Today, let’s talk about Zhao Heng, the third emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty
Zhao Heng was handsome, smart, and unique, and was deeply loved by Song Taizu. After Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a proofreader, governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and governor of Tongping Prefecture. He was named Wang Han, Wang Xiang and Shou Wang. In the first year of Dao, he was crowned prince and changed his name to Zhao Heng. Three years later, he ascended the throne as emperor and appointed Li Ling, Lu Duan and others. , diligent in politics, contributed to the "Government of Xianping". In the first year of Jingde, under the persuasion of the hawkish prime minister Kou Zhun, he used personal conquest to defeat the Liao army in Shanyuan, reached the "Singyuan Alliance", and achieved a century of peace between Song and Liao. In the later period of his reign, he suffered from a headache and appointed Wang Qinruo and Liang Song to support Empress Liu in the administration. Indulging in Zen practice, building palaces and temples, wasting people's money, leading to deepening social conflicts. In the first year of Qianxing, Zhao Heng died in Yanqing Hall at the age of 55. Buried in Yongding Mausoleum, he was named Zhenzong, who "respected the ancient magic power, made Wu Dingzhang sacred to the German civilization, and respected the emperor."
Zhao Heng’s political measures:
Zhao Heng’s “Edict to cease business from now on” increases the number of official leaves from now on, making personal leave outside official holidays more flexible than before. It extended personal leave to honor relatives of the deceased to all officials, giving them one day of personal leave and created a new farewell leave. Some festivals are not only festivals for officials, but also for craftsmen who serve the government. For example, ten days of leave are given to sergeants who transport official supplies on the treacherous mountain roads of Fujian. According to existing historical records, there were approximately 10,000 officials during Zhao Heng's reign. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of petty officials serving in government agencies at all levels, as well as military personnel at all levels and their families. Among them, civil and military officials can take traditional holidays and new holidays every year.
At the beginning of Zhao Heng's accession to the throne, he appointed Li Ling and others. , and is diligent in political affairs. In the first year of Jingde (1004), the Liao Dynasty invaded, and Prime Minister Kou Zhun urged Zhao Heng to fight in person. The two sides fought 300 miles away from the capital Tokyo (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province). The situation was favorable to the Northern Song Dynasty, but because Zhao Heng was afraid of the Liao's power and considering the long-term mutual victory and defeat between the two sides, he ignored Kou Zhun's objection and gave the Liao a certain amount of gold and silver as "old coins" every year. After that, the Northern Song Dynasty entered a period of economic prosperity. It is known as the "Government of Xianping" in history. In the later period of Zhao Heng's reign, Wang Qinruo and Ding Weisong became prime ministers of each other. They often use the sayings of "Fu Ruizhi" in the Book of Heaven to show off the ruling party and the opposition parties. Zhao Heng was also addicted to the practice of Zen Buddhism, which led to the deepening of social conflicts in the Northern Song Dynasty and the increasingly serious problem of "internal and external troubles". In the first year of Qianxing (1022), Zhao Heng passed away at the age of 55, after reigning for 25 years. His posthumous title is Xiao, the civilized emperor, and his temple name is Zhenzong. Buried in Yongding Mausoleum. After accumulating the relics, we learned ancient magic and made the German civilization Wu Dingzhang divine and filial to the emperor.
Zhao Heng is good at literature and calligraphy. The famous saying "There is a golden house in the book, and there is a face like jade in the book" comes from him. Its purpose was to encourage scholars to study the imperial examination and participate in governing the country, so that the Song Dynasty could recruit wise men to govern the world.
Remember to like and collect it