preface
The Song Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in China's feudal history, and the famous historian Chen Yinke even said: "The culture of the Chinese nation was created in the world of Zhao and Song."
However, under the prosperity of the economy and culture, the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was humiliating. In the shame of Jing Kang, not only emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song were imprisoned, but even the 21 princesses of the harem concubines and Emperor Huizong of Song were also taken captive by the Jin people. And what awaits them is naturally a tragic fate.
The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed
The Northern Song Dynasty was an economic and cultural height
How can a prosperous dynasty be destroyed by the Jin Dynasty?
First of all, at that time, the political situation of the Northern Song Dynasty was unbearable, and there were many scandals. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, there were incidents in which two prime ministers competed for wives. Moreover, there are also illegal and deceitful behaviors. Inside such a chaotic dynasty, how can it not be worrying.
Secondly, the Economy of the Northern Song Dynasty was highly developed, especially the commercial tax was even higher, and during the reign of Song Renzong, the state's financial revenue had already exceeded 100 million, but the national treasury was still empty, so where did the money go?
There are three main points where the money in the national treasury goes.
First, the annual compensation of the surrounding countries. Due to the social environment of the Northern Song Dynasty, once the war with the surrounding countries is basically defeated, there are few victories, plus the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty did not like to fight wars since the beginning of the Song Zhenzong, and generally can use money to solve the things that are not done, so the annual coin given to the surrounding countries is an important expenditure of the national treasury.
Second, the "redundant officials" of the Northern Song Dynasty led to excessive expenditure on the national treasury. The Northern Song Dynasty has a unique official system, if you want to be an official in the Northern Song Dynasty, in addition to taking the imperial examination, you can also become an official through the mengyin of your ancestors, and after you become an official in the imperial court and reach a certain grade, the son in the family can be an official through the merits of his father. In addition, the official system of the Northern Song Dynasty was very complicated, a post can be completed by one person, but three to five people must be arranged, and there are many honorary official positions, and there is no need to do things to receive the state salary, so the financial expenditure of the national treasury has gradually increased.
Third, the emperor's huge expenses. In the early days of the Northern Song Dynasty, the emperor's life was relatively simple, but at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, after Emperor Huizong of Song succeeded to the throne, he began to build pavilions and pavilions on a large scale, and even transported flowers and stones at all costs, eager to pour out the world's financial resources only for the construction of Lianggen.
If the state finances are like this, then the soldiers on the front line will be even less valued, and it is common to have insufficient food, clothing and warmth, so that they can concentrate on fighting the enemy.
In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the country's military strength was too weak, and the emperor listened to the words of the traitors, and there were very few generals who could fight in battle, not to mention the marshals who resisted the initial Jin Dynasty. When the Jin army attacked the Liao state, the Northern Song Dynasty united with the Jurchens to attack the Liao state on both sides, and after the fall of the Liao state, the next target of the Jin army was the Northern Song Dynasty.
In 1125, the Jin kingdom attacked the Song under the leadership of Yan Zongwang and others, and the army broke through several cities and directly approached Tokyo. As emperor, Emperor Huizong of Song did not think of resisting in a vain attempt to abandon the country and flee, and then had no choice but to pass on the throne to the crown prince.
In the first siege of Kaifeng in Tokyo by the Jin people, fortunately, the Yan Zonghan department was mixed up, and the arrival of the Western Army also made the Jin people have to choose to withdraw their troops.
However, it was not long before the Jin people went south again. Compared with the first siege of Kaifeng, Tokyo, this time the Jin people were more prepared, not only realizing the siege of Kaifeng, but also realizing the destruction of the city.
The war and uncertainty in the Song Dynasty's court, the king's dimness and the accumulated shortcomings accumulated for a long time finally buried the Northern Song Dynasty. After the Jin people broke the city, Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song were captured, and the song dynasty's relatives and nobles were naturally no exception.
Tragic fate
There were 21 princesses captured by the Jin army, two of whom were the most favored by Emperor Huizong of Song.
They were Zhao Jinnu and Zhao Yongluo, and when they were captured, one of them was 25 years old and the other was only 16 years old.
After Zhao Jinnu was captured, she became a concubine of Jin Guo's complete Yan Chang, and later after Completed Yan Chang was killed by Jin Xizong, she was recruited into the palace to serve Jin Xizong.
Zhao Yongluo was even more miserable, after she was occupied by Yan Zonghan because of her beauty, she took advantage of the lack of strict guarding, directly sneaked out, ran to the Five Kingdoms City, and was arrested and directly executed.
When The Johor Emperor Ji Zhao Duofu was only seventeen years old when she was abducted, she was not yet married, and she was beautiful and beautiful, and Jin Bing planned to dedicate her to Jin Taizong, but on the way to the offering, some Jin Soldiers took a fancy to the young and beautiful Princess Roufu and defiled her.
Although the princess was still presented to Jin Taizong in the end, due to the princess's encounter on the way, the princess was weak and depressed, and she could not take the initiative to cater to Jin Taizong, so Jin Taizong did not like the princess, and in a fit of anger, he sent her to the Huan Clothing Bureau used by the Jin officers and soldiers to find pleasure, in which she suffered humiliation.
A few years later, Zhao Duofu was rescued by The Great King of Gaitian, Guanyan Zhongxian, who gave her to a Han chinese as a wife. At this time, although Zhao Duofu completely ended her humiliating life, she also became extremely weak because of the humiliation she had suffered over the years, and died at the age of thirty.
But the most tragic is the Maode Emperor Ji, her name is Zhao Fujin, she is considered by the people to be the most beautiful daughter of Emperor Huizong of Song, and also the flower of the Song Dynasty.
At that time, the commander of the Jin army, Yan Zongyi, had long been full of illusions about Emperor Maode, and after invading the palace,
The first thing was to force the emperor to find out Emperor Maude. The cowardly emperor did not dare to disobey, so he had to instruct his men to find his beautiful sister, and later Emperor Maode resisted desperately, unwilling to go to Yan Zongyi's side, no way
As an older brother, Song Qinzong had to drunk her with wine, and in this way, the princess of a country was carried to the enemy's bed by her brother as a singer.
At that time, men were always happy with the new and tired of the old, and Yan Zongyi was also quickly tired of this Emperor Ji, so he gave her to Yan Zongwang, which was just a change of person to insult her, and around the week, Emperor Maode was sent to Yan Xiyin's side, and Yan Xiyin was a sadist, he fought with the Song army for many years, and his heart was as hard as iron. He was cruel by nature and showed no mercy to the delicate princess, so he would take all his defeats on the battlefield on this enemy princess, and poor Maude Diji was made to live or die.
The next year, Emperor Maode died in the military camp of Yan Xiyin, and the history books record that "Gu Dao ruptured and died", when she was only 22 years old, and what kind of humiliation a princess of a country endured can be seen from the cause of her death.
As for other princesses such as Zhao Fobao, Zhao Yuanzhu and others, they were either reduced to concubines or slaves, and princesses such as Zhao Xianlang, Zhao Xiangyun, and Zhao Jin'er were tortured to death before they could enter the gold.
To sum up, none of the 21 princesses captured by the Jin army in the Northern Song Dynasty had a good ending, either being tortured to death alive or being enslaved all their lives, which was very tragic.
summary
The death of the Northern Song Dynasty has its historical origins and its inevitable causes and effects. However, throughout history, such as the tragic death of the Northern Song Dynasty, there is no one who is unsurpassed. The shame of Jing Kang also became a major inflection point for the Song court.
And in this torrent of history, the princesses who were once noble as golden branches and jade leaves can only end up with a miserable ending, how can it not be lamented.