After he died childless, his half-brother ascended the throne with the support of Empress Xiang. Song Huizong is a frivolous and dissolute person. Although he has artistic talent, he has no talent for governing the country. After he acceded to the throne, he did not regulate his frivolous behavior because of the change of his identity, but became more and more unscrupulous. Because he likes different stones, Song Huizong often buys them from all over the country at all costs. Because of his love for painting and painting, Song Huizong often indulges in painting and writing, regardless of political affairs. Because he believed in Taoism, Song Huizong ordered the construction of many expensive and laborious temples. In addition, Song Huizong also believed in treacherous court official such as Cai Jing. Under this corrupt rule, the situation in the Northern Song Dynasty naturally went from bad to worse.
When the domestic people rose up because they were overwhelmed, the outside of the Northern Song Dynasty was always harassed by the Jin and Liao countries. In order to ease the border situation, it was decided to attack Liao with gold. After the demise of the Liao Dynasty, the State of Jin began to ignore the Covenant and turned to attack the Northern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Jingkang, the Northern Song Dynasty suffered repeated battles and defeats because of the large-scale southward movement of the Jin army, so the Jin army marched straight into Bianjing. In the meantime, Song Huizong was afraid to give his son Song Qinzong a meditation place. After meditation, although he fled Bianjing, he was later brought back by Song Qinzong.
In December of the first year of Jingkang, Bianjing was captured by Jin Jun, and Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, who failed to escape early, were abolished as Shu Ren by Di Chin in February of the following year. In April, 8 jin j with Song Huizong, Song Qinzong, plus many princes, imperial clan members, concubines, courtiers and other thousands of people began to return to the north. At that time, there were countless possessions in Bianjing City and the Palace with these people. What is the name of this event in history? The shame of Jingkang? .
Those who were captured on the way to the State of Jin were humiliated, and his harem concubines and daughters were forcibly taken away by General Jin. After arriving in Xu Jin, Song Huizong was asked to go to a temple in Jin Taizu to offer condolences, with the intention of providing prisoners. After that, Song Huizong was imprisoned in Hangzhou, then moved to Wu Guocheng, and finally failed to return to the Song Dynasty until his death. Song Huizong was tortured physically and mentally during his imprisonment, so he wrote many poems full of negative emotions such as regret and sadness.