So I don't think there is any inevitable connection between the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty and the emergence of Song Huizong. Just as many people blame the downfall of Nantang on Li Houzhu's poor governance, just imagine that if Li Houzhu was an emperor who made great efforts, wouldn't Nantang perish? The establishment of the Song Dynasty is the phased end of the historical law that everything in the world must be together for a long time. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the endless struggle between clans and civilians finally ushered in a unified Illuminati-Guo Wei. Unfortunately, his life span was not long, and he was finally usurped by Zhao Kuangyin. Even if you are diligent as Chongzhen, you can't escape the fate of the kingdom, but it is undeniable that a wise emperor will slow down the decline of a country.
It is said that Song Huizong was the reincarnation of Li Yu, and the Song family destroyed the talented Li Yu, so God made him reincarnate and destroyed the Song Dynasty. To some extent, the two of them have a lot in common: neither of them is the undisputed heir to the throne of this empire, but they were pushed to the throne because of the development of history. Of course, they have no ambition and preparation to be emperors since childhood. When I was in Song Huizong, because of the emperor's preference, the imperial court compiled many chronicles about art and artworks for people's convenience. In addition, Zhao also reformed the imperial examination, adding calligraphy and painting to his subjects, which set off an upsurge. Good things in the world will be bad in the afterlife. To some extent, it promoted the popularization of calligraphy and painting. Its unique thin gold calligraphy is a pioneering work, because calligraphy has been quite stable in the Song Dynasty, so many styles are basically fixed. In this case, it is very difficult to create a font by yourself. The best comparison now should be copper coins. These words of Bao Tong, the Grand View in Song Dynasty, are beautiful, and no one can surpass them.
However, it is not gratifying that an emperor has special skills and preferences. The emperor is mysterious, and the most important thing is to make people around you not understand what you want to do. In addition, the so-called "standing on the wall without desire is just empty talk". Like one thing means a breakthrough, which is a fatal place for people. The emperor is particularly important, so it is inevitable that some villains will use the emperor's preferences to do all kinds of things to please him and gain benefits. Zhao Xuan (Zhao Guangyi) is well aware of this truth. He liked eagles very much before he became emperor, but later he was able to restrain his desires and preferences and refused to accept eagles from others.
The so-called king of national subjugation is only in such an embarrassing situation by accident.
What Evonne did stimulated artistic creation to some extent. Without him and Li Yu, our cultural history would be eclipsed a lot. As the saying goes, "the poem of national happiness" is "convenient to give to the vicissitudes of life"