An elegant man who abandoned martial arts and culture.
At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he used political pressure to force Yue to pay money and Chen, who was separated from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, to join Na's family and personally levy Taiyuan to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. It can be said that he has some military exploits. However, in the process of confronting these powerful enemies, such as the Liao Dynasty and the extension forces of the Tangut, the war was repeated and lost, and the military achievements were not significant. It can be seen that Zong Taizu was not a conductor and strategist who could command the army.
In fact, Emperor Taizong was not a military commander, because during the reign of Song Taizong, he implemented the policy of abandoning Wu Zunwen and appointed a large number of civil servants to preside over government affairs. In addition, he himself is not a vulgar warrior in daily life, but a real arty person.
Have a soft spot for Taiping Magnolia.
Song Taizong's hobbies and interests began from reading at an early age. When his father Zhao was stationed in Jiangnan, he always collected ancient books for him to learn and always encouraged him. Even in the era of war, he never stopped reading. At that time, books and schoolbags became Zhao Guangyi's private treasures. After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, although there were many political affairs, he still did not change his original intention and loved reading as always. He once said to the courtiers around him, "I have no other hobbies, but I like reading and want to know the truth of success or failure in ancient and modern times." Good adoption, bad warning. " He especially has a soft spot for Taiping Magnolia. There are as many as 1000 copies of Magnolia Taiping. He is determined to read three volumes every day and try to finish them in one year. So he ordered the history museum to present three volumes every day, study hard day and night, and then go to court for a nap at dawn. I read three volumes a day when the weather is cold and the days are short. Considering that reading in this way is easy to damage health, the Prime Minister advised Song Taizong not to hold the time too tightly, but Song Taizong said, "I am naturally fond of reading. Opening books is beneficial, it won't hurt my health. Studious people don't take thousands of books seriously, so what's the point of this thousand books? Generally speaking, reading should come from the heart. If this is not the case, reading will not really go in and waste time. "
So Emperor Taizong persisted and finally finished reading the famous book Taiping Yu Lan in one year. Song Taizong has a wide reading range. All kinds of books are omitted and often commented. In addition, they are good for governance. Emperor Taizong applied what he had learned, but he didn't die of reading. He not only used his own experience to govern the country, but also began to recruit scholars on a large scale, so he got a lot of excellent talents. Lv Mengzheng, Kouzheng and other famous officials were all scholars admitted in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and they all became the right-hand men of Emperor Taizong. In the process of reading, his literary talent keeps growing, and he often sings with the poems of ministers, sometimes for recreation and sometimes for praise, which is not available in Song Taizu. After pacifying the Northern Han Dynasty, Song Taizong wrote a poem by Ping Jin, asking ministers to sing along. In spring, everything revived, and it began to snow in winter. Song Taizong sang and wrote poems with his lieutenants many times. Song Taizong also compiled his own poems into 4 1 volume Imperial Poems, which were collected in the palace stacks, and his poems reached a certain artistic level.
Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, everything is possible.
In addition to reading and writing poems, Song Taizong also worked hard to practice calligraphy and was proficient in cursive script, calligraphy, calligraphy and calligraphy. He has high attainments in calligraphy and is listed as a famous calligrapher in Song Dynasty. His calligraphy traces were also selected for copying in rubbings. He said to the courtiers, "Why do I have to like calligraphy when I am king of the world? I just like it from my heart and can't give it up. " After he acceded to the throne, he often observed ancient Chinese characters, learned from the ancients and often asked Lu Wenzhong about the history of calligraphy and brushwork.
Wang Zhu was a famous calligrapher at that time. Send the courtier king to show him his works. After reading it, Wang Zhu simply said, "It's not perfect." After Taizong was informed, he practiced more diligently. After a while, he sent the courtier king to see his works. Wang Zhu's answer is still the same as the previous one. When Wang asked if he despised calligraphy, he smiled and replied, "When he first started practicing calligraphy, the emperor praised his handwriting, and he paid no attention to it later."
Emperor Taizong was also a master of Weiqi. He created three general trends of Weiqi, one is called "flying geese alone", the other is called "thousands of miles across the sea" and the other is called "pearl on the sea". He personally explained to Yu Pei, the chamberlain, and then sent Yu Pei to tell all the scholars. Everyone admires the mystery of Taizong's three potentials. In the small black-and-white world of Weiqi, he is ingenious and ingenious, showing his ability to control the overall situation as a generation of emperors. At that time, famous chess players like Yang Xizi and Jiang Yuanji could not compete with Emperor Taizong. Taizong was addicted to Go and racked his brains with others. Many ministers advised him to pay attention to his health, but Taizong said, "I don't know, I just want to avoid the temptation of the sixth house." Needless to say. "
Song Taizong loves reading, poetry, calligraphy and Weiqi, but he doesn't talk about extravagance, which includes the change of the policy of abandoning martial arts and respecting literature, and "respecting literature" is the difference between Taizong and a martial man.