Lu Fangsheng loved to play Song Renzong in the TV series "The General". He was deeply loved by everyone for his humorous, generous and benevolent image. So is the historical Song Renzong really like this?
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen (May 12, 1010 - April 30, 1063), the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty (reigned from March 23, 1022 - April 30, 1063). His first name was Zhao Yiyi, the sixth son of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. His mother was Concubine Li Chen. In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1014), he was granted the title of Duke of Qing. In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), he was granted the title of Prince of Shouchun County. In the first year of Xi's reign (1017), he was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, and in the second year (1018), he was promoted to king. In September, he was established as the crown prince and named Zhao Zhen. In February of the first year of Qianxing (1022), Song Zhenzong died, and Renzong ascended the throne at the age of 13. In 1023, he was changed to Yuan Tiansheng. He died in Bianliang Palace in 1063 at the age of 54. Reigning for forty-two years, he was the longest reigning emperor during the Song Dynasty. The remonstrating minister Bao Zheng repeatedly violated his words and even spit on Zhao Zhen's face. But Zhao Zhen wiped his face with his sleeves and accepted his suggestion without blaming him. This happened in the TV series "The General". The "Qingli New Deal" proposed by Fan Zhongyan had just been planned and ready to show off. As a result, Concubine Zhang asked Fan Zhongyan for an official position on behalf of her brother - the Xuanhui Envoy. This happened at the beginning of the reform. question. The Xuanhui envoy was already a ninth-grade sesame official. Normally, someone would have arranged it without even mentioning it. However, at the cusp of this storm, when Song Renzong persuaded Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan said, "If there is an Xuanhui envoy today, there will be one tomorrow." Yuanwailang, if you continue like this, it will only be ineffective, and the country will not be strong." The more he spoke, the more the atmosphere became more intense, almost threatening Song Renzong, spitting in his face. Song Renzong angrily scolded Fan Zhongyan and walked away. Everyone really wanted to laugh when they saw it.
After the news of Zhao Zhen's death came out, "the capital (Bianliang) went on strike and cried in the streets for several days. Even beggars and children burned paper money and cried in front of the palace." When the news of Zhao Zhen's death reached Luoyang, the citizens also took the initiative to stop the market to mourn. The smoke from burning paper money filled the sky over Luoyang City, so that "the sky was dark." His death even affected remote mountainous areas. At that time, an official was on a business trip to Sichuan. Passing by Jiange, he saw women in the valley also wearing paper filial hats to mourn the death of the emperor. After the obituary of Zhao Zhen's death was sent to the Liao Kingdom, "people in the Yan Kingdom cried no matter how far away they were." Yelu Hongji, the Taoist Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, was also shocked. He rushed up to grab the hand of the Song Dynasty envoy and howled bitterly, saying: "Forty-two years He didn't know how to fight." He also said, "I want to build a tomb for him to express my condolences." After that, the emperors of the Liao Dynasty "regarded him as their ancestors."
Zhao Zhen was good at calligraphy and was known in history as "a man of many talents, especially good at calligraphy." He was especially good at Feibai style. Most of the palace gates have inscriptions written by Fei Bai. Many of the Shinto monuments of ministers at that time also had their inscriptions.
Zeng Gong, Huan Guo, Liu Guangzu, Zhou Bida, Yang Wanli, Wang Bi, Chen Junqing, Liu Kezhuang, Zhao Ruteng, Ye Shi, Wang Shipeng, Wen Tianxiang and so on. [1] "Benevolence" is the highest evaluation of him, "Being a king ends with benevolence." "History of the Song Dynasty" commented and praised Renzong and his great governance: "During the forty-two years of (Renzong's) reign, the administration of officials was like stealing. The country is not without bad people, but it is not enough to rule the world; the government is not without villains, but it is not enough to win over good people. The spirit of compassion and loyalty among the rulers and ministers have been the foundation of the Song Dynasty for more than 300 years. . "The emperor is sincere and has no shame.