Song Lizong Zhao Yun

Song Lizong's original name was Zhao Yuju. It turned out that he was not a prince, but just a distant nephew of Song Ningzong. He was the ninth grandson of Zhao Dezhao, the son of Zhao Kuangyin. However, the throne of the Song Dynasty was never inherited by descendants of Zhao Dezhao. By the time of Zhao and Ju's father, Zhao Xizhen, had been very estranged from the royal family. Zhao Xizhen was not given any titles when he was alive. He only used to be a small official and lived a life no different from that of a common citizen. As a result, Zhao and Ju were born and raised in a common family.

He was born at home in Hongqiao, Zhongxian County, on the fifth day of the first year of the jubilee (1205). It is said that the night before his birth, King Rong dreamed that a man wearing a purple dress and a gold hat came to visit. When I woke up, it was ten minutes into the night, and the room was brightly colored and the red light shone on the sky, like the center of the sun. Three days after Zhao Yun was born, his family heard the sound of horses and horses outside the house and hurriedly rushed out to take a look, but saw nothing. When he was a child, he used to sleep during the day, and others suddenly saw dragon scales appearing faintly on his body.

When Zhao and Ju were seven years old, their father, Zhao Xizhen, passed away. Their biological mother, Quan, took him and his brothers, Zhao and Rui, back to their parents 'parents. The three mother and son lived with Quan's brother, who was the chief guardian in Shaoxing, until Zhao and Ju were sixteen years old.

In the 17th year of Jiading (1224), Ningzong of the Song Dynasty died. Shi Miyuan and Empress Yang falsely passed on Ningzong's will, deposing Prince Zhao Hong as King Ji and appointing King Yi Zhao Guicheng as the new emperor, which was for Song Lizong.

In the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty, Mongolia rose rapidly in the northern region and became another ethnic minority regime that posed a huge threat to the Song Dynasty after the Liao, Xixia, and Jin Dynasty. Faced with the rapidly changing situation, disputes arose within the Song Dynasty over foreign policy. Out of hatred for the Jin Dynasty, some people advocated uniting with Mongolia and destroying Jin and restoring the Central Plains; others were relatively rational, citing the lessons of uniting with Jin and destroying Liao, emphasizing the truth that lips lost and teeth were cold, hoping that Jin would be a shield and not repeat the same mistakes. The endless debate made the Song Dynasty waver between these two opinions, neither joining Jin to resist Mongolia, nor joining Mongolia to destroy Jin. However, as the war between Mongolia and the Jin Dynasty progressed and the Jin Dynasty was defeated, Lizong finally made a decision.

In December of the fifth year of Shaoding (1232), Mongolia sent Wang Wei to Jinghu to discuss cooperation between the Song and Mongolia and attack the Jin Dynasty. Shi Songzhi, the envoy of Jinghu, reported it to the central government. Most of the ministers agreed and believed that this move could avenge Jingkang. Only Zhao Fan disagreed and advocated that the lessons of the Huizong Maritime Alliance should be learned. Lizong, who had always had great ambitions for rejuvenation, regarded this as a godsend opportunity to build immortal achievements, and made Shi Songzhi send envoys to agree to Mongolia's request. Mongolia promised to return Henan to the Song Dynasty after destroying the Jin Dynasty. However, the two sides did not reach a written agreement on the ownership of Henan, but only a verbal agreement, which left huge future troubles for the future.

When Emperor Aizong of the Jin Dynasty learned that Song and Mongolia had reached a joint agreement, he also sent emissaries to win the support of the Southern Song Dynasty. He tried his best to state the principle of mutual dependence between lips and teeth, saying: "The Great Yuan Dynasty destroyed forty countries and the Western Xia Dynasty. The death of Xia affected us, and our death would definitely affect Song Dynasty. The loss of lips and cold teeth is the natural principle. If you are connected with me, what you think of me is also the other. "It means that supporting the Jin Dynasty is actually helping the Song Dynasty defend its own country. Lizong refused Jin Aizong's request.

Lizong appointed Shi Songzhi as the envoy of the Beijing and Lake System and the governor of Xiangyang Prefecture to preside over the elimination of gold. In the sixth year of Shaoding, the Song army sent troops to capture Dengzhou and other places, defeated the Jin army's Wuxian headquarters at Madeng Mountain, and captured Tangzhou, cutting off the retreat of Jin Aizong's escape. In October, Shi Songzhi ordered Meng Gong to lead 20,000 troops to jointly besiege Caizhou with the Mongolian army. In the first month of the first year of Duanping (1234), Caizhou City was breached and Aizong of the Jin Dynasty hanged himself. The last Emperor Wanyan Chenglin was killed by the rebels and the Jin Dynasty was destroyed.

In March of the first year of Duanping (1234), Song Lizong sent people to Henan to pay a visit to the Imperial Mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty and restored it to a certain extent. Soon, Lizong presented the remains of Emperor Aizong of Jin to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to comfort the souls of Emperor Hui and Emperor Qin in heaven.

When Song and Mongolia joined forces to destroy the Jin Dynasty, they did not make clear provisions on the ownership of Henan after the destruction of the Jin Dynasty. After the fall of Jin, the Mongolian army withdrew north, leaving Henan empty. In May of the first year of Duanping (1234), Lizong appointed Zhao Kui as the commander-in-chief and Quan Zicai as the vanguard. Zhao Fan controlled the Jianghuai army as a co-ordination and formally issued an edict to send troops to Henan. Soon, Quan Zi recovered Guide Mansion in Nanjing. Then they headed for Kaifeng. On July 5, the Song army entered Kaifeng. After Quan Zicai occupied Kaifeng, the rear did not bring food and fodder in time, so that Quan Zicai could not continue to march, which delayed the opportunity. Half a month later, Zhao Kui divided his troops into two groups and continued to march towards Luoyang despite the lack of food and pay. The Song army arrived in Luoyang and was ambushed by the Mongolian army. They suffered heavy losses and retreated in confusion. Zhao Kui and Quan Zi, who were left in Tokyo, saw that the fighter plane had been lost and food and pay were not available, so they led their troops back south. The Song army in other areas also retreated across the board, and the hope of Emperor Lizong and his ministers to restore their homeland was once again lost.

The failure of "Duanping's entry into Luoyang" caused heavy losses to the Southern Song Dynasty. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers died in the war, and a large amount of supplies invested were put into water, and the national strength of the Southern Song Dynasty was seriously weakened. More importantly,"Duanping's entry into Luo" gave Mongolia an excuse to attack the Southern Song Dynasty, and Mongolia began the war against the Song Dynasty. There was a lot of discussion between the court and the court about the failure of sending troops to Henan and the serious consequences it brought about. Regarding this situation, Lizong had to issue an edict for his own crimes and review his own mistakes to calm people's hearts.

Concubine Yan was Song Lizong's favorite concubine in his later years. She was seductive and was initially granted Wanrong. In September of the ninth year of Chunyou (1240), Emperor Lizong of Song Dynasty granted Yan a concubine. Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty gave countless rewards to Imperial Consort Yan. Imperial Consort Yan wanted to build a Gongde Temple. Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to use the national treasury and sent officials and soldiers to various prefectures and counties to collect wood and build Gongde Temple for it. This made the people uneasy. In order to obtain suitable pillars, he wanted to cut down the ancient Jin Dynasty pine trees in front of Lingyin Temple. Fortunately, Monk Yuan Zhao, the abbot of Lingyin Temple, wrote a poem: "I don't plant tuckahoe to grow pine trees, but because the mountains are green all year round. The old monk is not allowed to move the pine trees, leaving a painting screen for the West Lake. "Only then did the ancient pine trees be preserved. It took three years to build this Gongde Temple, which cost a lot of money. It was built more magnificent than the Gongde Temple of our ancestors. At that time, people called it the" Sailingyin Temple." Later, under the favor of Lizong, Imperial Concubine Yan was arrogant and unrestrained, eager to seize power, and interfered in government affairs. Some speculators followed her path, so she became arrogant and arbitrary, interfering with power and disrupting government affairs.

Later, Imperial Concubine Yan colluded with evil officials such as Ma Tianji, Ding Daquan, and Dong Songchen. They colluded with each other and colluded with each other. They were known in history as "Yan Martin Dong". She relied on her favor to disrupt the government, formed cliques for personal gain, eliminated dissidents, framed loyal and loyal officials, and fought openly and secretly with Jia Sidao to crack down on slander, and turned the government into a mess.

When Lizong was seriously ill, he issued an edict to solicit famous doctors from all over the country to treat him, but no one applied. Lizong died of illness, and his posthumous edict that Prince Zhao Wei would become emperor. In March of the first year of Xianchun, he was buried in Yongmu Mausoleum in Kuaiji. In the second year of Xianchun, he was awarded the posthumous title of Emperor Ming 'an Xiao, a Martial Saint, and his temple name was Lizong.

According to the records of Zhou Mi's "Qidong Ye Yu", the five words "Jing","Chun","Cheng","Yun" and "Li" were originally drafted as alternative temple names, and finally positioned "Lizong". However, some people said that "Lizong" was the same as the posthumous title proposed by Emperor Aizong of the Jin Dynasty, so it was renamed "Lizong." The people believed that based on the fact that Li Zong advocated Neo-Confucianism, such a homophonic tone was consistent with the name and reality.

Song Lizong had only one son, Zhao Wei, who was born on September 19, 1238, but he passed away on November 21 of that year. Later, he never gave birth to a son again. He had no choice but to make his nephew Zhao Wei the crown prince, who was Song Duzong.