Chapter 278 Chapter 277 Huizong Zhao Ji

Song Huizong, named Ji, was the eleventh son of Shenzong and the younger brother of Zhezong.His mother was Queen Chen of Qinci.He was born in the fifth year of Song Yuanfeng and died in the fifth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty.54 years old. On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Yuanfu (1100 A.D.), on the day Zhezong died, he hung the curtain to the Empress Dowager (Empress Shenzong, who had the highest status in the palace at that time), and cried to the prime ministers and ministers: "The country is in misfortune. The emperor has no sons, who will ascend the throne is a very important matter, and it should be determined as soon as possible." He also said: "King Shen has a problem with his eyes, so it is inconvenient for him to be king. It is better to establish Wang Ji Duan." Zhang Dun raised his voice and said: "Duan Wang The king is frivolous, you can't rule the world!" Before the words were finished, Zeng Bu of the Privy Council sneered and said from the side: "Zhang Dun has never discussed with the ministers, how can he be so arbitrary! The imperial edict of the empress dowager is very permissible." Shangshu Zuocheng Cai Xu Jiang, the servant of Bian and Zhongshu, also joined in unison and said: "According to the imperial decree!" He said to the Queen Mother: "The first emperor once said that King Duan has a good life, and he is very benevolent and filial. It is also in accordance with the will of the late emperor." Zhang Dun was alone and alone, and dared not fight any further.So an edict was announced to the Queen Mother to call Duan Wang Zhao Ji into the palace, that is, in front of the coffin, and the transfer of power was completed.

Because Zhao Ji was born strong and strong, Shenzong gave him the name "Ji", which means "the four men have faith", whichever means strong and strong.His mother Chen, from Kaifeng, was born in a commoner family. Since she was young, she was intelligent and dignified. She was selected into the palace in her teens and served as the imperial attendant next to Shenzong. For beauty.Chen's affection for Shenzong was extremely deep, and she died of illness shortly after Shenzong's death, when Zhao Ji was just 4 years old. When Zhao Ji was one year old, he was granted the title of Jiedu Envoy of the Zhenning Army and granted the title of Duke of Ning.Zhezong ascended the throne and was granted the title of King of Suining County.In the third year of Shaosheng (1096 A.D.), he was named Duanwang by the military governors of Pingjiang and Zhenjiang, and began to go out of the palace to study.

The main content of the daily study of the princes of the clan is Confucian classics and historical books, but Zhao Ji is not very interested in these, but has a strong interest in pens and inkstones, Danqing, horseback riding, archery, Cuju, and even raising animals and growing flowers and plants.Especially in painting and calligraphy, he showed outstanding talent. Zhao Ji is very talented, but he did not inherit the dignified and solemn character from his mother. On the contrary, under the influence of the surrounding environment, he gradually developed a frivolous temper.His close friend Wang Shen can be said to share his interests.Wang Shen, whose name is Jinqing, is the son-in-law of Princess Wei, the daughter of Yingzong and Empress Dowager Xuan Rengao, and should be Zhao Ji's uncle.This person is dissolute and lustful, his behavior is extremely disorderly, there are many concubines in his family, and he often goes to and from the Lane of Fireworks and Willows, the princess can't control him at all.The princess was seriously ill, and he actually messed with his concubine in front of the princess. Shenzong was so angry that he demoted him twice.For such a person, Zhao Ji had a fierce fight with him. One day, Wang Shen sent Gao Qiu to deliver the grate to Zhao Ji, just in time for Zhao Ji to play a game in the garden. Kicking, Gao Lian tried his best to show off his skills.Zhao Ji was overjoyed, and immediately ordered his servants: "Go and send a message to Wang Duwei, saying that I left the grate with the person who gave it."

However, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, Zhao Ji has a different appearance. He is extremely respectful and filial to the Queen Mother, and goes to the Cide Palace where the Queen Mother lives every day to greet her daily life.Because of his cleverness, filial piety and courtesy, the Empress Dowager Xiang loved him far more than other kings. When Zhezong was seriously ill, the Empress Dowager Xiang had already made up her mind about who would be the emperor in the future. Zhao Ji was 18 years old when he was pushed to the pinnacle of power.Zhang Dun and others may feel that this frivolous new emperor may not be reliable, so they asked the Queen Mother to "dispose of the military and state affairs together".The queen mother said that the emperor is not young, and it is inconvenient for her mother to take charge of the government.Zhao Ji was so grateful to Empress Dowager Xiang Liji, but at this time he also cried and bowed to the ground, begging endlessly.The queen mother had no choice but to agree.Zhao Ji ascended the throne in 1100 A.D. as Huizong.

At first, Huizong obeyed the Queen Mother Xiang, not only out of gratitude to the Queen Mother, but more importantly, he needed the broad support of various political factions to stabilize his position.After listening to the Queen Mother for 6 months, she returned to power and retired, while Huizong continued to reconcile the reform and conservative factions, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to the Jingguo, which meant "neutralizing the government" and "adjusting the world." And he wanted to change his frivolous Due to Fulang's reputation, he also made some gestures of frugality and abstinence from extravagance in his life. He returned the jade articles presented to him by Wang Huai, a commoner, and let go of the rare birds and animals he raised in the inner garden.In March of the third year of Yuanfu, because of the upcoming solar eclipse, he issued an edict to speak out, expressing that he would accept advice with an open mind, as if he was working hard to govern.

In the first month of the first year of the founding of Yasukuni (1101 A.D.), after the death of the Empress Dowager, Zhao Ji's "Shaoshu Xiansheng" made his intention to reform more clearly.Soon, Cai Jing, a treacherous official, was recalled to the imperial court and served as a scholar of the Imperial Academy.Cai Jing first suggested that the history of the Shenzong Dynasty should be reconstructed, which is the basis of the reform; the reputation of An Tong and Jian Xuchen who investigated the crimes of Minister Yuanyou during the Shaosheng period should be restored, and the verdict should be reversed for Shaosheng. In 1102, Huizong changed the name to "Chongning", which means advocating Xining, and officially played the signboard of Shaoshu.Soon, Han Zhongyan dismissed as Prime Minister, and Zeng Bu was also pushed out of the court by Cai Jing.In July, Huizong appointed Cai Jing as chancellor.

Huizong has only one criterion for judging whether an official is good or bad, and that is whether his words and deeds conform to his will.Even though he used to brag and flatter his subordinates, occasionally he had a clear understanding that it is not necessarily a loyal minister to say good things blindly.In the first year of Daguan (AD 1107), Zhao Lin, the emissary of Zhaoshui, caught a tortoise with two heads from the Yellow River and presented it to Huizong as an auspicious thing.Cai Jing said: "This is exactly what Duke Huan of Qi Xiaobai said about the 'Xiangwang'. Seeing it can lead to hegemony." Zheng Juzhong, a scholar of the Zizheng Palace, sang a different tune: "How can there be two heads! Others feel scared when they see it. Cai Jing called Qingqing, his heart is really unpredictable!" Huizong ordered people to abandon the turtle, saying that "Juzhong loves me", and appointed Zheng Juzhong as a member of the Privy Council.However, after all, good words sound pleasant to the ear, and Cai Jing was especially favored because he could say good things and act in accordance with Huizong's wishes.Huizong reigned for 25 years, and Cai Jing served as prime minister for 24 years.Although he was dismissed three times in the middle, he returned immediately after dismissal, which shows that Huizong cannot do without this sycophant.

Huizong relied on Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Zhu Yu, Liang Shicheng and others as his thighs, all of whom were extremely flattering and sycophants.However, Huizong was a faint and inept emperor. Although he favored treacherous ministers, the highest decision-making power was always firmly in his own hands.In this regard, he did inherit and greatly expanded some methods of Emperor Shenzong's management of the government. The most prominent thing was that all affairs in the world, no matter how big or small, had to be handled in accordance with his "imperial pen and hand edict".He kicked away the Zhongshumen and Hanlin scholars who were originally in charge of discussing and drafting the edict.If Cai Jing and other noble relatives and ministers wanted to do something or seek favor, they had to ask Huizong to write it in his own hand, and then promulgate it for execution.Sometimes Huizong was too busy on his own, so he asked the eunuch Yang Qiu to write for him, nicknamed "Shu Yang".For the "Yubi Shouzhao", all officials must be unconditionally implemented, otherwise it is "violating the system" and will be severely punished.After Zhenghe (1111-1118 A.D.), he even had to personally take care of the affairs of the imperial palace, and often rode a horse to inspect the various affairs like Emperor Taizu.

"Taiping is more joyful than nothing", this is Huizong's philosophy of life, plus Cai Jing, Cai You and his son, one said: "Your Majesty should enjoy the blessings of the world." For entertainment. Years go by, youth is easy to lose, why bother to worry about work and work, and look for troubles?" Huizong felt that it is better to have fun in time. Cai Jing proposed a slogan for Huizong called "Feng Heng Yu Da", which described the peaceful and happy scene of prosperity and prosperity.Huizong believed that in order to prosper Yuda, the court, palace and other various scenes must be made magnificent.As a result, the new Yanfu Palace outside the Beigongchen Gate of Da Nei first began to break ground.In the fourth year of Zhenghe (1114 A.D.), the new Yanfu Palace was officially completed. Because it is composed of 5 districts, it is called "Five Yanfu Palaces".The palace is long from east to west and short from north to south. It reaches Jinglongmen in the east and Tianbomen in the west. The halls, pavilions and terraces are scattered in the middle, and the Hezhuang and Luzhai are hidden among beautiful flowers and famous trees.Digging ponds into lakes, dredging springs into streams, piles of strange rocks, small bridges and flowing water, shadows of flowers moving on walls, peaks and mountains as windows, thick shade blocks out the sun, wind blows flowers, cranes and deer leap, birds chirp, quiet and elegant, unique this world.Huizong was in it, feeling relaxed and happy, and wrote a composition himself to remember its beauty.

Since the emperor should enjoy the blessings of the world, he must collect all the good things in the world into the palace for the emperor's benefit. Huizong thought so and did so.As early as the spring of the first year of Chongning, he sent Tong Guan to set up a manufacturing bureau in Suzhou and Hangzhou, employing thousands of craftsmen to make ivory, rhino horn, gold, silver, jade, rattan and bamboo, weaving and embroidery, etc. Make the most of it.Huizong didn't think it was enough. In the fourth year of Chongning (1105 A.D.), he sent Zhu Mian to set up a Yingfeng Bureau in Suzhou, and started a larger-scale "Hua Shi Gang" campaign.

Except for flowers and stones, Huizong spared no expense to get all the Dharma books, famous paintings, Yi wares, inkstones and inkstones from the previous generation that he could get his hands on.He specially set up an imperial painting and calligraphy office in the palace, which was managed by the famous calligrapher Mi Fu and others, and tens of millions of treasures were collected in it.Calligraphy includes "Po Qiang Tie" and "Luo Shen Tie" by the second king of Jin Dynasty, and more ink marks of Yan, Ou, Yu, Chu, Xue, Li Bai, and Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty. There are more than 800 authentic works of Guangyan Zhenqing.Famous Danqing paintings include "The Picture of Yuan Nu Granting the Yellow Emperor's Military Mansion" by Cao Buxing in the Three Kingdoms Period, and "Bian Zhuangzi's Picture of Assassinating a Tiger" by Cao Mao, etc., too numerous to mention. Huizong collected more than 10,000 ancient bells and tripods, all of which belonged to the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties.Huizong was good at calligraphy and painting, and inkstone and ink were naturally indispensable.In the large inkstone library where he stores the four treasures of the study, there are more than 3,000 Duan inkstones alone, and the ink made by Zhang Zi, a famous ink worker, is no less than 100,000 catties. Unlike ordinary arty collectors with vain reputations, Huizong was able to devote himself to the study of ancient calligraphy, painting and Yi wares.For the convenience of preservation, he reframed most of the famous paintings of the Fa books he collected and wrote labels for them himself.There is a certain format when mounting, which is called "Xuanhe decoration" in later generations, and it can still be seen so far.He ordered people to record and organize the materials of famous calligraphers and painters in the past dynasties, and attached the catalogs of the works of each family in the palace, and compiled them into "Xuanhe Shupu" and "Xuanhe Huapu", which will be used for the study of art history in later generations. Precious historical records have been left behind.Huizong also conducted textual research and identification of the ancient Yi wares in his collection, and compiled the "Xuanhe Dian Bo Gu Tu" himself. In the seventh year of Zhenghe (1117 A.D.), Huizong ordered to build a mountain in the northeast of the capital, imitating the scale of Phoenix Mountain in Hangzhou.Tens of thousands of soldiers and craftsmen were mobilized to pile up rocks and soil, and they did not stop around the clock. Jing Gen took the throne and changed its name to "Gen Yue".There are endless magnificent views of Feilou, and endless majesty and magnificence. Huizong was also very obsessed with Taoism. When he was in the mansion, he often read some books about Taoist gods and ghosts, and he yearned for the life of gods.First, Taoist Guo Tianxin said that he would have the world in the future, and he came to the throne not long after. At the beginning of his ascension, he was troubled by having too few sons. A Maoshan Taoist Liu Hunkang told him that the geomantic omen in the northeast corner of the capital is too low, and he only needs to raise it slightly. These are the signs of having many sons. Once he followed Liu Laodao's words, he did not have many sons in a row.From then on, Taoist priests became living gods in his eyes.He ordered Taoist priests and female crowns to be superior to monks and nuns.In the fourth year of Zhenghe, a Yuqing and Yang Palace was built on the east side of the Funing Hall where he was born, to enshrine the portraits of Taoist patriarchs. When the emperor admires something, it will come into being immediately, and some living gods who can call the wind and call the rain and see the foresight appear one after another.First came Wang Laozhi, and then the famous Lin Lingsu.When Huizong saw Lin Lingsu, somehow he felt very familiar, as if he had met him somewhere.He told Lin Lingsu about this idea, and Lin Lingsu had an idea, and flattered him: "There are nine heavens in the sky, with Shenxiao as the highest, and its government is called the mansion. The king of Shenxiao Yuqing is God. His eldest son, who was in charge of the south, was known as the Great Emperor of Longevity, and later he was born into the world as His Majesty. The Great Emperor of Longevity had a younger brother, named Qinghua Emperor, who was in charge of the East. There were also more than 800 immortal officials, such as Cai Jingben was Zuo Yuanxian Uncle, Wang Fu is the envoy of Wenhua, Cai You is the envoy of Yuanyuan Baohua, Tong Guan and others are also members of the immortal officials. I, Lin Lingsu, was originally the immortal Qing Chu Hui, and I came here with all the immortal officials to assist Your Majesty in seeking treatment, so I let Your Majesty It looks familiar." Huizong used to worship gods as a human being, but now he has become a god himself!According to Lin Lingsu, even his favorite concubine Liu Gui is the concubine of Jiuhua Yuzhen'an, how can he not like it?Then Lin Lingsu was named "Mr. Tongzhen Daling", generously rewarded, and Lin Lingsu's hometown Wenzhou was renamed Yingdaojun.Later, he was granted the title of "Mr. Tongzhen Daling Xuanmiao", and was awarded the official position of Zhongdafu and Chonghedian Shichen. In the sixth year of Zhenghe, Huizong came to Yuqing Heyang Palace with jade books and jade treasures in his hand.And amnesty the world, ordered all the so-called caves and blessed places to build temples, shape the statue of the Jade Emperor, and cast the nine tripods of the gods, and put them in the hall of gods in Shangqing and Yanggong. In the seventh year of Zhenghe (1117 A.D.), Huizong's drama of advocating Taoism reached its climax.He first discussed with Lin Lingsu and made up a story about the emperor of Tsinghua University appearing in the Xuanhe Hall during the day and the fire dragon sword descending on the inner palace at night. A stone monument was erected to record the incident.More than 2,000 Taoist priests were also gathered in Shangqing and Yanggong to tell the process of the emperor's appearance by Lin Lingsu.Then, large-scale sacrificial offerings are held regularly in Shangqing and Yanggong, which is called "Qiandaohui". In April of the seventh year of Zhenghe, Huizong issued a secret edict to the Daolu Academy: "Certify me as the leader and emperor of Daojun." Tong Guan and other court ministers also served as Taoist officials.Even if the imperial court wants to promote officials above the attendant level, the Taoist fortune teller must first calculate his five elements, and then officially appoint him.All of a sudden, the ruling and opposition parties were filled with smog and ghosts, and it almost became a Taoist world. In May of the third year of Xuanhe (1121 A.D.), Bianjing was hit by heavy rains, flooding caused disasters, and the depth of water outside the city reached more than 10 feet.Huizong was very frightened, and hurriedly ordered Lin Lingsu to go to do some exercises to get rid of the evil spirits.Just as Lin Lingsu led the Taoist disciples to take a false step on the city, the flood control folks raised their shovels and rushed up to smash him violently. Lin Lingsu was so frightened that he couldn't care less about calling for the wind and rain, and fled back.Huizong was very unhappy to see that his tricks of pretending to be gods and ghosts not only failed to convince people, but aroused public resentment.It just so happened that Prince Zhao Huan came to complain to him, saying that Lin Lingsu was rampant and rude, and he didn't even hide from him when he met him on the road.In a fit of anger, Huizong drove Lin Lingsu back to his hometown.Since then, Huizong's sycophantic activities have been somewhat restrained, but his dream of immortality may not end until his death. Huizong was frivolous by nature, and he was in the prime of his life. Apart from his fascination with flowers, trees, bamboo and stones, birds, beasts, insects and fish, Zhongding calligraphy and painting, and immortal Taoism, there were two other important things, which were female sex and games. Huizong officially got married when he was 17 years old. He married the daughter of Wang Zao, governor of Dezhou. Wang was one year younger than Huizong.After Huizong came to the throne, although he made her a queen naturally, he didn't like her very much.At this time, Huizong favored two other women, one surnamed Zheng and the other surnamed Wang. They were maids in charge of the Empress Dowager Xiang. They were both beautiful and intelligent. , quite talented, beautiful and intelligent, very much valued by the Queen Mother.Empress Dowager Xiang also noticed something about their personal relationship with the emperor, and she simply gave them to Huizong because of their adult beauty.Huizong was very happy when he got his wish.Huizong thought he was refined and elegant, and he especially admired women with both talents and looks.Mrs. Zheng is good at reading, and the chapters that the Empress Dowager gave to the emperor are all written by her, with beautiful handwriting and beautiful diction, so between Zheng and Wang, he prefers Mrs. Zheng.He often wrote some love poems and erotic songs for the Zheng family. These works were spread outside the palace, and people competed to sing them.The Zheng family was even more sympathetic to Huizong.In the second year of Daguan (1108 AD), Queen Wang died.In the first year of Zhenghe (1111 A.D.), Huizong then enshrined the Zheng family in the middle palace. In addition to Empress Zheng and the Wang family, Huizong Hongai's other concubines included Concubine Liu, Concubine Qiao, Concubine Wei and others.During the two or three years of Zhenghe, Huizong's favorite was Concubine Liu Gui. Although she came from a humble background, she was beautiful in appearance. Huizong always brought her with him at reward banquets, so that he could eat deliciously.Unexpectedly, her life was short-lived. Unfortunately, in the autumn of the third year of Zhenghe, Concubine Liu Gui suddenly suffered from an emergency, and her attendants rushed to report to Huizong. At first Huizong thought it was a minor illness and didn't care much.When she went to visit later, Concubine Liu Guifei had passed away.Huizong regretted so much that he was deeply saddened, so he added the posthumous title "Mingda Yiwen", wrote a poem to describe her life, ordered the Yuefu to compose and sing, and was named Queen Mingda soon after. Just when Huizong was feeling sad because of this, the eunuch Yang Jian attracted a daughter. Huizong was fascinated when he saw it, and instantly threw away the grief of the concubine's funeral.This girl is Concubine Liu Gui, her background is as humble as Concubine Liu Gui, her father Liu Zongyuan is a bartender.Little Concubine Liu Gui was gifted and enlightened, and she was very good at catering to Huizong's will. She was born with all manners, lithe and graceful, and charming. In addition, every time she woke up, there were always two flowers floating on her pink face as if she had just drunk wine. Hongyun, without makeup powder, has surpassed peach blossoms.She was ingenious, probably influenced by her father who was a bartender, and she was quite good at cooking. She often cooked a few dishes with the imperial chef herself, all of which were in line with Huizong's taste.He is also very good at painting. Most of the clothes he wears are cut by himself. However, Concubine Liu is not a fairy after all, and she can't stand the passing of time. After giving birth to four children, three boys and one girl, she is half-old, and her charm will inevitably decrease a little. upset. Li Shishi, originally surnamed Wang, was the daughter of a dyeing craftsman. She lost her father at the age of four and lived on the streets.There is a poem praising her: "The eyebrows are long in the distant mountains, and the waist of the thin willow is curled up. After putting on make-up, there is a spring breeze, and a smile is worthless. When I return to Fengcheng, I talk to Qinglou. Seeing all the flowers in Yingchuan, it is not like a teacher is good. Huizong did not know where he learned about Li Shishi's brilliant name. After Zhenghe, he often slipped out of the palace gates, sneaked in low clothes, took a small sedan chair, and was guided by several internal attendants to her house for the night.It is not a glorious thing for the emperor to wander around in brothels. Huizong is very taboo about this, for fear of being discovered and embarrassing.However, if you want to think about it, you don't know it, unless you don't do it.Despite Huizong's surreptitious actions, his tracks were finally discovered.Cao Fushang remonstrated: "I heard that Your Majesty is tired of living in the palace and often takes a small chariot to the countryside to have fun. I never thought that His Majesty, who bears the heavy responsibility of the clan, would play safety and danger to such an extent. !” The next day, Cao Fu was dispatched to Chenzhou (Chen County, Hunan Province). The honest and outspoken people were driven away one by one, and the rest were all treacherous and flattering people.Huizong often played some extravagant and absurd secret dramas in the palace. As the prime minister, the ruling Wang Fu and Cai You often came to play the leading roles in these secret dramas. . Huizong reigned for 25 years, and his life was rotten and corrupted, which is rare among the emperors of all dynasties.Like a king, there must be his ministers, and his most trusted and important ministers, eunuchs, and eunuchs, such as Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Zhu Yu, etc., are all greedy, cruel, and evil.After Cai Jing became prime minister, it was not enough for him to embezzle and accept bribes. He also had to take several salaries at once, and even things like millet, beans, and firewood had to be drawn from the state treasury.He often held large banquets at home, and once invited his colleagues to dinner, he spent more than 1,300 yuan on the crab roe steamed buns alone.He has two luxurious mansions in Bianjing, and built a majestic villa at the foot of Fengshan Mountain in Hangzhou.In the last years of Xuanhe, he transported a large amount of family wealth to a villa in Hangzhou for storage, and sent more than 40 loads of gold and silver treasures to relatives in Haiyan, Zhejiang. He also became the richest man in the area.On the other hand, Wang Fu publicly sold officials and nobles, and each official had a fixed price. At that time, it was called "Three thousand Suo, Zhimi Pavilion. Five hundred Guan, promoted to pass the judgment." From the second year of Chongning, under the suggestion of Cai Jing, Huizong sent Tong Guan to lead troops to launch a series of wars against Xixia, capturing many territories, forcing Xixia to humbly apologize.Since the war with Xixia, the Song Dynasty has indeed never achieved such illustrious results.Huizong became elated, and he sent officials to report to heaven and earth, ancestral temples, and Sheji, and celebrated vigorously. The flames of war on the border between Song and Xia had just been extinguished, and Huizong started to think about the Liao Dynasty again.He and the Jin Dynasty allied to attack the Liao Dynasty, and the Jin soldiers occupied Yanjing, extorted a sum of 1 million "Yanjing tax money" from the Song Dynasty, and returned several empty cities in the Yanyun Zhuzhou to the Song Dynasty the following year.And Jin's spearhead then turned around and pointed at Song. In October of the seventh year of Xuanhe (AD 1125), Jin soldiers invaded southward in two ways.The West Route Army, led by Nianhan, attacked Taiyuan from Datong; the East Route Army, led by Wolibu, attacked Yanshan from Pingzhou (now Lulong, Hebei). The two armies planned to meet up in Bianjing. The Jin soldiers advanced very quickly. In October, the Eastern Route Army captured Tanzhou (now Miyun, Beijing) and Jizhou (now Jixian, Tianjin).In December, Guo Yaoshi, the frontier general of the Northern Song Dynasty, rebelled, and the Jin soldiers entered Yanshan without a fight.The West Route Army dispatched troops in early December, including Keshuo Prefecture (now Shuo County, Shanxi), Wuzhou (now Shenchi, Shanxi), Daizhou (now Dai County, Shanxi) and other places. On the 18th, they arrived at the foot of Taiyuan City and began to besiege. Emergency military reports flew into Bianjing like snowflakes, and Huizong was terrified.At this time, Huizong no longer had the slightest romantic appearance.He frowns all day long, and communicates with tears at every turn.On the surface, he seemed to want to reform himself and prepare to fight against the gold, but in fact he did not dare to take the responsibility of fighting against the gold, and he only had one word "go" in his heart.In order to facilitate his escape, he appointed Crown Prince Zhao Huan as Kaifeng Mu, and wanted his son to block the Jin soldiers for him in the name of "supervising the country", so that he could flee south with the throne.He sent a decree to "tour" Huaihe and Zhejiang, and sent Li Min, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, to guard Jiankang (now Nanjing) and stand in front of him.Taichang Shaoqing Li Gang pierced his arm and said: "The crown prince supervises the country. It is a routine of the ceremony, but now the enemy invades, and the safety and death depend on breathing. How can we still stick to the routine? The name is not right and When you are in power, why order the world and hope for success? Only by letting the crown prince ascend the throne, ask him to guard the clan society for His Majesty, win people's hearts, and defend the enemy with death, the world can be saved!" Huizong was anxious to escape for his life. After weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to make up his mind to take the Zen position.But he was scheming and desperate for face, and he didn't want to give people the disgraceful impression of fearing the enemy and avoiding disaster, so he racked his brains to find an excuse that he thought he was decent.On the evening of December 23, Huizong went to Yuhua Pavilion to summon the chancellor, and first sent an order to promote Wu Min as a servant to assist the crown prince.Huizong went on to write: "The crown prince can be the emperor, and he will retreat to Longde Palace in the name of the leader and Taoist monarch. You can call Wu Min to make an edict." After a while, Wu Min took the draft edict for the Zen position from outside, Huizong concluded: "According to this, I am very satisfied." The next day, Crown Prince Zhao Huan came to the throne after some resignation, and he was named Qinzong.Emperor Huizong of Shanghui was honored as "Teacher Daojun Taishang Emperor" and lived in Longde Palace; Empress Zheng was honored as "Daojun Taishang Empress" and lived in Xiejing Xiyuan.In the first year of Jingkang (1126 A.D.), Huizong left his son and fled to Zhenjiang in a hurry. Although Huizong made it clear on the second day after he abdicated: "Except for Taoist sects, everything else should be ignored." However, he and his favorite ministers would not give up the old authority easily.After breathing for a while, they began to issue orders in the name of "Emperor's Imperial Decree".The report sent to the imperial court in the southeast region was intercepted by them and could not be released; the reinforcements of King Qin were also required to stand by on the spot and wait for their command;They controlled the administrative, military, and economic power in the southeast region, and they planned to bring Huizong back to power in Zhenjiang.After hearing this, Zhao Huan, the new emperor of Bianjing, issued an edict saying that it would be handled in accordance with Huizong's abdication edict, depriving them of their power, and demoting Tong Guan, Cai You and others.This aroused the conflict between Huizong and his son Zhao Huan. At the beginning of February, Jin soldiers retreated from Bianjing City, and Zhao Huan sent people to invite Huizong to return to Beijing one after another.Huizong expressed his willingness to "be willing to abide by the Tao and be happy in peace and quiet." He would never look after his old post and become emperor again.The contradiction between father and son has eased on the surface.On April 3, when Huizong returned to Bianjing, Zhao Huan personally went to the suburbs to greet him.I saw Huizong wearing a chestnut jade and peach crown, and wearing a gold-and-red Taoist robe, wandering into the city and stationed in Longde Palace. In the next few months, Huizong's life as the Supreme Emperor was not comfortable.His former favorites were demoted or died one by one, more than a dozen personal servants who had been with him for many years were all driven out of the capital, and even Li Shishi's family wealth was ordered by Zhao Huan to be confiscated as compensation for Jin. Under the strict supervision of Zhao Huan. On November 25th, the first year of Jingkang, Jin soldiers captured Bianjing.On February 6 of the following year, it was announced that the two emperors Huizong and Qinzong would be abolished.Jin Bing had already detained Qinzong in Qingcheng, and at this time he called Huizong to come. On the morning of February 7, Huizong had a vegetarian meal in the Ruizhu Hall of Longde Palace. He felt that this place was too close to the outer city occupied by Jin soldiers and it was not safe, so he moved to Yanfu Palace.As soon as he sat down, he saw a few people walking in from the door, the leader was Fan Qiong, the inspector of the capital who had become a running dog of the golden soldiers.Fan Qiong said: "The Jinren asked the Supreme Emperor to write a worship form in a house inside Nanxun Gate. As long as the worship form is sent, the Jinren will send the emperor back; there is no other meaning. The emperor also asked us to send a message: 'Daddy Please come quickly, my lady, so as not to miss the opportunity.'" Although Huizong didn't know that Jin Ren had abolished himself, Huizong, who had been terrified for several months, was shocked when he heard this. He was afraid that there would be another article in it , After pondering for a while, he said: "Is there no change before the army? Don't hide it, I will give you a promotion in the future. Don't be greedy for small profits in front of me and miss my big business. If there is any change, I will make plans early, and it will be useless to die." Fan Qiong swore: "If it is not true, I would be willing to suffer ten thousand deaths!" Huizong was also afraid of what the current court might do, so he said: "The court will not let me go south and block the news from me during the siege, so I got this It’s so bad. Today, if I move easily, it will cause trouble, please don’t hide it from me.” Fan Qiong said again: “Don’t dare to play indiscriminately.” Then Huizong sent someone to invite Empress Zheng Taishang.Not long after, Empress Dowager Zheng came in, and the two muttered for a while. Huizong put on his Taoist robe, took his usual saber, and asked his servant Ding Fu to hold it, and he and Empress Dowager Zheng rode out of Yanfu Palace by shoulder.When he reached Nanxun Gate, he was about to get out of the sedan chair when the guards suddenly surrounded him and ran out of the gate.He stomped his feet in the sedan chair and yelled angrily: "Sure enough, there has been a change! Ding Fu, get the knife!" Turning his head, he saw that Ding Fu had already been caught and taken aside. In October of that year, Huizong was taken from Yanjing to Dading Mansion (now west of Ningcheng, Liaoning), and in July of the following year, he was taken to Shangjing Huining Mansion (now south of Acheng County, Heilongjiang) where the capital of the Kingdom of Jin was located.After visiting the Aguda Temple in plain clothes, he also visited Jin Taizong Wu Qimai in Qianyuan Hall, and Jin Taizong named him "Mr. Hunde".Soon, more than 900 people, including Huizong and Qianzong, were moved to Hanzhou, and the Jin Dynasty allocated 15 hectares of land for self-sufficiency. In the next few years, the Jin people always rewarded Huizong with some property, wine and food every funeral festival, and every time they were given, Huizong always asked Huizong to write a thank you form.Later, the Jin people put these thank you forms into a volume, and sold them for 40 to 50 years in the trading market with the Southern Song Dynasty at the border. In April of the fifth year of Shaoxing (the thirteenth year of Jin Tianhui, AD 1135), Huizong died in the Jin Dynasty.In September of the seventh year of Shaoxing (AD 1137), the news spread to the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou was given the posthumous title of "Emperor of Saint Wen Ren De Shows Filial Piety", and later added the posthumous title of "Physical Spirit Harmonious Dao Jun Lie Subservient Gong Sheng Wen Ren De Xianci Xianxiao Emperor", temple name "Huizong".In August of the twelfth year of Shaoxing, Huizong's Ziguan (ie coffin) was transported from the Jin Dynasty to Lin'an.