On June 13 of the first year of Jianyan (July 23, 1127), Emperor Gaozong of Song's concubine Pan Shi gave birth to a son in Nanjing (present-day Shangqiu, Henan), named Zhao Xu, the first son of Emperor Gaozong of Song, who was highly favored at birth, and Emperor Gaozong of Song had high hopes for him, and later made him crown prince.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and in the third year of Jianyan, Zhao Xu died prematurely due to illness, and Emperor Gaozong of Song, because he faced the continuous pursuit of the Jin army, in the long-term fugitive life, was frightened to lose his fertility and could no longer have a son, so he could only choose to adopt a son to solve the heir problem.
In the end, Emperor Gaozong of Song chose Zhao Xuan, the sixth grandson of Zhao Defang, the second son of Song Taizu, according to the generation, equivalent to his own nephew, in the thirty-second year of Shaoxing (1162), Zhao Xuan was made crown prince, and in the same year, Emperor Gaozong of Song gave way to Zhao Xuan, for Song Xiaozong, which means that after nearly a hundred years, the throne of the Song Dynasty was passed back to the Song Taizu lineage.
So song taizong has no one? Why did Emperor Gaozong of Song choose the successor of Emperor Taizu of Song to succeed him? Today, Song Anzhi came to talk specifically about the reasons.
First, as far as the actual situation at that time was concerned, the near branch of Emperor Gaozong of Song was uprooted, and other descendants of Emperor Taizong had already taken five services with him, in fact, in his eyes there was no difference between him and the descendants of Taizu, but choosing the descendants of Taizu could cultivate a wide range of good reputations in the government and the public.
Because in general, if the emperor has no heirs, he must look for them from close branches, such as nephews, cousins, etc., but because of the shame of Jing Kang, the Northern Song Dynasty clan room can be said to have been swept away at that time, especially as far as song Gaozong Zhao's father Song Huizong was concerned, it can be said that in addition to Song Gaozong, who slipped through the net, the others were all swept away.
However, it cannot be said that there were no descendants of Song Taizong in the south at that time, like Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Song Taizong, who had spread branches and leaves in the south, and the later Southern Song Dynasty famous minister Zhao Ruyu was the seventh grandson of Zhao Yuanzuo, but it was already far away from Zhao Yuanzuo's line, and he had already produced five services.
After Emperor Taizong of Song succeeded to the throne, after the inexplicable death of the second son of Taizu of Song, Taizu Yimei was more and more alienated, and because of this, it was also a blessing in disguise, so when the Jin army uprooted the Song Dynasty clan, Taizu Yimei basically fell into civilians, so it survived.
Therefore, in fact, since the blood is estranged, they have all taken five services, so the descendants of Emperor Taizong and the descendants of Taizu are actually the same in the eyes of Emperor Gaozong of Song.
And Song Taizong, as the younger brother of Song Taizu, skipped the succession of his brother's two sons, coupled with the fact that the death of Song Taizu had the mystery of "candlelight axe shadow", and his second son also died inexplicably, so for a long time, the people talked about this, like the shame of Jing Kang, there were rumors that the commander of the Jin Army looked exactly like Song Taizu, and it was Song Taizu who reincarnated to take revenge on Song Taizong's descendants, so the public opinion at that time, as well as many ministers, believed that since Song Gaozong had no children, he should pass the throne to Song Taizu.
So in this case, since they were all blood estranged, Song Gaozong simply chose the descendants of Song Taizu, which also won the praise of many scholars and people, and won a great reputation.
Second, compared with the near branch that has the natural succession, it is better to choose the Taizu yimu who has no chance to succeed to the throne, so that you can personally confirm the character of his people, and can make him greatly grateful.
Although the Song Dynasty clan was uprooted and sent to the north, Song Gaozong could recall one or two close nephews through negotiation, which may still be very large, even if it cannot be recalled, then it is necessary to find the relatively closest blood relative to the descendants of Emperor Taizong to select an heir.
But Song Gaozong did not do this, one is that if the nephew is recalled through negotiation, then the problem comes, then Hui, Qin Emperor, and song Gaozong's other brothers, can not also be recalled through negotiation, if recalled, the threat to themselves is also very large, not to mention Hui, Qin Second Emperor, as the ninth son of Song Huizong, Song Gaozong casually recalled one or two brothers, it is not a good thing for himself, after all, he can inherit the throne, and there is no hui, Zong Er Emperor agrees, Instead, he succeeded to the throne in the name of Empress Yuanyou after the abolition of Emperor Zhezong, the most honorable member of the imperial family at that time, which was equivalent to a lack of orthodox support, and if the recall was no longer negotiated to recall the sons of other clans, it would also cause criticism, so simply leave this mouth open.
The second is to look for the sons of the near branch in turn, so the adopted son often does not thank Song Gaozong from the bottom of his heart, and will think that his throne is not given by Song Gaozong personally, but according to the patriarchal relationship, he should become the heir to the imperial throne.
And the choice of taizu descendants who are supposedly not inherited, can not only personally confirm their character, but also have a lot of room for choice, like Song Gaozong is not only an adopted son of Song Xiaozong, but also an adopted son, a total of two adopted sons, and can get his heartfelt gratitude.
Facts have proved that Song Gaozong's move not only won a great reputation, but also enjoyed his old age, Song Xiaozong can be described as a famous model filial piety emperor in history, after succeeding to the throne, for Song Gaozong, the Emperor Taishang, is quite filial piety, very good at handling the relationship between each other, get along quite harmoniously, Song Gaozong did more than twenty years as Emperor Taishang, and finally died at the age of 81, compared to the bleak evening of his father Song Huizong and his brother Song Qinzong, his old age was quite happy and comfortable.
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