Brief introduction of Emperor Zhao Zhen Brief introduction of Emperor Zhao Zhen

1. Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong (May 3, 11-April 3, 163), originally named Zhao Benefited, was the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty (reigned from March 23, 122 to April 3, 163), the sixth son of Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong, and his mother was Li Chenfei.

2. In the early calendar, the Duke of the Nation, the King of Shouchun County, the King of Ascension, and the official letters were proclaimed. In the second year of Tianxi (118), he was established as the Crown Prince. In the first year of Ganxing (122), Zhao Zhen acceded to the throne at the age of thirteen. In the early days of his reign, Zhang Xianming listened to the politics of Queen Liu, and he didn't take charge until the second year of Ming Dow (133). The first "Song-Xia War" broke out in the middle of the reign. After three years of fighting, the two sides signed the "Celebration of Calendar and Peace". During this period, Liao took the opportunity to press the border with heavy troops, forcing Song Ting to increase the loss of old coins, which was called "emphasizing the city and increasing the coins" in history. In the third year of Qingli (143), Zhao Zhen appointed Fan Zhongyan, who was involved in political affairs, to carry out the "Qingli New Deal" in an attempt to curb the increasingly serious phenomenon of land merger and "three redundancies", but the reform was immediately suspended because of the huge opposition. In the eighth year of Jia _ (163), Zhao Zhen died at the Funing Temple in Tokyo at the age of 54. He reigned for forty-two years and was the longest-serving emperor in the Song Dynasty. Emperor Wen Sheng, posthumous title's God of Virtue, Wu Ruizhe and Ming Xiao, whose temple number is Renzong, was buried in Yongzhaoling.

3. During Zhao Zhen's reign, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty flourished, and science, technology and culture also developed greatly. The History of the Song Dynasty praised: "Biography says:' Being a monarch stops at benevolence.' The emperor is sincere and innocent. Historians summarized their reign as "Ren Zong Sheng Zhi". He is good at calligraphy, especially at flying white books. There are 1 volumes of Imperial Collection. His poems are recorded in The Whole Song Poetry.