Emperor Xiaozong of Song was Zhao Yun, the second emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. The adopted son of the founding emperor Zhao Shuo, Zhao Shuo abdicated as Emperor Taishang in the thirtieth year of Shaoxing (1160) and passed the throne to Zhao Xuan.
More than twenty years later, Zhao Zhuo died. Two years after Zhao Shuo's death, Emperor Xiaozong of Song gave the throne to his son Zhao Huan (赵惇), who also became Emperor Taishang.
In the eyes of many people, this is an incredible thing. After all, the position of emperor is the position that many people dream of, and even many people fight for it, without the slightest regard for flesh and blood affection.
Indeed, from a historical point of view, there are indeed not many emperors, and many people are not willing to give up at the last moment of their lives, and even take the elixir indiscriminately, hoping to live forever.
However, the Southern Song Dynasty was not like this, and other times it was not said that Zhao Zhuo and Zhao Xi alone actually chose the Zen position, which was a very strange thing.
To put it bluntly, there are still similarities between the two Zen positions.
The reason why Zhao Shuo was able to establish the Southern Song Dynasty was not that he had any ability, but that he was a fish that slipped through the net, and after the change of Jing Kang, he was the only surviving member of the royal family.
So regardless of his ability, his ascension to the throne is a helpless thing.
But at first, the Southern Song Dynasty was not very peaceful, and after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers were still moving south, and Zhao Zhuo was also picked up and run, and even swept to the sea.
It can be said that his pressure was very great, although he signed a humiliating treaty and even killed Yue Fei, but if Jin Guo broke his faith and went south, Zhao Zhuo had no way, in case he experienced the humiliation of Jing Kang's change again, then he would really become a sinner for eternity.
To this end, Zhao Zhuo chose to abdicate, but he also knew what kind of personality his successor was, so he, like Qianlong, although he was not in power, he could still continue to hold great power.
In fact, the abdication of Song Xiaozong also had this reason.
Although he rehabilitated Yue Fei's unjust case and reused the main war faction in the hope of recovering the Central Plains, he ultimately failed.
In his opinion, his dream of recovering the Central Plains was out of reach, and it was impossible to do it. Under the long period of high pressure, he has long been overwhelmed.
In addition, another reason is the death of Zhao Shuo.
Song Xiaozong reigned for twenty-seven years, but in fact, the influence of Zhao Zhuo behind him was very large, and the direct reason why he gave the Zen position was to give Song Gaozong filial piety, for which he also ended up with a very good reputation.