Keywords: Song Dynasty Review
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Song Huizong's name was Evonne, and his becoming emperor was a tragedy that only happened in feudal times. If he is talented, he has plenty of talent. His calligraphy is unique. Not long ago, one of his original thin gold books was sold at a sky-high price. His meticulous brushwork of flowers and birds is also a must, and few students who graduated from the Academy of Painting have his level. He likes music and is good at lyrics, no less than Li Houzhu in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He likes playing football, knowing architecture, appreciating antiques and picking up girls. A frivolous person, a loose personality, has no dignity at all, not to mention such scattered interests, and has no time to calm down and think about state affairs. It is such a creature that mistakenly became an emperor. No wonder it finally destroyed the country. He and a group of his wives, sons, clans, spouses and subjects were taken to the ice and snow as prisoners, and he himself died in a desolate and terrible place. Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi brothers came into this world by conspiracy, and finally their descendants were reduced to the point where people were worse than the sky, and finally they broke up.
There are many stories about unofficial history in Song Huizong, among which the stories about him and Li Shishi are even more colorful. After tasting all kinds of women, he began to like prostitutes, and Li Shishi's fame at that time was obviously destined to reach his ears. So I climbed over the wall and Wang Fu went whoring, and the result was out of control. It is said that he was bugged once. Fortunately, there was no digital camera at that time, otherwise this gorgeous photo would be left by people who are not afraid of death. Therefore, his rival poet Zhou Bangyan gave a sentence, saying: The sword is like water, Wu Yan wins the snow, and the finger breaks the new orange. At the beginning of the brocade, the scent of animals remained unchanged, and the Zheng sat opposite each other. Ask in a low voice: Who are you with? It's already midnight in the city, and the horses are slippery and frosty. It's better to have a rest, but there are few pedestrians. Hehe, it's delicious and delicious, and it really feels sour. It doesn't matter whether the story is true or not. This story has been handed down, at least indicating that the rogue emperor has been rogue enough to forget that he is an emperor. From this perspective, it also shows that he is better than a murderous tyrant and finally has a sense of humor.
Of course, Song Huizong was the chief culprit in the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is unreasonable that such a dissolute son who is playing hip-hop leads a group of shameless dissolute ministers. However, I don't think the key reason lies in Song Huizong. Even if his predecessor, Song Zhezong, was not short-lived, or he was replaced by Wang Shen and Wang Jian instead of replacing him, Zhao's world basically came to an end. In front of Song Huizong, Empress Dowager Cixi turned her mother into a child, and Song Zhezong turned it upside down, denying and affirming the reforms initiated by Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi, tossing and turning for decades. In the past, she was loyal for a while, a traitor for a while, and loyal for a while, so repeatedly that even children quarreled. Later, political terms such as conviction, rehabilitation, revenge and investigation became an excuse for bureaucrats to crack down on dissidents and cultivate cronies. Worst of all, there is no standard for what is right and wrong. Under such circumstances, even if Song Huizong is an emperor who really wants to make a difference, I don't think he can do it. Besides, as an illegitimate child, he simply took someone else's check out of thin air, so it's strange that this rogue doesn't make a fuss.
Although Song Huizong was an emperor who knew nothing, his messy hobbies were not enough to achieve the goal of national subjugation. In my opinion, it was his stupidity in political and military strategy that finally ignited the fuse of the powder keg in the Northern Song Dynasty. So, although his romantic story is interesting to write, and I have thought about it over and over again, I still have to give up. Let's focus on the story of how this stupid guy was burned.
Let's take a look at his important civil servants first. We now have a numerical arrangement of calligraphers in the Song Dynasty, which reads "Su Huang Camouflage". There is no doubt about the first three people, but this Cai has two views: Cai Jing and Cai Xiang. No matter which Cai, in short, Cai Jing was at least a first-class figure in calligraphy at that time, which is beyond doubt. Song Huizong is a good player himself, and Cai Jing is more likely to win his favor. In addition, this Cai Jing ghost is very smart, and Song Huizong has a wide range of interests. One tries to get what he likes, and the other rewards him with praise. The result is certainly gratifying: Song Huizong was in power for 25 years, and Cai Jing was the prime minister for 17 years four times. This Cai Jing is also a very high-ranking figure among traitors in past dynasties, which shows Song Huizong's ignorance in employing people. Other people who are trusted and reused by Song Huizong are servants around them, such as extremely talented people, eunuchs, singers, football players and drivers, such as Gao Qiu, Yang Jian, Wang Fu, Cai You and Liang Shicheng ... As long as they can serve him well, regardless of their personality and ability, they will have one mood after another. So I've been guessing that if Li Shishi is not so coquettish and charming, I'm not sure this Song Huizong will reward her with a fairy Dangdang. Oh! The ancients said, use teachers, use friends, and use slaves. A person who always uses slaves around him is either cheated to death by a slave or killed by a slave. And his body is full of these hooligans, which shows his own rotten eggs.
Look at his important military commander. Because of the political darkness in Song Huizong, farmers and soldiers revolted a lot, with a larger scale and wider influence, including Song Jiang and Fang La. The general sent by Song Huizong to lead the troops to suppress was eunuch Tong Guan, and his officials actually knew the Privy Council, which was equivalent to the Minister of National Defense or the Marshal of the National Military Forces. With a eunuch who cut off his penis and led the "male" division in the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, Song Huizong created a unique miracle in the Song Dynasty. According to the current concept of employing people, his thought is almost unparalleled in depth, very creative and challenging. What is even more ridiculous is that in the diplomatic and war with the enemy countries such as Liao and Jin at that time, this vitriolic eunuch was also the first choice important person, which almost made the Liao Dynasty monarch and minister laugh their heads off. What's particularly interesting is that he treated Zhang Qian, a general from the Liao Dynasty, and after he accepted it, he will be named a fairy. When he was threatened by Jin people, he quickly killed people and sent people to kiss his ass. As a result, the decline of the Liao Dynasty made everyone feel insecure. Who else wants to work for him?
Therefore, Song Huizong is really not cut out to be an emperor. Nevertheless, if he has a little self-knowledge, he will honestly be his prodigal emperor, and with the inheritance left by his ancestors, he may be able to persist for 30 to 50 years, and it is hard to say that he will die of old age. As for what will happen after death, the French emperor said that it doesn't matter if he floods. But he is very self-righteous, thinking that his ability is obviously very strong, and he has done things that his ancestors could not do. Sure enough, he did it: he turned to the back of the Liao Dynasty, signed a contract with the Jin Dynasty, attacked the dying Liao Dynasty from front to back, and temporarily recovered seven of the sixteen states-Yan, Ji, Jing, Tan, Shun, Zhuo and Yi. These places were looted by the Jin Dynasty, and the later Jin Dynasty was handed over by Shi Jingtang. Although it is an empty city, it has to bear almost twice the age of the Liao Dynasty.
Facts have proved that removing the natural barrier of Liao and actively connecting the territory of Song Dynasty with the Jin Dynasty in the booming period is almost equivalent to taking off clothes in the Northern Song Dynasty, revealing a fat body and attracting the slaughter of the Jin Dynasty. What was the Song Dynasty? It has long been touched in the process of signing the maritime alliance. When attacking Liao in partnership with the rulers, the Northern Song army led by Tong Eunuch was repeatedly defeated by the Liao army, which was the end of the road. Jin people have seen it. Laozi said, "If you want to take it, you must give it." What the ruler has done is nothing more than the best interpretation of this sentence. Poor Song Huizong, not only could not correctly analyze his national strength, but also knew nothing about the international situation at that time. He regarded the covetous Jin as a close comrade-in-arms and led a group of sycophantic slaves to become the pillars of the country. It is a miracle to have such a short-sighted and confident emperor, such a group of courtiers who are flattering and afraid of death, and such a fierce neighbor to take care of him.
From the perspective of literature and art, Song Huizong is a talented painter, calligrapher and antique connoisseur. His sorrow lies in being a powerful emperor. If he is just a well-fed prince and aristocrat, with his character, he will never try politics. In this case, it is not only his own great fortune, but also the great fortune of millions of people in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Central Plains. However, history always plays jokes on people. Song Huizong became a prisoner from the emperor, and died of poverty and illness in various insults of Jin people. This is probably an act of god, right? like