Song Renzong gave birth to 16 children, but only raised 4 daughters, and none of his sons lived to be 3 years old. Why?

Children are short-lived and put aside, and women are embarrassed and eventually panic.

In A.D. 1063, Song Renzong, who was famous for his kindness, passed away. He has 16 children, but none of them will live long. Even three sons didn't live to be three years old, only four daughters were raised.

Seeing this, I can't help wondering, are the children in the palace really so difficult to raise? Why can't Song Renzong afford so many children?

The main reasons are as follows:

First of all, during the Northern Song Dynasty, plagues often broke out inside and outside the palace. Once these plagues are introduced into the palace, it is likely to lead to the death of the prince or princess.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, three periodic plagues broke out. The first wave occurred between 970 and 10 19. The second wave occurred from 1020 to 1069. The third wave occurred from 1070 to 1 1 19.

According to historical records, among the three princes of Song Renzong, Zhao Yunsheng, the eldest son, was born in 1037 and died in1037; The second son, Zhao Xin, was born in 1039 and died in 104 1. The youngest son, Zhao Qian, was born in 104 1 year and died in 1043. The little princes in Song Renzong were born at the beginning of the second wave of plague.

Infants' immunity is relatively low, and once infected with plague, their life safety can hardly be guaranteed.

Secondly, the living environment may also be the cause of the death of the prince and princess.

Modern people all know that newly renovated houses are always empty for a period of time before people can live, because there may be things like formaldehyde in the paint. In fact, the palaces in the Northern Song Dynasty need to be empty for a period of time before people can live, because in order to make the tall wooden palaces more beautiful, ancient craftsmen often made red paint from cinnabar and then mixed the pigments with lead powder.

Mercury can be extracted from cinnabar, which can easily form mercury vapor at room temperature, which can make human organs slowly fail, and lead powder is also harmful to human body. The lead element it carries is the culprit of lead poisoning, which is easy to hurt children.

A.D. 1060, a fire broke out in the Imperial Palace in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Song Zhenzong hurriedly ordered people to rebuild it. However, Song Zhenzong did not live in a new palace until his death, because the palace was built in 1022, that is, seven years later. Song Renzong was lucky because in the first year of his succession, he lived in a brand-new palace. At the same time, Song Renzong is also unfortunate. He is only 13 years old, and it is time to grow up.

In a.d. 1032, the palace was rebuilt again because of the fire. When the palace was just restored, Song Renzong moved his queens to the palace. Injong's two queens were infertile, Zhang Guifei's daughters died, and other concubines were infertile, or their children died young. This is probably related to a large number of cinnabar and lead in building materials.

Of course, environmental pollution may have caused the death of children in Song Renzong. The medical environment at that time was different from today, because the injuries caused by children's acute diseases, plagues and environmental pollution could not be cured, which may be one of the fundamental reasons for the low survival rate of children in Song Renzong.

Finally, the reason why Song Renzong's children are difficult to be preserved may also be related to the genetic factors of the royal family in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Song Taizong is Song Renzong's grandfather. Among his sons, Zhao Yuanzuo suddenly went crazy because he saw Zhao Tingmei, the king of Qin, die. When Zhao Yuanxuan was dealing with government affairs, he suddenly felt unwell and died suddenly soon after returning to China. Song Renzong's father Zhao Heng, who can truly inherit the throne, is also in poor health. On one occasion, Minister Zhou Huaizheng drew his sword to commit suicide in order to make Song Zhenzong listen to him. When Song Zhenzong saw this scene, he immediately became incoherent and died soon. Song Zhenzong's fertility is also very poor. Except Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, all his sons died young.

After Song Renzong ascended the throne, he was fine a few years ago, and then his mental state suddenly deteriorated. Everyone else nodded in agreement and shook his head in disapproval. Song Renzong shook his head in agreement and nodded in disapproval. Sometimes his mouth watered when he spoke. After Injong's death, Yingzong succeeded to the throne. I thought Yingzong was not Injong's own son, and his health should be much better. As a result, on the seventh day of Injong, Zhao Shu suddenly jumped up and shouted, and then suddenly ran out. Finally, when people found Yingzong, he was already foaming at the mouth.

It can be found that all generations of Zhao family, from their sons to Zhao family, may have some kind of genetic disease. In other words, the children of the Zhao Guangyi family of Emperor Taizong were in poor health, so the natural health of the children born by such children was worrying.

In addition, some people think that those children who died in Injong may have died in the harem fight. Others believe that Zhao Shu, Injong's adopted son, may also attack Injong's prince for the sake of succession. However, these are only inferences, and there is no data as an argument.

At the end of the TV series "Qingpingle", I sang: "In the afterlife, you can be a flying swallow, holding the soil to protect your young wings." Song Renzong was fortunate to be the emperor in charge of the world. Song Renzong is unfortunate, too. As an emperor, he can't escape the pain of losing his son.

At that time, a plague and a minor illness may take away the young lives of princes and princesses, which also makes people sigh that although they were born in the emperor's family, they could not escape the equal treatment of life.