There was such an emperor in the Song Dynasty, it was an amateur to be an emperor, but it was convenient to be a monk, and he was even known as a high-ranking monk, he was. Although he is an emperor, Zhao Yu has never enjoyed the life of an emperor who is drunk and dreams of death, and his life has never been linked to holding power. Not only that, but he also carries three honorary titles: amateur emperor, king of the dead country, and professional monk. Today, let's take a look at how Zhao Yi transformed from an amateur emperor to a professional monk.
Song Emperor image
Zhao's ascension to the throne began with the death of his father in 1274. It is humiliating to say that the cause of death of a generation of emperor Song Duzong was actually hollowed out by wine, and his three sons were all minors at this time, and the eldest son, Zhao Yu (shi), was only five years old.
Song Duzong was addicted to wine
At this time, the imperial throne was vacant, but the prime minister had a dream of the Duke of Zhou, and he tried his best to put Song Duzong's concubine, the three-year-old Zhao Yu, on the throne as a mascot, and he took the opportunity to control the power of the imperial government. However, at this time, the Southern Song Dynasty was already thinning and dying. The Mongol army crossed the Yangtze River, the blade pointed straight at Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and the four-year-old little emperor Zhao Yu, let alone organized the Song army to resist, he may not even be able to climb the dragon chair. In the eyes of the residents of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jia Xidao, who had repelled the allied forces, was the real savior. However, they did not know that Jia Xidao's heroic honorary certificate. It can be said that there is no real material, it is all moisture. His method of repelling the Mongols was also very simple, that is, to make peace with the Mongols behind the back of the imperial court, and then lie that he had repelled the allied forces to make the Mongols retreat. Therefore, after the Mongols withdrew, Jia Xidao, the bear, put on the skin of a hero.
Jia said
However, in 1275 AD, when the Mongols attacked again and the capital was in danger, Emperor Zhao of Song and Empress Dowager Xie, who obeyed the government, complied with the will of the people and sent Jia Xidao to lead troops to fight, but where would Jia Xidao lead troops to fight? Therefore, when it came to the upper Mongolian army, Jia Xidao repeated his old skills and wanted to negotiate peace with the Mongolian army. But this time Mongolia hit the idea of swallowing the Song Dynasty, how could they be bought by this little profit again? Therefore, the Song Dynasty was defeated without accident, and Jia Xidao also lit up his escape skills, fled in battle, and ran all the way to Yangzhou, led by Jia Xidao, plus the Mongolian army gradually approached. There was a frenzy of flight within the Song Dynasty's imperial court, and some ministers even instructed the imperial court to impeach themselves in order to resign and run.
The Mongols attack the Song Dynasty
By the first month of 1276, there were only six officials left in the dynasty who did not run, and the Song Gong Emperor Zhao Yu completely became the commander of the light pole. At this time, if Emperor Gong of Song Zhao can choose a virtuous person, the Southern Song court may be able to survive for a few more years. But for the little emperor, who is only five years old, it is difficult to let him be the chief examiner and select a qualified prime minister. Therefore, Empress Dowager Xie decided to appoint a minister with a loyal mask. This Chen Yizhong's ability to fight verbal battles said that no one dared to say first, but he could not move the truth, while he promoted uncompromising peace, he did not even dare to go to the front line to supervise. The situation in the Southern Song Dynasty was also under his auspices, and it deteriorated day by day.
On the eighteenth day of the first month of 1276, the Song Dynasty finally reached the time when it had to surrender, but at this time the Mongols asked to meet with the Song Dynasty prime minister to discuss surrender. Chen Yizhong listened. Lightspeed walked the old road of Jia Xidao and fled overnight, so Empress Dowager Xie had to capture Zhuangding on the spot and temporarily appoint the prime minister to negotiate peace with the Yuan Dynasty. On March 2, 1276, Emperor Gong of Song raised the white flag, ending his career as emperor with nothing to do. The Great Song Dynasty, which had persisted for 320 years, also embarked on the road to the death of the country. After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the king of the fallen country, Zhao Yi, was forced to move by the Allies and moved all the way to Beijing. At the beginning, Zhao Yu's living treatment was still very good, and Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, not only left him alive, but also made him the Duke of Yingguo. Not only that, in order to turn Zhao Xian into his own person, he gave his blood, he married the princess to Zhao Yu, and used the marriage to successfully make Zhao Yi his own relative. After accepting the reward of the Yuan Dynasty, the former chairman of the Song Dynasty became a migrant worker of the Yuan Dynasty, and Kublai Khan was able to pull his banner to recruit the old Song Dynasty ministers.
The Song Dynasty surrendered
In 1278, he was captured, and the Yuan government wanted to subdue him because of his influence among the people. However, Wen Tianxiang did not give face to the Yuan government at all, and it was Zhao's turn to play a role at this time. Kublai Khan gave Zhao a task to recruit Wen Tianxiang, but after this king of the Great Song Dynasty saw the loyal ministers of the Great Song, instead of opening his mouth to solicit him, he was stunned in place and said nothing. Zhao Yi's mission failed, and he inadvertently messed up the abacus of the Yuan government, which made his life of seclusion even worse. Seeing that this king of the dead country was useless, Kublai Khan did not plan to continue to raise him and let him eat white rice.
Wen Tianxiang
In 1288, Kublai Khan gave Zhao "banknotes and hundred ingots" and found him a more promising career to study Buddhism in Tubo. Tubo is now Tibet. After Zhao arrived in Tubo, he soon became a monk in the temple, and he also received a legal name: Hezun. The royal family of the Song Dynasty may have been born with inherited cultural accomplishment, and Zhao Yu was no exception. Although he was an amateur as an emperor, when he studied the Buddhist scriptures, it was like being opened up to the second line of Ren Du, and not long after correctly planning his career route, Zhao Yi emerged in the Buddhist world and became a cutting-edge Buddhist master. Not only that, in order to translate the Buddhist scriptures, he also went to study one language, Tibetan, the Buddhist Sutra, the Theory of the Hundred Famous Methods, and the Theory of Enlightenment by Enlightenment. Zhao was also gradually promoted to the head of Sakya Great Temple because of his outstanding contributions.
In 1323, Zhao died of illness in Tubo at the age of 53. However, the story about him does not end there. It is said that after the dynasty destroyed the Yuan, he saw the portraits of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. When he saw the portrait of Emperor Yuanshun, Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, and he felt that Emperor Yuanshun looked more like a Han than a Mongol. It was only later that it was discovered that Emperor Yuanshun's mother had traveled to Tibet and discussed Buddhism with Master Hezun, Zhao Yu. Later, he was summoned to the court to become an imperial princess, and soon after was found to be pregnant and gave birth to Emperor Yuanshun. Therefore, there is also speculation in the wild history. It is said that Emperor Yuanshun is actually the son of Zhao Yu, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, but after many years, the statements in the wild history cannot completely convince the world, and the truth can only wait for further exploration by experts.