Chapter 285 Chapter 284 Du Zong Zhao Xuan

Song Duzong, named Yu, was once named Mengqi, Zi, and Changyuan.He is the eleventh grandson of Taizu and nephew of Lizong.His father is the heir of King Rong and Rui, and he is the younger brother of Li Zong.Mother Huang.Born in the fourth year of Jiaxi (AD 1240) and died in the tenth year of Xianchun (AD 1274).35 years old. Zhao Mengqi's biological mother, Huang, was the dowry daughter of his father Zhao Yurui's wife, Mrs. Li, named Dingxi.Her status was low, so after she became pregnant, she took medicine and had an abortion but failed, so she gave birth to Meng Qi.Meng Qi was slow-tongued and dull-witted, but everyone in the royal family believed that he was "endowed with inner wisdom" and "must speak well".Song Lizong has been in power for many years, with numerous concubines and concubines. He only gave birth to one son, but unfortunately died young.Therefore, the heir to the throne had to be chosen from close relatives, and Lizong took a fancy to Meng Qi, a weak nephew.

In the first month of the first year of Baoyou (1253 A.D.), Li Zong ordered Meng Qi to be the prince, named Zhao Yu, and later named Bangshou.Soon, he was named King Zhong.In June of the first year of Zhengding (AD 1260), Meng Qi was established as the crown prince, bestowed with the word Changyuan, and became the official heir to the throne. Being the crown prince is not an easy task for Zhao Xuan, who is dull by nature.Every day when the rooster crows for the first time, he will rush to Lizong to say hello.The rooster crows twice and returns to the palace.When the rooster crows three times, go to the conference to participate in government affairs.After dawn, he wanted to go to Jingyan to listen to lectures, and Jingshi Ziji came together. He didn't have any leisure time, and Zhao Yu felt very boring.However, Lizong had very strict requirements on him and often checked his studies.If the answer is correct, you will be given a seat and tea, but if the answer is not correct, you have to stand there and wait for the lesson.

In 1264, Zhao Yu ascended the throne of emperor.He didn't want to suffer as he did when he was a prince, and all military and state affairs were handed over to the ministers, so he never came to the court to listen to politics after he took the throne.In desperation, all the officials gathered in the Xiangxi Hall to present and invite him to court, but he ignored it at all.Zhao Yu was 24 years old when he came to the throne, and he devoted all his energy to wine and sex in his short life. Zhao Yu, who is too lazy to manage state affairs, still trusts Jia Sidao.Jia Sidao was domineering when he was in Lizong.But on the issue of establishing an heir, he tried his best to defy all opinions, which is due to Zhao Xuan.Zhao Yu knew how to repay his kindness, and every time he visited the court, he would pay homage to Jia Sidao, calling him "teacher and minister" but not by name.The courtiers were afraid of Jia Sidao's great power, and they all called him "Duke Zhou".

Jia Sidao was in charge, and Du Zong entrusted all the government affairs to him. In the eighth year of Xianchun (1272 A.D.), Duzong worshiped Jingling Palace, and it was raining heavily.Hu Guipin's father, Xianzu, accompanied him. Seeing that it was raining, he asked Du Zong to return to the palace in a happy chariot.Du Zong was obedient, and did not dare to make decisions without Jia Sidao's consent.Xianzu had no choice but to lie to him and say, "Grand Master Jia has agreed to return to the palace." Duzong dared to go back.Jia Sidao was furious when he heard about this, and Du Zong hurriedly dismissed Xianzu's official position and kicked Hu Guipin out of the palace to become a nun, which calmed Jia Sidao's anger.

Since Duzong ascended the throne, the Mongolian soldiers' attacks have become more and more serious day by day.After being besieged for a long time, Xiangyang was in dire straits.In the ninth year of Xianchun, the Mongols attacked Xiangyang more and more, and at the same time there was a tendency to spy on the downstream. The Southern Song Dynasty was at a critical moment of survival.Jia Sidao was outraged by the common people, pretended to be a gesture, and asked to go to the front line to command the rescue of Xiangyang.In secret, he ordered someone to write a letter, asking Duzong to keep him to defend the capital.Du Zong was afraid that if Jia Sidao left, he would lose his backbone, so he issued an imperial edict to keep him and sent another Gao to go.However, Jia Sidaosu was jealous of Gundam, fearing that his high skills would endanger his status, so he did everything possible to prevent Gundam from being sent to the front.For this reason, Lu Wenhuan, Jia Sidao's lackey and Jingxi pacifier, reported victory to Lin'an every three days.Just when Du Zong was happy and thought that the world was peaceful, Lu Wenhuan handed over Xiangyang to the enemy. The Mongolian army was like a broken bamboo, and they went down the river. The Southern Song Dynasty was irretrievable.

Just as the Mongolian iron cavalry approached Lin'an, Du Zong died in July of the tenth year of Xianchun.He was the last emperor in the Southern Song Dynasty who had a place of burial, and he was buried in Yongshaoling.The temple name is "Duzong" and the posthumous title is "Emperor Duan Wenming Wu Jingxiao".As soon as his son took over the throne, he fled to sea under the pursuit of Mongolian soldiers.