Chapter 282 Chapter 281 Guangzong Zhao Dun

Song Guangzong, named Dun.He is the third son of Emperor Xiaozong, and his mother became Empress Mu Guo.Born in the seventeenth year of Shaoxing (AD 1147) and died in the sixth year of Qingyuan (AD 1200).He reigned from 1189 to 1194 AD. In the fourteenth year of Chunxi (AD 1187), the 81-year-old Supreme Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou died. Xiaozong was very sad.It's just that the minister was bitterly admonishing him, and he was filial to him, so he couldn't do the ceremony of abdication immediately, so he had to give up.However, Emperor Xiaozong issued an edict to allow the prince to participate in government affairs, the promotion of internal and external officials, and everyone below the governor to be self-determined.When he was in court, he was also asked to stand aside, and gradually became familiar with the government. After two years of hard work, the 63-year-old Xiaozong felt exhausted physically and mentally. To dissuade him, the ceremony of accepting Zen was held in the Zichen Hall, and the prince Zhao Dun inherited the Datong, that is, Song Guangzong.

Zhao Dun was not a prince from the beginning.When Xiaozong came to the throne, Zhao Dun was named King Gong, his elder brother was named King Deng, and his second brother was named King Qing.In the first year of Qiandao (1165 A.D.), King Deng was established as the crown prince. Unexpectedly, in the third year of Qiandao, the prince suffered from heat injury, and the imperial doctor prescribed the wrong medicine, which aggravated the condition and died three days later.Ordinarily, the second son, Qing Wang Kai, should succeed him as the crown prince. Xiaozong thought that Qing Wang was too cowardly to take on a big role. King Gong was a heroic man who looked like himself, so he wanted to make him the crown prince.Because he wanted to disrupt the order of succession to the throne, Xiaozong didn't want to act hastily, so he put it aside for the time being and waited for the time to come.

Three years later, Tai Shi, who was in charge of astronomy, said: "According to the changes in the celestial phenomena, a prince should be established." Prime Minister Yu Yunwen also took the opportunity to ask Xiaozong to appoint the crown prince early. After becoming a prince, it is easy to be proud, indulge yourself, stop studying diligently, and gradually become bad. I have been delaying in establishing a prince because of this consideration. I want him to further familiarize himself with government affairs, learn about the past and the present, and then become a prince. I will regret it in the future." In the second year, Yu Yunwen wrote again to request, and Xiaozong saw that the conditions were ripe, so he appointed the 26-year-old Gong Wang Zhao Dun as the crown prince, and at the same time changed the title of Zhao Kai to Wei Wang, and he left the town.In April, Xiaozong ordered the prince to concurrently serve as governor of Lin'an Prefecture.During this period of time, the prince cared about civil affairs in many ways, was familiar with people's conditions, and diligently handled official affairs, and was praised and encouraged by Emperor Xiaozong many times.

After Guangzong came to the throne, Xiaozong was respected as Shouhuang.At this time, Emperor Sejong of the Jin Dynasty had passed away.The new emperor Zhang Zong was fatuous and incompetent. The Song and Jin borders had been peaceful for many years, and there was no major war happening at this time.But the sky failed, the Empress Li Shi was a jealous and domineering person who liked to exercise power, she set off court disturbances, and made Guangzong dizzy and embarrassed. After Guangzong came to the throne, he saw the eunuchs doing evil and interfering in the government, so he wanted to take the opportunity to kill them and clean up the court.But he was anxious and indecisive, and he couldn't make a move for a long time, but the news leaked out quickly.The eunuchs were extremely frightened, and conspired to alienate the three palaces (that is, Empress Dowager Wu, Empress Xiaozong, and Guangzong) of Gaozong, and begged Empress Li for protection, and Empress Li readily agreed.In the future, whenever Guangzong made moves against eunuchs, Empress Li would obstruct them.Guangzong was depressed, and gradually became a heart disease.Emperor Shou heard that his son was ill and was very anxious.While letting the imperial doctor treat it carefully, he personally checked the medical books, purchased good medicine according to the prescription, and made pills.This news was known to the eunuchs, so they made trouble out of nothing. They provoked in front of Empress Li: "The servants heard that the emperor bought the medicine and took it when the emperor came to the palace to pay homage. Medicine can live and kill people. In case of accident , Wouldn’t it endanger the country of the Song Dynasty!” Li Hou sent people to investigate, and if this happened, he tried his best to prevent Guangzong from going to Chonghua Palace (Shouhuang Palace) to visit his relatives.Guangzong actually listened to Li Hou's words and resolutely refused to see the Supreme Emperor.Guangzong was not seriously ill at first, and after a few days of medical treatment, he recovered, but the rift between father and son was hard to bridge.

After Guangzong recovered from his illness, Li Hou specially held a banquet in the inner palace to celebrate.After drinking for three rounds, Empress Li suddenly said: "Ku'er has grown up, and since His Majesty has named him King Jia, why not simply appoint him as the crown prince? Besides, Kuo'er is quite talented and will definitely help His Majesty." Guangzong replied : "What the empress sees is very true, and I have thought this way for a long time, but this matter is important, and I should report it to my father before making a decision." A day later, the beloved Shouhuang heard that Guangzong had recovered from his illness, so he called him into the palace. Chonghua Palace went to a banquet to express the love between father and son, but Li Hou didn't inform Guangzong, so he sneaked to Chonghua Palace alone.Emperor Shou asked her: "Didn't the Emperor recover from his illness? Why didn't you come with us?" Empress Li looked very worried, and sighed, "It's really unforeseen. I was already cured, but today I caught wind and cold again, so my concubine had no choice but to take care of me." One person came to see you." Emperor Shou was even more worried, and said anxiously: "In the prime of life, he is so weak, what should we do in the future?" When Li Hou heard this, he was secretly happy, and took the opportunity to say: "This is what my concubine is doing. Uneasy, according to my concubine's opinion, since the emperor is very sick, it is better to enroll King Jia as the crown prince, so as to assist the emperor and share the country's worries, I don't know what the father thinks?" Shou Huang retorted after a little thought: "The emperor accepts Zen Just a year ago, it was too hasty to rush to appoint a crown prince. The heir is a matter of the country, so we should think about it in the long term. Besides, you are a woman, how can you talk about state affairs casually?"

Empress Li tried her best, but was reprimanded, angry and annoyed.Back in the palace, he immediately held his son Zhao Kuo's hand and cried to Guangzong: "Shouhuang will abolish his concubines and set up a new palace. Our mother and son will never see His Majesty!" Guangzong was at a loss as if in a fog , Pressed Queen Li, and Queen Li narrated the meeting with Emperor Shou with embellishment, and at the end she burst into tears, crying until Guangzong's heart softened, and naturally believed in Queen Li's lies.He comforted Empress Li and said: "Since I succeeded to the throne, there has been peace in the world, and there has been no act of immorality. He can't abolish me. Since I am the emperor, can't I protect my wife and children? From now on, I will no longer step in Half a step to Chonghua Palace!" After that, Guangzong never went to Chonghua Palace to see Emperor Shou again.

In the fourth year of Shaoxi (1193 A.D.), the Double Ninth Festival coincided with Guangzong's birthday.After all the officials had their birthdays, Guangzong was invited to see Chonghua Palace.Guangzong didn't get Li Hou's consent, so he didn't dare to agree rashly.Minister Xie Shenfu advised, "Father and son are close relatives, and the law of nature is clear. The Supreme Emperor loves His Majesty, just like His Majesty loves King Jia. People share the same heart, and the same reason. What face do you have to see the people of the world again?" After hearing this, Guangzong also felt that he had done too much in the past few years, so he immediately passed an order to the Chonghua Palace.The ministers were immediately overjoyed, and waited quietly in the hall, waiting for Guangzong to leave.Unexpectedly, just as Guangzong walked out of the screen at the back of the main hall, Empress Li came out, grabbed Guangzong's sleeve and said, "It's cold, and the emperor has just recovered from a long illness. You should go back and drink to keep out the cold." Guangzong turned around and retreated. My lungs exploded.Chen Fuliang was quick to wit, stepped forward, grabbed the corner of Guangzong's robe, and begged: "The chariots are all ready, and all the officials have been assembled. Your Majesty must not return to the palace. The weather in late autumn is not very cold. Your Majesty Let's go." Empress Li frowned, grabbed Guangzong, and turned behind the screen.

Emperor Shou looked through both eyes in the palace, but still did not see Guangzong coming to visit. He felt very sad, had trouble sleeping and eating, and gradually became depressed and ill.In April of the fifth year of Shaoxi, the 68-year-old Shouhuang became more and more ill.Seeing that Emperor Shouhuang was not long to come, the ministers invited Guangzong to go to greet him, but Guangzong and the queen went to Yujin Garden to play.From then on, no matter how much the ministers shed tears and bitterly remonstrated, Guangzong just ignored him, and only sent King Jia to visit the sick as a last resort.

On June 9, Shouhuang died of illness.The ministers reported the death of Emperor Shou to Guangzong, but Guangzong still did not leave the palace.A few days later, Shouhuang was buried, but Guangzong still refused to preside over Shouhuang's funeral.The crowd was raging, Prime Minister Liuzheng and others had no choice but to write a letter requesting the Empress Dowager to listen to the government behind the curtain.The queen mother did not agree, but only agreed to preside over the funeral on behalf of Guangzong.Minister Ye Shi felt that if he did not try to resolve the court conflicts as soon as possible, the situation would become more turbulent, so he said to Liu Zheng: "The emperor is sick and refuses to die, how can he convince the people of the world? Now that King Jia is an adult, if he can participate in the great affairs , it will relieve the doubts of the people of the world." So the prime minister Liuzheng led the officials to go to the memorial and said: "Prince Jiawang, with a benevolent and filial nature, should be established as a prince as soon as possible to stabilize people's hearts and maintain the foundation of the country." Guangzong read it and approved it in the memorial. "Very good" word.The next day, Liuzheng played the invitation again, and the imperial letter was sent out, which wrote the eight characters "It's been a long time, and I want to retire".After Liuzheng told his old age and left, people in the court were shaken. Minister Xu Yi asked Zhao Ruyu, a member of the Privy Council, to make a big plan early.Zhao Ruyu said with embarrassment: "The prime minister has gone, and I can't do anything alone. What else can I do?" Xu Yi said, "Today's matter must be dealt with by the Queen Mother. Han Yuzhou is the son of the Queen Mother Wu's younger sister. I asked him to come forward and report to the Queen Mother. Order the inner meditation, and the matter will be successful." Han Tuozhou agreed generously, and immediately went to the palace to ask the Empress Dowager Wu to state his interests.Empress Dowager Wu also realized the seriousness of the problem and decided to meet the ruling minister in front of Shouhuang's coffin the next day.When the news came out, Zhao Ruyu told the ministers, and at the same time ordered people to rush to make the imperial robes in preparation for King Jia's accession to the throne.

On the second day, all officials gathered to hold a ceremony to end the mourning clothes.King Jia, completely naked, came to officiate.Zhao Ruyu led all the officials to come to Shouhuang's coffin, and seeing Empress Dowager Wu sitting with the curtain hanging, he asked King Jia to be the crown prince, so as to calm people's hearts.After reading the memorial, the Empress Dowager Wu said: "Since you have the emperor's imperial letter, you should do as the emperor said." Zhao Ruyu said: "This matter is important, and you must direct it yourself. The ministers and others have drawn up an imperial edict. Please take a look at it, the Empress Dowager.” When the Empress Dowager Wu took it over, she saw that it said: “The emperor was ill and could not perform the funeral in person. The emperor is the Supreme Emperor, and the Empress is the Supreme Empress." The Empress Dowager Wu looked at it and nodded in agreement: "Just do it like this." The ministers signaled to let the servants help King Jia into the curtain, and the Empress Dowager Wu encouraged him a few words.King Jia refused again and again, saying: "I'm afraid I will be called unfilial." The Empress Dowager Wu called Han Tuozhou into the curtain to put on the royal robe for the crown prince.Zhao Ruyu led a group of officials to persuade him to come in again and again, and the prince accepted the congratulations from all the officials.Became the new emperor.

After the Zen ceremony was completed, Guangzong was still kept in the dark.It wasn't until the next day that the new emperor paid homage to him that he found out, so he lost his temper at Han Yuzhou who was accompanying the new emperor: "You ministers, you made such an important decision without telling me in advance. But since my son There is no need to say anything else when you receive Zen." Even though he said this, his heart could not be calm for a long time.Guangzong, who became the supreme emperor and retired to Tai'an Palace, recalled the past years from time to time and analyzed the success or failure of some things.Sometimes like a child, staring and cursing, crying bitterly. "How to relieve worries, only Du Kang", every time at this time, Li Hou put a cup for him and drank his sorrows with wine.In August of the sixth year of Kaiyuan (AD 1200), Guangzong, who had been the Supreme Emperor for six years, died of illness at the age of 54.After his death, he was buried in Chongling.His posthumous title is "Xun Dao Xian Ren Ming Gong Mao De Wen Wen Shun Wu Sage Zhe Ci Xiao Emperor", the temple name "Guangzong".