Dynasties of ChinaSouthern SongSouthern Song lineage
Shaoxi · Reign 1189—1194
He was afraid of internal illness and fell out with his father Xiaozong. After Xiaozong died, he refused to host the funeral. The ministers and the Empress Dowager forced him to undergo internal Zen.
Zhao Dun was the third son of Xiaozong. After his eldest brother Zhao Wei died early, Xiaozong passed over his second son Zhao Kai and made him Crown Prince in 1171. In 1189 Xiaozongabdication, he ascended the throne and changed his name to Shaoxi in Yuan Dynasty the following year. In the early days of Guangzong's accession to the throne, he was still able to manage politics, but Queen Li Fengniang was jealous and domineering, so she alienated Guangzong from Xiaozong and was good at killing concubines in the palace. In 1191, Guangzong was frightened and fell ill. After that, he became mentally ill and stayed away from the government for many years. His political affairs were mostly interfered by Empress Li.
Guangzong did not go to Chonghua Palace to see the Emperor for a long time. The ministers repeatedly tried to remonstrate with him, and the students of the Imperial Palace also wrote letters to request, but to no avail. Xiaozong died of illness in 1194. He still claimed that he was ill and could not preside over the funeral, which shocked the government and the public. The clan minister Zhao Ruyu and the acquaintance Han Tuozhou, through the Empress Dowager Wu of Gaozong, supported Prince Jia Wang Zhao Kuo to ascend the throne and honored Guangzong as the Retired Emperor, which was known as "Shaoxi Nei Chan" in history. After Guangzong abdicated, his consciousness was still unclear, and he died of illness in 1200.
PoliticsEstablished as Crown Prince
The eldest brother Zhuang Wen, Crown Prince Zhao Wei, died young. Xiaozong believed that the third son Zhao Dun was similar to himself in martial arts, so he passed over the second son Zhao Kai and made him the Crown Prince. Zhao Kai was released from the town.
Politicsaccession following abdication
In February Xiaozongabdication, 43-year-old Zhao Dun ascended the throne. The following year, he changed the Yuan Dynasty to Shaoxi and made Li the queen. Xiaozong retired to Chonghua Palace and still cared about government affairs.
PeopleLu You dismissed from office
Lu You was impeached and dismissed from office by the admonishers for "mocking and praising the wind and moon" and returned to his hometown of Shanyin. He simply named his room "Feng Yuexuan" and lived in Shanyin countryside for most of the next twenty years.
CultureZhu Xi published four books
When Zhu Xi came to Zhangzhou, he published "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" together for the first time, together with his annotations, thus establishing the "Four Books" as a whole.
Lasting legacyThe term "Four Books and Five Classics" is still used today, and Zhu Xi's "Collected Annotations on Four Books" is still one of the most commonly used annotations for reading the Four Books today.
PoliticsDeath of Concubine Huang
In November, when Guangzong was fasting and staying out before hosting a memorial ceremony for heaven, Empress Li took the opportunity to kill his beloved Concubine Huang, falsely claiming that she had died violently. The next day when the emperor was offering sacrifices to the sky, there was a heavy storm. Guangzong was frightened and became ill. From then on, political affairs were mostly controlled by Empress Li.
PoliticsThe turmoil in the palace
Instigated by Empress Li, Guangzong did not go to Chonghua Palace to see Xiaozong for a long time. The chief minister, attendants and imperial students repeatedly wrote letters to admonish him. Chen Fuliang, a member of Zhongshushe, even held his lapel and cried to admonish him, but he remained unmoved.
PoliticsDon't cling to father's death
Xiaozong died of illness in Chonghua Palace in June. Guangzong claimed to be ill and refused to preside over the funeral, so the Empress Dowager Wu did it on his behalf. There was fierce discussion between the government and the public. Chief minister Liu Zheng also left the city due to illness, and people's hearts were floating.
PoliticsShaoxi's inner Zen
In July, Zhao Ruyu and Han Tuozhou announced Guangzong's abdication through the Empress Dowager Wu, supported Prince Jia Wang Zhao Kuo to ascend the throne, and respected Guangzong as the Retired Emperor. Guangzong learned about it later and refused to accept it for a long time.
The daughter of Li Dao, the governor of the Qingyuan Army, it is said that a Taoist priest once said that she would "be the mother of the whole world." He was fiercely jealous, drove a wedge between Guangzong and Xiaozong's father and son, and was good at killing concubines. He was regarded as the source of the chaos in the Guangzong Dynasty.
Jinshi, who came from a clan, were famous for their knowledge and clear vision. In 1194, he presided over Shaoxi's inner Zen, supported Ningzong, and then served as Prime Minister You, but was soon excluded by Han Tuozhou.
The great-grandson of the famous Northern Song official Han Qi and the nephew of Queen Wu of Gaozong. As a magistrate, he traveled to and from the palace to deliver news, which led to Shao Xi's inner meditation, and then he competed with Zhao Ruyu for power.