mutated and have not eaten crops instead of drinking water; Another section of the population said that the locusts encountered magical powers and died inexplicably. Local officials who were severely plagued by locusts, in order to please the emperor, went so far as to say that the locusts had committed suicide en masse.
Hearing this, Song Zhenzong really did not send people to the disaster area to extinguish the locusts at the first time, but asked the eunuchs around him to confirm whether these officials' statements were correct. The eunuchs who were sent to eat the benefits of the officials were very conscious, and knew how to make the emperor happy. For the locust plague, it is even more added to the oil and vinegar, which probably means that the gods and immortals are helping the Great Song Dynasty.
Fortunately, in the Great Song Dynasty, not all the officials were so flattering, and the Qingming and others spoke bluntly, dissuaded the emperor, and pulled Song Zhenzong out of this lie. Song Zhenzong also gradually became enlightened, so he sent special officials to fight locusts and control locusts. and disposed of those ministers who confused the public.
Although Song Zhenzong finally woke up, this incident eventually became a long mistake that he could not erase, but Song Zhenzong's spirit of changing when he knew that he was wrong was worthy of admiration.