Song Huizong was the top hedonistic emperor of the Song Dynasty. He had a wide range of interests and hobbies. It can be said that: apart from the things he should do to govern the country and promote benevolence, he was not involved in unattractive romantic affairs. Those who are not obsessed are not only obsessed, but also able to achieve perfection in everything. If he was just a prince, or even a bachelor or something, he would definitely be famous throughout the ages. Unfortunately, he became the emperor by mistake, which not only ruined himself, but also ruined half of the Song Dynasty, and ended up being infamous for thousands of years. It was such a mistake. There had been a similar emperor before, that is, Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, who "asked you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward." His lyrics are still regarded as "divine". This is a fact known to everyone, and he still has some skills that modern skilled craftsmen can only come up to. It is said that he once personally knitted a gilt phoenix crown for his beloved Empress Zhou. The gold wire was thinner than hair. When Xiao Zhou saw Feng Guan, she couldn't believe that such an exquisite work of art was actually made by the king. Zhang Duanyi's "Gui'er Collection" records: Once Shenzong went to the Secretariat Province and saw a portrait of Li Yu, and was greatly impressed by his beauty and beauty. When he returned to the harem, he dreamed that Li Yu came to pay him a visit. When he woke up, his son Zhao Ji (later Huizong) was born. This may be a coincidence, or it may be an attachment, but we have to believe that Huizong's "literary style was a hundred times better than that of Master Li". One of my hobbies: stone gardening. Huizong loved stone art gardening, and his "representative work" was the royal garden Genyue, which was even grander and more exquisite than the Summer Palace. Yue Ke's "Historical History" said that Huizong planned to build Genyue, and the eunuchs rushed to come up with ideas. It doesn't matter that he likes it. People all over the country are suffering, especially in the southeast region. No matter who owns the house, as long as there are strange rocks and trees, they will be moved away without any discussion. This period of history is the "Hua Shi Gang" mentioned in "Water Margin". For the sake of Huizong's elegance, countless people went bankrupt and even lost their lives. Even Fangla's uprising was triggered by this. "History of the Song Dynasty: Zhu Meng's Biography" records that Zhu Meng obtained a huge Taihu stone and carried it on a giant ship. There were thousands of slaves. In the counties and counties he passed through, he demolished water gates and bridges when encountering them, and even dared to destroy city walls. Chisel. After the stone arrived in Bianjing, Huizong named it "Shen Yun Zhaogong Stone" with a stroke of his pen. The "Maple Window Slip" written by Yuan Xian of the Song Dynasty said that Huizong planted two juniper trees next to this huge stone, and also wrote a poem in gold characters: "It holds half of the sky, and even curls up the rainbow to bear two. It is a pillar and it is a beam. Later generations said that this was simply the tone set for Qin Hui to betray his country and divide the world. Hobby 2: epigraphy, calligraphy and painting. Huizong was proficient in meticulous flower-and-bird paintings. Deng Chun of the Song Dynasty called him "an artist of extraordinary skill" in his "Hua Ji". In the "Crane Picture at Junzhuang" painted in the early years of Zhenghe's reign, he painted twenty fairy birds, "either playing in the woods, or Drinking Taiye. The shape of a flying phoenix and leaping dragon, standing side by side without fighting, walking alone without leaning on each other, each is extremely wonderful, but there is no difference between them." It can be summarized in eight words: Lifelike. There is also a picture of "Qifeng Scattered Qi Picture", which can give people the feeling of being "thousands of miles away", making the viewer "floating and floating", unable to tell whether he is a human or an immortal. "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books - Art Code" records that Zhao Mengfu got a "Bamboo Bird" painted by Huizong, and once wrote: "How lucky!" He also saw the "Six Stone Picture" painted by Huizong, which did not use the chamfering method, but was created with ink. , can be called expressive and innovative. His calligraphy attainments are extremely profound. Dong Geng's "Shu Lu" of the Song Dynasty and Tao Zongyi's "Shu Shi Hui Yao" of the Yuan Dynasty both said that his calligraphy was learned from the calligrapher Xue Ji of the Tang Dynasty. Their evaluation may not be fair. It is said that Huizong liked Mi Fu's calligraphy very much and couldn't help but want to imitate it. Cai Jing politely reminded: There seemed to be something wrong with the calligraphy of a generation of emperors and their disciples. It was only then that Huizong came up with the idea and created the "thin gold style", which no one has been able to imitate to this day. This emperor also had an extremely sophisticated appreciation of antiques, and was even creative. He ordered craftsmen such as Ding kiln and Ru kiln to imitate bronze wares such as tripods, Yi, pans, and bottles to fire porcelain. He cleverly combined bronze and porcelain. This bold "Creativity" can show how extraordinary his artistic temperament is. Hobby 3: Playing with beautiful women. Huizong was famous for his lust, which he probably inherited from his ancestor Zhao Guangyi. However, although Taizong was lustful, there was a limit after all. There were not many concubines in the harem at that time. How many women did Huizong have? There is a small book "Kaifeng Mansion" which provides us with more detailed information.
This book is actually a "human flesh list" submitted by Kaifeng Prefecture officials to the Jin Dynasty Marshal in the second year of Jingkang - the Jin people asked for too much gold and silver, and the Song Dynasty could not get it, so Huizong, Qinzong, the princesses, and the emperor's concubine ( That is, the princess), the princess, the prince’s grandson, etc. are deducted at a discount: the emperor’s concubine and the princess are deducted one thousand gold ingots each, the concubine is deducted five hundred gold ingots, the clan concubine is deducted two hundred gold ingots, and the two emperors Hui and Qin are deducted. Of course, concubines are more valuable. This document records Huizong's 143 famous female concubines, including concubines, virtuous concubines, Guiyi, Shurong, Wanrong, Jieyu, talented people, noble people, beauties, and wives, and ninety-eight concubines. There are seventy-eight royal ladies; four hundred and seventy-nine court ladies; six hundred and four court ladies; and one thousand, three hundred and four singing girls. The named women have their ages marked, and they are basically between sixteen or seventeen to twenty-one-two. Huizong felt that so many beauties were not enough, so he took the trouble to go to Zuixing Tower and have sex with the famous prostitute Li Shishi. Hobby 4: Superstitious legends. Huizong believed deeply in prophecy and many decisions were made due to superstition. With a ridiculous example, you can see how superstitious he is. Zhu Bian of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded in "Old News of Qu Wei": In the early years of Chongning (1102), Fan Zhixu, a resident of the house, wrote a memorial: Among the gods of the twelve palaces (the so-called twelve zodiac signs today), the dog occupies the Xu position. This is Your Majesty's destiny. Nowadays, there are dog killing businesses all over the capital. This is a great disrespect to Your Majesty. I request the court to ban this business. When Huizong heard that it made sense, he issued an edict to strictly prohibit the killing of dogs in the world. An imperial student thought it was really ridiculous and said: "The imperial court respects Shenzong in everything. Shenzong was born in the year of Wuzi and is a rat. But at that time, we didn't hear that it was strictly forbidden for all subjects to keep cats." Huizong had many "little hobbies" For example, "Cuju" - without this elegance, how could Gao Qiu become a lieutenant? Another example is "tasting tea" - he is even more expert. He personally wrote 20 chapters of "Daguan Tea Treatise", which is an eye-popping and accurate description of the Dragon Tuan and Phoenix Cake contributed by Fujian. Yue Ke's "Historical History" also said: "Huizong lived in Duandi and was quite good at domesticating animals." This means that Huizong was quite good at raising animals and birds before he became emperor. After Gen Yue was built, the garden was filled with all kinds of rare birds and animals. , the rabbit garden of King Liang Xiao of the Western Han Dynasty can only be regarded as a small thing compared to a big one. As for writing poems and lyrics, and orchestrating silk and bamboo, there is no need to say more. The research on Taoist doctrine is also of the highest level. "Beishou Wenjianlu" says that he once "made a collar for the royal robe, commonly known as a vest", which he made with his own hands when he was King Duan. It seems that his sense of innovation in tailoring skills and clothing is unmatched by other emperors. It is a pity that none of these hobbies and abilities can stop the golden cavalry.