Why did Song Zhezong, who reigned for fifteen years, die at the age of twenty-four?

Why did Song Zhezong, who reigned for fifteen years, die at the age of twenty-four?

On the twelfth day of the first month of the third year of Yuan Fu (that is, February 23, 1100 AD), Zhao Xu, who was born in December of the ninth year of Xining (1076 AD), died of illness in Fenjing (present-day Kaifeng, Henan), at the age of twenty-four. In August, he was buried in Yongtai Mausoleum, the temple number Zhezong. This was a short-lived emperor who reigned for fifteen years, eight of which were presided over by the empress dowager.

Regarding the cause of Song Zhezong's death, the public statement is according to the "Yuan Fu Relic System": "Since the winter, several people have braved the cold, soaked into diseases, and the medicine stone has been effective, and then he has died." It means that Zhao Xu was sick due to several colds and colds after entering the winter, and the medicine stone was ineffective, so that he could not afford to be sick.

Fortunately, the diary of Zai Chancellor Zeng Bu, "The Testament of Zeng Gong", has been preserved, from which it can be seen that Zhao Xu did not die of colds and flus, but died of sexual and physical diseases. Zhao Xu's symptoms of the disease are: "Semen can't help but leak more, and more slippery discharge" Which is fatal. The cause of his illness is extreme sexual indulgence, Zhao Xu's palace beauties are like clouds, and the wife of Prime Minister Lü Dafang has seen with her own eyes: Zhao Xu "before and after the palace maids are guduo, all of which are strange colors in the world." Only the four of them have the same makeup, and the clothes are no different. "The grandeur of its costumes is unseen in the world."

The two Song emperors suffered from sexual physiological and psychosocial diseases, in addition to Song Zhezong, at least there was Also Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty. In February of the third year of Jianyan (1129 AD), the Jin army attacked Yangzhou, and Emperor Gaozong crossed the river in the middle of the night and fled, "suddenly vigilant, so sick and rotten", and even suffered from sexual incompetence. The consequence is loss of fertility, "infertility in the harem".

Zhezong's condition and consequences were much more serious than Gaozong's, because "semen can't help but slip and leak" is fatal.

Emperor Zhezong of Song became emperor at the age of nine, and his overseers were both his grandmother Empress Yingzong Gao, his mother-in-law Emperor Shenzong Xiang, and his birth mother, Emperor Shenzong, Princess Zhu Defei. Among them, the empress dowager Gao Shi, who was obedient to the government, was a strong woman, and she was quite strict with Zhezong. Zhezong grew older and still couldn't help himself.

Song Zhezong "had a very good title" for his grandmother, and did not dare to do whatever he wanted in action. At that time, people said that Zhezong "tianyan Muran, respecting the second palace, has the meaning of not being silent", that is to say, Zhezong's expression is solemn, and he respects the empress dowager of the two palaces, which has a great meaning of not being close to the color, but this is not the original intention of Zhezong, it is completely expressed for the empress dowager of the two palaces. In September of the eighth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1093 AD), Empress Gao died, and Emperor Zhezong of Song was in power and was no longer subject to control. He immediately and forcefully rebounded against the silent and vigorous reaction, not only politically opposed to what Empress Gao had done, rejected the old party, abolished the old law, started the new party, and promoted the new law, but also wantonly and indulged in sexual life.

Fan Bailu, a former attendant, knew Song Zhezong well and expressed deep concern for his health. When he was out of Hezhong Province (河中府, in modern Yongji, Shanxi), he devoted himself to Emperor Zhezong for this purpose. Quoting Confucius as saying, "When you are young, your flesh and qi are uncertain, and your precepts are in color", and admonished Zhezong to pay attention to "the way to maintain one's health" and "the art of blessing and longevity". For such advice, Zhezong ignored it. Coupled with the eunuch 's extravagance of Emperor Zhezong's heart', Song Zhezong intensified.

The imperial concubine Liu Shi of the "Bright Crown Backyard" "had a grand favor" and competed with Empress Meng, who was created by Empress Gao. Despite the objections of his ministers, Emperor Zhezong categorically deposed Empress Meng and replaced her with Liu Shi and took the throne in the Middle Palace. From then on, Zhezong and Liu Shi were like glue and had unlimited desires, so they got sexual and physiological diseases.

Imperial doctors Kong Yuan, Geng Yu, etc. were helpless and "deeply worried." Emperor Zhezong of Song also fell ill and died late at night on the twelfth day of the first month of the third year of Yuan Fu (1100 AD).

In August of the second year of Yuan Fu, Empress Liu, who was then known as Concubine Xian, gave birth to a prince for Emperor Zhezong, the so-called King of Deng, but died two months later.

Song Zhezong died, but there was no one to succeed to the throne under his knees. Inside and outside the imperial court, he knew that Song Zhezong's life was in danger, but he himself underestimated his illness. Therefore, the short-lived Zhezong did not leave a will.

Emperor Zhezong's life was short,but he made Zhao Yifeng, the Duanwang who had no hope of succession, turn around, and there was a possibility of succession, and this Zhao Yao, who inadvertently had the hope of succession, was the Song Huizong who would later lead the Great Song to the bottomless abyss.

This may be providence, it is Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi plotting to seize the throne of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, with the karma of his brother and brother.

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