[The reason why Song Renzong changed his reign name was because before him, no emperor in the Song Dynasty had a reign name that lasted more than nine years. So he felt that he could not surpass his ancestors, so he decided to change. 】
【Yes, you read that right, Song Renzong was not the only emperor in the Song Dynasty who liked to change his reign title. Almost all emperors like to change. Therefore, things like changing year names are also of the same origin. 】
Emperors before the Song Dynasty:?
Emperors of the Song Dynasty:...
Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: Bang!
[It’s just that other emperors did not reign as long as Song Renzong, or did not live as long as him, so their reign titles were relatively small. 】
Emperors after Song Renzong: You know too much about Tianjuan.
[Ahem, let’s get back to the story. The year name "Ming Dao" is the same as "Tian Sheng", everyone can see it. "Ming" refers to the two characters of sun and moon, and sun and moon represent yin and yang. As for who "yin" is and which "yang" is, there is no need for the up owner to explain. 】
【In ancient times, women were "yin" and men were "yang". Ming means the coexistence of yin and yang. Yes, nine years after Song Renzong ascended the throne, Queen Mother Liu E has not died yet and is still controlling the government. This is the time for "yin and yang to govern together". 】
Wu Zetian: Yin and Yang co-govern? This Empress Dowager Liu E and Liu are still too conservative. How can I be as domineering as the word "曌"? I can be the sun and moon alone, shining the sky, so why do I need to rule with others?
Lu Pheasant: This girl is very charming. The emperor is also a good and obedient emperor, and the ministers are also good and obedient ministers.
Qin Shihuang: The Queen Mother is in power? Yin and Yang co-treat? It is indeed a legacy of my great-grandmother.
Emperors of the Han Dynasty: Is the Queen Mother in power? Wouldn’t the foreign relatives be very rampant? It is indeed not easy for the emperor to implement the New Deal. It’s just that the year number is too straightforward.
Tang Taizong: Although the young emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother was in power although there were not a few. But even the title of the reign was so obvious, which shows that the Queen Mother was very powerful at that time and needed to be carefully investigated.
Tang Gaozong: Heavenly Saint? Understand? Two people? yin and yang? Why do I have a feeling of deja vu? And this Wu Zetian, is she my queen?
Zhu Houzhao: Has my mother ever attended the court to listen to government affairs? As expected, my mother is the most gentle and virtuous woman. No wonder she is the only one in my father's harem.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang: Empress Dowager Liu is a role model for us.
[Speaking of Liu E, she is indeed a woman in Chinese history whose experience ability is comparable to that of the empress Wu Zetian. It's just that she didn't proclaim herself emperor. 】
【When she entered the Prince's Palace as a second marriage, who could have imagined that she would become the most favored queen in the harem and the most powerful queen in the world. 】
【Unlike Empress Lu and Emperor Wu, people behind her actually spoke highly of her, saying that she "had Lu Wu's talents but not Lu Wu's evil". She is truly a strange woman in Chinese history to be able to take power when men dominate, and even receive such high praise. 】
Wu Zetian: Evil? What's wrong with me? Come to Junchen and check, is there anyone speaking ill of me behind my back?
Lu Pheasant: Evil? Call me evil? Haha, if you are evil, you will be evil. It would be better if I were not evil. Didn’t we, mother and son, get eaten alive by your clan members with the surname Liu!
[Of course, in a male-dominated society, the two strange women Empress Lu and Wu Zetian were disliked by the literati and given a bad reputation. This is actually the most common people's heart. 】
【However, the era Liu E lived in was an era of literary explosion. Even so, she was still so highly regarded. Naturally, she was different from the other two women. 】
The video just played here, but I saw a barrage floating above the video.
[V@寇 exhausted Li Erlang: Lv Zhi, I know, who is Wu Zetian, and when did she become the empress? 】
You can't blame Li Shimin for being sensitive. After listening to Tianjuan for so long, he probably has a preliminary understanding of the direction of China's history. We know that after the Tang Dynasty, there were troubled times, a stage called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
After that came the Song Dynasty, which also ended the Jiedushi system.
In other words, the Song Dynasty was only separated from his Tang Dynasty by a troubled era.
And this Liu E was the Queen Mother in the early Song Dynasty. Before her, Tianjuan had never heard of any female emperor in the Song Dynasty.
And if it was the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, even if a woman was in power, how could she be called the "Martial Emperor" by future generations?
So, no matter how you look at it, this Emperor Wu should have appeared during the Tang Dynasty.
So, once he figured this out, he couldn't sit still anymore and immediately sent a barrage asking Tianjuan.
Not only this one, but another barrage appeared after it.
【@pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, the dark horse king: Is this Wu Zetian my queen? 】
These two barrages, like two depth charges, immediately caused the barrages above the video to explode.
Even without Lei Xiaomeng having to reply, many fans had already started replying to these two comments.
[@子公Cruel old father: That Li Erlang, Wu Zetian is your empress of the Tang Dynasty. I was originally your concubine, but ended up being your son's queen. One maid serving two husbands...Tsk, tsk, tsk! 】
[V@ Xiaoyao Sanren Yuzhen Fairy: Li Erlang is His Majesty Taizong, and King Black Horse is my grandfather. Identification completed. 】
[V@李Silang: No woman in the Wu family should be underestimated. My aunt almost became the crown princess. 】
[V@Super IQ patient with severe secondary syndrome: My mother is the most gentle and virtuous woman. 】
【@大太子大太子 in history: Yes, this Emperor Wu was the queen of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. She would inherit the throne and change the name of the country to Zhou. 】
【@ The ministers mistook me for a pine tree: I, the Ming Dynasty, will never have a woman with such ulterior motives. 】
@黑马王pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is the first time he appeared in the live broadcast room. If Lei Xiaomeng guessed correctly, he should be playing Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Thinking that when this emperor was on the throne, he pacified Goguryeo, which led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty, and even Tang Taizong could not pacify it.
Being able to use this ID is indeed worthy of the name.
I think back when Li Chengqian and Li Tai competed for the crown prince position, both sides suffered losses. Instead, the unassuming Li Zhi was established as the prince, coupled with his subsequent achievements. It cannot be said that it was due to good luck.
Later, Li Zhi confiscated the home of his uncle Changsun Wuji, promoted poor candidates from the imperial examination to become officials, suppressed the aristocratic group in Longxi, and under his rule, the " The rule of Yonghui". Those who said he was indecisive were slapped in the face again.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiaomeng also replied:
[Wu Zetian is the queen of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. She was once the concubine of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, she was sent to a temple to become a nun, and she was taken back by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty shortly afterwards. Later, she became Gaozong's queen and often helped Gaozong handle political affairs. 】
【Wu Zetian once went to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen with Emperor Gaozong, and was duly called the "Two Saints". After Gaozong's death, he proclaimed himself emperor soon after, established Wuzhou, and became the only female emperor in Chinese history. 】
[Wu Zetian is a famous female politician in history. Under her rule, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were still prosperous and widely supported by the people. It was once said to have the "legacy of Zhenguan". 】
Li Shimin: What, this woman is still my concubine? And then she became my son’s queen after my death. Come on, call the prince. Why didn’t I know that my son has such strong taste!
Li Zhi: What, my queen actually became emperor after my death? Someone, please come over to the Queen...Forget it, I'll go find the Queen and ask for a clear explanation!
Li Longji: My royal grandmother is indeed quite skillful. My ancestors were either under the rule of Zhenguan or the rule of Yonghui. Even the emperor's grandmother had the legacy of Zhenguan. I can't lose to them!
Lei Xiaomeng’s barrage is the final answer to these two questions. At this time, the video has already counted the years behind Song Renzong.
[Now we talk about Song Renzong’s third reign. Two years after the reign of Ming Dao was adopted, Queen Mother Liu E passed away. Renzong finally took charge. The next year, he changed his reign name to Jingyou. 】
[As the name of this era implies, of course, he hopes that after he takes charge, he will be blessed, so that the Song Dynasty will prosper under his rule and the future will be bright. 】
Emperors of the Song Dynasty: One emperor and one courtier! It's time to change the year name.
Wu Zetian: Humph, they are all just wallflowers.
Lu Pheasant: Is it enough to govern a country only by the reign name? There must be means! It seems that I have to teach Tiao and Ying'er well!
After listening for a long time, Qin Shihuang came to understand a little bit: The year name? What is the year number? I remembered it, I think it happened in Zhou Dynasty. Why go to all this trouble? What I want to hear is not this kind of nonsense.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (satisfied): This is the Zhou ritual that I restored.
Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Changing the year name is useful, so what else do you need the military minister to do? You are really asking for trouble!
[But it is a pity that the Song Dynasty suffered from drought for consecutive years. Even though Song Renzong's expectations were good, he hoped that his first reign title in the true sense could bless the Song Dynasty. But in the end it was still unsatisfactory. 】
[So after using this reign name for five years, Song Renzong changed the reign name again. He changed it to Baoyuan, again hoping that this year name would bring him good luck. 】
[However, this era name is even worse. In the first year of Baoyuan, Li Yuanhao, a party member, proclaimed himself emperor in Xixia and stopped paying tribute to the professed ministers of the Song Dynasty. This made Song Renzong furious and immediately sent troops to Xixia. The war between the two countries immediately broke out. 】
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty curled his lips: What’s up with the reign name? Change it if you want. I’ve even changed eleven reign names. But my favorite is the fourth year of Mogasuri.
Song Huizong: I have also changed, and even the emperor has been changed. It turns out that it is useless. Qin Shihuang: I don’t rely on anyone, I only rely on myself! Not to mention a mere year number!
Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Changing the reign name is a matter of national importance. If not, maybe it will be fine!
[We want to emphasize here that Song Renzong has always had a good temper, and there are very few records of his anger in history books. How come there is a description of his anger here? 】
Emperors before the Song Dynasty: There is gossip!
Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Is there any gossip that few people know about?
Qin Shihuang: Is it still a big deal if the emperor is angry? Is it worth pondering?
[Actually, Li Yuanhao was originally just a vassal state between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. He often fell to whichever country was stronger. But when Song Renzong arrived, a ruthless man appeared in Xixia. It was Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of the Xixia Kingdom. 】
[Li Yuanhao originally inherited his father's position and became a minister of the Song Dynasty. But he was very ambitious and wanted to be emperor, so he also made a lot of small moves to do this. 】
【But he just did small tricks and didn't shy away from others. As a result, his uncle found out about it. It's okay to let his uncle know. If the family has anything to discuss, it can be settled by sitting down for a glass of wine, chatting, and some benefits. 】
【But it’s a pity that Li Yuanhao is called a ruthless person. That means no one is looked down upon by him. He even felt that his mother-in-law's family was too powerful, so he just took this opportunity to get rid of the uncle's family that threatened his rule. 】
The emperors of the former Song Dynasty: He was indeed a ruthless man, even his own family members would not be spared.
The emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: What a ruthless person, put him in our court, and he will be destroyed in a minute!
[However, somehow, this plan was leaked. His uncle took his family and fled to the Song Dynasty overnight to seek protection, and reported the matter to the Song Dynasty, hoping that the Song Dynasty could stop Li Yuanhao. 】
The emperors of the former Song Dynasty: It seems that ruthless people all come from the same origin! This uncle is really capable of annihilating relatives in a just and righteous manner!
Emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: How could I have forgotten that Li Yuanhao would have been destroyed by himself without me taking action! Another cursed country!
【But what is the result? 】
【Cough cough cough...this time the up owner has to complain about the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. In order to appease Li Yuanhao, they actually expressed that they did not believe his uncle's words. Then, he sent his uncle's family back to Xixia! 】
[Yes, that’s it, Song Dynasty sent the informer back. So after Li Yuanhao received Da Song's sincerity, he smiled and made his uncle's family happy. Then, immediately, we set up troops to rebel! 】
Qin Shihuang: Are the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty all pigs?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: This is called not afraid of pig-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates...
Han Gaozu: The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are really good people, they remind me of the Overlord of Chu.
King Chu: What a bunch of fools!
Tang Taizong: Xixia? Party items? It actually became its own country? The territory of the Song Dynasty is actually less than one-third of the Tang Dynasty!
Tang Gaozong: Was the Song Dynasty so weak? In this way, Li Yuanhao had a reason to kill his uncle.
Emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: Lessons from the Past! The emperor was deceived by this. No wonder there were so many traitorous officials in the Song Dynasty!
Tianjuan's words made Song Renzong's face turn blue and red, and Prime Minister Zhang next to him was also speechless.
Although he was not the prime minister at that time, he was still very clear about this matter. However, no one in the Song Dynasty thought that Xixia, a small border country, which relied on rewards and mutual trade from the Song Dynasty to feed the tribal people, actually dared to claim the throne.
Anyone who heard it would think it was impossible.
So after their monarchs and ministers discussed it, they decided to use appeasement methods to express their favor. At the right time, not only did he send his uncle's family back to show his sincerity, he even gave Li Yuanhao a large number of rewards. It can be regarded as "spiritual compensation" given by the court.
Who would have thought that with the reward from the court and the sincerity of the court, Li Yuanhao would rebel the next day. This was tantamount to a huge loss of face to the Song Dynasty and a setback to the national prestige of the Song Dynasty. It was also tantamount to giving His Majesty the Emperor a big slap in the face.
This made Song Renzong, whose Majesty was so good-tempered, deeply angry and vowed to annihilate Xixia, so he sent a large army to counter the rebellion.
But the result can be imagined, the Song Dynasty lost three times in three battles.
At this moment, Song Renzong adjusted his mood and whispered: "Prime Minister, do you have a solution to the problem raised in the court last time?"
Renzong summoned him, that is For this matter, he had already made preparations. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the imperial court, the Heavenly Scroll had started, and the emperor and his ministers did not discuss it immediately.
When the official asked about it at this time, Zhang Dexiang immediately said: "Guan, are you talking about the factional disputes I mentioned at the court meeting a few days ago?"
Now Renzong has set a national policy and vowed to carry out the reform to the end. During this period, he frequently summoned Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and others into the palace to discuss matters related to the New Deal.
He even singled out many of the shortcomings of the old government and prepared to carry out thorough reforms.
Long before the New Deal was just implemented, ministers who supported the Old Deal had approached him and wanted him to side with them, but he declined.
Now, for the New Deal matters, officials are calling him frequently, and he is afraid that he will be classified as a faction of the new party by the old party again. Even though Xia Song has been taken into custody and a large number of his illegal activities have been discovered recently, there are still many ministers interceding for him.
He is really worried that if the officials don't care, the factions in the court will be more targeted in the future. This is not only detrimental to the implementation of the New Deal, but also detrimental to the downward implementation of the New Deal.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to Your Majesty this time."
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Your Majesty, although I feel it is inappropriate, I still ask that your Majesty allow me to describe the situation in the court using the terms New Party and Old Party."
Song Renzong nodded, which was regarded as tacit approval.
"Your Majesty, after Xia Song was captured, the new party rejoiced. Although the old party has temporarily ceased its activities, ministers often go to Lu Mansion to visit the old prime minister."
"Oh?" Song Renzong raised his eyebrows and waited for Zhang Dexiang to continue.
"Just a few days ago, Mr. Shi was drinking in Zuihonglou. While drinking Daoxing, he wrote another poem, satirizing the failure of the old party and congratulating the New Deal for its success. During this period, he also praised His Majesty. ! ”
Song Renzong frowned slightly after hearing this: "This Shi Jie, doesn't he know why I promoted so many officials and ignored him?" It’s this temper that is full of joy and has a wild style, and I don’t know what it means to be restrained, so..."
“So what?”
“So, Mr. Han, Mr. Fan, and Mr. Fu no longer associate with him, and they did not go to Mr. Shi’s banquet. Mr. Shi was very worried. No face.”
“Where is Sima Xianggong?”
"Sima Xianggong went, but he left after not sitting for a long time, and went to find Mr. Fan to discuss the implementation of the New Deal."
Song Renzong nodded slightly: These adults, it is true that these days Many good ideas regarding the implementation of the New Deal were put forward.
Seeing the indifference on Song Renzong's face, Zhang Dexiang said: "Guan family, I think that as soon as the new policy was announced, Master Shi wrote a poem, which made the old party furious. No wonder Xia Song this time To frame Master Fan, I have to use his font."
Of course Song Renzong knew that this poem was the "Ode to the Holy Virtue of Qingli". Although he was brilliant in writing, such blatant criticism of the old party forced many vacillating ministers in the court to come forward to take sides. Instead, the new party and the old party became clearly divided.
To be precise, even before the New Deal produced any results, it aroused enough hatred for itself and attracted the efforts of the old party to suppress it. Some ministers who were already wavering in their attitudes did not dare to join the new party camp. , for fear of being hated by the old party.
Later, the new party was criticized by the old party for forming a clique for personal gain, and no one even dared to speak out for them. As a last resort, Mr. Ouyang simply wrote an article "On Clique" to bring the dispute between the old and new parties to the forefront, making the old party even more angry!
Since then, the old and new parties have been in an unstoppable trend.
However, regarding the king, the two factions fought against each other, just as Tianjuan said before that during the Zhengde Dynasty, the eunuchs and the cabinet fought. Instead, the old ministers who originally looked down on him worked hard to win his support. Let the court appear as a tripartite force.
This is what he likes to see. At least during this period, the old ministers were much more respectful to him than they were when the Queen Mother was there, or even before the New Deal was implemented.
However, now that he has implemented reforms, the balance technique based on the old and new parties can no longer be used, and other supports must be found.
This is also the real reason why he came to Zhang Dexiang today.
Xia Song can no longer escape the blame, but it was just a cover to get the Prime Minister to come. The key to today's discussion is how to balance the situation in the court.
About this, he has come up with some ideas in the past few days.
"I already understand what the Prime Minister means." Song Renzong nodded slightly, "I will issue an edict tomorrow to let Shi Jie serve as academic administrator and go to various states to inspect scientific examinations."
It is to move this troublemaker who is easy to attract hatred away from the core area of the implementation of the New Deal.
"As for Sima Xianggong!" Song Renzong pondered for a while, "I want to repair books and open a school of science and engineering, so let him be responsible for this."
It is a good thing for this person to be busy, and he will be better if he is busy. A lot less things to do. Moreover, according to what Tianjuan said, Sima Xianggong is definitely a Bole in selecting talents. Since he is a Bole, he should be allowed to go where he can best utilize his abilities.
"Yes, the officials are wise!" Prime Minister Zhang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was really afraid that His Majesty would be reluctant to let these two people leave because of his partiality for the New Party.
"In addition, I also plan to conduct an assessment of all registered officials."
"Assessment?" Zhang Dexiang was stunned.
The New Deal includes the assessment of officials. Is Your Majesty going to implement the New Deal among officials? Is it a little too hasty?
Seeing the doubt on Zhang Dexiang's face, Song Renzong smiled: "I plan to ask Mr. Ouyang to give some questions to the officials before the enke begins. We have many talents in the Song Dynasty. Since we want to When you are an official, you cannot be too mediocre. "
For Sima Xianggong to come up with a topic now, it must be related to the New Deal. He did not just talk about the measures he mentioned in the court. This is his first assessment.
Aren’t you, the new party and the old party, still fighting over each other? I will make you even have to fight for this official position.
If you can't argue, you can come to me to "cry". What I am least afraid of is mediating conflicts between ministers!
The calculations in Song Renzong's mind were rattling, and Tianjuan had already begun to count his fifth reign.
[So, this time Li Yuanhao greatly bruised Renzong's face, so Renzong became furious and asked the army to attack him. 】
【But unfortunately, the Song Dynasty army, which was said to have more than one million people, actually lost consecutive battles in front of the small country of Xixia. In the end, it became the founding battle of Xixia! 】
【In anger, our Majesty Renzong began to look for reasons. I want to know why the mighty Song Dynasty couldn't even defeat the small country of Xixia. 】
【So after some searching, he finally found the key! 】
(End of this chapter)