What kind of emperor was Song Huizong?

Surrounded by a group of treacherous court officials such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan and Wang Fu, Song Huizong has increasingly embarked on the road of luxury. In later records, there are many stories about Song Huizong's extravagance and waste. Song Huizong has a hobby, that is, collecting rare stones and trees. His hobby triggered a national movement, that is, transporting Huashigang. As we know, there is a story of Water Margin. What does this "outline" mean? In Song Dynasty, the goods transported in bulk were called "outline". During the Hui Zong period, ten ships were organized into a group to transport all kinds of strange stones and famous trees from other places to Beijing, which was called "Huashi Port". At the beginning, the move to transport Huashigang did not cause the world's anxiety, but only transported the stone from the southeast to the capital. Song Huizong appreciates these rare stones and wood very much. As long as he takes a fancy to a stone, he will give it to the person who delivers it. The emperor's actions became silent orders. As a result, a nationwide Huashan Universiade was launched, which brought disaster to the country and the people. According to historical records, someone found a boulder in Taihu Lake, which is more than two feet long, wide and high. It is necessary to build a big ship to transport it from Taihu Lake basin to Tokyo Bianliang. After the boulder arrived in Beijing, the stone could not enter the city because of the limited height of the city gate. Finally, the city gate was demolished and the stone was brought in. Later, someone found a bigger stone in Taihu Lake. This big stone was transported to Beijing, and only the freight cost was 8,000 yuan, which was the living expenses of nearly 200 middle-class families for one year. After the stone arrived, Hui Zong was so happy to see it that he even gave it a personal title and a jade belt. Another time, someone found an ancient pine tree near today's Shanghai, like a nine-curved dragon with a very strange shape. The ancient trees are intertwined and flourishing. If transported, it must be rooted with clods and rockeries. So they are too big to take the canal, so they can only take the sea transportation. As a result, the transport ship encountered a storm at sea and all sank, resulting in countless losses. It is Zhu CuO, one of the six thieves, who is responsible for transporting Huashigang. In order to transport a huge stone, he has now built two big ships. After the stone was transported to Beijing, Emperor Hui Zong liked it very much. He gave a golden bowl to every worker involved in transportation, and named Zhu CuO as our ambassador. This stone was actually named Panguhou by Hui Zong. In ancient times, there were princes, princes, uncles, sons and princes under the king. At the beginning, Zhou Wuwang was the hero of the packet, and the descendants of Jiang Ziya, who made the greatest contribution, were named Qi Hou, but when they were happy, they sealed a stone for Hou. What do those soldiers who lay down their lives to defend their country on the battlefield think? Are we not as good as a stone in the eyes of the emperor? Song Huizong, as a king of a country, doesn't know the strict principle of rewards and punishments in governing the country. He became an official and promoted by his own hobby, so officials took a fancy to it and tried their best to collect the world's strange stones. What kind of disaster will it bring to the country? The transportation of Huashi Port has lasted for more than 20 years, which is a plunder and a real disaster for the whole people of South China. In the past 20 years, more than100000 stones have been transported to the capital Tokyo. The most expensive stone freight cost 300,000 yuan, equivalent to the annual income of 10,000 middle-class families. In the process of transporting these stones, it is impossible to count how many people died, how many ships sank, how many bridges were demolished and how many doors were demolished. Corrupt officials and courtiers took advantage of the emperor's preference to blackmail the people and tax them. Whether it's high mountains, deep valleys or rapids, whether it's urban or rural, as long as one stone and one tree are worth pondering, someone will suffer. These officials rushed in like a tiger, and when Huang Xi put it on, it became a royal thing, and the owner had to take care of it carefully. If there is any damage when they come to get it, it is a crime of disrespect. The crime of disrespect can be punished in ancient times, that is, cutting to death with a knife, and these are just to kill one stone and one tree. So if the host doesn't give the official a little benefit, the official will deliberately knock out a corner when dealing with it, and then frame the host for intentional damage, accusing him of disrespect out of thin air. In addition, these stone officials will also force the people to tear down the wall and pick up the house on the grounds that the wall of the house hinders traffic, regardless of the lives of the people. The government's unlimited oppression triggered the people's resistance. Fang La Uprising broke out in the most turbulent southeast of Huashigang. According to records, there were two million followers of the Fang La Uprising. The rebels arrested officials of the Song Dynasty, cut their hearts open and burned lanterns. The cruelty of criminal law is beyond our imagination. People in China always don't do things for themselves, and generally don't do things well. The insurgents will do this, which shows how much pain Hua Shigang has caused the people and how much people hate this matter. So even the official history books have to admit that Fang La rebelled for a reason. It was really the official who forced the people to rebel. One of Song Huizong's hobbies has brought great disasters to the people. Those officials who want to be promoted and make a fortune, regardless of the lives of the people, make great efforts to spend flowers and plants, make officials force the people to rebel, and there are chaos everywhere. So, why did Song Huizong transport so many strange stones and trees to Beijing? What will be the final result? In order to build a garden named Genyue in Kyoto, Song Huizong collected many rare stones and trees. Genyue is one of the eight diagrams, located in the northeast. Genyue is built in the northeast of the palace. Why did Hui Zong build a garden in the northeast of the palace? It turned out that Emperor Hui Zong had no children since he succeeded to the throne. A maoshan taoist told him that it was all because the northeast of the palace was low-lying. When the terrain rises, children will thrive. Therefore, Hui Zong ordered people to head northeast. Soon, Queen Wang became pregnant and gave birth to a son, that is, later. From then on, other concubines began to give birth to his children like a competition. A * * * gave birth to more than 30 princes and more than 30 princesses. Among the ancient emperors in China, Song Huizong may have more sons. In this way, Hui Zong likes Taoist priests more, and thinks that the northeast direction of the palace is good, so it is necessary to build a root moon here. Song Huizong's ability to govern the country is poor, but his artistic taste is still quite high. Even people who belittle Song Huizong have to admit that this month is the epitome of classical gardens in China. Genyue is purely a place for emperors to play. It's not like Yuanmingyuan, Summer Palace and other buildings, and it's not like the kind of palace where the emperor lived, but it completely imitates Jiangnan style, with white walls and black tiles, Levin restaurant and even a trading street. Into the gate, a straight imperial road, both sides are full of Taihu stones that cost a lot of money. The main peak of the root moon is completely made of Taihu stone, with a height of150m and exotic flowers and trees. It is worth mentioning that there are two things on the mountain, one is realgar and the other is calamine. The role of realgar is to avoid snakes, rats and mosquitoes; The beauty of calamine is that when it rains, the stone will smoke when it meets water, and it will be like a fairyland. In stark contrast to this fairyland on earth, it is a hell on earth ten miles away from Bian Cheng, a devastated and impoverished hinterland, and a peasant uprising in which officials such as Song Jiang in the north and Fang La in the south forced the people to revolt. But Song Huizong can't see it at all. All he can see is the bustling capital of song dynasty, even his palace and his sacred mountain. We, the artist emperor, wandered carefree in this fairyland-like garden, inspiring his artistic inspiration, thinking only of painters and poems. In addition to strange stones and famous trees, there are many rare birds and animals in Genyue. It is said that there are thousands of sika deer alone, as well as cranes, pheasants and all kinds of waterfowl, as well as other animals. It is called the Royal Wildlife Park. It's easy to say during the day, but at night, there are birds chirping and animals chirping. Do you think that to open a capital and build such a wildlife park, you have to listen to animals every night? Isn't this a place where animals live in groups? Beijingers think this is nothing less than a thorny bronze camel, the sound of national subjugation and an ominous sign. After Song Qinzong ascended the throne, the Jin people besieged the capital of song dynasty in Tokyo, and the people had no food to eat, so the emperor had to order the opening of Genyue, and the animals in the garden could be slaughtered at will to satisfy their hunger. You know, it was very difficult for ordinary people to eat meat in ancient times. Only officials can eat, and ordinary people can only eat whole grains. This is a good thing. After eating the meat, sika deer, cranes and other rare birds and animals were eaten up by the people. And those Taihu stones are used to block the city gates, defeat the nomads from the mountains and act as Jieshi. These stones, which were shipped with huge sums of money, were finally wasted and the whole garden was destroyed. After the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Hailing Yan Liang, the fourth generation emperor of the Jin Dynasty, moved the capital from the distant Shangjing (now Acheng, Heilongjiang) to Beijing. After moving the capital, he ordered the Taihu Stone in Genyue to be removed, transported to Beijing and built his own garden, which is Qionghua Island in Beihai Park today. A Hui businessman contracted the demolition project. It is said that there were more than 100 thousand Jin of realgar that was demolished at that time. As a result, the businessman made a fortune, as rich as an enemy. Today, we went to Qionghua Island in Beihai Park. On the north slope of Baita, near Wulong Pavilion, we can also see many exquisite Taihu stones, which are small and exquisite and very lovely. And when it rains, stones come out, which is really like a fairyland. These stones are old objects from the Song Palace eight or nine hundred years ago. It can be said that every stone has sacrificed a lot of lives and brought a lot of people's blood and sweat to this place. Song Huizong is not only fond of poetry and painting, but also very superstitious about Taoism. So, why is Song Huizong obsessed with Taoism? What kind of disaster did his excessive belief in Taoism bring to the country? In addition to looking for strange stones and building Genyue, Song Huizong also has a bad track record, that is, the whole country worships Taoism. Song Huizong worships Taoism, which is hard to see. Taoism is a native religion in China, which was formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is a religion formed by the combination of China's traditional Taoist thought and immortal magic. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties in ancient China, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism have gradually merged. Strictly speaking, Confucianism is not a religion, but an idea. The difference among Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism is that the cultivation of Confucianism is self-cultivation, sacrifice for righteousness and sacrifice for benevolence. Confucius said "I don't know life, I don't know death", which means don't ask me about things after death, and don't talk to me about ghosts and gods. I don't care about those things, I only care about people's personality when they are alive. Taoist practice is to prolong life, cultivate immortality and soar in the daytime. Taoism says that people can't die, but they can become immortals. Whether a person can become immortal or not, we can't see it anyway, so we don't know After Buddhism entered China, it advocated an ultimate humanistic concern. Buddhist thought says that the soul will be reincarnated after death, asking what will happen in the afterlife. Sages were enlightened by Shinto, and emperors in ancient China generally supported various religions. In fact, Taoist thought is often the most consistent with the emperor's thought, because the emperor is most concerned about two things: first, don't take this chair away from me, so no one can rebel; Second, how can I live longer, preferably forever, after this chair is firmly seated? Taoism believes that people can become immortals and live forever. So the emperor naturally likes Taoism. As mentioned earlier, a Taoist suggested that Song Huizong should raise the palace in the northeast, so that his descendants would flourish, and the result really came true. In this way, Hui Zong was more partial to Taoists, so he recruited Taoists in a good way. According to legend, a Taoist named Wang Laozhi handed Hui Zong a big envelope as soon as he saw Hui Zong's face, saying that if nothing else, you should read this first. Hui Zong opened the envelope and found a love poem he wrote to his concubine in his early years, which is said to be obscene. Hui Zong was shocked, wondering how the Taoist priest knew this, thinking that he really had magical powers, so he reused Wang Laozhi, who was called Lao Wang at that time. After Lao Wang fell out of favor, another Taoist named Wang Zaixi was favored by Hui Zong and was called Xiao Wang. It is said that Wang Zi had never seen the emperor's beloved princess before, only in the palace, and she cured the princess's eye disease, so she won the favor of Hui Zong. However, these two Taoists are not as valuable as a demon named Lin Lingsu. This kind of heresy deceives the monarch and harms the country. It should be said that the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty had a lot to do with him. Due to Song Huizong's excessive belief in Taoism, many Taoist priests who claimed to be advanced Taoism poured into the palace at that time. What kind of Taoist is Lin Lingsu, and how does he play witchcraft? What harm did Song Huizong's excessive superstition of Taoism bring to the country? When Lin Lingsu was young, Su Dongpo once showed him a photo, saying that he would be rich in the future. However, Lin Lingsu never had a chance to become rich, so he gambled badly. The creditor came to collect the debt, but he couldn't pay it back. He has disfigured himself in order to make his creditors feel better. Therefore, Lin Lingsu's image is that half of his face looks like a skeleton and half of his face is polished like an ordinary person. We can think about it, such a pair of looks gives people a feeling that they are not like ordinary people, so they are recommended to Song Huizong. When Lin Lingsu met Huizong, he said mysteriously as soon as they met, it was strange. I met your majesty when I served the jade emperor in heaven. After hearing this, Hui Zong also said, Yes, I can see that you are familiar. I remember you riding a green cow. Where's your cow? As we know, the ancestor of Taoism is Laozi, and it is said that Laozi rode a green ox to pass Hangu Pass, so people also call Taoist priests Niubi Taoists. Lin Lingsu brazenly replied, "I'm going to send a shepherd to a foreign country and will come soon." It means I left it in a foreign country, and I'll be right there. Not long after, North Korea paid tribute to Qingniu and Manchu civil servants, all of whom were frightened to disgrace and thought that this Lin Lingsu was really a fairy in the sky. Lin Lingsu succeeded in cheating, and he was even braver. He said to Hui Zong, Your Majesty, do you know who your predecessor was? You are the son of God, the Jade Qing King of the Night Palace, who witnessed that the Central Plains was poisoned by the religion of Di Chin (Buddhism), so God sent you to earth to save the suffering people of the Central Plains. I am Zuo Hui, the fairy in front of the Jade Emperor, and I followed you to earth. Lin Lingsu is still bragging in class. He pointed to Cai Jing, saying that this was Zuo Yuanxian Bo, and pointed to Wangfu, saying that this was an official who served the Jade Emperor in those days. Liu Guifei, Song Huizong's favorite at that time, was described by Lin Lingsu as the real princess of Jiuhuashan, a fairy from heaven. Even Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng, two great eunuchs, are said to be immortals in the sky. Hearing this, the ministers of the bad king felt great. No wonder we get along so well. So we are a family in heaven. Hui Zong thought that Lin Lingsu was really immortal and had the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, so he gave Lin Lingsu a position as a Taoist priest, and often invited Lin Lingsu to give lectures at the Fa Conference. Lin Lingsu held a ceremony in the capital of song dynasty in Tokyo, announcing that the audience would receive 300 pence each. The capital of song dynasty was really deserted, and all the people got a piece of green cloth, wrapped their heads and pretended to be Taoist priests to listen to his lectures. Every time a legal conference is held in Lin Lingsu, the cost is as high as one million yuan today. So, does Lin Lingsu really understand Taoism? In fact, Lin Lingsu may not know Taoism. What he said was all common slang, and the emperor was used to it. At first glance, these common slang words are quite new. Besides, it is said that Lin Lingsu speaks humorously, which makes everyone laugh. Even the emperor himself laughed himself into ecstasy. Therefore, Lin Lingsu's prestige is getting higher and higher. It is said that Lin Lingsu's 20,000 disciples traveled around the world to compete with the Prime Minister and the Prince, so they were called "Taoist Second House". The "two houses" in Song Dynasty refer to the East House and the West House, with the East House as the prime minister and the West House as the Tang envoy. Lin Lingsu's position can be compared with that of the Prime Minister and the Tang Dynasty, which shows that his power is so powerful. Therefore, many evil villains came to bribe Lin Lingsu's office. Song Huizong believed in Taoism and thought it was not enough to build temples and carve idols. He told Yudao that I was originally the son of the Jade Emperor, and I came to the world because I saw the sufferings of the Central Plains. Should I be praised for such noble behavior? Therefore, the Fish Department made Song Huizong the leader of Daojun Emperor. If there are good people in the world, there will be nothing in the next life. Ministers fell in love with Taoism when they saw the emperor worship it. The imperial court wore a Taoist robe, not an imperial robe. So every time I go to the imperial court, I see everyone in front of the Qing Palace. Huang Guan is a feather fan, and the imperial court is filled with smoke, which is ridiculous. As we all know, in the ancient history of China, many emperors believed in Taoism, and Liang Wudi gave his life for Tongtai Temple three times. As soon as the minister of the Liang Dynasty went to court, he found that the emperor had disappeared, and he didn't know that the emperor had become a monk until he asked. All ministers must donate money to the temple to redeem the emperor. In this way, Tongtai Temple was resplendent and magnificent, but the people who were constantly plundered finally rebelled. It can be seen that Emperor Mufo believed in Taoism, which would bring disaster to the people of the whole country. Song Huizong at this time, has completely turned into a fatuous emperor. He cares nothing about people's lives but his own enjoyment. As the king of a country, he even plays football in a romantic arena. So, what stories did Song Huizong and Li Shishi leave in history? Song Huizong loves pleasure, and it is not enough to practice alchemy, poetry and painting in his luxurious palace, so he began to play the idea of beauty again. After Hui Zong's rule, there were nearly ten thousand maids in the palace. We say that there are 3,000 people in the harem of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, but compared with Song Huizong, this is nothing at all. Hui Zong has so many concubines, but he still feels unsatisfied, saying that he is tired of seeing the beautiful women in the palace. At this time, the traitor Gao Qiu suggested that Song Huizong take a walk in the street. It is said that there is a famous prostitute in the capital of song dynasty in Tokyo named Li Shishi, whose name is very famous. Do you want to see her? Song Huizong, of course, would like to go. Gao Qiu introduced Li Shishi, and Li Shishi saw Gao Qiu as Qiu. He was respectful to this strange man, knowing his unusual status, and tried his best to please him. Song Huizong was very happy, and stayed in Li Shishi until dawn before reluctantly returning to the palace. Li Shishi's father runs a dyehouse. When she was three years old, she was fostered in a Buddhist temple. She was called a Buddhist disciple at that time, so she became a famous teacher. When Li Shishi grew up, her father was sentenced for her crimes. Alone, she was adopted by a woman named Li. She ran a romantic place and became a prostitute. At that time, it was not enough for famous prostitutes to be beautiful, but also to have some artistic accomplishment. Li Shishi was exposed to everything since he was a child, and he was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so his reputation spread far and wide. When we met the artist emperor, they became bosom friends of art. In any case, it is against etiquette and disgraceful for the emperor to visit brothels. Therefore, although Song Huizong still wants to go to Shishi, Li See, it is not convenient to go out of courtesy. Therefore, the traitor Wang Fu advised Hui Zong, saying why don't you dig a tunnel and go directly to Li Shishi's house? Hui Zong was very happy when he heard this, so he ordered people to dig a tunnel from the palace to Li Shishi's home. From then on, Hui Zong often took advantage of the night, wearing a Xiaoqing coat and a few eunuchs, to find Li Shishi. In the meantime, an interesting thing happened. Before Li Shishi met Song Huizong, there were many lovers, including the famous poet Zhou Bangyan. One day, Song Huizong was ill, and Zhou Bangyan came to visit Li Shishi. Unexpectedly, as soon as I sat down, I heard that Song Huizong came to Li Shishi's house despite his illness. Zhou Bangyan panicked, thinking that the emperor was coming, and it was too late for me to run. It was even more inappropriate for him to meet his subjects, so he had to hide under the bed quickly. At this moment, Song Huizong came in. The emperor enjoys fine wine and delicacies here in Li Shishi, and enjoys beautiful women singing and dancing. As soon as he saw that it was getting late, he said I was driving back to the palace. Li Shishi advised Song Huizong that it was already midnight, and the horse was slippery and frosty. Your majesty's body was important, so don't go. Song Huizong may really have something that day, and finally left. After Song Huizong left, Zhou Bangyan crawled out from under the bed, sighing in cold sweat, which had a narrow squeak. We think that Zhou Bangyan is a scholar and may be a little frivolous. Plus, he witnessed the intimate behavior of Hui Zong and Li Shishi, and he was a little jealous, so he filled in a word and wrote what he had just seen and heard under the bed. There are a few words in the word: "It's midnight in the city, and the horses are slippery and frosty. It's better to have a rest and pedestrians are indispensable." Later, Song Huizong came to Li Shishi again and asked her if she had any new songs to sing recently. As we know, Ci is a popular song at that time, and you can sing it with music. Li Shishi sang the lyrics written by Zhou Bangyan. No sooner had she finished singing than Song Huizong's face changed, she thought. Isn't that what Li Shishi told me at that time? So I asked, who is the author of this word? Li Shishi knew he was rude, but he was afraid to hide it, so he had to say that it was written by Zhou Bangyan. In this way, it will bring trouble to Zhou Bangyan. Hui Zong was very angry after hearing this. He shook his clothes and left. He stood up and returned to the palace. A few days later, Hui Zong said to the people around him, find fault with Zhou Bangyan and see if there are any obscene songs in his words. People around you thought, it's too easy, just find one. Why do you say that? Graceful poets generally wrote two eternal themes-life and love, so they were often criticized at that time and accused of obscenity and pornography. Song Huizong took the "evidence" presented by the left and right sides and scolded, "Is such a person worthy of being an official? So Zhou Bangyan was expelled from the capital. In fact, Emperor Hui Zong just wanted to make things worse. He is not much better than Zhou Bangyan. Because of a famous prostitute, the emperor and his men are jealous, which is ridiculous. Since Song Huizong met Li Shishi, a famous prostitute, she has been indulging in pleasure all day and neglected the affairs of state. Let's borrow a sentence from Song of Eternal Sorrow, "But the night in spring is short, the sun rises too fast, and the emperor has given up his early hearing since then." It is conceivable that the emperor went to the brothel at night and didn't come back until dawn. Does he still have the energy to get up early? As the saying goes, paper can't cover fire, and the emperor's visit to brothels soon became a heated discussion in Tokyo, and some honest officials in the court couldn't stand it. Song Huizong reused a bunch of corrupt officials, and they were always greedy for pleasure, regardless of state affairs, which led to the decline of the Northern Song Dynasty. Some upright officials in the imperial court saw that the country was in danger and decided to remonstrate with the emperor. However, can Song Huizong be as humble as when he ascended the throne when there are loyal ministers and righteous men who boldly remonstrate? At that time, a small official named Cao Fu wrote a letter to Hui Zong, saying that the emperor could not do this. Are you so worthy of your ancestors? Huizong was furious and not easy to get angry, so he asked Prime Minister Wang Fu to interrogate Cao Fu. Wang Fu rebuked Cao Fu and said, You are a small official. Is that what you should say? Cao Fu's answer is supercilious: No matter a small official, his love for the monarch is the same. If the official doesn't say it, he has to say it. A word choked Wang Fu back. Wang Fu asked two deputy prime ministers around him, Zhang Bangchang and Li Bangyan, have you heard of this rumor? The two men answered quickly, and neither of us had heard of it. So, Wang Fu said to Cao Fu, we have never heard of being a prime minister. How did you hear about this little official? Isn't this an insult to your family? Cao Fu is probably throwing caution to the wind at this moment, and generously replied, you heard it, pretending not to hear it. People like you don't deserve to be prime ministers at all, and the country will die in your hands. Wang Fu became angry from embarrassment, sent Cao Fu to prison, looked for an opportunity to send him, and finally persecuted him to death. In this way, no one dared to mention it again. Under the condition that Nuo Nuo is the only one in power and advice when most needed is least heeded, Song Huizong, the romantic son of heaven, lingers in the beautiful scenery, reciting poems and painting all day and fooling around with a group of traitors, but he didn't expect a tragic disaster of national subjugation to be just around the corner.

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