Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, who is also? He was the first emperor of the Song Dynasty, what remarkable achievements did he have in his life, and what impression did he leave on future generations? Let us go into history, put aside prejudices, throw away distractions, and re-understand Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng.
Portrait of Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong
Zhao Heng, the true emperor of the Song Dynasty, was the third emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty and the third son of Zhao Guangyi, who lived until the age of fifty-five and reigned for twenty-five years. His personality is very gentle, and he can even be said to be a little timid, but in terms of his political achievements, he still contributed a certain amount of strength to the development of the Song Dynasty.
First of all, from a political point of view, Zhao Heng, he is a good emperor of benevolence, he has always insisted on using benevolent government to treat the country, very sympathetic to the people's feelings, so that the people can rest and recuperate, and the tax side advocates reduction, if the grain harvest was not good that year, or there was a drought that year, Zhao Heng would ask local officials to open warehouses and release grain to maintain the basic survival needs of the people.
Secondly, from a literary point of view, Zhao Heng is also a good literary scholar in addition to his status as an emperor. The Song Dynasty produced many talents, especially lyricists, such as Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi. Influenced by the general environment, Zhao Heng also has a certain attainment in Song Ci, and his works include "Inspiration and Learning". It is conceivable that as an emperor, he was very much in favor of and personally encouraged the students of Guangdong University to join the career path after studying hard and achieving a certain degree of study, so in the era of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, a large number of literati and talents who passed the imperial examination and participated in the government of the dynasty emerged.
Finally, from the perspective of faith, Zhao Heng, the True Emperor of Song, abandoned his business in the later period, and even threw himself on the top of the Sealing Zen, resulting in the loss of money and wealth, and also laying hidden dangers for the weakness of the late Song Dynasty.
Empress Zhenzong of Song
Zhao Heng, the True Emperor of Song, had five empresses in his lifetime, but among these five, he dominated the favor of Emperor Zhenzong, enjoyed the glory of the hereafter, and had a unique and scheming heart, only Liu Shiye. So how did Empress Liu gain the favor of Zhao Heng, and through what means did she ascend to the throne of the Empress, and what influence did she have on the political situation of the Song Dynasty? And walk into Empress Liu E with the editor to see her mysterious and legendary life.
Empress Dowager Zhenzong
First of all, let's take a look at how Empress Liu came from, how she knew Zhenzong, and how she entered the court life. Empress Liu, whose real name was Liu Ming'e, was born in the same year as Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng. Zhenzong was not Liu E's first husband, Liu E's first husband was just a disciple of the last micro, to play iron and iron hygiene, Liu Shi married this person at about the age of thirteen, Liu E was born beautiful, and extremely talented in rapping, it can be said that it is beautiful and beautiful, and her voice is natural. When Zhenzong first met Liu E, it happened that Liu E was indulging in his own performance, and Zhenzong fell in love with this woman at a glance, so he tried his best to welcome her into the harem, in order to elevate Liu E's identity, and re-found her the commander at that time to make Liu Tong a righteous father.
Secondly, after Liu Shi entered the palace, what kind of means did he use to climb to the position of empress? Zhenzong's first two empresses died in the early years, Zhenzong's favor for Liu shi is also day after day, unable to extricate himself, but unfortunately Liu E has never been able to conceive of royal blood, it just so happens that a low-status Li clan is pregnant with a dragon vein, Liu clan waited for Li shi to give birth to a prince, he tried to take it for himself, and handed over the young son to the good sister Yang Shi to raise, the mother is noble, Liu Clan finally sat on the throne of the empress in name and righteousness.
In the end, Zhenzong died early, and Liu Shi assisted the Song court for more than ten years, which can also be regarded as a generation of sages.
Son of Emperor Zhenzong of Song
How many sons did Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng have in his lifetime, and who was the son that Song Zhenzong loved the most? Which son inherited Zhao Heng's throne?
Stills of Zhao Zhen, son of Emperor Zhenzong of Song
Emperor Zhenzong of Song had no heirs in his lifetime, and throughout his life, he had only six sons, one of whom died prematurely, and the other three died before they had grown up. Among these sons who died early was the first crown prince Zhao You, who after Zhao You's death was succeeded by Zhao Zhen as crown prince, and after the death of Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng, zhao Zhen succeeded to the throne as Emperor Renzong of Song.
Song Renzong, as the son of Song Zhenzong, how did he ascend to the throne, and what achievements did he achieve in his lifetime?
Song Renzong, originally named Zhao Hui, was the sixth son of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, and could also be regarded as the old son of Zhao Heng of Zhenzong, his birth mother Li Shi's status was very humble, according to the reason, Zhao Hui was not eligible to inherit the throne, but his brothers died one after another due to illness or other reasons, leaving only him and Zhao Zhi. It was also because of the low status of his birth mother, and Empress Liu had not been born for many years, so he raised Zhao Beneficiary under his name, and his son was noble to his mother, and Zhao Beneficiary naturally inherited the throne.
As the son of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, at the time of Zhenzong's death, he was still too young to personally govern, and the government was run by Liu Shi, and Zhao Yi, who officially took over the position of power, was renamed Zhao Zhen, and was the fourth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Compared with his father Zhenzong, Zhao Zhen was more generous and approachable, without the frame of a monarch at all, and of course, less of the majesty of the Son of Heaven. He was good at employing people, and could listen to the advice of the sages, and during zhao Zhen's reign, the famous ministers were Bao Zheng and Bao Qingtian, and the Great Song Dynasty was also a rich and powerful country under the administration of Zhao Zhen, the son of Emperor Zhenzong.