Absurd Emperor: The Southern Song Dynasty actually died at the hands of Emperor Duzong of Song
Zhao Yu (赵禥), formerly known as Zhao Mengqi (赵孟启), was the eleventh grandson of Taizu of Song, nephew of Emperor Lizong of Song, and the sixth emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, reigned for ten years. Zhao Yu was a person with a birth defect, and according to the Song Shi Duzong Benji, Zhao Yu "began to speak at the age of seven", that is, he did not start speaking until he was seven years old. The history books praised him as "resourceful and wise, and his words must be consistent." Zhao Yu originally had no chance to become emperor, but because Song Lizong was "on the throne for a long time and had no children", he was forced to appoint Zhao Mengqi, who was closest by blood, as crown prince and given the name Zhao Yu. 禥, meaning Qi Xiang Zhi Qi, the shape contains the foundation of the foundation, which shows that Song Lizong has high hopes for him.
In October of the fifth year of Jingding (1264 AD), Emperor Lizong of Song died and Zhao Yu took the throne. At the beginning of his reign, in view of the large-scale plundering of the Mongol army and the decline of the rivers of the Southern Song Dynasty regime, Zhao Yu had some sense of revival. For example, he appointed Ma Tingluan and Liu Mengyan to serve as attendants, Li Boyu, Chen Zongli, and Fan Dongsuo to serve as attendants, and He Ji and Xu Ji to also serve as attendants, so that they could listen to the way these ministers governed the country at any time. At the same time, Zhao Yu also "exhorted to speak bluntly," that is, he asked his ministers at all levels to actively advise and speak bluntly, and he particularly demanded that Zhao Kui, Xie Fangshu, and a number of former courtiers point out the shortcomings of the government so that they could be improved.
However, these measures introduced by Zhao Yu are just for example. Soon he pushed the government to the traitorous minister Jia Rudao, and devoted most of his time and energy to the sound and color of the dog and horse. Probably under the influence of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "you can not eat for three days, but you can't live without a woman for a day", most of the ancient emperors in terms of sexual life were "not empty at night", that is, the emperor had to summon a concubine every night, one in order to have more children, and the other to vent his desires. Although Zhao Yu's physical development is slow, he is extremely indulgent in sexual life, not allowing ordinary people, and can be called the "first fierce man" among the Chinese emperors.
According to the "Continuation of the Zhizhi Tongjian Song Ji", "The emperor (Zhao Yu) regarded himself as a prince, and he was good at hearing from within; The story, the concubine enters the palace, the morning gate is thankful, and the lord writes his moon and day. And at the beginning of the emperor, more than thirty people gave thanks in one day. The meaning of this passage is that when Zhao Yu was still the crown prince, he was known for his lust, and after he took the throne, he indulged in wine. According to the song dynasty harem custom, the palace concubines who waited for the emperor to sleep at night would go to the gate the next morning to thank the emperor for his favor, and the eunuch would record the date of the blessing in detail. At the beginning of Zhao Yu's reign, there were as many as thirty concubines who came to Xie En's palace in front of the gate one day.
"Dealing" with more than thirty young palace concubines in one night is appalling and rare in history. Among the absurd emperors of the past, there were many lustful and selfless, but no one could have such a fierce bed battle function like Zhao Yu. When Zhao Yu ascended the throne, he was just twenty-five years old and was in the golden age of bed warfare. Moreover, his ascension to the throne from the imperial nephew, this joy of getting rich overnight, this kind of drifting at the top of power, is also very likely to arouse the lust in his bones. Power, in itself, is the best Viagra, coupled with the rotational stimulation of various aphrodisiacs, Zhao Yu is still credible to more than thirty people a day.
The Southern Song Dynasty was a country that advocated theory of science. Although Zhao Yu was also very fond of science, the theoretical creed of "saving heavenly reason and destroying people's desires" did not work for him at all, and he was still indulging in beauty every day, lustful, drunk and dreaming of death. At the time of Zhao Yu's night and spring supper, the Mongol forces had penetrated deep into Sichuan, Yunnan and other places, and Xiangfan became the last bastion of the Southern Song Dynasty against the Mongols. Because Jia Rudao had no intention of inquiring about this matter and also lied about military information from time to time, Zhao Yu became even more absurd and the Situation of the Song Army became more difficult. In February of the ninth year of Xianchun (1273 AD), the Xiangfan general Lü Wenhuan was forced to surrender, and the southern Song Dynasty opened its doors.
In July of the tenth year of Xianchun (1274 AD), Zhao Yu died at the age of thirty-five in the Funing Hall of Lin'an Palace due to excessive alcohol color.
Five years later (1279 AD), Zhao Yu's younger son, the eight-year-old Song Shao Emperor Zhao Fu, was forced by the Yuan army to jump into the sea and commit suicide, and the Southern Song Dynasty was completely destroyed. The reason for the demise of the Song Dynasty, in addition to the bravery and strength of the Mongol army, was largely caused by Zhao Yu's absurdity and fainting.
If Zhao Yu had not died early, he would have been the true king of the Southern Song Dynasty. After Zhao Yu's death, he buried Yong Shaoling and the temple number Duzong. The fact that the king of a corrupt country who is unscrupulous and unscrupulous has been praised as "degree" cannot but be said to be a deliberate mockery of him by posterity.
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